What came in the mail today?

[Ron Swanson Jr.]

On 9/18/2024 at 9:04 AM, drzaius said:

And they're a joy to use. Glue some leather pads on them to protect the workpiece.

@drzaius  What do you use for adhesive on that?

[drzaius]

6 hours ago, Ron Swanson Jr. said:

@drzaius  What do you use for adhesive on that?

Can't remember for sure, but probably contact cement.

[Ron Swanson Jr.]

On 9/18/2024 at 6:07 PM, drzaius said:

Can't remember for sure, but probably contact cement.

10-4

Thanks!

[Von]

On 9/17/2024 at 6:31 PM, Ron Swanson Jr. said:

2 Grammercy Holdfasts. At about $25 each with shipping and tax included, these are a great deal. 

Yeah, I bought one and agree. Yeah, just one - silly in retrospect but I wanted to try it out before investing in two. Plan to order another when I put another order together.

 

On 9/18/2024 at 10:04 AM, drzaius said:

And they're a joy to use. Glue some leather pads on them to protect the workpiece.

That will absolutely work, but I'll throw in a quick plug for Marc's sleeves (apparently he has just a few left).

[Ron Swanson Jr.]

On 9/19/2024 at 9:27 AM, Von said:

 

That will absolutely work, but I'll throw in a quick plug for Marc's sleeves (apparently he has just a few left).

Funny you mention that. This morning before work i was gluing some crubber onto one of those holdfasts and was thinking of those very things. Not sure where I've seen them in the past, but I was thinking that I'd visit a seamstress that i go to. She's done some previous leather work for me on a holster -  so i was thinking about asking her to whip up a couple of those dealies. 

But as it stands, i think the crubber is going to work out fine. I affixed one with contact cement last night and it worked well. 

 

 

[Von]

On 9/19/2024 at 10:37 AM, Ron Swanson Jr. said:

But as it stands, i think the crubber is going to work out fine. I affixed one with contact cement last night and it worked well. 

Completely agree - I've done that on some of my old small holdfasts and it works fine. And I have not found a use case where I wanted to remove it like you could with a sleeve. Really I mention the option in case someone wants some WW gear.

[Geoffrey]

Another option is a wood pad, with crubber / rubber gasket material cemented on the bottom side. It holds well and spreads the pressure out a bit. It's what I use with my pair of gramercy holdfasts.

[Ron Swanson Jr.]

On 9/19/2024 at 10:18 AM, Geoffrey said:

Another option is a wood pad, with crubber / rubber gasket material cemented on the bottom side. It holds well and spreads the pressure out a bit. It's what I use with my pair of gramercy holdfasts.

That's great!

[pkinneb]

On 9/18/2024 at 11:34 AM, Ron Swanson Jr. said:

@drzaius  What do you use for adhesive on that?

Hide glue works well. 

https://txheritage.net/generalstore/p/holdfast-pads

[Ron Swanson Jr.]

Having hit a milestone bday recently, i decided to treat myself. 

This is the Bayonet Carcase saw f Bad Axe. They call it the 'Frankensaw' as it has a little spider web and grave stone etched into the blade. 

Unfortunately, i have to send it back, because I'm a stupid, stupid man who can't bother to read the full description of an item before purchase. This is filed cross cut, which i somehow missed when ordering. I want their hybrid tooth filing, not cross cut. 

A saw this fine is definitely overkill for someone of my limited skill level, but what the heck. I've admire their products for years and always wanted one. 

The hand tool school runner here in the twin cities has many of them (i think he's sponsored by, or somehow associated with their company) and they cut unlike anything I've ever tried before. 

It'll be several weeks before the replacement gets here. And it won't have the cool little Halloween details. Oh well. 

 

[Mark J]

You gotta like the wooden kerf protector, too.

[pkinneb]

They make awesome saws I'm sure you'll enjoy it 

[Ron Swanson Jr.]

I spoke to Cass at Bad Axe today. She said That's Fine, they'll exchange it but suggested i at least try it first. 

I've never had a saw that cuts this fast before. It's really impressive. I don't think i will exchange it after all. 

[gee-dub]

Screws.

How big of a nerd do you have to be to get excited when a shipment of screws show up at the door!?!

[drzaius]

26 minutes ago, gee-dub said:

Screws.

How big of a nerd do you have to be to get excited when a shipment of screws show up at the door!?!

I totally get it. Screws are my jam.

[Ron Swanson Jr.]

On 11/5/2024 at 5:03 PM, gee-dub said:

Screws.

How big of a nerd do you have to be to get excited when a shipment of screws show up at the door!?!

Those are great screws. I have a bunch like that. Where did you order from?

[gee-dub]

On 11/6/2024 at 5:39 AM, Ron Swanson Jr. said:

Those are great screws. I have a bunch like that. Where did you order from?

These are McFeely's.  They offer a thread pattern with a longer non-threaded shank that I like.  There are other quality fasteners out there from other folks.  I've just used McFeely's for so long it is sort of a habit and they have sales.  I do like that I can get many of them in 1/8" increments.  Sometimes 1-1/4" is just barely enough and 1-1/2" is too much; a 1-3/8" is handy to have.  You will read various posts on the forums where, like myself, woodworkers have a eureka moment when they start using quality fasteners.  I have never broken a McFeely hardened screw.

[legenddc]

On 11/5/2024 at 6:03 PM, gee-dub said:

Screws.

How big of a nerd do you have to be to get excited when a shipment of screws show up at the door!?!

@Chestnut and I mailed each other screws to see how McFeely's and CS Hardware screws compare.

Sadly I haven't had a chance to use the McFeely's ones that he sent me. I will say I've never broken a CS Hardware screw yet and the McFeely's ones seemed equal, if not better, in quality.

As long as I don't have to deal with stripped screw heads or snapping screws like the ones I was getting from Home Depot or Lowes I'm happy. 

[Chet]

On 11/6/2024 at 7:56 AM, legenddc said:

I will say I've never broken a CS Hardware screw yet

Ditto!

[Ron Swanson Jr.]

On 11/6/2024 at 9:02 AM, gee-dub said:

  You will read various posts on the forums where, like myself, woodworkers have a eureka moment when they start using quality fasteners.  I have never broken a McFeely hardened screw.

I worked at Rockler for a few years and stocked up while there on what appear to be identical fasteners, so YES, I completely understand that moment!!!

 

(Of course, I can always use more)

[h3nry]

New power-tool arrived ... not a woodworking tool, although it might come in handy if I try another upholstery project

I didn't buy the box with it, so I needed to make a wooden base for it to sit in. Not a sophisticated project, just a four sided box ... but an opportunity to practise some joinery.

Ignoring the fact that the machine has rounded corners, I decided to just miter the corners on top of the half-blind dovetail.

A bit of a more stable platform for it.

Some of the corners looking good ...

and one with a bit of a gap that needed filler ... but that's why I practise on little projects like this. And yes, I went to all the trouble of mitering the top corners, but couldn't be bothered to plug the end of my grooves.

[wtnhighlander]

Nice platform, @h3nry. Ever thought of building a full fold-out machine table? 

[h3nry]

On 11/9/2024 at 9:34 PM, wtnhighlander said:

Nice platform, @h3nry. Ever thought of building a full fold-out machine table? 

Yes, and that's probably what I will eventually do for this machine ... but just at the moment I have some canvas projects to do for the boat, so I just needed to get the machine operational.

[wtnhighlander]

I look forward to that journal. Sewing machine tables, at least those designed to fold away and serve other purposes when the machine is not in use, are very interesting mechsnisms.

[Mark J]

Cool.  Is that sewing machine model intended for canvas?