I hate I found this site!

[180x]

Prior to November my life was pretty fairly predictable. After learning that replacing my wood kitchen cabinets would cost so much, I figured I'd look into possibility of making my own (although the only wood tools I owned was a miter saw, couple of cordless drills, & jig saw). So, I figured I needed a table saw and somehow was directed to this forum on the topic of why the BT3000 was a superior purchase to others in its class.

Needless to say, since spending time on the forum I decided to purchase the Craftsman 21829 after Christmas. It's been down hill since then. I've become a "tool addict" (my girlfriend's diagnosis). Hitachi M12V router (I want to do raised panels and Marc used it in his Sommerfeld video), HF dust collector (before I even cut my first piece of wood and some of you all recommended it for the price), Ridgid jointer (got an exception deal on it, but it's still in the box), and just bought a Craftsman band saw this weekend. Now I'm looking at a Ridgid planer and drill press. This is getting crazy. I even got some Bessey clamps from Amazon when they were on sell because you all raved about them. Somebody please bring some sanity to this situation! I just finished my router table, and that has made it worse.

It's your entire fault. If you would discourage people from undertaking projects I wouldn't now need therapy.

[LinuxRandal]

It's your entire fault. If you would discourage people from undertaking projects I wouldn't now need therapy.

Therapy is needed, when you keep buying tools, and don't have the budget left for wood!

DAMHIKT

[drumpriest]

Um.....you....um....CAN'T make those cabients......um....you lack the elusive cabinetation modulator, which can't be purchased by mortals.....so.....stop buying tools!!!

I feel that was TOTALLY convincing, and should solve all of your problems. In the meantime, I'm about to order an 8" jointer, but boy am I lucky that I don't have a tool addiction problem!!!

[ryan.s]

Sounds about right. Seems like the natural progression once you get sucked into the bt3central black hole. Mine started with the simple purchase of a circular saw about 2 years ago, now I have every tool imaginable (almost), some still in unopened boxes. Welcome to the club!

[leehljp]

How would you like to live in two countries, more in one for work and then once a year back with family in the States for a month . . . then you need tools in both places. I have a BT3000 in Japan and 3100 in the States. I use both for either hobby or fixing up needed repairs and making shelves, tables etc. Then there are the other tools that I have in both places - band saw, drill presses, assortment of hand tools, at least two routers in each place.

And I have been around woodworking tools since working with my uncles as a kid in the mid and late 50's. Still don't have enough tools.

[Pappy]

I read your post twice. You say you have a problem, but I don't see any evidence of one.

I might suggest slowing down on the tool purchases until you build a dedicated shop at least the equivelant of a 2 car garage. Other than that, you seem to be following a natural progression.

[radhak]

Prior to November my life was pretty fairly predictable. After learning that replacing my wood kitchen cabinets would cost so much, I figured I'd look into possibility of making my own (although the only wood tools I owned was a miter saw, couple of cordless drills, & jig saw). So, I figured I needed a table saw and somehow was directed to this forum on the topic of why the BT3000 was a superior purchase to others in its class.

Needless to say, since spending time on the forum I decided to purchase the Craftsman 21829 after Christmas. It's been down hill since then. I've become a "tool addict" (my girlfriend's diagnosis). Hitachi M12V router (I want to do raised panels and Marc used it in his Sommerfeld video), HF dust collector (before I even cut my first piece of wood and some of you all recommended it for the price), Ridgid jointer (got an exception deal on it, but it's still in the box), and just bought a Craftsman band saw this weekend. Now I'm looking at a Ridgid planer and drill press. This is getting crazy. I even got some Bessey clamps from Amazon when they were on sell because you all raved about them. Somebody please bring some sanity to this situation! I just finished my router table, and that has made it worse.

It's your entire fault. If you would discourage people from undertaking projects I wouldn't now need therapy.

As I see it, you still need a biscuit joiner for the panels you will someday build; then you will also need the must-have dowelmax.

Once you take breath after that, you could get the can't-live-without-it Festool.

Then you would need to (have to) move onto the lathe, but that's another story.

[LinuxRandal]

As I see it, you still need a biscuit joiner for the panels you will someday build; then you will also need the must-have dowelmax.

Once you take breath after that, you could get the can't-live-without-it Festool.

Then you would need to (have to) move onto the lathe, but that's another story.

ROTFL
I picked up the biscuit jointer on special, from Lowes a while back. Haven't used it, and I have the box stashed around here somewhere for future needs.........

As for the Lathe, I have seen on another forum, friends get them, and fall into that trap, several finally sold off some of their other tools, as they were gathering dust. It appears lathe shavings are the meth of the woodworking world.
Planes are the cocaine (only keep you high, till you get another one).

[BrazosJake]

They don't call it the slippery slope for nothing.

[Thom2]

Needless to say, since spending time on the forum I decided to purchase the Craftsman 21829 after Christmas. It's been down hill since then. I've become a "tool addict" (my girlfriend's diagnosis). Hitachi M12V router (I want to do raised panels and Marc used it in his Sommerfeld video), HF dust collector (before I even cut my first piece of wood and some of you all recommended it for the price), Ridgid jointer (got an exception deal on it, but it's still in the box), and just bought a Craftsman band saw this weekend. Now I'm looking at a Ridgid planer and drill press. This is getting crazy. I even got some Bessey clamps from Amazon when they were on sell because you all raved about them. Somebody please bring some sanity to this situation! I just finished my router table, and that has made it worse.

Amateurs

Tell your girlfriend to call my wife, she'll get an earful on what she's REALLY in for.

no ... on second thought ... don't do that ....

[ragswl4]

Its Not a problem, its a Solution

To quote Red Foxx, "I'm not givin up smokin, chasin women or drinkin, I'll be ****ed if I wanna wake up some morning lying in a hospital bed, dying from nothin". (Replace with, "wish I had bought that Drum Sander that Massingale has.")

Hummm. Now that I think of it, I can see where a DS is a must have. Off to do the research and as the wife is still working, think I can afford it. Better get a good one!!

[gad5264]

Show this one to your girlfriend and you will both get a good chuckle.

[JR]

I might suggest slowing down on the tool purchases until you build a dedicated shop at least the equivelant of a 2 car garage.

Mr Fancypants-I've-Got-a-Mondo-Humongous-Shop-Now chimes in!

One unfortunate fact, so far unmentioned, is that even after you have all the possible tools you could every want or need...


YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH CLAMPS!!!

[LinuxRandal]

YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH CLAMPS!!!

Duct tape and a tractor beam!

[LarryG]

Sorta-kinda related to the discussion ...

About six weeks ago I fulfilled a long-time dream and finally bought myself a nice big Craftsman rolling tool storage combo. Until then my mechanics' and bicycle tools were housed in a motley assortment of hand-carried tool boxes, all of them crammed to capacity.

I got the standard-size bottom cabinet (about 34" high), but with an attitude of "I'm only going to buy this once!" I spent $100 more than originally planned to get the 16" deep upper chest, rather than the more common 12" size, because I thought it would be wise to have the extra room, just in case I ever needed it. Now, I will confess that on the same receipt I also bought a new mid-sized mechanics' tool set, since my collection of sockets and ratchets was even more motley than my toolbox collection. But I knew from experiments in the store that this set would use up only 1-1/2 of the 3" tall drawers in the rolling combo. Ergo I loaded up and headed gleefully for home, thinking, "Heh heh, yessir, I'm all set now!"

Two hours later, I was amazed and dismayed to realize that the thing was full. All those endless acres of drawer space, completely used up.

The kicker is that there are still some tools that I had intended to buy and store in this thing, to expand my collection and capabilities. I'd still like to have them, but there's nowhere to put them.

So just six weeks down the road, already I'm watching the sales flyers for a deal on the intermediate unit that goes between the bottom cabinet and the upper chest ...

Never enough tools, and never enough room to store them.