Conductor562

Which one does that make the whore?

You really do have an awesome job

The new scale came today. Didn't call until Friday afternoon, so they get an A+ for shipping speed. I first squared the fence as it was about 1/16 off from end to end. I used an Empire T-Square because it was the only square I had that spanned the entire width of the table. To set my scale (the right way this time) I zeroed the fence against the blade, and very carefully matched up the zero points. Everything lined up perfect...or so I thought. When I moved the fence to 1" and checked the gap against the square, the square was reading 1-1/8"! I immediately started to panic trying to figure out what variable I must have overlooked. I knew the fence was square, I knew the zero was dead on, and I made sure the blade was good and tight beforehand, so either the scale or the square was off. It's entirely possible. It's not like they're building nuclear reactors with either of these devices. Checked it again with a combo square and got 1" on the money. To settle the discrepancy, I broke out the Starrett No. C404R. They do build nuclear reactors with these things, so I knew it was right. Not only did it reveal my T-Square to be what I consider ridiculously off, but also that my scale is aligned with a level of precision entirely unnecessary for a band saw.

I have a set of the hex shank Milwaukee bits also. They're nice general purpose bits.

I'm planning to take her on a cruise this summer without the kids, I just can't schedule it yet because of uncertainty at work.

Careful, it's a slippery slope. It starts like this and next thing you know people are sharing pics of you in Capri pants dancing "elf yourself style" years later.

Channellock Code Blue Model GL10CB $16 Made in Meadville, PA USA Nicer feel than a dipped handle

Mrs. Conductor came to the realization years ago that parking a car in our garage was a pipe dream. When it's cold, I go start her car for her. It's well worth the sacrifice. Once in awhile she gets pissy about something totally unrelated and gives me the "(insert random friend) doesn't have half the garage we do and she gets to park in it!" To which I usually make some degrading comment about random friend's husband's questionable manhood due to his lack of excessive amounts of tools and forget about it.

Micro Adjuster came today. Pretty neat little gizmo. Did I "need" it? Nah, but I like it. I also dug an old 5/8" Proto combo, a generic 1/2" saltus wrench, and a couple Allen wrenches out of the random piles of surplus tools, gave them a coat of Delta blue on the handles, and dedicated them to bandsaw service. I do this all the time and to me, it only makes sense. I have a bunch of random surplus tools. Wrenches, ratchets, sockets, etc, that I've accumulated over time. They're usually unneeded excess that came in lots I bought to complete sets or something. They are typically quality tools that missed the cut into my daily rotation, but still have years of service left in them. So, rather than leave them to rust in the drawer, I toss out the shitty stamped steel crap that typically comes with tools and equipment, and assemble purpose built sets that stay with the tool/equipment so as to allow me to do whatever I need without making a trip to the toolbox and somewhere along the way I got in the habit of color coating them to the tool they belong with for ease of identification. Does anyone else do this, or am I just strange? To house the tools, resaw guide, etc, I found this sweet little magnetic tray at Rockler for $15 I thought it was a nice touch. This will put my total investment up to around $275, but I've enjoyed fooling around with it and being that it was my dad's, I'll be obligated to it forever.

When we bought the house 3 or 4 years ago the cabinets were in a terrible way. Nice oak cabinets, raised panel doors, etc, but they were painted by the previous owner and rather badly at that. I stripped them, sanded them, and refinished them in gunstock, even did 4 coats of poly. They turned out beautiful. Well, as we redid everything, she opted for a darker stain. Custom color (blended by me only because no off the shelf color matches the flooring) and now as I make my way into the kitchen it's become obvious that the cabinets are going to drive her crazy. She's basically begged me to redo them and I've all but refused. The reality is that I was going to do redo them regardless. Guy couldn't ask for a better wife. She's a great mom and takes good care of me and tolerates my tool addiction. She's a good cook, good with money, and doesn't look half bad either. If I came home tomorrow and told her I'd quit my job to start a band she'd (after the initial shock) likely support me. However, being a tool junkie of some experience, I leveraged my power in the situation to extort a 100 lb. soda blaster out of the deal. After seeing Jimbo sanding his table and chairs, I started having flashbacks. Any night now I was going to start waking up in cold sweats from the PTSD brought on by the last time I refinished them. After Comp's comments, I watched no less than 30 videos online of people using them on wood and I'm convinced this is the best way to go. Best part about it? Not a dime of it came out of my "secret" tool budget that she totally knows all about but pretends she doesn't. I don't know how well it will work out, but I'm $200 worth of willing to find out!

I have to admit that I was a little skeptical of the brushed look at first, but I think it turned out great. Gives it a very battle ready sort of look.

My Home Depot must REALLY suck! Only lights out deal I've ever gotten was the 5 gallon Husky compressors for $30.

I ordered some parts for my old Senco gun, so we'll see how it goes. Parts should be here Thursday and I need a gun Saturday, so it could go either way.

Thanks Jimbo. I hit it a time or 2 with Barkeepers friend and a Scotchbrite pad. Then I started with 220 grit on the air sander I bought from Grizzly. Went 220, 400, 600, 800, 1200, 1500, and 2000 using WD-40 in place of water for each step. Then I put a coat of paste wax on it and buffed it out. I could have taken it up to 3000 and worked it out with rubbing compound to give it a little more pop, but it looked so damn good after the 2000 I just went with it. There's 1 very faint rust stain left on it, but you'd never notice it if you weren't looking for it.

Oh, I'd love to have cordless guns, especially a finisher, but I just can't bring myself to pay up for them when 90% of their use is within 20 ft. of a 60 gallon compressor.

Define "cheap"?

Anybody here using Dewalt air nailers? Specifically the DWFB12233 18 gauge brad or DWFP72155 15 gauge finisher? Thinking of upgrading my old Senco guns and these caught my eye.

Well, the fence came. Got it installed and tuned up, and ran a few boards through it. I really like the fence. Of course I fiddled with it for hours until I got it exactly where I liked it. It's well built. Pretty ridgid, smooth adjustment, couldn't really ask for more from an aftermarket fence. Now for a confession. I didn't exactly adhere to the instructions. I glanced at them and went with it. I should have paid more attention. I set up my square and very meticulously set up the zero on the scale with the blade like you would a table saw. Even checked it with a caliper to ensure absolute accuracy. Just when I was about to pat myself on the back for a job well done, I reinstalled the fence and realized I didn't account for the offset between the fence and the sight glass ☹️ Probably could have salvaged it, but I'd already trimmed it off. I called Kreg, asked for the parts department, and very honestly explained what I did taking full responsibility for having not payed attention to the instructions. Dude I talked to was extremely nice, said he appreciated my honesty, and sent out a new scale free of charge. From the time I googled the number to the time I got off the phone was seriously less than 5 minutes. I talked to Americans, and was shipped out a new scale free of charge despite being completely at fault, that's top notch customer service. I was already a fan of Kreg products, but I'm now a full supporter. May be out of guilt, but I went ahead and ordered the micro adjuster and the 4-1/2" resaw guide for the fence. Don't think I really need the micro adjuster, but I guess it's worth $16 for the added function so why the hell not? I've wasted more money for less.

Mrs. Conductor calls me about noon and says "UPS dropped off your tool" meaning my bandsaw fence. I was was excited all afternoon. Couldn't wait to get home and tinker. I ran in the door, straight to the garage, open the box, and it's a damn picture she forgot she ordered ? Talk about heartbroken!

I've never seen a Makita nailer in person. I've seen lots of Hitachi though

That is pretty funny.

I'm in the same boat. A few months ago I decided I wanted a good combo square set with all the bells and whistles. Had my heart set on a Starrett. Then I found some and decided I didn't need one to be "that good". I ended with a $30 or $40 set from Grizzly. Which I am very happy with btw

Sheew! From the title I was expecting to see you decided to start identifying as something ?

My brother got an Interceptor as a replacement for his Charger last month. He likes the extra space, but I think he liked driving the Charger better.

No fence yet, but the mobile base did arrive today. All in all I like the base. It's super easy to use and seems pretty solid. Not sure I'd want to have 500 lbs. on it for an extended period, but at 200 or so pounds it's great. I will I'll say that the instructions were by no means straightforward. Aside from the diagram, they were pretty much useless. The first page stated I needed an M6 wrench, M6 Socket, and M10 wrench for assembly. What I actually needed was a 10mm wrench and an 11mm wrench. I have no idea where they got that I needed M6 anything. I'd venture to say that a lot of people don't even own a 6mm wrench and the only one I had was a stubby. The unit did use M6 bolts, but they had a 10mm head and 11mm nut. I guess maybe that's where they got crossed up. Being somewhat mechanical, I was able to figure it out pretty easily on my own, but Joe Homeowner who's old lady organizes his toolbox may have struggled. Mandarin-Chingrish instructions aside, I do like the base and wouldn't have any reservations about buying another.