Tool Nerds, Questions and Tool Snobbery
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That a broach?
It appears to be some sort of tap.
I use the 3 pack of diamond boards you can get on Amazon for under 30 bucks for my plane. Plus some lapping compound on a piece of pine as a strop, I'd rather it be leather than pine.
Link plz. That's similar to the DMT setup I was looking at, but they want $200 for the pleasure.
Figure I can pair that with a good guide and be good to go. Don't trust myself freehand yet.
I made a roller type one out of some timber offcuts, it worked pretty well until it fell apart from poor glue prep.
EDIT- This arrived today, it was $51 delivered but didn't show all the chisels in the listing. Every part is available as a spare as the model has been on sale forever, over here they retail for $300.
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I got some new tools recently for the shop. A Fehlmann press and a Fein 90* drill for water bottle bosses.
Expensive (this is the tool snob thread), but this is really nice:
Veritas Tools - Sharpening - Mk.II Honing Guides
Mk.II Honing Guides from Veritas Tools
www.veritastools.com
Waste of money. Just do it by hand. It's not that difficult and it's not like you're going to notice the difference of a degree or two, you'll also know right away from using it if you didn't do it evenly.
I hear you and I spent some time doing it by hand. I get better results using a guide and a lot of other people do as well. For me, having a repeatable process means that I spend more time using the tools and less time working on my sharpening technique. There are many ways to do pretty much anything in woodworking, do what works for you.
The Veritas guide has a curved roller for cambering the blade if that's what you want to do. Maybe overkill, but it does work well.
That's next up for me. Figure I can either pair that with some sandpaper on glass or granite and have a decent setup going. I too am capable of doing it free hand but prefer the more foolproof nature of the guide.
How bad are we talking here? Leather strop goes a long way toward tiddying up an edge. Otherwise I use cheap stones off Amazon and a cheap guide if I have to fix the angle.
Like, can't even take the edge off of a pine 2x4 bad. Secondary bevel at 90* kind of bad.
The 1/2" I got was better, but still struggled more than it should have clearing out a door latch pocket.
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What do you use the press for?
That honestly may be a problem with your wood.
Give them a shot on something harder, at least poplar. Softwood is so damn soft it just mushes no matter how sharp I get a chisel.
Bearings and shock hardware mostly. It’s easier and faster than a vise for pushing things into or out of things. I have another one with a pin for extracting shock hardware. I just like tools I guess. I didn’t need it.
Still happy with the HAG?
I don't own a hanger alignment tool and I am torn between the Abbey HAG and the Park DAG-3. I guess I can't really go wrong with any of them...?
Any feedback is welcome.
for the few times i've needed it, yes. it's nice and compact as well, which makes it easier to use IMO.Still happy with the HAG?
I don't own a hanger alignment tool and I am torn between the Abbey HAG and the Park DAG-3. I guess I can't really go wrong with any of them...?
Any feedback is welcome.
The park one still works well for me. At $40 its not crazy cheap, and I was hesitant to spend that much, but looking at how its made I dont feel like I'm getting fisted like the cost of a lot of other Park Tools.Still happy with the HAG?
I don't own a hanger alignment tool and I am torn between the Abbey HAG and the Park DAG-3. I guess I can't really go wrong with any of them...?
Any feedback is welcome.
is it an older version you have? the dag3 mentioned above retails for $130. if i saw it listed for $40 id question it
Just ordered a new multimeter, my current DT4281 is a bit nuts for automotive, a 60000 count display is not needed and can be a pain in the ass at times. My old man can make use of it better than me and his Flukes don't have Capacitance so I'll give it to him.
I ordered a DT4261 which supposedly shows a voltage reading quicker than anything else out there plus it can automatically enter readings in to Excel which will be helpful when doing UPS type batteries, it can also display waveforms in the app and has the LoZ function which is on most decent meters these days.
EDIT- Also nabbed some Metric and Impartial double box spanners for $100AuD
EDIT- Spanners are made in China so I'll sell them off.
I ordered a DT4261 which supposedly shows a voltage reading quicker than anything else out there plus it can automatically enter readings in to Excel which will be helpful when doing UPS type batteries, it can also display waveforms in the app and has the LoZ function which is on most decent meters these days.
EDIT- Also nabbed some Metric and Impartial double box spanners for $100AuD
EDIT- Spanners are made in China so I'll sell them off.
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I was recently informed that GFCI sockets go bad, even if never triggered they just wear out somehow, so I bought this.
Read circuit voltage, correct wiring, and tests GFCIs with a timer. Turns out the newish ones are all good, but a couple too over 1/2 second to trip, and the few that I suspect are original to the house no longer work. Guess it’s time to swap some plugs
Read circuit voltage, correct wiring, and tests GFCIs with a timer. Turns out the newish ones are all good, but a couple too over 1/2 second to trip, and the few that I suspect are original to the house no longer work. Guess it’s time to swap some plugs
Had that same issue recently. Older GFCI that would randomly trip, usually while I was in the middle of a long smoke. So yes, they do go bad.
Not that it helps you now, HD has the following kit for $50:
Klein Tools Multi-Meter, Voltage Tester and Outlet Tester Premium Electrical Tool Set 69355 - The Home Depot
Klein Tools Premium Electrical Test Kit includes a Manual-Ranging Digital Multimeter (Cat. No. MM320) with right-angle test leads, Dual Range Non-Contact Voltage Tester with Flashlight, 12 to1000 VAC (Cat. No. NCVT3P), and a GFCI Receptacle Tester with LCD (Cat. No. RT250). This convenient kit...
www.homedepot.com
I was in the market for a new voltage sniffer ($30 alone) recently and grabbed this kit for a few dollars more.
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^WTF, searched HD hoping to just ride over and pick one up and they didn’t even show the Klein as available. Woulda totally picked up that set, can never have too many hot sticks and multimeters
Damn and it even comes with all the batteries.Had that same issue recently. Older GFCI that would randomly trip, usually while I was in the middle of a long smoke. So yes, they do go bad.
Not that it helps you now, HD has the following kit for $50:
Klein Tools Multi-Meter, Voltage Tester and Outlet Tester Premium Electrical Tool Set 69355 - The Home Depot
Klein Tools Premium Electrical Test Kit includes a Manual-Ranging Digital Multimeter (Cat. No. MM320) with right-angle test leads, Dual Range Non-Contact Voltage Tester with Flashlight, 12 to1000 VAC (Cat. No. NCVT3P), and a GFCI Receptacle Tester with LCD (Cat. No. RT250). This convenient kit...www.homedepot.com
I was in the market for a new voltage sniffer ($30 alone) recently and grabbed this kit for a few dollars more.
Jesus that is cheap!Had that same issue recently. Older GFCI that would randomly trip, usually while I was in the middle of a long smoke. So yes, they do go bad.
Not that it helps you now, HD has the following kit for $50:
Klein Tools Multi-Meter, Voltage Tester and Outlet Tester Premium Electrical Tool Set 69355 - The Home Depot
Klein Tools Premium Electrical Test Kit includes a Manual-Ranging Digital Multimeter (Cat. No. MM320) with right-angle test leads, Dual Range Non-Contact Voltage Tester with Flashlight, 12 to1000 VAC (Cat. No. NCVT3P), and a GFCI Receptacle Tester with LCD (Cat. No. RT250). This convenient kit...www.homedepot.com
I was in the market for a new voltage sniffer ($30 alone) recently and grabbed this kit for a few dollars more.
