I am in the process of signing up for some wood working classes and become proficient at building furniture and some speakers for my home theater. I have built a desk and some tables in the past and it brought me a large amount of satisfaction.
Everything until now has been done with hand held tools (makita circular saw, drills, jig saw, orbital sanders... etc)
So now I am ready to jump in with both feet and pick up a table saw and a router. I am budgeting somewhere around $1000 for TS / Router. Could be a little more or a little less. I have a 3 car garage that I use to work on projects, I just have to be able to keep 1 car stall open for my wifes car.
So, if possible I need some direction and opinions where my money is best spent.
Should I consider a guide system (ez, festool, dewalt) instead of a table saw?
Should I pick up a used TS under $500 to see how much I use it or will that just create too much frustration?
Anybody have a recommendation on a good versitle router that I will be happy with for a while?
I realize these are very subjective questions, but I would appreciate your opinions. Thank you in advance for your relies.