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

[rst]

DEWALT Right Angle Drill Adaptor, FlexTorq, 4-in-1 System, Compact, Straight Flexible Shaft, 12-Inch (DWAMRASETFT) from Amazon because sometimes the Festool and Milwaukee right angle attachments just do not fit into the spaces needed to drill or drive.

 

[eschumac]

Track Tubes to make a larger MFT table on sawhorses.

 

[ChuckM]

Under $20 Cdn from Amazon.

Not 100% sure what to use it for. Planning to use it to hang up a CT15 hose & cord as an experiment.

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[woodbutcherbower]

Under $20 Cdn from Amazon.

Not 100% sure what to use it for. Planning to use it to hang up a CT15 hose & cord as an experiment.

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In the UK, 99.9999999998% of these are bought by people to check their 10kg baggage allowance before jumping on a short-haul flight operated by a bargain-basement airline. I'm guessing that the manufacturer will list 'Ryanair' as their principal shareholder.

 

[ChuckM]

Funny that how airline bag fees have changed people's behavior. In the old days when free checked bags were more common, the baggage carousal area could be jammed with people. No more at least not the ones I have been to in recent travels. Many flyers instead rely on carry-ons to the point that airlines often offer free checked bags before departure in fuller flights as overhead bins aren't expected to be enough. Rightly, flight attendants in general no longer help customers place their luggage as it can be packed and heavy.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I finally got around to getting a metal cutting circular saw. Metal is like a foreign language in the cabinet shop. Everyone seems to cringe at the thought of having to deal with it?

I purchased the 8" Milwaukee 6370-21 circular saw when it was first introduced in 2004. This saw is corded and was specifically designed to cut metal profiles and sheets. It works well, however, after Festool released their aluminum blade for the TS 55 saws, I made a conscious decision to try something different.

I still use the Milwaukee saw for fairly thick aluminum sheet (3/8"-5/8") and stainless but the TS 55 really shines with the thinner profiles. Throw in the Festool guide rail and all cuts are absolutely straight.

The Milwaukee doesn't have a vac port so small metal chips can migrate to between the saw base and the sheet material you're cutting, leaving nasty scratches in the sheet material. I added a HDPE strip to the bottom of the saw base and that helps considerably, but sooner or later you need to pick out the metal chips that have imbedded themselves into the HDPE.

I'm curious that with the recent additions of the Festool aluminum blade & CMT metal blade for the TS 55, why you didn't go that route and gain the precision/straightness when using the guide rail?

I have a metal blade for my TS55, which I use on metal laminates, but those are aluminum.
I wouldn't cut steel with my TS55, even if the was a blade approved for such. I just wouldn't want those chips going through it or the CT26 either.
The steel I need to cut most often is 3/16" angle, but occasionally some kinds of mesh sheets come up. Last fall, I needed some steel sheet pieces cut to be panels in some cabinet doors. We ended up sending them to a metal shop to get them sheared.

 

[Muttley000]

Got some Rockler bandy clams because I didn’t glue the wood band on the front of a fixed shelf.

 

[six-point socket II]

FiskarsPro "Drywaller's knife". One "complaint" though, instead of the striking face at the rear of the handle, I think a bit-holder would have been a better idea.

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Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[BobInOhio]

Milwaukee heated hoodie. Uses M12 batteries, just like my drill and impact driver. The hoodie and a stocking cap for my bald head and I can work in my unheated garage.

 

[DynaGlide]

Veritas Shooting plane came in early. Christmas present from the wife.

 

[six-point socket II]

That's a great one! Congrats!

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[Frank-Jan]

Welcome back Oliver  [big grin]

 

[hdv]

Good catch Matt! That is a really nice shooting plane. I've got the left-handed version and am very glad to have it. It is much more comfortable than a #5½ with a sausage on the shooting board.

You might consider getting their shooting sanders as well. They fit in the track for the plane on the shooting board and sometimes come in real handy.

 

[six-point socket II]

Thanks!

Here's another recent addition to the workshop.

I've owned a Snap-On creeper seat with drawer ( JCW80AR ) for I don't know how long. My friend & dealer had these at promo prices years ago when I started out and it has served me well over the years. (https://shop.snapon.com/product/Seat-Creepers-with-Drawer/Creeper-Seat-(Red)/JCW80AR )

Now I love most, if not all, of the different camo patterns and Snap-On does offer certain products in camo. So I was excited when I found out the JCW80A is available with a camo seat in Realtree's MAX4 pattern (https://shop.snapon.com/product/Seat-Creepers-with-Drawer/Creeper-Seat/JCW80AMAX4 ) - and the pad is even available as a spare part.

For whatever reason, Snap-On does not really market/offer these outside the US. And if a dealer from a country other than the US can order a certain camo product with the local Snap-On division is pure luck. And even if he can order it, there is still a chance it gets cancelled along the way.

So my friend ordered the pad for me, and it took like "forever" to just get the price/ the order confirmed, and obviously the price is nothing like the one on Snap-On's US spare parts list. ... Anyway, I wanted it. Again it took another "forever" for the pad to be delivered. Then Covid hit.

At some point we were finally able to meet in person again, and I got my pad right in time for the next project. ... I just love it.

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Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[festal]

Veritas Shooting plane came in early. Christmas present from the wife.

addiction is real

 

[Packard]

I’ve been using a Lion miter trimmer for about 40 years, and I suggest it as a alternative to a shooting plane.

It requires a very minimum of setup (mine, an original Lion brand) arrived fully tuned for 45 and 90 degree angles.

Unfortunately, Lion was driven out of business by high quality Chinese knock offs (though I found the original Lion blades stayed sharp longer).

You can find excellent copies from reliable vendors on line for about $250.00.

I am able to cut end grain slices so thin that you can place over a sheet of paper with writing in magic marker, and read the words.

It does not get heavily used.

I am uncertain whether the smooth-as-glass surface enhances or is detrimental to a strong glue joint. I should run some tests.

Here is my google search: https://www.google.com/search?q=miter+trimmer&client=firefox-b-1-m&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj39KHT7LX8AhUFkIkEHWzxAOQQ_AUoAHoECAoQAg&biw=1261&bih=803&dpr=2

 

[Cheese]

Thanks to Ron [member=3192]rvieceli[/member]  for this, these folks actually sell the Bessey/TPC mallets I've been trying to find for the last 5 years. I assumed the mallets were Bessey manufactured but they were just Bessey trademarked instead.
https://hammersource.com/tpc-792-urethane-mallet-1-1-2-lb-2-diameter-faces/

A 1# version for flattening chicken breasts and pork cutlets and a 1-1/2# version for general non-marring persuasion.  [big grin]

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[JINRO]

Just bought two air compressors. One for garage and another for my painting workshop. It fills up pretty quickly and quietly, about a minute. But it also refills pretty often when I use it mainly for air gun

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Those little things are great for site work, where you are using a small nail gun. They are quiet and easy to deal with, but really only useful for very low volume tools, like brad nailers or pinners.
I had a Senco years ago, came as a kit with the 23 ga gun and hose too.

 

[rst]

Tajima GS-LOCK™  MAGNETIC HOOK COMPATIBLE CLIP GS-MC16/5MBW, CLIP-n-HOLD™ BELT CLAMPING SYSTEM and TAJIMA AZS-ROP Safety Rope for Measuring Tape
Combination metric and imperial 16' tape with belt clip and safety tether...no more climbing down ladders or scaffolding to retrieve my regular Tajima combo tape with standard belt clip