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Not all that I'll need to work on during my overhaul is metal or fibergalss. Wood as everyone knows comes into play from time to time. It's time to buy myself a new toy to deal with the wooden aspects of my overhaul. No pun intended but my trusty circular saw and jig saw are not cutting it to my satisfaction. I'm looking toward another general wood working tool such as a Band saw or Scroll saw. My question is which one would be best overall in the long run for general overhaul wood work?

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Terrence I would say the Band saw as you can get different size and teeth on the blades for different types of work.

I agree with Lyle, Terrence. Bandsaw is the way to go.

Thanks for the input, if you can get two members of this forum to agree on something... it must be the way to go. I too am inclined to agree that a Band saw for the long haul for my needs would be the better investment. Thanks again.

Terrence
Wilmington NC
Chrysler 26'1980
Pandora (for now)

No table saw?

I'm going with
1) Table saw
2) Compound miter saw
3) Drill Press
4) Band saw

Scroll saws do intricate work but can not handle cutting boards to length, ripping or anything of thickness.

If you go with a band saw make sure you have the greatest throat depth possible. This is the biggest limiting factor.

You can't go wrong with a band saw. You can rip with it if needed and re-saw boards if you want to try and book match boards. I have a Craftsman 12" which is about 25 years old and still going strong. I just bought a fairly inexpensive Hitachi miter saw which seems pretty good. I would also recommend that you buy a decent router, variable speed with a soft start, I have a huge Bosch plunge router which will cut just about anything.
My list; Drill press
Radial arm saw
Band saw
Miter saw
2 Scroll saws
2 Circular saws
Saws All
5 Routers
2 12" Thickness planers
Random orbital sander
2 Belt sanders
36" Wood lathe

I no longer have a table saw. I removed the first digit of my ring finger almost twenty years ago with it. Always respect your tools, especially power tools.

sauerleigh wrote:I no longer have a table saw. I removed the first digit of my ring finger almost twenty years ago with it. Always respect your tools, especially power tools.

I've known three friends who own table saws and they've all managed to remove parts of various fingers with them over the years. I'll have to admit to having a healthy fear/respect for this particular power tool.

Gentlemen your list are making me drool over my keyboard, but I'm trying not to spend more on my tools than I did for my boat.

Terrence
Wilmington N. C.
Chrtsler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Band saw. Unless you are cutting intricate details, the band saw is much more useful to me. That's my $.02. Much of my bulkkead and table work I did with a jig saw (and it shows), glad I bought the band saw.

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Although I did spend a hundred on a new Dremel Trio this past winter I managed to get by with a palm sander and my set of B&D battery powered tools, a saws-all, a drill and a radial saw. My work bench was a picnic table at the RV park in Port O'Connor, TX.

Larry

Band saw! I got mike a harbor freight, it is identical to the comparable sears craftsman model and half price, no complaints works well.