I can now officially make things with wood!

[stringsthings]

Just ordered myself one of these:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RK7323-Rockwell-BladeRunner-X2-Tabletop-Saw-COMBO/222014314981?_trkparms=pageci%3A06c3be3d-2cee-11e8-9f65-74dbd180081f%7Cparentrq%3A47fc65631620ab135b6ba63efff985de%7Ciid%3A1&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236

I've had my eye on this for a while now and the waiting has paid off.  With the coupon, the whole thing costs $80.  I don't really need the wall mount,
but the crosscut sled and the extra blades will come in handy.  I'll start off with some boxes to hold simple combo amps with 8"/10" speakers.
I've got a Tiny Giant that I put in a pre-made box with an 8" Jensen Mod and I use it for my bench amp.  Good clean sound and volume to spare. 
I think the first thing I'll build is a Tiny Giant combo with a different preamp circuit, and pair it with a 8"/10" speaker.

I haven't done any real woodwork since high school, so it will be lots of fun cutting up pieces of wood to make smaller pieces of wood! 

[EBK]

For your reintroduction to woodworking, make a birdhouse amplifier cabinet!   

[trailer]

I always wanted a table top saw or band saw for projects. Alas, I live in an apartment in midtown Atlanta. I barely get away with drilling enclosures in our common area outside. I do have a cheap jigsaw and have been considering building a pedal board but haven't found the right inspiration yet.

I second the bird house cabinet.

[stringsthings]

For your reintroduction to woodworking, make a birdhouse amplifier cabinet!   

  Classic woodworking joke FTW!!!

[stringsthings]

Here's my new tabletop saw!  Delivered in record time!





And here's the first thing that I cut! 



It's a pretty neat little thing.  It was very straightforward to set up and begin cutting.
I was pretty surprised when it arrived today.  The crosscut sled and the wall mount will arrive next week. 

[mjg]

That's neat.  I was expecting it to be more like a large circular saw blade, but it's more like a jigsaw?

Happy cutting!

[gordo]

Adorable and table saw don't normally get used in the same sentence.  But it is!  I like the vacuum port.

[stringsthings]

That's neat.  I was expecting it to be more like a large circular saw blade, but it's more like a jigsaw?

Happy cutting!

It's basically an inverted jigsaw.  I don't really have the space for a proper table saw, so this works out very well.
A few pedal specific things that this will do:  cut veroboard, perfboard, copper-clad.  Very pleased that I won't have to
use my dremel to cut copper-clad.  What a pain.

[TNblueshawk]

I've been wanting to make a wood enclosure for a pedal for years. I just never bother to actually do it. You could do it with this me thinks.

[alanp]

Isn't that the same general type that Joerg Sprave of the Slingshot Channel likes to use?

[movinginslomo]

Don't add flesh to the equation! Even people like Jimmy Diresta have cut off fingers with those things!

[somnif]

My favorite thing to make out of wood is more wood!

(I do tree plantings on weekends. The little saplings are cute  )

[stringsthings]

Here's the first official build with the new saw.



It's a case to hold a Music From Outer Space modular synth.  I'll post updates in "Misc DIY Stuff".
$20 of pine and some screws.  I'll probably finish it with tung oil.  Really pleased with how it turned out.
I've already got a great idea for another project:  a cat tower!

[thomasha]

That's cool, and for that price! I can't cut a straight line with a saw, that would definitely help!

[stringsthings]

It's a really useful tool.  Especially if you don't have room/budget for a regular table saw.
I'm using it today to cut copper clad.  So much easier to use than my old
method of using a dremel wheel.  ( and makes much straighter edges )

I had been contemplating getting the saw for at least a year.  I couldn't be more pleased with the purchase.