Not a bad list, I have some of those you have listed. Only thing is to reiterate what others have said, which is for some tools wait until you have a need, or the tool may sit in a box. Not terrible if the money spent isn't something maybe spent elsewhere, at least it is there when you need it and having it is sometimes all the motivation needed to find a use for it.
Measuring tools, I also weld and have a small machine shop set up so I have some higher end measuring tools available. For wood working I've found Stanley, Empire and General to be readily available at my local stores and they have been fine for the level of accuracy I need.
Not familiar with PEC but as an inexpensive tool, Igauging does get generally decent comments from hobby machinists who don't want to spend name brand money for Starrett, Mitutoyo etc. If it is good enough for hobby machinists there should be no issue for woodworking.
On the power tools, I'm mostly a cord guy, in part because that lets me pick and choose brands without concern for battery platform. Seems like every major brand has their excellent and subpar tools, so I don't like to be locked in.
Bosch 1617 router, I have this. A good router, but I don't actually use it much. This is a big router, you may want to also look at a smaller trim router. Dewalt's corded and cordless trim routers are well thought of. After quite a bit of research I've had the DWP611 on my wishlist for quite sometime. I just haven't run into a need for a router enough to convince me to buy it yet.
Bosch jigsaw, I have the d handle version. Again a good tool but sees limited use.
Drill press, this is a tool where used often makes the most sense. They are often cheap and plentiful on CL, FBMP etc.
I've got an old Delta radial drill press that gives me a large capacity drill press in a medium size package. It isn't a powerful drill press being based on their 11" drill press, but it does give me up to 31" reach. I paid $80 for it a few years ago.
New or used though don't go small, I wouldn't bother with anything under 12" and would try to go larger. This is a tool where going with budget brands isn't usually an issue, and Harbor Freight can offer some decent options.
I have an old cast iron top Craftsman 113 contractors table saw. I've looked at that Skil 10" before and it does seem to be a pretty nice option for a smaller budget table saw. Unless you have a specific need for a smaller table saw I'd avoid one that doesn't use a 10" blade. With a 10" blade you will have far more blade options, better availability and the blades will generally be cheaper as well. Consider your needs though this type of small table saw is far less useful than a full size cabinet style or hybrid saw.
A circular saw with a track is super useful for breaking down sheet goods. You don't have to spend "tracksaw money" to get the benefit. You can make a guide yourself or buy a universal track for whichever circular saw you have.
I bought an
Evolution multi-material circular saw with their track system and have been very pleased with it at only a fraction of the cost of a "real" track saw. It is a pretty nice circular saw as well. I have the corded version, but they offer cordless as well.
Bandsaw is like a jig or scrollsaw. Super handy when you need one, but not too useful outside of their specific uses. That said I have been happy to have a bandsaw for those times I needed one as not many other tools can do what it does. No particular recommendations for new as I have a 1940s Davis and Wells 14", and a 9" Delta from the 1990s.
I will say although it leaves something to be desired I've had the 9" for more than 20 years and it has proved to be useful before I got the 14" a couple years ago. The 9" doesn't take up a lot of space and is light enough to be easily moved into an out of the way spot when I don't need it.
You don't have a miter saw on your list. Personally I've found this and the circular saw to get more far use than all the other saws. Only having a contractors table saw I find the miter saw is often a far better choice than the table saw. I've got a 12" Rigid double bevel non-sliding miter saw I bought about 12 years ago. If I were to buy another I might go with something else, but the Rigid has served me well, I have no complaints.
On the sanders, I'd just go Dewalt on the orbital sander. I'm not a huge Dewalt fan, but orbital sanders and trim routers seem to be things that they really got right. I've had a corded Dewalt 5" orbital sander about 25 years, still works great.
I've had a couple of belt / disk sanders. They are ok, but evaluate your use / needs. You get what you pay for. The common, fairly inexpensive 4" belt / 6" disk sanders are decent general purpose, but may be very inadequate for furniture making. I was gifted a Delta 6x48" / 8" disk and it is practically a different tool from the 1" / 5" Craftsman or 4" / 6" Grizzly I had.
A combination spindle / belt sander might be something else to look at.
Don't ignore Harbor Freight. Many of the Bauer and Hercules tools are very competitive with Ryobi, Craftsman, Rigid and Kobalt. I've ended up with a bunch of Bauer and a few Hercules cordless tools and I've been quite happy with them. Some of their bench tools seem to be solid as well, but I still have to much of my old don't buy anything with a cord from Harbor Freight to take that plunge.
