astroboy

So WHEN is this thing gonna be in stores?

Okay...here's another one that isn't exactly for the workshop, but for the kitchen. I want a wall mounted, stainless steel kitchen dremel. Something with the flex shaft that you can use for dishes, blending or stirring. I like the idea of it having a low gear so you can hook it on the side of a pot while it slowly stirs your soup, sauce or popcorn.

Man, I WISH it was that easy for me to find crew. As for the comment, telling someone that there isn't a job opening isn't the same thing as refusing to hire because of race/gender/sexuality/religion. The guy was just being a jerk

We're in a lot of trouble.....

I'm pretty late to the impact driver game and I picked up one of these a few months back. Anyway I love using it but In all honesty, they just don't work in the theater industry. The noise level from an impact prevent people from communicating. Several time today I was told to stop because they were focusing lights on a lift.

4 things: 1 a tool bag/box with a power bar attached to the outside and an extension chord (and it's own pouch). You could also have onboard battery chargers 2 a rolling ”materials" container box. Almost like a cluster of tupperware for for bulk storage of glue, screws, powders, caulking tubes, etc.... They make lotes of tool box variations, but not a version for bulk hardware/ bonding compounds. It would be like a rolling bulk store 3 a "creeper" gear for a cordless drill and a vice-like driver used for pulling out stripped screws. 4 a heavy duty, table top jig saw. Almost like a router table but with a jig motion. Something you could put 1/8 wide jig blades, metal files, or even sanding drums in. I'd like to be able to control the speed, travel distance, and circular motion

I see where the air vents are. But it looks as if there is a foam barrier between the compressor and the vents that are in the top half. I would have assumed that this would have been a no-no. If it's not a problem, then I'm home free on this project. As for a quiet air compressor, I've never seen any of the available in Canada and since I've already bought my compressors, I'm out of luck. Since I work in theatre I'd like something that can roll around the stage while there's often a dozen or so people tying to communicate to each other. So if I can take that sound down a bit, I'll be pretty happy.

Hey guys. I'm working on my design for this but I have a question about the video. It looks as if the section above has a maze of MDF to deaden the sound. But then the entire area is covered with foam. Does that mean he doesn't have any venting whatsoever? I would have imagined that you'd need a flow for air to escape (even if it's a convoluted path)

I have two of the makitas in my shop and I think they're great. No complaints whatsoever

Thanks guys! That video gave me a lot of ideas! I'll report back on the finished product!

I have a small 5 gallon makita and I'd like to make rolling enclosure for it. The biggest question I have is in regards to venting. What part of the compressor needs to have the most access to flowing air? Thoughts?

I still can't wait. I've been looking forward to this for years

I can't handle their stuff. Because of the cost we end up with a lot of ryobi going through our shop. Their ni-cad batteries seemed to burn out if you look at them wrong and I've seen them break in every way possible. Even the radio broke in under a year of use. I will give them credit for innovation. They really expanded their palate regarding cordless tools. Heck they had a chainsaw ten years ago!

I was interested in it when I first saw it. But, like most tapes, it's just too bulky for me. I'd been rocking these on the bench for as long as I can remember http://www.amazon.com/Lufkin-HV116-SEPTLS182HV116-Power-Return/dp/B00002N7RS/ref=sr_1_63?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1385836591&sr=1-63

from an earlier thread on this topic, folks said that dewalt has the patent on the technology for charging batteries and radio reception. Which says to me that most likely Milwaukee is paying them for the patent, hence the steeper price. The Bosch radio was always a lot more than the other ones. And I assumed that it had to do with the patent

Is there a headphone out on this? I would mind running my shop sound system off of it

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/milwaukee-jobsite-radio/916851 Although I'm holding out for one that also charges batteries, this is a great deal

And if we're talking about my house building abilities.....it ain't pretty. But here is the bunkhouse that I've been working on (for those of you who build houses, I'm afraid to admit that the location is so remote that there isn't much of a building code. It's part of an unorganized township so other than electrical, you don't a professional.)

here's the one I'm working on right now. It's called Don Pasquale and we've set in 1950's little italy, Toronto

Well, the actual length of the tub is about 3" shorter than any standard size I can find. And this is one of those situations where the landlord inherited the house and doesn't really care to make it better. So he will probably just have it reglazed every couple of years rather than tear into a wall to expand the darn thing. Thanks for the advice on the bleach!

my regret is that I didn't do what you were doing

A while ago, we had our tub reglazed (we rent and the bathtub is such an odd shape that a whole bathroom reno would have to happen to get a new one) Anyway, the company who did the reglazing told us that we couldn't use any traditional abrasive cleaners on the tub because it would weaken the glaze So we've been using hippy skippy stuff and of course....we have an algae problem. Does anyone here know anything about this? Is there a good tough cleaner that would help?

It's interesting, I meet a lot of adults (especially women) who's main (and often only) introduction to tools and carpentry was from the drama program they took in university. Even me, I took shop in high school but it was taught so poorly that I didn't learn a thing or even finish a project. But when I got to university, you couldn't get me out of the carp shop.

Thanks man, It's funny. I think about skills a lot and even though I use things a certain way, I can't even carry a conversation with anyone who works on houses or furniture. I'm totally on the other side of the coin. Everything I do is unorthodox, never has to deal with the environment only needs to last a few weeks, can be assembled and reassembled elsewhere and is often made up on the spot. The sad problem is that we rarely do the same thing twice. So we often never get to implement anything we learn from mistakes. I'm also working on a bunkhouse up at my cottage judging by the workmanship, you'd think I've never picked up a hammer before.

Cool! There's a lot of great reasons to get into theatre. Especially for those stage hands. It can be a really laid back AND interesting gig. Building sets however......can be a total mess of miscommunication and bad ideas (yet rewarding at the end of the day)