ResidentEvil Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Not a bad idea to hold out for better gear. Although not all used equipment is problematic or a bad deal. About half of the stuff in my shop is used, I just took some time to pick out the right used pieces. On the jointer vs bandsaw question. I've gone without a bandsaw for 2+ years in the shop, and haven't had huge issues with it. But after mine comes in tomorrow I may wonder how the heck I ever lived without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted June 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I've been compiling a list of projects I want to complete, and on the whole, they require curved cuts. Doing those with a jog saw is ... less than ideal. If I did that then I would definitely need a stationary belt sander or other tool. I tell myself maybe I can joint with a router (for actual edge jointing) or even a ig and a table saw, and I could flatten a piece of wood with a router and a jig, but no amount of jigging makes a band saw out of something that's not a bandsaw. Of course there is pattern cutting with a router, but that does require you to have the curves cut/smoothed in wood already. Come to think of it, a router is pretty durned handy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Like whiskey said, if you don't have a bandsaw, you'll be fine, but if you get one you wino the able to make it through a project without it, heck I don't know how I survived without my little 14"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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