What tool would you buy next

[Steve McCullough]

I already have a table saw (portable Ryobi), and many hand tools including a plunge router. My space is limited for the time being and I am using my carport for any projects, so most of my future purchases will be the bench model variety.

IF, you were going to buy only one of the following tools (assuming they all cost about the same), which would you buy next.

Drill Press

Band Saw

12 inch planer

Combination Miter

[Steve McCullough]

awesome. Yep, I'll be looking at something like this.

[Tom Hansen]

Combination Miter - That's the most used tool I got..... Hitachi C12LSH 12-inch Sliding Dual Compound Miter Saw with LCD Display and Lase

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[Steve McCullough]

Well, I bought the Drill Press. I bought a Ryobi bench model with the dinky little round table and then I built the table with the sliding fence so I can use "stops" when I have several pieces to drill. In a month or two, maybe I can get another big boy toy.

[Don Clark]

@Don - whats the advantage of a circular sander as opposed to a square?

[Richard James Anderson]

hands down the answer is a good 14 inch floor bandsaw,you can resaw,rip,cut curves and do small cuts and shapes.make fat boards into thin boards and save $$$$
plus if you take your time and learn how to control the saw with a thin blade you can make some of the most beautiful boxes...great for gifts and a good money maker

[Steve McCullough]

Hey, thanks so far for the comments. I have a mitre saw, but not a combo. I have the palm sander and I also have the Fein Multi Master which is prett cool in itself. I really like the combo mitre with the laser.........really really like it. Thanks everybody.

[Don Grubish]

I'm with Jenny. Go with a combination mitre saw next. You'll need that before you need the drill press or band saw. They make great cuts and do it very quickly. I'd get all those tools in this order:

1. combination mitre saw
2. drill press
3. band saw
4. planer

Also, and this is not on your list, but I'd look into a palm sander, and the circular kind, not the square ones. They make your sanding task sooo much easier.

[Bob Fowler]

I'd have to say drill press. Unless, of course, you need a bandsaw, 12 inch planer, or combination miter :-)

[Jenny]

I love my Combination Miter saw - It makes cut-list so fast and easy. That would be my next choice.

[Anthony Lanting]

It really depends on what you plan to spend the most time building. I work mostly in my driveway so most of my equipment is "portable". If you plan on building tabletops or other panels you might want to look at a joiner before you get a planer. A bandsaw is good for smaller tasks. I use my drill press whenever I can - and I am currently building a alignment fence for it. Ryobi and Sears have miter saws for $100. Get one with a laser if you can.