What came in the mail today?

[wtnhighlander]

28 minutes ago, Chestnut said:

Why it's it goldendoodle instead of golden poodle? 

Beats me, but I think cocker spaniel / poodle mixes should absolutely be called 'cockadoodles', because then, they could leave cockadoodle doo.

[Coop]

There has to be an easier, cheaper way of getting sharp blades than having to replace the planer each time! 

 

[treeslayer]

52 minutes ago, Coop said:

There has to be an easier, cheaper way of getting sharp blades than having to replace the planer each time! 

 

Wow Ken a 2 planer shop, fill in some details please

[Coop]

Some of you guys like two drill motors to prevent from having chang bits. Others like a table saw for their dado stack and one for ripping.  To keep from having to turn the knob to change speeds on my planer, I thought it would be nice to have two of them.

Given the size of my shop and pocket book, that isn’t at all the truth. 

I have been having problems with the planer dying after running for a few minutes, even when not under a load. It did not throw a breaker nor trip the  reset button. When it dies, I turn the main switch on the machine off and wait a few minutes and it’s good to go for a few more passes. After talking with @Chet and he with his son-in-law, it was thought that it is probably the motor and replacement is $200 or more with me doing the labor. The planer is ten years old so I thought it best to just retire it. To where, I have no idea. 

[legenddc]

On 8/31/2021 at 4:53 PM, Coop said:

Some of you guys like two drill motors to prevent from having chang bits. Others like a table saw for their dado stack and one for ripping.  To keep from having to turn the knob to change speeds on my planer, I thought it would be nice to have two of them.

Given the size of my shop and pocket book, that isn’t at all the truth. 

I have been having problems with the planer dying after running for a few minutes, even when not under a load. It did not throw a breaker nor trip the  reset button. When it dies, I turn the main switch on the machine off and wait a few minutes and it’s good to go for a few more passes. After talking with @Chet and he with his son-in-law, it was thought that it is probably the motor and replacement is $200 or more with me doing the labor. The planer is ten years old so I thought it best to just retire it. To where, I have no idea. 

I was hoping you were going to run the two back to back to double the speed of milling but I suppose that's a good reason too.

[Coop]

On 8/28/2021 at 10:24 PM, Chestnut said:

Why it's it goldendoodle instead of golden poodle? 

Cause no guy in his right mind would drive around town with his wife’s golden poodle in the passenger seat of his Silverado. It’s bad enough being seen with a goldendoodle. 

[Mehmet]

Today I bought new tools to process wood and leather together. I'll post a photo at a convenient time.Good work everyone.  

[legenddc]

Got some workbench casters that lift the bench and a timer so I can push 1 hour and let my tool battery charge and not forget it’s charging for a day. 

[Mark J]

Where did you get the timer?

[Chet]

On 9/6/2021 at 6:36 AM, Mark J said:

Where did you get the timer?

+1

[legenddc]

Only place I could seem to find it was Amazon. They make light switch timers too but that seemed like too much work. 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01D3QEK4E?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title 

 

[Woodworking_Hobby]

On 9/5/2021 at 3:13 PM, legenddc said:

Got some workbench casters that lift the bench and a timer so I can push 1 hour and let my tool battery charge and not forget it’s charging for a day. 

Are these casters that go under the legs or attach to the side of the legs?  I have been looking for some that attach to the side but have not found any ones that look like they will last. 

[Mark J]

Those attach to the side of the leg.  I have two sets of them (or something similar) that I got from Rockler.

[legenddc]

Yes, side of the leg. The ones Marc linked to on his out feed table build. Hopefully I’ll get to install them this weekend and will report back how they work. 

[Robby W]

There are two sets that I have seen: the Tickler set and the Bora set. They are very similar. I think the Bora set has larger casters on it. I bought a set and put them on my Jet 1442 lathe. It took some work to drill and tap the legs, but it worked. Lathe moves around without any trouble. A bit of an issue to get the lathe up on the wheels - I have to lift it a bit to do so, but not really an issue.

[Robby W]

Partial shipment of my Christmas present! This was a filler to use the rest of the gift card and I think I am going to like it.

It does a nice job of fitting the cap iron screw on both my Veritas replacement sets and my Lie-Nielsen planes. Kinda cool!

[legenddc]

Picked up the Rockler dust collector expanding hose and the swivel connector for it. With my little Jet dust collector it needs a swivel so it doesn't get tippy. Nice to replace the early 90s hose that seems like it was a gutter drainage pipe.

[Immortan D]

I needed to replace a broken ratcheting screwdriver (Bahco) and went for a Milwaukee 9-in-1, just because it was 40% cheaper than the newer 10-in-1, which only adds a (gimmicky) wire striper to the handle.  I also picked up the stubby version.

First time ever buying anything Milwaukee, I hope they don't disappoint. 

[Coop]

As suggested by others, I threw the Milwaukee M18 Fuel jig saw out there to my family as a bd gift several months ago and they bit. One of the best power hand tools in my shop. And like you, the only Milwaukee tool I have but I can see that changing. 

[Tom King]

Just notified that two platform ladders I "bought"/ordered from Lowes, Nov.16,2020, on a Black Friday sale are at the store for my pickup.  They tried to cancel the order last July, but I didn't want to cancel the order.  The sale price, for both of them, was less than the current price for one.  The person at the Customer Service desk had to get the Store Manager over, and they decided not to cancel the order.  I told them I didn't care how long it took.  I wanted the ladders.

 A 6 foot aluminum platform ladder, and an 8 foot platform fiberglass ladder.  My feet get tired standing on regular step ladders if the job takes more than a short while, and the sale prices, that day, were too good to pass up.

[Jonathan McCully]

Got my tracks for my Festool track saw as well as my TSO guide rail square. Both were suggestions from @Chet which I really appreciate. Currently working on installing some shelving in my garage for storage, and the track saw was incredible at breaking down sheets of ply. I haven’t ever felt that safe breaking down ply when I used my shop-made track and circular saw. Such a great purchase, if only to help me keep all my digits. 

[Coop]

@Jonathan McCully, you have to watch ole Chet as that boy can cost you some big $.

However, I have never regretted buying items he has suggested. 

Congrats on the trac saw. That’s probably going to be my next big purchase. 

[Coop]

Tom, I have that same 8’ ladder. One of the several things I slipped out of the company before we sold it. Getting to the platform is different than a regular 8’ ladder and takes some getting use to, but once accustomed, it’s darn nice! 

[Jonathan McCully]

41 minutes ago, Coop said:

@Jonathan McCully, you have to watch ole Chet as that boy can cost you some big $.

However, I have never regretted buying items he has suggested. 

Congrats on the trac saw. That’s probably going to be my next big purchase. 

I got the TS55 on recon a number of months ago, right before our move, so haven’t had a chance to get it out and use it, and didn’t have the track until now. Really appreciate having it and definitely expect it to replace my circular for most things. Will be hard to let go of my old Ridgid circular saw though as that was my first tool purchase when I decided to delve into woodworking in 2012.

[Coop]

I will never chunk my circ saw, even if I ever buy a trac saw. I used mine today to doing construction work, making a stairs to a platform. It has it’s place.