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I was doing some research on a cordless drill storage unit that also holds the batterys and chargers as well as some bits. I want a design that is quick and not a cabinet where i have to open a door.

laser cut the 12 gauge plates for the shapeoko. I still need to deburr them

In my opinion makita makes the best nicd tools on the market. I have a drill and the original batteries that are over 25 years old and still run like new. The batteries hold a charge longer than the dewalt ones i had that are only 7 years old.

something like the Oxx from kickstarter that was featured on the tools in action website a while ago.

I'd like to see makita come out with a 12v brushless line.

I completely re did all of the electronics and added a new mk8 extruder on a BFB3000. It works as good as any makerbot. If i were to buy a printer I would go with an ultimaker 2 or the ultimaker original+. They beat the maker bots on almost every level and they are only a fraction of the price while still maintaining the print area of the same size

I was wondering how cheap i could make a functioning cnc router. I was debating about using an arduino uno (clones for about $1, Original for about $35) and some ebay H-bridge chips to control large dc motors that i have gotten for free out of old drills and recip saws. Using some hardware store threaded rod and nuts as well as copper pipe and some pipe couplers for the bushings. The copper pipe may be one of the most sturdy and cheap ways of linear motion. Utilizing a dremel or similar for a spindle or even a brush less quadcopter motor.

I hope the new makita batteries come out soon. The 4.0's sell for about $300usd on ebay and the 5.0's for about $540. I need some more batteries before i start buying more tools.

I had originally made a wooden cyclone according to bill pentz plans to work with my shop vac. It was a lot of tapered and angled cuts for the bottom cone and a segmented barrel for the top. made it a bit too big for my shop vac and too small for a small dust collector. I tried again with the same plans and made a larger one big enough for a small dust collector. Time spent on the cyclones >6 hours cutting and >15 gallons of sawdust. Later i made a blower out of pine and plywood powered by a 1/2 hp motor but that did not have enough rpm. Still a great experiment.

I might order a 1hp dust collector and scale a bill pentz cyclone to 12" and make a fine filter for it with a micro particle furnace filter.

Thanks. I will look into ordering a dust depudy and a hepa filter for my shop vac.

My Ridgid shopvac keeps getting clogged up with dust from my table saw and miter saw. I wad wondering if a small dust collector 1hp or getting a shop vac seporator would be better. Thanks.

I have used Makita gold, Milwaukee Shockwave, and the Dewalt bits. I have to say for an impact driver 1. Makita gold bits. 2. Dewalt bits. 3. Milwaukee shockwave. I hate the shockwave bits. I have twisted almost all of the bits that came in my large set. Dewalts seem to work good. Makita's are by far the best. they last the longest and the coating does not ware off after time and use like the shockwave bits.

The battery fix depends on what type the battery is. If it is NiMH or NiCd you could order some individual cells from a high quality rc supplier made for making your own battery packs you mostly will need some of the battery tabs. I have seen lithium fixing with an rc lipo battery by soldering a connector into the pack. On ebay you can also find some cells for fixing drill/laptop battery's.