Ok, I was finishing up the basement at my old house before selling it and I found someone that wanted to rent it for 6 months then buy it, and took it, unfinished basement and all. I've returned all my extra supplies for finishing the basement and have about $800 in Home Depot store credit.
What should I buy?
I've already got a *trumpets blare* Delta scroll saw. I also have a fairly decent skil router.
I was thinking of one of the smaller bandsaws. (I'm not going to do any resawing or acoustic guitars. I'm planning on building spiky black guitars, probably not going to do flamed tops or anything.)
A drill press, probably one of the smaller ones. I've got a guitar with a tailpiece that I wanted to convert into a string-through, how deep would the throat need to be on that?
How are the 13" planers? I measured some guitar bodies I have, and most of them seem likely to fit through one of those. (Anything larger gets VERY pricey, and this is a hobby that may not work out for me. ) Not sure if I'd need a jointer or not. I see people selling poplar and basswood blanks on E-Bay that are preglued. I figured I'd just get one of those, shape it, rout out the necessary spots for the bridge, electronics, neck, etc, and attach an existing neck after I painted. Again, this is hobbyist stuff for me, so having the best of everything isn't for me. If I finish one guitar that will be accomplishment enough.
Maybe a bench sander too.
Any other ideas?