I just did some research and the earliest Chinese designed self supporting bridges (rainbow bridges) are from around 1030 AD.

@smallerstick
Thanks for posting that video. It was great to see the combination of hand held power tools with the use of the robots for the specialized cutting and trimming. That must have been an incredibly expensive car port

It was also a nice surprise to see the Bosch drills in action

Up here in Canada, RONA has been selling a lot of old stock and clearance products including tools at 75% off the regular price. Apparently, Lowes wants RONA to consolidate product lines with them. Great for consumers who are able to take advantange of the deals

I couldn’t help myself and picked up a Makita 4 piece kit with 2 batteries and a…[Read more]

Merry Christmas everyone.

I’m very thankful for everything that you’ve contributed to BTP in 2019.

theamcguy wrote:End Grain Router…

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Doobie wrote:

MTRoads wrote:

Doobie wrote:
I’m about to receive the 4100 TS as a prize. Gonna be nice having 15 inch wheels on it per this sale ad in my weekly Lowes flyer.

Dang, you could go mud-boggin’ with them tires.

I know! Did you see the load rating? I can bring the whole family and friends! Lol!

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“But I Don’t Have A Domino – Loose Mortise and Tenon Joints” with a router

if you do indeed have the UK 110V plug end then the Mafell user Group has a solution

http://mafell-users-forum.freeforums.net/thread/1029/new-mt55-owner-north-america

Scroll down the page and look for the post by kraftt.

If you feel that you *need* to have a specific product then at least if you are in the US, you have 6 months to get any remaining stock from a retailer. Up here in Canada, who knows…

64 known deaths – that’s a lot

Black & Decker used to sell a line of high end routers made in Switzerland made by ELU. The current Dewalt DW625 is based on the original ELU design

The 3 box combo Packouts are $100 off this weekend at the orange box. Having used both, I too prefer the smaller width and 4 wheeled rolling dolly in the workshop. However, for longer tools (e.g. a reciprocating saw) or more awkwardly shaped tools(e.g. track saw), then I’m happy with the Packout.

Miamicuse wrote:Question on the VersaStack or TSTAK double drawer box.

I noticed at the bottom there is a seam, that is smaller in the middle, and larger towards to two edges. At first I thought something was coming apart, but it’s symmetrical.

Can someone or @xtsallad who owns the same box confirm if this is the same on all the shallow d…

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Yes, the big bottom box with wheels and pull out luggage handle. Its just not strong enough

I just bought the Milwaukee Packout. HD has the 3 box set on “special buy” right now in Canada. Its heavier and wider than the Versstak but it will definitely handle stairs with no problems

I have the one that xtsallad showed in the photo in this post

xtsallad wrote:xtsallad

You can’t load the bottom box with too much weight. The handle will pull out of the base with moderate use. I think that the handle on mine lasted 4 months before it came out.

How hard was it to pop the bottom section out? Did you just pry it out with a screwdriver?

If you need to haul your gear up and down stairs, I can tell you from experience that with the tstak and versastak design, the weak spot in the design is the pull out handle. It will break eventually

I have the tstak on the rolling dolly. The 4 wheels roll smoothly and have brakes. The base is solid. The one thing that I really like about the…[Read more]

The old dishwasher was a Maytag and it was an entry level model if I remember correctly. Nothing fancy – all mechanical knob controls

The installer straight up said that I shouldn’t be surprised if the new one last 7 to 10 years.

DWB, now that was funny comment!

Do you have the option of getting the receipt emailed to you?

I know that other stores can consolidate multiple gift cards onto one card – not sure if Home Depot can do this for you or not

Technically, it’s a tool and it’s a Bosch so I’m happy to say that the Bosch dishwasher was delivered and installed yesterday. It’s so quiet when its running that I have to say that the not easily impressed me is impressed. Very impressed.

The installer was impressed that my old dishwasher lasted 21 years. I can’t believe that we put up with the…[Read more]