What came in the mail today?

[BonPacific]

On 5/5/2022 at 5:39 AM, Chestnut said:

To store all your 36 x 48 hand drawings of projects, or plats of your property? Could be great storage for a lot of wood working stuff. So many items and thin and flat and would fit in there well.

My office has 2 8 foot tall 25 foot long rows of those full of property plats.

There's a chance at one point these drawers actually had a plat of my property in them. I got them from a local surveying company that originally handled the surveys for my lot.

My father and brother both use stacks of these in their trailer workshops and swear by them. Should be great for odd fasteners, hardware, leather, etc that tends to get lost or folded in deeper drawers or boxes.

[Mark J]

13 hours ago, BonPacific said:

Snagged a pair of surplussed flatfile drawers. Should make great storage.

Looks perfect for lathe tools, time to get turning. 

[BonPacific]

On 5/5/2022 at 9:31 AM, Mark J said:

Looks perfect for lathe tools, time to get turning. 

I desperately want to. Feeling a lack of productive shaving-making in my life right now.

[wtnhighlander]

@Chestnut, I stopped hunting deer decades ago, but always preferred a lever action, and iron sights. My favorite rifle was a Browning 1892 in .44 Magnum. Kicked like a Missouri mule on steroids, but it sure was fun to shoot. I only had the gumption to go all Chuck Conners with it once, though. 12 rounds in 3 seconds with that recoil was pretty tough.

[JohnG]

[BonPacific]

While trying (and failing) to sharpen my lathe tools on a belt grinder again, I decided to admit defeat.

Now I need to build a grinding/sanding sstation. Ontop of everything else in the shop.

[Dave H]

On 5/20/2022 at 10:22 PM, BonPacific said:

While trying (and failing) to sharpen my lathe tools on a belt grinder again, I decided to admit defeat.

Now I need to build a grinding/sanding sstation. Ontop of everything else in the shop.

I built this because I was the worst at sharpening turning tools.

I love the grinder and the Wolverine grinding system it has upped my game no doubt. I made the station on casters I also have my work sharp and my other grinder all hooked up and one plug powers up all devices.

[Mark J]

Hey, you guys forgot the CBN wheels!  Ut-oh, more to spend.  

[gee-dub]

Neatsfoot Oil.  A little goes a long way and the stuff lasts forever but I was finally getting low.

[Mark J]

7 hours ago, Mark J said:

Hey, you guys forgot the CBN wheels!  Ut-oh, more to spend.  

 

@Dave H  Cubic Boron Nitride replacements for aluminum oxide wheels.  Very very long lasting and don't change diameter.

[BonPacific]

On 5/21/2022 at 6:38 AM, Mark J said:

Hey, you guys forgot the CBN wheels!  Ut-oh, more to spend.  

All in good time. My bank account has sufferred enough with the shop remodel... And it's not done yet.

[jussi]

Been wanting one for a while but couldn’t justify the cost. Got lucky and found a used one for a real good price.  Have a set of closet cabinets to do in the near future and can’t wait to put it to use. 
 

 

[drzaius]

Biscuit joinery is highly under appreciated by many these days, but it can't be beat for sheet goods. I've had a Lamello for over 30 years and I love it.

Of course I bought it just a year or so before the patent expired so I paid a bit more. Same with my Fein oscillating tool. My timing sucks

[legenddc]

Can you let us know what future tool purchases you have coming up so the rest of us can save some money for a year after?

 

Semi-tool related, I needed a new belt and bought one from Calavera Tool Works and picked up a notebook. Super nice and a lot thicker than my last belt. Now my 7 year old daughter wants a notebook like it too…

[Chet]

On 5/24/2022 at 6:39 AM, drzaius said:

Biscuit joinery is highly under appreciated by many these days

Yea, I sold mine when I got my Domino.  I wish I had hung on to it.  I ended up selling the Domino too because I wasn't really finding it in my work flow.  But there are times when I wish I had the biscuit joiner. 

[jussi]

On 5/24/2022 at 6:39 AM, drzaius said:

Biscuit joinery is highly under appreciated by many these days, but it can't be beat for sheet goods. I've had a Lamello for over 30 years and I love it.

Of course I bought it just a year or so before the patent expired so I paid a bit more. Same with my Fein oscillating tool. My timing sucks

It’s not a biscuit joiner although the mechanics of it are very similar. The mortises it makes are for mechanical fasteners. They have several types. Some that can be locked using and Allen wrench which is great for knock down furniture.  They also have connectors that snap together and act as clamps. So you can add glue and avoid the need for clamps.  

[Mark J]

Interesting product.  What's it called?

[drzaius]

18 hours ago, jussi said:

It’s not a biscuit joiner although the mechanics of it are very similar. The mortises it makes are for mechanical fasteners. They have several types. Some that can be locked using and Allen wrench which is great for knock down furniture.  They also have connectors that snap together and act as clamps. So you can add glue and avoid the need for clamps.  

When I bought my Lamello it came with several sample fasteners for knock down use, non-wood materials, hinges, plus a few others I can't remember.

[jussi]

On 5/25/2022 at 5:55 AM, Mark J said:

Interesting product.  What's it called?

Lamello Zeta P2.  The main difference between it and a biscuit joiner is that at the end of the plunge it oscillates up and down and creates a trapezoidal keyway or slot at the base of the mortise allowing a place for the mechanical fasteners to lock into.  Video below makes alot more sense than my explanation.   First one is a quick demo by a retail store and the second is a longer review.

 

I have a domino as well and one thing I really like about the zeta is that when doing angled mortises it registers on the long end of the miter.

 

 

 

 

[Coop]

Got this today! @wtnhighlander‘s dad is the author. Looking forward to reading it!

[jussi]

Finally got a decent tap and die set.  I bought cheap set at a swapmeet years ago because I figure I wouldn't need it that much and could save money by not buying a nicer set.  Since then I've found I use it alot more than I thought.  It was a pain to use however with both the taps and dies constantly slipping out of the handle.  Plus the last 2 times I had to use it it didn't have the correct tap size and I had to buy those specific sizes which negated any cost savings.  Picked up this set from the jungle.  Made by gearwrench.   Played around with it and seems well made and it has a ratcheting handle which seems like a huge plus. 

 

[Tom King]

Gearwrench makes good stuff.  I'm still using a Craftsman set that must be over 40 years old.

Here's a tap wrench I bought off ebay when I was working on the tractor that I thought I needed, but couldn't swing it all the way around because it was too big.  I ended up using a breaker bar on the 1" tap.

 

[legenddc]

On 5/31/2022 at 12:05 AM, jussi said:

Finally got a decent tap and die set.  I bought cheap set at a swapmeet years ago because I figure I wouldn't need it that much and could save money by not buying a nicer set.  Since then I've found I use it alot more than I thought.  It was a pain to use however with both the taps and dies constantly slipping out of the handle.  Plus the last 2 times I had to use it it didn't have the correct tap size and I had to buy those specific sizes which negated any cost savings.  Picked up this set from the jungle.  Made by gearwrench.   Played around with it and seems well made and it has a ratcheting handle which seems like a huge plus. 

What are you using it for that often? I had the one you bought on my list but my dad ended up buying a kit for something. I find I need a thread chaser more often but haven't picked one up yet.

[JohnG]

Took a little drive on the tractor and found something waiting for me at the end of the road!

[Tom King]

My compliments to the builders of that fence!