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

[rst]

I bought another Metabo tool box as the free 120v adaptor came and I needed a systainer to store it.  I had already bought on for the batteries and charger.  Amazon...$57.00.  And they do attach to Festools and Tamos, although a different  latch mechanism.

 

[GoingMyWay]

I kept seeing the Pica pencil being used in the various Festool USA and Festool International videos so I had to get 2 for myself.  I also got a Woodriver Low Angle Block Plane and the Jessem Clear-Cut Precision Stock Guides (on sale for $79.99 until July 31, 2020 at Woodcraft).

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[Cheese]

A 4" diameter anti-static dust hose and then just added some Magport fittings.

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[semenza]

A 4" diameter anti-static dust hose and then just added some Magport fittings.

I think you had asked me about how this hose was working out. So far so good. Much better on my DW planer even without making sure the grounding path is complete.

Seth

 

[Cheese]

I think you had asked me about how this hose was working out. So far so good. Much better on my DW planer even without making sure the grounding path is complete.

Good to hear Seth...I was wondering if I needed to do something about completing the ground path but I'll just use it first and see what happens.

 

[Cheese]

A 4" Magport with short connection hose for a Jet 48" belt/12" disc sander...JSG-6DC

And the new 4" Magport bolt-on connector for a 6" Delta jointer. The bolt-on connector was just released a week ago.

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[Cheese]

I finally received the Woodpeckers EZ Edge Corner plane. It's incredibly nice...and it's really sweet to use. I'll be using this on 20 drawer fronts just to put a small 45º chamfer on the edges. I was thinking about using a hand plane and then thought about using the router table but this ultimately made the most sense and I'm glad I stepped up and made this decision. These chamfers are only 1 mm wide.

Nice...just plain nice.  [smile]

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[ScotF]

That looks like it put a really nice edge on the boards. Very cool!

 

[jcrowe1950]

Ordered a leather work apron from Calavera.....
Calavera Toolworks Tabacco

 

[Bob D.]

Cheese, do you know if the bodies on all four planes the same. They appear to be and only the cutter is different.

I see they are out of stock of most right now, only the chamfer plane and the set of four still in stock.

All the replacement cutters are out of stock at this time too.

 

[Cheese]

Cheese, do you know if the bodies on all four planes the same. They appear to be and only the cutter is different.

[member=60461]Bob D.[/member] I believe the bodies are all the same. After looking over the plane, I can’t imagine there would be a need to change the body to accommodate a different style cutter. That all makes sense.

 

[hdv]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member]: Nice to see those planes in action! Thanks for showing. I am still waiting for my set. (Ordered them in the first few days after they became available as a OTT.)

While we are on the topic of Woodpeckers: their current OTT is a sharpening set. I do have the Mark II Veritas and am very happy with it, but some of my chisels tend to slide in it, due to the top/bottom clamping instead of the side clamping. So I am thinking of buying another system for those chisels. Free-hand sharpening is too much of a challenge to me. My hand coordination isn't 100%, so I really do need a guide to help me with that. Would anyone recommend the Woodpeckers offering, or is the consensus that the Lie Nielsen is to be preferred? Would be happy to hear from you guys what you think.

 

[rvieceli]

[member=66485]hdv[/member] Just pick up the narrow blade head for the Veritas guide. It clamps the blade from the side and works with all the pieces you already have.
https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/sho...eritas-mk-ii-honing-guide-system?item=05M0909

Ron

 

[hdv]

Thanks! However, I read that this add-on will change the effective angle of the bevel by a few degrees. As far as I know those few degrees in themselves are not really significant to the performance of the chisels. But if I would have to redo the primary bevels for those chisels, that is a lot of elbow grease. Especially as there are two quite broad ones among them (the underside of those is perfectly flat, I made sure of that, but the upper side is definitely not, hence the sliding). Call me lazy...  [embarassed]

 

[jcrowe1950]

A 4" Magport with short connection hose for a Jet 48" belt/12" disc sander...JSG-6DC

And the new 4" Magport bolt-on connector for a 6" Delta jointer. The bolt-on connector was just released a week ago.

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Cheese,

    Thanks for posting this....it will go a long way to solving some issues for my applications.

 

[Cheese]

While we are on the topic of Woodpeckers: their current OTT is a sharpening set. I do have the Mark II Veritas and am very happy with it, but some of my chisels tend to slide in it, due to the top/bottom clamping instead of the side clamping. So I am thinking of buying another system for those chisels. Free-hand sharpening is too much of a challenge to me. My hand coordination isn't 100%, so I really do need a guide to help me with that. Would anyone recommend the Woodpeckers offering, or is the consensus that the Lie Nielsen is to be preferred? Would be happy to hear from you guys what you think.

For the last 15 years I've used the Veritas MK I system. It's worked well but there have always been some niggling issues with it. The micro-bevel adjuster was always an issue, I could never remember which way to turn it. And the single bolt clamping method would skew the chisel blade if you weren't careful. 

So I was looking for a new system, specifically the MK II version or the LN version and then Woodpeckers came out with their system. I purchased the Woodpeckers setup and have been very happy with it. It's so easy to set-up and use. I like the dual rollers and the micro-bevel adjustment.

 

[hdv]

Thanks for the feedback on the Woodpeckers offering Cheese. I am tempted to order their sharpening set, but I am still hung up between that or the LN system. Ah well, I still have a few days to decide...  [unsure]

 

[rmhinden]

Thanks for the feedback on the Woodpeckers offering Cheese. I am tempted to order their sharpening set, but I am still hung up between that or the LN system. Ah well, I still have a few days to decide...  [unsure]

I have the Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide.  So far the stock jaws have worked with my chisels (non-LN) and plane blades (LN and Stanley).  I made a jig like they describe here:

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Works well.  I am very pleased with the setup.

Bob

 

[ChuckM]

I sharpen chisels and plane blades freehand except when:

- honing back bevels or skew blades (Veritas MKII jig/skew registration jig), or
- sharpening the 1/16" chisel (Veritas MKII narrow jig).

If I had to choose between L-N and WP, it'd definitely be L-N because in the hand-tool world, L-N is one of the recognized leaders; WP isn't.

 

[HarveyWildes]

I got an 8" Dobsonian reflector telescope.  Yeah - not a trades tool, but still a lot of fun for me and the grandkids.  I also ordered several accessories including a couple of eypieces, a Telrad (bombsite) finder, filters, colimator, and so on.  It all needs to go somewhere, so I'm in the process of building a telescope accessories case out of some #3 cherry that wasn't good enough for rustic-look architectural woodwork.