Received my final BTP box today.
I’m now in possession of two of the Deluxe Router Guides. I figured…. Why not? I’ve always wanted to have them available in case I need to set up my router for mortising.
Thanks Be The Pro.
I hope my scant contributions over the years have been a decent read for some. I’ll see if I can get back in the mindset of…[Read more]

Went in to work this morning for a few hours to cut up the 54(x2)treads and risers for this coming weeks stair re&re, plus repaired a screw up I made on the previous stairs. I hung the stringers one inch too high and had to cut them free and drop them to where it needed to be.

No notifications yet for a delivery, but the good folks at BTP did send me a couple of emails.

Welcome.

I don’t even want to talk about stairs….. 😅
That’s all I’ve been looking at and working with for the past two weeks. 4 storeys demoed and two storeys replaced as of the end of day today. Lots of changes throughout to make up for a couple of bad decisions.

And then tomorrow…. I get to go and frame some more stairs.

At least I’ll be adequate…[Read more]

Hangman wrote:Never even conversed with you here, you obviously don’t know my sense of humor to qualify making any remarks.

Well, now we’re conversing….. And you’re right, I don’t get your sense of humour.
But I am qualified to make remarks… Even smart ones occasionally.

Hangman wrote:Would be great to get some kind of confirmation about redemptions being received. One day out of the blue a package may arrive in 3-6 months with no prior knowledge…a real way to warm the hearts of the devotes to this forum.

Chill out. In an unknown period of time you are going to receive free tools for doing nothing more than f…[Read more]

Continued working on replacing a 4 level stairwell in a local commercial build.
I’ve been away from commercial for a seemingly long time and forgot that the constraints for rise and run are much different than residential.
Found that our the hard way…. Had to remove one half set of stairs after exceeding the allowable rise by a quarter inch.

Howdy.
Been here before, but think I’m gonna come back. I’m a carpenter over on the west end of Canada. I’d classify my experience as essentially general carpentry…. I haven’t really focused on one thing in the past few years except for residential carpentry.
The company I work for primarily performs foundation, framing, and renovation work.…[Read more]

I’ve tried so many markers and pencils…. I’m a sucker for gimmicky things at the tool store.
I even still have one of those pencils that was modeled after a utility knife…. Quick Draw I think.
Anyways… I’ve settled on a few different ones (depending on the task). Pica marker for general carpentry work, a 6mm lead marker for strong layout…[Read more]

I’d prefer to come back to this forum to see what it’s like when some of the conversation isn’t guided by reward incentive.
There’s been some really great conversations here in the past about the entire building process.

The members can’t really do more than promote it themselves…. I think the folks at @boschtoolsna need to make a decision about whether they want to promote this back to its heyday again.
I understand that North America isn’t really their key market, but they can’t deny that when this site was really humming along it put them further up in the ranks.

My apologies then….. Just really looked like spam. Especially if you look at the page in the link.
Welcome to BTP @smathe

Yep….definitely smell bullshit here @chadm @doobie
Fresh serving of sophisticated SPAM for ya.

I was watching a video recently where the presenter had found patents that Milwaukee tools had filed showing some interesting potential developments like a Packout compressor….I’ll try to find it and post it somewhere in the forum (just because it’s pure speculation).

Boschmanbrian wrote:So what did you receive @asevereid

And I wonder what others have received recently

I redeemed for two pair of hinge mortise bits in late January. I received 3 of the 4 bits last week.
Didn’t even know they were on the way until the shipping company contacted me.

@bethepro

I received my box but was short on the items I requested….Can I get an update on the stock so that I can place another request?

This feels like deja vu in regards to a suspender question…..

Regardless….Tajima is a great brand, Milwaukee has a great aluminum body chalk line available, Irwins are affordable but work well.

What is your primary trade or requirement for a chalk line, @Olivert ?

I second (and third) the recommendations to get a proper foam installation gun. If you’re doing it often enough it’s a headache saver. Also, the tip about keeping the spray can of gun cleaner on hand is priceless.

There’s a couple that come to mind….
Try searching for Buckaroo Leatherworks and Akribis Leather. Both companies offer premium suspenders/braces that might offer what you’re looking for.