Bought so I could Build

Hello all and welcome to my personal blog about pretty much anything and everything. I am very big on building something before Ill buy it. However I realize that in order to build something, proper tools are a must.

This does not mean however that I buy the biggest or the baddest tools around. I am a frugal shopper and always looking for a good deal. I like to go garage sale shopping and will even turn a quick buck by reselling items if I get them at a good enough deal.

If you are like me and like to build you may want to check out a few places online that sell good quality used and new items. I recently sided my home and knew before I started that I needed to get ahold of a few tools I was lacking, so I did a search and found some used table saws at a great price and ordered a dewalt. I actually got free shipping cause I bought 2 extra blades and a stand with it.

The used table saw worked great for cutting plywood and really made quick work of it. However I tried to cut some hardie plank and quickly realized that I need a better suited tool for the job. What did I buy next you ask? I jumped back online and searched again for used siding tools. I found some listings and was able to pick up a pear of hardie shears for under a hundred bucks. Thats about 1/2 what you would pay for them new.

So I waited a few days for them to come UPS and when they did I got right back to working on my siding. Finished my entire house in about 4 days with the help of a couple friends and my wife. I had never done it before and really overall it was quite easy once I got started. I start new projects all the time, and often buy tools and what not that I need to complete the task at hand. My wife does alot of online shopping as well and it really can save you a lot of money as apposed to shopping locally. Usually no tax and we find deals with free shipping on most of the items we buy.