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I just grabbed a new (used) dust collector and the seller didn't have any bags. Looking online I see plastic and fabric ones. Im leaning towards the fabric one since I empty my dust/shaving into brown bags for the city to collect. But I figured Id ask here what people thought before I ordered. Also has anyone tried these built in Baffle Separators that go right inside your DC? https://www.busybeetools.com/products/baffle-separator-for-2hp-and-3hp.html  The DC already has a canister filter but since I'm debating moving my shop to the basement, I want to cut down on as much dust as possible so it doesn't risk getting elsewhere in the house. Im also debating building my on baffle or cyclone but that project would be a few months away and this is a pretty cheap option if it works.
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What is the hive mind consensus on the best garage/shop light? I finally have a garage and now I want to start outfitting it. Handheld LED, corded, or rechargeable cordless I grew up using this kind that would break the filament in the bulb every time you bumped it against something. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Tasco-35-ft-16-3-SJTW-Metal-Guard-Worklight-Retractable-Cord-Reel-Yellow-and-Black-07-00253/203534215 For additional lighting, I am thinking of replacing the existing bare bulbs with these. https://www.costco.com/Feit-4-ft.-Linkable-LED-Utility-Motion-Sensor-Shop-Lights%2C-2-pack-.product.100415188.html or for a couple bucks more these https://www.costco.com/Feit-4'-Linkable-LED-Shop-Light-2-pack.product.100410429.html which seem to get better reviews.
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Sep 22, 2018 23:17
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ive got 6 of the four foot long feit shop lights from costco and they're great BUT i looked at the ones in link #2 at the store the other day and they look like complete cheap poo poo compared to these ones (they also use 52w instead of 42w): https://www.costco.com/Feit-4%27-Linkable-LED-Shop-Light-2-pack.product.100410429.html which of course, were not in stock at that store. these are closer to the ones i bought originally but they are linkable which is nice.
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Sep 23, 2018 01:48
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I have 2 of the 42w non motion feit Costco lights in my garage and I love them.
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Sep 23, 2018 02:27
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BraveUlysses posted:ive got 6 of the four foot long feit shop lights from costco I was looking for these at my Co, but they only had the motion ones in stock. I can order the other ones online tho. What about the handheld light? Any recs in this thread?
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Sep 23, 2018 03:01
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Honestly I never use corded handheld lights anymore. I have a M12 lantern style worklight, and I'm tempted to pick up one of the stick style lights (either an Astro Pneumatic as seen on both ETCG and South Main Auto, or the HF clone).
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Sep 23, 2018 04:02
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I have one of those stick LED lights with magnets and a rechargeable battery. It works very well and is a lot more convenient for small spot lighting than anything with a cord. The amount of illumination it provides can't match the bigger lights of course.
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Sep 23, 2018 05:04
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ThirstyBuck posted:I was looking for these at my Co, but they only had the motion ones in stock. I can order the other ones online tho. Why use your hand like some rube when god gave you a perfectly good forehead
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Sep 23, 2018 17:02
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Fuckin lmao
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Sep 23, 2018 19:24
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Does software count as a tool/toy? I subscribed to Chief Architect to learn and use and am really digging it.
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Sep 23, 2018 19:50
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Got this sucker bolted to my bench and immediately used it to modify a gate latch and hold/repair a couple of garden hand tools. I'll probably never paint it but I don't think it'll suffer. Oh, I looked it up, this was probably made about 1929, nearly 90 years ago.
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Sep 24, 2018 07:44
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ThirstyBuck posted:For additional lighting, I am thinking of replacing the existing bare bulbs with these. I put up 4 of these in my garage shop (around 10x20 feet) and the difference was just amazing. I wish I had done it sooner. I highly recommend these. Its nice they can just chain together. I didn't want to rewrite the actual fixtures so I just chained the lights together and plugged the last one into a power bar so I can easily turn them all on at once.
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Sep 24, 2018 15:27
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cakesmith handyman posted:Got this sucker bolted to my bench and immediately used it to modify a gate latch and hold/repair a couple of garden hand tools. Nice! I love it. Doesn't look very heavy duty at all
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Sep 24, 2018 15:34
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Nice! I love it. Doesn't look very heavy duty at all I don't know how to reply to that? Is my sarcasm detector broken?
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Sep 24, 2018 19:05
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cakesmith handyman posted:I don't know how to reply to that? Is my sarcasm detector broken? Yes
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Sep 24, 2018 19:21
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cakesmith handyman posted:I don't know how to reply to that? Is my sarcasm detector broken? Only the second half was sarcasm! I do love it and it looks real Heavy Duty in a not bad way. I love old tools. That is prob worth ~$100
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Sep 24, 2018 19:58
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IOwnCalculus posted:A, badass, B, perhaps watch some Hand Tool Rescue for inspiration? I'm thinking brown rustoleum hammered finish for the outside, matte OD or brown inside, red for the trays, and black hardware. Maybe I'll get started on it this coming weekend, if it stops raining.
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Sep 24, 2018 20:21
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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Luckily I can fix that now I have a vice! Harry Potter on Ice posted:Only the second half was sarcasm! I do love it and it looks real Heavy Duty in a not bad way. I love old tools. That is prob worth ~$100 Okay! It's easily 20kg, I wanted an old vice because you get more for your money. The downside is between this, my bandsaw and drill press I need imperial tools!
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Sep 24, 2018 20:27
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cakesmith handyman posted:Luckily I can fix that now I have a vice! I'm imagining Lauren Bacall or some other noir film actress saying this
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Sep 24, 2018 23:56
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Is there some sort of a "hand powered" C&C machine? Basically something that I could stick a router bit on to and using wheels have it move around the piece very accurately? Or have the table move around a stationary bit? In essence I want the C&C machine setup but I want to guide it by hand not plug it into a computer.
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Sep 28, 2018 13:13
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AFewBricksShy posted:Is there some sort of a "hand powered" C&C machine? Basically something that I could stick a router bit on to and using wheels have it move around the piece very accurately? Or have the table move around a stationary bit? https://www.shapertools.com/
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Sep 28, 2018 13:20
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Has the shaper origin ever actually gone on sale? Whenever I've looked at the website it only ever says "coming soon". At least it is portable and hand driven. The other one I've read about is the handibot, at least you can actually buy it. Not quite the same though. https://www.handibot.com/
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Sep 28, 2018 14:11
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AFewBricksShy posted:Is there some sort of a "hand powered" C&C machine? Basically something that I could stick a router bit on to and using wheels have it move around the piece very accurately? Or have the table move around a stationary bit? ????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTGrV58wec
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Sep 28, 2018 14:16
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AFewBricksShy posted:Is there some sort of a "hand powered" C&C machine? Basically something that I could stick a router bit on to and using wheels have it move around the piece very accurately? Or have the table move around a stationary bit?
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Sep 28, 2018 14:22
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The pantorouter is a similar concept -- make a small template piece and the pantorouter recreates it at a different scale.
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Sep 28, 2018 15:01
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Scheppach Precisa 6 on sale second hand for £2k less than new. If only it wasn't in Wales.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCHEPPACH-PRECISA-6-0-415V-12INCH-PRECISION-TABLE-SAW/323388710262
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Sep 28, 2018 17:27
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AFewBricksShy posted:Is there some sort of a "hand powered" C&C machine? Basically something that I could stick a router bit on to and using wheels have it move around the piece very accurately? Or have the table move around a stationary bit? A milling machine. http://www.grizzly.com/products/Mini-Milling-Machine/G8689
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Sep 28, 2018 17:34
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swampface posted:A milling machine. http://www.grizzly.com/products/Mini-Milling-Machine/G8689 Holy poo poo that's exactly it. Unfortunately it's also way more expensive than I thought. Thanks though. (and thanks to everyone else too, I appreciate the input). A special thanks to
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Sep 28, 2018 18:49
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Disappointed to learn that Music Factory C and C actually has more than one song.
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Sep 28, 2018 18:49
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AFewBricksShy posted:Holy poo poo that's exactly it. Unfortunately it's also way more expensive than I thought. Thanks though. (and thanks to everyone else too, I appreciate the input). Yeah they're designed to be rigid as hell and super precise. If you want to make your own etch-a-router it's actually be quite easy for 2d stuff, but of limited utility.
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Sep 29, 2018 09:35
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AFewBricksShy posted:Is there some sort of a "hand powered" C&C machine? Basically something that I could stick a router bit on to and using wheels have it move around the piece very accurately? Or have the table move around a stationary bit? It’s CNC, computer numeric control. Also yes two were linked above. I used a prototype of the shaper origin in 2014 and am a huge fan. Someone asked if they’ve sold any and yes they have, they seem to buy them in lots and I think they’ve done 2 lots now.
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Sep 29, 2018 13:09
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Long-term review (unpaid, just a satisfied customer): I bought this pair of Stanley Demo Drivers ten and a half years ago: On the advice of a (shill for sponsorship) tool-review blog that hammered them all the way through a 2x4, with only light scratches on the handles. Paid or not, that's badass, the slotted one especially is a beast. Have used them for everything but driving screws almost every workday since. Mostly for prying/being hammered in between two piece of steel and then prying, Occasionally used as a cold chisel to beat the head off small screws. And using the handle as a mallet to beat kinda sharp-edged aluminum extrusion onto its clip-mount when the 3lb hammer would crush it, which is why the rubber is all hosed up now:  Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. I found out Dewalt bought the design and fixed what minor problems it had (removed the overmould, which makes sense, and put a rubber bumper between the cap and handle to protect the plastic. Still  for the Phillips/slot pair. Same "Demo Driver" name, and as far as I can tell comparing brand-new to ten-years-old rode-hard-and-put-away-wet, identical aside from the improvements I mentioned.So I ordered three new pairs -- one for my home toolbox, one for my brother, and one to replace the old set in my work toolbox. The old ones will go in my regular around-the-house kit for continuity -- all the tools I don't take to work got stolen a few months ago when somebody broke into my shed, and I'm slowly rebuilding. Edit: the tip on the old one looks a bit narrower, but that's ten years of wear from beating on gondola shelving with it, so not bad.See the first photo straight out of the package. Chillbro Baggins fucked around with this message at 23:35 on Oct 2, 2018 |
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Oct 2, 2018 23:18
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I have a set of those that are probably no joke 15 years old and yeah, still awesome
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Oct 3, 2018 00:40
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I bought a used dust collector and the strap that holds the bottom bag on was missing. The replacement straps from Busy Bee are $38+tax + $12 shipping for a 2 pack. Anyone know of somewhere I can buy just 1? I don't need 2 straps and the other will surely just go to waste/sit on a shelf for years. The bags are meant to work with this specific type of strap, so maybe I'm just out of luck.
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Oct 10, 2018 19:17
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keep it down up there! posted:I bought a used dust collector and the strap that holds the bottom bag on was missing. $20 for Lee valley ones, if they would work. LV has a good return policy if they don't I guess http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=44699&cat=1,42401&ap=1
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Oct 11, 2018 07:21
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Neat Home Depot started selling a small dust separator. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dustopper-High-Efficiency-Dust-Separator-12-in-dia-with-2-5-in-hose-36-in-long-HD12/302643445
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coathat posted:Neat Home Depot started selling a small dust separator. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dustopper-High-Efficiency-Dust-Separator-12-in-dia-with-2-5-in-hose-36-in-long-HD12/302643445 I like the low profile. I wonder how it compares to the Dust Deputy.
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Oct 11, 2018 15:59
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coathat posted:Neat Home Depot started selling a small dust separator. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dustopper-High-Efficiency-Dust-Separator-12-in-dia-with-2-5-in-hose-36-in-long-HD12/302643445 Awesome, I’ve seen a handful of people on Instagram testing these. I think it’s great to have other options especially in a smaller form factor and cheaper price than the dust deputy.
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In theory could you chain like 3 of those together? I kinda want to try now.
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Each one would reduce your suction by some amount, wouldn't it? It takes some amount of energy to keep the vortex spinning.
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