People still ask me what tools I started out with and do I still have them, so I have kept track of some of the tools I no longer use or I have had in the past, as I have upgraded alot of my tools over time. I have given away many of my older tools. If you wish to see current tools I use click here.

TABLE SAW

My first Table saw was a cheap Tooline Table Saw. It was an okay beginners saw but I grew out of it very fast. The main issue was the rip fence moved (and while it didn’t move a great deal it was enough to be annoying. Secondly the insert was to thin and made of plastic. It made it hard to make a replacement or zero clearance inserts. It was a direct drive not a belt dive, making it very noisy. The mitre slots were not standard and very small making harder to make jigs. However that being said it was usable and I did make a quite a few projects with it.

This table saw I donated to my father in law and is still being used today.

MITRE SAW

I didn’t really have any major issues with this saw, it was pretty accurate after a bit of fine tuning and did everything I asked of it. However I wouldn’t call it 100% accurate out of the box. If I had room I would have the two mitre saws set up. The main reason I upgraded was, I was at the time doing more and more larger projects that just needed that extra blade size to make the cut. It was a good beginners drop/mitre saw.

This saw and stand I donated to my father in law and is still being used today.

JIGSAW

Sanders

I have no complaints with these tools and they owed me nothing, they were the main stay of sanding and cutting for a long time. It is just that I have been slowly switching over to AEG 18v and a few AEG powered tools Most of my hand powered tools I donated to North Dunedin Men’s Shed Society. What they did with them after I have no clue… They may have re-donated to another shed or someone starting out or someone who wanted them etc. Either which way I am not bothered and hope that someone is using them.

SCROLL SAW

I made many a projects with this scroll saw and it did as it claimed. But the more I used it the more I just wanted a better saw. I mainly bought as a cheap scroll saw to see if I liked doing scroll saw work, if I didn’t then I only spent a few $100, if I did enjoy scroll sawing then sure, I will up grade. Current Scroll Saw. This scroll saw was given to a friend for free.

Drill Press

This drill press was given to a friend. (fate unknown)

Hand Drills

This drill’s batteries died and was cheaper to buy new drills and impact driver combo rather than try to find replacement batteries. (Now they are a dime a dozen)