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

[rmwarren]

Milwaukee's 18v 1/2 x 18 band filer (sander).  I've  keep a corded one in van for years.  It's great for commercial locksmithing repair and modifying on aluminum or steel doors using 3m Cubitron and Trizact belts.  I also use the file sanders for glass notching using silicon carbide belts.  I also have the Makita 1x 21" for glass and wood applications.  Anyone looking for a corded one should let me know as I have three.

I received mine (M12) a couple weeks ago, Milwaukee nailed it IMO. Good ergonomics, plenty of juice and really simple to adjust & change belts.

Any recommendations on sources for belts?

RMW

 

[rst]

I thought I got them from Amazon but can't find record they area available.  I've also bought from Ebay.

 

[Bencan]

Picked up the stealth stop from woodpeckers today. Hopefully it is a decent purchase, not 100% how I want to set it up but I’ll see how it is when it arrives

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[Cheese]

Picked up an upcut & downcut flush trim spiral bit. Interesting...each is packaged with a Rackbit base to fit in the Woodpeckers storage system. The quality of these bits is outstanding as far as finish goes. The double bearing on the top is also impressive. Should be interesting to compare these to the Whiteside offerings.

Upcut on the left & downcut on the right.

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https://www.woodpeck.com/rackbit-storage-system.html

 

[nclemmons]

[member=69167]RMW[/member] - I ordered bandfile belts from Amazon.  They have sellers stocking various grits in both 12" and 18" lengths.

 

[Coen]

The Hultafors 300mm metric rafter square. I already owned the 180mm version, but sometimes it was too small  :'(. Then I found out they released a 300mm version... complete with mm scale instead of only marks at each 5mm.

I figure the 300mm version will make it easier to cut laminate (flooring) with the jigsaw while using the square as a guide.

Next up is the 110mm version  [tongue]

Maybe 280mm was better, then it would have fit in a Systainer in more ways.

 

[rmwarren]

[member=69167]RMW[/member] - I ordered bandfile belts from Amazon.  They have sellers stocking various grits in both 12" and 18" lengths.

Thanks Neil, I've bought some there, just figured Ron would have a super-secret source for the good stuff.

I did find some 80G on close out for $15/10 pack but shipping doubled the cost unless you bought multiple packages, and 10 will last me a file.

RMW

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I got a couple of new things today.
First is a new Bessey hand screw clamp. I had one with a dog hole in the side of it to use for vertical holding on the bench, but it seems to have walked away? I can't find it anywhere, so I got a new one.
I also got one of those Infinity tools bit vices. I can see that being very handy for changing bearings, especially on rabbet bits, shims in the rail and style bit, or replacing the ones on flush trim bits.
I usually just install the bit into a router to be able to hold it without damaging the shank, but I have seen guys use pliers on them  [eek]

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Bridge City Toolworks Mini Block Plane

It's the cutest little thing, very well presented, in a nice foam insert.
They had them on a super sale, so I decided to give it a shot. I would never consider paying $165 for it, but at $69, why not?
It showed up today and not even 2 hours later, I had the perfect task for it, a quick little job of a few sticks of cherry trim pieces. A few of them got a groove down the length and a few got a rabbet on one edge with a round-over above it, all needed to have the square corners softened.  So, yesterday's hand screw, with a dog in the side of it, held the parts while planing. It was over 70 degrees outside today, so the breeze was blowing the little tumbleweeds off the end of the bench.

 

[Cheese]

I originally purchased all Seco tooling for my metal lathe because despite Seco being a Swedish owned business, all the tooling was made in Michigan by Seco/Carboloy.  [smile]

Well that's recently changed... [sad] ...here's a couple of photos of the same Seco tool holder. One purchased in 2012 and the other purchased in 2023. The price in 2012 was $42 and the price in 2023 had gone up to $127 but I assumed that was because the tool was still made in the USA.
This change was a shock to my system because the finishing on the 2012 tool is much nicer and more refined and all the chamfers are uniform. While the chamfers on the new tool are NOT uniform which probably means they were added by hand. That's the part that's confusing, going from completely automated manufacturing to a hand finishing process seems like a couple of steps backwards.

I also ran across this very interesting note on carbide and thought about the recent surge in the use of solid carbide router bits in woodworking. Hey [member=7266]jeffinsgf[/member] is/does Woodpecker have any plans for recycling or does Whiteside?

From Niagara Cutter, Recycling:
Tungsten carbide is a valuable and limited resource. Estimations of the existing reserves of tungsten suggest that with present consumption resources will be depleted within 40 - 100 years. For the last few years, demand has been higher than production and a general trend toward higher consumption can clearly be seen. Recycling of used material compared to the mining of virgin material reduces the environmental impact. By recycling, we can prolong the time before the resources are at an end and reduce energy consumption by approximately 35%. At the same time, recycling tungsten carbide reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 40%.

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[Crazyraceguy]

We always recycle carbide through our sharpening service. Everything from saw blades and "tipped" router bits to the inserts and solid carbide bits, goes into a special box to be returned at the end of their life.

 

[squall_line]

At least the supply of tungsten is no longer being used nearly as much for incandescent light bulbs?  Although I can't imagine that those thin filaments cause nearly as much of a supply chain issue as solid carbide router bits.

 

[Cheese]

At least the supply of tungsten is no longer being used nearly as much for incandescent light bulbs?  Although I can't imagine that those thin filaments cause nearly as much of a supply chain issue as solid carbide router bits.

Ya, that's an interesting point. Consider the hundred of thousands of solid tungsten router bits used versus the billions of conventional tungsten filament bulbs used. It would be interesting to see how the overall weight masses compare.

 

[six-point socket II]

Japanese saw blades for typical 18mm snap-off utility knives. Cuts easier + faster than regular small saws and is more precise. The width of the blade makes straight cuts a breeze. Still, a gimmick/ problem solving tool and not a replacement for high quality hand saws, obviously.

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Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[festal]

[member=58857]Crazyraceguy[/member] do you have any pictures of the screw clamp and the dog hole?  Don't see it in the picture.  Home made?

 

[rmwarren]

Japanese saw blades for typical 18mm snap-off utility knives. Cuts easier + faster than regular small saws and is more precise. The width of the blade makes straight cuts a breeze. Still, a gimmick/ problem solving tool and not a replacement for high quality hand saws, obviously.

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Kind regards,
Oliver

Oliver, what's the effective cut length?

 

[luvmytoolz]

I definitely prefer the longer handles and blade for control, but these shorter ones would be quite nifty for some tasks, nice idea.

 

[rmwarren]

Japanese saw blades for typical 18mm snap-off utility knives. Cuts easier + faster than regular small saws and is more precise. The width of the blade makes straight cuts a breeze. Still, a gimmick/ problem solving tool and not a replacement for high quality hand saws, obviously.

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Kind regards,
Oliver

Oliver, what's the effective cut length?

 

[semenza]

  Oliver, Richard,

          Having trouble finding anything other than the one Olfa snap / saw blade linked. Must be some other options?

Seth

 

[Michael Kellough]

Theses days Olfa only makes a 25mm wide saw blade so it won’t fit most snap blade holders.
The blade alone usually sells for around $15 so saw and holder combo for $19 is the best way to buy.

But for sawing this tapered blade holder is better.