hardware

Talk of that will sustain you until thy kingdom come?

They were $3.89+tax for a one pound box.

My SIL bought an 18v drill and saw yesterday as well as an ergonomic hammer with a magnet that holds the nail in place. Neat stuff from the hardware store, except for the nails, those are pretty boring.

my last trip to the HW store, I bought a belt sander. Already used it too.
it is much, much faster than sanding by hand!

You can about use a decent belt sander to cut right thru a 2x4.

Now you're talking. I like the big-ass ones more better than the little ones that you need a magnetic ergo-whatever to keep track.

Ah. I am filled.

I prefer different sizes of deck screws.

Deck screws. Oh, yeah. With pilot hole or without? Minor or just a bit less than the major of the helix? Cord or cordless?

With this and the coffee, my blood courses.

New roof on the shed this year, Best part is I didn't have to do it. My SIL did. Definitely not a worthless SIL.

I have never done a roof, except on the hot/shadehouse. However it was plastic.

I use deck screws fro all of my screwing needs outside :0 :0 -- did I say that?

I like square drive better.

however, sometimes others...

The shed. Not the house. You'll have nails left over.

Those little blue ones are the kind I used with 1/8X1X1 angle, drilled through the apex every one-half inch, for the outward top edge of a fence around the house once. Nasty. Once the nails began to rust, even nastier.

But the homeowner's association commanded that I take it down. Too unseemly, they said. And, besides, the wife and daughter would always leave the gate open anyway.

I'm glad too. The fewer people making our business their business the better I like it.

You stray from nails into God knows what.

they dont rust easily

I have sanded down a few things, including a shelf, cutting board, etc..
I think I want a sandblaster next. However it is not really needed.

I was also thinking when the cash is avail, to get an air compressor and air tools :D
But I havent been able to justify to myself for that purchase..

Pneumatics is like photography is like cars.

I remember from 101 Dalmations the frog, when he saw the car.

"Motorcar......," enunciating every syllable.

Buy a GOOD hose that's about twice as long as you think you'll need. I've got a 50 footer. You can always leave it coiled up but when you need the extra length it'll be there and you won't have to move the compressor which will likely have a short cord.

by w2ktechman Oct 26, 2008

The thing is, I would like them, however, it is likely that I would rarely use it. That is why I dont have one. Things would I use most often come to the top of the list.
My last power tool was the dremmel tool (before the belt sander). And I use it often enough. So far, sharpening other tools, cleaning tools, polishing things. Useful little thing, and it cuts pretty well through metal too. I did a case mod using it :D

We're shelling corn in the living room while watching the 60" big screen. :) It doesn't make much of a mess the way we're doing it. It's kind of odd but that's the way it is around here, kind of odd.

Than shucking clams in the bedroom. You get good at it and there's no mess. Well, mostly.

We bought a level pickup truck load of corn for $75.00. So far it's working out really well. We have a corn dryer too, made out of a plastic barrel and a blower.

It burns real well in the corn stove. Takes the chill off which is all we're after. Lets us keep the furnace turned down and still stay warm. The cobs are going to be ground up for animal bedding by SIL's uncle.

by michael jay Oct 25, 2008

Phil is ok with that?