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BaseballPCHiker posted:I am glad I found this thread! The DeWalt DWE7485 fits the bill price-wise at $299, provided you don’t need a dado stack. It’s a great saw, easy to set up, solid fence, etc. I’ve been real happy with mine, I’m only upgrading to a sawstop at some point for the safety features.
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Table saw crosscut sleds: All the videos I've seen of making them show them being used without the riving knife, which would get in the way. I got told "always use the riving knife". Do the sleds make it okay not to? I get that the work is supported from the rear throughout, but some of the kickback videos I've seen show the piece going upwards and not just back.
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Jan 10, 2024 19:16
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:Table saw crosscut sleds: I use a riving knife with my sled. I'm not sure why someone wouldn't, maybe a different knife design? I do have to have it in the lower position, where it matches the height of the blade, but that's how I use it anyway.
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Jan 10, 2024 19:26
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I've got a relatively cheap saw and the knife isn't adjustable below sticking about 3CM above the blade - which would make it pretty likely to foul on the front fence of the sled I think. Would it be safe to trim it down to level with the top of the blade? I don't know what is and isn't safe regarding the height and I'm thinking of those Microjig Splitters that are tiny but apparently okay.
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Jan 10, 2024 20:07
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Does anyone have any insight on pneumatic paint sprayers? Wife asked for one for her birthday and would be using it for walls, ceilings, and furniture. We have an air compressor so idealy would like to utilize that more. Was thinking maybe just getting a Husky kit at Depot for what she needs, but I can appreciate a nicer tool and can justify that cost for quality. Our compressor has a regulator built in, but would a second regulator installed on the tool be a good idea for fine control, or not necessary?
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Jan 10, 2024 20:19
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:I've got a relatively cheap saw and the knife isn't adjustable below sticking about 3CM above the blade - which would make it pretty likely to foul on the front fence of the sled I think. Would it be safe to trim it down to level with the top of the blade? I don't know what is and isn't safe regarding the height and I'm thinking of those Microjig Splitters that are tiny but apparently okay. I would make the front fence of your crosscut jig tall enough that you can cut a pass through for your splitter. Presumably your splitter aligns with the max depth of cut of your saw, and one day you may want to use the max depth on your sled, so just make it nice and tall.
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Jan 10, 2024 21:52
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Polish posted:Does anyone have any insight on pneumatic paint sprayers? Wife asked for one for her birthday and would be using it for walls, ceilings, and furniture. We have an air compressor so idealy would like to utilize that more. Was thinking maybe just getting a Husky kit at Depot for what she needs, but I can appreciate a nicer tool and can justify that cost for quality. How large of a compressor? Spray guns need a lot of air-like 15CFM-which usually means a large, 220V, stationary compressor. In my experience pneumatic spray guns really aren’t great for heavy bodies stuff like paint. They do great with thinner stuff like stain or lacquer though. Airless sprayers are what are usually used for spraying house paint.
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Jan 11, 2024 05:41
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A 5 turbine HVLP can do it too, but poo poo's expensive.
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Meow Meow Meow posted:Presumably your splitter aligns with the max depth of cut of your saw, and one day you may want to use the max depth on your sled, so just make it nice and tall. No this is what I'm saying - the knife is something like 3CM taller than the max depth cut.
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:No this is what I'm saying - the knife is something like 3CM taller than the max depth cut. That's not a riving knife then.
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Polish posted:Does anyone have any insight on pneumatic paint sprayers? Wife asked for one for her birthday and would be using it for walls, ceilings, and furniture. We have an air compressor so idealy would like to utilize that more. Was thinking maybe just getting a Husky kit at Depot for what she needs, but I can appreciate a nicer tool and can justify that cost for quality. It sounds like you need to look into airless sprayers. I don't think anyone is using air driven sprayers for those use cases anymore. Perhaps detail guns for furniture, but those wouldn't be appropriate for walls and the air requirements are wildly different. I don't think you are looking for a single thing here.
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Motronic posted:It sounds like you need to look into airless sprayers. I don't think anyone is using air driven sprayers for those use cases anymore. Perhaps detail guns for furniture, but those wouldn't be appropriate for walls and the air requirements are wildly different. Yeah I have a Very Fancy HVLP Pneumatic spray gun, several not fancy pneumatic guns, a big 15CFM compressor, a not fancy HVLP turbine rig, and every single one of them sprays actual house paint like poo poo, even witht he largest tips/needles. Have to thin it waaaay down and even then it sucks. I've got to stain a big fence soonish and I'm thinkin real hard about an airless setup.
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Oh boy.. Yeah I only have a smallish hot dog style 110 compressor. Yeah I don't know poo poo about paint so I just figured you get a spray gun and go to town.. welp back to the drawing board. Thanks guys.
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I've got to stain a big fence soonish and I'm thinkin real hard about an airless setup. My wallet made me buy roller covers instead, though.
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Jan 11, 2024 16:56
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deimos posted:That's not a riving knife then. Mine (Delta 36-725) has two positions, one where it's level with the top of the blade, and one where it's significantly higher. You need to use the high setting to use the blade guard/anti-kickback pawls. If OP's doesn't have a lower setting, you could always make the front fence high enough so the riving knife will pass through, cut through the front fence at max height without the riving knife, and then use a handsaw/jigsaw/OMT to cut clearance for the riving knife. It's probably gonna be ugly, but it should work.
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Jan 11, 2024 17:50
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more falafel please posted:Mine (Delta 36-725) has two positions, one where it's level with the top of the blade, and one where it's significantly higher. You need to use the high setting to use the blade guard/anti-kickback pawls. I read the statement as the splitter always being 3cm taller than the max, ie static.
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Jan 11, 2024 23:07
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If the splitter/riving knife is a problem it may be better to go with one of the smaller/lighter weight options for a crosscut sled. Like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=974H9ySCkfc Or this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZUvoaj45uk
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more falafel please posted:Mine (Delta 36-725) has two positions, one where it's level with the top of the blade, and one where it's significantly higher. You need to use the high setting to use the blade guard/anti-kickback pawls. It's this. It's not adjustable and it stands higher than the blade because it's also the fitting for the guard/extraction hood. I'll look into the simpler sleds, thanks.
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Will I regret buying a Bauer brand Harbor Freight miter saw? There's one on sale right now. I've never used any of their power tools before. I'd avoided them for years due to reputation but started buying some stuff here and there the last year and have actually been pleasently surprised this far.
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Make sure it will actually square up and if it does use it until the magic smoke appears. It's certainly not going to be a high quality machine making repeatable precision cuts but it will slice some wood for sure.
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yeah that's my experience with a bauer one my father in law made me use when we did a deck. It was poo poo.. there was lots of slop in it and it wasn't the greatest. It ran, it cut wood.. I came back the next day with my Metabo/Hitachi and did any cuts that didn't' require the extra width the slide allowed for.
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I just saw one of these get used in person and it's amazing: Cordless rebar tyer. It ties and cuts with a trigger press. We truly live in the future. (Or you can if you have over $2k to spend on a tool) https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XRT01ZK
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Polish posted:Does anyone have any insight on pneumatic paint sprayers? Wife asked for one for her birthday and would be using it for walls, ceilings, and furniture. We have an air compressor so idealy would like to utilize that more. Was thinking maybe just getting a Husky kit at Depot for what she needs, but I can appreciate a nicer tool and can justify that cost for quality. No way would I use a compressor & cup gun for latex. Maybe for smaller lacquer or poly jobs like furniture. I have a Graco X9 series airless that's maybe smaller than what I'd call contractor size, but it handles painting an entire house or staining a deck, fence, what have you. It pushed through high grade Sherwin Williams latex with no effort. Different tips also available, but the standard one will do most materials. You can get a certified refurb for $4-500. Although I've not used one, there's even a roller attachment for doing interior walls, ceilings if you don't like overspray indoors. It just pumps through the handle onto the roller; no more pan & roller B.S. Harbor Freight also has their line, which I've no idea if they're reliable or durable. BaseballPCHiker posted:Will I regret buying a Bauer brand Harbor Freight miter saw? There's one on sale right now. I've never used any of their power tools before. I'd avoided them for years due to reputation but started buying some stuff here and there the last year and have actually been pleasently surprised this far. I think they have a higher end tool now, Hercules? but I've no idea of quality.
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Motronic posted:
That is quite the finger lopper.  How many rebars can it tie on a charge?
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Vim Fuego posted:I have spent so much on CLAMPS the number of clamps you need for a project is always n+1
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Deviant posted:the number of clamps you need for a project is always n+1 Or one more that's longer or shorter than what you already have.
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H110Hawk posted:That is quite the finger lopper. It depends (tension and amount of loops is adjustable) but they advertise up to 5k #4 to #4 ties for a 5Ah battery.
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SpeedFreek posted:
There we go
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SpeedFreek posted:Or one more that's longer or shorter than what you already have. I was doing a glue up of a long rack and found that my longest pipe clamps were half an inch too short, so I ended up threading together the only pipes that would pair up into extensions for glorious/horrifying 8 foot pipe clamps
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CommonShore posted:I was doing a glue up of a long rack and found that my longest pipe clamps were half an inch too short, so I ended up threading together the only pipes that would pair up into extensions for glorious/horrifying 8 foot pipe clamps You can buy longer or short sections of black pipe for Pony type clamps, or get this: you can clamp to a clamp for long pieces. Comes in handy for long cabinets.
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Whatever you do just don't get the harbor freight 6' u-channel clamps. Oh my God they feel like they're made of rubber. We have a love/hate relationship as they were like $30 a pop.
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Literally A Person posted:Whatever you do just don't get the harbor freight 6' u-channel clamps. Oh my God they feel like they're made of rubber. We have a love/hate relationship as they were like $30 a pop. If they're the ones I'm thinking of you can mill up a piece of wood to fit inside the u-channel and make them quite sturdy.
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more falafel please posted:If they're the ones I'm thinking of you can mill up a piece of wood to fit inside the u-channel and make them quite sturdy. 
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more falafel please posted:If they're the ones I'm thinking of you can mill up a piece of wood to fit inside the u-channel and make them quite sturdy. Like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyKiGmRq3wY
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At least as far as the 48" ones go haven't even felt the need to do that. I haven't used the 60 inchers before but the 48s have yet to let me down. Every time I need more I run the numbers on pipe clamps and I could buy about 3 48s for what a pair of pipe clamp ends and a 10 foot section would cost and still have money left over. And if one ever does act up (hasn't yet) I can always take it in and swap it for a new one. Maybe I'm crazy but seems like even if better clamps could clamp better, I could always just get more of them. Of course, I'm not clamping stuff up over 4', that changes the equation significantly (or it's time to start clamping clamps while I clamp.) The Bremen parallel clamps at $40 before coupon are tempting, but again, can just buy 2 aluminum instead. Bob Mundon fucked around with this message at 02:08 on Jan 14, 2024 |
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So I needed a new filter for my shopvac, so I went on homedepot.com and tried to order one. I add it to the cart and it's trying to charge me $9 for shipping... whatever, then I get to this page:  And I'm looking at that (Outside) going... does that mean there's an (Inside) option as well? And yes! For an extra $90.01 I can get it delivered to inside my house  I imagine somehow this item is marked as being freight? It's super weird.
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Deviant posted:the number of clamps you need for a project is always n+1  New & exciting metal clamps! Next I get to use my new & expensive parallel clamps
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The harbor freight portable welding table isn't flat (lol) but I got it for $60 and it's so much better than welding on the floor
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Vim Fuego posted:
If those are the Irwins, consider getting the Bremen locking pliers from HF next time. In my opinion they’re much better quality (more durable teeth and have a 1/4” square drive interface in the adjustment knob for additional tightening/loosening). Not to mention, they’re half the price The original Vise Grips have been so bad for a few years now, just coasting on the reputation of the original name. Sad!
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Where should I look to buy t-track (AKA mitre track) on its own? I can see it on Amazon but it's £10 for 30cm of extruded aluminium which seems like a piss take. I want to add it to my cross cut sled and perhaps my bench for clamps. Either specific places if in the UK, or the types of places I might need to look I guess.
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