Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Bob Heine's Auto Emporium

[drivesitfar]

Bob: not that i don't love seeing a nice clean bench and tools that you can see and grab, but here's something that might give you a little more storage for all those other drill bits you have laying around.

these are made by HUOT and I think they might still sell new ones similar, but i rarely shop for new stuff (except for APPLIANCES I guess).

have a great day and your clean bench is doing wonders for my FSD, but your cement blocks on your table saw that i'm guessing you turned on is giving me the CHILLS.

have a great and SAFE DAY.

 

[Vieux]

Bob, I like looking at your work.

 

[Bob Heine]

So now Mr Fancypants is making his bit holders out of walnut?!?

Time for all of us to upgrade.

Jim, I guess I better re-do the drill/countersink holder. Just call me Sponge Bob Fancypants.

First thing in the morning I'll be raking around the workshop for some exotic timber. Keeping up with the Jones's/Heine's.

Steve, some real Brazilian Rosewood would do just fine. Who needs rainforests.

Thanks Bob, I learned that signal a few years ago, but even without it, they jsut stop carrying some products without warning. I hear you about your wife's issue of buying lots if an item is to disappear. Mine will do the same, but then complain WE buy too much when shopping at Costco. I remember going in at Christmas a year or two ago to buy a Pumpkin pie and she went in with me and told me not to get a cart as the pie was all we would need, Well, after lugging about 6 items around the store, I gave up and got a cart. I think the bill ended up around $250!! Mind you these were all items she picked out, not me! So, I completely understand your dilemma!

Gil, do the words "get another cart" ring a bell?

Well Bob, looks like you’re ready for some serious drilling. Wink, wink.


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Stewart, the eye doctor who took a Dremel to my eyeball to remove the rust said the same thing. Note to self: Don't leave steel in your eye.

Bob

It comes back to that important ability to understand women (the new book just realised in updated format for understanding women):



I also was explaining to some people only recently the necessity to understand the difference between men's logic and women's by this story :

A wife told her husband to "go to the store and get a litre of milk, oh and if they've got tomatoes get 5". So when the man got home with 5 litres of milk she couldn't understand.......

Lyndon
Just sayin'

Lyndon, you are a very wise man. What was wrong with bringing home what she asked for?

Excellent work !!!

Vieux, thank you, I appreciate that coming from the master.

The picture of the rabbet plane with real chips doing real work just warmed my little cold heart.

I like your rack too

Thanks Andy, I left a lot of the chips on the floor so I could come back and admire them (and run my toes through them -- is that normal?). Admiring a man's rack -- I hear that might not be normal

You have certainly been busy, I have had a lot of reading to catch up.

Terrick, I heard you have had some numbers problems. I hope yours go down like mine did (still don't know why). Like you I have a family history. My maternal grandfather died of prostate cancer complications.

 

[BBChevro]

Bob

It comes back to that important ability to understand women (the new book just realised in updated format for understanding women):



I also was explaining to some people only recently the necessity to understand the difference between men's logic and women's by this story :

A wife told her husband to "go to the store and get a litre of milk, oh and if they've got tomatoes get 5". So when the man got home with 5 litres of milk she couldn't understand.......

Lyndon
Just sayin'

Don't you start now Lyndon.

Bob, I like looking at your work.

I agree with Vlad.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Jim, I guess I better re-do the drill/countersink holder. Just call me Sponge Bob Fancypants.

Steve, some real Brazilian Rosewood would do just fine. Who needs rainforests.

Lyndon, you are a very wise man. What was wrong with bringing home what she asked for?

Thanks Andy, I left a lot of the chips on the floor so I could come back and admire them (and run my toes through them -- is that normal?). Admiring a man's rack -- I hear that might not be normal

OK, it's Mr. Fancypants from now on.

I've never been in a rainforest, so I guess I don't need one.

I agree, Lyndon is a wise guy.

I like to leave plane shavings on the floor for a few days so I can admire them too. So that's two of us, but I don't think that gets us to normal yet. I've never been accused of being normal, except I guess I have regular abs, I have been called abnormal.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Excellent work !!!

Great job Bob. Makes you want to take them out for a spin. This has got to stop you guys are a bad influence on me.

 

[Hubscrub66]

Who needs rainforests.

I've never been in a rainforest, so I guess I don't need one.

I'm so offended I love reading after yall with such a sense of humor. I'm a very sarcastic person I offend often. Nice work Bob, I believe this is my first post in your thread.

 

[Bob Heine]

Bob: not that i don't love seeing a nice clean bench and tools that you can see and grab, but here's something that might give you a little more storage for all those other drill bits you have laying around.

these are made by HUOT and I think they might still sell new ones similar, but i rarely shop for new stuff (except for APPLIANCES I guess).

have a great day and your clean bench is doing wonders for my FSD, but your cement blocks on your table saw that i'm guessing you turned on is giving me the CHILLS.

have a great and SAFE DAY.

Drives, I try to keep the number of drill bits down to a manageable size. My go-to bits are the 1/4-inch hex drive ones. Easy to pop in the impact gun.

Every storage cabinet I have has to go somewhere. I actually have some empty drawers in workshop. I have gotten to the point that I know where my stuff is and I don't think my brain can handle a major reorganization.

I was willing to destroy a concrete brick or even a carbide saw blade but I wasn't going to put any of my body parts near that blade.

Thanks for stopping by and with all the mega vises and racks you are shuffling around, stay safe yourself!

Bob, I like looking at your work.

Vieux, you are very kind. I like looking at your projects and photos as well.

Don't you start now Lyndon.




I agree with Vlad.

Mark, Lyndon being Lyndon is just fine with me. I still can't figure out where he got the abridged edition of the Understanding Women handbook.

You are as kind as Professor Vladimir.

OK, it's Mr. Fancypants from now on.

I've never been in a rainforest, so I guess I don't need one.

I agree, Lyndon is a wise guy.

I like to leave plane shavings on the floor for a few days so I can admire them too. So that's two of us, but I don't think that gets us to normal yet. I've never been accused of being normal, except I guess I have regular abs, I have been called abnormal.

Andy, now I will need a bedazzler to put the finishing touches on my fancy pants and maintain my image. By the way, do my racks make me look fat?

I got close to the rainforest in Queensland, Australia but they wouldn't let me take the two-wheel drive rental car across the river to get in. I assume it was just like the Jungle Cruise at Disney World. That's good enough I guess.

Wood shavings feel good. Is my one ab normal? Mine involved a lot of six packs many years ago. In our family you are the normal one.

Great job Bob. Makes you want to take them out for a spin. This has got to stop you guys are a bad influence on me.

Bobby, is the man with a saw mill calling the guy with plug cutters a bad influence?

I'm so offended I love reading after yall with such a sense of humor. I'm a very sarcastic person I offend often. Nice work Bob, I believe this is my first post in your thread.

Hubscrub66, indeed it is your first post and I thank you for commenting. We abhor sarcasm as you can see. OK, maybe we don't know what sarcasm is. My motto is "To offend is to show you care." But Andy, Lyndon and I try hard not to offend unless it is absolutely necessary.

I think your pickup was built in an important year -- we bought our first house in 1966. In truth, we sold our souls to a bank and they let us live there ($110 a month was truly a burden).

 

[oldironfarmer]

I was deep in a mangrove swamp in Nigeria, but it was not a rain forest, just really wet and snakey.

Who are you calling normal?

You know I never meant to offend you, I just didn't think you were smart enough to catch it.

 

[drivesitfar]

Bob: I didn't want to post this on my thread and i'm still not going to post a picture, but i had my 7.5 inch Milwaukee with a huge grinding stone on it sending sparks everywhere on my little project i'm working on. of course my ear protection wasn't handy (damn i need to buy more of those), no dust mask as the cloud was pretty thick around me and my eye protection was my new progressive lenses so i could actually see. that said I SURVIVED the first go around and for the second effort i'm going to have some safety gear which still won't protect me if the wheel explodes.

good to hear you didn't damage yourself or your sacrificial cement holders or the blade or table saw...

hope you are having a great weekend and guessing you are already in the mid 70's and everything is about perfect weather wise.

cheers

 

[sawduststeve]

guessing you are already in the mid 70's

Good guess Drives, I think Bob said he's 72

Steve

 

[Bob Heine]

I was deep in a mangrove swamp in Nigeria, but it was not a rain forest, just really wet and snakey.

Who are you calling normal?

You know I never meant to offend you, I just didn't think you were smart enough to catch it.

Andy, we have a lot of mangrove swamps in Florida but most of them are not on fire.

In my world you are as normal as they come. My oldest grandson eloped last Thursday and got married in Las Vegas on Friday (found out on Facebook). If we weren't invited to a shower, ceremony or reception do I still have to buy them a present?

OK, if I'm Mr. Fancypants, you have to be Mr. Smartypants. Is there a sign that I have been offended. If there is, I'll watch for it -- is it a rectangle, circle or triangle?

Bob: I didn't want to post this on my thread and i'm still not going to post a picture, but i had my 7.5 inch Milwaukee with a huge grinding stone on it sending sparks everywhere on my little project i'm working on. of course my ear protection wasn't handy (damn i need to buy more of those), no dust mask as the cloud was pretty thick around me and my eye protection was my new progressive lenses so i could actually see. that said I SURVIVED the first go around and for the second effort i'm going to have some safety gear which still won't protect me if the wheel explodes.

good to hear you didn't damage yourself or your sacrificial cement holders or the blade or table saw...

hope you are having a great weekend and guessing you are already in the mid 70's and everything is about perfect weather wise.

cheers

Drives, I have trouble working with all the safety equipment on. There are two straps around my head for the dust mask, a strap for the goggles and a couple of blobs clamped over my ears that interferes with the rest of the stuff. As soon as I get everything strapped on, my wife walks up behind me, taps me on the shoulder and I think asks me what I'm doing. Mind you I can't hear her, say anything intelligible or see her through the fog.

I spent about two minutes raising the blade before it even broke through the 1/4-inch plywood. If you can't be safe, be slow.

A cold front came through last night. It was 60*F right after the sun went down. It was partly cloudy and 75*F by noon when I went out to run some errands in the Corvette. It's supposed to drop into the low 50s Thursday night so I may have to build a fireplace. Maybe just a lot of candles.

My 3 mile drive to the stores was followed by a 12-mile drive home -- made a right instead of a left and ended up on A1A (Ocean Boulevard in Boca). It was slow going because everyone seemed fascinated by the beautiful white surf and aqua water. When I got home my wife was all dressed up and I asked why. I was gone for an hour and a half so she was expecting a police officer at the door asking if her husband drove a red Corvette convertible. That wasn't very comforting because she was dressed in white.

Good guess Drives, I think Bob said he's 72

Steve

Steve, I wish I was only 72. I'm a half-year from 74. I see sprightly 72-year-olds and wish I was that young again.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy, I had to go back and fix that. I added "Brother" when it came out as an inappropriate acronym.

You were right about the saw blade moving parallel. My first try didn't work because I couldn't hold the plywood down while raising the tilted blade. This isn't the dumbest thing I've ever done but it deserves a nomination for the top 100.

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Sorry I missed this reply. You really should have clamped the plywood to the saw table before raising the blade. Even the concrete could let the plywood shift and bind the blade. A zero clearance piece like that does not have much room for movement. Clamp it down and leave it clamped until you're done. Since it was a little short you could clamp a 2x4 to the top of it. But your outfeed table has to go for this operation, it looks like.

Does not look dumb to me, brother. But, like I said, Clampett, Jed.

 

[shortykorte]

Did your grandson marry a girl from Niceville FL? I too, just found out sister got married.
A nice drive along A1A and no pics of beach wear?


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[Hubscrub66]

A cold front came through last night. It was 60*F right after the sun went down. It was partly cloudy and 75*F by noon when I went out to run some errands in the Corvette. It's supposed to drop into the low 50s Thursday night so I may have to build a fireplace. Maybe just a lot of candles.

: I was in Florida in 2014 in February. I wanted to drive/finish out hwy 231 so me and the wife took a long weekend. Went to the beach got a hotel and etc.. On the way home we stopped in Hardee's to get breakfast and I had my shorts on and t-shirt and three big guys (like myself) was sitting there talking in carhartt jackets etc. Those people looked at me like I was stupid The high was gonna be 62 that day so I wore shorts.

 

[Bob Heine]

Sorry I missed this reply. You really should have clamped the plywood to the saw table before raising the blade. Even the concrete could let the plywood shift and bind the blade. A zero clearance piece like that does not have much room for movement. Clamp it down and leave it clamped until you're done. Since it was a little short you could clamp a 2x4 to the top of it. But your outfeed table has to go for this operation, it looks like.

Does not look dumb to me, brother. But, like I said, Clampett, Jed.

Andy, I promise I will Clampett next time.

Did your grandson marry a girl from Niceville FL? I too, just found out sister got married.
A nice drive along A1A and no pics of beach wear?


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Stewart, I am pretty sure she's not from Niceville. Had to throw a net over my wife -- she was going for the wills. Just ripping them up doesn't help, especially in Florida.

The pictures are in my mind -- I don't talk, text or take photos while I'm driving. Come to think of it I don't do those things at any other time either.

: I was in Florida in 2014 in February. I wanted to drive/finish out hwy 231 so me and the wife took a long weekend. Went to the beach got a hotel and etc.. On the way home we stopped in Hardee's to get breakfast and I had my shorts on and t-shirt and three big guys (like myself) was sitting there talking in carhartt jackets etc. Those people looked at me like I was stupid The high was gonna be 62 that day so I wore shorts.

Hubscrub66, that's the "tourist" look. When we see folks in t-shirts and shorts in the winter our usual comment is "Minnesota?" We try to figure out how far north they live. In your case those guys were probably shocked to see you get out of an Alabama vehicle in that outfit.

I've lived in Florida more than 40 years and I still wear short-sleeved shirts and deck shoes with no socks whatever the temperature is. My wife makes me wear a jacket when it gets below 60 but I refuse to zip it up. I look forward to being chilled but there aren't many days with that kind of weather. I have to settle for time in Costco's vegetables and dairy rooms.

 

[sawduststeve]

My wife makes me wear a jacket when it gets below 60 but I refuse to zip it up.

That'll learn her. Bob, Like a Boss.

Steve.

 

[oldironfarmer]

That'll learn her. Bob, Like a Boss.

Steve.

He's such a rebel...

 

[Bob Heine]

That'll learn her. Bob, Like a Boss.

Steve.

He's such a rebel...

Steve and Andy, with friends like you I don't need enemas.

 

[Bob Heine]

That woodworking rabbit hole sucked me in again. I have a brace and bits that haven't been used in more than 40 years. I dragged them out of the drawer and cleaned up the brace a little with some gray Scotchbrite. The bits went into the Evapo-Rust solution in the ultrasonic cleaner. A half hour at 50*C took care of the rust and a little time with the Excel wheel and they looked presentable.

I started out planning to sharpen all the bits but after three I decided I would be sharpening them next time I used them. After a couple of test holes satisfied me that these were going to work well, I decided to make a holder for the bits. The square shanks were a challenge until I remembered I have a few step drills from Harbor Freight.

The square tangs are different sizes so I'll have to take my time, which I'm running out of today. At least I determined that the long skinny step drill is big enough to make a tapered hole for the largest tang.

 

[jimreed2160]

Clever solution on the hole for a tapered drill. Must remember.

 

[Bob Heine]

Clever solution on the hole for a tapered drill. Must remember.

Thanks Jim, I surprised myself. Not so much for thinking of the step drill but that it worked so well.

 

[Bob Heine]

I am now the proud owner of a hand-made artifact from my brother Andy (oldironfarmer). It's number 8 of the limited edition. It came with a mount but I think I can do something a little fancier. Andy mailed it Friday 9 March 2018 and it was in my mailbox this afternoon, 12 March 2018. Pretty good service for $4,800. *

I showed it to my wife and by the way she hefted it (and the "MINE, MINE" look in her eye) I may have to put a tracking device on it. One of those gas station bathroom key fobs would be enough.

Thank you Andy! I will treasure it and make it one of my go-to tools.

[EDIT] * Apparently my dyslexia read that wrong -- the label shows $004.80

 

[oldironfarmer]

Steve and Andy, with friends like you I don't need enemas.

You probably know, Bob, that I have used that line for many years. What I used to say (before my complete turnaround into a respectable gentleman) was "With friends like you, I don't need enemas, you're the $hits".

Excellent misuse of a stepped drill! I have some of those, and they are a great tool. I have yet to dull one. Never thought of misusing one, though.

Glad to see you finally put the hammer down. So to speak.

I think they charged my credit card the full $4,800. Did you think I'd go cheap on postage to you after the way you cried? I think the price must have included the round trip for the courier.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bob, you have just joined the club, congratulations

Your hammers younger brother is in my shed..

That reminds me I must do something with my braces and bits..

Regards

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bob great idea. Love those step drills.

 

[Bob Heine]

You probably know, Bob, that I have used that line for many years. What I used to say (before my complete turnaround into a respectable gentleman) was "With friends like you, I don't need enemas, you're the $hits".

Excellent misuse of a stepped drill! I have some of those, and they are a great tool. I have yet to dull one. Never thought of misusing one, though.

Glad to see you finally put the hammer down. So to speak.

I think they charged my credit card the full $4,800. Did you think I'd go cheap on postage to you after the way you cried? I think the price must have included the round trip for the courier.

Andy, I missed your turnaround to gentleman farmer -- yet you continue to pursue the life of a forger (or is it a Smith).

Bob, you have just joined the club, congratulations

Your hammers younger brother is in my shed..

That reminds me I must do something with my braces and bits..

Regards

Steve, it feels good to finally belong to an exclusive club. I usually avoid joining clubs because one doesn't really want to belong to a club that would allow me in. The RSL (Returned & Services League) clubs put up with me because of my membership in the Australian-American Association but that kinda proved my point.

Don't rush into the brace and bit thing. Seems innocent enough at the start but once you have a sharp bit it's amazing. I assumed the brace and bit was the slow way to drilling a hole in wood. Turned out it drills a neater hole than my power drill and spade bits and nowhere near as scary or messy as the Irwin power bits (shavings and splinters flying everywhere).

Bob great idea. Love those step drills.

Bobby, the first time I came across a set on sale at Harbor Freight I figured it was worth a try. I ended up going back and buying all of the sets they sell and even one duplicate set for the workshop. Has to be among the best items they sell.

 

[Bob Heine]

After I finished reading and posting on GJ, I went to the workshop and grabbed a piece of wood. It is either Walnut or Philippine Mahogany but it was rough. A few minutes with a plane, chisel and hacksaw and I had what I needed. This is the leftover mess.

A couple of notches and holes and I have a custom holder for the hammer.

Now I can admire Andy's work every time I walk into the garage. Oh yeah, and it's handy so I won't have to walk the extra 20 feet to the tool chest where the inferior hammers reside.

I feel a nap coming on....

 

[sawduststeve]

Don't rush into the brace and bit thing. Seems innocent enough at the start but once you have a sharp bit it's amazing. I assumed the brace and bit was the slow way to drilling a hole in wood. Turned out it drills a neater hole than my power drill and spade bits and nowhere near as scary or messy as the Irwin power bits (shavings and splinters flying everywhere).

When I started work with my Dad he still used a brace n bit for fitting all manner of door locks, and we fitted ALOT, we also shot everything in with hand planes, no cordless stuff then.
Only two weeks ago I cut all the tangs off his old bits so I can use them in my cordless drills, they probably haven't been touched in twenty years, they live again.
Congrats with your inclusion into the Andy's Hammer Hall of Fame, it's
Hammer Time, you can't touch this.

Regards
Steve.

Ps, I've been called worse, often. and thats just by the trouble and strife.

 

[jimreed2160]

... I went to the workshop and grabbed a piece of wood. It is either Walnut or Philippine Mahogany but it was rough.

Well, when Mr SpongeBob Fancypants has to hang a special hammer with an osage orange handle, of course he looks for some exotic hardwood. Especially since it seems to be laying about all over his shop. We would expect nothing else.

 

[Bob Heine]

When I started work with my Dad he still used a brace n bit for fitting all manner of door locks, and we fitted ALOT, we also shot everything in with hand planes, no cordless stuff then.
Only two weeks ago I cut all the tangs off his old bits so I can use them in my cordless drills, they probably haven't been touched in twenty years, they live again.
Congrats with your inclusion into the Andy's Hammer Hall of Fame, it's
Hammer Time, you can't touch this.

Regards
Steve.

Ps, I've been called worse, often. and thats just by the trouble and strife.

Steve, I remember a carpenter coming to our house to do some work that was beyond my father's skill set. He had a beautiful wooden tool box with hand-made dovetails and there wasn't a single power tool in it. He had the coolest sawhorses I had ever seen and he made one trip, never going back to his station wagon to get something else.

I'm glad to be king of a higher set of holes (pretty sure A-hole King wasn't a compliment).

... I went to the workshop and grabbed a piece of wood. It is either Walnut or Philippine Mahogany but it was rough.

Well, when Mr SpongeBob Fancypants has to hang a special hammer with an osage orange handle, of course he looks for some exotic hardwood. Especially since it seems to be laying about all over his shop. We would expect nothing else.

Jim, I am really enjoying the woodworking and feel good about using instead of just storing some decent scraps of wood.

 

[Bob Heine]

With my careers at IBM and AOL you would think I would have jumped on the automation bandwagon. Turns out my dislike for the telephone in all it's incarnations overrides my desire to automate my house. That said, I upgraded my outdoor lighting to turn itself on at sunset and off at midnight.

In addition to the clocks in the house, Daylight Savings Time meant adjusting the on time for all the outdoor lighting. I bought an astronomic timer to control one of the three low voltage lighting transformers for the yard lighting. Hooked it up and it failed to come on the first night and failed to shut off the next, after I re-programmed the timer. Third time was the charm so I bought two more of the timers.

The Intermatic HB880R timer switches one or two loads based on the sunrise or sunset times and therefore turns on later each night from December to June and earlier each night from July to November. The clock in it is battery operated so power outages don't mess it up. I just disable the timers built into the transformers and switch them on. Then unplug the transformer, plug the timer in its place and plug the transformer into one of the two outlets on the timer.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B0XIIGE/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I mounted the new timer on the garage wall next to the front yard transformer, fence next to the side yard transformer and on the lid of the back yard transformer.

I like that the timer doesn't have to be hard-wired like my outdoor garage lights. It's one less annoyance and I don't have to use the phone to make it work. Win - Win!

 

[gilr]

Yes, but look at all the extra frustration you are missing out on!!!!

 

[Guster]

Steve, I remember a carpenter coming to our house to do some work that was beyond my father's skill set. He had a beautiful wooden tool box with hand-made dovetails and there wasn't a single power tool in it. He had the coolest sawhorses I had ever seen and he made one trip, never going back to his station wagon to get something else.

I'm glad to be king of a higher set of holes (pretty sure A-hole King wasn't a compliment).

Jim, I am really enjoying the woodworking and feel good about using instead of just storing some decent scraps of wood.

"higher set of holes" I'm sure that falls under the "if your elbow won't fit" rule.

Miss that these days. Most so-called carpenters these days just have a hammer and a skillsaw. They often knock on your door wanting to know if they can plug in their cordless charger(is it still cordless then?) while they have a smoke break. Caught one wanting to use my outdoor chairs as sawhorses. Thankfully my wife went full-feral at them before I took a step in their direction.

Cool outdoor timer but I don't like that fact that I can't help you turn your yard lights on/off with my phone either!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy, I missed your turnaround to gentleman farmer -- yet you continue to pursue the life of a forger (or is it a Smith).

How did you know I'm a forger?

Been printing one's but I'm thinking of moving up to the five's. Twenties and hundreds they use those stupid pens and it gets so embarrassing. Sure helps with the new shop equipment.

Well, in any event, let's keep it quiet.

 

[Vieux]

A great gift handmade from Andy!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Andy, I missed your turnaround to gentleman farmer -- yet you continue to pursue the life of a forger (or is it a Smith).

Steve, it feels good to finally belong to an exclusive club. I usually avoid joining clubs because one doesn't really want to belong to a club that would allow me in. The RSL (Returned & Services League) clubs put up with me because of my membership in the Australian-American Association but that kinda proved my point.

Don't rush into the brace and bit thing. Seems innocent enough at the start but once you have a sharp bit it's amazing. I assumed the brace and bit was the slow way to drilling a hole in wood. Turned out it drills a neater hole than my power drill and spade bits and nowhere near as scary or messy as the Irwin power bits (shavings and splinters flying everywhere).

Bobby, the first time I came across a set on sale at Harbor Freight I figured it was worth a try. I ended up going back and buying all of the sets they sell and even one duplicate set for the workshop. Has to be among the best items they sell.

I've got four sets. Great for small drilling of sheet metal. Not so prone to breakage.

 

[Bob Heine]

Yes, but look at all the extra frustration you are missing out on!!!!

Gil, I never thought of it that way. Maybe I should start carrying my phone with me wherever I go. Peace and quiet is so overrated.

"higher set of holes" I'm sure that falls under the "if your elbow won't fit" rule.

Miss that these days. Most so-called carpenters these days just have a hammer and a skillsaw. They often knock on your door wanting to know if they can plug in their cordless charger(is it still cordless then?) while they have a smoke break. Caught one wanting to use my outdoor chairs as sawhorses. Thankfully my wife went full-feral at them before I took a step in their direction.

Cool outdoor timer but I don't like that fact that I can't help you turn your yard lights on/off with my phone either!

Guster, now I'm worried. My urologist has very small hands and fingers but I didn't notice how big his elbow is. Pretty sure I would notice the difference.

I haven't had a carpenter visit my home in more than 40 years. Pretty sure they send robots out to the house nowadays. At my age I should be letting other people do things for me. I should take my cars to the tire store when I need tires but those guys make me crazy. If they aren't gouging the aluminum wheels on the machine, they are guessing the torque on the lug nuts by the sound of their air wrench. I did take my 87 Corvette to Costco for tires 20 years ago and they used a torque wrench to do the final tightening. Even that makes me nervous because my cars have three different lug nut torque specs. On the 72 Corvette they are supposed to be tightened to 75 ft-lbs, the PT Cruiser and 87 Corvette are supposed to be 100 ft-lbs and the Cadillac lug nuts are supposed to be tightened to 140 ft-lbs.

I have only one phone-controlled device. It's an Anova sous vide cooker. I can set the cooking temperature and time from my phone so I'll be blaming you for the next raw steak or pork chop I serve.

How did you know I'm a forger?

Been printing one's but I'm thinking of moving up to the five's. Twenties and hundreds they use those stupid pens and it gets so embarrassing. Sure helps with the new shop equipment.

Well, in any event, let's keep it quiet.

Andy, I personally want to focus on pennies. People don't notice when their pennies are forged. Once I get my hands on a bunch of copper, melt it down and turn it into sheets, punching out the pennies should be easy. Your aluminum smelting has been a big help getting me started.

A great gift handmade from Andy!

Vieux, it is among my most treasured possessions!

I've got four sets. Great for small drilling of sheet metal. Not so prone to breakage.

Bobby, I often find myself switching from a regular bit to one of those just because they work so well.

 

[Bob Heine]

I took a few minutes today to try cutting some dados with the router on the Bora track setup. Made the first dado with the 31/64" bit and the second with the 23/32" bit.

I tested the fit of a 1/2" (nominal) thick piece of scrap plywood. Jim Reed mentioned that a lot of plywood isn't the advertised dimension and I did notice that one end of the piece was thinner. The 3/4" (nominal) thick piece of pine fit perfectly.

I also test the fit of a 3/4" oak-faced plywood and it also fits perfectly. I'm a pretty happy camper right now.

 

[sawduststeve]

I haven't had a carpenter visit my home in more than 40 years.

Not long to wait now Bob, your government has deemed my family and I as low risk reprobates and approved our ESTA's, or they liked the look of my $42.
Only one problem I'll come baring tea bags not my tool bag.

Steve