New Garage = New Tools

[hndblt]

Hi Guys,

One of my first posts here and calling for some expertise. I recently bought a house 6 months ago just outside of Boston. House came with a small one car garage that is slowly being cleared out of all the junk from the move. Now that I have some room its time to outfit the garage with the proper tools and storage. I haven't had a real garage for some time as I have lived in the city over the last 15 years and over time I have sold off the tools since I never thought I would move out of the city (wife gets what the wife wants). With all that in mind and the fact that I have a house built in 1950 what tools do I need to get into woodworking? I would like to replace the trim on the inside and rework the doors so that there is one layer of paint not 10, maybe some crown molding. I have plenty of air tools and typical car tools but nothing for this type of work. Any help would be appreciated.

must have off the top of my head...
Sold work bench
Chop Saw
Circular Saw
Vice
assortment of claps
Table Saw
reciprocating saw
router
grinders
air nailer
set of chisels

 

[JeremyManning]

I assume by chop saw you mean miter saw, that is definitely something you don't want to skimp on good size 12" compound sliding saw is best. Other than that your list looks fairly complete I assume you have a good cordless drill, I also bought some sanders a good one for trim if you are making your own with a miter is a contour sander dremel makes them, also an orbital sander comes in handy.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Ridgid Double Compound Mitre saw, much better than my more expensive Makita
Ridgid Skil-Saw, nicer than all my Skil 77s, I hate Mag 77s, drop it once and bend the table. The Makita Hypoids are also badass.
Porter Cable Tiger Saw Sawzall, like more than my Milwaukees, plus it rotates.
I've had all 18v battery tools for construction, love my Makita impact, but the DeWalt drill and sawzall are superior. However, I think I am going to slowly start buying all the Ridgid. It's nice and universal and I like it. YMMV.
Hitachi NR83-A2 for Framing nailer.
If you're doing permits on framing, hardware will be needed. You can use a PITA palm nailer or get the Hitachi NR65AK and never look back.
Stiletto 14oz Ti framing hammer- only one I'll ever use for now on.
Swanson Speed Square
Get a Irwin Chalk line and rip the line out and replace with gammon reel.
Don't buy spade bits- use forster or augers from diablo or Irwin.
DeWalt wood bits are good bang for the buck-their metal bits ****-(Buy Guhring, lol)

Some of these items are definitely "Buy once, Cry Once"

Best of luck.

 

[neonnblack]

miter box and coping saws, etc.