I needed to get some slotted tipped bits but couldn’t find any except in kits, so I ended up getting this one for the same price as almost any of the single case ones. On sale at Lowes for $30!

Today was the beginning of some new projects. This HO needed me to trim a bunch of vines and rhododendrons down to let some sun into her house, replace a few rotted deck boards and then some waterlogged trim as well. I got the pruning done today and will be back tomorrow to finish up the rest.

Used my cordless saw today to break down some OSB for my trailer sides, and then my Freak impact to screw down a few replacement deck boards. I also used my multigrip recip to take out a dead bush.

smallerstick wrote:Saw till is all done now. A couple of missteps on the dovetails but not serious in shop furniture and good practice. I cut too far in the pin behind the mitre on the side panels.

It’s beautiful. I love when people take the time to make their ships beautiful as well as functional.

I finished up on this detached unit I was finishing – trim and paint are all done and the HO seemed pleased.

It started out with no insulation or drywall on the ceiling, a green shag carpeted loft over the beams, a couple of holes in the floating floor for a beam and those shelf stairs, no trim anywhere, and the walls were green and purple, lol!

Miamicuse wrote:

cmeyer25 wrote:
Later in the day I used my idh182, hdh181 ps32&42, and ccs180 to install some new hardware on a rolling gate and secure some loose pieces.

What did you do to control the open/close of the rolling gate? Is it operated by a remote in the vehicle?

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I was out early today before the sun was up and needed my FL12 and GLI18V-1900 lights for some paint touch up in the space I was working in. I still hadn’t taken the tape off the lights so there wasn’t any other light source but between those two I had plenty of light 🙂

Later in the day I used my idh182, hdh181 ps32&42, and ccs180 to install som…[Read more]

Sorpa wrote:It might be appropriate to post it here

<figure class=”oe-video-container”><iframe title=”Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans after the collapse” width=”770″ height=”433″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/6wTq-AbdUrs?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture”…

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@gtokley I’m glad there’s nothing serious going on.

Today I spent my morning writing bids for an upcoming deck renovation and catching up on a few emails.

Boschmanbrian wrote:Used the cordless canister vac to suck up the remaining water in the skimmer basket
Amazing how much and fast it was , and extremely easy to empty and dry out the filter , pretty impressive
Also finished my spray can shaker, and gave it a try on the recip works great ,
The fl12 and the I don’t remember the model number I t…

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Boschmanbrian wrote:

cmeyer25 wrote:
TOTD the other day was my 12V planer! This little guy is so awesome! I was working in a small space (about 12-15” of clearance) and needed to flush up a bunch of studs that had been hacked apart in the bathroom demo, and this little thing smoothed them out so easily!

(You can see where I planed on the stud o…

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Miamicuse wrote:Lowes has been clearing out a lot of their Kobalt and other brands to make room for Craftsman.

I now see this Craftsman blower on clearance for $59.99 USD. INCLUDING the battery and charger.

Item # 1130013 Model # CMCBL760E1
CRAFTSMAN V60 60-volt Max Lithium Ion 600-CFM Brushless Cordless Electric Leaf Blower (Battery…

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DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

cmeyer25 wrote:
Or are you talking about the intersections of the two vertical planes?

Yes, those cross points are plumb.

That is an awesome feature I hadn’t even thought about till you mentioned it – so thanks!

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

cmeyer25 wrote:
I used a bunch of Blue tools this week

Love seeing that GLL3-80 at work! It really is a good laser. It gives you a red line at any plain you need. Most guys buy the laser that is the cheapest to get the job done just to find out that they have to buy another later to do a different job. That one covers almost…

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RonW wrote:

PI_Woodworker wrote:

smallerstick wrote:
As for the Glide, I added a 96 tooth Dimar blade (the factory blade really sucks) and the DC hose mod to mine. That makes it barely tolerable as far as DC is concerned. It does give a clean, precise cut which makes it worth having. I have had no issues with holding square at all. It is a…

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I used a bunch of Blue tools this week (been too busy to post each day unfortunately)

TOTD the other day was my 12V planer! This little guy is so awesome! I was working in a small space (about 12-15” of clearance) and needed to flush up a bunch of studs that had been hacked apart in the bathroom demo, and this little thing smoothed them out so easily!

(You can see where I planed on the stud on the left in the second pic)

smallerstick wrote:I finished up a cabinet for the Glide today. Simple carcass and drawer construction, all solid wood except for 1/4″ ply on the drawer bottoms. It gets another tool box off the floor and adds to the storage opportunities. The tool box is on a pullout tray.

@piwoodworker I understand about asphalt floor; my last shop had a c…

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TOTD for me wasn’t even my own tool – but I rented a flooring nailer for putting in some hardwood and that thing was indispensable:)

I spent the day yesterday framing in a small void in a client’s bathroom to make a finished book for shelving. The space was small and awkward, but they’ll get a few adjustable shelves when it’s all said and done.