[jyl]

Now that the garage has ample electricity (thanks to PPOT's advice and encouragement) I am outfitting it as a simple woodshop. Intent is to make some cabinets.

So far I have a Delta contractor's saw and various handheld power tools. I am making a simple 90 deg cross cut sled as we speak from some 3/4" baltic ply left over from another project.

What else do I need? Keeping it as minimalist as is reasonable, I'm not going to be making my living at this, it's not even going to be a hobby, just a means to an end, and I do need to be able to store bicycles in there.

I'm thinking:
- A dado cutter for the table saw.
- Some featherboards (I'll be making those next).
- A good workbench (I have a homebuilt workbench at the far end of the garage, but that's my "car" workarea, covered with oil spots and gouges from hammering on calipers etc, and it's not particularly flat either. I think I'll build a simple workbench and screw it to the long wall, keep it clean and flat for woodworking.)
- A low-end thickness planer (a $400 Home Depot thingy).
- Do I need a router table? (I can build one, or buy a cheap one.)
- I think I want a drill press (I am bad at drilling straight holes). This and the previous two items need to be benchtop types, live on shelves, get pulled out and bolted to a low base on a mobile base when I'm using them - I think.)
- Can I use my shop vac for dust collection? I don't have room for a big two-stage dust collector.
- What else?
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