chewie17

I have the bosch 18v circ saw and was incredibly disappointed... bosch has always been a decent brand and the circ saw left me crying lol I own the Milwaukee fuel drill/driver and impact, love them both. used my buddies tools (dewalt 20v brushed, and Makita 18v brushed) prefer the Makita over dewalt... if you are in the market I agree with the fuel or Makita lines, they are my lines I will be growing into for sure! I also have been keeping my eye on ridged tools, they have lifetime warranty and I have some corded tools and I am thoroughly impressed by them as well. I am by no means a tool snob but dewalt has went from top of the line to middle of the pack in a matter of a few years.. its sad but tools are tools and the best way to get a job done is to know when to jump ship and swap the platform to one that can perform. good luck and do your research!

great job, I had no clue what it was from the original pictures, but it turned out flawless and one of a kind.

now anyone will be a cabinet maker.... lol great idea I would buy it for future projects, I think it could become a staple blade for anyone in woodworking. absolutely fantastic idea!

heard good things about their stuff, hope its a one off problem!

thanks for the feedback, ill probably make a trip out to atlas soon, im in no rush for many new tools but its always good to know a place incase I ever need something.

im a Reno guy now, and do some furniture on the side, ive posted the couple projects ive done so far, the morris chair and wine rack.

I live close enough that it could be worth the drive.. lol I know of Lee Valley but that's specialty stuff that im not getting into... yet.

Just wondering if any of you guys use toolbarn.com for purchasing tools and accessories, I am mostly interesting in any info us Canadians have with this site but any info on the site works for now. not sure how reliable they are or if the products they advert are what you really buy. Thanks in advance

thanks all, I enjoy the feedback. keeps me thinking im doing well for myself and my work is worth the time

spent a few days after work on this project. 36 patio stones, and 14' fence with gate. took down the old one and raised the stones a few inches. 25 hours of labour on top of my 40 hour work week aint too bad I say. its done now but that was taken near the end. so you get the jest.

I have owned Bosch 18v and Milwaukee M18 Fuels, I have used the 20v dewalts (brushed) and the Makita 18v (brushed) there are pros and cons to all of them but the Milwaukee are the ones I use for all my jobs, I enjoyed the Makita line up, great feel to them, I would like to try the M12 line up and see if they are worth their weight for the money, I do home renovations and the small size may just be the ticket to some of the places I need a screw or a hole drilled. the Bosch drills were slow, I think only 1300 RPM whereas the Fuels are at around 1850? the dewalts are at 2000 which is nice. the dewalt impact I find to be not-so-variable speed and I ended up stripping a lot of screws because I just couldn't get used to the way it reacted. if I had to start over all again, I don't think id switch brands but I know that I would stick to Milwaukee and Makita from now on for drill/drivers. and im really liking the looks of the bosch glide mitre saw, so that might be a new purchase to come?

a fellow member close by! haha welcome aboard. im still new myself though

I was looking at the JessEm router table system, going all out with the mast-R-lift Excel II and all the extras, would cost something in the neighbourhood of $1850... so it would give me a digital readout, stand, fence, insert rings, roller guides, and a mitre slide. anyone know much about them? I think with the price its top of the line stuff, and lets be honest if you don't go all out on something will you ever be happy? haha I looked at the Kreg system and some other tables but this one looks to be the best quality, its also Canadian made which is nice to support for me.

the wasn't what I was thinking of but it certainly gets the job done! I think my biggest mistake thus far has been not investing money into the right equipment to get a better quality outcome. that table is the only way id get into raised panels. your post was extremely helpful and I will be looking into a good base and router for future projects. ive been looking at the Milwaukee routers but don't know near enough to make a choice yet. ill be doing some research and with any luck ill have some pictures to post in the near future

I had my mom find some place that did custom pads, I cant remember how much but as a gift she paid so I wasn't complaining haha and the problem with building a brother chair is money and space... that one cost about $750-$800 I believe. not including my own time that was just materials. so that money is better spent on other priorities.

I used pocket screws. the plans called for mortises, however I didn't have the equipment to do it properly so I improvised with the pocket screws. this chair was supposed to recline also but I opted to screw it together with some angled back stops which has help up thus far, I may just bite the bullet and redo it so it reclines and is a little sturdier.

thank you, I think my main question right now is what is the best table? I see festool makes a great setup but at a cost. I also saw some videos of home made tables that set the router at different angles, are there any on the market right now like that?

thank you Jason, im looking forward to doing some more projects... just waiting for the right one to challenge myself a little more, I would love to get into some more router work because im lacking in that area mainly because I have a cheap router and bit set that somewhat limits my imagination. haha

Hey all, heres another project I did a few years ago for a Co-op end of the year culminating. its made out of oak and took me 2 weeks to build. I got some plans online, cant remember from where. a made a few changes for ease of assembly and to suit my skillset at the time. this was my first larger scale project in fine furniture. and for me I think it went pretty well, again I know I made some mistakes but it was a lesson well learned! Enjoy!

Thanks all for the kind words. I forgot to mention that I made my own plans for it from scratch and was my first attempt at such a project. as im sure everyone knows the builder finds all the flaws anytime you look at it, but for a first try came out pretty darn good. I think it only cost around $65 in pine at normal cost in Canada. as for building it to raffle off, it was sort of a dual purpose, I handed out quite a few business cards and kind of got my name out there because im still quite young and I felt I should show what I can do first hand to potential customers.

Hey all, been following on youtube for some months now, love all the reviews and the new tools I find out about through you guys. decided to sign up to see some projects, share some of mine (already shared a wine rack) and maybe some helpful advice on future tools/projects I do. nice to meet everyone!

thanks Jason, glad to be a part of a great tool review and tool forum group. hope to learn lots from members and looking forward to sharing some more of my past projects

Made this wine rack last year.. new to the forum but thought this might be a good way to share a little about me. My buddy took the picture, it was staged as a prize giveaway and all proceeds went to a charity.