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Go to Ebay. In small blue letters next to the search area it says Advanced Search. Once there there is an option under Search Including, check the box for completed listings. This will give you the actual prices people paid for whatever you are trying to sell. It is a great way to find what the market is bearing for your particular item.

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Hi Donna.  Before you decide on what type of sander to get, you might want to ask yourself what type of sanding you plan to do most – this will tell you what type of sander to buy.  In fact, you might want to invest in both.  Belt and/or disc sanders are (in my opinion) the most handy and can tackle most of your sanding projects.  However, if you plan to sand a lot of curved projects, then a spindle sander will be your best bet.  If the quantity of curved work is small, you might want to consider a drum/spindle sanding attachment that you can put in a drill press or chuck up in a pistol drill.  These work great for doing detail sanding.  I especially like them with a hand drill as you can get pretty creative in your sanding with total freedom of movement.

A good place to look for sanding tools is Rockler.  I like this company and they have great products with good pricing.  I’ve created a search term for you that includes “sanders”.  You can see what they have by click that link or entering in something more specific and then searching for that.  I hope you find a good sander that fits your needs.

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Go to the Manufacturer’s site and get the manual.
Some of those mini-lathes can even be set up as mini-milling machines.
‘Between centers’ you can cut cylinders and tapers, and do some center bores.
If you have a power feed you can even cut threads.
At the head-stock you can cut plane surfaces and cones.

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There’s a ton to choose from. It mostly comes down to size and features. I’d stick with a brand name. It’s just my opinion though but buying some no-name from a foreign source probably won’t save you any money in the long run. I’m speaking from experience. I bought a lathe from Harbor Freight thinking I would save a few bucks. Ended up with a boat anchor and had to buy a replacement. Didn’t save a thing, in fact I ended up spending more than if I’d just gotten a good one to begin with.

When I went to buy my second lathe, I found this sight where they featured a number of good woodworking lathes for sale. That’s a great place to start. Hope you find your lathe. btw, I ended up going with a Delta – it had a 5 year warranty.

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Ok Betty, here we go – first the hand tools:
1) screwdriver, 2) hammer, 3) hand saw,  4) crescent wrench, 5) pliers, 6) awl, 7) metal punch, 8) level, 9) planer, 10) tape measure, 11) razor knife, 12)metal scribe, 13) chalk line, 14) plumb bob, 15) sanding block, 16)carpenters square, 17) scissors, 18) pipe wrench, 19) putty knife, 20) plunger, 21) paint brush, 22 ) socket set, 23) flash light, 24) chisel, and 25)broom

And now the second – the power tools:
1) screwgun, 2)electric drill, 3) table saw, 4) circular saw, 5) air compressor, 6) hedge trimmers, 7) shop vacuum, 8) miter saw, 9) soldering iron, 10) chainsaw, 11) bench grinder, 12) electric stapler, 13) pressure washer, 14) welder, 15) heat gun, 16) router, 17) power planer, 18) power sander, 19) portable pump, 20) power chisel, 21) jig saw, 22) trouble light, 23) wood lathe, 24) pipe bender, and last but not least, 25) wood burning tool.

So there are your lists Betty.  Hope these help you out and in addition to the tools listed here, you should always include hearing protection and safety glasses.

Best wishes!!

ps; not sure why you want these lists, but maybe you might be interested in see what some of these tools look like and learning a little bit more about them.  Take a visit over to Womens Hand and Power Tools.  That site may help you in your quest.

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Use eBay, and for heavy equip like you have, make sure you specify whether or not you will ship, or require the buyer to pick up at your location. Another good choice for heavy and bulky items is Craigslist.  The downside to CL is that your audience is primarily local as opposed to national the way eBay is.  Another potential issue is that buyers have to come to your home to view your sale items – you might not feel comfortable having strangers in your yard.  You could agree to meet potential buyers at a public location instead.  The good part of using CL is that you don’t have to worry about packing your stuff up and shipping it off.  Craigslist is free so you might want to try that first and if you don’t get any bites, then move on to eBay.

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This is a pretty wide open topic so I’m not sure how to answer your question adequately.  Maybe a better place to start would be for you to visit a site that talks about all things related to CNC Wood Carving and Router Equipment.  Use that link to find the answers to many of the questions you most likely have.  You may even find answers to questions you didn’t know you had… <grin>

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Harbor freight tools have quality tools cheap. For $1200 I could buy every tool I need there, if only i have the space for them. (bandsaw, table saw, drill press, 20 ton press, paint gun, welder, lathe, angle grinder, belt sander/bench grinder combo – 10 tools for $1200. I’d like to see any other store beat that).  I also found another site that is completely all about saws.  Every saw you could think of is listed here with specs and recommendations as well.  You can find it all by visiting The Saw Guy.  (I’m just saying)