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This can't be real, right? You actually just put like $400 of specialty tools in a cardboard box and wrote "12.50" on it with a Sharpie.
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at the date posted:This can't be real, right? You actually just put like $400 of specialty tools in a cardboard box and wrote "12.50" on it with a Sharpie. It's real, just very lucky.
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Oct 28, 2013 05:24
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pageerror404 posted:Unknown tool bit? That's a hell of a score, I'd keep what you want and put the rest on ebay, machinist tools don't really lose value.
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Oct 28, 2013 12:59
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Those starett depth gauges are $200+ new. They make fantastic measuring equipment. You made off with quite a haul
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Oct 28, 2013 15:52
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Been on the lookout for a router/table combo on craigslist and found this: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/tls/4164819008.html I know Jessem makes some high end stuff, but they haven't made this particular table in a while. Worth it or no?
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Nov 1, 2013 20:34
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tonedef131 posted:I'm pretty sure that's a counter-bore. I don't think that's the whole tool though, there is usually a pilot that goes through the hollow center to keep it centered and is held in place by a nut on the back side. It's straight-fluted router bit. Good for cutting things such as hinge mortises. You can also mount a bearing on top of it and use it to cut boards following a template. Like this: 
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Nov 2, 2013 11:55
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pageerror404 posted:Nicholson Rotary Bits? - Unused You can tell it's old because of the Company name. Nicholson is now owned by Apex Tool Group (as is Crescent). I'm pretty sure Nicholson only sells files now. Apex was once two companies called Cooper Tools and Danaher (up until 2012). The Cooper Tools brand acquired Nicholson back in 1972, you can tell that they are at least that old. It's cool to see the old company names and cities on old tools. Crescent is now marketed as the economy/consumer grade hand tool line for Apex Tool Group, which is sad since people still call any brand of adjustable wrench a Crescent Wrench. Neat stuff!
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Nov 3, 2013 01:50
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WashinMyGoat posted:I'm pretty sure Nicholson only sells files now. Files and some drat nice machettes. 
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Nov 3, 2013 12:07
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Sir Cornelius posted:Files and some drat nice machettes. That machete looks like poo poo. It has a terrible grind and that steel doesn't look like spring steel. Get a Kabar, Ontario, Cold Steel, or even a Gerber instead.
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Nov 3, 2013 16:48
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kid sinister posted:That machete looks like poo poo. It has a terrible grind and that steel doesn't look like spring steel. Get a Kabar, Ontario, Cold Steel, or even a Gerber instead. Actually they're kind of acceptable, unlike Cold Steel and Gerbers. I don't know what you consider "spring steel", but they're made of ANSI/IEEE 420A with an acceptable heat threatening (and totally useless for springs). You're correct in stating that they're not fantastic, but mentioning a bunch of poo poo-brands does not really make me accept you as an oracle of machete information. A real good equally priced ANSI 420 machete is made by Carl Julius Herbertz http://img2u.info/ckgni/i/gfcbc3a9b.jpg
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Nov 3, 2013 22:15
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Sir Cornelius posted:Actually they're kind of acceptable, unlike Cold Steel and Gerbers. I don't know what you consider "spring steel", but they're made of ANSI/IEEE 420A with an acceptable heat threatening (and totally useless for springs). What do people use machetes for when not in movies?
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Nov 4, 2013 06:39
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Gardening. Technically hacking up brush for wilderness survival, but gardening is as close as most people are going to get to that.
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Sagebrush posted:Gardening. Technically hacking up brush for wilderness survival, but gardening is as close as most people are going to get to that. Gardening all the way. I had vines that took over and eventually broke the wood fence behind my house beyond repair. A machete was the perfect tool for the job. 24 bags of yard waste later, all the ivy, vinca and wild grapes were gone. It took me a couple weeks to break up the fence into small enough pieces that the trash men would take. I was dumb and started this project right after bulk pickup day.
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I bought a benchtop bandsaw from the 60's that came with the original blades. It runs smooth with the 3/8" blade but vibrated with the 1/4" & 3/16", both broke in short order. I pulled it apart when I installed both blades and went through things to make it as smooth as possible. The 3/16" broke while cutting but the 1/4" came off the wheel (was tracking fine before), I replaced it then shortly after it snapped. Obviously these were old poo poo blades to begin with. Could it be just that simple? I've read up on tuning bandsaws and watched several videos, like I said the 3/8" runs nicely. I'm ordering new blades and hopefully they will run better but I'm just looking for any insight.
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Sir Cornelius posted:Actually they're kind of acceptable, unlike Cold Steel and Gerbers. I don't know what you consider "spring steel", but they're made of ANSI/IEEE 420A with an acceptable heat threatening (and totally useless for springs). You got me, I meant a high carbon spring steel like SAE 1095, which you can heat treat. SAE 420 is stainless, which is a lot harder to sharpen. Maybe you like playing around with yours, but I like mine to cut completely on the first stroke every time. Sure, it might rust, but you should always take good care of your tools. As for that 420 rigidity, that blade could break if you hit the wrong thing with it. Also, I think Cold Steel and Gerber are lovely too. I was trying to make a point. edit: I could see owning a stainless machete if you live on the coast. kid sinister fucked around with this message at 08:21 on Nov 4, 2013 |
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Nov 4, 2013 08:00
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Can't stand stainless steel blades; very difficult to sharpen. That said, I can see a place for stainless machetes since not all people take care of their tools like I do. Farm I worked at in Hawaii had abandoned machetes laying all over the place in the rain; these would have been perfect for them.
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Nov 4, 2013 21:11
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wormil posted:I bought a benchtop bandsaw from the 60's that came with the original blades. Do you mean the blades are also from the 1960s? drat. Bandsaw blades are consumable items. They get dull and brittle and they break and shops buy them in hundred-foot spools because they replace them so often. Get new blades and go from there.
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Sagebrush posted:Do you mean the blades are also from the 1960s? drat. Yep, original blades in the package; or were. I was just wondering why the thinner blades vibrated so much. Maybe after being coiled that long something funky happened or maybe I overlooked something. Guess I'll find out when the new blades get here. After looking around I ordered US made MK Morse brand,
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pageerror404 posted:What do people use machetes for when not in movies? Clearing a path to my ladder stand once right before hunting season, usually. It stays in the truck in case I have to chase something into serious underbrush. Drivers on dog hunts often carry one.
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pageerror404 posted:What do people use machetes for when not in movies? I carry one camping, but I admit it doesn't see as much use since I got an actual large knife for my pack and don't have to rely on the machete for the talks it performs.
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i use a machete like all the drat time when i go up to my cabin. i'm only up there every month or so and the forest is always trying to take back the land. dont care much for the one I have now, if anyone's got a solid, reasonably priced one I'm all ears.
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I'm looking to get my stepfather a Lithium-ion drill set for christmas, so I'll be keeping an eye out around for any black friday or otherwise holiday sales in those matters. Really, I think a drill and a reciprocating saw would work. Never really use the other bits much at all.
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Nov 6, 2013 03:55
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Bosch 12v drill and mini impact with two batteries is $129 now. The bare sawzall is $79 on amazon. http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/105208/lowes---2-piece-bosch-12v-max-lithium-ion-combo-kit-drilldriver-and-impact-driver
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Christobevii3 posted:Bosch 12v drill and mini impact with two batteries is $129 now. fwiw i really like these. they're probably not appropriate for contractors but if you're just buildin stuff around the house, they're really nice. impact driver will totally drive a 3" deck screw into redwood.
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In addition to all this machete talk, I should really stress that cutting anything with a machete is about 20% tool and 80% technique. Even if your machete is sharp enough to make Danny Trejo blush, if your form is off at all, you'll barely make a mark. There's also some stuff that just plain won't cut unless you hit it from the right angle. Oak branches come to mind. You can't cut them straight across. You need to cut them at a very sharp angle.
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Christobevii3 posted:Bosch 12v drill and mini impact with two batteries is $129 now. The bare sawzall is $79 on amazon. Sold out on amazon now sadly.
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So do you think I should sell those nicholson rotary burrs all together or individually. I don't know if they are the sort of thing that deteriorates quickly that need to be replaced often.
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rotor posted:dont care much for the one I have now, if anyone's got a solid, reasonably priced one I'm all ears. How's this? The same one used by the US military for over 60 years. It doesn't come with a sheathe though. I got one myself. My only gripe is that the handle on mine wasn't that great from the factory. The handle is two plastic pieces riveted together through the tang. On the one I got, the handles weren't lined up well to the tang, leaving a gap. Squeeze your fingers and palm into that gap, then swing that machete into something hard and you'll pinch something. Now multiply that by a few dozen swings. I fixed mine by giving the handle a few wraps with friction tape. Ontario also makes another model with a finger guard if that's your thing, with a choice of 2 designer colors: black and safety orange!
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pageerror404 posted:So do you think I should sell those nicholson rotary burrs all together or individually. I don't know if they are the sort of thing that deteriorates quickly that need to be replaced often. People would totally buy em, put them on craigslist or ebay
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asdf32 posted:And heated jackets in colors ranging from women's pink to hunting camo, pex cutters, band saws, rotary hammers all in 12 and18V I own that black coat because of this thread. I normally wear a Timberland Pro coat and the Milwaukee is honestly my new favorite coat. This is coming from buying four identical Timberland Pro coats over the last few years. Nothing wrong with them but getting more warmth from a less bulky coat seals the deal. Toucan Sam fucked around with this message at 05:29 on Nov 10, 2013 |
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Toucan Sam posted:I own that black coat because of this thread. I normally wear a Timberland Pro coat and the Milwaukee is honestly my new favorite coat. This is coming from buying four identical Timberland Pro coats over the last few years. Nothing wrong with them but getting more warmth from a less bulky coat seals the deal. And you like it? I've kept thinking about it since posting it. I read some of the reviews while looking it up and everyone loves it. I'm seriously considering it for my fiance this christmas since she complains about the cold all the time (unfortunately the women's seems to only come with the charger and battery).
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Ive been looking at the milwaukee jackets for my next coat, but I don't know of any place locally that has them and I'd like to see it in person before buying
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My second job is car wash maintenance so I'm outside in some brutal weather. This coat keeps me warm as hell and I can charge my phone while it's in my pocket. I leave it on low or medium mostly but in the wind high will make you toasty as hell.
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I just picked up a Ryobi cordless trim router. I gave it a test run and I'm pretty happy with it. Besides general purpose routing this will get used on the boat where I expect to be doing some fiberglass cutting. There the cordless and small size will be key. For $50 this is a pretty good buy and gets fantastic reviews on Home Depot's website. I'll also mention that I'm pretty happy I made the leap into Ryobi. Besides a decent line of regular tools Ryobi has some really neat options for yard/household stuff. So far I've got: -Cordless Hedge Trimmer -Cordless Weed Wacker -Cordless Fan (yep just a fan, great when it's hot, when painting, or when camping. Runs like 4-6 hours on the small lithium. Way longer on their big one) -Cordless Pump (both an inflator and high pressure compressor for cars/bikes - you set the digital gauge for the PSI you want and walk away, it stops on it's own) -Cordless Trim Router For now these are all sharing one ONE+ lithium battery although perhaps Christmas will bring another. So while I love my Milwaukee stuff, I'd definitely recommend Ryobi too, especially for their more unique cordless options. And in my opinion, cordless is the way to go whenever possible.  http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-18-Volt-ONE-Trim-Router-P600/100342147#.UoF1wZQ_9OI asdf32 fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Nov 12, 2013 |
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How noisy is that router, and what's its maximum spindle speed? I'm intrigued.
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Sagebrush posted:How noisy is that router, and what's its maximum spindle speed? I'm intrigued. 26,000. Not as loud as a full size router but not super quiet either. I used it with nothing on my ears. Though the cutting is what makes a lot of the noise which will vary.
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B and q have an advert out for a product my brain cannot work out. It's a ratchet operated adjustable spanner... Is this something other people have seen or used?
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thegasman2000 posted:B and q have an advert out for a product my brain cannot work out. It's a ratchet operated adjustable spanner... Is this something other people have seen or used?
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Looks like an excellent way to round off corners.
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It's strange for me walking through a hardware store and I see these kinds of things everywhere, everything adjustable and ratcheting etc. I bought an Ace-branded socket set for $20 that I've been really happy with, a cheap set of wrenches, and a deep-socket set for changing sparkplugs. It's a shame that people seem so intent on rather than having the proper tools having one tool that does the job really poorly. Not that my stuff is like some top-of-the-line super nice tools, but I have never stripped a bolt yet. Uncle Enzo fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Nov 16, 2013 |
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