I’ve given up on the redemption. I followed up with 2 emails to Bosch and there have been zero replies to the inquiries about the status of the requests.

A little disappointed but I really do appreciate the fact that Bosch was willing to offer the redemptions to all of us.

I still haven’t heard from Bosch or had anything delivered… I feel a little disappointed but I appreciated having the opportunity to try to utilize the points. Not sure if anyone else is in the same position

Just curious… I haven’t gotten any emails from Bosch. Should I be concerned that my request is missing? Have others received their redemption without any notice directly from Bosch?

I’m going to get a corded Makita die grinder in the not too distant future to use for woodworking with a Kutzall sphere rotary burr. I’m amazed at how many models of die grinders that Makita offers. They even have a model with a paddle switch

I’ve never redeemed any points over the 6 years that I’ve been here. No time better than the present 🙂

Really appreciate the generosity of Bosch

Your wife’s work looks great. Hope she does well with her business

I agree… doing it right the first time is the way to go. Plus it gets easier and faster the more often you do it the right way

What types of things is your wife building for the craft show?

@miamicuse . That is incredibly bad. That would be an instance when I would file a complaint to corporate.

Were you dealing with the manager on duty or the store’s general manager?

The tip about flipping the asphalt sealer buckets upside down before mixing was extremely good. That is definitely in the back of my mind for when i do the driveway later this month

Finally pulled the trigger on a ROS65VC. Its a big sander with a 6 inch pad. Its actually cheaper to buy the 6 inch version and the 5 inch pad separately rather than the buying the 5 inch version and getting the 6 inch pad separately. Really looking forward to the reduced vibrations!

That Castle 110 Pocket Hole Machine in the Stumpy Nubs video is pretty impressive. I like the fact that the hole that it makes is more centred on the board

Doobie wrote:I like Kreg, but at the same time they have so often seemed to offer wares that are not yet quite perfected or thoroughly thought out in my experience with them over the decades since I started into their stuff. Just a general word of caution to others.

They don’t hold a hold candle compared to Jessem in being in the realm of ‘…

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Finally(!) pulled the trigger on the Bosch GAS18V-02N 18V Vacuum.

Its smaller than I thought it would be and its lot quieter than the Ridgid 18v or the Ryobi 18V. The cyclonic action is good and the suction has been really good cleaning up on my desktop sized cnc

The dust boot is a new design and it looks like it extends further down and has a flap on top that stops the bigger dust particles from spraying up and out

I’ve replaced the original dust boot with Dan’s design and one of my designs. its always a trick to get the boot material to be the right thickness and right stiffness to work with both 3/4…[Read more]

I really, really want the dust boot on the new axial glide miter saw

I hope that Bosch sells that as a part AND that it fits the older axial glide saw

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Kamster wrote:
If you are in Canada and happen to be in a Lowe’s store AND you need a Bosch laser distance measurer then have a look for the GLM10. Just bought one for under $5.

I know the new model is coming but it seems a little ridiculous to be pricing the old one at $45 CDN off the regular price

Wow that’s a steal of a d…

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If you are in Canada and happen to be in a Lowe’s store AND you need a Bosch laser distance measurer then have a look for the GLM10. Just bought one for under $5.

I know the new model is coming but it seems a little ridiculous to be pricing the old one at $45 CDN off the regular price

For a first time CNC user, the system works pretty well. It runs gcode from virtually every program, the spindle can be upgraded right up to 600 watts, and it has a solid community of users.

I’ll vacuum everything by hand with the Bosch (or Makita). Although there are aluminum spindle holders and 3d printed holders that have a vacuum port and…[Read more]

redwood wrote:

Kamster wrote:
Has anyone used the Makita DVC750 18V vac and the Bosch GAS 18V-3N?

The Makita has a blower on the exhaust port but its almost $100CDN more than the Bosch. I’ve got both systems so batteries aren’t really a consideration

I’ve just started working with a small CNC so I need something lightweight and relatively quiet…

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Has anyone used the Makita DVC750 18V vac and the Bosch GAS 18V-3N?

The Makita has a blower on the exhaust port but its almost $100CDN more than the Bosch. I’ve got both systems so batteries aren’t really a consideration

I’ve just started working with a small CNC so I need something lightweight and relatively quiet