New Member from Perth

Hi all,

This forum has been of great help to me as I am getting started with woodworking.

I dont have many tools at the moment. Trying to build up my woodworking tools along with some own projects to get some skill.

All I have now is a mitre saw, plunge router from bunnings and some other hand tools. I have done some work with what I have but would like to get into more. Especially as I will be starting to get my home build in the near future I would like to be able to build things like fitted wardrobes shelfs etc and more.

I think I need a table saw but is also looking at track saws. After a bit of research, found that the festool track saws are the way to go. It is expensive and probably totally unnecessary for a hobbyist like me. I could get the CMS table that they have with the ts55 saw, but would also like to get the track. Also wanted to get a router table setup in the future. Cant decide what to do.

I will be reading other posts in the forum to explore if there are any other options for me.

If your going to be building your own home - wouldn't a combination wood working machine be a good investment? (Maybe a used one at less price?).

https://www.facebook.com/RoblandX26X...x_wizard=true#

You could always sell it off after the house is finished to recoup the cost maybe.

This way you could plane and dress timber - make your own joinery and run all your own architraves and skirting. You could even buy recycled Jarrah off gum tree and de nail it - and dress it up for wall frames etc etc

Maybe make your own kitchen and bathroom vanity cabinets & wardrobes etc

Thing should pay for itself a few times over probably.

Just a suggestion tho - watch out for all them Perth members - they are a bunch a rogues! :wink: :B :D

Ohh and welcome aboard. (Where are you - north or south of the river)?

If you wanted to take a look at a combination machine in the flesh to see what they can do, you'd be welcome to take a look at mine (I'm North of the River) - just holler (private message me).

Cheers.

Thx..I live south of the river..in a suburb called Southern River..:cool:

No I will not be building my own home.. It will be built by one of them building companies. I am not even a proper wood worker.. just starting out with a lot of interest.

What I am hoping to do is just do some wardrobe fittings, shelfs around the house and small tables etc after aquiring some skills for it.

The Robland definitely looks awesome but I dont think I have the budget or space for it.

Welcome !!

Sounds like the forums are going to be very valuable assett to you in the way of information and how to go about what you want to do in your new home. Already offers of help from other locals to you !! see what a friendly bunch we are :D
Good luck with it all and welcome.

Cheers
Tony.

G'Day & Welcome to a top forum "James".
There are quite a few members in Perth and across West.....
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy your woodwork/tool search & purchases..
Cheers crowie

Thanks guys..

Really looking forward to geting some tools. Got the approval from the wife for getting a saw. Tring to decide between a table saw or a track saw

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Originally Posted by jerlinjames

Thanks guys..

Really looking forward to geting some tools. Got the approval from the wife for getting a saw. Tring to decide between a table saw or a track saw

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And a big bunch of flowers for that beaut lady.....

Welcome to the forum James.

Track Saw (TKS) versus table saw (TS) is always a hard one. I have used the Festool TKS and they are a delight to use.

Since there is such a wide range in price and features to some extent it really depends on what you mean by a TS.

Track saws (TKS) are good for long cuts on large area pieces of sheet goods, while TS are less suited to this sort of material unless it has a moving table.
TS are much better at dealing with shorter pieces and at ripping long narrow pieces.
It is also easier to shave off small amounts from a piece of wood using a TS than a TKS

TS also enable better dust control but to do this a decent dust collector is needed.

If you are working primarily with sheet goods then I would recommend the TKS but for the same price of a Festool TKS most TS's would be a more useful all round saw.

Gidday & welcome aboard James, may your journey with us be a pleasant one.

Welcome mate. Personally I would not be without my table saw. When I need to break down large sheets I use a circular saw with a straight edge and a couple of clamps. You will also find these days if building your own wardrobe shelving it is easier and usually cheaper to buy the 450 or 600mm sheels with the shelving pin holes pre drilled in them from Bunnings. You can actually cut these to length on a sliding compound mitre saw (SCMS) if you cut from one side to the middle, flip i and then cut the other. So there is another option.

If starting out and wantng to fit out a new house not make fine furniture I would buy in the following order:
1 Makita 160mm circular saw 5606B-160mm Circular Saw - Makita Australia I would advise against getting a 210mm as your first saw unless you are going to mount it in a triton bench as they are just overkill for most jobs around the house where you are going to use pine or melamine. I own both and my reach for the 160 every time.
2 Makita, Dewalt or Festool 10 inch SCMS
3 Table saw

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forums :2tsup:

Thanks all..

Been busy getting some tools.

Got myself a festool TS55 with parallel side fence (which I really wanted for my current project) as I dont have a table saw.

Also got brand new Makita 3901 biscut joiner for $190 off someone who never used it after getting it as a present 4 years ago.

Made myself a dado jig as shown in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn_66sOqVUs (90% of it)

Recalibrated by mitre saw blade and fence. I was surprised how off the calibration was and I been using it all along.

Next projects will be making some end grain cutting boards, boxes for the wife to keep her craft gear etc just to get my skill up a bit.

First attempt at making a hall table out of some pallet wood.

Biggest challenge was the warped wood. I need to get a thicknesser and a joiner next to make these jobs easier.

I can see many mistakes on my project. Hopefully will fix them in the next one.



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