A woodworking revelation

That should have been

'doomed forever to throw . .'

Erik

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!

You haven't bought a lathe, have you?

;-)

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.

I just did. :)

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

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

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

Greg

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