Author Topic: What - non Festool - tool / workshop related gizmo/stuff did you buy today? (Read 289788 times)

Grits · « **Reply #1410 on:** May 23, 2023, 07:55 AM »

I received my Blackburn tools 36" Roubo frame saw kit in the mail today. I'm very excited to get it built and try it out for resawing since I am one of those Neanderthals that doesn't have space for a table or band saw unfortunately.

Crazyraceguy · « **Reply #1411 on:** May 23, 2023, 05:58 PM »

Quote from: Michael Kellough on May 22, 2023, 07:26 PM

Tilting table table saws where the norm (or at least very common) for the first half of the 20th century.

A whole lot of dangerous stuff was commonplace in the first half of the 20th century....

luvmytoolz · « **Reply #1412 on:** May 23, 2023, 06:42 PM »

Quote from: Grits on May 23, 2023, 07:55 AM

I received my Blackburn tools 36" Roubo frame saw kit in the mail today. I'm very excited to get it built and try it out for resawing since I am one of those Neanderthals that doesn't have space for a table or band saw unfortunately.

I had to google that, it's not really my cuppa tea, but what a beautiful hand tool from the pics there, very nice! I'd have one just to hang it on the wall!

HighlandMarine · « **Reply #1413 on:** May 25, 2023, 09:05 PM »

Quote from: six-point socket on June 13, 2016, 01:17 PM

Hi!

I love picture threads and I love being inspired by purchases other people make - it would be really cool if we could get this thread running.

Please share whatever you feel like sharing when you made a tool / workshop related purchase - even the smallest gizmo/gadget Just no new Festool purchases, as there is an existing thread for that on the main board.

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Kind regards,
Oliver

Most exciting purchase in a while, this was actually for the accessory bundle and outriggers. (Ordered the PWS the day before). The entire system seems extremely well developed/refined, hope to see more of them in the wild.

batmanimal · « **Reply #1414 on:** May 25, 2023, 09:23 PM »

@HighlandMarine I have the shortcut version and all the accessories except the outriggers. Everything is still boxed in my shed though as I haven’t made time to redo my garage to accommodate it. Vowing to do it this summer.

When is your kit coming in?

Agree the system looks fantastic and I can’t wait to use it.

Joelm · « **Reply #1415 on:** May 26, 2023, 03:07 PM »

I had some drywall work to do which I've always dreaded.

I decided this time to use a little Youtube University to learn proper technique.

I decided to get a 16" drywall blade from Level 5 and a plaster roller to try my hand at skim coating. So far I'm super impressed with how clean and easy a wide blade like this is. Still not going to quit my day job to start drywalling

neilc · « **Reply #1416 on:** May 26, 2023, 07:57 PM »

I had a Mark V maybe 40 years ago. I liked the drill press and the lathe functions. Did not use the tablesaw function. I had the bandsaw as well.

I saw the other day that John Malecki just bought one for a YouTube video overview of the various options. He was not really a fan at all, so be forewarned.

Quote from: Peter Halle on May 22, 2023, 05:59 PM

Well, this will be an odd one. Today I purchased a Shopsmith Mark V model 510. Circa 1992. Never used. If fact the previous owner didn't even finish assembling it. Probably never plugged it in. Most things are still in sealed bags and packages. The original owner purchased it well in advance of his anticipated retirement and stored it away in his shop after installing the casters and putting the tables on it. It was well hidden and time passed by. After he retired unfortunately his health declined and he passed away. It passed on to a family member who had a friend store it for the last 3 years until the decision was madero sell it. It includes a bandsaw. Not bad for $900. Now I will have to go thru the excellent manuals page by page and pretend that I am assembling it from scratch to make sure everything was done correctly. Glad to be saving a true relic.

Peter

batmanimal · « **Reply #1417 on:** May 26, 2023, 08:40 PM »

I had the afternoon free, and spent it setting up my Dashboard ShortCut.

More accurately, I spent the afternoon vacuuming spiders for 2 hours, and then setting up the ShortCut in 15 minutes.

Anyway, here she is!

What - non Festool - tool / workshop related gizmo/stuff did you buy today?

Not leveled yet and still need to set up the brackets. I ran out of time due to the arachnid situation. But very happy to have her unboxed and in place at last. (I ordered from the first run, May 2022. Apparently I was too busy enabling a spider emporium in the garage to set her up any sooner. I am not squeamish about spiders but really it was MILLIONS OF SPIDERS. A person can only take so much.)

rvieceli · « **Reply #1418 on:** May 26, 2023, 09:51 PM »

@batmanimal very nice

On the spider situation, you need one of these:

Wolf spider that eats other spiders.

BTW that’s a 2x4 it’s sitting on.

Ron

luvmytoolz · « **Reply #1419 on:** May 27, 2023, 12:32 AM »

Quote from: rvieceli on May 26, 2023, 09:51 PM

@batmanimal very nice

On the spider situation, you need one of these:

Wolf spider that eats other spiders.

BTW that’s a 2x4 it’s sitting on.

Ron

Nah, if you're really serious you need one of these little Aussie critters!

Peter Halle · « **Reply #1420 on:** May 27, 2023, 05:37 AM »

Quote from: neilc on May 26, 2023, 07:57 PM

I had a Mark V maybe 40 years ago. I liked the drill press and the lathe functions. Did not use the tablesaw function. I had the bandsaw as well.

I saw the other day that John Malecki just bought one for a YouTube video overview of the various options. He was not really a fan at all, so be forewarned.

Quote from: Peter Halle on May 22, 2023, 05:59 PM
Well, this will be an odd one. Today I purchased a Shopsmith Mark V model 510. Circa 1992. Never used. If fact the previous owner didn't even finish assembling it. Probably never plugged it in. Most things are still in sealed bags and packages. The original owner purchased it well in advance of his anticipated retirement and stored it away in his shop after installing the casters and putting the tables on it. It was well hidden and time passed by. After he retired unfortunately his health declined and he passed away. It passed on to a family member who had a friend store it for the last 3 years until the decision was madero sell it. It includes a bandsaw. Not bad for $900. Now I will have to go thru the excellent manuals page by page and pretend that I am assembling it from scratch to make sure everything was done correctly. Glad to be saving a true relic.

Peter

@neilc , I saw that. I generally like John Malecki but this was IMHO a bit over the top. Showing unsafe practices either deliberately or thru intentional disregard of manufacturers' instructions might be a great way to make additional views, but still isn't right in my book. But it has given those who run Shopsmith centric channels a bump. Personally I really liked this counterpoint video and especially the throw down offers toward the end:

Peter

festal · « **Reply #1421 on:** May 27, 2023, 07:23 AM »

Malecki's video accomplished what he needed it to accomplish. 447k views, 1500 comments. I'm guessing it was made to make money and it did well. Even people who did counterpoint videos were surprised by amount of views they got. Otherwise it was a pointless review lol

neilc · « **Reply #1422 on:** May 27, 2023, 11:10 AM »

Agree - I used to Watch Malecki regularly and enjoyed his videos but he's gone a little too far toward 'clickbait' topics in his material.

Cheese · « **Reply #1423 on:** May 27, 2023, 12:24 PM »

FWIW...I was just curious if these 5" 3M Cubitron II sample packs were still available and to my surprise they still are. You can order a single pack or multiples, it's a great way to expose yourself to ceramic media on a film disc...not a paper disc. They're normally $1.20 per disc.

Pack 87338 with 3 each of 80-120-150-180 & 220 for 43¢ per disc.

Pack 87435 with 5 each of 240-320 & 400 for 44¢ per disc.

https://www.rshughes.com/p/3M-Cubitron-II-Hookit-775L-Hook-Loop-Disc-87338-Ceramic-Precision-Shaped-Grain-5-In-80-To-220/051125_87338/

https://www.rshughes.com/p/3M-Cubitron-II-Hookit-Clean-Sanding-775L-Film-Disc-Multi-Pack-87435-Ceramic-Precision-Shaped-Grain-5-In-240-320-400/051125_87435/

batmanimal · « **Reply #1424 on:** May 27, 2023, 03:33 PM »

@rvieceli I thought that 2x4 was an arm (looking on my phone, blurry vision). Then I saw @luvmytoolz photo, and you know what, YOU WIN.

Spiders have their place, I respect them. Now please excuse me while I scream internally.

hdv · « **Reply #1425 on:** **Yesterday** at 06:35 AM »

I might be the weird one here, but I am always glad to have spiders around the house/workshop. They catch a tremendous amount of insects that bother me much more than arachnids. That's why I try to let them be if they aren't in a spot where they would be a nuisance.

One of my former employees used to have terraria with snakes and spiders and whenever I was around I always loved to watch them. I really think they are beautiful. He might still have them, I don't know. I sold the company. Anyway, he told me that under normal circumstances neither of them would just bite. They just don't. They have to be scared of something or protecting their brood to become aggressive. In all cases of me handling them they never even tried, so I believe him. Of course, I have it easy around here. We don't have so many poisonous critters here in Europe like in Oz.

luvmytoolz · « **Reply #1426 on:** **Yesterday** at 06:50 AM »

Quote from: hdv on Yesterday at 06:35 AM

I might be the weird one here, but I am always glad to have spiders around the house/workshop.

Yep, you're definitely weird! ;-)

While the spiders do like to surprise us in OZ, the day I found out a huge huntsman could jump several feet onto my shoulder, I identified as a 6 year old girl screaming "get it off get it off" to my terrified wife who was screaming "oh my god oh my god" while thumping my back with a piece of wood jumping back each time afraid it would jump to her!

Definitely worse than the time one casually walked across my dash while driving!

Crazyraceguy · « **Reply #1427 on:** **Yesterday** at 08:35 AM »

Quote from: Cheese on May 27, 2023, 12:24 PM

FWIW...I was just curious if these 5" 3M Cubitron II sample packs were still available and to my surprise they still are. You can order a single pack or multiples, it's a great way to expose yourself to ceramic media on a film disc...not a paper disc. They're normally $1.20 per disc.

Pack 87338 with 3 each of 80-120-150-180 & 220 for 43¢ per disc.

Pack 87435 with 5 each of 240-320 & 400 for 44¢ per disc.

https://www.rshughes.com/p/3M-Cubitron-II-Hookit-775L-Hook-Loop-Disc-87338-Ceramic-Precision-Shaped-Grain-5-In-80-To-220/051125_87338/

https://www.rshughes.com/p/3M-Cubitron-II-Hookit-Clean-Sanding-775L-Film-Disc-Multi-Pack-87435-Ceramic-Precision-Shaped-Grain-5-In-240-320-400/051125_87435/

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The sample packs were my first exposure to those discs too. I was given a handful of them and a couple of packs of the screen type discs that are DeWalt branded by a local distributor's rep. The 3M ones are great, they seem to last much longer than the usual cheap stuff.
The jury is still out on the DeWalt ones. They last ok but don't seem to sand as well in the first place?
Also, I have never seen them for sale anywhere. I could probably get more from the same rep, but the Cubitron is much more impressive.

hdv · « **Reply #1428 on:** **Yesterday** at 12:58 PM »

Funny story about huntsman's spiders. That employee I wrote about goes to exhibitions to show of his critters, or to find suitable specimens for mating. A few years ago during one such exhibition there was a lot of fuss and screaming. When he went over to see what was about, he saw there was a huge spider that had escaped (I am talking the size @luvmytoolz showed). Even the people used to such animals were quite careful not to startle that animal because they told the rest exactly what you wrote: they can jump surprisingly far! I don't know whether it was true or not, but they said it could jump about 2 metres. Not funny when you know their bite can be really nasty...

Richard/RMW · « **Reply #1429 on:** **Yesterday** at 01:05 PM »

Quote from: hdv on Yesterday at 12:58 PM

Funny story about huntsman's spiders. That employee I wrote about goes to exhibitions to show of his critters, or to find suitable specimens for mating. A few years ago during one such exhibition there was a lot of fuss and screaming. When he went over to see what was about, he saw there was a huge spider that had escaped (I am talking the size @luvmytoolz showed). Even the people used to such animals were quite careful not to startle that animal because they told the rest exactly what you wrote: they can jump surprisingly far! I don't know whether it was true or not, but they said it could jump about 2 metres. Not funny when you know their bite can be really nasty...

Oh great, now I'm going to dream about uncommonly large spiders jumping around trying to bite me... Thanks.

RMW

hdv · « **Reply #1430 on:** **Yesterday** at 01:38 PM »

Try imagine me sitting here with a really evil grin...

Packard · « **Reply #1431 on:** **Yesterday** at 02:50 PM »

Quote from: batmanimal on May 27, 2023, 03:33 PM

@rvieceli I thought that 2x4 was an arm (looking on my phone, blurry vision). Then I saw @luvmytoolz photo, and you know what, YOU WIN.

Spiders have their place, I respect them. Now please excuse me while I scream internally.

Many years ago, an excellent customer of our company’s ended up in the hospital very sick. Lucky for him, one of the interns was from Columbia or Ecuador (or thereabouts) and he recognized the symptoms as being from a spider bite. I am not sure what the treatment for the bite was, but if the intern had not recognized the origin they said he would have died.

I was walking my dog once, and I got the mosquito bite from heck*. I had to go to the emergency clinic. My entire forearm had grown an additional 1/3 in diameter. They gave me a shot—I think it was epinephrine. Relief started in minutes and two hours later it was manageable.

Respect the spider.

*Note: I did not type “heck”, but what the heck, you get the idea.

batmanimal · « **Reply #1432 on:** **Yesterday** at 02:55 PM »

Dashboard guide rail bracket and first track star assembly complete! I was a bit chagrined to discover my 800mm rail was a bit too short to be optimal for the setup, so will order the 1100mm. Getting another Bosch rail, not expensive vs Mafell.

Really delighted with the quality of the Dashboard brackets and accessories.

I even got around to setting up my Excel vacuum pump and Festool Vac Sys bracket. I had to make a few mods due to the fact that the Dashboard does not have the same T track setup as the MFT. Nothing a tie plate and few holes couldn’t fix!

In the latest episode of “All My Spiders”, a nice juicy spider came out of my hair as I was pulling it back today. In related news, I now wear hats in the shop.

Here is my latest German workshop addition, guarding against (or hiding from) spiders:

I have had my hands full with her - very very nice dog, but it turns out raising a puppy is a lot of work! It’s been a decade since i raised one (another German Shepherd). Pup is almost 1 now and turning out to be a wonderful companion.

Packard · « **Reply #1433 on:** **Yesterday** at 03:21 PM »

You know, of course, that all adult dogs start life as puppies.

The latest that I have read is that the ideal age to take a puppy home is at 16 weeks. Apparently, the additional nurturing from the dog’s mother yields a better adjusted adult dog.

I have suffered through 6 puppyhoods. Young adults are nice, but the mature dog can read your moods and (in my opinion) is better company.

hdv · « **Reply #1434 on:** **Yesterday** at 04:55 PM »

Our last 4 dogs have been rescues. All with some kind of issues. Two of them were already 8 years old when we got them. I can tell you trying to fix the psychological and sometimes physical damage caused by some stupid biped without a brain or empathy for what could have been their best friend takes a lot of time. On average we needed about 18 months to regain full trust from them. But with patience and giving them space in the end you'll get there. That notwithstanding we decided our next dog will be a Leonberger puppy again. We love our current dogs to bits (both adopted from Italy, they are Dogs of the Marremma Mountains), but we really are looking forward to a having "normal" puppy again. But first we'll enjoy what we have.

@batmanimal : enjoy your German Shepherd! She looks beautiful. I always loved that breed. They are great dogs!