Started putting up siding yesterday. And testing out some paint colors.

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Clev08 wrote:
Used my echo 58 V hedge trimmer to trim the lilac bushes on the back side of our lot.

Nice , how are you liking that Ego hedger
I’m looking to add to my lawn mower
How long have you had it
Do you have the 2.0 or 2.5 amp battery

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CB wrote:

Clev08 wrote:
I picked up a used dust deputy diy kit on eBay for $30, eventually i’ll Sand the top to a circle and maybe even paint it so it looks better. I also put two latches on the sides(after I took this picture) so if it tips over it won’t spill everywhere. This is going to save me a lot of time cleaning the filter on my shop vac…

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smallerstick wrote:So, the eldest daughter and her partner were visiting for the weekend and planned to take some stuff back up north with them. Anyway the partner borrowed his buddy’s moose trailer to help with the task. Seems wiring is not buddys’ strong suit. Interesting licence plate bracket, too.

You worded that so nicely, what a hack job.

Doobie wrote:

Clev08 wrote:
This came in the mail today, I had to look hard to find this for a decent price. None of the big online tool retailers have them anymore, and I couldn’t find anything online to suggest why.

Why the Milwaukee @clev08? Wouldn’t another brand have been OK?

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This came in the mail today, I had to look hard to find this for a decent price. None of the big online tool retailers have them anymore, and I couldn’t find any5ing online to suggest why.

Used my echo 58 V hedge trimmer to trim the lilac bushes on the back side of our lot.

JimDaddyO wrote:Stopped at a garage sale. Picked up some brand new ratchet straps and a vernier caliper. The straps are rated at 1000 lbs. I was looking for a dial type caliper but this one will work for my uses. I didn’t want a digital because the battery life on these types are incredible.

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theamcguy wrote:

wbembrid wrote:
I have had no luck with a replacement belt for my lathe

Man really looks like you will have to bite the bullet and buy the belt from the original manufacturer at their price.

Yeah, seems like it will be worth it at this point unfortunately.

Pulled the tarp off the pop up camper and folded it up for the camping season. Also got some more cedar trim stained and sealed for when I can get outside working on the house again.

For me I don’t think i’ll Ever get a cordless 12” saw. I don’t want to chew through my batteries that fast. I could see the practicality of a cordless 7 1/4 like Milwaukee’s that weighs less than 30 pounds.

Miamicuse wrote:Well, it was obvious (to me anyways) that it’s a previous generation blower that was a display model (it has a zip tie to a plastic tag that’s empty) and a new blower is now in it’s place that’s lighter and slimmer.

I found it in the clearance rack, and half the stuff there aren’t marked. Some are ridiculous, like originall…

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theamcguy wrote:

Clev08 wrote:
And my 12” glide to cut them to length.

That Glide seems to be getting a lot of use. Everybody seems to like it when they get it.

I use mine quite a bit, the up front bevel controls are a great feature. Some people complain about the head deflecting too much but I haven’t had joints not fit because of it.

We had some sun and 70 degree weather this afternoon and now it’s raining and the temp had dropped to 60. Luckily the rain held off long enough for me to spray week killer on the yard.

Used my Bosch gts1031 and colt router to rip and round over the outside corner of my cedar corners. And my 12” glide to cut them to length.

Made some more cedar siding corners. RIpped them, glued and screwed them, sanded them, and finally got some sealer on hem.

GTokley wrote:

Clev08 wrote:
I picked up a used dust deputy diy kit on eBay for $30, eventually i’ll Sand the top to a circle and maybe even paint it so it looks better. I also put two latches on the sides(after I took this picture) so if it tips over it won’t spill everywhere. This is going to save me a lot of time cleaning the filter on my sho…

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I picked up a used dust deputy diy kit on eBay for $30, eventually i’ll Sand the top to a circle and maybe even paint it so it looks better. I also put two latches on the sides(after I took this picture) so if it tips over it won’t spill everywhere. This is going to save me a lot of time cleaning the filter on my shop vac!

This weekend I spent some time swapping out the A/C compressor on my old Ford Taurus. The bearing on the last one had seized up, so I pulled the belt off to drive it home and it had been sitting for a couple months.

Got some miscellaneous metric wrenches yesterday to help me finish changing out my cars a/c compressor..