Cr8ondt
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Oh, and some how this little guy found his way on to the pick I was working off...
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Couple more pics...
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39 minutes ago, dwasifar said:
Now I know how to compliment you.
You bought him this, right?
I was in Lowe's yesterday looking at table saws for no good reason. I have a bad reason: I discovered my adjustable dado is too thick for the arbor of my Porter Cable table saw. I've had the P-C for several years but this is the first time I needed to dado on it. I ordered a more conventional dado set, and if it fits, that's good, but if it doesn't, I may need to change saws.
The Porter Cable table saw Lowe's sells now looks like a toy compared to the one I have, but they have a really nice Hitachi:
For $350 it seems to have all the features of the $500 DeWalt that was sitting next to it. The downside of both the DeWalt and the Hitachi is the stand. I leave my saw set up all the time and just roll it under the workbench when I'm not using it; the workbench is designed with a spot for the saw. But that only works with a stand that has wheels on the ground like my current saw or your dad's new Kobalt.
Yep that's the one, I really wanted to get the Hitachi the only hang-up was it was a tad heavier, and the Kobalt was already at the limit of weight.
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Scored a few brownie points, my brother and I picked up the Kobalt table saw for our dad yesterday, not the best saw in the world but far, far from the worst. Should be almost the perfect one for him, very manageable weight, good capacity, easy to setup. Our dad is 66 with almost double the miles most folks his age so ease of use was a major factor. Apon giving it to him he said " You guys are fucking idiots" Which is his way of saying thank you to us. Not gonna lie, probably the warmest feeling I've had giving a gift.
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Added a Diablo 7 1/2 40t and some Irwin 6" clamps to my stash....
Side note, Menards gave me a bunch of full show pit pass, mixer, vender, concerts tickets to yesterday's NASCAR Nationwide event, I don't care for races but my wife loves em so she took some friends and had a blast, and won... Get this.... $150 Home Depot gift card (Menards gave me the tickets)
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7 hours ago, Bremon said:
Well big fans of big fans still need to buy teal it seems but I won't know if I'm a big fan of this little fan until I know how the CFM compares to my Milwaukee, which is a little fan that I'm not a big fan of.
say that 3X fast lolololol
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11 hours ago, Bmill25 said:
I always tell my wife I lay things all day and when I get home I'd like to have it happen to me!
So fallowing that logic..... If I were to say to my wife, I beat on wood all day when I get home I'd like you to........ I digress..... Ya um she'd call me gay and someone would sleep on the couch...
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NICE job Jimbo!!!!!
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59 minutes ago, Claeg said:
Where did you get those?
Scroll up for the info
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1 hour ago, BMack37 said:
I looked last night, there's one about 35-45 mins away... so looks like I'm getting into the Ryobi line. FML.
Haha lolololol, I held out a long time, it took my brother buying me the brad nailer to get me hooked in.... I'm glad I am now, with oddball tools this cheap why not! I'm a DeWalt guy and no green tools are replacing any of my yellow stuff but boy do they make some great supplements.
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13 hours ago, cliu said:
According to this review I am seriously considering getting this saw when the funds become available. Hopefully by then, it will be available as some sort of package.
I'll also be keeping any eye out for a package/promo deal, this seriously looks like it could rival or even best similar priced corded saws. I've been holding out hopes for the 60v DeWalt to hit the states but this could definitely be the one!
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20v, that's surprising, Looks like the battery slot could have extra room for the 9/3 or any other larger unreleased battery. OPE is not any area that gets me too excited but thats kinda cool.
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29 minutes ago, Kato said:
Where did you get those batteries for $12.50 each? Please spill the beans
My source shall remain confidential for my personal gain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol Just kidding, TTI factory outlet store. They have physical stores at some outlet malls
directtoolsoutlet.com
FYI these batteries sell out in minutes whenever they put em online but they can be found in store also.
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3 of these lil batteries came today, probably should have ordered 10, @ $12.50 each I figured why not.
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1 hour ago, FlaveNico said:
I'm also wanting the cordless hot glue gun.
Get it....... Get it, c'mon you know it's cheap... Get it.... Get it..... Peer pressure... Lol no seriously it's actually very handy.
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I can't stand the stupid bags DeWalt's using these days, I actually like the plastic cases, when they do include them, I can't speak to the fit for ToughSystem but in my opinion I'd recommend the larger, more room for blades etc.
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Haha nice!
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I'd hardly call that free, more like "pay more and get a 9/3"
There is an actual buy 2 6/2 deal for a free charger....
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6 hours ago, Framer joe said:
We use these all the time different sizes 4"- 6"...they replace lag bolts...much easier and faster.....the 887 works fine just hoping for something better...without going up to a impact wrench ....
Same here, use em quite often. 887 zips em in quick, so ya, again I'm content with the 887 but faster stronger quieter wouldn't hurt my feelings, but still it's fine the way it is.
Guys using mode 2, why bother, just get an 886 it's in mode 2 permanently... Lol
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My 887 is almost always on #3, though I've got a LOT of hours on mine and know it pretty well, I wouldn't mind a faster, stronger, quieter version, doesn't necessarily need to be smaller (wouldn't hurt my feelings if it was) but I'm quite content with it and don't see a grand need for the BT model.
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Well hummmm, let's see... My old man has was a licensed builder all my life and I can recall being on his jobs since I was about 6. My grandfather on my mother's side was a general contractor, my uncle(dad's brother) a general contractor and building inspector, another uncle (stepmom's brother) a carpenter and tile guy, well you get the gist, I'm from a family of builders.
So out of high school I got into home electronic and appliance sales(makes sense right?), which led into home theater installation, which led in part to custom commercial AV systems and TV repair. I worked for a very large company doing this and had a corporate card with basically an unlimited tool budget as long as it was justified to do my job(that was nice just saying). Well the company which is primarily retail had a crummy year and they started looking for reasons to reduce head count, apparently doing what your boss tells you to do is a way to get fired(corporate bean counters got me for letting my assistant do my paperwork)..... So I fell back on my DNA and started doing work for my uncle (stepmom's Brother), my dad and other uncle have retired or got old whatever... Over the past couple years I've mostly worked on additions, roofs, siding, remodeling, home maintenance and repairs. Two winter's ago my brother in law asked me to help him on a remodel and we've been working steadily ever since, he started a damage mitigation company last summer with his buddy but since he has become the the sole owner and me the sole employee. Between damage mitigation jobs we also general contract all kinds of stuff with him as the "GC" and me the on site "foreman" which is a glorified way of saying I'm there to work, answer the questions for our sub contractors, and keep our random laborers busy. We currently are building a custom lake home, a pole barn, remodeling a fire damaged home and have 4 roofs on the books. Shameless plug for our website:
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2 minutes ago, JakeDewalt said:
A fan doesn't get me excited.
Now a Flexvolt 120v HEPA would
Haha righton! (Using Ryobi fan as I'm typing this lol)
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Keeping a portfolio
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I take pics and occasionally a few notes of the projects I do but that's for my personal "memoirs", my brother in law on the other hand does keep detailed files, but he runs the business, works with banks, insurance, home owners, so he spends at least 1 day a week on files/paperwork and sends out updates.