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  1. Ego 56v Lawnmower

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    On 5/2/2017 at 7:57 PM, ChrisK said:

    Sooooooo....does anybody own one? If so, what are your thoughts on the machine. Both pros and cons. Seriously considering buying one as my Honda is irreparable apparently according to my Honda dealership. 

    @tugnut1 Has a fair amount of experience with Ego stuff.

  5. Festool TS 55 REQ Plunge Track Saw Review

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    Although I am a Festool fan like Chris and I agree with what he is saying but I personally would buy whatever trips your trigger for a dust extractor. I have a Festool unit and it works great but I think most vacs would do the job. I have had mine 15 years and have yet to pull the lever for the HEPA filter. If I was a contractor trying to keep a customers place dust free, I might consider it.

     

    I like the footprint of the Festool unit compared to a "shop vac" and the fact you can mount systainers on it is nice but they are expensive and not for everyone. 10 to 15 years ago might have been different but there is some good competition out there now.

     

    I highly recommend a mini cyclone inline because it does not take long to fill a bag routing or cutting.  I fill my cyclone box over and over and the bag only has a tiny bit of dust in it. The fuller your bag gets the more the performance drops on any vac. So if you can use a cyclone instead of bag you are better off.

  7. Anyone else into Woodpeckers "one time" tools?

    in Accessories

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    Chris, what was their last triangle?

     

    The first one time tool I bought was the 18" which is perfect for squaring the MFT and locating rail when crosscutting plywood.

     

    It looks like yours on the wall but hard to tell the scale of things so now sure how big the one is on your picture.

     

    Tony, looking forward to you getting your CNC !

     

     

  10. Spring Weather Anyone?....

    in Pub Talk

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    I always worry about snow and even more ice this time of year as the trees seem to be prone to damage so dont need the extra weight hanging on them.


    We have had 80s already in Iowa which is nuts but dropping down into the mid 30s the last few days.

     

    Does not know what it wants to do.

  11. Woodworking benches

    in In The Shop

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    I am all for the bling and craftsmanship on a bench!

     

    I just know I dont get as much done as I should because I am trying to keep things need. 

     

    Kinda like my tractor when i first got it. Got to get past the first scratch.

     

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  12. Woodworking benches

    in In The Shop

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    Just now, ChrisK said:

    Remember that it's still a work surface dude! You'll end up putting a Purple Heart inlay and then cry like a School girl when you hammer in a chisel onto the top!!!! Hahahahahahahah

     

    True !

     

    My projects and abilities are commonly hindered because I dont want to mess up my bench.

     

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  14. Business sticker question

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  16. 1/4 in. x 1/2 in. Steel Square Socket Adapter

    in Accessories

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    Why is going from 1/4" to 1/2" a big issue?  I can see going from 1/2 to 1/4" being an issue.

     

    I use 1/4" drive in all three socket sizes and have never had an issue. Its 3/8" I used most often but I have used 1/2" on a 1/4 drive to install lug-nuts and then torqued them with a torque wrench do do the real tightening.

     

    @BMack37 I am surprised you have not had good luck with Milwaukee bits. The recent surge stuff I have used is superior to anything I have tried over the years.

  18. Woodworking benches

    in In The Shop

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    I think its all about movement. There is a lot that goes into how you build a top.  Needs to be able to move seasonally as the weather changes.  And you dont want to go back and re level the top of a regular basis.

     

    From a rigidity standpoint I think most woods will work. Even 2x4s on end. But from a movement standpoint you need to pick the right wood including how that species of wood is ripped.

     

    If I could afford it, I would probably use maple or certain types of beech.

     

    In my Rob Cosman workshop class I watched him build a bench out of vertically laminated MDF. Was actually pretty impressive and cant beat the cost,

  20. Always amazed at Extreme Woodworker.

    in Woodworking

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    Yea, a shallow cut is less inclined to tear the bottom surface of the board out. I often score the board with a quick pass over it at about 1/16" and then make a deeper cut.


    If you look at the blade a shallow cut is slicing the fibers parallel to the board. The deeper the cut the more the teeth on the blade are pulling straight down.

  22. Show your Miter saw stands and ideas.

    in In The Shop

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    I do not the space to dedicate to a full time miter station.

     

    I also do not have enough patience to set one up every time I need to use it.

     

    So this is my compromise setup.

     

    My miter saw (and sander for that matter) is on a slide. So I pull the saw out until it hits stops and I have two threaded knobs that lock the slide in place.  In this picture the saw is pulled about 2/3 of the way out.

     

    I have Fast Cap Best Fence rails for it. You can see them stored under my clamps. The Best Fence rails clip to the saw and adjustable rail mounts on the ends. You can see the left one but the right one cant be seen.

     

    The saw surface planes with the work bench top so if I need to cut something short or to the left I can do so without installing the rails.

     

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  23. Hardware Storage

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    Hardware is in about 4 different places in my shop depending what it is.

     

    Towards the center right I have a traditional bolt bin which holds bolts, nuts, washers, etc that I purchase by the pound.  It also has tie wraps, threaded wood inserts and T-nuts along with a few other things.

     

    Below that I have Bosch L-Boxx drawers and L-Boxx hinge lid containers . Each of those has a mix of things from Automotive electrical like fuses and crimp connectors, to hot rod anodized fittings for fuel and nitrous to stainless specialty hardware. One has anchors like tap-cons and lag type.

     

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    This center bench has a Festool sortainer with bits for screw guns and various other specialty wood screws, shelf brackets, etc.  The Lboxx containers on the left are for audio misc hardware, ham radio Misc Hardware, One has small nails and pneumatic nailer pins and nails and the last one has normal wood screws in brass and steel.

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    In my rolling work bench I have a systainer full of Kreg Screws and plugs

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    And finally the red storage boxes on the wall have larger deck screws, tractor related parts like hydraulic couplings, hitch pins and lots of other stuff I cant find a place for :)58f395ee90407_11(Medium).thumb.jpg.d078ecb23800e0a4d973088efd5abfc1.jpg

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  25. Always amazed at Extreme Woodworker.

    in Woodworking

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    Seems to me it would be for people that build high end stuff that gets knocked down and shipped.

     

    He has some crazy stuff. I think he has a fetish for off the wall tools. To be honest 7 out of 10 items in his shop are things I have never heard of.

     

    I like nice tools but festool is as exotic as it gets for me.

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