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

[rmwarren]

Gotta like these, Milwaukee produced some of these stainless Sawzall blades 15 years ago but they were never released to the public. I'm not a hunter but I did get my hands on some of these and thought for the right person these blades would be perfect.

Well fast forward...Starrett has now recently reinvented the stainless Sawzall blade for cutting meats. It's not my thing but for the big hunters in the group it is interesting because it can be washed down with water and not rust.

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Gotta admit it never occurred to me I could use my Sawzall to dismember carcasses.

The stuff I learn on the FOG...  [poke]

RMW

 

[jeffinsgf]

Packard, that's what I thought also until I actually held one...it's huge. And the reason you need a palm nailer is to get into those tiny little spots that a gun or hammer won't fit into. Here's a comparison between the Milwaukee and a Grip Rite that I use.

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The nailer is definitely bigger, but I'm intrigued by the angry looking sky in the background.

 

[SoonerFan]

I got a Work Sharp 3000 for chisels and hand planes.

I had one and it worked really well with one gotcha. If the underside of the disc is used it wears a track in the disc and the disc has to be changed leaving a lot of the disc untouched. Early on WS sold an overhead attachment which allowed the user to use the whole disc which overcame the problem but for some reason they stopped selling it but many users made their own version. Instead of paper discs diamond discs are available from online suppliers such as Ebay and they do a very good job as well. Stumpy Nubs who I am not a fan of showed a shop made version of the overhead attachment which is most probably the only good thing he has ever done.

[member=58818]Mini Me[/member] I will keep an eye on the underside of the discs and will look into the diamond discs when I need replacements.  Thanks for the input.  I appreciate it. 

 

[six-point socket II]

SL/PH is far from just an American/ North American thing.

A lot of the German big-box store ‘no-name’, and generally no-big-name brand universal-fit ELV (or sometimes ‘no voltage’) components like antenna, ethernet, phone utilize the SL/PH variant over SL/PZ. I have seen and installed countless over the years, when friends want to save money and only buy name-brand design switches, outlets (…) but only their respective design covers for ethernet, antenna and phone outlets. If you do a whole house, there are substantial savings to be had depending on the brand/design over also buying the respective name-brand outlets.

Also some state of the art components, like SE’s Acti9 type RCDs I have seen/ installed with SL/PH.

So I have both sets of drivers SL/PZ and SL/PH for ages in my ‘bag of tricks’. However, I wear out the SL/PZ much faster than the SL/PH, that says something about the general spread of SL/PH.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[Packard]

Packard, that's what I thought also until I actually held one...it's huge. And the reason you need a palm nailer is to get into those tiny little spots that a gun or hammer won't fit into. Here's a comparison between the Milwaukee and a Grip Rite that I use.

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The nailer is definitely bigger, but I'm intrigued by the angry looking sky in the background.

That is a painted seamless backdrop that photographers use.  I have a few.  Denny is a major supplier of these to the portrait industry.  Digital photographers can use a green back drop and add any background that they want.
https://dennymfg.com/products/storm..._XNYGn13GaIpsQZ4m5wy2pT3iKQ2FUVoIIXX7QBhq-WCg

I would note that these were always “hand painted” using a combination of rollers, sponges and rags.  Nowadays, they might have printers that could do this, but they would have to be huge and very expensive.  I painted a couple of my own.  They turned out OK.  The background is generally out of focus, so the imperfections go unnoticed.

 

[Muttley000]

I received this nifty Wera 392 flexible shaft driver bit handle today. Very nicely built!  Not sure how to add a picture on this forum but giving it a shot.

 

[Mini Me]

SL/PH is far from just an American/ North American thing.

A lot of the German big-box store ‘no-name’, and generally no-big-name brand universal-fit ELV (or sometimes ‘no voltage’) components like antenna, ethernet, phone utilize the SL/PH variant over SL/PZ. I have seen and installed countless over the years, when friends want to save money and only buy name-brand design switches, outlets (…) but only their respective design covers for ethernet, antenna and phone outlets. If you do a whole house, there are substantial savings to be had depending on the brand/design over also buying the respective name-brand outlets.

Also some state of the art components, like SE’s Acti9 type RCDs I have seen/ installed with SL/PH.

So I have both sets of drivers SL/PZ and SL/PH for ages in my ‘bag of tricks’. However, I wear out the SL/PZ much faster than the SL/PH, that says something about the general spread of SL/PH.

Kind regards,
Oliver

If you want a complete range of screw drivers you need some JIS drivers for Japanese screws and they also fit Phillips as well
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...op-related-gizmostuff-did-you-buy-today/1860/

 

[semenza]

I received this nifty Wera 392 flexible shaft driver bit handle today. Very nicely built!  Not sure how to add a picture on this forum but giving it a shot.

Picture worked  [wink]

    That driver is the only flex shaft I have used that actually works well.  Good choice. [thumbs up]

Seth

 

[luvmytoolz]

I received this nifty Wera 392 flexible shaft driver bit handle today. Very nicely built!  Not sure how to add a picture on this forum but giving it a shot.

These are life changing! My Zeta came with a flexible shaft hex driver and its just amazingly useful and convenient!

 

[six-point socket II]

SL/PH is far from just an American/ North American thing.

A lot of the German big-box store ‘no-name’, and generally no-big-name brand universal-fit ELV (or sometimes ‘no voltage’) components like antenna, ethernet, phone utilize the SL/PH variant over SL/PZ. I have seen and installed countless over the years, when friends want to save money and only buy name-brand design switches, outlets (…) but only their respective design covers for ethernet, antenna and phone outlets. If you do a whole house, there are substantial savings to be had depending on the brand/design over also buying the respective name-brand outlets.

Also some state of the art components, like SE’s Acti9 type RCDs I have seen/ installed with SL/PH.

So I have both sets of drivers SL/PZ and SL/PH for ages in my ‘bag of tricks’. However, I wear out the SL/PZ much faster than the SL/PH, that says something about the general spread of SL/PH.

Kind regards,
Oliver

If you want a complete range of screw drivers you need some JIS drivers for Japanese screws and they also fit Phillips as well
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...op-related-gizmostuff-did-you-buy-today/1860/

I have an extensive 4mm hex-bit assortment that covers some of the JIS standard.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[rst]

For years I had a cheap security bit set in one of those two part rubbery blocks.  I couldn’t find recently to lend to a colleague so gave him my Wera Kompackt socket set as it also has some security bits. Sooo, I bought a Wiha set which conveniently happens to be on sale in Amazon…$30.00.

 

[six-point socket II]

The little box with 25mm bits and the typical Wiha handle? That’s a great price then!

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[rst]

Yes Oliver it is that one.  It’s funny as I had decided to amend my post to describe the lovely little jewel that is the set.  The metal cases that the Wera Kompact sets are enclosed in are also great.  I keep 3/8 dr e Wera sets, imperial & metric live in my service an and  1/2” drive set in my shop. 

 

[six-point socket II]

The Wiha Set was on sale with one of my industrial suppliers last month as well, that’s why I bought it. The price was too good not to buy it, given that I’m not as overstocked on security type bits as I am on all the regulars … I totally agree, it’s a great set!!

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[Cheese]

Arrived from Germany yesterday double boxed and absolutely straight.  [smile]  Total time from date of order to arrival at the door was 7 days. I've purchased stuff from Florida that took longer than that.  [sad]

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[Michael Kellough]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] 6mm holes?

How do you use it? Anything fancier than a drill and bit?

 

[Cheese]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] 6mm holes?

How do you use it? Anything fancier than a drill and bit?

4mm holes Michael...Mafell offers a system similar to the Festool LR 32 that allows the router to travel along the rail.

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[jeffinsgf]

So, does your 1010 mesh up with that rig, or do you have another router we don't know about, hmmm??  [big grin]

 

[squall_line]

So, does your 1010 mesh up with that rig, or do you have another router we don't know about, hmmm??  [big grin]

My guess is that it's for his MT55 and got the "holey rail" for the same reason we would want to get a "holey rail" instead of standard from Festool.

I'm trying to remember if the Duo Doweler works with that rail or if you still need the fancy-schmancy Drilling Template, which is even more expensive than the Festool rails/LR-32 setup.

 

[Cheese]

My guess is that it's for his MT55 and got the "holey rail" for the same reason we would want to get a "holey rail" instead of standard from Festool.

Hey Jeff...squall pretty much figured out the situation.  [smile]

I've really wanted a 300+ rail to use for ripping and was looking for the Mafell 310 to be shipped to the US. But after 4+ years that seemed like a dead end deal. Just last week there was a discussion on the FOG about single contiguous rails vs rails joined together. The discussion made much sense so I decided to order another 160 rail for crosscutting. And then by luck, I landed on the 160 Holey rail...why would I want a triplicate of what I already own?
So the rail with shipping from Germany was cheaper than purchasing this in the US...whoops...it's not available in the US.  [eek]

Shame on Timberwolf Tools.  [mad] [mad] [mad]

It was also delivered 7 days after the initial purchase order...pretty sweet.

So as far as routers go, the recent Mafell LO 55 has some pretty astounding internet write-ups so I figured that in the future, that could be a suitable contender for the 1010 crown. The 1010 at this time really is something special.  [smile]