The Insiders Guide to Buying Tools: The Bottom Line for the Best Tool Values

by Self, Charles R.; Popular Woodworking Magazine; Thiel, David; Popular Woodworking Magazine

• ISBN13: 9781558705425
• ISBN10: 1558705422
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: F & W Media Inc

Summary

The tool information your customers need to know! What are the differences between a $150 and $750 table saw? What are the trade-offs? What are the alternatives? How does a $50 cordless drill compare to one costing $200 - and does it matter? How do you buy the right tool the first time around? the Insider's Guide to Buying Tools answers these questions and many more. Cut-away photos and illustrations review the mechanical guts of 25 different tool categories, from drills to measuring instruments to high-end production-level equipment. Woodworkers will learn what to look for and how to evaluate what they find on the shelf - just like the Popular Woodworking magazine editors. They'll save time and money, while enabling themselves to do better work. Addresses a key pastime of all woodworkers, both amateur and professional - tool collecting. Attractive and useful, with information that will still be relevant years from now.

Table of Contents

Introduction	3	(3)
How to Use This Book	6	(2)
What You Must Know About Motors	8	(6)
The New Rules of Tool Buying	14	(2)
Should You Buy Professional Tools?	16	(4)
Air Tools	20	(8)
Band Saws	28	(6)
Biscuit Joners	34	(4)
Drills	38	(6)
Drill Presses	44	(6)
Dust Collectors	50	(6)
Jigsaws	56	(6)
Jointers	62	(6)
Lathes	68	(6)
Miter Saws	74	(8)
Thickness Planers	82	(6)
Routers	88	(8)
Scroll Saws	96	(4)
Sanders	100	(6)
Table Saws	106	(8)
All Takes Is Money	114	(6)
All-In-Ones	120	(2)
Buying Used Tools	122	(2)
Sources	124	(2)
Index	126