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FCKGW posted:Not very high quality, but Walmart is doing a nice discount on some of their WEN bench tools if you choose in-store pickup instead of shipping (price will change at checkout.)
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Crotch Fruit posted:Will acquire a drill press and sander on Monday, I am a little paranoid because those prices are half of Harbor Freight's prices and HF quality scares me. The Bench Grinder is only 2.1 amps, its basically a child's toy. I wouldn't be too worried.
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I already have a Ryobi 6" 2.1 amp bench grinder, it's not the greatest by any means but it hasn't let me down yet. I am honestly kinda expecting that these might need to be returned but I am willing to take the risk for the price. As for HF tools, is the Chicago Electric rotary good? Or what about the $9 29pc titanium drill bit set? I am mostly interested simply because it has a lot of sizes I don't already have.
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May 10, 2017 02:54
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Tools and tools don't go together. (mildly NSFW)
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I know it's not their most popular model, but I'm inexplicably drawn to the Leatherman Crunch: From what I'm reading online, it has somewhat of a cult-following as being a really useful little bugger, and I like vice-grips. Anyone have any last warnings before I buy? Surprisingly, it's only 6.9oz. I kinda want to get the Bit Kit, the Extenders, etc. but my understanding is they're kinda middling quality, only good for light jobs. Also it's annoying that there's no specific holster made to carry your tools as well, or only is for certain models. Still worth getting or no? Does anyone make *aftermarket* compatible bits that are proper steel? As an aside, why are people still buying Leathermen with leather cases? Don't those suck in every significant way other than looks, compared to cordura and other such materials? Speaking of which, is there any holster for this that would be better/cooler than the stock nylon one? Though as a TFR goon said "it's not called a Corduraman".
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:I know it's not their most popular model, but I'm inexplicably drawn to the Leatherman Crunch: Leatherman are simple childs toys. Just lol if you EDC does not include a KLAX pocket hatchet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwtiZG3TCb8
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That KLAX is pretty cool, a little too expensive for me to impulse buy though.
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May 10, 2017 15:47
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KLAX sounds like an Ikea model name.
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May 10, 2017 16:42
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There's no time for KLAX these days. Back in the 90s though, woo boy!
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:As an aside, why are people still buying Leathermen with leather cases? Don't those suck in every significant way other than looks, compared to cordura and other such materials? Speaking of which, is there any holster for this that would be better/cooler than the stock nylon one? Though as a TFR goon said "it's not called a Corduraman". Dunno about the other materials for this purpose, but I can speak to the fact that both my leatherman and its leather holster has held up to hundreds of hours of abuse over the 10 years I've owned it. A+ would buy again.
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After 9 years of 8 hours a day every workday, my leather tool + light holster is faded and not really black anymore but holding up fine structurally.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7kL3BYSvfc KLAX apparently might not be that great, though that guy did make a pretty lovely handle.
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Spookydonut posted:KLAX apparently might not be that great, though that guy did make a pretty lovely handle. Of course its not great, its a hipster pocket hatchet. Its purpose is to look cool and tactical to other hipsters, not to actually do anything useful.
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:As an aside, why are people still buying Leathermen with leather cases? Don't those suck in every significant way other than looks, compared to cordura and other such materials people have been using leather for holsters and sheaths and stuff for like, I dunno, fifty thousand years? when was the last time you had a leather holster that broke? what is your definition of a holster or case that "sucks?"
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Rutibex posted:Of course its not great, its a hipster pocket hatchet. Its purpose is to look cool and tactical to other hipsters, not to actually do anything useful. It's actually pretty hilariously bad though. I watched the video out of curiosity expecting "doesn't work well". Instead the thing broke after chopping through a 1 inch pine branch.
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Sagebrush posted:people have been using leather for holsters and sheaths and stuff for like, I dunno, fifty thousand years? It's less the leather itself, and more the snap closure. I had a free Leatherman I found lost in a park, and lost it years later when I was low-crawling through the brush in military training and I guess the snap snagged open and spilled it out. I just bought a used Leatherman Crunch on eBay, which looks awesome, and I got a NiteIze pouch for it since the seller didn't include it.
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I got my forty‐dollar drill press today. The guy who got it from the back room asked, and I quote, “what the hell did you order?” It’s better than I expected for forty dollars. It’s certainly preferable to the stand + handheld drill I used to use on the occasions I needed a drill press, for the same price. The notable problem I have with it right now is that the knob that locks the belt cover closed is non‐functional. I’ll need to fix that. Till then I’m using duck tape. Platystemon fucked around with this message at 10:33 on May 13, 2017 |
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It's not a twist knob. It's a tab with a bend in it. Don't unscrew it. Bend the inner tab so the top snaps over it. The acorn nut is the part that rides in the latch. Misleading design. Caught me too.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:It's not a twist knob. It's a tab with a bend in it. Don't unscrew it. Bend the inner tab so the top snaps over it. The acorn nut is the part that rides in the latch. Hmm, I’ll take another look at it. It just fell into pieces when I took it out of the box. e: Thanks. Not the most sophisticated mechanism, but it works. I put some glue on the threads so it won’t work its way lose again at an inopportune moment. Platystemon fucked around with this message at 11:26 on May 13, 2017 |
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the hype around brushless drills is incredibly real (posting from my makita xt269m kit)
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I know this is generally about new tools... So for better or worse I picked up this old Craftsman table saw. I managed to bust the on/off switch in transport  I'm guessing isn't that hard to fix, its just a light switch. I don't have space or I might have also grabbed these    There were a couple others I didn't get pix of.
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Dukket posted:I know this is generally about new tools... "New to You" is still "New"
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Dukket posted:I know this is generally about new tools... You should have grabbed them and made space.
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May 15, 2017 23:36
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gimmie that lathe!
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Mr. Mambold posted:You should have grabbed them and made space. Unfortunately I don't think it would be possible to both find space AND be able to use them...or get to anything else in the room...or avoid being murdered by my wife.
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Rutibex posted:gimmie that lathe! Are you in the Chicagoland area?
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Dukket posted:Are you in the Chicagoland area? Please place it on a barge and set it loose in lake Michigan. It will hopefully float its way naturally to Georgian Bay where I will pick it up.
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Rutibex posted:gimmie that lathe! I will pay whatever Rutibex offers plus a dollar. ungghhhhh I love the look of old lathes made out of rounded castings (instead of the square boxy ones we get today)
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Sagebrush posted:ungghhhhh I love the look of old lathes made out of rounded castings (instead of the square boxy ones we get today) With some greebling it could be a retrofuturistic death ray gun.
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Dukket posted:I know this is generally about new tools... I'd definitely do something like this instead of a normal lightswitch: https://www.amazon.com/POWERTEC-71007-220V-Paddle-Switch/dp/B00KPEEPAW Table saws terrify me.
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Dukket posted:I know this is generally about new tools... Lol I just notice how he customized his blade insert to accommodate a dado pack.
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devicenull posted:I'd definitely do something like this instead of a normal lightswitch: https://www.amazon.com/POWERTEC-71007-220V-Paddle-Switch/dp/B00KPEEPAW It occurs to me to wonder if it would be feasible to set up a switch so that you had to keep it depressed for the saw to keep operating. One obvious design problem is cuts where you want to move around during the cut (e.g. a long rip cup where you start out behind the piece and move to the side). Maybe something like, there's a main switch on the saw, and when it's active, the saw looks for signal from a handheld switch (bluetooth or something) which automatically shuts itself off if you don't keep it held open. If you lose the wireless signal then the saw automatically shuts off.
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Having to manually keep a switch activated, through any mechanism, sounds like a good way to get distracted and lose a finger. Like the other poster suggested: just have a big paddle-style emergency off-switch. That's the standard. It's harder to turn on (recessed on switch) and easy to turn off (slap the paddle). I hard-wired one of these onto my table saw, one onto my jointer, and in-lined one on my router table (they came ready to plug in like an extension cord out of the box, so you don't have to do anything beyond plug it in if you don't want to):  http://www.rockler.com/safety-power-tool-switch
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Make sure it's either perfect knee or toe height so you don't have to take your hands off the piece and risk kickback
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:It occurs to me to wonder if it would be feasible to set up a switch so that you had to keep it depressed for the saw to keep operating. One obvious design problem is cuts where you want to move around during the cut (e.g. a long rip cup where you start out behind the piece and move to the side). For that you would want a foot pedal not a switch.
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Or have it like a pin on a cord on your belt so if you step back from the table saw it pulls the pin and cuts power
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Bad Munki posted:Having to manually keep a switch activated, through any mechanism, sounds like a good way to get distracted and lose a finger. This is a great suggestion. I think someone else suggested the same thing or similar earlier I'm excited to have it and it was cheap. I've watched a couple vids on calibrating table saws.
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Or just TURN OFF THE loving TABLE SAW SIRI
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That paddle pops off really easily so you can put something even bigger on it. I've seen people put a swinging kickplate like 3' wide and 2' tall across the entire front of their saw, down by the floor, hanging such that it depresses the exposed "off" button. Then it's just a matter of kicking forward anywhere in front of your saw to kill power. I've been meaning to do that myself, just haven't gotten around to itMr. Mambold posted:Or just TURN OFF THE loving TABLE SAW SIRI "Playing songs by Mumford & Sons"
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So maybe I'm taking the whole tool min-maxing thing too far but can anyone recommend a good tape measure? Mine disappeared during our move. I figure as much as I use it, it should be a good one, right?
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