Quote from: Crazyraceguy on December 04, 2022, 08:16 AM

I've never seen or heard of that High Bot. Somewhere between the others. I really loved the Glu Bot when I was working in the assembly area of the cabinet shop. They work great for "injecting" glue into dowel holes, during assembly of cabinets. A simple squeeze gets you a pretty "measured" amount of glue and then it retracts rather than dripping.

Of the three sizes, I find the smallest the most valuable addition to my shop, because it offers full control in situations where you want to dispense only a small amount of glue. It's for small glue-up jobs, such as applying glue into 4mm domino mortises.

If lots of glue is desired, why not just go with the original glue bottle? I, therefore, would recommend the smallest size (baby bot) to people who want to try the Glu Bot. Be sure to clean the tip after a couple of uses as it'll clog or gum up.

My shop cabinets were assembled with dominos and titebond 3 dries so quickly I could hardly squeeze the glue and brush it into all the domino holes and on the dominos per piece that next time I might just use dado joints.  Nonetheless, I could see this helping to get into the little areas nicely but I was most impressed that you can hold the bottle upright rather than the regular bottle needing to be upside down ... I suspect this will have some advantages...

My shop cabinets were assembled with dominos and titebond 3 dries so quickly I could hardly squeeze the glue and brush it into all the domino holes and on the dominos per piece that next time I might just use dado joints.Snip.

When I have lots of dominoes to do, I use one of these two methods:

A) Working Alone

1) Apply glue to all the mortises on one piece and its edge if applicable
2) Apply glue to half of domino and hammer it into the wet mortise
3) Repeat 2) until all dominoes are inserted into the first piece
4) Apply glue to the edge, if applicable, of the mating piece
5) Apply glue on the dry part of all the dominoes
6) Clamp the two pieces together, if it's just two pieces.

I use Lee Valley cabinetmaker's glue or TBIII, and never have had glue freezing up on me. Glue tends to dry up more quickly if too little is applied to the surface. (If long working time is needed,Old Brown Glue or thinned PVA may be my choice of adhesive.)

B) For really taxing glue-ups involving many many dominoes, colder shop environment, clamping cauls, large builds, and the use of glue size (for endgrain), I get help from my shop assistant (aka my wife). Just make sure that you explain to your shop assistant beforehand what to do or where to help.

ChuckS, back when I was doing that everyday, I would use an entire bottle's worth from the big Glubot in a single day. At the volume I was using, I would never have considered the baby one.
I still use one of the big ones, but not exclusively. I use the regular condiment-type bottles most of the time.

Not today, but Saturday afternoon, I git a Bosch laser measuring device. It's just the smaller, indoor, short-range unit, but it's pretty cool.

Agreed. The baby bot, as the name suggests, is good for small jobs only. The glue flow is too small and slow for big glue-ups.

I have had my DeWalt 611 for a while now, but yesterday was the first time I’ve used the plunge base and the DeWalt track attachment to router dadoes.

I usually use my table saw and a stacked dado head to make dadoes.  I often spend 15 minutes on the setup getting the fit to the plywood “just right”. 

I bought a set (my second set, the first one in 1/2” shank) of Whiteside dado bits for “undersized plywood”.  I had to familiarize myself with the plunge base as well as with the track attachment.  The second sample went well.  Happily, I no longer have to get the fit “just right” so setup is vastly quicker.  (It is a good bit looser than I would make using the dado head.)

I will probably use it where there is not visual inspection available for the dado fit.  In this case, I am making a wall mounted bedside table (16” 16” x 6”) and I wanted a solid back
solidly afixed which will be set in the dado slot.

So, clearly that dado slot will not be visible, and this is a good application for the pre-sized dado bits.

The track adapter works OK.  It does not slide as smoothly as I imagined.  Unlike the saw that is entirely supported by the track and slides easily, only the adapter is supported by the track and the friction between the router base and the stock governs how easily it will slide. 

I imagine dado slots in melamine clad material would slide more easily, but that material is not “undersized” and the bits would not make dadoes large enough to accommodate the material.

Ah.  No one said that woodworking was going to be easy.

Quote from: Crazyraceguy on September 13, 2022, 06:52 PM

I got the silliest little thing today, but it's so handy. Quite often, I use both the DF500 and Zeta at the same time, or the TS55 and DF500 together. Swapping the extractor hose back and forth is no big deal, they are at the tool-end. Changing the plug every time gets old real quick. And it never fails that the wrong one is plugged in.
While shopping for some wire management clips, I came across this, for a whopping $3.

I keep one of these 3-way outlets plugged into all 3 CT's. Especially handy when I'm sanding.

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That’s what I do also,
Charlie


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I'd love to have the problem of TB3 drying too quickly. I'm standing here in an mostly-unheated shop, the temperature is -6C/20F, and the glue is unusable because it chalks and won't bond at these temperatures. a woodburning stove is in here, but doesn't burn 24/7 because I occasionally have to sleep.  I'm having to use PU which I hate with a passion. Every coat of oil-based finish I apply to anything takes 3 days to dry = and I do this for a living. Be careful what you wish for .........

At those kinds of temperatures your glue is freezing rather than drying. You really need some kind of self-feeding stove, like a pellet burner. It can stay running all night. The only down-side to them is that they need electricity.

none needed w/ this

Betterley just released in October, an adapter that attaches the Grabo to the Festool guide rail. The Grabo has a self contained, battery powered vacuum pump on-board to maintain a safe vacuum level at all times. I've used the Grabo to lift and replace New York bluestone pavers in the patio. I've also attached the Grabo to textured plaster walls.

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Here it's supporting a guide rail on a painted door. The Betterley adapted easily fits inside the Grabo carry bag.

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I never saw or heard about the Grabo until I saw this post yesterday. This morning, while eating breakfast I was watching a home remodeling show and they had 3 men installing a marble slab to face a kitchen exhaust system.  They all had one or two of these.  I saw the guy just tap a button and lift.

They were lifting overhead so more challenging than most slab installs. It looked thicker than normal slabs— maybe 1.25” or 1.5”.  So 150 to 180 pounds. (There is an online slab weight calculator—I checked.). Impressive piece.

Aside:  I walked into the local Starbucks and the baristas were very upset.  Someone on the drive through picked up his latte and grabbed the tip container and drove off.

I said, “I know how to remedy that problem.  Give me a spare tip container and a few days and I will return with a theft-resistant tip jar.” I mounted the tip jar on a piece of oak and added two lever-lock suction cups to anchor it. 

It’s been a couple of years.  I will have to ask how it is standing up.

The holding power was such that you would shatter the acrylic container before it let loose.

They mount and remove it each shift.  Do suction cups wear out?

Wanted to try out some round plugs, so I picked up this CMT Orange Tools plug cutter. They come in several sizes, I got the 3/4 inch one. Works great I run it at about 300 rpm’s as per the instructions. Makes a nice clean sided plug that fits perfectly in a 3/4 hole from my Famag Forstner. Highly recommended if you need something similar.

Ron

Makes a nice clean sided plug that fits perfectly in a 3/4 hole from my Famag Forstner. Highly recommended if you need something similar.

A beautiful fit Ron considering they're not even tapered. There's a whole lot of synergy going on there between the Famag bit and the CMT bit.    Nice to know...

I asked the purchasing guy to get me a couple of 1/4 down spiral router bits, to replace the worn-out ones I had. He got me these fancy nano-coated things, we'll see how they do.

A hinge mortising bit in a small router with excellent depth adjustment like the OF 1100 does a very good job. In this use the very large opening in the OF 1100 is a benefit.

1 - A pair of new DeWalt Bolster safety boots. My fifth pair, each lasting me around a year both onsite and in the shop before I wear right through the soles. Super-comfortable right out of the box, unlike all the others I ever tried.

2 - A subcompact Milwaukee 12v combi drill for my girlfriend. She's just bought her first house and she's very hands-on. I'm gradually gifting her all the DIY-level tools she's going to need. It's strangely satisfying to have been referred to as a 'power tool nerd' for many years - only to then catch her secretly compiling her own power tool wishlist ......

3 - A CNC-cut plywood handtools tote with 2 x drawers which fits inside a spare Sys4 T-Loc I had hanging around. My historical handtool storage (excepting expensive stuff like chisels, squares, block planes etc. etc.) has previously been embarrassingly chaotic, with everything just dumped into a Sys3.   

4 - A nice warm Hilti-branded beanie hat. It's getting cold.

5 - A bigger (1.5-litre) Stanley flask for coffee. It's getting really cold.

6 - Two 5-packs of Wera Impaktor PZ2 bits, plus one 5-pack of PZ3's.

7 - Four new Goodyear Eagle F1 235/45ZR18 101W tyres for the van - plus four replacement sets of discs/pads, plus a replacement set of rear bump stops, plus a new passenger-side door mirror glass, plus my regular 6000-mile oil and filter change, plus the annual MOT test (the UK equivalent of DOT I guess). Ouch. And you thought that Festools were expensive

And finally ......

5 A Mafell LS103EC chain mortiser to replace my ancient old Makita. Something I've been Jonesing after since forever, but never being able to justify. But now - three big oak framing jobs booked in for January/February/March, so it will pay for itself quickly. An absolute beast of a machine.

Kevin

@woodbutcherbower  - more info on the handtool totes, if you don't mind

@Lincoln here you go mate .....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203914412591

@woodbutcherbower  Nice one, thanks.

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