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Hey guys,

I'm moving my shop from my townhouse to my farmhouse, lots more room and better conditions.

I have a few dremels with pretty much every concievable attachment, a scroll saw, and a disc/belt sander.

What else should i get? I'm working on getting a drill press, is there anything else you guys can think of?
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Lathe for your own custom combat barrels =D
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haha, multiple people from combat have told me that...

I'm afraid even if i could afford it i wouldn't understand it...

I'm thinking Band Saw, i have a soldering iron i forgot to add to the list ... along with the common hand tools...


Luckily i have a few friends with Lathes, you gotta pay for barrels and props but they are still cheaper than buying online!
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I have a ryobi bandsaw thats a cant live without item. A decent palm sander is nice too
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Chem equipment for your own gunpowder :big_grin:
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1. I'm planning on getting a bandsaw too, however would someone explain to me the purposes of one compared to a scroll saw? anything other than just thicker material?

2. I have gundpowder :cool_2:

3.by Palm Sander do you just mean a sander that you hold? I believe i have a few out in the barns...
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With a fine blade it will cut more fragile materials as far as Ive been able to tell, Scroll saw is better at turning corners.
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Kenny said:
I'm moving my shop from my townhouse to my farmhouse, lots more room and better conditions
Whoa! I thought you said you had your shop in the basement. Is that what you mid-westerners call a townhouse?????
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the basment of my townhouse.... to the much larger, nicer, and newer basement of my farmhouse. :big_grin:
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Kenny

The one thing I use above all tools is a linisher.
I have a Multi type. It has a disc and a belt sander.

A very fine toothed saw is a must also.

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what is a linisher?
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A sink. I have to take sanding into the kitchen or bathroom to get to running water all of the time.

Also, if you have the room, a walk-in spray booth.

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One of these.
They come in lots of sizes and do not cost the earth.



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHARNWOOD-W407-6- ... dZViewItem

Cut and paste this address.

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Kiwi,

I have one!

Devin,

I'm working on a sink... we have all the plumbing set up in the basement to install a bathroom, but we haven't found the need for one yet (in the basement that is) ... so an industrial sink should be easy.

As for a spray room, no need. I do very little spraying, and there is a door from my shop to go outside in an area surrounded on 3 sides to prevent any wind.... i do spraying out there.
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