smallerstick wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

smallerstick wrote:
Table is in place and leveled. It just needs a light sanding on the base and some BLO. I very seldom use sheet goods so a wide ripping table is not really necessary. I can benefit from some added floor space, though and the extra vise will come in handy.

Jumping Jesus, that’s b…

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Spent some time with this little watermelon eating monster. A busy little guy.

I used some epoxy to stabilise some cracks and checks in the slab. I am so tempted to put a coat of BLO on it that it’s not even funny. Still debating on adding some thickness to it, so I can’t as it will interfere with glue.

1250 DEVS was handy to sand down some epoxy I used to stabilise some cracks.

Drill, sander, hole saw set, and jig saw all made easy work on a scrap piece of ash to make a toddler toy for my grandson.

I made a little infant’s car type toy for my grandson. More of a proof of concept. I just wanted something that would roll, not have sharp corners and edges, and would fit in his hand. I finished it with mineral oil so it’s food safe and because kids put everything in their mouth.

If you are thinking about the GLI18V 1900N light this might interest you. The thing lights up almost my whole yard at night. Cool light.

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:
Woho the eagle has landed

Thank you Bosch and BTP, very happy, it’s a beast

Very nice!!! I wonder what the difference between that AC140AH and the AC140A that I have is?

I think it is because it has the hepa filter already installed

Hey, just got mine t…

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Drill and driver again. We found a big horizontal blind at the ReStore for $15. It’s about 6′ wide and the slats are heavy plastic with a texture. Not the greatest looking and they didn’t have mounting hardware. I just drilled some holes in the channel and put a dowel in there so the channel wouldn’t collapse and screwed them to the uprights…[Read more]

cmeyer25 wrote:Everything seems to be working alright still but my DeWalt drill has started smelling like those old 90’s electric race cars (burning carbon brushes?) and sparking a bunch.

You’re not supposed to use them under water….lol.

Boschmanbrian wrote:Woho the eagle has landed

Thank you Bosch and BTP, very happy, it’s a beast

Congratulations. That’s great, and sucks all at the same time.

Squared the end of my slab a bit more on the end I cut off with a hand saw. It was disturbing my OCD. Then I sorted, re arranged, and labelled all the little drawers in the big unit that sits on the mitre saw table that the table saw parks under. That took a while.

madman_us wrote:

cmeyer25 wrote:
Yup, 18V D handle model. I’d love to see an 18V barrel grip, though I’m not quite sure how they’d make that work.

You would love to see a 18V barrel grip? well check this out, it’s on the market for quite some time and I’m planning on getting it because I prefer that style.

I’m betting that will be a popular one.

smallerstick wrote:Here’s an example of just how stable these saws are.

The beauty of older heavy machinery and manufacturing that cared right there.

I just swept up a bit, then brought the saw horses in and put the slab on top of them. Now the saw benches are freed up to use. Then I reset one sidewalk slab that the wife didn’t like the position of and raised it up a bit too.

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:I got this router guide for the router I haven’t used yet.

That’s a good one. I have only used mine once and I like it. A slight learning curve to it but easily figured out. I didn’t read the instructions…lol.

cmeyer25 wrote:The pattern continues – I got the cordless jigsaw a while ago from BTP and then today I bought one for work because…well, they’re awesome! Lol!

Yes, I have one of those, it is one of those really cool tools that you don’t realise how cool they are until you start using them. So many advantages to not having to worry about a cord…[Read more]

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

JimDaddyO wrote:
I didn’t want to start on this job, but I wanted it done.

That looks like a ton of work,, We don’t use that rock wool. It must be good to use up there. We use the pink fiber stuff I think it’s an R15.

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The gaffer tape I am accustomed to is very VERY difficult to take off. That is it’s benefit. In racing circles it is also known as 200 mph tape, for obvious reasons. In the studio, or on stage it is great for taping down cables and such on stage so people aren’t tripping over them (even to carpet). It is like duct tape, but much stronger.

Solar panels are coming down in price, though not cheap yet. But that is not all you need. Batteries, mounts, charge controllers, inverters and cable will cost a lot more. A simple system putting out around 200 watts (which is really small) will put you back around $500 – $800 if I were to make an off the top of my head guess at it. I could be…[Read more]