You and me both Mike. I cannot count the times I get to a place with a live panel and then, for no reason known to man, the site has all of 1 15A plug in that is live. How is is that cost prohibitive to light up a few boxes?? Breakers are cheap and sub panels are everywhere.
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Tom Picciani
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Got a pleasant surprise. Walked into back corner of the basement and discovered a bunch of clear pine 1x3’s. Need to trim out garage windows and didn’t want feather edge trim.
But I sold the miter saw! Going to get the 7.25 inch Kobalt sliding miter saw for $130. I don’t see myself cutting anything more than 2x6’s. And I still have the circular saw for anything bigger.
But I sold the miter saw! Going to get the 7.25 inch Kobalt sliding miter saw for $130. I don’t see myself cutting anything more than 2x6’s. And I still have the circular saw for anything bigger.
Speaking of power outages, mine went out this morning. No apparent reason. Had to go stand on the porch with my cellphone to call and report the outage. Fortunately it was only out for about an hour. My mom had actually gotten dressed and put her shoes on wanting to go into town just before the power went out. But she told me I can nap a bit longer first.
I took some meds and am waiting for them to kick in.
I had a thought about the extension cords but my brain isn't working. LOL.
I took some meds and am waiting for them to kick in.
I had a thought about the extension cords but my brain isn't working. LOL.
It can be very cost prohibitive.
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It's amazing how expensive those saws were when they first came out. I have a friend that was a contractor and he bought a Hitachi saw. I recall him paying around $500 for it in a very late 80s or early 90s.
I have a Makita miter saw I used once.
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I really like our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. I stop in once every week and a half or two to see what comes in. They have pretty good prices. I don't stop in at the pawn shop very often. My best purchase ever was a Makita air compressor.
My old Emglow compressor died towards the end of a job I was working on and I needed something like right now. This was a lot larger than what I needed, but I paid $165 for it and it starts and runs like brand new.
Locally it was priceless about $500.
I think Amazon's price has come down since I bought mine.
My old twin tank and glow didn't have the capacity or the power to keep up with things like the air wrenches hat I just bought. This one can.
https://www.amazon.com/Makita-MAC5200-Big-Bore-Compressor/dp/B0001Q2VPU
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I heard Canada has a lot of 15A, that’s why they made the National 8274-4 planetary 15 amp capable.
on a crazy serious note, I’m working my ass off, texting a bit cause noise I can’t answer my phone. I asked for something 2 months ago from a supplier we’ll call them, I ask today and they say no one asks for those. Do I’m thinking drinking, dementia, memory loss, how fucking borderline are our brains from the next day being in assisted living, etc. I think my fn brain May run at 20%? Just imagine 100%, it’s fn defective, all our brains simply do not work properly, hmm gene therapy, I’m back to work suckas!
on a crazy serious note, I’m working my ass off, texting a bit cause noise I can’t answer my phone. I asked for something 2 months ago from a supplier we’ll call them, I ask today and they say no one asks for those. Do I’m thinking drinking, dementia, memory loss, how fucking borderline are our brains from the next day being in assisted living, etc. I think my fn brain May run at 20%? Just imagine 100%, it’s fn defective, all our brains simply do not work properly, hmm gene therapy, I’m back to work suckas!
I have one that I never like to use again. It's the old original style Makita with the handle that sticks straight at you. How to use a chop saw all that often but I'd like to have something that goes beyond 45° in both directions. Mine goes 45° on the left swing and 48° or so on the right.
https://www.boschtools.com/ca/en/boschtools-ocs/miter-saws-gcm12sd-33969-p/That is the saw I use and I will never ever go back. I do however wish i bought the 10" because I have very little need for a 12"
20%? Holy crap tell me what kind of vitamins you take. I need a boost.
That's one nice saw. How much does it weigh?
Too much. I do not actually know but I would put it in the vicinity of about 70 lbs
I looked into it... the website says 65
There's a time in life where a hand truck becomes an essential tool. I am at that time.
Hey, maybe you can make a set of detachable Wheels that you can fasten on one end with a wing nut.
Now this saw is it's own hand truck.
Best thing I ever bought at a pawn shop was a Roberts, Jr. stretcher for $100. Had all the poles and a case.
My buddy has the Bosch 12” saw and I don’t like it. Prolly cus I’m just not used to where all the levers n shit are located. Love my Dewalt though. Then again I am already used to it so take that for what it’s worth. If you take the time to square up and calibrate just about any saw, you can get a quality cut from it. I guarantee if you start throwing around a $1500 Kapex like most contractors do with all their other tools, it’s not gonna give you any better quality of a cut than any other saw that’s treated like shit.
High, they have wheel attachment kits that you can add on to your saw stand for rolling it around. Most 12” slider saws are gonna be around 65# to 70#. They’re big and bulky so carrying them will definitely pop a roid of you already have one on the verge of having one poke its head out.
High, they have wheel attachment kits that you can add on to your saw stand for rolling it around. Most 12” slider saws are gonna be around 65# to 70#. They’re big and bulky so carrying them will definitely pop a roid of you already have one on the verge of having one poke its head out.
Because I’m from the West Coast. I definitely don’t think like a Southerner. I tried explaining to some of these guys that you don’t make that much more on the West Coast than you do in the South yet the cost of living is significantly higher. So because of that you have to work more. You stay later. You work weekends. You work holidays. Strollin in to work at 9, 10 or 11 and cuttin out at 2 with a lunch break in between just isn’t tolerated. You do what you have to do to make more money to make up for the higher cost of living until you decide to pull your head outta your ass and figure out how to work smarter, faster and just overall be more efficient. This answer might offend some but I’m just stating facts.
Worked for a store one time putting carpet in track homes. They were way behind. Me and my buddy were getting paid by the yard and would do 4-5 houses a week. The other crew, the store owner's BIL and his buddy were doing one house a week and being paid by the hour. The store owner bragged about how good our worked looked but wondered why we were so much faster than the other crew. I told him the truth. We were getting paid for what we got done. We couldn't afford to take a 3 hour lunch under a shade tree like his BIL did. He got mad and let us go.
Truth hurts
I resemble many of those remarks but I'm not even slightly offended.
35 years ago one of the contractors nickname me the banker because of the time that I showed up for work.
It's been a bit of a joke my entire life. Once I get to work I don't usually take lunch. These days I'm pretty much stuck on about 5 hours a day. My body tells me when to quit. A couple of ibuprofen in the morning are my work partners.
I give them the afternoons off. They just do the morning shift.
