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I like a lot of the WoodPeckers one-off tools but, jeesh, the prices!

Did you see the rolling clamp cart? I thought $299 would be outrageous - it was $799!!!!
 
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rharman said:
I like a lot of the WoodPeckers one-off tools but, jeesh, the prices!

Did you see the rolling clamp cart? I thought $299 would be outrageous - it was $799!!!!
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Yes, that clamp cart is hilariously expensive. And the majority of their stuff is beyond my means. That's why I went small with the TS-3 :bounce:

I got the 36" rule and TS-12 T-Square as gifts. They are really nice tools, though. I'm thinking about plunking my own money down on one of their smaller squares, eventually.
 
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rharman said:
I like a lot of the WoodPeckers one-off tools but, jeesh, the prices!

Did you see the rolling clamp cart? I thought $299 would be outrageous - it was $799!!!!
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nicholam77 said:
Yes, that clamp cart is hilariously expensive....
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Definitely not cheap but he has about $2000-$3000 worth of K-Body clamps on there, so he can afford it. K-Body clamps are very heavy; I have a smaller wheel around clamp cart(maybe $100) and it could never hold that many clamps, nor could it sustain the weight.
 
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Finished making a metric box, adding to my socket storage line up. This and the others shown will be mounted on a double sided tool board, yet to be made, for my winter workshop.
 

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rharman said:
I like a lot of the WoodPeckers one-off tools but, jeesh, the prices!
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They do have some really nice stuff. I think what we all forget is this is made in the USA and very low volume stuff. So prices are going to be very high.

I really like the graphite pencil blades for utility knifes. That is a really cool idea.
 
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I recently jumped ship from a reel mower to gas, but then had a storage conundrum to think through for a while. Toro makes a mower specially designed for vertical storage but I'd hate to give up my well-running Troy-Bilt and go spend more money, so I figured out how to store it vertically and made a wall bracket from wood scrap (see pix).

This may already be common knowledge to most of you but for vertical storage prep I did the following:
1.) After mowing, turn off gas valve & run line out of gas.
2.) Drain carburetor bowl and dump fuel back into tank
3.) Take some 1/16" - 1/8" EDPM fuel-resistant gasket material and trace around the neck of the fuel tank and cut to match - don't cut undersize.
4.) Take out rubber breather thing from inside gas cap and put in your EDPM gasket, put cap back on snug (My initial test was with a folded over pc of Saran Wrap which did work, but you have to poke the center down a bit so as not to squish the breather ******. I like the simplicity of the EDPM gasket better, and I just swap the two each time I mow)
5.) Make wall bracket similar to what I've posted, and VIOLA!!

I tested the mower out the other day after it was vertical for a week and it fired right up, no problems!
 

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Very nice but....meh....I'm too lazy to do all that every time I mow. I'd leave mine horizontal and work around it or bite the bullet and replace it with a mower made for vertical storage. YMMV
 
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Lol, yes but I don't have room for a shed so here I am ;-) Maybe eventually I'll tire of it but for now this works. I only mow 6-8 times during the summer anyways...
 
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lilredex said:
Finished making a metric box, adding to my socket storage line up. This and the others shown will be mounted on a double sided tool board, yet to be made, for my winter workshop.
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FWIW I hate you for your skill in fabricating those.
as soon as I am able to duplicate that skill I will copy you and make other people hate me.
 
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I just bought an electric mower this year and couldn't be happier. It folds and stows vertically out of the way.
 
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I recently drilled the nylon out of the handle holding knobs (to make it easy to fold the handle back) so I can fold the handle back to take up less space in the shed. I am already tired of folding the handle back. No way I would regularly go through that procedure to stow it on the wall! Kudos to you for having the follow through. Nice execution. I would be interested in doing the same if I could modify the mower permanently so as not to require a start up and shut down procedure. May have to investigate the Toro and see how they did it.
 
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woodee said:
I just bought an electric mower this year and couldn't be happier. It folds and stows vertically out of the way.
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This all day. I get four or five mows out of my one battery. Lawn's roughly 30' x 40'. I really like the idea of the hooks for hanging it up off the floor though!:thumbup:

-Brian
 
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FWIW I hate you for your skill in fabricating those.
as soon as I am able to duplicate that skill I will copy you and make other people hate me.
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No need to feel intimidated by those projects. Bending can be done over an angle or "T" dolly as needed. Not that difficult to complete.

They are the basic type of sheet metal projects that might have been part of a school shop course or might have showed up in School Shop Magazine that went out to most schools, back in the day.

Anyone interested in the type of projects that appeared in School Shop Magazine, this is one of the (TAB) books out there.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830603573/?tag=atomicindus08-20
 

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lilredex said:
They are the basic type of sheet metal projects that might have been part of a school shop course or might have showed up in School Shop Magazine that went out to most schools, back in the day.
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what gauge did you use for your socket storage?
I like those a lot!
 
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I made this storage shelf from a free pallet and just painted it white. The old paint roller is just the right size for shop towels.

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lilredex said:
No need to feel intimidated by those projects. Bending can be done over an angle or "T" dolly as needed. Not that difficult to complete.

They are the basic type of sheet metal projects that might have been part of a school shop course or might have showed up in School Shop Magazine that went out to most schools, back in the day.

Anyone interested in the type of projects that appeared in School Shop Magazine, this is one of the (TAB) books out there.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830603573/?tag=atomicindus08-20
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I went ahead and ordered that book. I will see what I can create.
 
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Whoops! Meant to reply to the retirees.
I have 1 more day until retirement.
 
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mlb6d9 said:
Lol, yes but I don't have room for a shed so here I am ;-) Maybe eventually I'll tire of it but for now this works. I only mow 6-8 times during the summer anyways...
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Holy ****, I mow that often in one month here! No way I could go through that routine every time. Electric is the way to go

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bad_idea said:
I recently drilled the nylon out of the handle holding knobs (to make it easy to fold the handle back) so I can fold the handle back to take up less space in the shed. I am already tired of folding the handle back. No way I would regularly go through that procedure to stow it on the wall! Kudos to you for having the follow through. Nice execution. I would be interested in doing the same if I could modify the mower permanently so as not to require a start up and shut down procedure. May have to investigate the Toro and see how they did it.
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From what I understand, they rearranged parts of the engine especially for vertical storage. I hear what these other guys are saying, yes it would be easier just to go buy this mower but I literally just bought my Troy-Bilt a year ago so I'm making do with what I have. For me it is much more frustrating to have it taking up valuable floor space, so doing this was a no brainer. But then, I have a thing for mounting stuff to walls anyway ;-) If I mowed more often I'd bite the bullet.... It was just an idea for guys in similar situations.
 
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lilredex said:
Was wondering how long it would take for someone to spot this. But in this case it is probably better on ``backwards``, the friction against the wall helps to keep it from uncontrolled unrolling.
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Brilliant observation. You're right. I don't even have to hold the roll when I want a towel I just rip it off.
 
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We settled on a similar design, after seeing one that had an additional arm that rested on the roll to keep it from spooling. Never could find that one though.

Not my paint roller idea BTW......(ezriderga)
 
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Hmmm...the thread title does say "What's on your walls?" right? so I guess what's on my walls doesn't also have to be a "Neat storage idea" as well, I hope. This is more of a quick and dirty storage idea but it isn't a "neat" idea as I'm sure there is a more labor intensive idea that would use the space more efficiently...but I'm lazy. These are over the entry door from the house in my attached garage.



 
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