six-point socket's tidbits of Home Improvement, small projects and other stuff.

[rylim]

I'm wondering where did you Spax screw with Sortimo?

 

[six-point socket II]

You always have neat projects.  Next time you look for the plastic covering try and get greenhouse plastic 4 to 5 years of life and usually a very reasonable cost.

Peter

Hi Peter,

thanks, I will look out for that material and see if I can install it vertically. Would be great to have a cover that lasts longer.  [smile] [smile]

I too enjoy seeing your tool collection. Who made the knife shown with the wrenches?

John

Hi John,

that was made by a German knifemaker, I would need to look up his information as that was loooooong ago.

I'm wondering where did you Spax screw with Sortimo?

Hi,

In Germany that is readily available from every Spax dealer.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[rylim]

You always have neat projects.  Next time you look for the plastic covering try and get greenhouse plastic 4 to 5 years of life and usually a very reasonable cost.

Peter

Hi Peter,

thanks, I will look out for that material and see if I can install it vertically. Would be great to have a cover that lasts longer.  [smile] [smile]

I too enjoy seeing your tool collection. Who made the knife shown with the wrenches?

John

Hi John,

that was made by a German knifemaker, I would need to look up his information as that was loooooong ago.

I'm wondering where did you Spax screw with Sortimo?

Hi,

In Germany that is readily available from every Spax dealer.

Kind regards,
Oliver

Oliver,

At first I thought you got it from USA dealer. Sigh...

I wish I have a chance to visit Germany, and bring some tools back

Ryan

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi Ryan,

I'm sorry. But as always, to you and anyone else, my offer stands: If you need anything such as a Spax Mini-L-Boxx from here, write me a PM and we work something out and find an economical shipping rate.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[Cheese]

Oliver, I used a white poly film made for greenhouses...exactly what Peter was talking about. I purchased a 18' x 24' piece for $65. It's a 6 mil poly film with a 55% opacity rating. It's been up for 6 years now and still looks fine. White film is also a lot cooler temp wise. 

Google greenhouse poly film. I know there's at least one available that now has a 10 year warranty. [cool]

 

[Knight Woodworks]

Oliver,

Thanks for responding. No need to research the maker of your knife. My knowledge of German knife makers is non existent.

Keep up the good work.

John

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi!

my Dad gifted me his old (pre 1970) Goldenberg Zornhoff plane this morning. I gave it a quick cleaning and honed the edge (need to do this more thoroughly again because there's a little chip in the edge...). Pretty happy right now.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[HarveyWildes]

Hi!

my Dad gifted me his old (pre 1970) Goldenberg Zornhoff plane this morning. I gave it a quick cleaning and honed the edge (need to do this more thoroughly again because there's a little chip in the edge...). Pretty happy right now.
...

Lignum Vitae sole?

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi!

my Dad gifted me his old (pre 1970) Goldenberg Zornhoff plane this morning. I gave it a quick cleaning and honed the edge (need to do this more thoroughly again because there's a little chip in the edge...). Pretty happy right now.
...

Lignum Vitae sole?

Yes, Sir.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

So I thought I'd share a story where everyone can have a little laugh, or maybe just a little chuckle at my expense as I did something incredibly stupid a little while ago. Additionally be as amazed as I was by the generosity of one of my buddies.

The story starts with me looking for a used, (approximate 2005 model year) Hilti T2 - M because this is a discontinued model - and later models of this type don't offer the same functions. Namely the "precision hammer mode" combined with 2 different speed gear settings for drilling and another gear for "full hammer mode". Current models only offer three of them combined.

I wanted this rotary hammer for my video (series, more to follow) about different types of drilling and what happens to certain materials when either not enough or too much power is involved.

So I found the TE 2-M I wanted on ebay and bought it. Well used, working condition.

I get the rotary hammer, unpack and check it. All good, works like a charm - but it is really dirty. So being pedantic about clean tools as I am, I decided to sit down and clean it. I have never taken a rotary hammer apart, but I thought if I wasn't supposed to - some sort of barrier would prevent me from opening something I shouldn't open. With that in mind I unscrewed the 4 screws that hold the two parts of the housing together. A little pull and there it is, a rattling noise and three parts - all for gear selection/gear switch lay on my table.

After hours of searching I find a exploded-view drawing and I now know where the parts have to go. Additional hours later - I can't piece it together. By now I also dismantled the complete gear switch for the sake of accessibility. All to no avail.

I was already on the phone with Hilti to get this repaired, when I thought of a buddy of mine who has an unbelievable knowledge of power tools (albeit from a different brand). So I thought I would ask him if he could help me out because I was sure he had opened, maintained and repaired power tools before.

This is what it looked like at that moment - I placed most of the parts back inside.

His response came fast: I can try.

I packed her up and shipped her to him.

Same day he got her, I get a reply in the evening: She runs, all back A-OK. But she needs some new grease.

I was delighted and unbelievable thankful.

Now getting Hilti grease isn't easy, it took awhile before we found an offer that suited the overall situation - but we found it and fast forward my TE 2-M was back on her way to me.

So this is what she looked like when I took her out of the package.

Can you imagine how baffled and even more grateful then ever I was? Not only had my buddy fixed the initial problem, but he cleaned her completely and re-greased her for me. Still in awe when thinking about it, and this was quite a little while ago.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

So today's project was about re-painting the suspended ceiling above the entrance to the backyards patio, which double functions (partly) as housing for a large shutter. The shutter housing's covers/ ceiling boards are removable - they had to come out first

Power for sander and dust extractor - I always use a PRCD-S (Portable Residual Current Device) on the main feed, even though I know my electrical circuits are a-ok.

Let's start sanding.

Even though there's only mininmal dust, I really don't want to inhale this shit. Actually it's the first time I'm using my hearing protection while sanding - what a difference. The noise never bothered me, that's why I didn't use it before - but it definitely makes a huge difference. - Additionally PPE pics are always great to have a laugh

I've said it earlier, virtually no dust left after using a Festool Sander and Festool dust extractor. Even if you use the smallest one, the CTL-SYS like me for this task.

I really like the DTS. So versatile and an absolute specialist when it comes to delicate sanding tasks. I didn't want to remove the spotlights originally, thats and I had no trouble sanding around them. But for painting I had to get them out - my idea of using some masking tape didn't work out so well. You might ask why: Those are pretty old - so they don't have the springs that are common nowadays but two very, very thin flaps made from steel - scary sharp and they pop out when the spotlight is pushed in. For removal you need to press these flaps against the spotlight's housing and push the whole unit back out. Of course this doesn't got without some force and you can cut yourself bad on them. It worked, didn't cut myself - but I would have loved it if I didn't have to get them out.

Over head sanding. Goes well but is of cause pretty exhausting. It's a small area - that's why I didn't want to go the extra mile getting a small, mobile scaffolding...

As I use it in the backyard, I had the Bosch jobsite radio at hand, I love listening to Gregory Porter while painting - makes it go so smooth.

I'll add a pic of the finished project tomorrow. Forget to take some pics while painting, had to do the DWC video in between plus the doorbell rang...

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[Peter_C]

Might I recommend a good pair of bluetooth headphones. Noise cancelling and you get to listen to books, music, or podcasts. I tear thru books myself, which makes me full of stupid facts and statistics.

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

[member=62526]Peter C[/member] Thanks for the suggestion!

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Here's the promised picture showing a part of the finished ceiling.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

Today I got a package containing a "grey vanisher" and "oil wipe on care"

At a german woodworking forum I was one among a couple lucky winners to receive a package containing some neat stuff. Among it: a sample of Complex hard oil and a catalog. I looked through the catalog and the afore mentioned products catched my eye.

I thought the "grey vanisher" would be a great product to clean my old backyard table.

Grabbed some stuff.

Before:

After using Complex "grey vanisher" and cleaning it off - still wet:

Base before:

Base after:

Dried:

I'm downright amazed by the result. This table never had any sort of maintenance done to it, I always wanted to, never got around doing it and it's outside year round. I think given the circumstances the result ist fantastic!

What happened, or what I learned (and what you will see in the video) is that obviously this table was coated by the manufacturer. This coating, being old and porous came off after being thoroughly wet and then scrubbed. Long, plastic like, strings came off...

Hier also noch das dazugehörige Video
https://vimeo.com/228247283

After the table had dried, I decided to coat it with the Complex hard oil.

Because of my prior experience with the porous coating (and strings) that still covered part of the table I decided to scrub off the now dried residue with a copper wire brush.

Ready to coat.

Wider angle.

While coating/oiling.

I'll provide a picture of the result once the oil has dried.

Up to this point I really like the result and the products by Complex were a joy to work with. The "grey vanisher" emits almost no odor and is a pretty "green" product - as is the hard oil - although that does smell quite a bit. One key point: There is no self ignition with Complex hard oil. Although you see me wearing gloves while using the "grey vanisher" - it's probably not needed - like I said, these products are pretty "green". If you like to take a look:http://www.complex-farben.eu/en/home.html

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[leakyroof]

I know the feeling.....

 

[leakyroof]

And the after picture.  This table is Teak, washed with a brightener, then Sanded, then oiled with Epifanes Teak Sealer and finally varnished with multiple coats of different Epifanes Varnishes.

 

[six-point socket II]

WOW! That's an uber-fantastic result.  [eek]  [big grin] Makes me wonder if I should have forced myself to use the sander first...

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[leakyroof]

WOW! That's an uber-fantastic result.  [eek]  [big grin] Makes me wonder if I should have forced myself to use the sander first...

Kind regards,
Oliver

. Thank you Oliver... [embarassed]
I had five of them to do, some smaller, some large like the one shown.  11 chairs as well, they were much fussier than the Table Tops

 

[Cheese]

Makes me wonder if I should have forced myself to use the sander first...

If you use the sander Oliver, you'll probably get a more even overall finish on the table.  [smile]

 

[six-point socket II]

Yeah, but that's too late now. I guess I'll see what the oil coat looks like when dry. And take it from there

Kind regards,
Oliver