A woodworking revelation

[Erik Ahrens]

Being the proverbial apprentice termite, it just came up and whacked me upside the head . . . .

There are revelations and discoveries that surround us all the time that only through experience will we fully grasp. Well, I reached a stage in my apprenticeship where I realized the router in and of itself is a very useful tool, but the bits, tables, jigs and various sundry accessories can exceed the original cost of the router to a power of 10 (well, at least a power of

3).

I liken this to a DVD player or a boat or a . . (no, I won't go there. She might read this NG). They are all holes you are doomed forever to through money at!

Ah, the price man pays to maintain sanity 8~)

Happy Holloween

Erik

[Erik Ahrens]

That should have been

'doomed forever to throw . .'

Erik

[Hitch]

Seems like the router BIT manufacturers should begin giving away routers and make bits that fit only their machines, a la the printer manufacturers. That's where the real money is!

[Dave Balderstone]

You haven't bought a lathe, have you?

;-)

[Mike W.]

throw this newbie a Bone! What is the revelation? Is it like getting Calculus finally? :-)

The router was another in my line of 'Damn... if I just had one of those I would be just like Norm' purchases.

The good thing is that I did buy a GOOD router, unlike most of my other power tools.

I do agree with you. I spent just under $200 on my router. $75 to make a table for it. $45 on my first set of 2 bits. $45 on a good spiral bit... you see where I'm going with this. I just kept going without seeing your revelation. Now I see it....

It's OK with me... as long as SWMBO doesnt see the revelation, I'm cool with it.

:-)

Mike W.

[Silvan]

I just did. :)

I got a lathe and got into hand planes simultaneously. I'm doomed to be broke forever.

[Mark & Juanita]

Or just "license" the router to you, assuring that you will only buy bits from them ala Lexmark.

[Groggy]

What are you guys, nuts? Don't even joke about that.

Greg

[charlie b]

snip

You've discovered the corollary to Walt Akers axiom (sp?) "All tools cost $1,500 - over a lifetime." The full version of the corolllary you discovered is stated as "A tool that costs less than $1,500 in a lifetime will cost 41,500 once you've purchased all the accessories necessary to fully utilize the tool's full potential"

There are many more "rules" to uncover - The Potato Chip Rule - "Bet you can't eat just one." kicks in when you acquire your first hand plane, handsaw, set of bench chisels, carving chisels ...

Welcome to the slippery slope.

charlie b