5/7 Of All The Tools In Your Shop....

[Christina]

Besides your scroll saw.............which is your most favorite, most used and most loved tool?

Christina

[joesawdust]

Mine would have to be my coffee pot, can't operate any tools without a full cup nearby!!!!! Actually it would be one of my three 1/4 sheet sanders as far as most used, which they get about equal use. Favorite is a tough choice, probably my table saw.

 

Greg

www.joesawdust.com

[Fran]

Have to be my drill press.

Fran

[blame]

good question Christina mine would have to be my lathe but i like my routers too thou no it my lathe its my fav as well most used

[mrsaw]

my fav is my newest its a grizzly g8749 drum sander.it really takes the wood off.and i was lucky ,i bought it for $150 and a few days later the price went up to $239 .it work for sanding my intarsia pieces.tom

[Travis]

Since I don't have a lathe yet, I'd have to say I love my drill press. I'm not sure how I got along without it. I love having tools that are pretty much set up all of the time. I just go into my garage, flip the switch, drill my holes, and I'm done. No setup or breakdown.

[Clayton717]

my most important thing in my shop would be my stereo, for tools i think it would be my oscilating spindle sander it gets used alot for my intarsia

[joscrolls]

I'd have to say my drill press, followed closely by my mop sander.

[indiana_jones]

its my table saw, i use it alot, then my lathe, but i have to be in the right mood , when i use the lathe. sounds funny, but maybe someone out there knows what i mean.

[greasemonkeyredneck]

I agree the coffee pot. You have to have coffee. Especially for me since my favorite time to work is the middle of the night. If you don't consider that a tool, the answer is my planer. The ability to plane solid wood down moved me away from plywood and took my scrolling to a whole new level. You can do intricate work with solid woods that would just crumble with ply.

its my table saw, i use it alot, then my lathe, but i have to be in the right mood , when i use the lathe. sounds funny, but maybe someone out there knows what i mean.

I know EXACTLY what you mean. And there are times that I'll stop right in the middle of whatever project I'm in the middle of and chuck a piece into the lathe. When you're sitting in your shop and you think the lathe is calling your name, THEN you've really got the lathe bug.

[jimt2099]

Just got around to reading this today but, I guess my most used and favorite next to my scrollsaw would be my 10" radial arm saw. That is without a doubt the most handy and convenient tool in my shop. I would be lost without it. I cut my scrolling boards to size with it, use its table to do many glue-ups, table again as a layout table and desk top. The radial arm saw is always ready to work. It is quick, handy, accurate, nearly never requires any setup. What a tool!