Cheese
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So... just a curious person... what is it used for?
It looks like a beer bottle opener...is that it?
What - non Festool - tool / workshop related gizmo/stuff did you buy today?
It looks like a beer bottle opener...is that it?
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Packard
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Hand-made, $225.00 bottle opener? I can’t imagine.
Yes, but as noted, I've never paid more than the price which the maker sets, so for mine:
>Mini Poltergeists will run $70 plus shipping
That said, it is nice to know that the aftermarket would allow me to recover more than what I paid.
As the package notes:
>Features include 5/16" wrench, cap lifter, stout pry bar tip and 1/2 inch wrench.
smorgasbord
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Not today, but within the past week bought a DeWalt DCW620 cordless router. The "2.25HP" one with dust collection up one of the plunge rods. Been designing/making new sub-bases (aluminum and phenolic) for it, and am actually going to try it in a slab-flattening sled I'm building from some linear rods with bearing blocks that, due to being made in China, are pretty cheap now. Will be under $250 for the whole thing with large capacity (48" x 80" approx, I figure). Since I don't have a work table that big, I'm using some 4040 extrusions cross-wise to support the long rails.
When I do finally get that OF2200, I'll just make a new base plate out of aluminum.
When I do finally get that OF2200, I'll just make a new base plate out of aluminum.
friedchicken
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I got a Bosch GEX34-6N for black friday. Was eyeing it for a while, and never saw much of a price movement. Eventually it went to $200 + tax and free shipping, and I went ahead and ordered. I am already on the Bosch system courtesy of their excellent GET75-6N "Rotax" aka gear-driven sander/polisher. I probably have more invested in the sandpaper and backing pads than actual sanders.
In addition to fitting with my existing Bosch sandpaper collection, it comes well if not even better reviewed than festool's sanders. It's predecessor is also well reviewed, with minor differences between them. Unfortunately this new one does not have the variable speed trigger of the old one, although it does have variable speed control via a dial.
Yeah it's great
Great material removal and low but not non-existant vibration. It does bog down when pushed
♂. Is this a problem? No. This sander is great.
In addition to fitting with my existing Bosch sandpaper collection, it comes well if not even better reviewed than festool's sanders. It's predecessor is also well reviewed, with minor differences between them. Unfortunately this new one does not have the variable speed trigger of the old one, although it does have variable speed control via a dial.
Yeah it's great
Great material removal and low but not non-existant vibration. It does bog down when pushed
♂. Is this a problem? No. This sander is great.
derekcohen
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I recently purchased the mortise/tenon sizing gauge from AliExpress. Not used it yet, but well made and promises to be useful ...
Regards from Perth
Derek
Regards from Perth
Derek
luvmytoolz
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@derekcohen I have the same one and it's great. Between Ali/Temu/Banggood, they have a lot of really good quality woodworking tools on offer.
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I just picked up one recently too. Seems like a well designed router. I used it to cut out a circular table top and was nice to not wrestle with a cord.
All my other cordless tools are Makita 18V was disappointed they only offer a cordless router in the 40V battery line. I do have a couple DeWalt batteries but thinking of getting one of those Makita to DeWalt adapters.
All my other cordless tools are Makita 18V was disappointed they only offer a cordless router in the 40V battery line. I do have a couple DeWalt batteries but thinking of getting one of those Makita to DeWalt adapters.
Agreed. Let me add that buying Festool swag (hats, t-shirts, pencils) seems nutty to me.
To each his own.
luvmytoolz
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I'm always down for some kitsch gear, but with age I've learnt to be a little more selective on what cool looking but useless trinkets I buy. While the inner child nearly broke a wrist to buy the Festool Pizza Cutter, the adult child in me thought "that'll be fun to clean"!
PaulMarcel
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I'm a little selective, but I fully admit that something dumb that makes me laugh will win. I have dumb trinkets hiding all over just because they make a smile. The pizza cutter would fall into that category.
luvmytoolz
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Yeah I'm definitely more guilty of that than most people I know, but sometimes it just can't be helped. I made this novelty purchase from whiskymofo just half an hour ago for our two youngest, but I'm not entirely sure how thrilled the missus will be!
But, it is a mini fridge, full of gin! ;-)
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I have a couple of hats and a handful of T-shirts, but they were all given to me. They came in swag bags at shows or as a "bonus" from the local dealer, who isn't allowed to discount.
The pizza cutter was also a gift, that made the journey from the UK, before they were available in NA. At this point, it's a cherished memento, that no one else would ever understand, same as the saw it came with.
It's very hard for me to say.....but I probably don't need any more routers
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Crazyraceguy
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Probably was in there intentionally
If I ever do get one, there will be some selling/trading of the ones I already have. I really don't need two router tables, so one of the Tritons may be going. I never have liked the PC 890, so it might free up some space and $ too.
luvmytoolz
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I always liked the low down side handles on the 890, they'd be insanely useful for free handing inlay work. Or dovetails if the motor was up to it. That's part of why I love the ELU MOF177 so much, they have really well designed side handles that help greatly with controlling it.
six-point socket II
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Peter Atwood is a legend. (And he probably would be “angry” at me for calling him that.) He is to the “EDC”/ pocket tool community what Festo(ol) is to linear sanders and track saws. He made pocket tools way before they were adopted by the “masses”. And he made incredible folding knives as well - before that.
The aftermarket has been crazy for far more than a decade. That he still sells them on a first come/ first serve base says a lot.
Kind regards,
Oliver
The aftermarket has been crazy for far more than a decade. That he still sells them on a first come/ first serve base says a lot.
Kind regards,
Oliver
Stevenski
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Derek, this is my new mortise/tenon sizing gauge...
I do like the look of yours, though! It looks like it works on a similar principle to my Hongdui kerf maker
derekcohen
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Derek, this is my new mortise/tenon sizing gauge...
I do like the look of yours, though! It looks like it works on a similar principle to my Hongdui kerf maker
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I have this Domino as well, and use it for mortising. I rarely use the standard dominos, preferring to make custom sizes mortises and loose tenons with both a router and/or a chisel. That is where the mortise/tenon gauge comes in. Yes, a little similar to the kerfmaker ... which was conceived and patented by Bridge City Tool Works. Hongdui copied it. I do not believe the gauge from AliExpress is a copy as I have not seen another made by another company (acknowledging that I think that AliExpress is not a manufacturer).
Regards from Perth
Derek
