Kinda new to Thailand, I have some tools for woodworking (circular saw, router, biscuit jointers, etc...), would like to bring them to Thaiand. Also plan to expand with a table saw I found recently (Stanley).

But unsure of how a residential area (with some space), can allow me to continue working. Please advise and thanks in advance.

Forget that in a condo. You would be flavour of the month what with noise, dust and the fire hazard.

Rent a house and then you can do what you want within reason.

Forget that in a condo. You would be flavour of the month what with noise, dust and the fire hazard.

Rent a house and then you can do what you want within reason.

Lol, thanks blackcab.

I guess that would be best option now. But how do the rest in this forum work on their DIY, all on house?

It's gonna be quite a tough investment looking at the inability of foreigners to buy a landed property.

I think a lot of people work out quite quickly that hiring people and closely supervising them is a better way to go.

The difficult part is finding the right people to hire.

Yea, true. Which is why DIY becomes an excitement now, rather than a day-to-day job I see during times of my grandparents.

Anyways, thank you very much blackcab.

You can build a workshop/garage into your house

Wow, that's cool!

But I'd need a detached house for that no? My budget does not permit at the moment...

Unless... I can build stuff that I can sell and fund the monthly rental...

Wow, that's cool!

But I'd need a detached house for that no? My budget does not permit at the moment...

Unless... I can build stuff that I can sell and fund the monthly rental...

In which case you would need a work permit. I believe woodworking is a reserved occupation, Thai only.

" Under the Act certain occupations are reserved exclusively for Thai nationals, including engineering, architecture, accounting, law, brokerage and carpentry, amongst others. "

Edited April 10, 201610 yr by casualbiker

Wow, that's cool!

But I'd need a detached house for that no? My budget does not permit at the moment...

Unless... I can build stuff that I can sell and fund the monthly rental...

In which case you would need a work permit. I believe woodworking is a reserved occupation, Thai only.

" Under the Act certain occupations are reserved exclusively for Thai nationals, including engineering, architecture, accounting, law, brokerage and carpentry, amongst others. "

What??

I've seen many engineers who work here and not Thai nationals...didn't even accept to become PR!

Wow, that's cool!

But I'd need a detached house for that no? My budget does not permit at the moment...

Unless... I can build stuff that I can sell and fund the monthly rental...

In which case you would need a work permit. I believe woodworking is a reserved occupation, Thai only.

" Under the Act certain occupations are reserved exclusively for Thai nationals, including engineering, architecture, accounting, law, brokerage and carpentry, amongst others. "

What??

I've seen many engineers who work here and not Thai nationals...didn't even accept to become PR!

Those of us who are engineers have work permits as "consultants" or "advisors".

I rarely get to do any actual engineering, just point the locals in the right direction, point out the "deliberate" errors in their calculations and take the blame when they do it the Thai way and it goes belly up.

That's why I'm a "Consultant Engineer" or "Engineering Consultant" (depends upon the client).

If ya can't buy then rent.

But if you turned up in my Moobaan operating a circler saw/sander etc all day long.. I would DEFINITELY be banging on ya door!

Edited April 10, 201610 yr by casualbiker

What were you thinking of making and who were you thinking of selling it to?

Just trying to work out if there is a market.

I didn't intend on selling in the first place, just thought that it could be another source of income that funds itself while I invest in space & tools in woodworking.

If I sell it'd just be whatever I build for myself... Furniture for a home.

With the glut of homes sitting empty on the dark-side of Pattaya you could probably rent a house pretty cheap and then you could make all the noise you want. The Thais who are raising chickens and fighting cocks next door will hardly notice your "hobby"

But since we don't know where you are located, sort of tough to give advice, other than don't even think about doing it in a condo, not matter where you are located

But since we don't know where you are located, sort of tough to give advice, other than don't even think about doing it in a condo, not matter where you are located

Owh sorry, I'm in Bangkok. Came here earlier this year as a volunteer and need to be close to the Wang Thonglang community, near the Ramkhamhaeng University.

Is the Stanley table saw you are planning to get a STST1825? If so, I can recommend a much cheaper place than Thai Watsadu which is selling them at Bht 7,990.

I recently bought a load of power tools as well and live in a residential neigbourhood. Of course, I'm not doing woodworking day and night but just occasionally and I try to do all my cutting / ripping in one go. So far, the neighbours haven't complained yet. Long may that last, lol!

Is the Stanley table saw you are planning to get a STST1825? If so, I can recommend a much cheaper place than Thai Watsadu which is selling them at Bht 7,990.

Yes bro, please let me know!

But I might get a miter saw first though.

I recently bought a load of power tools as well and live in a residential neigbourhood. Of course, I'm not doing woodworking day and night but just occasionally and I try to do all my cutting / ripping in one go. So far, the neighbours haven't complained yet. Long may that last, lol!

Wow, nice man! What power tools you've got?

Is the Stanley table saw you are planning to get a STST1825? If so, I can recommend a much cheaper place than Thai Watsadu which is selling them at Bht 7,990.

Yes bro, please let me know!

But I might get a miter saw first though.

I recently bought a load of power tools as well and live in a residential neigbourhood. Of course, I'm not doing woodworking day and night but just occasionally and I try to do all my cutting / ripping in one go. So far, the neighbours haven't complained yet. Long may that last, lol!

Wow, nice man! What power tools you've got?

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I bought the Stanley table saw plus the extension table. Table saw was about 6,000 baht. I also bought a mitre saw, chop saw, bench drill, router table plus an assortment of smaller hand tools. I really want to get a band saw as well

Where are you coming from? I brought over all my power tools from the US, but also brought 2 commercial/industrial transformers to run them all. Something to consider. pg

www.thaicarpenter.com

I bought the Stanley table saw plus the extension table. Table saw was about 6,000 baht. I also bought a mitre saw, chop saw, bench drill, router table plus an assortment of smaller hand tools. I really want to get a band saw as well

Owh, yes. I've seen their website, but not checked on the table. They have good fences for the extension table as well?

Where are you coming from? I brought over all my power tools from the US, but also brought 2 commercial/industrial transformers to run them all. Something to consider. pg

Nice, I'm from a neighbouring country only, Malaysia. Bringing my circular saw, router, sander, Kreg kit & biscuit jointer only.

Thinking of either making a table saw with my circular saw or a Stanley table saw.