OT: Thread About Nothing 212….wishing it was 2112

[TheUnseenHand]

Yeah it is fun but messy, surfboards are expensive as hell these days and I'm cheap so I build a few every year for myself and some friends. I used to do a lot more and sell them but don't have the space, I've probably made around 80 of them, I'll post some pics later.

What kind of equipment do you have? I only have the basic stuff like a table saw, chop saw and a router. I'd love to get a jointer and a planer and get a setup to do those pocket screws.

It's all small stuff since my garage is so small. But I have:

Table saw
Router mounted to router table
Hand router
Jointer
Planer
Drill press
Lathe
Small compressor to add a pin nailer

I want to upgrade the lathe and drill press and add a band saw and maybe a scroll saw, but I just have so little room

 

[JK3]

It's all small stuff since my garage is so small. But I have:

Table saw
Router mounted to router table
Hand router
Jointer
Planer
Drill press
Lathe
Small compressor to add a pin nailer

I want to upgrade the lathe and drill press and add a band saw and maybe a scroll saw, but I just have so little room

Ok cool, that's a pretty good setup, I'm definitely going to have to start adding some stuff to my workshop. I need a jointer, planer and a drill press for sure, a band saw would be awesome too. My brother just picked up some welding equipment and that comes with needing a whole bunch of other stuff haha. It never ends, just don't have the damn space.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Ok cool, that's a pretty good setup, I'm definitely going to have to start adding some stuff to my workshop. I need a jointer, planer and a drill press for sure, a band saw would be awesome too. My brother just picked up some welding equipment and that comes with needing a whole bunch of other stuff haha. It never ends, just don't have the damn space.

It really doesn't. You can go down such a rabbit hole, like any hobby. I forgot to mention my trusty skil miter saw, though I'd like to replace that with a 12 in Bosch.

And of course the skil crosscut saw, makita 18v drill, jigsaws, belt and orbital sanders, etc. You don't really think about those things, but they are all pretty necessary at one time or another.

 

[The 29th Pick]

It really doesn't. You can go down such a rabbit hole, like any hobby. I forgot to mention my trusty skil miter saw, though I'd like to replace that with a 12 in Bosch.

Dual compound slider!!

 

[billingtons ghost]

It's all small stuff since my garage is so small. But I have:

Table saw
Router mounted to router table
Hand router
Jointer
Planer
Drill press
Lathe
Small compressor to add a pin nailer

I want to upgrade the lathe and drill press and add a band saw and maybe a scroll saw, but I just have so little room

You know, I see Shopsmith Mark Vs on Craigslist all the time - but I wonder if they are any good. That kinda helps with the space thing....
Shopsmith MARK 7 and Mark V Multipurpose Tools

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Dual compound slider!!

Bosch 15 Amp 12 in. Corded Dual-Bevel Sliding Glide Miter Saw with 60 Tooth Saw Blade-GCM12SD - The Home Depot

It's beautiful

 

[TheUnseenHand]

You know, I see Shopsmith Mark Vs on Craigslist all the time - but I wonder if they are any good. That kinda helps with the space thing....
Shopsmith MARK 7 and Mark V Multipurpose Tools

I know nothing of them honestly. Though generally I'm not a fan of all in one tools of any kind, whether woodworking, cooking, fishing, golfing or otherwise.

 

[The 29th Pick]

Bosch 15 Amp 12 in. Corded Dual-Bevel Sliding Glide Miter Saw with 60 Tooth Saw Blade-GCM12SD - The Home Depot

It's beautiful

wow $650, but it does look wunderbar !
it says laser ready, so I guess you have to buy the laser as an accessory???

 

[njdevils1982]

Dual compound slider!!

i picked up a dewalt 12" mitre saw for 550$ (with stand) pre covid and a dewalt jobsite tablesaw for 315$……made a sled for it out of some high grade plywood …. great buys and couldnt be happier

 

[njdevils1982]

wow $650, but it does look wunderbar !
it says laser ready, so I guess you have to buy the laser as an accessory???

ill guess yes…..i know dewalt is an additional cost for it (which i dont really want anyways)

 

[The 29th Pick]

i picked up a dewalt 12" mitre saw for 550$ (with stand) pre covid and a dewalt jobsite tablesaw for 315$……made a sled for it out of some high grade plywood …. great buys and couldnt be happier

I had the same saw, but in 2019 I fell in love with a girl in Florida, sold my stuff, quit my job and moved down there!!! 4 weeks later I was back in Jersey, no girl, no saw , no slide action !!!

 

[njdevils1982]

I had the same saw, but in 2019 I fell in love with a girl in Florida, sold my stuff, quit my job and moved down there!!! 4 weeks later I was back in Jersey, no girl, no saw , no slide action !!!

no slide action in more ways than one huh

 

[The 29th Pick]

no slide action in more ways than one huh

yeah but I still got my hammer !!!

 

[Billdo]

yeah but I still got my hammer !!!

What goods a hammer without something to nail?

I kid, that's rough, my apologies.

 

[The 29th Pick]

What goods a hammer without something to nail?

I kid, that's rough, my apologies.

she's missing it not me !!!
A wise Asian man once told me
There are a many fish in the sea !!!

 

[TheUnseenHand]

The arm on the Bosch allows you to flush the back of the saw to a wall which is nice for small spaces, but the claim to fame is how smooth the action is. The thing extends like butter. It's a treat to use.

 

[njdevils1982]

The arm on the Bosch allows you to flush the back of the saw to a wall which is nice for small spaces, but the claim to fame is how smooth the action is. The thing extends like butter. It's a treat to use.

ya, that's a nice option

 

[JK3]

Here's the last one I made, 8'-0" with resin tint cut lap, pin lines and cedar stringers, works really good.

 

[JimEIV]

I just learned about this program to mentor foster kids in Fly Fishing. I am seriously considering it... but I am afraid to get in a situation where I didn't have enough time...I think it would be absolutely terrible to let someone down cause I didn't have enough time.


The Mayfly Project | Mentoring Foster Children Through Fly Fishing

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Here's the last one I made, 8'-0" with resin tint cut lap, pin lines and cedar stringers, works really good.

Really nice work!

 

[The 29th Pick]

Here's the last one I made, 8'-0" with resin tint cut lap, pin lines and cedar stringers, works really good.

Hey Bud, those boards are AWESOME !!!!

 

[njdevils1982]

Hey Bud, those boards are AWESOME !!!!

ya, dont f*** with this you 'beach boys!'

BBO! it's the shit!

 

[The 29th Pick]

ya, dont f*** with this you 'beach boys!'

BBO! it's the shit!

I dont remember that commercial or the BBO bottles, and I was a beer drinker back then forsure! (Budweiser)
How cheesy were commercials back then !!!! No wonder we were all drunks !!

 

[njdevils1982]

it's that time of year again...sausage making day is here!!! ….

 

[JimEIV]

it's that time of year again...sausage making day is here!!! ….

Is this a euphemism?