Hi all,
I've been lurking on this forum for a while now and I thought it was about time that I said hello. I'm returning to woodworking as a hobby after about 30 years of general DIY type projects although I did do woodwork at school to Higher level. I've finally got a house with some workshop space - a single garage and a motley collection of tools. The main project I have in the horizon is to refit the kitchen and I thought I would ask for some advice on whether you think it would be cost effective to build my own carcasses (and doors?) rather than buying ready made or flat-pack units. I currently have a Makita circular saw with a home made saw guide for cutting sheet material and a TrendTech router (2kW, B&Q) for cleaning up edges and squaring panels. Would it be do-able with this level of equipment? Or should I be looking to buy a table saw for this kind of work - I quite like the idea of the Triton Workcentre as I don't have a lot of space (or money) although it seems to get slightly mixed reviews on this forum.
thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
George
I've been lurking on this forum for a while now and I thought it was about time that I said hello. I'm returning to woodworking as a hobby after about 30 years of general DIY type projects although I did do woodwork at school to Higher level. I've finally got a house with some workshop space - a single garage and a motley collection of tools. The main project I have in the horizon is to refit the kitchen and I thought I would ask for some advice on whether you think it would be cost effective to build my own carcasses (and doors?) rather than buying ready made or flat-pack units. I currently have a Makita circular saw with a home made saw guide for cutting sheet material and a TrendTech router (2kW, B&Q) for cleaning up edges and squaring panels. Would it be do-able with this level of equipment? Or should I be looking to buy a table saw for this kind of work - I quite like the idea of the Triton Workcentre as I don't have a lot of space (or money) although it seems to get slightly mixed reviews on this forum.
thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
George