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

[rst]

I receiving a Milwaukee heated jacket with one of the new flat batteries.  I’ve wanted one but did not want the standard M12 battery stuck in my back. I also ordered the new Wera Zyklop Comfort rachet and impact socket set. Got a great price on the Wera from Mr Tools.

 

[Lincoln]

Ordered a pair of the new Metabo saw-horses, to replace my much used Stanley pair.

 

[BigDan]

Got me a Dewalt Grabo. Came in Saturday. So far i like it. It seems well built. I'll likely look into a second in the future. They'll get used for sheet goods and trim install

They're the cat's meow Matt...I purchased one of the original Grabo versions when they first came out but I anticipate the newer Dewalt battery platform will ultimately be the dinner winner......

I also really like using it attached to a Festool guide rail with a Betterley adapter for cutting on vertical or horizontal surfaces with a track saw.

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I have two of the Grabo's.  Love them.  Don't buy crappy ply though, It ripped the veneer off the face of a 1/4" ply sandee from HD.  Been using them for months and 10's of hundreds of sheet-good lifts and lumber pieces.  I usually have nice cabinet-grade ply or Baltic Birch.  This was the first time the veneer gave way.  Most certainly it was crappy ply so be careful and do a low lift before you heft it up with cheap plywood.  Be careful out there. 

Cheers
Dan

 

[Cheese]

Ran across these today...pretty slick. Especially for the person that has condensation or moisture issues with their tools. All of us have thrown a set of feeler gages in our mobile tool box with the thought that we'll eventually need them. Then, some months/years later when we reach for them, the individual blades are rusted together. These blades are all plastic and Precision Brand offers different blade thickness combinations in different lengths.
https://www.zoro.com/precision-brand-feeler-gage-set-13-pc-78905/i/G2852211/

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[DynaGlide]

In the category of things I don't need but have always been interested in. .I picked up a Pantorouter locally over the weekend. I don't even have space for this thing. It'll probably live on the floor and come out when in use.

I have some ideas on what it 'can' do. It shines most in production work which generally isn't me. I told myself if all I use it for are dovetail drawers to save having to farm those out, it'll be worth it. I spent quite a bit on my last set of built ins on those and after seeing them I could definitely do similar or better quality myself. The kit I found came with all the templates and the router. I need to go through the manual and figure out what it's missing parts wise.

 

[Packard]

I’ve been looking for the earlier version.  No luck so far.

Note:  The earlier version was not motorized, was used strictly for drawing and was designed in 1605.

 

[Cheese]

On a similar note, Woodpeckers offered the Fibonacci gauge back in 2012 as a One-Time-Tool. It was offered in 12", 24" & 48" sizes. It was used to reproduce the Golden Ratio for design work rather than to copy/reduce dimensions like a pantograph.

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[Packard]

A story that still makes me smile:

When I was still a college student, I met a very pretty girl that was a recent high school graduate.

Making small talk, I asked what she was doing—school, work, etc.

She said that she worked as an engraver at a local jewelry store.

This sounded like a skill set quite beyond her years.  So I asked her about it.

She said that she first clamped the piece to be engraved in a vise.  Then she placed the letters to be engraved in a second vise.  (There were several more steps, but I don’t remember them.)

Then she traced her stylus over the letters and a diamond tipped cutter engraved the letters.

I said, “That doesn’t sound too hard.”

She replied, “Oh it is.  You have to get the letters in the right order.” [eek]

So things are never as simple as they seem. [big grin]

As a sidebar, Sears used to sell a larger scale version to use with their routers to make signs.

Milescraft continues to make a similar one.  (But you still have to get the letters in the right order.)  Interestingly, the jig uses a “two door stopper” method for clamping that I still use on my MHT inspired table top.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Some history of the development of pantographs here.

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Back in the ‘50’s New Hermes was the king of pantograph engraving machines. They also made a pantograph milling machine that would allow you to duplicate 3D parts and even make them larger or smaller.

 

[Packard]

You would note that none of the jewelers had the engraving machines out in a place that was visible to the public.  They were, I guess, trying to maintain the mystique of craftsmanship in the engraving business.  Otherwise, people would object to the cost of engraving. 

They did engrave on silver urns and shaped parts.  I have no idea how the stylus would follow the contours in 3D. 

 

[luvmytoolz]

Finally relented and took advantage of a great deal on an Xtool F1 laser engraver. I am using it for serious work related stuff (honestly ;-)), but I'm really loving doing simple projects like engraving aluminium business card labels for the systainers stacked in the shelves to make identification much easier!

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[Kev]

Disturbing haul today ... the hardware store my son works for are clearing stuff at 50% off but with a pre sale that offers staff 50% off the marked down price. Yeh, buy stuff for 25% of retail and in some cases much less than that. Today was the first day of 6 weeks of rolling sales and I went in hard on day one ;(

Among the tools were ...

Dewalt generator(2200w)
Makita HD angle drill
"Silent" oil free compressor (compact twin cylinder)
A tool chest that happened to be full of tools!
Dewalt 9Ah Flexvolt battery
Makita tool belt

Heaps of consumables, gardening tools, small hand tools and accessories.

Outside of the tools space ...

Weber Family BBQ
Gas pizza oven
Makita XGT fridge

... also a whole lot of stuff I feel too stupid and embarrassed to mention.

 

[ChuckM]

16 Jorgensen clamps from Lee Valley (about 30% off regular price) - Total about $135 Cdn

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The furtherest right clamp is an original USA Jorgensen.

 

[rst]

Bought another Viking arm and pads as Lowe’s has them on sale. Bought my first when Viking distributor had a sale.  Also bought another Werner link able adjustable height to platform. Great for vehicle detailing and easier to work with than my extendable plank.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Since I needed the adapter for the new Makita router anyway, I bought a set of brass router bushings that included one. I went with metric, since I seem to be gaining more metric bits too.

 

[Muttley000]

I’m on the dewalt 20 volt platform for my cordless tools and have been looking for a few batteries, tool nut had a set of batteries that came with a free tool, so I picked the router.  I’ll chuck a round over in it and just leave it.

 

[onocoffee]

I have been unsuccessful uploading images, but I did get a used Incra Router Table set up with Wonder Fence, LS Positioner Super System, Freud FT2200 router and a kit of 30 Freud Router bits.

I had been considering the LS Super System for a router insert mod I've been doing on my workbench but now that I've got a whole table, I don't know if I will continue with the workbench mod! Got it all for less than what the LS Super System would have cost alone.

 

[Imemiter]

My partner recently retired from violin repair and now has designs on my tiny shop. Her haul includes these two bench sanders, a Jet bandsaw, and a Tormek T8. The Tormek I knew I'd use often enough, but once the shock of losing space wore off and I used them a few times, I think the rest of these new additions will be useful.

 

[Packard]

My partner recently retired from violin repair and now has designs on my tiny shop. Her haul includes these two bench sanders, a Jet bandsaw, and a Tormek T8. The Tormek I knew I'd use often enough, but once the shock of losing space wore off and I used them a few times, I think the rest of these new additions will be useful.

In the picture framing business, where miters have to be perfect because you were using pre-finished moldings, AMP sold a very pricy 12” disc sander with presets for 45 degrees. 

As I recall they were under $1,000.00 and were manually cranked. 

With accurate fixed 45 degree guides and a deft hand, you can accomplish the same with a motorized version.

(I used a Lion Miter Trimmer, which was able to slice off end grain so thin that you could see through it.)

If you had a really good miter saw, (no-offence, but Festool’s chop saw would not make the grade) the edge dressing was not needed.  But was handy when molding was $25.00 to $45.00 per linear foot and one corner was not perfect.

But since you are inheriting the disc sander and you might have occasion to make ultra-precise miters, you might find the video interesting.

 

[Imemiter]

Re: Hand cranked disc sanders

She has an absolutely gorgeous Alberti inside in her shop. I'm only housing the rowdy tools. I will probably never have occasion to use it but still nice knowing it's there!