What tool did you buy today?

[BearTricks]

A startrite mercury mkII pillar drill. Now to either swap the motor or fit an inverter...

Bye bye clarke piece of junk that drills oval holes!

That's what happens when you use oval drill bits.

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[Bm101]

Minor revolution in my universe. I've never used a good saw. I'm a total amateur. No ones ever taught me to use a saw.... I'm completely self 'taught'. So read that as I'd love to know where to plant my legs, how I'm overbalancing etc. I get the gist but... I'm not clueless but the finer points evade me.
So I started my glue up of bench today. I decided to chop out the planing stop with my circular saw. It went okay but ya know. It was wrong. As Paul Daniels would say, 'not a lot!'. So I got out that little Japanese saw from lidle day or two ago. It was a revelation. Clamped a bit of pine off cut and used it as a guide. I'm converted. £7 from lidls Now i can saw straight and draw the cut to wherever I need.
Personal revolution for a £7 saw. Unreal.

 

[Jmac80]

you got that up pretty quick

It's up now though

I re-drilled the holes that fix it to the wall so i could use decent fat masonry fixings.
Saves a ton of space for me, Just ordered another pair and will put them along the wall at same height so i can chuck some random 4.8m long boards on the top shelves

 

[Zeddedhed]

James, that is quite simply a disgracefully clean and tidy workshop. Posting pictures like that is known as cruel and unusual punishment. Please cease and desist immediately (or mess it up a bit and take some more pictures)

Thank you.

 

[Jmac80]

James, that is quite simply a disgracefully clean and tidy workshop. Posting pictures like that is known as cruel and unusual punishment. Please cease and desist immediately (or mess it up a bit and take some more pictures)

Thank you.

:lol: =D>
Believe me mate it's only that tidy as i had to clear it to get the shelves up.
Pictures of the other side would tell a very different story lol

:mrgreen:

 

[Droogs]

prove it

 

[Jmac80]

prove it

:lol:

And this is it: A mess going by other peoples standards but probably not too bad for me i guess lol.. The second i start on a project/job the place looks like a bomb hit it.

:ho2

 

[adidat]

Bridgeport arrived today, those clever chaps at pallet line where really good and smashed the switch box and part of the y axis handle cheers lads saved me the hassle of doing it! =D> #-o

Oh and the x axis dro won't work either.....

I found Goodwin technology on the net they made my dro so I gave them a call the guy kindly offered to send out a new dro censor and suggested I swap it for the one currently installed! Then I was complaining about palletline's inability to deliver a pallet in the same condition! And told him about the handle, he then told me that he had replacements in stock and should be here tomorrow! £55! So a short call to palletline and they said they would refund me £55 without the hassle of the insurance claim!

Now to rebuild the switch box...

 

[memzey]

God bless America.

 

[Jmac80]

Delivery man turned up with another pair of triton wood racks.
It is SO much better in my small workshop / garage now. I can now have 4.8m skirting boards etc along the top 2 shelves and up off the floor where I constantly trip over them

 

[SlowSteve]

Bridgeport arrived today, those clever chaps at pallet line where really good and smashed the switch box and part of the y axis handle cheers lads saved me the hassle of doing it! =D> #-o

Oh and the x axis dro won't work either.....

I found Goodwin technology on the net they made my dro so I gave them a call the guy kindly offered to send out a new dro censor and suggested I swap it for the one currently installed! Then I was complaining about palletline's inability to deliver a pallet in the same condition! And told him about the handle, he then told me that he had replacements in stock and should be here tomorrow! £55! So a short call to palletline and they said they would refund me £55 without the hassle of the insurance claim!

Now to rebuild the switch box...

Hi, do you know what year and what model of Bridgeport you have? I may be able to send you a new switch box.

 

[memzey]

James - is that PT the Charnwood with the same conversion mechanism as the Jet (both tables lift over at the same time)? If so how are you finding it?

 

[Jmac80]

James - is that PT the Charnwood with the same conversion mechanism as the Jet (both tables lift over at the same time)? If so how are you finding it?

Hi memzey
It sure is. The manual that comes with it is actually the JET manual with the word "jet" blanked out all the pictures are of the jet machine..
Been able to lift the whole lot up in a oner is great, saves so much messing around and makes me want to actually use it.
It's a great machine and i wouldn't be without it. Still on the first set of blades and i have another 2 sets extra.
Think I paid about £1400 delivered with extra set of 3 blades & the wheel kit.. Considerably cheaper than the JET.

Cheers

 

[Jmac80]

Just ordered a Festool Guide rail FS 3000/2

Yesterday I had my first experience of joining 2 x 1400 rails together to cut down 8'x4' sheet goods.
While I managed to get it all connected and straight it took a bit of time and constant checking when moving it about etc.
So I talked myself (quite easily) into buying a 3m long rail, The 1400s will be perfect for cross cutting 4' sheets along with my 800 rail.

:ho2

 

[adidat]

Bridgeport arrived today, those clever chaps at pallet line where really good and smashed the switch box and part of the y axis handle cheers lads saved me the hassle of doing it! =D> #-o

Oh and the x axis dro won't work either.....

I found Goodwin technology on the net they made my dro so I gave them a call the guy kindly offered to send out a new dro censor and suggested I swap it for the one currently installed! Then I was complaining about palletline's inability to deliver a pallet in the same condition! And told him about the handle, he then told me that he had replacements in stock and should be here tomorrow! £55! So a short call to palletline and they said they would refund me £55 without the hassle of the insurance claim!

Now to rebuild the switch box...

Hi, do you know what year and what model of Bridgeport you have? I may be able to send you a new switch box.

Hi Steve

Sounds interesting will pm you now

Adidat

 

[damo8604]

Although I bought this a month ago I didn't get round to smuggling it into the workshop until this weekend.

I bought a Bosch GTS 10 XC off a forum member and I must say I'm incredibly impressed, made short work of big chunks of mahogany and ripped a worktop so cleanly I couldn't believe it, I'd only ever cut a kitchen worktop once with a home base skill saw, it was dreadful.... The laminate chipped all over and I truly believed it was impossible to cut a veneered surface without specialist machinery.

I knocked up a mobile mini bench for my pillar drill and band saw..... Heck..... It keeps me off the streets!

 

[mind_the_goat]

SIP 01489 14" bandsaw.
Will collect it sometime this week, not sure what I'm going to do with it yet

 

[woodenstx]

I purchased my xmas present (yes I'm sad), an Incra 150mm T ruler... 0.25mm resolution etc. Should help a bit as accurate marking is my biggest problem.
Atleast I can use it in the new year :lol:

 

[Jmac80]

Christmas presents for myself :ho2

Seneca Parallel Guide System for Festool Guide Rail
INCRA - 48" T-Track Plus (Metric Scale)
INCRA - 24" T-Track Plus (Metric Scale)
Woodpecker Woodworking Rule - 1200mm
Woodpecker Woodworking Rule - 900mm
Woodpecker Woodworking Rule - 600mm
Woodpecker Woodworking Rule - 300mm
Woodpecker Ruler Stop 2
Woodpecker Hook Stop

:deer

 

[Roughcut]

Christmas presents for myself :ho2

Seneca Parallel Guide System for Festool Guide Rail
INCRA - 48" T-Track Plus (Metric Scale)
INCRA - 24" T-Track Plus (Metric Scale)
Woodpecker Woodworking Rule - 1200mm
Woodpecker Woodworking Rule - 900mm
Woodpecker Woodworking Rule - 600mm
Woodpecker Woodworking Rule - 300mm
Woodpecker Ruler Stop 2
Woodpecker Hook Stop

:deer

Where did you order the Seneca PGS Jmac80.........and how much please?