jtkendall

From my experience tools will sell reasonably well on eBay if they are priced right. Batteries on the other hand take more effort. My Makita tools sold the first or second time they were listed after figuring out a good price, the charger and batteries sold only the most recent attempt after trying a lot of different prices and shipping options. The charger sold yesterday and the batteries literally didn't get a bid until the last few seconds before they ended this morning. I was halfway expecting to end up with batteries that have no tools and no way of being charged.

I gave my entire M12 lineup (minus the bandsaw, xc batteries, and lights) to a member of my cousin's family on her father's side. He's a new electrician who had all of his tools stolen, he also got my Klein backpack and all of my insulated screwdrivers. Other than that I've been selling everything else on eBay, it lets me get rid of tools I don't use and make a little money to buy new tools as long as people buy them.

Received these the week before last but didn’t get around to opening them until today. Another 22lbs of 1/2” sockets from Sunex. Unless I need a specialty size I think I’m good on impact sockets.

@JimboS1ice Thanks Jimbo. Looks like I have some saving to do. Lights, jigsaw, batteries, chainsaw, Impact wrenches, and the packout wall mount and slim organizers are all on my list. Glad some of it’s spread out over the year. A bit disappointed that the only OPE item was the chainsaw, was hoping for a mower.

Has anyone posted a complete list of what was announced? I saw the M12 rocket light, chainsaw, M12 impact wrenches, the new batteries, and the jigsaws but haven't been able to catch up on everything yet. I briefly saw some kind of rover light that folds flat and the back is a carabiner, but Instagram refreshed and I never got back to it.

Thanks to @BMack37 sharing a $20 shopyourway promotion on Instagram I bought a set of Ford Tools screwdrivers. Bought them mainly for the precision ones so they get to stay in the office and the Wera Set gets to stay in the garage.

Took advantage of the @KC_Tool Cobra sale the other day and picked up two 10” ones for $53 total after the TIA discount.

Since there seems to be a number of us who are interested in woodworking I thought it would make sense to setup a permathread for woodworking deals since a thread per store wouldn't be added to often. Lee Valley is offering free standard ground shipping on orders $40 and over from Today April 3rd through the 17th. No coupon code required. http://www.leevalley.com/us/home/page.aspx?p=60912

I've just been reporting spammers as I see them, not much else you can do. It's either a person with too much time on their hands or it's a bot that does it automatically.

I think it would be really useful for trim carpenters who might not need the to cut anything that exceeds it's capacity and want something lighter than a 7-1/4". Face frames and solid wood edge banding could easily be done with it. If it was half the price I'd keep my Makita batteries, buy it because I need a non-sliding miter saw, and this would be the perfect complement to my 10" slider.

I just noticed that the 6-1/2" 18V Miter Saw that was floating around at shows last year is actually available now. The XSL05Z is only available as a bare tool and is $500. That seems awful expensive for a 6-1/2" saw.

Ok I actually just went back to Amazon and looked for other photos to verify it had the fuel gauge and it doesn't, so Dewalt's released an updated battery with a fuel gauge under the same model number? It seems odd, the Makita batteries with a fuel gauge have a B on the end to signify it's the updated model, BL1830 vs BL1830B.

It's an older battery, it's been out since 2011 according to Amazon. If you look up a product on Amazon you can usually find "Date First Available" In the "Additional Information" section. Dewalt nor any of the tool retailers that I typically buy from have release date information listed for some reason, the most I see on sites is a little "New" tag when something has just been released or "Preorder" if applicable.

Gearwrench has a flex-head 1/4” ratchet that I like. It doesn’t get much use but it’s bigger counterparts do and the flex-head comes in handy. http://www.gearwrench.com/gearwrench-81012p-1-4-drive-120xptm-flex-head-teardrop-ratchet-6-3-4.html

Thanks everyone, if I end up selling them I’ll just ship via FedEx instead of USPS. Home Delivery/Ground seem to be reasonably priced and I know they will ship them no problem since all my Acme orders come that way. USPS seems to be cryptic with their regulations and from what I found it depends mostly on the person working the counter knowing the regulations and having common sense.

The Gen2 M12 Fuel combo kit arrived today, really nice but going to take some getting used to since they are shorter.

The 7490 should be the same saw, all of the specs appear to be the same you just loose some rip capacity left and right of the blade because you don't have the rolling stand. It comes with a scissor stand, which is nice to have until you build a cabinet, or if you need to take it somewhere. They don't offer a version without a stand though. The 7480 is close, but doesn't support a dado stack.

Ordered the Gen 2 Milwaukee Fuel Hammer Drill and Impact combo kit from Acme today. Couldn’t see any point in just buying the drill bare tool when for $90 more I can get the impact and two batteries. Also they’re doing a deal so it came with a bonus 2Ah battery. Should have ordered it over the weekend when they had the St Patrick’s coupon but forgot to do it when I got home.

I believe several people here have sold items with Lithium Ion batteries and I'm curious on how you shipped them. I'm selling my Makita tools because I don't really need the sander and I'd rather have the M12 Gen 2 impact driver over the XDT11. I've read the USPS guidelines but I'm wondering if you identified on the packaging that it included batteries and if you ran into any trouble with USPS not wanting to send them via Flat Rate boxes when doing so. Google is giving me mixed results, some say they shipped it fine, others say they had issues with them wanting to send it ground only.

I have a Ryobi 10" band saw and I agree with the other guys, wait and get a larger one if you can. I'm looking at a 14" Rikon 10-324 to supplement my 10". If you need to get a band saw now I recommend looking at the width and length of the blade it will support and using that as one of the deciding factors. They all may be similar in size, but mine tops out at 3/8" x 55" and while I can find lower TPI blades for it if I need them, it can be harder to find a one in a specific tooth count. Of the ones you mentioned I'd go with the Rikon since it supports 1/8" to 1/2" blades in 70-1/2" lengths. The Wen would be a close second since it is pretty much the same with a slightly longer blade, but if you wanted to sell this a few months down the road and buy a bigger saw I think the Rikon would sell easier. I wouldn't even bother with the Grizzly because it tops out at 3/8" blade.

I'm not sold on Systainers as tool storage for anything that doesn't come in one by default. If you get a tool from Festool, Mirka, Fein, and a few others you have the benefit of the insert that matches the tool. Buying Systainers separately means you either need to do a foam insert or just have your contents knocking around inside what are essentially really expensive thin plastic boxes. I could see something punching through the side of one pretty easily. I keep my Pro 5 in one since it doesn't travel and if I bought anything else like a Domino or track saw I'd keep them in them because of the insert. Everything else goes in TSTAK's or stays in it's blow mold case because they are sturdier.

WD-40 makes a rust removal soak that might be a good option. It has the benefit of being reusable according to its packaging. Vinegar will be cheaper but if you need something in between vinegar and Zep it might be worth a try. I’m going to pick up a bottle to clean up my planes with since vinegar can take a fair amount of time. I’m the type to get sidetracked and forget to remove it after a few hours.

Ordered this last week and it showed up Tuesday. A Millers Falls No. 85 Rabbet and Filletster Plane. I need to buy a fence for it but for $15 it was the best deal on eBay for this model. It actually has an iron, lever cap, and depth stop. All of the others were missing at least one of them with many missing everything. Fences seem to pop up fairly often so when I see one at a good price I’ll complete the plane.

Not everyone hauls their stuff around with them. My 10" saw never leaves the garage. I'd buy the 12" non-slider if I had room for it because I don't need the sliding in that size but sometimes need to chop thicker material that my 10" can't handle. The other thing to consider is if someone is buying just one saw and know they don't need the sliding feature then they may be buying the biggest blade possible to avoid potentially having to buy a larger saw in the future.

I've wanted a CNC router for a while. I was set to get an X-Carve when budget allowed then suddenly I start seeing a bunch of Shapeoko's popping up on Instagram and was no longer sure which one I would pick. The X-Carve has a 29"x29" max cutting area on a pre-built machine and the Shapeoko has a max 33"x33" cutting area. Neither seems that great for the price, the X-Carve can be upgraded though to 70"x70" with a decent amount of work and more money. At the end of the day I want expandability in size and I want to be able to upgrade components as I need. So I'm building my own. I ordered the parts for the motion controller and axes movement motors today and I am hoping to have it running by the end of next week. Then I'll be figuring out the actual design of the CNC since I'll have a better idea of how big I think I can make it. I ordered some smaller Nema 17 stepper motors that are just slightly lower than the ones that came with the Shapeoko 2 and they require less power; I fully expect to upgrade the motors to larger Nema 23 motors and a better 24v power supply prior to calling it done. I'd like to be able to cut on a 2x4 sheet of plywood with a couple of inches on either side and I want to have a larger z-axis travel so I can cut a piece, flip it over and cut the opposite face with whatever kind of clamping setup I need. One of the future upgrades I definitely want to look into is converting it to a 5-axis machine so I can get the absolute most out of it. So far it has cost me $143.24 for the motion controlling components.