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I watch that show all the time and I'm happy to see that they are pushing the trades. Mike Rowe is behind a lot of it. He is a great guy and someone that the younger folks look up to.
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I would get one of those if I had room. You're fortunate to have a place for it outside of your shop.
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I must have lost my mind there for a second. How about getting rid of the three shovels and buy here a shiny new bigger one? Won't take as much room and she will get done quicker.
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Ditch the shovels, hire a kid to shovel for you.
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At present, I have 3 saws and none of them have the hold down on them. My first saw didn't have it. The previous owner must have ditched it.
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There is a tv commercial that shows two "millenials" with a flat tire. They don't have a clue what a lug wrench is for or what it looks like. I know it's an extreme example but not far from the truth. I think all girls should take an auto shop class and all boys should take home economics. It just makes sense. Bill O'Reilly said one night on his show " We need folks who know how to fix stuff". TRU DAT!
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I love diesels! The sound of them gets my blood churning. I'm SOOO ready to hit the road again. Best 3 years of our married lives. If we weren't so old, we'd be back out there.
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Good question. Maybe $20 or less. Not sure I'd ever use it though.
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I envy you. I'm too old now. Sad.
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We pulled our 36ft Hitchhiker 5th wheel behind a 2001 Chevy cc dually. With wind behind, 14. With a headwind 7-9. Duramax/Allison combo chipped.
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The Ridgid is fairly large. The H/F is smaller and much lighter weight. I had a Ryobi once and it had a small footprint. You'll love having this type sander.
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Did we figure out yet what sander Rocky is asking about? I have both the Ridgid spindle/belt sander and a cheapie H/F palm random orbit sander.
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This mask https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF7RCU6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And these filters https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00328IAO0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This one wasn't available when I ordered mine. Here is a mask/filter complete https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B3XYZN6/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07B3XYZN6&pd_rd_w=3k6JT&pf_rd_p=733540df-430d-45cd-9525-21bc15b0e6cc&pd_rd_wg=4Dfck&pf_rd_r=6P6KD1N9MM8YJCAQ5J9V&pd_rd_r=0004cfdc-53fc-11e9-82da-6fb64f5c7c10
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I bought one on Amazon that uses replaceable filters. I like it because it has two straps. One goes around my neck with a clasp at the back. The other one goes behind the crown of my head and has a plastic cup on the top that really helps position it. It came without the filters because there are different types. I think all together it was under $30. Also, if you take your mask to a fabric store, I'll bet you can buy new elastic for it. I'd try that first. Just a 25 mile trip.
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I agree. What I saw in the video is a saw with multiple problems. Time for a tear down/tune up.
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I'm confused.
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Deleted. I misread the title. I second the Ridgid occillating sander. I bought one and love it.
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I like your fix for that problem. But, and I don't say this lightly, a set of the new Pegas clamps for the EX style saws will eliminate all that. I also don't recall my EX having that much play in the upper blade clamp arms. Realizing you are not a novice, do you have the arm adjusted level to the table? And leave it there? I have mine adjusted level and never have to tough the knob in the rear. And I don't have any looseness in the arm mechanism. Maybe my saw is just not "broken in" as yours must be. By the looks of your saw table, your saw has seen a lot of cutting. Mine is very new looking. I bought it used but obviously it was not TOO used. Thanks for the great idea for a fix though.
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I like working with oak generally. I'm still too new to scrolling to know what wood cuts best. So, all these threads are great info for me. So far I have found that poplar, mahogany and maple all cut pretty well. I haven't found any problems yet with red oak. But, I have only been working with 1/4" stuff so that might make a difference too. I do know for sure though that 1 1/2" douglas fir is not good for much.
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You are so right and I envy you that you had a great job like that. I always wanted to be an industrial arts teacher but in order to get there, I would have had to take a lot of stuff that I could see no value in.
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Thank you all for your service. I was in the Army Reserves for 6 years during the Viet Nam war. I thank God I didn't have to go. For those of you who did, THANK YOU!
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Thanks for the review. I'll put that on my shopping list too.
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@aj43 , you and I must be about the same age. On Saturday afternoons, we'd go to the Temple Theater for a movie and some cartoons. It cost $.12 to get in. One day, my buddy and I were walking like we always did and came upon what they call a "pocket dump". Someone getting out of their car didn't know they had a hole in their pocket. Anyway, we picked up all the change and I'll never forget, there was $1.27 in change. We had a ball at the movies. Everybody ate their fill. Good times for sure. The kids nowadays don't have a clue what the good times were like.
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Go figure!
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Yes, you are so right about needing to make the money to survive. I could never do an assembly line job unless the situation demanded it. It was bad enough going to work every day but at least I had 5 different routes and I knew that each day was going to be different. Some better than others.
