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Picked up two of the Irwin branded NWS cutters earlier, a couple of wire wheel sets, and another Channellock 460.  Now I have at least two of every Channellock tongue and groove pliers they make, except for the Big Azz 480.  Going to order two of those soon.

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Have been on vacation and Tapatalk wasn't working for me. Here are two things. Still have a few more at home for new acquisitions. Already did a 80% restore on the #5 record jack plane. Need to sharpen the blade and do a little more sanding on the sole and sides.

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I've been very unimpressed with Kreg clamps for their pocket hole system but [mention=50861]rrich1[/mention] that the Automaxx clamps were much better. I went and checked them out, he was right on. These are some pretty good clamps, not Grip On or Knipex nice but better than most Asian clamps.
 
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Glad you like the automaxx clamps better. The tension is adjustable on them as well just in case you want it to grip tighter or looser.

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2 hours ago, rrich1 said:

Glad you like the automaxx clamps better. The tension is adjustable on them as well just in case you want it to grip tighter or looser.

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Yeah, I figured that out when I grabbed them and they were loose, like clamp your finger and it not be uncomfortable loose. After some poking I figured it out, a bit touchy but once you get it dialed in, it works well. My only gripe is that it isn't the same tightness throughout it's range. I used to clamp it to my tool box over the lip, so it was just grabbing the sheet metal. Now it's too lose to hold on there, so I had to move it to the edge where the metal is boxed, works fine now.

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On 8/3/2017 at 4:24 PM, jtkendall said:

The DCST920B string trimmer showed up today. Got it together, put a Flexvolt 6.0 on it, and spent about a half hour outside getting the parts of my yard not flooded from last nights rain dealt with. Didn't even phase the battery even thought I was running it on high. The only "downside" was that I discovered some of the stuff behind what I was able to trim is more solid than I was expecting so I need to buy a hedge trimmer and might as well get a chainsaw while I'm at it. I'm probably going for the Milwaukee hedge trimmer since I like the way it felt and the weight when I had a chance to try it. Going to wait for the new 20v Max chainsaw that's coming out.

 

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one thing I saw many reviewers write was that the protective guard is kinda small and doesn't block a whole lot of grass from being thrown on your shoes, any issues with it?

 

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15 minutes ago, FlaveNico said:

one thing I saw many reviewers write was that the protective guard is kinda small and doesn't block a whole lot of grass from being thrown on your shoes, any issues with it?

 

 

Yeah I did notice a decent amount of grass on my shoes, however I attributed it to the height of the grass I was dealing with. I'll have to see what happens when I use it again since the grass won't be as tall. The manual said left to right movement to keep it from throwing grass but from what I could tell the direction didn't influence the amount being thrown.

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My other purchases. Bought 4 sets of ratchet/extension holders for my Ernst rails. Amazon lowered the price from $10 each to $2.00 no brainer there. Finally got my Bosch 12v rotory tool from Amazon uk. And a set of southwire wire strippers from Instagram. 18f4f32dcb6a700f2311cfc395e7ad27.jpg

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My other purchases. Bought 4 sets of ratchet/extension holders for my Ernst rails. Amazon lowered the price from $10 each to $2.00 no brainer there. Finally got my Bosch 12v rotory tool from Amazon uk. And a set of southwire wire strippers from Instagram. 18f4f32dcb6a700f2311cfc395e7ad27.jpg

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Ugh wish I got Instagram stuff those are the best deals


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1 hour ago, rrich1 said:

Rockler had a sale last month and my friend owed me some money so I had him buy me this. Super excited. 660ce34ab22447cd89d87f1aac3b2a69.jpg

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Man was just looking at that yesterday looks like a sweet setup. Let us know how it works 

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On 8/4/2017 at 11:09 PM, rrich1 said:

My other purchases. Bought 4 sets of ratchet/extension holders for my Ernst rails. Amazon lowered the price from $10 each to $2.00 no brainer there. Finally got my Bosch 12v rotory tool from Amazon uk. And a set of southwire wire strippers from Instagram. 18f4f32dcb6a700f2311cfc395e7ad27.jpg

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Also got the Bosch rotary. Love it and the light is super useful. Way better than my old M12 rotary.

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Also got the Bosch rotary. Love it and the light is super useful. Way better than my old M12 rotary.
Good to hear. I put a wire brush on it the other day to help clean up my record plane and it worked well. Didn't have it on high. I think it will do just fine with my needs. Been without a Dremel for a while and glad to have one back.

Glad you like the miter guage. Does yours rub against the table at all? I've tried shimming it when I tighten it but that didn't seem to work.

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1 hour ago, bsayles13 said:

Is there an advantage to the UK Bosch 12v vs the US? Thanks

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I dont believe it is available through bosch tools usa. It was cheaper to go through amazon uk than getting one off of ebay by like $20 or so. 

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5 hours ago, rrich1 said:

Good to hear. I put a wire brush on it the other day to help clean up my record plane and it worked well. Didn't have it on high. I think it will do just fine with my needs. Been without a Dremel for a while and glad to have one back.

Glad you like the miter guage. Does yours rub against the table at all? I've tried shimming it when I tighten it but that didn't seem to work.

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Yes it does. The plastic tabs kept it from scratching but yeah, it does.

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5 hours ago, bsayles13 said:

Is there an advantage to the UK Bosch 12v vs the US? Thanks

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 Ordered mine from the U.K. It's not available here yet. :(

 

I got mine from Axminster.

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