[What tools did you buy today?]

Purchased this yesterday. It was my grandfather's who sold in back in '11 before Alzheimer's set in. 1931 Ford Model AA. Inline 4. Whopping 40hp and pretty much top speed of 40 mph. And I will love all 40 of it. It's currently a few hours north of me right now. I went to Chicago for a Lie Nielsen hand tool event and drove 40 min to see it. I paid the man and got the title in hand. He will trailer it down to me when it's nicer weather. The lettering on the side is from when my grandpa had it. It's dark green with black fender and radiator. He purchased it around 1980. Due to his Alzheimer's I can't ask him for sure.

It hasn't been ran in over a year so I will need to do maintenance on it. Hopefully I will be able to get it running prior to July. My grandpa and I took it to the truckers jamboree truck show at Iowa 80 truck stop for years.

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That is sweet!! Happy for ya, to get a hold of that and bring it back home... Here's to hoping it stays in the family for good now!! [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

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[How to cut 1/8" Stainless Rod?]

For cutting lots of pieces a metal cutoff saw does a decent job. A multi material saw (basically a metal cutoff saw with a tooth blade) also could be an option. I wonder if a bandsaw with metal blade would be a better option if you plan to tape multiples together and cut at once.
 
 Speaking of stainless rod, how strong is the 1/8 inch stainless rod, and is it expensive? Looking at designing a drying rack that uses metal rods for placing casing, siding, etc. on to dry after paint/finish. Would 1/8 inch be strong enough for what I plan to dry on it or should I go with 1/4 inch? I don't plan on the rods spanning any more than 36 inches.

Don't know if this will be any help, but I made one, pretty basic but didn't have the time to make it how I wanted to at the time I needed it, but will use it for as long as it lasts before I make a new one.
I just screwed two 2x4s together then used 30" pieces of conduit. Drilled holes just slightly larger than the conduit in the 2x4s at a slight angle about 8 inches apart. Staggered the holes on each side of the 2x4s allowing me to drill 1 1/2" deep holes on each side. Made some folding legs for the base.
If I remember correctly there about 6' tall.
My use is for base and case and what have you.
I made 4 of them and place them 4' apart for 16' material.
I've just started to search online for different or new ideas for the next ones I build.
The ones described have lasted for probably about 30 houses of doing the interior trim on.
Hopefully some of that has helped, wasn't sure what exactly your needs were or how often you'd use them or your space considerations. Either way hopefully of some use.
Btw open to new ideas on my next set.

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[wingless' DCF887M2 20V MAX XR 3-Speed Impact Driver Kit]

Real simple "dude" just don't read his threads if you don't like it instead of "doubling down"

I for one enjoy reading and seeing his pictures showing the same.

Lol dude if this was a subreddit he’d have been flagged for spamming days ago. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to ask for all this stuff on a single thread so as not to clutter every other user’s experience? 

 

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[Cordless air compressor?]

Not sure why they are so slow to release some things as AEG has had one for ages now.

Totally agree... Have no idea either. Sure grinds my gears tho!

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[Cordless air compressor?]

I actually got sick of waiting, this is a no brainer as far as I'm concerned.
I picked up the dewalt.

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[What tools did you buy today?]

Has anyone tried out the newest Milwaukee tool?  I recently purchased this 3" cut off tool.  I can honestly say that I use it for all kinds of projects!

I've looked a little bit but haven't found out for sure, but is there blades for cutting wood for this?
Sorry to pig back on your post without an answer, but I haven't used this yet, but will be getting here in the not to distant future.

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[Problem with the Flexvolt table saw DCS7485]

Ohh I don't think those are plastic... Not sure where you got that information..

 

Btw that's not a picture I took of the saw I have. It's on the job and I'm at home, so unless they have changed something on the saw, those certainly aren't plastic.

Blade height adjustment moves a whole lot easier and faster than the dewalt I had.

Only plastic gears I know about are the fence adjustment, which imo isn't that big of a deal.

Saw is a dream to use and works great in power category and adjustments also.

To each their own I guess.

But just trying to keep facts upfront rather than innuendo or misrepresentation or rumors.

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[Problem with the Flexvolt table saw DCS7485]

I have the Milwaukee, yes it feels different than the dewalt, but no problems whatsoever with the gears getting stripped, it's a gear for the fence... I mean really how much torque is there.
I had a Dewalt for years also and ended up with the same problem as described in the op. Sold it n got me the Milwaukee, all is well.

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