What - non Festool - tool / workshop related gizmo/stuff did you buy today?

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The Clan of FOG is a good one. @Michael Kellough messaged me since I am traveling in New England about the Tool Consignment Shop in Swansea, MA where they had a ELU 3380 biscuit jointer for $50. Was able to make it down this morning and even got a little Festool bag for my lunch for ten bucks! Thanks Mike!
 

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onocoffee said:
The Clan of FOG is a good one. @Michael Kellough messaged me since I am traveling in New England about the Tool Consignment Shop in Swansea, MA where they had a ELU 3380 biscuit jointer for $50. Was able to make it down this morning and even got a little Festool bag for my lunch for ten bucks! Thanks Mike!
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Great score! I bought the DS140 when it was first released and it's an amazingly useful tool. I use it less for biscuits now, but use it all the time as a mini saw for continuous grooves and trimwork.
 
luvmytoolz said:
Great score! I bought the DS140 when it was first released and it's an amazingly useful tool. I use it less for biscuits now, but use it all the time as a mini saw for continuous grooves and trimwork.
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This is actually my first biscuit joiner. I've never used one before. I only have experience with the DF500. That said, how does the 3380 compare to the DS140 and the LaMello?
 
onocoffee said:
This is actually my first biscuit joiner. I've never used one before. I only have experience with the DF500. That said, how does the 3380 compare to the DS140 and the LaMello?
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3380 is the B&D name. It’s the same tool as the Elu DS140. Maybe the 140 was available in 220 volts but the 3380 is only 120v. Similar to Festool and HolzHer via the belt sander.
 
onocoffee said:
This is actually my first biscuit joiner. I've never used one before. I only have experience with the DF500. That said, how does the 3380 compare to the DS140 and the LaMello?
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I don't have the Lamello Top as they're just too expensive, the Top 21 is around $3k here from memory. But the one you have is the DS140, maybe after DeWalt bought ELU they changed the product number.

But out of all the biscuit joiners I've used, I always found the ELU to be the best and most convenient to use. If you're trimming lining panels, doors, wall panelling, etc, the fact you can swivel the motor body in a large arc is incredibly handy.

It's way more than just a biscuit joiner, and mine has done an incredible amount of work since I bought it in the early 80's, and it's as good now as it was then. Highly recommend them.
 
The Lee Valley Catalog - 676 pages - perfect for those colonoscopy prep sessions! $10 plus tax and shipping and then included in the catalog is a $10 discount coupon for purchases good thru 6/01/2026.

Seeing the stuff in the catalog made me realize how much stuff Lee Valley sells. On a website it is page by page and weighs nothing.

Peter
 
peter halle said:
The Lee Valley Catalog - 676 pages - perfect for those colonoscopy prep sessions! $10 plus tax and shipping and then included in the catalog is a $10 discount coupon for purchases good thru 6/01/2026.

Seeing the stuff in the catalog made me realize how much stuff Lee Valley sells. On a website it is page by page and weighs nothing.

Peter
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Owning a printed Lee Valley full catalog has as much clout as owning a printed McMaster-Car catalog (which I have, somewhere, holds down the house in case of tornado... was given to me)
 
I disagree Paul, in that it was very difficult to get a McMaster catalog. You couldn’t even buy one.
Fortunately they don’t change item numbers so even an old hand-me-down catalog will get you the part.

Not sure they even print the catalog anymore but they used to be well over 3000 pages. The McMaster website is as good as they get.
 
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I disagree Paul, in that it was very difficult to get a McMaster catalog. You couldn’t even buy one.
Fortunately they don’t change item numbers so even an old hand-me-down catalog will get you the part.

Not sure they even print the catalog anymore but they used to be well over 3000 pages. The McMaster website is as good as they get.
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Oh yeah, I've sent so many front-end developers to the McMasters site. Fast, accurate, easy to navigate, despite there being a billion items
 
I guess this is "Bragging rights night". Usually it's about a tool/project/car/motorcycle/watch/firearm/artwork/house/garage/lake home/airplane/boat/gold bullion or maybe your wife. :) :) :) But tonight we're bragging about publications. 😵‍💫 Oh well...I'll bite. :)

Seriously, considering the vast amount of STUFF McMasters sells, their web site is one of the easiest to navigate. It's 10 times easier to find something than the Festool website.
 

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@Cheese 2002! Well done keeping that for so long in great nick. Aside from the fascination of looking at a snapshot in time, It's really amazed me over the years how things you'd swear would hold no value have become desirable, or at the least, very collectible.

And this applies to almost all facets of products. I originally trained in micro's and electronics, and data books on old electronic components now sell for a small fortune. 20 years ago I would never have believed that possible.
 
I believe mine was 108 as well. I know I kept it even if it was just to have in background shots in the shop. Couldn't find it earlier. Cheese wins!
 
I think you win now Paul! That's a fantastic storage chest!

And no sawdust, is this the first time it's seen daylight? ;-)
 
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