Pete Howlett
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The central machine in most home shops in the US is the table saw, often operated (remarkably safely) without crown guard or riving knife. If I could only have one machine for cutting it's not an obvious choice because it won't do curved cuts - something a bandsaw can do along with passable straight ones (that will need 'cleaning' up`).
If I only had space for and could just afford one more machine it would be a bench/pillar drill with a rise and fall table. My Friday noon (BST) lecture at fb.me/petehowlettukulele is all about how this machine can have roles other than drilling that make it an obvious second pick for the essential tool kit. And yes, I will be demonstrating my $5 thickness sander....
If I only had space for and could just afford one more machine it would be a bench/pillar drill with a rise and fall table. My Friday noon (BST) lecture at fb.me/petehowlettukulele is all about how this machine can have roles other than drilling that make it an obvious second pick for the essential tool kit. And yes, I will be demonstrating my $5 thickness sander....