Recent content by pe2dave

ps. No such thing as a daft question, only daft answers.

1964. I left school and home for a 6 week training session, then joined my first ship (trawler) for Iceland. 3 weeks later I came ashore 'rich' with pound notes making a bulge in my top pocket. I worked it out, my 'rate' was about 6d per hour. 18 hours a day, 7 days a week, physical hard work...

I had to remove my vice after about 15 years to clean / regrease etc. Pig to refit holding it from underneath... I can't quite guess how easy / hard yours would be to remove / refit? <grin/> I hope you don't mind it getting a few dings - looks good enough to eat off!

A long term experiment Very interesting results.

Modern Dynotape is so much better than the old mechanical ones.

100% agree. Equally I gloat to myself each time I pick up a seldom used tool knowing it's the 'right' one for the job. Possibly my excuse for overspending on tools.

A clear indicator. With your costs, looks like a new saw, if you want to go that route. IMHO you got a friday machine, I would hope even cheap saws would last longer than that. You decide if you want to go for a better machine.

Perhaps treat yourself? Ifixit toolsets are well made and cover most eventualities in the smaller range.

Corded Fein user, 5 years or so. No vibration worth talking about. Soft start, good range of tools available. Not sure there are 'cheap' options? Curious where @Adam W. found that experience.

Be cheap and use a hand strop? Does the job.

'Big Clive' has this channel - lots of interesting stuff (mostly far East). This is a tiny 'remote' and a black box capable of switching 30 amps (declared). I.e. should be good for a vac when starting tool X.

Looks like you need a moustache (and a beer paunch?) to swing one of those big ones.

Bradshaw - works with 'nice' big timber. Love the use of the Al strip in the tracksaw.

Already bought t-4 tks. Alt wheels can wait a bit!

Pulled the trigger on t-4. So far so good. Wheel needed trueing.