Rain and snow today so we were not able to finish the roof we were working on. Shop time making up millwork for a project.

Miamicuse wrote:No this thread is not about comparing the two brands but something else is going on.

We all know TTI out of Hong Kong makes Ryobi, Ridgid and Milwaukee power tools.

We also know while TTI owns the Ryobi and Milwaukee brands, they do not own Ridgid, the name is licensed from Emerson to make power tools under the Ridgid name to…

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theamcguy wrote:This is a very interesting article. Comments?

Let’s Talk About Modern High Velocity Hammers

https://toolguyd.com/high-velocity-hammer-theory/

Interesting article, When I am framing I swing a titanium Stiletto TI-Bone. Not as much for impact force but over time I have discovered that lighter hammers with the “Hatchett” h…[Read more]

Boschmanbrian wrote:Well looks like we most likely will be going into total lockdown ,

Apparently only essential services will remain open , groceries and pharmacy ,

Here in the plant , we apparently finished the ventilators , a few dozen left to pack up and ship , we received a contract from an american company to build some new air purifiers ,…

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Sorpa wrote:

kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:

Sorpa wrote:

kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:
I have to fabricate some tubes

How do you clamp the tubes?

Always a problem with round stock.

Actually I am using 2″ x 6″ tubes, not round ones for this project. The mag drill should sit well on them.

Got it!

What brand the mag drill?

I have a Milwaukee cor…[Read more]

Sorpa wrote:

kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:
I have to fabricate some tubes

How do you clamp the tubes?

Always a problem with round stock.

Actually I am using 2″ x 6″ tubes, not round ones for this project. The mag drill should sit well on them.

Doobie wrote:New neighbors next door just went and abated the stucco ceilings in their living roor/dining room and two bedrooms in the circa 1970 house beside me before moving in. Cost over $15,000. Never knew that asbestos was used in stucco til now. They didn’t like the stucco ceiling look and it had been painted over years ago, so it l…

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I have an old delta benchtop and a newer Porter cable. Both work well We use them when we do Basketball hoop installs on site. Over time we have discovered at times we need to refabricate parts or fabricate new parts. The first time we had to do it with cordless drills and it was very slow. Using a small drill press speeds things up a lot and…[Read more]

armandoc wrote:Hey,

Recently I bought an old house. I plan to renovate it completely. But some of its portions contain asbestos. I plan to remove it myself. But when discussed with my friends, they suggested contacting an asbestos abatement service. Is there any need for that? Can’t we remove it ourselves with proper precautions?

proper p…[Read more]

For some reason my comment to the post above did not appear.

I would think for SDS work in concrete, or stone, you would need to go to something like a core drill setup. I have never seen anything small like this for concrete.

I have also never had the need for an extremely precise vertical hole in concrete and angled holes are difficult due…[Read more]

Boschmanbrian wrote:What size of wood are you thinking about drilling in at the shop we have drill blocks made from hardened steel , a few different sizes , I find a smaller drill bit tends to wonder slightly if forced to fast ,

I don’t think that particular model would work with sds , and I really haven’t seen or searched for anything par…

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I have one I got at woodcraft that works will. we use it for the angled holes on railings and things like that. The one I have is very similar to the Rockler one you show. I would have probably got that one as the Rockler store is closer to me than the woodcraft store, but I am guessing they were out of it the day
I needed one. I have had…[Read more]

It is pretty common for copper pipes to turn green, especially in the presence of moisture. The bigger question is do you have a Dielectric fitting on the lines between the copper and the heater. If not, the materials will forma Galvanic cell and one will eat the other. That is what you could be seeing, also.

Our weather has been extremely mild for this time of year. It looks like we probably will make it past the first of the year without snow.

We have been fortunate to get a lot of outside work done , but still have a lot to do.

I could get used to winters starting like this.

theamcguy wrote:

kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:
I have used the thick cutting blades a few times and they work great. Pricey, but they get the job done and that is what counts.

Still waiting for my Home depot to get them in stock. I need to get some.

I am surprised you do not have them, the Home Depot’s in Minnesota have had them for probably 3 years.

The Christmas train is a great show and a special effort on the part of CP railways. It brings a lot of joy to the towns it visits. so sad that it had to be canceled this year, but great that they have added the virtual experience. Looking forward to seeing it again next year.

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I have not posted a lot lately, with the great weather we have been having for this time of year, we have been racing to stay ahead of it. We have two foundations finished to work on over the winter and one more to start. We are in the middle of a porch addition and got footings for a deck poured Friday.

There are several small jobs on the…[Read more]

theamcguy wrote:

kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:
It now appears that they are trying to move even more items into that catagory.

Diablo came out with a new line of Thick and Thin Metal Cutting Blades using carbide teeth the thick metal blades last 50X longer than other premium blades. The same guys did a review on them. They work great.

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theamcguy wrote:looks like Diablo is now the Premium grade of Bosch blades. Their new blades are getting good reviews. not cheap but definitely a good blade

The Only One You Will Ever Buy!

I think as far as saw blades and router bits, Freud / Diablo have always been positioned as a premium item to the Bosch blades, It now appears that they…[Read more]

I have a couple of the older Dewalt tools and the battery adapters for the new batteries. The adapters are almost impossible to get off once installed. The batteries slide out fine, but the adapters, not so much.