[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Frequitude

Thanks guys.

Thanks man. Unfortunately the new house is not in Calgary...

I’m pretty certain I want to make stuff out of wood mainly (a workbench to start, then a little stool, then who knows what, and maybe a nice table or outdoor playhouse down the road). What brands are good and which are crap that should be avoided?

Originally Posted by DFO

I'd suggest going for a track saw setup over a basic circular if you can. Really happy with mine - went with the cheaper Makita version rather than the sweet Festool.

I made this portable torsion box bench setup. My saw sits in a cradle on the end rather than the bars like he does. Could do the whole build with a track saw, router, drill, and pocket hole jig.

http://www.paulkhomes.com/order-plans.html

You can find a ton of Paulk inspired bench builds on Youtube.

A track saw is a great tool. I use a track saw frequently and strongly prefer it over a table saw. I almost never pull out my table saw anymore. My table saw doesn't have a big enough table for me to comfortably use it on my own so I use my workbench or saw horses and the track saw.