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

[J.R. Rutter]

You must do a lot of cut offs to justify one of those.!

400 - 500 a day!

[jackie gates]

Do you have a tool or machine that you find yourself lookng at in catalogs, internet or stores that you just WANT but are pretty sure you would never get the value out of if bought new. You know the one you look for on CL hoping to find a scorned wife willing to sell one for 1/10th its value just to teach her cheatin' hubby a lesson.

For me it is a shaper, I have used them and love them but when tooling is considered I just don't see how I would get the value out of one. I rarely have the need for moulding and the rare times I use big ole bits it is not a big deal to take several passes.

I must admit there have been numerous tools I have bought for one project that I didn't think I would use again and later I wondered how I ever lived without it, maybe the shaper would be the same but until some woodworker with a cherry PM27 makes his wife wanna sell me one for $300 I ust don't see me learing this lesson.

All and everyone of them

[Brian Jarnell]

400 - 500 a day!

Crikey,that is a lot.

[Van Huskey]

Crikey,that is a lot.

I am thinking he might actualy be able to justify it...

[Brian Jarnell]

I am thinking he might actually be able to justify it...

If he is doing 2000 a week consistently,I think we should let him have one,what do you say?

[Eric McCune]

I just bought this and can't justify the cost. But I'm sure glad I did.

[J.R. Rutter]

If he is doing 2000 a week consistently,I think we should let him have one,what do you say?

Thing is, I could really use an upcut saw to go with it. Now we're pushing $10K. I'll see what the tax situation is like in December.

[John M. Cioffi]

For me it would be the Jet 16-32 Sanding machine.
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[Van Huskey]

If he is doing 2000 a week consistently,I think we should let him have one,what do you say?

Heck, I wouldda pitched in to help BUT he is already starting the "I wanna" again, this time he has just gotta have an upcut saw too, I think he just went teenage girl on us....

[Brian Jarnell]

Thing is, I could really use an upcut saw to go with it. Now we're pushing $10K. I'll see what the tax situation is like in December.

I wonder if Jimmy Carter worries about shelling out for tools?

[John Toigo]

An overarm router. But it's really more a space issue - they're cheap enough to buy.

[Dan Karachio]

Oh where to start? Domino, mortiser, finish sander, LN jointer, Tormek... Stop me any time!

[Jamie Schmitz]

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[Mike Shields]

Peter, I can't help but think that your missing a few zero's.

You bought that Inca for $200? Wow, is all I can say.

I have been hemming and hawing for 3 years between a bandsaw and a thickness sander. Both of which would run around $800.00. I have a small Ryobi bench top bandsaw now. I was recently blessed with an Swiss made Inca band saw with a 10 inch high cut and a 20 inch deep throat thru a friend for $200.00.

[Ryan Hellmer]

I've gotta go with the 4x8 CNC router as well.