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Vindolanda posted:I went googling and learned a new phrase! I’d never heard of a four in hand rasp, but it turns out I already own one - I only knew four in hand for coaches and hoped you had a thread about restoring or building one. I’d confirm that those Shinto rasps are absolutely smashing. Also, if you work in the cross-legged on the ground afghan style you can hold the rasp between abdomen and foot and it works great for shaping small wood parts that would be hard to clamp. One caveat is that really small things can stick in the gaps and you’ll find out that they did an amazing job sharpening the teeth. You can always layer gloves -- put oversized waterproof gloves over tight-fitting heat insulating ones.
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How much flexibility do you need, and how waterproof? Welding gloves are a generally awesome thing to have around, and will stand up to 212 degrees just fine. But they will eventually get soaked through.
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nitsuga posted:Public health insurance, but no Bolt Depot? Awww! Thanks goony! I might have to take you up on that offer later on, but for now I'm not in a hurry. I do appreciate that you'd help out a random internet person though. 
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What about bbq gloves they're rubber, some have grippies and are meant to withstand heat. Dunkin then in boiling water for long periods may cause issue but you should feel it getting warmer and warmer before it peels your skin off.
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stealie72 posted:How much flexibility do you need, and how waterproof? Welding gloves are a generally awesome thing to have around, and will stand up to 212 degrees just fine. But they will eventually get soaked through. I’d been thinking first of those aramid kitchen gloves made by Coolskin for flexibility but they do let water through. To be honest thinking about it more I don’t need to protect against immersion, so a shop towel should do the job without pandering to my lust for new toys.
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Apr 29, 2020 14:42
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Vindolanda posted:without pandering to my lust for new toys.
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stealie72 posted:You may be in the wrong thread.... I’m so sorry, I don’t know what came over me. I’d better buy every glove just in case I need a pair.
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plastidip your welding gloves. edit: don't plastidip your welding gloves.
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Rotten Cookies posted:plastidip your welding gloves. Plastidip your hands then put them in welding gloves
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Squibbles posted:Plastidip your hands then put them in welding gloves Dunk your hands in molten silver: 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h7dt0bG8XU
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Hubis posted:You can always layer gloves -- put oversized waterproof gloves over tight-fitting heat insulating ones. Wouldn't your oversized waterproof gloves just... melt? If not, why bother with the heat insulating ones?
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SouthShoreSamurai posted:Wouldn't your oversized waterproof gloves just... melt? If not, why bother with the heat insulating ones? I suspect.
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I. M. Gei posted:I have not worked on my espalier trellis in a whole week.
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What's everyone's favorite digital protractor? Needs to be good enough for fairly precise woodworking, but not precision machining or anything.
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:What's everyone's favorite digital protractor? Needs to be good enough for fairly precise woodworking, but not precision machining or anything. I've got the Wixey and have been happy with it. https://www.amazon.com/Wixey-WR300-...ps%2C375&sr=8-3
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Falco posted:I've got the Wixey and have been happy with it. I use a similar cheap version of that, but it's limited to measuring angles in the direction of gravity.
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Jaded Burnout posted:I use a similar cheap version of that, but it's limited to measuring angles in the direction of gravity. All the $20 ones on Amazon look about the same and claim to be accurate to half a degree and I don’t think I need a $140 Starrett, so I guess I’ll pick the prettiest one. Might just stick to the tried and true bevel gauge and forget about the numbers.
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I have a Huskey digital T bevel and it works Fine enough.
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:What I am looking for is more like a bevel gauge with digital readout not a digital level, useful as that would be. Yeah. I've yet to find a good one, analogue or digital.
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wesleywillis posted:Awww! Thanks goony! What kind of goon would I be if I wouldn’t be willing to do that?
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In my years of fixing and building things, I really love having the right tool for the job and everything goes smooth. BUT, sometimes you can't just run to the hardware store to get that tool when you need it. I was recently servicing my dirt bike forks to change the seals, clean them out and add new oil. I recently bought a bench vise after years of putting it off because this project is made much easier with a vise. The lower fork tubes can't be scratched meaning I needed soft jaws so I bought some thick angled aluminum and cut/filed it down to fit the vise. The biggest hurdle was needing a special Yamaha tool for removing a cartridge in the bottom with four gaps. Some of the videos I saw made me think I could get by without it. Once I got into my fork, I realized I needed it.  My forks were already stripped down, parts delivered and now I would need to buy something else and wait another week or so to get it, and thats if you can even find it. I saw a video where someone made one by welding some square tubing and a piece of round stock at the end, another forum post showed a guy making one out of a closet rod from home depot. Off to home depot I went. I traced the circumference and wrapped the pipe in painters tape. It gave me something to draw a grid on. This way, I can slowly grind off the grooves in (semi) precise and equal increments. I used a small cutoff wheel on my dremel and a grinding disc to smooth things out. Later I went in with a steel wheel to clean things up.   Success. It worked perfectly, was strong enough to remove and torque everything back together, cost me less than buying said tool from Yamaha/motion pro etc, and didn't require waiting a week or more for shipping. 
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Verman posted:In my years of fixing and building things, I really love having the right tool for the job and everything goes smooth. BUT, sometimes you can't just run to the hardware store to get that tool when you need it. I was recently servicing my dirt bike forks to change the seals, clean them out and add new oil. I recently bought a bench vise after years of putting it off because this project is made much easier with a vise. The lower fork tubes can't be scratched meaning I needed soft jaws so I bought some thick angled aluminum and cut/filed it down to fit the vise. I love DIY'ing tools like this. They usually aren't complicated, but some quality time with a cutoff wheel, files, and tape/pen makes for a good substitute for the  OEM tools. I make a lot with my 3D printer. The plastic won't scratch and if printed with enough walls, it's surprisingly strong. Lots of custom sockets for oddball parts that (IMHO) they intentionally make non-standard flats or hexes or squares.
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Same here. I've always enjoyed problem solving, especially when it's successful. Of all the little things I've created/hacked, my favorite was when I was in 4-5th grade. It was winter in Michigan and I came home from school and lost my house key. My babysitter wasn't there yet and apparently back then it was okay to leave a 10 year old home alone for a bit. I went into our backyard shed and went through my bag. I found a pencil sharpener and crushed it with a vise to get the metal blade out. I put that into the lock and voila I was inside. No idea why or how it worked but it did. My parents were pissed I lost a house key but they changed the locks shortly after seeing they could be had with a pencil sharpener. I've just always enjoyed making things work. We still rent so I'm holding off on buying certain tools until we buy (probably next year) so I don't have to move them. That includes a power washer for my dirt bike, a big air compressor for the garage, a bench grinder and I was in the fence about it but possibly a 3d printer. I can think of a million uses for it, especially with my 1/10 scale rc rock crawler.
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Cross posting from the AI Tools thread (thought I posted here):bolind posted:I'm building a wooden deck and my OCD dictates that the screws line up perfectly. For that reason, I've fallen in love with those newfangled "3D" lasers, like this one:
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bolind posted:Cross posting from the AI Tools thread (thought I posted here): Or you could really splurge on a $5 chalk line you goon.
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Mr. Mambold posted:Or you could really splurge on a $5 chalk line you goon. That gets you enough chalk to last a lifetime too.
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JEEVES420 posted:That gets you enough chalk to last a lifetime too. Sorry, but lasers.
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Chalk also has the benefit of working outdoors. Good luck seeing those dim little laser projections on dark wood in the sun. Are you building your deck at night?
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B-Nasty posted:Chalk also has the benefit of working outdoors. Good luck seeing those dim little laser projections on dark wood in the sun. Are you building your deck at night? they'll sell you green lazors for ourside.. some even come with glasses.. https://amzn.to/3fpqirt
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Do they make an IR version that I can use with my night vision goggles?
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for tactical leveling?
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tater_salad posted:for tactical leveling? So you can paint the target. 
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I want one where I have to use a little water mister or maybe cigar smoke to reveal the lasers so I can pretend I'm in a heist movie
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Chalk lines are cool and good (and the correct thing to be using to line up screws outdoors, arguably), but the worthwhile ones are expensive if you want more than a simple cross laser. In the prosumer sort of price range, I've had the best luck with Dewalt. I've been using the DW0851 for a while and it's excellent, but expensive.
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In the future we will have laser levels whose beams can be seen in broad daylight and will cut wood for you.
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I got an older Delta chop saw and, coming from hand saws and circular saws, it's life-changing. Also it owns for cutting metal. I hate trying to precisely cut stuff with an angle grinder.
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I bought one of these as a new desk and I'm super impressed with it. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-62-in-Adjustable-Height-Work-Bench-Table-HOLT62XDB12/301810799 I'm considering getting more husky branded toolboxes or benches in the future.
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I was looking at those for a cheap standing desk. How stable is it?
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Stable enough to type on at full extension no problem. It has wobble for sure, but I wouldn't call it significant. At sitting height it's solid as heck. It's at least as stable as the fancy steelcase stuff at my work. Also if you're feeling lazy you can power it with a drill. You can also put the lower crossbar to the back so your feet don't hit it.
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