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RE: Best tool money you've spent - Ray Newman - 04-23-2019 A specific tool would be a difficult choice for me to make as lately it seems that every time I use a tool, I think: "Glad I bought this!" RE: Best tool money you've spent - MstrCarpenter - 04-23-2019 $137.50 for a 36" Crescent band saw. That was half of a two tool $275.00 deal. The other half was a Unisaw with a King E-Z stock feeder. I'd been looking and asking for a deal on a Uni for months. I got a tip a few weeks after I bought one for $500 but couldn't pass on this deal. Thanks Woodnet! RE: Best tool money you've spent - Pirate - 04-25-2019 Best money ever spent on a machine? Very hard to say. You tell me. Maybe a vote. 1946 unisaw $250 2- Biesemeyer fences, with rails $2. for both! Last day garage sale. Anything $1. Delta 14" band saw with riser $65 Powermatic PM50 jointer, with solid carbide knives $180 Dewalt 7790 12" ras (stored after 1 yr old) $100 Craftsman 100 stand up dp $75 Delta Invicta 13" stationary planer $100 Shopsmith 10ER with jig saw, 3" planer attachment, and lathe chisels $100 RE: Best tool money you've spent - MichaelS - 04-25-2019 My subscriptions to a number of magazines and forums where I've researched the hell out of new purchases. I've avoided a number of lemons from the experience of great folks like yourselves and also made sure to 'buy once, cry once' on some particular fantastic tools. As to specifics... I still smile when I turn on my MM16 BS, though it wasn't purchased at a discount, when I use my LV low angle block, or one of my ashley isles chisels. There are a lot of great tools that help me do work and I owe the good folks of this forum either thanks or curses for helping me spend money wisely. Michael RE: Best tool money you've spent - Bob Vaughan - 04-29-2019 $250.00 for a Hammond glider. Had to modify it for woodworking, but it was worth it tenfold. |