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Tools you waited too long to acquire

I’ve been using (for years) mechanic gloves like the the ones I just ordered today:

I liked ChazzC’s suggestion to use a finger cots on a magnetic pickup tool to easily manage the swarf. Thanks for that idea @ChazzC (I found (on Amazon) 200 cots are $20 delivered.)

This is a pic of an expired Green Monkey mechanic’s glove:
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Today (before tossing it out) I cut off the remaining finger tips
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They work great on these magnetic pickup tools. Getting swarf into the bin is a snap:
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I think I will likely order some finger cots anyhow - I’m pretty sure the cots will be easier to install/remove and at just a penny each - the piggy bank won’t squeal too loudly.

PS - In the background of the first pic and on the left of the last pic is the magnetic pickup tool that I received today. I posted a link to it above in post # 576 - it gets 5 stars!
 
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Yep I got the real McCoy - they arrived today. By getting a few 100 then the delivered & taxes in cost is 3 cents each.
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They go on/off easily on the larger magnet and are also a tight fit (magnet with blue handle) - so IMO they are just a bit better than my salvaged glove finger.
The cots are too big for the little magnet - they work ok but I think the salvaged glove finger is better for it.
In either case, the salvaged glove finger goes on almost too easily (since it's a loose fit), so that (without any swarf holding it on) the glove finger can fall off.
 
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Yep I got the real McCoy - they arrived today. By getting a few 100 then the delivered & taxes in cost is 3 cents each.
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They go on/off easily on the larger magnet and are also a tight fit (magnet with blue handle) - so IMO they are a just bit better than my salvaged glove finger.
They are too big for the little magnet - they work ok but I think the salvaged glove finger is better for it.
In either case, the salvaged glove finger goes on almost too easily (since it's a loose fit), so that (without any swarf) the glove finger can fall off.
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Resurrecting (updating) the bandsaw discussion:

I started with new bearings. That was a good start. New blades are the next thing up for the bandsaw (I just need to get a-round-to-it)
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So I did eventually order some new blades (10/14 and 6/10 tpi bimetal from Skookum)
They are great and (IMO) a big performance upgrade over my Busy Bee blades. Thanks to Rob's @SkookumRob comments and the Skookum website, I am more knowledgeable about blades now (maybe I was buying the wrong blades before).

The point of this blade update is that I did not know that blades have a recommended break-in procedure.
Here's a pic of the tag that is attached to a Skookum blade:
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I'll add to this list a set of 12" digital calipers. For 2 reasons, the obvious extra length when 6" just isn't enough, and the fact the jaws are longer, giving you that little bit of extra reach to get close enough on larger round stock versus needing to grab a larger micrometer, or other measurements where something is in the way.
 
Butt Pincher.

I first saw one of these at a buddy's pool. It's used to pinch butts underwater. Pinch, scream, and then laugh.

Anyway, I'm both tall and old. I don't bend over easily anymore. So I keep a butt pincher and a wand magnet handy in the big shop and basement shop to pick up things I dropped.

Butt Grabber

I also keep a number of these handy:

Telescoping Magnet
 
I bought the Wife one of those grabbers last christmas. She's 5'2", so our house is filled with stools, and I'm pretty sure that's the only reason she keeps me around sometimes is for tall stuff. She loves the grabber.

Another handy tool is one of those total recall grabber thingys. I have one that also has a magnet on it, and I love that thing for recovering dropped tools and stuff in tight places. So far have not needed it for removing tracking devices from sinus cavities, but nice to know it would work for that too.....


I think I bought mine at PA, but can't remember.
 
What we really want out of this thread, why we come here, is to scratch that itch and get ideas for that next tool purchase. I've never seen this blower mentioned, but it is awesome .... and every guy needs a ... well, anyway ....

Not that it's quite in the "waited too long" category, but here's one that exceeded expectations. I kind of bought on a whim, but it gets used constantly. A Makita DAS180Z. It's like having the air compressor ready wherever/whenever you need it. I don't turn on the compressor on every shop session so the noise and length of time to charge it would be a pita when you need a second or two long blast of air. This is awesome, I find I'm grabbing for it all the time. Drying stuff as part of cleaning the with the ultrasonic cleaner and quick blasts while assembly have been its move common uses.



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What we really want out of this thread, why we come here, is to scratch that itch and get ideas for that next tool purchase. I've never seen this blower mentioned, but it is awesome .... and every guy needs a ... well, anyway ....

Not that it's quite in the "waited too long" category, but here's one that exceeded expectations. I kind of bought on a whim, but it gets used constantly. A Makita DAS180Z. It's like having the air compressor ready wherever/whenever you need it. I don't turn on the compressor on every shop session so the noise and length of time to charge it would be a pita when you need a second or two long blast of air. This is awesome, I find I'm grabbing for it all the time. Drying stuff as part of cleaning the with the ultrasonic cleaner and quick blasts while assembly have been its move common uses.



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I WISH Dewalt would make one of these, would buy it in a heartbeat.
 
I didn't know that small one existed. I love my large Makita blower. Got it on a whim in a package deal with my string trimmer and a couple batteries so it was "free". Didn't think I'd use it much, but I use it all the time. Even used it to do my driveway the other day when we got that 1.5" of light fluffy stuff. Started doing the cars, and next thing I knew I was 2 batteries deep doing the whole driveway lol. Worked great.

I'll have to keep an eye on the sale flyers to find one of those small ones, or maybe find an import that uses the same batteries. I bought the wife a small handheld import vacuum for Christmas, that uses Makita batteries and it's awesome, she loves it. A blower the same size would be great too and probably fit my wallet better than a Makita version.

A agree about the need for air in the shop. I rarely turn my compressor on, but I did buy one of those small ultra quiet metabo ones, and don't mind flipping that on when I'm out there. 45 seconds to pump up, and enough umph to blow chips out of a vise intermittently when I need it. A battery one would be handy as well though.
 
Just found this Heimerdinger one.....There are cheaper ones, but they don't have the awesome brand name of this one lol.
https://www.amazon.ca/Cordless-Battery-Brushless-Inflator-Keyboard/dp/B0CQ22YCWM?crid=109TQN6N8MD1D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FoS11cN4RpdA97Xb-kaMNl-KwhsDsJ9QmutUz0CgCqfYClJMANYUi_-gp2HyktdJcCmJi2SRWt3USukjOPGpy4OFkE5pI2gTcGJiRKqffdKP9_W-_FuuIoHoP-XBKrdqskD6uq6_6xlF3WDrnEskv8lKzsgSjRLTLnTX7cTtbkEx4itsWxaRLTSZEAf1-HSU3bDYWfzu1Xts_g0IFegN6tM3fLBJ0ODpwq6KZuGHGumEsTf-aSxxzODqq_twkj9DHryqwK6kAqexaX5UjhsC5e8-yBibN5WFWWp012znAWyTk9OQi65hA-3_OS3CbfQ4yH24jZJKDJ7tVIDCJEeHUYkM4UX9NrKyrVXWDg5qFWZPr4-CKHP-KhcYrY2FJgWgDksgBEyoviywriH5JUhrGGz3ElDO7ie0BpRH3aFcSLe45VursJamMSWuNa7Any8O.VtFjpyfwDODuXYMLbDmixMkpmFHC1zjQ-kwj7EFzbNg&dib_tag=se&keywords=makita+blower&qid=1736611349&sprefix=makita+blower,aps,147&sr=8-45


Squatch, here's your dewalt one. It's no Heimerdinger, but livowalny still has a nice ring to it.....
https://www.amazon.ca/Cordless-Incl...fc5-8275-1d6836d9cc25&pd_rd_i=B0CF43TL79&th=1

Edit: Red livowany one on the way. $60 gamble, but if it works, it'll be just the ticket for blowing myself and my tools off at work as well. Will report on it's usefulness and build quality when it arrives.
 
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I have both Dewalt & Milwaukee - so the yellow version is very tempting!!
Tks

Some black duct tape and a label maker could make it look like the real McCoy.
 
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