Tool Import gear cutters

[Dan Dubeau]

As important as it is to advance technology, I believe it's equally important to preserve the old ways..... And since I can't afford the new stuff....

Yes, the old ways are still valid and work well. Usually just slower so it's a time vs money tradeoff.

 

[Dan Dubeau]

A few goodies showed up today while I was out playing blacksmith. Cutters look like typical import quality. Should be fine for my needs. I'll have to make an arbor....A few different ones on my project list.....

Lights will have to wait until tomorrow.

 

[Dan Dubeau]

New shop lights up. Honestly not much of a noticeable difference in light, but I'm sure there will be a difference on the power bill. I put up twelve 4' 6500k sections, in pretty much the same spots as the five 3500k 4' florescent tubes. A little more light around the mill and lathe as I was able to orient them a different way than the double tube fixtures, but doesn't really seem like a huge improvement overall TBH.

The big improvement of course was to the black smith shed which gained 16' of new light. I have 3 double fixtures that will go out to the barn for the wood shop. Next years project.....

I might buy another pack of them and fill in some blanks and under my overhead cabinets. That should really help a bit more.

They were pretty easy to put up, but I wish they'd switch to Parmasean, or maybe Pecorino for the screws in these things for a bit more durability.

 

[Susquatch]

They were pretty easy to put up, but I wish they'd switch to Parmasean, or maybe Pecorino for the screws in these things for a bit more durability.

You just had to do that didn't you..... Just when I thought I was following, you throw some brand new screws into the gears.

I know about Torx, Philips, Robertson, Allen, and even JIS. But what the Sam Hellorino is Pecorino and Parmasean. They sound more like cheese than screws.......

 

[Dan Dubeau]

It's a material that would be an improvement over what they currently make the screws out of..... .

Parmesan lol, I swear I misspell it every time I type it.

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Tough picture to take. But it gets all the lights in one shot. Still need to do some cord management.



I might buy another 6 pack to fill in some gaps. The different colour temp is noticeable. Feels a bit "weird" out there, but I'll get used to it.

It was nice to finally see the top of the welding table though....It's been a while.....