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

[Packard]

Lowe's (Rona) sells the scraper carbide blade at clearance price for $1.58 Cdn a piece. I picked up three, and they should last until I quit woodworking

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Well, unless you have some terminal disease, they probably won’t.

I got spoiled with the sharp edges and probably exposed a new point sooner than actually was necessary.  It is such a pleasure working with sharp points, you might be similarly tempted.

The convenience on exposing points and the low purchase price conspire to retiring the points early.

Mine has a much longer handle.  I need it now, and I have not been able to find it.  I like the long handle to open up cracks that run along the plaster and metal lath panels. 

 

[Frank-Jan]

I like those scrapers too, I have a bunch of them, both of the bahco and the anza brand.
The smaller ones come in a little holster with spare blades in different shapes, the bigger ones also come in an "ergo" version with a trailerhitch shaped knob.

I use them a lot for deburring sheetmetal aswell.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Because of the 15% discount on accessories, I picked up a couple of things from Shaper. The 3flute 8mm bit  and a Mini Systainer to contain the bits.

I also got a couple of things from Amazon today too. A different O-flute for metal/plastic and a 1/4" shank slotting cutter arbor. I normally prefer to use 1/2" shank and already have one of those, but it seemed like a second one might be useful. No pics of those

 

[peter halle]

Well, this will be an odd one.  Today I purchased a Shopsmith Mark V model 510.  Circa 1992.  Never used.  If fact the previous owner didn't even finish assembling it.  Probably never plugged it in.  Most things are still in sealed bags and packages.  The original owner purchased it well in advance of his anticipated retirement and stored it away in his shop after installing the casters and putting the tables on it.  It was well hidden and time passed by.  After he retired unfortunately his health declined and he passed away.  It passed on to a family member who had a friend store it for the last 3 years until the decision was madero sell it.  It includes a bandsaw.  Not bad for $900.  Now I will have to go thru the excellent manuals page by page and pretend that I am assembling it from scratch to make sure everything was done correctly.  Glad to be saving a true relic.

Peter

 

[Packard]

Lowe's (Rona) sells the scraper carbide blade at clearance price for $1.58 Cdn a piece. I picked up three, and they should last until I quit woodworking

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The cheapest I can find (USA) is $6.50 + ship & tax for a 3/4” carbide triangle.  And for the 650 Bahco handle, $12.00.

I only scanned the first two pages on Google.  There might be cheaper out there.

But $1.58 Canadian would be $1.17 USD.  Nothing like that here.

 

[woodbutcherbower]

Well, this will be an odd one.  Today I purchased a Shopsmith Mark V model 510.  Circa 1992.  Never used.  If fact the previous owner didn't even finish assembling it.  Probably never plugged it in.  Most things are still in sealed bags and packages.  The original owner purchased it well in advance of his anticipated retirement and stored it away in his shop after installing the casters and putting the tables on it.  It was well hidden and time passed by.  After he retired unfortunately his health declined and he passed away.  It passed on to a family member who had a friend store it for the last 3 years until the decision was madero sell it.  It includes a bandsaw.  Not bad for $900.  Now I will have to go thru the excellent manuals page by page and pretend that I am assembling it from scratch to make sure everything was done correctly.  Glad to be saving a true relic.

Peter

I can beat that, Peter. I took delivery today of new commutator, main bearing and brushes for the motor of my 1967 Wadkin BER2 spindle moulder. NOS, still wrapped in oily brown paper.

 

[Packard]

Well, this will be an odd one.  Today I purchased a Shopsmith Mark V model 510.  Circa 1992.  Never used.  If fact the previous owner didn't even finish assembling it.  Probably never plugged it in.  Most things are still in sealed bags and packages.  The original owner purchased it well in advance of his anticipated retirement and stored it away in his shop after installing the casters and putting the tables on it.  It was well hidden and time passed by.  After he retired unfortunately his health declined and he passed away.  It passed on to a family member who had a friend store it for the last 3 years until the decision was madero sell it.  It includes a bandsaw.  Not bad for $900.  Now I will have to go thru the excellent manuals page by page and pretend that I am assembling it from scratch to make sure everything was done correctly.  Glad to be saving a true relic.

Peter

The good news is the reported problems all seem minor:
https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/partscat/markvproblems.htm

It is always a good idea to write to the manufacturer.

“I am the new owner of a Shopsmith Mark 5.  Please advise if this model has been the subject of any recalls.”

I only happened onto the recall for my (used) Craftsman radial arm saw.  It was recalled for a design flaw in the blade guard.  I used it for two years with the dangerous blade guard. I received a replacement blade guard and a new tabletop.  A few years later, they would send you a check for fifty dollars with proof that you destroyed the saw.

You don’t have to say anymore than I wrote.  They are required by law to respond.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Well, this will be an odd one.  Today I purchased a Shopsmith Mark V model 510.  Circa 1992.  Never used.  If fact the previous owner didn't even finish assembling it.  Probably never plugged it in.  Most things are still in sealed bags and packages.  The original owner purchased it well in advance of his anticipated retirement and stored it away in his shop after installing the casters and putting the tables on it.  It was well hidden and time passed by.  After he retired unfortunately his health declined and he passed away.  It passed on to a family member who had a friend store it for the last 3 years until the decision was madero sell it.  It includes a bandsaw.  Not bad for $900.  Now I will have to go thru the excellent manuals page by page and pretend that I am assembling it from scratch to make sure everything was done correctly.  Glad to be saving a true relic.

Peter

The newer ones, like yours, have a lot of advancements over the one I have. Mine is a true relic, a 1947 model E-10. Many of the accessories that were designed for the later models won't even work on it.
As with most "multi-tools" it's not great at any of them, with the possible exception of the lathe, especially on the newer ones with the variable speed.
The sketchy part (strangely enough) is the table saw. The design is downright ridiculous. The blade arbor is at a fixed height as part of the main body. That means that you have to adjust the table height to "raise/lower" the blade. This doesn't sound too bad, until you realize that it's a problem for outfeed support, which will be needed, since the table is small.
The really bad part is when you need to make a bevel cut. As before, the blade cannot move, so you have to tilt the table! Tell me that's not sketchy!?! I would love to hear an engineer from that company try to justify that one.
Good news is that it has pretty decent quill travel. This makes it decent as a horizontal boring machine or drill press.
Order of operations is of maximum importance! Once you change the set-up to something else, it's a pain to have to switch it back.
Mine sits (covered) in a corner. I don't use it, but my great uncle bought it new. It has passed around the family a few times, landing with me about 30 years ago.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Tilting table table saws where the norm (or at least very common) for the first half of the 20th century.

 

[peter halle]

I totally agree that the table saw aspect is of extremely limited interest to me.  I'll stick with my Dewalt contractor saw for that.  My old bench top Delta (Chinese) drill press wobbles more than a hula dancer.  I don't have a band saw and will experiment with the both that and the lathe aspect.

I am really starting to appreciate older tools more than I once did.

 

[Grits]

I received my Blackburn tools 36" Roubo frame saw kit in the mail today. I'm very excited to get it built and try it out for resawing since I am one of those Neanderthals that doesn't have space for a table or band saw unfortunately.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Tilting table table saws where the norm (or at least very common) for the first half of the 20th century.

A whole lot of dangerous stuff was commonplace in the first half of the 20th century.... [big grin]

 

[luvmytoolz]

I received my Blackburn tools 36" Roubo frame saw kit in the mail today. I'm very excited to get it built and try it out for resawing since I am one of those Neanderthals that doesn't have space for a table or band saw unfortunately.

I had to google that, it's not really my cuppa tea, but what a beautiful hand tool from the pics there, very nice! I'd have one just to hang it on the wall!

 

[HighlandMarine]

Hi!

I love picture threads  [eek] [eek] [eek] and I love being inspired by purchases other people make  [scared] [scared]  [eek] [eek]  [big grin] [big grin] - it would be really cool if we could get this thread running.

Please share whatever you feel like sharing when you made a tool / workshop related purchase - even the smallest gizmo/gadget  [big grin]  [big grin]  [big grin] Just no new Festool purchases, as there is an existing thread for that on the main board.

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Kind regards,
Oliver

Most exciting purchase in a while, this was actually for the accessory bundle and outriggers. (Ordered the PWS the day before). The entire system seems extremely well developed/refined, hope to see more of them in the wild.

 

[batmanimal]

[member=79984]HighlandMarine[/member] I have the shortcut version and all the accessories except the outriggers. Everything is still boxed in my shed though as I haven’t made time to redo my garage to accommodate it. Vowing to do it this summer.

When is your kit coming in?

Agree the system looks fantastic and I can’t wait to use it.

 

[Joelm]

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I had some drywall work to do which I've always dreaded.

I decided this time to use a little Youtube University to learn proper technique.

I decided to get a 16" drywall blade from Level 5 and a plaster roller to try my hand at skim coating. So far I'm super impressed with how clean and easy a wide blade like this is. Still not going to quit my day job to start drywalling

 

[nclemmons]

I had a Mark V maybe 40 years ago.  I liked the drill press and the lathe functions.  Did not use the tablesaw function.  I had the bandsaw as well. 

I saw the other day that John Malecki just bought one for a YouTube video overview of the various options. He was not really a fan at all, so be forewarned. 

Well, this will be an odd one.  Today I purchased a Shopsmith Mark V model 510.  Circa 1992.  Never used.  If fact the previous owner didn't even finish assembling it.  Probably never plugged it in.  Most things are still in sealed bags and packages.  The original owner purchased it well in advance of his anticipated retirement and stored it away in his shop after installing the casters and putting the tables on it.  It was well hidden and time passed by.  After he retired unfortunately his health declined and he passed away.  It passed on to a family member who had a friend store it for the last 3 years until the decision was madero sell it.  It includes a bandsaw.  Not bad for $900.  Now I will have to go thru the excellent manuals page by page and pretend that I am assembling it from scratch to make sure everything was done correctly.  Glad to be saving a true relic.

Peter

 

[batmanimal]

I had the afternoon free, and spent it setting up my Dashboard ShortCut.

More accurately, I spent the afternoon vacuuming spiders for 2 hours, and then setting up the ShortCut in 15 minutes.

Anyway, here she is!

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Not leveled yet and still need to set up the brackets. I ran out of time due to the arachnid situation. But very happy to have her unboxed and in place at last. (I ordered from the first run, May 2022. Apparently I was too busy enabling a spider emporium in the garage to set her up any sooner. I am not squeamish about spiders but really it was MILLIONS OF SPIDERS. A person can only take so much.)

 

[rvieceli]

[member=77343]batmanimal[/member] very nice

On the spider situation, you need one of these:

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Wolf spider that eats other spiders.  [eek]

BTW that’s a 2x4 it’s sitting on.  [big grin]

Ron

 

[luvmytoolz]

[member=77343]batmanimal[/member] very nice

On the spider situation, you need one of these:

Wolf spider that eats other spiders.  [eek]

BTW that’s a 2x4 it’s sitting on.  [big grin]

Ron

Nah, if you're really serious you need one of these little Aussie critters![attachimg=1]