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Originally Posted by javadog
Of all the stuff on your list, this is pretty much all I used on the remodel of my last house:
circular saw
12” sliding miter saw
table saw (sawstop or old, then a good fence)
jig saw
cordless drill
corded drill/driver
belt sander
palm/orbital sander
sawzall
oscillating cutting tool
AIR
air compressor
finishing nail guns
HAND
coping saw
Squares of some sort or multiple sorts?
level
prybars
The rest never got used much. Most didn't get used at all.
Never needed a workbench. Two old sawhorses did just fine. I'd build an infeed or outfeed table for the table saw before I'd build a woodworking bench.
Dust collection meant doing most of the sawing in the garage or outdoors. A shopvac was used some indoors to clean up.
If you have a table saw, miter saw and SawZall, you'll never need the skillsaw.
Keep in mind, you can get started on a house remodel with nothing more than hand tools for a lot of the tasks. You don't have to buy all this crap on the front end.
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Have to disagree. Cutting plywood at an angle is a job for a circular saw. Skilsaw, equivalent, or sidewinder. There are some very good sidewinders available. I use a Makita on a dedicated track set up. Has plenty of power.
Funny story: I spent a year in Talladega AL and worked as a carpenter. For my first job I showed up, took the boss out to my truck and showed him my tools organized in a very secure low roll out drawer box the length of the truck. He never asked a question, just said you're hired. It was a job to convert and old Southern mansion to a B & B. And restore the charm as it had been cut up into rentals.
On my first day I showed up (on time) with about a dozen other guys (you hire half again as many as you need in AL because of spotty attendance). They all had tools belts and hand tools from Walmart. And a WM circular saw with a skinny 16 ga. extension cord. Some weren't bad but others....