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1) I think Festool is going to make a big push into the cordless market, eg cordless sanders, track saw, routers, maybe even a domino. 2) We will see Milwaukee and DeWalt really pushing their made in the USA lines more than ever, and hopefully expanding on them. 3) We may see advancements in battery tech such as solid sulfur-lithium or nanoporous li-ion. 4) Dewalt will put out a tool that is better than Milwaukee. Chase and Conductor will say "Well sure they had x years of catch up! Milwaukees new one is going to be better " 5) Milwaukee will put out a tool that beats the Dewalt tool from #4. Chase and Conductor will say "Haha told you so!" 6) Craftsman will continue their gimmicky "innovation" and release a full line-up of hand and power tools for lefties. 7) Milwaukee will announce the m12 riveter to come out in August. Then scrap the release due to lack of interest. :-o

But Chase, they're CHEAP. Plus all that gobbledygook makes for such an interesting read.

A buddy of mine swears by his Grizzly 12 speed. It's a benchtop runs under $400. I haven't had the need to use it yet. I think this is it: http://grizzly.com/products/12-Speed-Heavy-Duty-Bench-Top-Drill-Press/G7943

Proper usage and safety training are often over looked. I know it sounds kinda shop teacherish, but you definitely have to have a healthy respect for the tools and how easily they can eff us up. Our soft bodies are no match for hardened steel. Plus us guys are macho showoffs that so often know everything as if it is embedded in our DNA. We don't need instruction or safety equipment. (Tim the Tool Man grunt)

Welcome Yukon and Kincaid.

I only got to make a couple of bundles of shingles. I was much too slow. The sawyer was so fast at it he made it look like I was standing still. Mostly I ran the wheel loader unloading trucks, bundling, or cutting blocks for the hand hewers. Now those guys had some skill. It was neat watching them with their froes and draw knives making the high end hand hewn shingles and shakes. Yeah that was Bart. I met him at a logging show a few years back. He had a presence about him that you automatically respected him. He seemed like a pretty cool guy.

Well I suppose it's a matter of perspective. When I was a meat cutter I knew a kid that got his arm pulled into a meat grinder he was cleaning, because he didn't disconnect the power. A woman I trained moved to another store. She never listened well when I told her to use her chain mail gloves, they made her hands cold. She cut off three fingers on the band saw. The guy I replaced damn near dide from blood poisoning. He sent a knife through his hand while steeling his knife, he closed the wound with super glue. When I logged there was a greenhorn on a different crew that got killed because he was standing too close to a turn and hit in the back of the head. And an acquaintance helo logger just died when his chopper went down. I used to work at a cedar shake and shingle mill during spring brake-up. They hadn't had any accidents in 10 years. I didn't know of anybody that got hurt running a chain saw, except me, I lost my shoulder pad and threw a hot saw on my shoulder and melted my suspenders to my shoulder. Most of the accidents in the timber industry are crushings, degloving, or the old chippers.

I for one say good for you for having your priorities in order. Your family and home life should come before this forum.

I though about getting a pic for people of walmart but we get in trouble if we have our phones on the sales floor. Besides, nobody really wants to see that.

Yoga pants are much like spandex in the 90s. If worn by the proper person they are a sight to behold. If not it's a train wreckk I just saw a dude wearing yoga pants. Everyone who saw this guy now knows way to much about him.

The insurance inspector told me it would lower our premium if I swapped out the copper for pex. He also said it isn't much of a selling point because most people don't know or care about their plumbing as long as it works. Saving $40-45/ year isn't worth the expense unless there's an issue later.

DR99 the spambot slayer! Donning his Milwaukee bolt cape, and brandishing his M18 FUEL Sawzall, he cuts that UGG boot spam away! ZZZT! KAPOW! ZAAP!

Hey there woody. Welcome.

Cool. Always awesome when it's an easy fix.

That sucks. Hopefully you can get your upgrade and be back to your boring self. Ba dum tss!

Welcome Brandon.

Spent an hour or so digging weeds out of the front yard/weed patch today. Put my hand down and found out the hard we have puncture vine, goathead, ouchfuckthatfuckinghurtslikehell weed, whatever you want to call it. I got the vine up and searched the yard, didn't find more. Anyone got some tips for how to get the thorns up? Aside from using my hand as a pincushion.

Not a problem. Glad to help.

I think you looked at the PB-SDS. The P-SDS description says.... SDS ADAPTER FOR MILWAUKEE AND SKIL 7/16 HEX TOOL.5300 AND 726 SERIES

The man's got skills. I like that natural blue stain on the chair back. I'm pretty sure he used a wax on the turned pieces.

Also found this one. No picture nor good description. You could call them for the info. Part number P-SDS. http://www.buydrillbits.com/products/specials.php

Like this? http://www.hermanscentral.com/product/relton-ql726-716-hex-to-sds-plus-quiklok-adaptor-12262.cfm Or the other way?

He was definitely an awesome author. I may have to dig out The Hunt for Red October, Rainbow Six, or Patriot Games. I haven't read one of his books in a couple of years. He will be missed.

Cool. I'm gonna have to check out those tiles. For the kitchen or bath.

Tell me about it. I removed some 70's foam back glue down carpet from the kitchen in my last home. The carpet came up fine. The foam, not so much. I spent close to 8 hours scraping that crap off. I suppose I'll have to do the same if the linoleum is well secured.