6 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

Wood shop is in the basement.  Metal shop is behind the house.

 

 Two shops!...Must be nice..

Love that bandsaw.

Okay, so from my posts it’s obvious I’m a newb, with very limited knowledge, BUT... I have two routers, one the Bosch combination plunge base, stationary base, with the wooden handles, and a PC one. Haven’t actually plugged in the PC one yet. 

23 minutes ago, Artie said:

Okay, so from my posts it’s obvious I’m a newb, with very limited knowledge, BUT... I have two routers, one the Bosch combination plunge base, stationary base, with the wooden handles, and a PC one. Haven’t actually plugged in the PC one yet. 

Don't feel bad Artie, I don't even know where my 35+ year old Craftsman router is. 

19 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

I have 2 routers and both are 1/4" collette.  I would like to have 1/2" collette so I can use some bits that are available only in 1/2".  I suppose I need to purchase a plunge router with a 1/2" collette. Any suggestions?  One is a Black and Decker, the other one is an old Craftsman.   

Bosch 1617 EVS with fixed and plunge base.  I like mine very much.

I used to get irritated with Norm on NYW because it seemed like he had a router for every bit.   I had one for 20 years.   I got the Bosch for a good deal at a WW Show.   Then for some reasonable need, I bought a DeWalt trim router.  Got a used Hitachi trim from a friend.   Another friend gave me a Craftsman (which I would not have bought), then got a second Craftsman at an auction for $5.    Having two was nice when I was using a dovetail jig that required alternating between straight and dovetail bits.

The 2nd miter was also given to me by a furniture store customer who had gone out of business.   He said he lost the spring on the blade guard trying to change the blade.   He was the kind of guy who would buy new rather than fix (or find) something - maybe why he went broke.   So I bought a new spring and when attempting to install it, the old one was there, just slipped off the stop.

 

Got a second biscuit cutter when the first one was in for extended repair.   Well, and I gave away my original one when the new models came out, and got a table top model for cheap used.

 

Drills, I have a few, mostly $5 or less used.  Still have the one I bought in 1974 and was my only one for 20+ years.  Nice having dedicated bits in them (pocket hole, driver, countersink, etc.)

Clamps, I don't want to count, but I'm guessing over 300.   Still there are times when I need to stop and let glue dry because all the ones of a certain size or type are in use.  Hard to do edge gluing with a 2" C-clamp.

Dang! over 300 clamps??? I have 7 currently - wait'll I tell my wife how under-privileged I am! 

 

 

 

 

I've got three Jorgensen's (one's the neighbors) three bar clamps (two are the neighbors) and a few c-clamps (again two are the neighbors). Might be why it takes me so long to do glue ups. 

2 hours ago, 1fizgig said:

I have 7 currently

You cannot be considered for membership in the Brotherhood of the Clamps until you have at least 50.  

 

12 hours ago, HandyDan said:

I have four routers and doubles on the drill press, band saw, table saw, thickness planer and seven lathes.

I only have two lathes but the rest I am with ya!!

25 minutes ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

You cannot be considered for membership in the Brotherhood of the Clamps until you have at least 50.  

 

Fair call.

My only challenge is that because we are renters, moving them frequently would be a large chore, let alone having the decent space to store them.

When we lost our house in NZ to the earthquake and moved to Oz we had to start again from scratch with no income and a need to de-stress. Consequently any remaining money we had from insurance etc was swallowed up in rebuilding life and re-entering the rental game.

 

Worth it, and it's opened me up to getting into my woodworking journey for which I'm thankful, but yeah, it does mean limitations on how much gear I can reasonably have.

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, 1fizgig said:

had to start again from scratch with no income and a need to de-stress.

Been there and done that, actually got divorced in 2006.  Didn't think I was staying in the house, or staying in the US really.  

 

To de-stress I took a job in Iraq.  

 

Yeah I know, weird, but then I was never one you could put in a box...

4 hours ago, 1fizgig said:

Dang! over 300 clamps??? I have 7 currently - wait'll I tell my wife how under-privileged I am! 

 

 

 

 

Right there with you.  I am wondering if I need to store up some water for the works.  

2 hours ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

You cannot be considered for membership in the Brotherhood of the Clamps until you have at least 50.  

 

Guess I qualify. Maybe have 18 Bessey k body , 4 Woodcraft same style, 4 some other similar , 3 Jorgenson master carpenter, maybe 40 f style in various length, maybe 10 pipe clamps, 2 al bar clamps, and could be 10 squeeze clamps. Mostly gathering dust since I spend most time on lathe.

Never bothered to count my clamps. More than 50 but less than 300. Often, not enough, though. 

11 hours ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

Yeah I know, weird, but then I was never one you could put in a box...

..... I knew we had something in common!..