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

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This just arrived: "how-far-out" laser receiver that works with my old rotating laser (topcon RL Ha, with invisible laserdiode). This one is the same as the topcon LS-100D receiver, but at the store I ordered from, this one was less expensive.
It shows in the display how many mm above or below the set grade you are.

 

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A Stanley "made in USA" glass scraper. Genious tool for not even 4 bucks. This thing;https://www.stanleytools.com/product/28-500/95mm-professional-glass-scraper

I bought the Toughbuilt Utility knife / scraper 2-in-1 thing for that... but it's junk for scraping as it doesn't allow for low scrape angles. I returned that and got the Stanley for not even 1/4th the cost. I absolutely regret not getting that sooner. I used to just use a spare blade...  [eek]
 
Coen said:
A Stanley "made in USA" glass scraper. Genious tool for not even 4 bucks. This thing; https://www.stanleytools.com/product/28-500/95mm-professional-glass-scraper

I bought the Toughbuilt Utility knife / scraper 2-in-1 thing for that... but it's junk for scraping as it doesn't allow for low scrape angles. I returned that and got the Stanley for not even 1/4th the cost. I absolutely regret not getting that sooner. I used to just use a spare blade...  [eek]
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It IS nice, but tends to leave scratches on glass in my experience.
 
I have that scraper.  But I also recently bought this Stanley Scraper and I like it better.  The "cap" acts as a non-marring plastic scraper.

Less than $8.00 from Amazon.

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I also ordered these TCP Global "razor blades".  Plastic and non-marring.  $6.00 for 100 blades and three holders. 

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Bert Vanderveen said:
Coen said:
A Stanley "made in USA" glass scraper. Genious tool for not even 4 bucks. This thing; https://www.stanleytools.com/product/28-500/95mm-professional-glass-scraper

I bought the Toughbuilt Utility knife / scraper 2-in-1 thing for that... but it's junk for scraping as it doesn't allow for low scrape angles. I returned that and got the Stanley for not even 1/4th the cost. I absolutely regret not getting that sooner. I used to just use a spare blade...  [eek]
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It IS nice, but tends to leave scratches on glass in my experience.
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Even with new blade?

I intend to use it to remove wall paint from painted door frames.
 
I have the same one. They used to be black, now all you can get is that yellow.
I use mine for scraping laminate corners after filing. I use the same blade for years at a time though.
It seems funny, but you can't use it (the way I do) if the blade is sharp. I hone some of the sharpness off with a diamond stone and then only use it in the holder one way. You cannot turn it over after it starts to get worn-in. It will dig in and destroy the edge.

If you are scraping glass, frequent blade changes are your friend. It should be fine.
 
I'm not even scraping glass with it. And in this project; if the paint is perfect it will draw too much attention to bigger failures... like the whole door frame sitting at 88 degrees relative to the wall instead of perpendicular  [blink]
 
Packard said:
I have that scraper.  But I also recently bought this Stanley Scraper and I like it better.  The "cap" acts as a non-marring plastic scraper.

Less than $8.00 from Amazon.

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I also ordered these TCP Global "razor blades".  Plastic and non-marring.  $6.00 for 100 blades and three holders. 

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Oooh, that yellow thing (I also see one listing with red) is about the same in Dutch webstores; 4 euro's. But doesn't it have a steeper angle of attack? It does use blades I use already elsewhere, that's a bonus.
 
Visited the Lee Valley webstore today to find out about the updated delivery status of the #5½ I ordered on March 13 last year (yep, that's not a typo!  [blink]  ). Then I saw these:



and these:

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I ordered 4 of both to go with the Bessey toggle clamps I already have. I have almost no 20 mm stuff, but quite some 19 mm. So this will come in quite handy.
 

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Ah, good question! Sorry, I didn't realise I hadn't added a description.  [embarassed]

It is as Cheese said: these are plates for mounting Bessey Toggle Clamps to workbenches (the first photo) and T-tracks (the second photo). I have opted for the version with a ¾" post, but they do have them with a 20 mm post as well.

I might be one of the few Festoolies who has almost no MFT-related gizmo's in the workshop. No 20 mm holes here. Not that I have anything against them, but I already had everything that needed holes in the other dimension and never found a compelling reason to add more confusion to the mix.

The weird thing is that I do have a very nice systainer with a set of 20 mm dogs from Woodpeckers. I don't think I have ever opened it yet. It was a present from someone. Maybe I should sell it so that someone else might put them to good use. That might be better than letting them gather dust and take up space. But then again, it was a present. Dunno...  [unsure]

 
Normal twist drills are designed to only drill to the depth of 2x-4x the drill diameter before the drill has to be withdrawn to clear the chips. This is the case for drilling in both metal and wood, although you can force the drill deeper in wood because of its softer nature, but then hole quality can become an issue. This is the reason "peck drilling" came about.

I've been looking at parabolic drill bits which are designed to drill to the depth of 12x-15x the drill diameter before chip packing becomes an issue. 

I purchased Viking parabolic drill bits manufactured in St. Paul Minnesota. They're a 135º, split point, M42 (cobalt) based bit that's been TiN (Titanium Nitride) coated.
http://www.vikingdrill.com/pdf/section/2021 Viking Drill Section.pdf

Interesting points:
1. The drill bit packaging and marketing materials call out fractional sizes but the actual drill bit is marked in mm.
2. Anyone familiar with cobalt and Tin coated tools understands there's a premium price to pay for either option let alone when both options are needed/wanted.
For instance, the 1/16" bit was $4.30 while the 9/32" bit was $12.21. However, for the rest of the sizes from 19/64" through 1/2" the prices varied from $2.15 to $2.26.  [eek]  I don't know if it's a close out sale but I do know that in those larger diameters, you'd be hard pressed to find a common, garden variety 118º HSS black oxide drill bit for 2X those prices. I purchased them at Travers if anyone is interested.

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Finally received my Woodpeckers mitersaw fence. I don't even remember how long ago I ordered it. Showed up today so I hope to get to work on finishing my mitersaw station soon.
 
rvieceli said:
[member=44099]Cheese[/member] where did you get those?

Thanks

Ron

[eek]

Sorry apparently I need to read for content
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[smile] LOL Ron  [smile]...Actually I thought about you when I ordered these Ron. Those lamp bodies you do are such a deep drill that something like a parabolic drill form would service your needs nicely I think.  Viking also manufactures parabolic drills for deep holes in 6", 9" & 12" lengths.

Type XGT-UB
Extra Length
EXTRA LENGTH DRILLS
Heavy Duty 135o Split Point --- 6" - 9" - 12"
Type 200 & 208
• Gyroidal Torsion flute and wide land construction yield exceptional performance in deep hole drilling applications .
• Recommended for work hardening grades of stainless steel and other hard metal drilling operations .
• Will drill 12 or more diameters deep without drill removal to clear chips . Feed rates may be twice that of standard drills .
http://www.vikingdrill.com/pdf/section/2021 Viking Drill Section.pdf

I'm gonna try the ones I purchased tomorrow.
 
Michael Kellough said:
Must be your good karma. The price of that Viking 13/32" bit at Travers for the rest of us...
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[smile]  That's interesting Michael, so it must have been a pricing mistake that just went in my favor... [big grin]

It was weird because all of the drills were at their normal price point and when I entered the "Discount Code", the small drills dropped by 15% while all of the larger drills went down to the $2.00 range. I actually figured there'd be a price adjustment at some point but once I paid for them the low prices were still in effect so I was clueless as to what was going on.

I see they still haven't updated the pricing on the 3/8" diameter drill.

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