A few showers today. Humid and warm. Tomorrow is going to be the bad day of the week. 97 for a high, heat index over a 100. Emergency folks are already prepping for people in distress.

Seven-Delta-FortyOne wrote:Haven’t heard anything good about them. Most folks just say they’re overpriced used equipment.
Anyone have a good experience with them??

I have purchased some refurbished tools on occassion especially when I would not be using that tool on a regular basis. It saves some dollars. I have had no problem with the too…[Read more]

GTokley wrote:I hope you hear something Kevin.
It has been a week for me and I haven’t heard or seen anything.

It’s vacation time so perhaps the redemption folks have been vacationing. I hope that is all it is for you guys.

GTokley wrote:Congrats on the 12V router. Interested to hear what you have to say about.

It should be here in a couple of days. I will be happy to share my thoughts on the unit.

RonW wrote:Got the third cabinet box together for rerun today. Will start facing them in the morning.

You have done lots of work there Ron. Keep us up to date as you move the project forward. We admire your work.

It was warm and sunny today – high of 88. We are going to have a week in the 90’s. Is anybody affected by Hurricane Barry?

I spent the last few days assembling a large batch of cheese slicing boards and bread boards. I was emptying my buckets of short and thin cut-offs. It was time to deal with that. There is still a ton of them to use up. I hate throwing anything away.

Just ordered the Bosch 12v trim router. Looking forward to giving it a whirl. I will be curious on how it will compare to the Ridgid 18v Cordless router I have been using.

Overall I have been very satisfied with Bessey Revo’s for clamping panels. They do a better job that the “F” style clamps.

cmeyer25 wrote:I just got this box in the mail yesterday! Not BTP but still from Bosch!

Congrats! That is some serious hardware to make holes. Have fun.

On vacation. Went fishing in Lake Superior around some of the Apostles Islands off the upper tip of Wisconsin. Awesome scenery. Fishing was slow although we caught 9 lake trout.

I am gluing up a lot a smaller panels. The clamps seem long and a lot to handle for my size of glue-up. Pretty expensive too when I take into account all the different clamps I already own. Maybe if I was just starting out.

RonW wrote:roninohio wrote:
I spent the last 2 days pressure washing. Washed the driveway, steps up to the porch, 2 riding mowers, and my trailer that will get a couple boards replaced . Then I will paint the trailer , service my old mower and put it up for sale.
You’ve been busy Ron. Not sure that’s how retirement is supposed to work.

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Boschmanbrian wrote:Sounds like a great day Lon
Here’s hoping you guys bring home the Big one
What sort of fish you going for.

We had a wonderful day on the Turtle-Flambeau flowage. It is a wilderness area. The flowage is beautiful with islands everywhere along with lots of shoreline. There were bald eagles wherever we went.

We caught w…[Read more]

Turned a half dozen pens. Sorted lumber for some projects. Last, the grandson and I readied our fishing rods for an all day outing on some great water tomorrow. Hoping we can bring home a dinner or 2.

RonW wrote:PI_Woodworker wrote:
Any suggestions on a reasonably priced 3′ and 6′ level? I will be looking to flatten some wood slabs so these levels will not get a lot of use. The Milwaukee levels are pretty pricey. Johnson vs Empire?
I’ve been very happy with my Empire levels Lon.

Thanks Ron! I checked out Stabila and I am pretty certa…[Read more]

Doobie wrote:One Stabila type you may want to consider are their extendable levels. You can find some of those models here….
https://www.stabila.com/en-US/products-553/list/standard-spirit-levels.html
Basically it offers different lengths in a single level. Maybe one of those will do the tasks you are seeking from two levels in a single level a…

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Any suggestions on a reasonably priced 3′ and 6′ level? I will be looking to flatten some wood slabs so these levels will not get a lot of use. The Milwaukee levels are pretty pricey. Johnson vs Empire?

smallerstick wrote:Some progress today; I got the big workbench back together and ready to work. I don’t know if it will stay where it is but for now it’s ok.

Always good to get a shop together. Looks pretty tight in there Peter. Hoping you have some more space to work there.

Battery based yard tools are heavier – significantly in the case of the DeWalt cordless that I have. If you have a large yard or have a lawn maintenance business you probably want gas based to avoid the weight and changing of batteries. I grew tired of dealing with mixed oil/gas fuel and not being to start them with one pull that I went to the…[Read more]