Which piece of equipment did you spend the most on?

[Doug Morgan]

Lathe. I spent the summer in restoration mode for the Powermatic 45. And I found so many friends too!

[Rick Gibson]

I voted tablesaw but my jointer was about the same price.

[Mike Cruz]

You know, this poll and thread are still open for all you new comers...

[David Nelson1]

I voted band saw way back since it was and still is the only new tool, but if this were today I would have to vote other. Adding up my recent hand tools purchases alone in the past 2 months over shadows any corded tool purchase.

[Jeff Duncan]

Wow still going??? I don't remember if I posted here so......I guess I'll just do it again

If it's just for an individual machine I'd have to say I have the most invested in my shaper. The upfront price was pretty low, but I spent a couple thousand more on the rebuild. Now total investment it would be the dust collector WITH pipe. The collector itself wasn't bad, but I have over $4k in just ductwork.....so far

JeffD

[Kirk Poore]

Wow still going??? I don't remember if I posted here so......I guess I'll just do it again

If it's just for an individual machine I'd have to say I have the most invested in my shaper. The upfront price was pretty low, but I spent a couple thousand more on the rebuild. Now total investment it would be the dust collector WITH pipe. The collector itself wasn't bad, but I have over $4k in just ductwork.....so far

JeffD

I went with planer first. But since then, I've spent more than double that on my DC system. That is the most, unless you count the shop building itself.


Kirk

[John Poole]

For those of us with a multitool, e.g. Robland, you might consider adding a category "Multitool" to isolate such predicatable responses. With a multitool participant, then the question becomes what is the 2nd tool you invested the most into.

[Mike Cruz]

Yeah, John, there were a lot of people that said they had planer/jointer combos, or all-in-one machines like a Shopmith that had to chose "other". Unfortunately, when I first did this poll, I had 10 poll choices to make. I wish I had had 15... And with only 3 people out of over 1000 responders picking Drill Press, I suppose I could have eliminated that one. But the other side of the coin is that by having Drill Press, it shows that there are some that either made that machine a priority or that is where they didn't skimp. Had I not put it in, I would never have known. Again, wish I had had 15 to 20 options so I could have included things like Shopsmiths, combo machines, disc sanders, router tables, etc...

[Jim O'Dell]

It was close for me between the TS and the BS...I mean literally a bout 25 dollars. But I think the BS won, at least if I'm remembering right. Jim.

[Jeffrey Spitler]

Safety speed cut 7400, used only a couple of times by the previous owner...no blemishes on it anywhere...picked it up on craigslist for less than half a new one.(4800)...could sell it easily for at least a thousand more.

[Mike Cruz]

Wow, now that IS expensive...especially for used!

Hey 1111 votes!!!!! Woohooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jim Tabor]

My wifes new Yukon after I bought an 8" jointer and 15" planer without talking to her first. I now put the cost of the jointer and planer at about $43,000.

[Mike Cruz]

Beautiful, Jim. So, I guess you voted for "other"... Now why didn't I think of putting "Yukon" as one of the choices?