What tool/machine do you want but just can't justify the cost?

[Neal Clayton]

a tenoner. dialing in copes with a micrometer then having to change it all again for the stick profile gets old. it'd be nice to have a dedicated tenoner to eliminate that for doors and windows.

[Kent A Bathurst]

To fix that drink another beer.

I have to at least open another one, since you just made me spit the first one all over the monitor.

[Lance Norris]

I am very happy with my shop, but... I would like to replace the only Craftsman tool I have, a 16" scroll saw, although its done a fine job for me. I keep looking at that Dewalt DW788 and Van has hit it right on the head for me, I look at CL, Ebay, and Amazon daily watching and hoping for a deal on this tool, and I dont even need it. But... I want it.

[eugene thomas]

has to be the domino mean if by that then have to get the vacume wiht it.

[Van Huskey]

has to be the domino mean if by that then have to get the vacume wiht it.

Would that be the Domino effect...

[Joseph Tarantino]

First and foremost, a plot of land to build a 30x50 shop building!!!! Then a CNC Router!! Lots of insert tooling for my shapers, Byrd 20" spiral head, a modern 12" jointer with spiral head! A good metal lathe and milling machine for fabricating machine parts. A nice MIG welder, A TIG welder....the list goes on and on.....

+2. my friends tell me i have enough tools to build a small house and everything in it and plumb and wire it. while a 30x50 shop would be wonderful, i'd settle for a nice, deep shop, a little larger than a good sized two car garage.

[Mark Woodmark]

I have two. A dovetail machine (not just a dovetail jig) and a CNC router table. I also dont have the room for the size router table I want

[Van Huskey]

I have two. A dovetail machine (not just a dovetail jig) and a CNC router table. I also dont have the room for the size router table I want

I went with a friend to one of his subs cabnet shop and he had a Laguna DT machine running, very cool. We were there about an hour and the guy running it did over 30 drawers! For me it would be a very cool machine but hard to justify doing 30 drawers a YEAR vs an hour. Maybe I could rent time on it...

[Rick Fisher]

I went with a friend to one of his subs cabnet shop and he had a Laguna DT machine running, very cool. We were there about an hour and the guy running it did over 30 drawers! For me it would be a very cool machine but hard to justify doing 30 drawers a YEAR vs an hour. Maybe I could rent time on it...

Van.. Shop fox has a smaller 16" machine that only does about 15 drawers per hour.. In case you want to settle.

I would love to have a 24" Euro Planer, with all the fixings. I am not snobby.. I would take a Martin, Felder, SCM.. I am very reasonable that way..

[Van Huskey]

Van.. Shop fox has a smaller 16" machine that only does about 15 drawers per hour.. In case you want to settle.

I would love to have a 24" Euro Planer, with all the fixings. I am not snobby.. I would take a Martin, Felder, SCM.. I am very reasonable that way..

Rick, I just don't think I could settle, if I can't make a years worth of drawers in an hour then I just ain't playin' their game!

You are really resonable... I am not I want a Format4 Plan 51L or nothing!

[Leigh Betsch]

CNC router!
Ok even better would be a tig welder, the money, and the time to build one.

[Jon Lanier]

I can't think of to many things with the way the question is formed. If I had the space, not to many tools would not be justified. If I had the money, the tool would not be justified.

Now if we are talking because I don't have enough room... or my wife would kill me because I bought the tool. That would be another question.

And the answer for me would be a Laser. Man... I would love one of those! But I probably wouldn't do anything with it to make money. I'd just use it on my own work. Mostly my turnings.

[Mark Woodmark]

I went with a friend to one of his subs cabnet shop and he had a Laguna DT machine running, very cool. We were there about an hour and the guy running it did over 30 drawers! For me it would be a very cool machine but hard to justify doing 30 drawers a YEAR vs an hour. Maybe I could rent time on it...

I would want one that does through dovetails. I have looked at the Omec's and the Dodd's. I would also like to have a large bed plotter with a knife blade instead of a pen so I can make patterns more easily than I do now. I have seen one of these before, although they are not commonplace

[Van Huskey]

I would want one that does through dovetails. I have looked at the Omec's and the Dodd's. I would also like to have a large bed plotter with a knife blade instead of a pen so I can make patterns more easily than I do now. I have seen one of these before, although they are not commonplace

The only "highend" dovetailer I have seen was a Northtec I think, it was at IWF and I normally don't look at production machines but this thing looked like some kinda crazy computer operated punch card machine so I just had to stop and investigate.

I must say this has been an fun thread for me, some people "dream" of the mundane like me and some people have really cool dreams!

[Paul Atkins]

Two words -Holtzapffel lathe.