Tool talk

[sailfish]

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Makes me glad just about everything in my trade is 5/16.

 

[rod]

 

[bottomups]

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I have tape measures like that. Own about a dozen and can't seem to locate any of them.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Makes me glad just about everything in my trade is 5/16.

Not 8mm?

 

[sailfish]

Not 8mm?

I rarely if ever see anything in metric.

 

[BSWALKS]

I rarely if ever see anything in metric.

They are essentially the same

 

[Coldworld]

Are the harbor freight icon tools decent or just crap… asking for a friend.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Are the harbor freight icon tools decent or just crap… asking for a friend.

Icon is pretty decent. I'm considering a new box by them. 72" with a hutch.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

They are essentially the same

Like 16mm and 5/8 and 19mm and 3/4

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I have a drawer full's worth of specialty tools for obsolete engines and other components. Makes me sad.

 

[BlackFriday]

I have a drawer full's worth of specialty tools for obsolete engines and other components. Makes me sad.

Those go in the special, "nostalgia" drawer. Or the trash. Your choice.

 

[sailfish]

@BlackFriday just bought this one off of someone. Obviously it won't be seeing the same hard use as my others.

 

[BlackFriday]

You make too much money. You probably need to pay your fair share.

 

[sailfish]

You make too much money. You probably need to pay your fair share.

Nah. Just lacking expenses.

 

[BlackFriday]

Need more vise grips.

 

[scratch]

I had my Dewalt 735x planer delivered today. It’s a beast, the finish on the board is so smooth it doesn’t look like it needs sanding. It threw chips out about twenty feet, my golf cart suffered. I’ll have to rig up a hose and container before I use it again.

 

[zubenelgenubi]

I had my Dewalt 735x planer delivered today. It’s a beast, the finish on the board is so smooth it doesn’t look like it needs sanding. It threw chips out about twenty feet, my golf cart suffered. I’ll have to rig up a hose and container before I use it again.View attachment 379488View attachment 379489

Watcha making with it? I haven't had time to pull mine out yet.

 

[DriverNerd]

I had my Dewalt 735x planer delivered today. It’s a beast, the finish on the board is so smooth it doesn’t look like it needs sanding. It threw chips out about twenty feet, my golf cart suffered. I’ll have to rig up a hose and container before I use it again.View attachment 379488View attachment 379489

Nicest wheels I've ever seen on a golf cart.

 

[scratch]

Watcha making with it? I haven't had time to pull mine out yet.

I decided to start making stuff to have something to do in retirement. I started out making boxes, now I have just about everything I need to make furniture. I'm ready to start making some end-grain cutting boards and then start some furniture. I have some small tables and an entertainment center in mind for the future.

 

[oldngray]

I decided to start making stuff to have something to do in retirement. I started out making boxes, now I have just about everything I need to make furniture. I'm ready to start making some end-grain cutting boards and then start some furniture. I have some small tables and an entertainment center in mind for the future.

With the cost of wood that sounds like an expensive hobby.