dwasifar Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 5 hours ago, SetBuilder said: I didn't know they made a 25ft version. Hmmmm Don't run out and buy one just yet. I'm not impressed with mine. Seems overall a little shoddy. Blade is too flimsy to extend out across a room without twisting, and it won't retract without being coaxed. After measuring three rooms for carpet I can already feel the coating starting to pill on the bottom of the blade. I might keep the 16, but the 25 is going back to Amazon. Really I don't know what you guys see in these. I expected a lot better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwasifar Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 1 hour ago, MikeyB said: That's a great stack of lumber you got there bro. Im splitting seasoned oak, maple and a little of ash. Had a seasoned cord delivered last week. My neighbor and I split the full cord. $100.00 each. no cars in my garage, no worries about any firewood being thrown into anything of worry. This machine is fantastic. I'm glad I went with the 7 ton instead of the 5 ton. I split some freshly cut 11" thick oak today and the machine didn't flinch. Money well spent! That's about half of what I had on hand when I took the shot. That's all red oak, from a single 160-year-old tree, except for a little bit of ash off to the left. And more oak from that same tree eventually made it into the stacks too. The pieces I was splitting had been noodled down, but they were still mostly 12"+ thick. So don't let anyone make fun of your electric splitter. They don't cycle as fast as a big gasoline unit but they do the job just fine. Mine is beat to shit by now, and still splits almost anything I put on it. I sharpened the wedge on mine and it works a little better that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildroamer Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 8 hours ago, MikeyB said: Ordered on Monday delivered on Thursday, splitting some firewood for today's activities. What a great little machine this is. Hey @MikeyB, that looks like a sweet splitter! I've been considering buying an electric. Did you do much research, something in particular push you to that brand/unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 21 minutes ago, wildroamer said: Hey @MikeyB, that looks like a sweet splitter! I've been considering buying an electric. Did you do much research, something in particular push you to that brand/unit? Todd, I have been back and forth between a hydraulic electric and a kinetic 10 ton fly wheel for a while, i posted a thread on TIA a couple of weeks ago about buying an electric splitter and The Conductor mentioned the Boss electric spliters. I called Log Splitters Direct and the women on the phone convinced me that the Boss 7 ton was the way to go. Log Splitters are a great company to deal with and I wrote up a review on their website today about them. i do not have any experience at all with gas or electric log splitters, I just felt I needed one for my needs and I am glad that I picked up, the Boss 7 ton... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 51 minutes ago, dwasifar said: That's about half of what I had on hand when I took the shot. That's all red oak, from a single 160-year-old tree, except for a little bit of ash off to the left. And more oak from that same tree eventually made it into the stacks too. The pieces I was splitting had been noodled down, but they were still mostly 12"+ thick. So don't let anyone make fun of your electric splitter. They don't cycle as fast as a big gasoline unit but they do the job just fine. Mine is beat to shit by now, and still splits almost anything I put on it. I sharpened the wedge on mine and it works a little better that way. Love it man. I can't wait to work on splitting some fresh oak that my neighbors friend is going to drop off for us. Good stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 8 hours ago, JimboS1ice said: Wow dude that was pretty quick! Love to see this in action Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks Jimbo, if I could only figure out how to load a video I would post it. Comp and Eric have been helping me out but I can't seem to get it done. Ill keep working it on it. its a pretty powerful machine man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SetBuilder Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 1 hour ago, dwasifar said: Don't run out and buy one just yet. I'm not impressed with mine. Seems overall a little shoddy. Blade is too flimsy to extend out across a room without twisting, and it won't retract without being coaxed. After measuring three rooms for carpet I can already feel the coating starting to pill on the bottom of the blade. I might keep the 16, but the 25 is going back to Amazon. Really I don't know what you guys see in these. I expected a lot better. That was my first thought on the 25ft one. They are a thin tape so if you try and extend them far they flop right over. I rarely need to pull it out past 12 feet. I also keep a Milwaukee 25 ft and Stanley fatmax 25ft in my box when I need a stiffer or longer tape. The fast cap is my go to tape though for most of my work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 14 hours ago, dwasifar said: You win the Stanley cup! He's in Texas, he won it but he was in the crease. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 @wildroamer: I came across Boss a couple years ago when I was toying with the idea of an electric splitter. As always, I did some pretty lengthy reading at the time and was convinced Boss was the way to go. I was looking at the 10 Ton unit back then. I decided not to get a splitter because I didn't see myself using it enough to justify it, and I have no 1st hand experience to offer, but if I were buying one today I would go Boss without question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildroamer Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 Thanks guys! Going to look hard at them. We have a gas splitter at our hunting camp, but need one at home. I'll let you all know what I end up with! Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicolasRamos Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 He's in Texas, he won it but he was in the crease.[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T75R Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 Not a bad Christmas haul at all fellas! Check out my new yellow! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevep2204 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 On 12/25/2016 at 1:13 PM, dwasifar said: I have a similar unit from Homelite: Here is just a sample of what it's done for me: Those little electric splitters are more powerful than you expect. I wouldn't run it in the garage as you're doing though. Sooner or later it'll throw a log, if you're using a push block, and you don't want your car to be within firing distance when that happens. What are you splitting there? It looks flaky, like maybe pearwood. Damn man, that's a nice stack you have there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevep2204 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 10 hours ago, T75R said: Not a bad Christmas haul at all fellas! Check out my new yellow! Well done! That circular saw is a beast from what I've heard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Post office must be making up for lost time this morning... Don't normally see them until late afternoon around here. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwasifar Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 12 hours ago, stevep2204 said: Damn man, that's a nice stack you have there. Thanks For some reason, cutting and splitting my own firewood makes the fires more enjoyable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted December 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Post office must be making up for lost time this morning... Don't normally see them until late afternoon around here.I love that wiha kit!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Ordered 3 medium tough boxes and an organizer, and a DCK299M2. Deals abound. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwasifar Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Following the disappointment with the FastCap tapes, I went shopping for the perfect tape measure. Fortunately I have a Lowe's, a Home Depot, and a Menards right down the street from one another. I haven't decided on a replacement 25' tape yet, but Menards had a crazy stupid price on these: Yes folks, you heard that right, only $4.99, I say $4.99, for a two-pack 12' and 16' Stanley LeverLock. I like the LeverLock design anyway, and for this price I jumped at it. You should too. Here is the current stable of tapes: The funny-looking green one is actually an old Stanley LeverLock from that period where hand tools were all turning Day-Glo orange and green. (I still have the orange and green screwdrivers that came with it.) It lost its label years ago. One day I was feeling artistic and drew that big 25 on it with a Sharpie. It's been my go-to tape for many years but it's getting a little creaky now, and the hook is bent from a drop. I've straightened it the best I could but it's still probably about 1/32" off. The one beside it was intended to replace it a few years ago, but the lever is just too darn sensitive; you can't handle it at all without the tape starting to retract, unless you pick it up by just holding the sides, and who holds a tape that way? I might ask Stanley if they want to replace it. And of course the others are the new ones. For a replacement 25', I was leaning toward the Kobalt at Lowe's. It's made by Komelon, and it looked really nice in the store - fractional read tape, auto-lock, big hook, nice long 9' standout, metric on the flip side of the tape. Then I got home and saw the reviews: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-25-ft-Tape-Measure/4640503 So maybe I'll just get a 25' LeverLock to go with other two new ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Some Knipex goodness: 68-01-200 cutters 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercorarius Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Today's post is only mostly an attempt to make @Conductor562 jealous. Got two proto sets of test gauges for forty dollars a piece thanks to you guys. Put them in my Proto box. And yes that is a Proto banner in the top that I haven't hung yet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicolasRamos Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Today's post is only mostly an attempt to make @Conductor562 jealous. Got two proto sets of test gauges for forty dollars a piece thanks to you guys. Put them in my Proto box. And yes that is a Proto banner in the top that I haven't hung yet. Very nice! This is the only Proto I own. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 You got those gauges for $40 apiece ? If if you were trying to make me jealous you did a damn good job! I have a Mac compression test set. They are the same as the Proto gauges. Very nice setups and you absolutely stole them! I have a Proto banner too and mine is already hung ? You really can't go wrong with Proto tools. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 18 minutes ago, NicolasRamos said: Very nice! This is the only Proto I own. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro You have me beat by one piece! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said: You have me beat by one piece! And you're only a few hundred behind me ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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