I work out of a 2-1/2 car garage. One bay is for my wife's car. I have acquired many nice big tools:
Unisaw w/router in wing
8" Jointer
15" Planer
60 gal. Compressor
16/32 Drum Sander
17" Band Saw
Floor Standing Drill Press
Workbench
Cyclone Dust Filter
SCMS
Sharpening Station on Cart
etc...
I worked on a large kitchen-living room-dining room-foyer remodel that include lots of tear down and rough construction. I did all the work myself. I even built my own entry door and all of the kitchen cabinets including a 10' x 5' island.
This took approximately 2-years to complete. I admit now I think project burned me out. Lost interest in the woodworking hobby I loved. I gave it some time but decided to sell my Unisaw since I used my track saw system for 90% of the kitchen project. I did end up buying the Craftsman 21829 for the cuts that require a TS (my first TS some 20 years ago was the original BT3000 that cost me a little north on $500).
I then tried to perk myself up by turning a midi lathe. I made a few bowls and really liked it so I bought a bigger lathe with the funds from my Uni sale. Some days I regret selling my Uni but little I can do about that right now.
I've been thinking of moving things around in my garage shop since I bought the big lathe. When I built the kitchen cabinets I used rough sawn lumber and milled it all myself. I had a 6" jointer and bench top planer but justified an 8" jointer and 15" planer to use on this project. I'm have a hard time deciding if I should keep these or sell and go back to smaller machines to gain some space in the shop - the jointer especially hogs space. Just don't want to think later I should have kept them too like my Uni.
Anyone else go through this woodworking mid(to late) life crisis?
Thanks,
Mike
Unisaw w/router in wing
8" Jointer
15" Planer
60 gal. Compressor
16/32 Drum Sander
17" Band Saw
Floor Standing Drill Press
Workbench
Cyclone Dust Filter
SCMS
Sharpening Station on Cart
etc...
I worked on a large kitchen-living room-dining room-foyer remodel that include lots of tear down and rough construction. I did all the work myself. I even built my own entry door and all of the kitchen cabinets including a 10' x 5' island.
This took approximately 2-years to complete. I admit now I think project burned me out. Lost interest in the woodworking hobby I loved. I gave it some time but decided to sell my Unisaw since I used my track saw system for 90% of the kitchen project. I did end up buying the Craftsman 21829 for the cuts that require a TS (my first TS some 20 years ago was the original BT3000 that cost me a little north on $500).
I then tried to perk myself up by turning a midi lathe. I made a few bowls and really liked it so I bought a bigger lathe with the funds from my Uni sale. Some days I regret selling my Uni but little I can do about that right now.
I've been thinking of moving things around in my garage shop since I bought the big lathe. When I built the kitchen cabinets I used rough sawn lumber and milled it all myself. I had a 6" jointer and bench top planer but justified an 8" jointer and 15" planer to use on this project. I'm have a hard time deciding if I should keep these or sell and go back to smaller machines to gain some space in the shop - the jointer especially hogs space. Just don't want to think later I should have kept them too like my Uni.
Anyone else go through this woodworking mid(to late) life crisis?
Thanks,
Mike
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