Thread: What would you buy?

Originally Posted by silentC

Just remember, this public forum wouldn't be here if it wasn't for us IT developers

Oops. Didn't enable the "sympathetic sarcasm switch". Hmm. Guess my job...

Tony,

By all means refine your list and do the research as others have said, however try and resist buying anything until the show next month (try). You can have a look at all the brands under one roof and ask any remaining questions you have there.

I would also take note of the advice that barnsey gave before the thread went spiraling out of control, what is the list of projects and what tools will I require to complete them including clamps, chisels , hand planes, clamps, drill bits, router bits, clamps, oh and more clamps.

regards,

Himzo

You would certainly attract extra discounts too, waving 5 g's about at the show. Make sure you see the waterstone demo at the Mik stand, which will have you spending $350 on that and $x on the gorgeous planes they'll have there.

First thing I would do is put on 3 phase power and give yourself the ability buy and use cheap quality machinery.

However I was to start all over with $5000 I would buy a small jointer (s/hand) portable planer (s/hand) cordless drill, router, ROS, and spend the rest on hand tools.

ross

We all know woodworking machinery is great fun.
But what is of real value to us? We know money can't buy you love.
But I've heard of a place where you can rent a very good immitation.

Termite
I stand corrected. I speed read with my eyes closed. Pah1 pointed out that there is another version of the MC900 from Hare and Forbes. Their ad in the Australian Woodworker prices it at $329 at MachineryHouse. It's 1hp and cheaper than the others so it does pay to shop around.
I'm going to have to bookmark their site in my browser as well. It looks like their prices are very competetive. I wonder what their mailorder service is like.

Silent C.

I was in IT too. (Systems Analyst)
Woodworking certainly brings you back down to earth. I often wish I had been a carpenter or cabinetmaker instead of going into IT 30 years ago.

I often wish I had been a carpenter or cabinetmaker instead of going into IT 30 years ago

I often think that myself. But then if I had, maybe I would hate wood as much as I now hate computers :eek:

Originally Posted by silentC

I often think that myself. But then if I had, maybe I would hate wood as much as I now hate computers :eek:

Ouch! Just fell off my chair... it's been a looooong week.

I paid $30 less for my MC900 from Carbatec than the sale price on the Timbecon cattledog I got in the mail today. :confused:

Dan

I often wish I had been a carpenter or cabinetmaker instead of going into IT 30 years ago.

If you had you probably couldnt afford the fanmcy toys you have now.

Originally Posted by echnidna

I often wish I had been a carpenter or cabinetmaker instead of going into IT 30 years ago.

If you had you probably couldnt afford the fanmcy toys you have now.

Adrian,
I don't reckon life's long enough to wish things...just go and do it if that's your dream!! If you haven't made enough dosh in 30 years of IT, you need a change anyway!

Bob,

Two of the wealthiest guys I know personally started out 30 years ago as chippies. They'd have a couple of hundred million dollars between them!

One keeps a fleet of Rollers, a V8 racing team and a collection of vintage racing cars as a hobby, the other lives in a largish country town, but keeps his Lear Jet handy so he can get to the Capitals whenever he feels like it. (The jet is also a $2m hobby, owned by a humble bloke who is VERY clever.)

I tend to think that to make money, all one has to do is make that one's sole object in life and go for it!! (Of course you'd have to give up playing with wood, and non-productive things like this BB for the first forty years of your career, but hey you'd be rich!!)

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by rhook

Oops. Didn't enable the "sympathetic sarcasm switch". Hmm. Guess my job...

Hmmm by the look of that picture something to do with reservations and Indians particularly Apaches

"Two of the wealthiest guys I know personally started out 30 years ago as chippies. They'd have a couple of hundred million dollars between them!"

To extend that particular argument means that all chippies must be extremely affluent, which is just not the case. And if we consider successful IT people in the same vein your 2 chippies we have Bill Gates, Messrs Hewlett and Packard and the google men and so on. So whats a couple of hundred million when the IT people are multi billionaires.