Hardware Podcasts

STL 83: Outfit Your Shop for Under 2-Grand

Shop Talk Live · 24 Apr 2015 · 1h 01m

What this episode covers

Ed Burnick, Mike Eckanich, and Dylan Ryan from Fine Woodworking discuss setting up a woodworking shop on a budget, answering listener questions about bandsaw blade alignment, drilling dog holes, and mixed-media concrete projects. They recommend specific tools like a 14-inch bandsaw, sliding compound miter saw, and hand planes for a $2,000 starter kit, while also sharing 'smooth moves' (mistakes) and reviewing a custom plunge router mortising jig.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Fine Woodworking, Carter Tools, Rockwell, Veritas, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Tight Mark
Products
Conabear trap, Saw Stop, Delta Unisaw, Parametric 66
Also
Alex Snodgrass, Asa Christiana, Michael Fortune, Lee Nielsen, Bob Van Dyke, Jeff Miller

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