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SkunkDuster posted:Can track saws be calibrated if you use a saw blade with a wider/thinner kerf than what comes stock on the saw? Get a new zero clearance strip and rip away (unless it's a wider kerf in which case skip step 1).
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If anyone has been wanting the Makita 36v track saw and has had trouble finding one like me you may want to take a gander at Amazon. I tried to buy one back in March but there was no stock anywhere and my local industrial supplier said they were backordered for 6+ months, pandemic supply causality. Just noticed a short bit ago though that Amazon has them in stock all of a sudden and even at a small discount.
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Yeah, I bought one a couple weeks ago. I love that saw.
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Someone was asking about Robot Vacuums, Amazon has the Shark self emptying one on sale today for $319, normally $599. drat good deal, I have this one and we love it. https://smile.amazon.com/Shark-R100...&ref_=pd_gw_unk
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Oct 28, 2021 14:33
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Does anybody make a good tool for breaking down cardboard boxes? It's a never ending battle trying to get them in the recycling, and my box cutter ain't cutting (heh) it. Bonus points if it's DeWalt.
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Oct 28, 2021 20:50
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Smugworth posted:Does anybody make a good tool for breaking down cardboard boxes? It's a never ending battle trying to get them in the recycling, and my box cutter ain't cutting (heh) it. Bonus points if it's DeWalt. Put a new blade in your box cutter. Blades should be changed often. They're inexpensive and a 10 to 15 dollar box of them should last most of your adult life. If you really want to rep team yellow you can get their blades and a team yellow utility knife. https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Heavy-Duty-Blades-for-Utility-Knives-75-Pack-DWHT11004/202710456 https://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Hand-Tools-Knives-Blades-Knives-Utility-Knives/DEWALT/N-5yc1vZ1z18gf5Z4j2
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skipdogg posted:Put a new blade in your box cutter. Blades should be changed often. They're inexpensive and a 10 to 15 dollar box of them should last most of your adult life. I'd rec Olfa instead of Dewalt, at least for the handle: https://www.homedepot.com/p/OLFA-25-mm-Utility-Knife-EH-1/206431677 That twist-locking mechanism is 
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Johnny Truant posted:I'd rec Olfa instead of Dewalt, at least for the handle: https://www.homedepot.com/p/OLFA-25-mm-Utility-Knife-EH-1/206431677 I cannot recommend a Tajima knife enough.
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Oct 28, 2021 22:21
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I have the DeWalt box cutter and a 50 pack of bi-metal blades, but I was curious if there was an electric tool with which to murder boxes in droves.
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Oct 28, 2021 22:34
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Take your pick, but they'd probably all be dangerous as hell. Reciprocating saw, circular saw, jig saw, angle grinder, multi tool.
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Oct 28, 2021 22:43
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You could use a CNC router to break down your boxes into decorative patterns
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Smugworth posted:I have the DeWalt box cutter and a 50 pack of bi-metal blades, but I was curious if there was an electric tool with which to murder boxes in droves. Obviously the Bosch chainsaw is the perfect box opener https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2dJLDxoTIY
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FISHMANPET posted:Take your pick, but they'd probably all be dangerous as hell. Reciprocating saw, circular saw, jig saw, angle grinder, multi tool. Flamethrower, don't forget flamethrower! (Please forget the flamethrower)
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Oct 28, 2021 23:28
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Cardboard is rough and abrasive to start with, and corrugated cardboard like you'll find in most shipping boxes and the like is ~3 layers of cardboard and two layers of adhesive. It eats blades way faster than most people think it does, and that's as applicable to power tools as it is to utility knives.
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Smugworth posted:I have the DeWalt box cutter and a 50 pack of bi-metal blades, but I was curious if there was an electric tool with which to murder boxes in droves. 
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Khizan posted:Cardboard is rough and abrasive to start with, and corrugated cardboard like you'll find in most shipping boxes and the like is ~3 layers of cardboard and two layers of adhesive. It eats blades way faster than most people think it does, and that's as applicable to power tools as it is to utility knives. This, plus most people don't seem to realize just HOW DISPOSABLE disposable utility knife blades are/need to be. When I have a serious amount of large cardboard to cut up (like, large package shipments) I will absolutely put a short blade (usually a demo or metal blade) on the sawzall, but it's really overkill for most of anything like that if you just have a sharp utility knife blade. I will also admit that the very nice and large fire pit at my new place has been used more for burning off cardboard boxes than anything else.
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Was also about to suggest a mini chainsaw a la AvE.
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Lol at you snowflakes that use knives and poo poo to cut up boxes. You ain't a real man unless you go to the fertilizer store and the gas station, get some Diesel and uhhhhhhh.......... Like so yeah, probably burning them in a fire pit would be good, or like sharp blades or whatever yeah.
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i wonder if used cardboard is still our #1 export to china
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The Saucer Hovers posted:i wonder if used cardboard is still our #1 export to china I thought China stopped accepting most garbage/recycling from the US several years ago
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Squibbles posted:I thought China stopped accepting most garbage/recycling from the US several years ago lets hope so
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Squibbles posted:I thought China stopped accepting most garbage/recycling from the US several years ago They did, and this is why basically zero percent of comingled recycling is getting recycled anymore.
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Motronic posted:When I have a serious amount of large cardboard to cut up (like, large package shipments) I will absolutely put a short blade (usually a demo or metal blade) on the sawzall, but it's really overkill for most of anything like that if you just have a sharp utility knife blade. Ok, I've already got a couple sawzalls, maybe I'm good
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Box cutting chat: Former grocery store clerk checking in. You want these, and only these: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00006IC0L/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_GN4PZANWA0NRQSKRWSK5 Get a 100 pack of single edge razor blades and keep 2-4 of these on you, flipping and changing the blades often.
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stealie72 posted:Box cutting chat: Yeah these are legit. They look and feel like throwaway garbage, but they work. Razor blades are so much thinner and sharper than the “utility” format.
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Platystemon posted:They look and feel like throwaway garbage, but they work. Because they are literally throwaway garbage. If you aren't working for an employer who won't buy you something better get some decent utility blades (what's in there) and a decent handle (what that very much isn't). They are ergonomically garbage and if you aren't doing minimum cost product because you go through hundreds of these things a year (and asking in this thread probably means you aren't) be nice to yourself for very little extra money. No offense intended stealie, but you can do better for not much more. These are not-quite-lowest-cost bulk throwaway items. If you're not doing this in bulk and handing them to people who will walk off with your more expensive handles and boxes of blades there is no reason to do this to yourself. They are an ergonomic nightmare. Motronic fucked around with this message at 03:39 on Oct 29, 2021 |
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  I mean that blades of the first format are universally just not as good as blades of the second format. I believe that the first format is original to utility knives. I know that the second is a repurposed shaving blade format from the turn of the twentieth century. It’s also widely used in biological laboratories for sectioning tissue with microtomes, and that’s what the best blades are marketed for. If you know of a more durable and ergonomic holder for the second sort of blade, that holds the edge parallel to the handle for cutting and not perpendicular for scraping, by all means link it. Platystemon fucked around with this message at 04:38 on Oct 29, 2021 |
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Nice to hear you all talking about the absolute worst way to deal with cardboard boxes. Get on my level https://www.zoro.com/makita-18v-lxt-cut-out-saw-xds01z/i/G7113666/
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There is also this blade format that comes from a different turn‐of‐the‐century shaving device (the Durham Duplex): For whatever reasons, probably largely inertia, they are today used for installing carpet and for grooming dogs. These blades are O.K., somewhere between the other two types for most uses. Bizarrely, the blades marketed for carpet use are the sharper of the two. Neither is sharp enough that you would want to shave with them.
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Man up and just punch those things into cellulose. Actually I've got an old heavy Kobalt they don't even make any more. Cool looking, scuffed up.
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The milwaukee fastback is super smooth and nice and the lutz 357 is big (so maybe you won't lose it) and has blade storage for when they go dull quicky and a quick install system. I thought it was goofy at first but I like how it feels. Mr. Mambold posted:Actually I've got an old Holy poo poo we're all so surprised!
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Man, I've always just folded the boxes with the corrugated grain in half or however they'll fit flat into my recycling bin. Flat is a much better fit then cutting to pieces. As a former store stocking clerk, cutting cardboard boxes is only done when you have to do it. Large oversize boxes or boxes that can't break down flat are a good example. Utility knife is easiest and replace blades often. Either the double ended trapezoid or my favorite, the olfa break-off style. Much faster and easier to snap and go then to undo the knife and switch the blade around. There are also several kinds of power scissors. I've used some for tradeshow booth materials like cutting large amounts of heavy fabric and poster board/vinyl graphic sheets. I'm sure they could handle cardboard. They're much faster and cleaner cutting than I would have thought. Obviously there are some lesser duty crafting types and some heavier duty.
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I mistakenly bought a non retractable Stanley knife the other day, I'm just used to the ones with the slidey lever on top. It came with a really lovely plastic triangle to go on the blade end, which feels like a sliced fingertip waiting to happen. So I guess I need to buy another one.
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Verman posted:There are also several kinds of power scissors. I've used some for tradeshow booth materials like cutting large amounts of heavy fabric and poster board/vinyl graphic sheets. I'm sure they could handle cardboard. They're much faster and cleaner cutting than I would have thought. Obviously there are some lesser duty crafting types and some heavier duty. Yeah, but cardboard is still gonna trash their blades and then you're gonna have dull power scissors trying to gum their way through cardboard.
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I have not considered using my hackzall on cardboard, but maybe I should. Sometimes I have to throw out fruit boxes that are a pain because they use thick cardboard and it’s all glued together.
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Platystemon posted:For whatever reasons, probably largely inertia, they are today used for installing carpet and for grooming dogs
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Slugworth posted:Wait, what?    https://www.harborfreight.com/pack-of-10-carpet-knife-blades-98541.html All the same blade size and shape, originally patented in 1907 for a safety razor. Multiple industries have coopted it in the century since because the blades were cheap and widely available. That said, I didn’t see any being marketed today for dog grooming, so maybe they’ve finally moved on. Also, apparently, these blades are also sold for use in pathology. I didn’t know about that one.  
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Platystemon posted:Also, apparently, these blades are also sold for use in pathology. I didn’t know about that one. Was gonna chime in to say I only know that knife by the name "path blade" 
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Squibbles posted:I thought China stopped accepting most garbage/recycling from the US several years ago They've firewalled your posts, yeah.
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:The milwaukee fastback is super smooth and nice and the lutz 357 is big (so maybe you won't lose it) and has blade storage for when they go dull quicky and a quick install system. I thought it was goofy at first but I like how it feels. Yeah the fastback w the screwdriver attachment is awesome
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