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Tools you waited too long to acquire

JustaDB said:
Damn. I know there's a jug of mind bleach around here somewhere...
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Just in case some of you can't imagine what a hideous sight I am, here is a better picture of me on my wedding day when I was younger and more handsome.
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I just use my hand to remove chips no vacuum though I use a 3.5 inch paint brush with the brush cut down to about 1 inch that way with the shorter stiffer bristles the chips don’t embed like the longer stock bristles do.
 
historicalarms said:
Same with me, then later in the evening gives me something to do, pick the slivers out of the skin...
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Having worked for many years I seem to have developed a skill of grabbing sharp things just hard enough to not cut my skin. Started with working in a fiberglass laminating shop then aviation and a bit of side metal working. I have on occasion tried to pick up stuff that was sharper than expected and it didn't go well. I rarely get slivers unless I'm removing bull thistle from my fields.
 
All types of steel get cut by my 10-14 tooth blades, but aluminum is a horrid thing to cut. I use WD40 and that helps stop the smearing and sticking to the blade. A much courser blade with 5 or 6 teeth per inch would be best, and be useless in steel
 
Susquatch said:
I thought you were supposed to loosen those bearings to change the blade and tighten them afterwards. Am I wasting my time?

F****** images......
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Yes. The blade should slide up with no play between the bearings. If you blade was bred to a kangaroo and leaps off at the slightest excuse, check and play with your tracking screws. It took 8 slices on a scrap angle iron and tweaking all the while but what a difference it made.
 
Upnorth said:
Having worked for many years I seem to have developed a skill of grabbing sharp things just hard enough to not cut my skin. Started with working in a fiberglass laminating shop
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I’ve always been a magnet for fiberglass: the one time I lost it at Raymark was when one of my “friends” dropped some chopped strand in my back pocket - never happened again.
 
ChazzC said:
I’ve always been a magnet for fiberglass: the one time I lost it at Raymark was when one of my “friends” dropped some chopped strand in my back pocket - never happened again.
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Yeah fiberglass is terrible stuff to work with. I think the stuff they used to sell as itching powder was fiberglass based. Fiberglass laminating was the worst job I ever had. Since working there I almost never have a bad day at work since. No matter how bad things get I know it's better than building boat hulls.
 
Upnorth said:
Yeah fiberglass is terrible stuff to work with. I think the stuff they used to sell as itching powder was fiberglass based. Fiberglass laminating was the worst job I ever had. Since working there I almost never have a bad day at work since. No matter how bad things get I know it's better than building boat hulls.
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I spent a short time making fiberglass tubs and showers, it was an experience that taught me to find another vocation...... :rolleyes:
 
Upnorth said:
Yeah fiberglass is terrible stuff to work with. I think the stuff they used to sell as itching powder was fiberglass based. Fiberglass laminating was the worst job I ever had. Since working there I almost never have a bad day at work since. No matter how bad things get I know it's better than building boat hulls.
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Were you at Bayfield Boats in Vanastra ?
A friend of mine ran there cabinet department.
 
140mower said:
I spent a short time making fiberglass tubs and showers, it was an experience that taught me to find another vocation...... :rolleyes:
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Pretty much the same for me. When I got the job the boss said I'll give you a job but you won't stay. I asked what he meant because it was a job that paid a bit better than any other place around there. He told me "you are not stupid enough to work here for me but I'll give you some work until you find something better". That job definitely taught me to aim for something better. Excellent boss though.
 
Milwaukee m12 electrical cable stapler…. I’m an electrician by trade so it justifiable for me, but if I were a homeowner, and just had a sizeable renovation, or wanted to wire my own house I was building, I would immediately buy one.

The staples are half the price of normal staples, and you are probably 3-5x as effective at wire stapling with one. Absolutely 100% worth it.
 
BaitMaster said:
Milwaukee m12 electrical cable stapler…. I’m an electrician by trade so it justifiable for me, but if I were a homeowner, and just had a sizeable renovation, or wanted to wire my own house I was building, I would immediately buy one.

The staples are half the price of normal staples, and you are probably 3-5x as effective at wire stapling with one. Absolutely 100% worth it.
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I inherited an Arrow mechanical cable stapler. When it went missing, I actually paid retail for another. Besides phone and ethernet cabling, they are very useful for drip emitter tube.
 
BaitMaster said:
Milwaukee m12 electrical cable stapler…. I’m an electrician by trade so it justifiable for me, but if I were a homeowner, and just had a sizeable renovation, or wanted to wire my own house I was building, I would immediately buy one.

The staples are half the price of normal staples, and you are probably 3-5x as effective at wire stapling with one. Absolutely 100% worth it.
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Absolutely agree. What a great tool, I don’t have one but it’s on my list of must haves.
 
The Milwaukee one holds 45 staples, works for NMD, BX, and any low voltage cable. The battery lasts for multiple boxes of 600.

Can also be used to staple down Ty raps to secure bigger bundles. And it’s lightning fast.
 
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