I'm starting to get a decent collection of tools! Advice for projects?

[ggiese]

Oh, another fantastic tool is an ORBITAL "sawzall" (reciprocating saw). I have an older Milwaukee regular Sawzall and I borrowed a friend's Porter Cable orbital reciprocating saw and WOW, what a difference! Here's the one you need. model 6536-21:

I'm a huge fan of Milwaukee brand power tools, it's pretty much the only brand I buy. My 3/8" drill, my 1/2" D-handle drill, my palm sander, rotary hammer drill, Sawzall are all Milwaukee brand tools. I will admit though that I have a Porter Cable power planer (door hanging kit), a Porter Cable 3/8" right angle drill, a Freud biscuit jointer, a Skil worm drive circular saw (model 77 I think?) and a Ryobi palm sander (which is a piece of $hit) and a couple of Craftsman sanders (which also suck). My cheapie router is a Porter Cable, it's "okay" it does the job.

Speaking of Milwaukee... Tossers at the Turner Ball Room on St. Patrick's Day! I'm going - are you????

[CoventryCat86]

George you bastid. I don't think I can make it......

Kenyth, as I mentioned earlier, I have a cheap-a$$ed "Chicago Electric" (Harbor Freight's cheap-a$$ed line) chop saw that pretty much does the job. I think we only paid about $40.00 for it almost 20 years ago.

If you want to go the inexpensive route, here's a good deal for ya:

http://surpluscomputers.stores.yahoo...0mitersaw.html

Here's a picture:



It's only $80.00 + shipping. It looks like the head rotates so you can do compound angels which mine doesn't do. Heck, I just may toss my Chicago Electric hunk of junk and replace it with this!