Yesterday my wife convinced me to take her down the road to Cripple Creek to do some low limit gambling. I wasn't too thrilled at first since I usually end up losing my shirt and have been lamenting about my lack of a jointer and/or bandsaw. I have bathroom remodel supplies in my shop anyway and in general need more storage space, so maybe more tools wasn't a good idea.
Well, yesterday my luck changed! I put $10 in a dollar slot and came out with $300. Later I put $20 in a penny slot (lasts longer that way ) and hit the top jackpot of $1000! After putting back what money we took out for the day I've got the $1000 to play with and my lack of a jointer and bandsaw are to be no more.
I've decided on the Jet 6" jointer and Craftsman 14" steel frame bandsaw. I would like to have an 8" jointer someday, but after taking the measurements out to the garage I realized it just won't fit. At least the 6" should hold it's value if I ever get a bigger shop and go for the upgrade. Plus, for $399 at my local Woodcraft I think it's a very good value. As for the bandsaw, I'm now waiting for it to go back on sale and see if I can get an extra discount at the store by signing up for the Craftsman Club.
I'll post pics just as soon as I buy and take delivery. Maybe it would be a good time for an assembly pictorial and review too.
This is not the recommended way to finance tools, but it sure worked for me that day!