A tip of the touque to you people! I just started reading this forum about an hour ago and have picked up a few tips already, GREAT STUFF!
I feel like a borrowed a pair of Bob's shoes and I'm pretty much walking the same walk in a slightly bigger toy room. Your tips are great and I think your willingness to help out us newby's is outstanding.
Bob my wife almost bought me a drill press for Christmas, but when she started with the accurate stuff on the salesman he hesitated and she walked, THANK GOODNESS! I looked at the drill press and it was JUNK!
For the same price I found a better drill press on sale (bigger, more rigid, and a Lazer I don't use much) which my wife bought me.
It's a suprise!
Get one soon, you will wonder how you did without. I have about 5 or 6 hand drills including a 5 amp, 600 rpm (gear reduced), WRIST BREAKER. Trust me you need a drill press!
A book I picked up at Lee Valley is called "200 Original Shop Aids & Jigs for woodworkers" $17.95 US or $27.95 northern peso's (my money
).
ISBN# 0-8069-8929-7 It's full of little things to make your life in the woodshop easier. Great book.
Thanks again to the posters, and good luck BOB!
CB