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jtkendall

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  1. I'm converting my 11'x27' single car garage into a work shop and figured I'd document the process. There are several problems with the garage including a general lack of electrical outlets, zero 240v outlets, no insulation, a standard lightbulb instead of strip lights, and a roll down garage door that is very old and needs to be removed since the front of the garage was framed up with a standard door in front of the roll down one. Alternatively the roll down door could be replaced, a garage door opener installed, and the front of the house updated to remove the standard man door.

     

    The first thing I need to do is get it cleaned out completely and see about the garage door. It's in the way of doing anything with the ceiling and makes the front end of the garage seem cramped because it's overhead. I think the easiest and cheapest option is going to be to just remove it and maybe down the line have the garage updated to remove the man door and install a new roll down door. When I get around to the electrical I'll install a box so that an opener can be used if a new door is installed in the future so it's one less thing to do.

     

    There is a wood burning stove that has not been used in at least 20 years, the roof was replaced about 10 years ago and the chimney was removed from the roof, however it still runs through the garage ceiling (attic floor) and is attached to the stove, so that's something to figure out as well. I definitely want to remove it completely because it takes up so much space and isn't usable.

     

    The goal this week is to get anything that can go to the dump either gone or at least organized so it can go. Anything that has to be dealt with in a specific way and can't go to the dump will have to be figured out once I know exactly what I have.

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  2. Bought the final few tools I wanted/needed today. Ordered two Milwaukee M18 Rover Mounting Flood Lights from Acme to help light up the garage shop. In the spring spring I'll get around to installing some better lights after I figure out how to get rid of an overhead garage door. Also waited up for the Lee Valley cyber Monday sale and found nothing marked down enough for me to jump on. Instead I picked up an imperial micro-adjust wheel marking gauge.

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  3. Reviving this post because the drill press arrived today. I haven’t had a chance to unbox it, but it’s a little smaller than I expected based on the box. It’s the perfect size for what I currently need but if or wen I need something bigger I’m probably going with a floor standing model.

     

    I have to build a work bench and then it and the ryobi band saw are going to share the bottom shelf so I can access them wen needed and not dedicate a table to each.

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  4. I think the main limitations fall on CFM, if the compressor doesn’t produce enough for the tool  to run then you need a bigger compressor or a smaller tool. At least this is my understanding, I don’t use a lot of air tools and only have a small 2 gallon compressor for inflating purposes and small finish nailers.

  5. Actually I only went with the A2 because their “tech” info page seemed to just cover O1 and A2 when I originally looked at it on the shoulder planes. A2 keeps an edge longer than the O1 so it made the most sense of those two. It looks like the apron blade tech page does mention the PM-V11 and after looking into it now I probably should have got it. I’ll probably order a PM-V11 blade for it next time I order something.

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  6. 1 hour ago, Biggie said:

    So with holiday deals I see a few places have this priced at $199

     

    You say this and then don't mention where it's being sold at this price! After checking everywhere I finally found it on ToolUp at that price and ordered one. :lol:

     

  7. You could not pay me to go out shopping today… ok, maybe that's not 100% true, but it would have to be a lot in addition to only shopping where I want to. :lol:

     

    Anyway todays purchases were levels, saw accessories, and impact bits.

    • An Empire 48 in. True Blue I-Beam Level with Free 24 in. True Blue I-Beam Level
    • Empire 98 in. Professional Cutting Guide
    • A bunch of Felo bits from @KC_Tool
    • A microjig GRR-RIPPER Advanced
    • Micro Jig ZEROPLAY Miter Bars (Double Pack)

    The cutting guide was purely to prevent me from even considering buying a track saw. If I bought the Makita one I was looking at I would never use my Flexvolt circular saw, even though the deal with 2 additional 5.0's and a track is very tempting.

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  8. 3 minutes ago, rrich1 said:

    They show a mini cabinet scraper on there.

     

    Yeah, sorry I meant that my decision between the miniature one and the full size one hadn't been 100% decided on. The fact that the cabinet scraper has handles and looks less intimidating to me is my main reason for considering it over the card scraper. I've never used a card scraper and messing up a piece is something that I'm worried about.

     

    I've got a box that I'm going to be doing an inlay in for a Christmas present, the straight bit for my router does a fairly decent job with dado's but I want to make sure it's nice and flat.

  9. 1 hour ago, rrich1 said:

    Are you sure about getting the mini planes?

     

    My thinking behind the mini planes are that the shoulder plane would be perfect for the sized dado's I need to make for an upcoming project. The cabinet scraper I'm less set on since it's only available in one large size and it's only $30 more, I'm going to sleep on it and see how I feel about the idea tomorrow.

  10. I've heard of Lee Valley and Veritas over the last couple of years following woodworkers on Instagram and Youtube but only decided to look at the website today. Holy crap their planes are expensive, I'm sure they are well worth the money but it's very easy to end up in the quadruple digits. :lol: Anyone own any Veritas planes? Which ones? Do you find yourself using them more than you thought you would?

     

    I'm going to pick up the miniature shoulder plane and miniature cabinet scraper or maybe the full size cabinet scraper, since it's an inexpensive way to get started and I think they'll be the most helpful for now.

  11. 1 hour ago, TheRLB said:

    I've been looking at their jointers, price seems pretty cheap but not sure if its a good deal or you get what you pay for from Cutech

     

    Toolpig over on Instagram just got one of their jointers earlier this month and it seems to work really well. I've got my eye on one of their 6" spiral head models. I haven't seen the planer in action but took a gamble on it after seeing the jointer.

     

     

     

  12. The early bird gets the worm, or in this case the planer. Bought a Cutech planer as a starter one, went with straight knives over the spiral head because it was the cheapest model and they have a Thanksgiving deal that makes it only $199 with free shipping. Figured for a 1/3 to 1/2 the price of the Dewalt ones it was worth a shot.

     

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  13. Ordered early Christmas and birthday gifts for myself mainly so I can save some money, make some Christmas gifts for family members, and because I wanted to.

     

    I ordered a DW745S table saw with stand from Home Depot for $299. It was between this and the Flexvolt; saving some money, getting a stand, and a larger blade were the deciding factors. That plus I was worried they'd announce a 10" Flexvolt next year and it would annoy me that I didn't wait. Also ordered an Empire 7 in. laser etched rafter square and 4 sets of Bessey H-Style 1/2" pipe clamp fixtures from there.

     

    About a year ago I posted about the Wen 8" drill press, and I finally bought it today for $67.79 on Amazon instead of the $72 it was a year ago. Also ordered some toggle clamps since those inexpensive ones from eBay were tiny as hell, a digital angle gauge, some Abranet sanding discs, an Irwin die stock and 1/2"-14 NPT die for threading the pipe for the pipe clamps. Last thing picked up today was a Kreg Precision Setup Bars set so I can setup the table saw and my routers for more accurate usage.

     

     

     

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  14. I've seen this same issue posted before on Instagram, I'm staying far away from milwaukee levels because of it and because the "redstick" ones are much more expensive than a comparable Empire model. You'd think with TTI owning Empire they'd be consistent in the manufacturing. I've never seen this issue pop up on a Empire level.

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