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Buy the same model at home Depot and then return the broken one to home depot
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California Air question: Will the 8 gallon model run a Dynafile alright or would it need a portable tank added to get anything done?
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Mr. Mambold posted:Pulled the trigger. If my neighbour had Bradford pears, I would pay them to cut the bastards down.
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Platystemon posted:If my neighbour had Bradford pears, I would pay them to cut the bastards down. This thing was planted 20-25 years ago by trolls who lived next door. Nasty, vicious trolls.  They withered and died, but it has thrived, even though it's supposedly at its EOL, from what my friend says. Well, it definitely is now.I got the Ryobi cordless and put it together today, gave it a whirl, it has some nice features. Obviously 18v is not going to have the power of a corded Homelite, which we used the past couple days. And that in turn won't have quite the power of a gas motorized saw, but it has impressed. The Ryobi's a foot longer, won't telescope, but I suppose that's really not a big deal. Has a nice shoulder strap, or you can rest the butt of the battery on your thigh while cutting. And it has a rest at the butt of the bar, which is kinda hit and miss. I wish that was adjustable instead of part of the molded plastic. Also I had to really torque the threaded connectors with a channel lock and pipe wrench to get the jank out. I think if you want to use one of these for a sustained period, you probably better have at least 3 batteries. I've got plenty, so that was another factor to get it. This is last week.  Today: It's obvious from this pic that they has someone prune it some years back, but it kinda went  from there....
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The sole redeeming quality of Bradford pears is that they have some very nice carving wood in them.
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Mar 30, 2019 02:17
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I'm a bit surprised at how many dibs for turning projects are getting put on that tree. It carves too, eh...hmmm...it's also great firewood, I understand.
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Mar 30, 2019 02:53
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Bradford pears make interesting wood because they’re weak and bad. It’s like Frank Lloyd Wright engineered the things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T32YKxs8Ne8 Fayetteville, Arkansas has a bounty on Bradford pears this year. It’s a modest but welcome gesture. Platystemon fucked around with this message at 11:42 on Mar 30, 2019 |
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Mar 30, 2019 11:36
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After quite a while going round in circles on dewalt's website and with various "premier" service centers here, I finally found someone willing to even engage with me on whether it's possible to replace a single plastic part under warranty. If he comes through on it guess where I'll be buying my kit from in future.
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Mar 30, 2019 13:54
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Big box stores/the internet are great and all, but lately I’ve come rely a lot more on small local distributors for tools. You may pay a little more, but they usually have better quality stuff and if something goes wrong there is an actual human who knows who you are that you can talk to. The people that work there even actually know something useful about the product they’re selling too which is a refreshing change from the employees at Lowe’s. Mr. Mambold posted:I'm a bit surprised at how many dibs for turning projects are getting put on that tree. It carves too, eh...hmmm...it's also great firewood, I understand. The wood itself is actually fairly strong, they’re just very prone to growing with narrow, weak crotches that split. Kaiser Schnitzel fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Mar 30, 2019 |
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Mar 30, 2019 15:37
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:Big box stores/the internet are great and all, but lately I’ve come rely a lot more on small local distributors for tools. You may pay a little more, but they usually have better quality stuff and if something goes wrong there is an actual human who knows who you are that you can talk to. The people that work there even actually know something useful about the product they’re selling too which is a refreshing change from the employees at Lowe’s. Also because I buy a lot of stuff from amazon they fall over themselves to offer return-refunds (not ideal in this case) but also whenever someone fucks up it feels like they're going to get taken out back and shot. Amazon posted:I have reviewed the e-mail that was sent you to by my colleague Dwayne H, I am so sorry to inform you that the address provided in the e-mail is not our return fulfillment cernter's address. Poor Dwayne, we hardly knew ye. Kaiser Schnitzel posted:The wood itself is actually fairly strong, they’re just very prone to growing with narrow, weak crotches that split. 
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Mar 30, 2019 15:43
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Butch Cassidy posted:California Air question: Will the 8 gallon model run a Dynafile alright or would it need a portable tank added to get anything done? The specs on the Dynafile aren't really clear, but I imagine the 8-gallon would struggle to keep up. Just going by intuition on its air needs though. I'd be curious to hear from someone with a bit more expertise, as I'm getting an 8-gallon myself. I really only intend to use it for blowing air, inflating tires, and running a nailer, but if I could stretch it a bit further I certainly wouldn't mind.
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Mar 31, 2019 15:25
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Butch Cassidy posted:California Air question: Will the 8 gallon model run a Dynafile alright or would it need a portable tank added to get anything done?
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Anyone have any opinions on the shelix cutterheads for planers? My blades are towards the end of their life and I’m going to be switching them out. I realize the cost is a lot but are they much better? I have a dewalt 735 if it matters.
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AFewBricksShy posted:Anyone have any opinions on the shelix cutterheads for planers? My blades are towards the end of their life and I’m going to be switching them out. I realize the cost is a lot but are they much better? Quieter cut, cleaner cut, less chatter in the boards. Worth ir if you plan to use it a lot
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 This is the best thing. I never knew soldering was supposed to be this easy. I've never had a soldering iron where the whole tip got hot. there'd always be just a spot that was warm and only that point the solder would stick to. I'd constantly have to scrub and clean and sand the tips and drag the tip around the solder until I found that one hot point in order to get the solder to melt. Soldering always seemed like such a giant pain in the rear end and I never knew how everyone else made it seem so effortless. Mind you, I'm no stranger to soldering. I've fixed all sorts of stuff; motherboards, hard drive controllers, monitors, stereos, I used to build my own vapes before they became a thing you could just go and buy. poo poo when I was 10 I fixed my Atari by reflowing the coax socket. I've been doing this poo poo for over 2 decades and I'm ONLY NOW finding out that this doesn't have to be a loving chore. WHY THE gently caress DID NOBODY TELL ME? There are plenty of tools you can cheap out on. Soldering irons apparently aren't one of them.
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I've been looking for a n ew good iron - my old rear end "high end" adjustable radio shack has finally soldered its last mostly due to lovely parts that aren't worth continuing to replace even if I can find them. This looks like a good candidate.
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Apr 4, 2019 04:21
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Pace ST-50 might be a good one to look at as well.
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Dropping a bundle on a proper tool only hurts until the first time you use it and you realize how easy things are supposed to be.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:There are plenty of tools you can cheap out on. Soldering irons apparently aren't one of them. This is something I have "known" but always put off because "whatever I can make due with what I have" and am never quite sure how much of it is the (decent but middling) iron and how much of it is my (lack of) technique. This might be enough encouragement for me to just pull the trigger, though.
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Weller and Hakko make some good ones too. A little expensive (50-???) but worth it.
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taqueso posted:Pace ST-50 might be a good one to look at as well. I just went on a hell of a deep dive between the two. I really like the cartridge style tips on the ADS, as well as the super small handle-to-tip distance on the ADS. The available "ultra" tips look awesome for building up traces and other high thermal mass operations.
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The ST-50 uses the same cartridge tips (I think). At least very similar cartridge tips.
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taqueso posted:The ST-50 uses the same cartridge tips (I think). At least very similar cartridge tips. Looks like you can get it with different irons, and some of the first ones I was looking at came with an old school non-direct heat iron (PS-90). I'm not really sure of any meaningful difference between the two at this point. But I ordered the ADS-200 with the setback stand/cable, and like 7 different tips from hilariously small to a 1/4 solder paint brush.
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I love lunch break estate sales. Picked up a 8 inch drill press, 2 old disston saws, a bunch of odd screws and nuts, and a history of the IRA for 40 bucks.
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Motronic posted:Looks like you can get it with different irons, and some of the first ones I was looking at came with an old school non-direct heat iron (PS-90). I'm not really sure of any meaningful difference between the two at this point. But I ordered the ADS-200 with the setback stand/cable, and like 7 different tips from hilariously small to a 1/4 solder paint brush.  Where'd you get yours? I ordered from amazon.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:
Tequipment - It was $243 for the one with instant setback. Amazon was like $270 (no prime) for that or $260 without and I'd have it in my grubby hands tomorrow. I decided to try to be patient and take the deal. They are in NJ and I'm in easter PA so it's possible I actually will have it tomorrow if they get it shipped today.
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coathat posted:I love lunch break estate sales. Picked up a 8 inch drill press, 2 old disston saws, a bunch of odd screws and nuts, and a history of the IRA for 40 bucks. lol
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Motronic posted:Tequipment - It was $243 for the one with instant setback. Amazon was like $270 (no prime) for that or $260 without and I'd have it in my grubby hands tomorrow. I decided to try to be patient and take the deal. They are in NJ and I'm in easter PA so it's possible I actually will have it tomorrow if they get it shipped today. Well poo poo I bought the $300 one with the standard stand and 4 tips. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KY58984/ I could have saved a few bucks and waited an extra day if I had known they were in NJ.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Well poo poo I bought the $300 one with the standard stand and 4 tips. Looks like their pricing on tips is pretty good too. This is what I ordered with it: 
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coathat posted:I love lunch break estate sales. Picked up a 8 inch drill press, 2 old disston saws, a bunch of odd screws and nuts, and a history of the IRA for 40 bucks. Lucky. How long is your lunch break?
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That's the amazing part, those cartridge tips are an incredible deal IMO.
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Apr 4, 2019 23:39
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Anyone got preferences for router tables? All the ones I'm seeing are either terribly reviewed or very expensive. It seems like the sort of thing you could make out of a piece of plywood and a few clamps.
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My co-worker is awesome and brought this dovetail jig in for me today. He grabbed it at an auto parts swap meet as part of a giant "bunch of poo poo for $10" box, and said he'd never use it. He also gave me a giant rear end auger bit. 
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Jaded Burnout posted:Anyone got preferences for router tables? All the ones I'm seeing are either terribly reviewed or very expensive. It seems like the sort of thing you could make out of a piece of plywood and a few clamps. The table itself can well be a piece of plywood, it's the router lift that can be the difficult part.
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AFewBricksShy posted:He also gave me a giant rear end auger bit. That rear end auger looks unsafe. For one thing, it lacks a flared base.
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Platystemon posted:That rear end auger looks unsafe. Always practice safe rear end play edit: VVV lol Harry Potter on Ice fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Apr 5, 2019 |
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Platystemon posted:That rear end auger looks unsafe. Looks like a locking base to me.
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Jaded Burnout posted:Anyone got preferences for router tables? All the ones I'm seeing are either terribly reviewed or very expensive. It seems like the sort of thing you could make out of a piece of plywood and a few clamps. Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I don't have plans for it, but I made a pretty simple one out of half a sheet of MDF. The router base mounts to a piece of 1/4" plywood which bolts through the table base and sits in a little routed out area. I made several of the mounting pieces at the same time so all the holes for bolts etc. line up and so I'd have several for different sized openings for different sized bits. The fence assembly moves forward and back in two 1/2" slots with a 1/2" carriage bolt sticking up through them, and is clamped in position by washers and wingnuts. The semi-sacrificial front fences are similarly attached to the main fence assembly with countersunk 1/4" carriage bolts going through slots so you can move those fences in and out to accommodate different bit sizes. It's all just glued and screwed together. MDF hates screws so drill pilot holes, but it's much flatter than I think it would have been if I'd used good plywood. Homemade ice cream tub dust collector works very well.
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:Pretty easy to make your own. I posted this in the woodworking thread a while ago, and it's basically a homemade copy of the Kreg ones (which are good if you want a router table the works and does everything it is supposed to do). The fences lately seem to have come out of alignment or something and I think I might have been better off to have made it out of baltic birch plywood or something stiffer than MDF. Thanks. Making a proper workbench feels like so much yak shaving to me but I think it's time to do it.
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You have my yaks.
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