Recent content by Tool_Freek

Thank you for everyone’s recommendations. I ended up purchasing the Marshalltown sander. It works as well as described in the video I mentioned. I’m happy with it. It was very useful for sanding off previous people’s work. As another contributor mentioned about their sander, mine doesn’t...

Does anyone have any experience with this Marshalltown drywall sander? I’ve seen this video on it: I wonder if it’s as good as he says.

My thanks to everyone for your advice. It appears cutting aluminum with a circular saw and a carbide tipped wood cutting blade is worth a try. Seems odd though, afterall you eventually dull such a blade just cutting wood.

I have a sheet of material that consists of aluminum skins separated by a plastic core layer (unknown compound) between them. The aluminum skins are 0.028” thick and overall sheet is 0.23” thick. Having obtained this material from a salvage yard, I know nothing more about it. Before investing...

Wow! I’m swimming in confusion. I want something that’s slow enough and controllable so I don’t strip out threads when I tighten them. Different power settings seems like the right thing for that. I’m not production oriented in my work so speed is secondary and noise level is third. It seems...

Tinkerer2, I saw this tool last time I considered a battery powered impact wrench/driver. At that time, the release for the 1/4” hex drive got a lot of bad reviews. If I recall correctly, it broke or wouldn’t release. I see now Bosch has a new model out. What have your experiences been?

Your responses support my concerns. My immediate use is for tightening nuts and bolts. Sounds like the 3/8” drive unit would be best. I would be interested in everyone’s opinion of this adapter. It gets enough bad reviews to be a concern:

I’m considering purchasing my first battery powered impact driver. Brief shopping led me to this one: Advertising boasts 2000 in-lb (167 ft-lb) of torque! The quick release collet style tool holder requires a 1/4” hex shank tool. For nuts and bolts, I’m considering using these socket...

My thanks to all for your contributions and great information!

Thank you for photos of the palm driver and the “hammer tool.” Going a step further, I would definitely like to drill pilot holes for the screws. My right angle drill attachment is ancient, huge, and warped. Right angle drills are tool big when you put the bit into them. Can anyone...

KnurledNut, There are two locations that need this bracket. There’s no overhead access to swing a hammer in order to use the side of the head. I had wondered if a palm nailer would be able to drive the nail straight. I was unaware of Simpson’s structural screws. I think they would be my best...

I’m considering purchasing my first palm nailer. I have a 6” gap between two studs in which to place a Simpson AR-35 tie bracket. The nails are 1-1/2” long which leaves 4-1/2” for the nailer (tip to palm grip). I’ve seen offerings on the internet with length x width x height dimensions in...

As I previously mentioned, I’m merely doing the feasibility study of my design. Access to necessary components could preclude further design efforts. I intentionally kept my original question simple in hopes of a simple answer. However, heretofore unknown awarenesses were obtained from the...

Thank you for the links to potential suppliers for tooth blanks. I appreciate everyone’s replies and concerns. Like most all contributors to this thread, I too bought blades for years and took them in for sharpening. However, things have recently changed. With the closure of my local shop...

I’m merely in the feasibility portion of the planning and design phases. I don’t have exact answers to your “how” questions. I was already aware of everyone’s concerns and, rest assured, they’re on the performance criteria list of my final design/approach/solution. At this point, I’m simply...