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I agree!! Without participation this forum would flop.. I'm in the same boat as you, married 2 years now.. 1 dog.. no kids. I'm still too much of a kid myself to have kids of my own

I wonder how and why the US got the BL angle grinder so fast (model XAG03Z or XAG03M here) we have had it for a few weeks at least now.. makes me hopeful that we will start seeing new tools sooner than later in the future also.

It also seems like Australias prices are through the roof on tools though.. I wouldn't mind a small premium if the tool and timing was right but there is a limit..

I ended up popping on the bondhus goldguard sets.. I'll let you all know my opinion when I have them in hand

Haha, you said it!! Congrats again on the saw! She's a keeper!!

Good advise here.. if your not cycling through your batteries then your gonna ruin them and it's just a waste.. as a infrequent home user 2 or 3 batteries is probably fine. Professional users are harder to figure.. look at how many tools you can see yourself using at one time on a regular basis and then add about two extra batteries to that number and you should be fine..

One would think it might be more feasible... a lot less water to heat and much shorter brew cycle might allow for more cups per charge. Obviously the water reservoir would last much longer... not sure how the higher pressure needed would affect things... I'll keep my fingers crossed!!

As I sit on the throne this morning and my first cup of espresso is now gone, I can't help but think know how nice it would be if I could have carried my cordless nespresso in here and could make another shot without even getting up!! Too much info?? Sorry guys.

What's up Hatter! Welcome to TIA. glad to have you here. I know there are several electricians on the site so I'm sure they can answer any questions you might have.. I have an uncle who is an electrician im maine,I spent many summers working for him and always found it to be such a cool trade!

Chadstoolbox.com has the 8701 250 and 8702 250 listed as "new wide opening" not sure if there is an older not so wide opening model floating around out there.. something good to watch out for maybe

Someone's gotta make Javier his cordless microwave I actually don't think the cordless coffee maker is a terrible idea, it would have been nice to see a little more capacity and better battery life though.. fact is a lot of coffee drinking happens on a job site, something like this could save the time and gas to run to the coffee shop. I'll personally take a makita powered cordless nespresso maker please!!

Ahh I see someone has the m12 bug!! One good deal on a multitool is gonna end up costing you big time these tools tend to multiply in your garage at an alarming rate! I went from 2 to 9 in the course of a few months

Not sure what your needs are but if it's to surface a lot of lumber for woodworking projects you might be better off with a smaller piece of stationary equiplent. I don't do much at all of that type of work

It's a great planer, not something I use everyday but nice to have when I need it.. I love the fact that the cutter is flush with the right side allowing unlimited depth rebates or getting right up to an adjacent surface. it's got plenty of power and produces a great finish takes a little getting used to to eliminate snipe (like a bit deeper cut at the beginning or end of the cut) due to the fact that it's a little bigger and heavier I bought it to make a replica hand hewn beam for a customer (which turned out awesome) and allowed me to cover the cost of the tool.

Chad, bigmike, madman.. thanks for the kind words guys! I definitely believe in being organized.. it makes jobs go so much smoother and quicker. It also makes it easy to identify if a tool is missing when we're packing up. It's a never ending thing to me though, I'm always adding or tweaking get my setup. Eventually I'll try to do a post that walks through my trailer and all my different setups

Hey Nate, welcome!!

While we wait for the one and only conductor, I will ask this.. what is the largest object you see yourself needing to grab with these? That though answer how big you need to go. I would say that 12" would be huge for general use and probably never necessary,7" will probably handle 95% of your needs and be the most comfortable to use, if you want to be safe I would say go 10" If your gonna spend a lot of time with these in your hands I would recommend the blue/red ergo grip.. they are excellent. If it's just an occasional use tool go with the red dipped handle, still very comfortable. I'm assuming you know about chadstoolbox.com. usually the best prices by far on this stuff but they charge shipping under $100 so that might offset the savings.. they do have a price match policy also..

Seems to be a UK tool. I came up with performance power pro for a brand.. came up with nothing on Google though Is it a 1/2 sheet sander? Seems like a weird poblem.. does it bind up or just quit? If you unplug it and replug it in will it work again for the 2 seconds?

TIA and Dora the explorer!! Id say your ready to get some work done

thats a nice feature on the porter cable fence.. i didnt know it had that, my last bosch didnt have anything for micro adjust. yup, its the metal dust deputy mounted to a custom box that works with my systainers.. oneida sells something exactly like this (ultimate dust deputy) but i already owned the cyclone part so i just made the box http://www.oneida-air.com/inventoryD.asp?item_no=AXD001002&CatId={2C6BB449-99F9-4CB9-BC27-CAF1BB570002} i really only break it out for the router table/table saw setup since they make a lot of shavings/dust and that fills the bags on my vacs very quick.. i can fill this box before there is a handful of dust in the vac! i also use it if im doing a lot of drywall sanding so the fine dust doesn't clog the vac filter or bag.

the sander sits in kaizen that i shaped to support it router bit case, has gotten much fuller since this pic but it works well, i have recently ditched the bosch guides to make room for more bits, i dont use the silver bosch bushings anymore because my bosch stays in a table now... i still keep the brass bushings in there i have actually ditched this setup entirely since i got the carvex but it worked well when i used it Festool LR32 set and related bits.. i didnt buy the whole kit with systainer from festool, just the parts i knew i would use. i have added some of my own edge guides to this case now festool HL850 planer and accessoriies, the stock insert didnt fit well with the angle fence and extra cutter head i have so i made my own. i have a few more cases that i really need to do but have been uptting off for a while. it definetly takes a little bit of time and thought to plan everything and cut it out nicely but its worth it in the end i think.

Nice saw Madman! maybe by micro adjust chad is talking about the way that the dewalt fence is on a gear system.. you unlock it and turn a knob to move the fence right or left, it allows for very easy fine tuning as opposed to unlocking the fence and tapping or moving it with your hands. here is a few pics of my setup. i work onsite so i have to be able to break everything down and store/transport it in my trailer. this breaks apart into 3 pieces and then those 3 pieces can fold up or disassemble even further. when using the router i remove the table saw fence and drop the blade. i do the same to the router table when using the table saw or track saw. i dont always set this whole thing up, it needs to make sense for the job the only thing that cant be used by itself is the table saw stand, but if im only making a few cuts and have no need for the router table i just setup the table saw on the ground or horses since these pictures i have made a few small tewaks but nothing major.. made a shelf for under the router table, swapped the ridgid vac for a festool Midi are the main 2

Nice! Is great to save perfectly good usable items from going into a landfill!! Gonna make a top for it??

I've used Kaizen foam quite a bit and like it. I'll try to dig up some pictures later

People are so concerned about whether or not they can buy their cereal and socks in the same store or get their f-ing hair cut its ridiculous!!! Peoples priorities are so screwed up That Walmart music video was hilarious and disturbing in so many ways!!!