Hello friends,
My name is Sjur, I'm 17 years old, and I live in Oslo (Capital of Norway). I live with my grandmother in a relatively affluent part of the city. I want to become an engineer, but I have furniture-making as a hobby. Because my grandmother sold her car, she had a spare two-car garage. Next to the two-car garage is an oddly shaped single-car garage that my uncle uses stores his car. I am seriously lucky to be allowed to have my machines in the 2-car garage, but also my compressor and a potential dust collector in the 1-car garage (The car would still fit).
I'm not sure if curriculum is the correct word for it, but the curriculum I have at school is that I have 3 weeks at school, having physics, chemistry, math, (etc.), but also carpentry. After 3 weeks is finished, I have 2 weeks at a large construction site as a carpenter, with apprentice pay. In addition, as I live with my grandmother, I am given extra scholarship. This is how I finance all of this.
The dilemma at hand: I have purchased a long belt sander(as in 4m long and 2m deep) for $900, but I haven't picked it up yet, due to it being winter at the time and the roads were slippery. Summer has come, and almost passed, and to transport it to my garage, I would probably have to hire some guys for $200. However, if I don't pick it up, I've essentially lost $900 of my hard earned money.
I have a standard, 1HP dust collector with god-awful bag filters, and if I buy the long belt sander, I would need a more powerful dust extractor. I've spoken with ClearVue, and I contacted them during a discounted shipping event, so it ended up being around $1500, including shipping (which is still a whopping sum for a 17 year old). Because the cyclone is able to stay in the single-car garage, I could have a really powerful dust collector with minimal noise. This is a luxury not many have, or even build sheds to accomplish. However, in addition to the cyclone, I would need piping. Setting up pipes is also an issue, as the garage door opens from time to time and the pipes would be in the way. Also, pipes cost money.
I have given thought to replace the garage door and switch it out with an insulated wall, with windows so that I get more light (currently there is only 1 small window in the garage). Also, by being able to open the windows, I can push long planks through. In that case, I plan to have the wall wedged between the ceiling, the walls and the floor (and not bolted), so it can be removed if my grandmother passes away and I have to move. My grandmother is very healthy, so I hope it's a long time before something terrible like that is due.
TLDR;
I have a 5-1 minimax combination machine (TS, shaper, horizontal router, planer and jointer). I want to buy the domino DF 500, the Rotex 125 and the CTL26. By milling all of the lumber and assembling them with the DF500, do I even need the huge belt sander? Is the Rotex 125 enough? I guess I can switch filters of the 1HP dust collector and make a thien seperator that I can use for the combination machine. If I transport the belt sander and buy the cyclone, I still plan on buying the festool tools, but that would be a lot longer down the road (as in several years).
What I've covered above is a small part of the issues I have, but if someone can help me out, then I can "untie" the rest of the knot. I realize what I've written above is in a fumbling manner, so if there are something you didn't understand - ask, and I'll try to clear it up.
Sjur
My name is Sjur, I'm 17 years old, and I live in Oslo (Capital of Norway). I live with my grandmother in a relatively affluent part of the city. I want to become an engineer, but I have furniture-making as a hobby. Because my grandmother sold her car, she had a spare two-car garage. Next to the two-car garage is an oddly shaped single-car garage that my uncle uses stores his car. I am seriously lucky to be allowed to have my machines in the 2-car garage, but also my compressor and a potential dust collector in the 1-car garage (The car would still fit).
I'm not sure if curriculum is the correct word for it, but the curriculum I have at school is that I have 3 weeks at school, having physics, chemistry, math, (etc.), but also carpentry. After 3 weeks is finished, I have 2 weeks at a large construction site as a carpenter, with apprentice pay. In addition, as I live with my grandmother, I am given extra scholarship. This is how I finance all of this.
The dilemma at hand: I have purchased a long belt sander(as in 4m long and 2m deep) for $900, but I haven't picked it up yet, due to it being winter at the time and the roads were slippery. Summer has come, and almost passed, and to transport it to my garage, I would probably have to hire some guys for $200. However, if I don't pick it up, I've essentially lost $900 of my hard earned money.
I have a standard, 1HP dust collector with god-awful bag filters, and if I buy the long belt sander, I would need a more powerful dust extractor. I've spoken with ClearVue, and I contacted them during a discounted shipping event, so it ended up being around $1500, including shipping (which is still a whopping sum for a 17 year old). Because the cyclone is able to stay in the single-car garage, I could have a really powerful dust collector with minimal noise. This is a luxury not many have, or even build sheds to accomplish. However, in addition to the cyclone, I would need piping. Setting up pipes is also an issue, as the garage door opens from time to time and the pipes would be in the way. Also, pipes cost money.
I have given thought to replace the garage door and switch it out with an insulated wall, with windows so that I get more light (currently there is only 1 small window in the garage). Also, by being able to open the windows, I can push long planks through. In that case, I plan to have the wall wedged between the ceiling, the walls and the floor (and not bolted), so it can be removed if my grandmother passes away and I have to move. My grandmother is very healthy, so I hope it's a long time before something terrible like that is due.
TLDR;
I have a 5-1 minimax combination machine (TS, shaper, horizontal router, planer and jointer). I want to buy the domino DF 500, the Rotex 125 and the CTL26. By milling all of the lumber and assembling them with the DF500, do I even need the huge belt sander? Is the Rotex 125 enough? I guess I can switch filters of the 1HP dust collector and make a thien seperator that I can use for the combination machine. If I transport the belt sander and buy the cyclone, I still plan on buying the festool tools, but that would be a lot longer down the road (as in several years).
What I've covered above is a small part of the issues I have, but if someone can help me out, then I can "untie" the rest of the knot. I realize what I've written above is in a fumbling manner, so if there are something you didn't understand - ask, and I'll try to clear it up.
Sjur
I just wanted to get the point across when I wrote the main post, but I'll definetly consider getting two sanders. RO90 and ETS150 does seem like a very good combination. I didn't know the RO90 could be equipped with a triangular pad!
