Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

capt_slog

Cowsham wrote:

keef66 wrote:

Oak flooring arriving tomorrow. I do like a project. And an excuse to add to my tool collection. A reciprocating multitool has suddenly become essential if I'm to trim the necessary off the bottom of the door frames neatly!

I can forsee a thousand other uses for the thing so I don't think I'll buy too cheaply...

Absolutely I bought the wee bosch one for the kitchen -- it has a semicircular blade and a straight one -- it also doubles as a sander -- it got a lot of use -- I made the mistake of buying a reciprocating saw thinking it would be good for cutting the lengths of flooring -- the one I bought was too big and agricultural to do the end cuts so I ended up doing the trimming by hand saw.

I bought a cheap one (Workzone?) and as it's still going strong it doesn't owe me anything. I thought about getting the type that has a quick release for the tools, but I've since found that it wouldn't have made a lot of difference to me as it only takes a minute anyway. Brilliant piece of kit though, great for making the cuts in floorboards over the joists so that you can get to the void to put pipe/electrics in.

Anyway, back on topic.

The Simpsons last night. Bart's 'lines' on the blackboard...

Jesus' last words were not TGIF.

cowsham

Capt Slog wrote:

Cowsham wrote:

keef66 wrote:

Oak flooring arriving tomorrow. I do like a project. And an excuse to add to my tool collection. A reciprocating multitool has suddenly become essential if I'm to trim the necessary off the bottom of the door frames neatly!

I can forsee a thousand other uses for the thing so I don't think I'll buy too cheaply...

Absolutely I bought the wee bosch one for the kitchen -- it has a semicircular blade and a straight one -- it also doubles as a sander -- it got a lot of use -- I made the mistake of buying a reciprocating saw thinking it would be good for cutting the lengths of flooring -- the one I bought was too big and agricultural to do the end cuts so I ended up doing the trimming by hand saw.

I bought a cheap one (Workzone?) and as it's still going strong it doesn't owe me anything. I thought about getting the type that has a quick release for the tools, but I've since found that it wouldn't have made a lot of difference to me as it only takes a minute anyway. Brilliant piece of kit though, great for making the cuts in floorboards over the joists so that you can get to the void to put pipe/electrics in.

Anyway, back on topic.

The Simpsons last night. Bart's 'lines' on the blackboard...

Jesus' last words were not TGIF.

I thought Jesus was being sarcastic.

keef66

Hmm. Screwfix or Toolstation (adjacent buildings so I get them confused) have one for £30 including some accessories and a 2 year warranty. How bad could it be??

The current crop of Bosch blue ones come with no extras and seem to require Bosch specific blades.

I do love my Bosch cordless drill and impact driver though...

bbrap

keef66 wrote:

Oak flooring arriving tomorrow. I do like a project. And an excuse to add to my tool collection. A reciprocating multitool has suddenly become essential if I'm to trim the necessary off the bottom of the door frames neatly!

I can forsee a thousand other uses for the thing so I don't think I'll buy too cheaply...

One of my sons bought me a set of Japanese pull saws for my recent birthday. Incredibly thin but extremely sharp blades. Worked a treat for trimming a little off the bottom of the door frame. I had never used anything like them before (apart from a razor saw but that works on the push), they will trim flush without marking and require very little effort as they are so sharp. I now sport a plaster on one of my fingers where I touched the blade without realising.

pinno

Ouch - be very careful of using a jigsaw for the bottom of a door. It it's minimal, a belt sander (with the door taken off) is good or if it's more, find a friendly joiner with a decent bench saw.
If your're handy, a plane can do the job.

Which reminds me, I need a circular saw...

@Tashman: Send him my way when he's done.

rjsterry

bbrap wrote:

keef66 wrote:

Oak flooring arriving tomorrow. I do like a project. And an excuse to add to my tool collection. A reciprocating multitool has suddenly become essential if I'm to trim the necessary off the bottom of the door frames neatly!

I can forsee a thousand other uses for the thing so I don't think I'll buy too cheaply...

One of my sons bought me a set of Japanese pull saws for my recent birthday. Incredibly thin but extremely sharp blades. Worked a treat for trimming a little off the bottom of the door frame. I had never used anything like them before (apart from a razor saw but that works on the push), they will trim flush without marking and require very little effort as they are so sharp. I now sport a plaster on one of my fingers where I touched the blade without realising.

Mrs RJS bought me a Gyokucho Ryoba earlier this year and it is a revelation.

Matthewfalle

tools links please.

veronese68

rjsterry wrote:

Mrs RJS bought me a Gyokucho Ryoba earlier this year and it is a revelation.

Ooh, had to Google that. I have no idea what I'd use it for but I want one.
A good hand saw is a very pleasing thing. I have a friend that always uses power tools and he made a right Horlicks of cutting a bit of worktop to make a bench for his garage with a jigsaw. After he broke the blade I cut the other end with a hand saw, much neater cut and didn't take much longer.

rjsterry

Matthewfalle wrote:

tools links please.

Warning: you may lose several hours of your day.

https://www.rutlands.co.uk/

rjsterry

Veronese68 wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Mrs RJS bought me a Gyokucho Ryoba earlier this year and it is a revelation.

I have no idea what I'd use it for

Cutting wood.

The cutting of the wood doesn't need to have a purpose.

veronese68

rjsterry wrote:

The cutting of the wood doesn't need to have a purpose.

Good point, I could draw faces on it and use it as some sort of therapy.

veronese68

rjsterry wrote:

Warning: you may lose several hours of your day.
https://www.rutlands.co.uk/

You're not wrong, first thing that came up on there was this:

I like them too. Birthday coming up I could ask for lots of tools I'll never use.

bbrap

Tools in general cheer me up. Having acquired many over the last 50 years I am generally a happy bunny where tools are concerned. My lathe (Myford Super 7) and vertical mill (Alpine) take pride of place in my workshop. Funny how jobs are so much easier with the right bit of kit, must have saved thousands over the years by making/repairing things rather than chucking them away. Tinkering in the garage is almost as good (but not quite) as getting out on the bike after a crappy winter.

Wheelspinner

+1 for Tools

Currently tossing up whether I can justify a proper table saw with a slide that will do 8' *4' sheet, or just get a plunge saw with guide rail to do the job. Put up with a clamp and straight edge for ages and a lot of scribble paper to calculate offset of saw kerf and sick of it...

And I neeeeeeeed a dovetail jig for the router.

And a new drill press

And a welder (MIG / TIG)

And a band saw

And a new bench grinder

And a decent disc sander, plus maybe spindle one

...

rjsterry

Stop! Stop!


For some serious workshop envy, have a look at Frank Howarth's YouTube channel.

veronese68

I have an old socket on my desk that I got with some tools I was given when a neighbour's husband died. It is marked .628 A/F which is 3 thou over 5/8.
I have no idea why but it pleases me.

Wheelspinner

rjsterry wrote:

Stop! Stop!


For some serious workshop envy, have a look at Frank Howarth's YouTube channel.

He does have some nice gadgets.

Norm Abram on TV was another with a collection of shop tools to die for...

My (new) shed is approximately 170 square metres of floor space and has a separate power board from the house, including a 3 phase circuit... and it's dangerously empty...

keef66

Common sense prevailed in the end and I've ordered the £30 job from Screwfix. It's only going to be used sporadically and for a few mins at a time, but it's going to make quite a few tricky jobs so much easier.

(How in god's name does anyone make a profit out of a £30 power tool with accessories and a carry case?)

I can invest the money I've saved in flowers and chocolate for Easter

pblakeney

Veronese68 wrote:

I have an old socket on my desk that I got with some tools I was given when a neighbour's husband died. It is marked .628 A/F which is 3 thou over 5/8.
I have no idea why but it pleases me.

Nice fit over a 0.625" A/F hex.

pblakeney

rjsterry wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Mrs RJS bought me a Gyokucho Ryoba earlier this year and it is a revelation.

I have no idea what I'd use it for

Cutting wood.

The cutting of the wood doesn't need to have a purpose.

To create sawdust for your bar floor.
You don't have a bar? Job #1!

surrey_commuter

Wheelspinner wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Stop! Stop!


For some serious workshop envy, have a look at Frank Howarth's YouTube channel.

He does have some nice gadgets.

Norm Abram on TV was another with a collection of shop tools to die for...

My (new) shed is approximately 170 square metres of floor space and has a separate power board from the house, including a 3 phase circuit... and it's dangerously empty...

I thought i was doing well with 7 square metres of shed. WTF does a 170 square metre shed even look like? that must be about the size of my house, garage and patio!!!

veronese68

PBlakeney wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

I have an old socket on my desk that I got with some tools I was given when a neighbour's husband died. It is marked .628 A/F which is 3 thou over 5/8.
I have no idea why but it pleases me.

Nice fit over a 0.625" A/F hex.

Exactly. Just seems a little unnecessary as the accepted standard is to say 5/8" fits 5/8" but they deemed it worthwhile.

keef66

Surrey Commuter wrote:

Wheelspinner wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Stop! Stop!


For some serious workshop envy, have a look at Frank Howarth's YouTube channel.

He does have some nice gadgets.

Norm Abram on TV was another with a collection of shop tools to die for...

My (new) shed is approximately 170 square metres of floor space and has a separate power board from the house, including a 3 phase circuit... and it's dangerously empty...

I thought i was doing well with 7 square metres of shed. WTF does a 170 square metre shed even look like? that must be about the size of my house, garage and patio!!!

Christ! That is indeed twice the size of the ground floor of our house + garage. Surely the term shed has an upper size limit? Wouldn't it more accurately be described as a hangar, light industrial unit or commercial warehouse?

pblakeney

Veronese68 wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

I have an old socket on my desk that I got with some tools I was given when a neighbour's husband died. It is marked .628 A/F which is 3 thou over 5/8.
I have no idea why but it pleases me.

Nice fit over a 0.625" A/F hex.

Exactly. Just seems a little unnecessary as the accepted standard is to say 5/8" fits 5/8" but they deemed it worthwhile.

Precision dear boy, precision.

pinno

rjsterry wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

tools links please.

Warning: you may lose several hours of your day.

https://www.rutlands.co.uk/

Some of those Japanese wood tools are far too cheap. I had a catalogue of top quality Japanese wood tools given to me by a Luthier whom I did odd jobs for and you could easily add another digit to most of what was listed in that link.
Quality steel is very expensive.

I have a single 1/2 inch wood chisel given to me that cost over £40. With a good strop, I can use it to cut like a Stanley blade. Pity it is worn down to about 30mm of blade lremaining

(I really must do everything in mm. I've just about finished the bulk of the renovation and i'm still mixing up imperial and metric :roll: )

orraloon

keef66 wrote:

Surrey Commuter wrote:

Wheelspinner wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Stop! Stop!


For some serious workshop envy, have a look at Frank Howarth's YouTube channel.

He does have some nice gadgets.

Norm Abram on TV was another with a collection of shop tools to die for...

My (new) shed is approximately 170 square metres of floor space and has a separate power board from the house, including a 3 phase circuit... and it's dangerously empty...

I thought i was doing well with 7 square metres of shed. WTF does a 170 square metre shed even look like? that must be about the size of my house, garage and patio!!!

Christ! That is indeed twice the size of the ground floor of our house + garage. Surely the term shed has an upper size limit? Wouldn't it more accurately be described as a hangar, light industrial unit or commercial warehouse?

I had client once who had numerous sheds and outbuildings including one metal hemispherical shaped one with big doors and locks. "What's that one for?" "Oh that, that's where I keep my helicopter."

rjsterry

Wheelspinner wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Stop! Stop!


For some serious workshop envy, have a look at Frank Howarth's YouTube channel.

He does have some nice gadgets.

Norm Abram on TV was another with a collection of shop tools to die for...

My (new) shed is approximately 170 square metres of floor space and has a separate power board from the house, including a 3 phase circuit... and it's dangerously empty...

To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee, "That's not a shed..."

Stevo_666

rjsterry wrote:

Wheelspinner wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Stop! Stop!


For some serious workshop envy, have a look at Frank Howarth's YouTube channel.

He does have some nice gadgets.

Norm Abram on TV was another with a collection of shop tools to die for...

My (new) shed is approximately 170 square metres of floor space and has a separate power board from the house, including a 3 phase circuit... and it's dangerously empty...

To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee, "That's not a shed..."

Quite apt given where Wheelspinner is from.

pinno

A Dewalt circular saw. Done. Ordered and i'll be able to chop my fing... err, do some work with it Monday.

pblakeney

I think I prefer Pinno Beadle to Jeremy Pinno.