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Thanks - still trying to figure out how to best use all my new toys! Also, last night I put together some 3'x4' flats (11/32" plywood on a 1x3 frame) which will ultimately be a modular wargaming table. Based on the discussion I gave the impact driver a try and holy. poo poo. you guys were not kidding. It's like the wood turned into clay and I was just pressing the screws in.
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Bad Munki posted:Interesting, hadn't seen that before. Still, for a lot of situations (almost all?), even if the bit can handle it, I'd want continuous torque. But it's interesting to know the option is out there. Trying to think of when you would want to impact drive a drill bit though, or if it's just a marketing ploy. It's nice to have in a pinch, is why I bought the set that included the drill bits.
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Hubis posted:Thanks - still trying to figure out how to best use all my new toys! I really found the value of my impact when I was trying to take some (probably decades-old) 3" screws out to take an old coat rack down the previous owners installed. The slothead screws were so sunk in and repeatedly painted over I could barely even get a bit in them, and my biggest hand screwdriver did poo poo-all. But one little blast of my fairly dinky 14.4v impact and they jumped about an inch out of the wall. It was very satisfying.
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Bad Munki posted:Trying to think of when you would want to impact drive a drill bit though, or if it's just a marketing ploy. In case you have actual control over your tool buying habits, and you only purchased the impact driver, of course. At least that's what I would imagine someone like that would do. VVV It was a loosely translated German term. One Legged Ninja fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Sep 30, 2014 |
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One Legged Ninja posted:In case you have actual control over your tool buying habits, and you only purchased the impact driver I understand what each of these words mean on their own, but they make no sense the way you've assembled them.
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Sep 29, 2014 23:01
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I use my impact driver fairly often for running spade bits through wood. Its a little slower than my cordless drill but it is more compact and fits in places the drill doesn't.
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King of Gulps posted:That looks like a normal compression fitting, unless I'm not seeing the right thing that needs a torch? Also your mirror is a real mystery: how did they mount it in the first place? Like I guess they could put up brackets and slide it in there sideways, but not with black sticky crud on the back, or they could put up one bracket and glue the mirror to the wall, but how do they screw in the second bracket? Your posts are like the "I accidentally the whole thing" of this dang forum! melon cat fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Sep 30, 2014 |
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Sep 30, 2014 16:04
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One Legged Ninja posted:In case you have actual control over your tool buying habits I am trying to find a 12 step program that can deal with whatever deep-seated psychological problem caused me to buy 11 Bosch 18v Litheon batteries over the last 4 years.
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CharlieWhiskey posted:I am trying to find a 12 step program that can deal with whatever deep-seated psychological problem caused me to buy 11 Bosch 18v Litheon batteries over the last 4 years. That's just what I imagined someone like you would do.
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CharlieWhiskey posted:I am trying to find a 12 step program that can deal with whatever deep-seated psychological problem caused me to buy 11 Bosch 18v Litheon batteries over the last 4 years. I'm going to try and snap some pictures of my father in law's house next time i'm over there. Honestly, it's hard to really describe the magnitude of his addiction without having visuals. Every corner of his house is stacked floor to ceiling with new tools, in the box, never opened. He has 4-5 sheds out back that are bursting at the seams with unopened band saws, drill presses, chops saws, est.. again, all in the box unopned. The man is a tool nerd and LOVES a deal. He goes to HD, Lowes, Sears and Osh everyday and just scopes the clearance bins. Here's a good example, this Saturday I called him and asked him what he thought about the gas actuated electric nail guns. I told him I was going to be doing a lot of casing work and didn't want to drag a compressor around. He told me to hang tight and he'd look around for me... I didn't know what that meant at the time. Well, he came over Sunday and with these in hand, he said something to the effect of "Found these in one of the sheds, I have a couple sets but have never tried them... here you go" 
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Does this man have any other daughters that are still available? Or gay sons, I'm not picky. I just need to get on board before he kicks the bucket.
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Bad Munki posted:Does this man have any other daughters that are still available? Or gay sons, I'm not picky. I just need to get on board before he kicks the bucket. No but coincidentally his other daughter married a struggling mechanic... yea coincidentally.
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Any help on getting this pulley off? Tried hammering it off, then I tried a press (car jack, scissor type), then I tried it after soaking in WD40. No dice. Any idea how it's attached, looks to be just pressed on, cannot find any trace of set screws except in the middle of the center hole in the axle there seems to be threads, but I have no idea how that's supposed to help me
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Oct 1, 2014 11:15
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Bearing puller and heat, and impact. Do you need to keep the pulley? If not cut it off with a grinder, if so go gentle with the heat and impact.
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Oct 1, 2014 12:30
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Sometimes WD40 can't cut through the rust. Try soaking in PB Blaster for a while, then impact/heat again.
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Cakefool posted:Bearing puller and heat, and impact. Do you need to keep the pulley? If not cut it off with a grinder, if so go gentle with the heat and impact. The pulley is what I'm after, the motor it's stuck to is junk. And we don't have PB blaster here afaik. Not sure what an equivalent product would be.
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The AI classic turbo-penetrator: half and half acetone and ATF. I like to add a little peppermint oil too, I think it's the most effective element of PBlaster (it's the "P" in the name  ).Obvious disclaimer: DO NOT HUFF.
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I've been really happy with Kroil, better than PB Blaster for what I've un-stuck. It seems to need about an hour of penetrating time. I've had a couple of suspension bolts that weren't going anywhere dry, then I remember the Kroil, put it on and go eat a sandwich. Come back and the stuff comes off like nothing ever happened. I haven't tried acetone/ATF, mostly because I don't have any ATF around.
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Bosch RA1181 Benchtop Router Table $117 on Amazon ($174 at Home Depot) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H12DQ6?t=slicinc-20&tag=slicinc-20&ascsubtag=a2607d3c808041378600c9924eb7f4b8 
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His Divine Shadow posted:Any help on getting this pulley off? Tried hammering it off, then I tried a press (car jack, scissor type), then I tried it after soaking in WD40. No dice. Any idea how it's attached, looks to be just pressed on, cannot find any trace of set screws except in the middle of the center hole in the axle there seems to be threads, but I have no idea how that's supposed to help me I can't tell from your description or the pitcure, is the center hole threaded? When I had to replace the impeller assembly on my chipper it was pressed on to a tapered shaft. A bolt threaded all the way in and then backed out a few turns, followed by a few solid hits to bolt head with a 4 lb sledge hammer got it loose.
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Sointenly posted:z I have this table. I hate it. At $117 it's technically a good value but it's cheap all around and the surface was warped and uneven in multiple ways. I'd seriously consider 1) building your own table which can start as simple as a piece of plywood with a hole in it which would at least be flat. 2) spending more on this one, which gets better reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Bench-Dog-40-001-Contractor-Benchtop/dp/B00002242E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1412206351&sr=8-3&keywords=router+table
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asdf32 posted:2) spending more on this one, which gets better reviews: i have this router table and It Is Good.
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asdf32 posted:I have this table. I hate it. I'm not buying one, just saw the deal and thought i'd post it in case people were in the market. Thanks for the review.
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I've seen a lot of other reviews about the Bosch one saying the table was uneven elsehwere and some youtube videos. Can anyone tell me if there are brands to avoid when looking for older radial arm saws? I want one that accepts dados (maybe they all can ? ) and because they are radical.
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More router table chat, I am actually considering buying the Kreg precision fence and then building a table around it because all the larger tables I find are expensive as gently caress while the cheaper ones are too small for my taste.
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I've been reading about people insetting jigsaws into tables to make cheapo bandsaw type dealies. Are they as terrible and dangerous as they sound, or do they actually have a valid use-case?
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The only ones worth looking at are Powermatic and Delta.
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Cakefool posted:I've been reading about people insetting jigsaws into tables to make cheapo bandsaw type dealies. Are they as terrible and dangerous as they sound, or do they actually have a valid use-case? No more dangerous than any other exposed, moving, blade. Don't touch the blade when it's running, don't put anything in the cut line you want in one piece, don't fall on it. I'll leave validity to individuals but it is to a jigsaw what a table saw is to a circular saw.
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Cakefool posted:I've been reading about people insetting jigsaws into tables to make cheapo bandsaw type dealies. Are they as terrible and dangerous as they sound, or do they actually have a valid use-case? I would love to hear more about this because I'm contemplating moving my router into a table saw wing extension, and I wouldn't mind doing something with my Bosch router table (same one everyone hates) other than sell it.
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ADHDan posted:I would love to hear more about this because I'm contemplating moving my router into a table saw wing extension, and I wouldn't mind doing something with my Bosch router table (same one everyone hates) other than sell it. I'll go dig a pic up but basically make a plate that drops into the router table like the adapter plates that let you turn a router into a router table, but mount your jigsaw to the underside rather than a router. Router router router router.
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ADHDan posted:I would love to hear more about this because I'm contemplating moving my router into a table saw wing extension, and I wouldn't mind doing something with my Bosch router table (same one everyone hates) other than sell it. Stumpy Nubs made one, has a video on it and plenty of others have built them. Might be handy if you don't have a scroll saw.
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Post 556 on this page http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174553&page=28 Though the whole thread is required reading.
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wormil posted:The only ones worth looking at are Powermatic and Delta. My dad's got an old Craftsman that's probably 30+ years old, it's seen a shitload of use over the years and keeps on going.
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stubblyhead posted:My dad's got an old Craftsman that's probably 30+ years old, it's seen a shitload of use over the years and keeps on going. I'm sure there are other good ones out there but most of the consumer level RAS were crap.
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Sylink posted:More router table chat, I am actually considering buying the Kreg precision fence and then building a table around it because all the larger tables I find are expensive as gently caress while the cheaper ones are too small for my taste. I stepped up to the Kreg table from that bosch but in my haste (I added it to the wedding registry) I didn't notice that the $180 table didn't come with the fence and now I'm faced with the fence costing another $200. Not thrilled with that. I may do some work with it before adding the fence. I also have zero solution for a frame and currently have it resting on top of the old bosch frame unattached. All the Kreg stuff seems highly reviewed, but the fence seems a bit pricy. In retrospect I wish I had gone with the bench dog.
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If you have a small Makita impact, or any other square impact, the Home Depot had the 1/2 chuck for ~5 bucks today.
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asdf32 posted:I stepped up to the Kreg table from that bosch but in my haste (I added it to the wedding registry) I didn't notice that the $180 table didn't come with the fence and now I'm faced with the fence costing another $200. Not thrilled with that. I may do some work with it before adding the fence. Make your own fence before you bother spending $200 for one. You can get by with a board with a half a hole in the middle, or you can make an elaborate, easily adjustable one for not much more money.
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asdf32 posted:I stepped up to the Kreg table from that bosch but in my haste (I added it to the wedding registry) I didn't notice that the $180 table didn't come with the fence and now I'm faced with the fence costing another $200. Not thrilled with that. I may do some work with it before adding the fence. I also have zero solution for a frame and currently have it resting on top of the old bosch frame unattached. I may just buy the bench dog. I know people say you should build your own table but I just want to get to building poo poo that isn't more tools. I could easily spend years building the tools so I could build something useful.
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wormil posted:The only ones worth looking at are Powermatic and Delta. I disagree to some extent. I own both a 9" Dewalt Moto Mitre Box from 1948 and a similar 1990 Delta 12" that Norm used. Dewalt, Delta, Red Star, and even some Craftsman Electronic saws are good RAS's. The key here is, they are only as good as the blade you put on them. I'm using Freud's 80T 5 deg negative hook blade on both and it was a night/day difference from what they came with. Check our Mr Sawdusts book on Amazon. You can find a classic Dewalt MMB for pennies off CL. If you were in Oregon, I would sell you mine, I don't need two with the Delta.
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the spyder posted:You can find a classic Dewalt MMB for pennies off CL. You should snap them up and bring them to the east coast, they sell for a pretty penny here. There are 2 on my local CL, one is 70's-80's 10" model, looks like hell, and they want $220. The other is a 16" and they want $750. Red Star is a brand I've heard of but never seen except on the internet. There is a 60's Craftsman RAS locally for dirt cheap, I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I had a place for it in my shop. But most of the Craftsman saws on CL are junk. A couple years ago people couldn't give them away and many went to the landfill but there has been a small resurgence in popularity and they sell for a few bucks now.
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