Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 827

poohbear_nc · 03-18-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Oh, no, you go to the store for some other item; then by chance you notice .....

That's the best way to get new stuff - totally unexpected! A find!

GeoffC · 03-18-2010, 01:11 PM

serendipitous purchases .... all in a good cause.

yvanleterrible · 03-18-2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

but there's never a reason to get rid of a tool!!! (unless it is broken

You kiddin'?
Battery operated tools change every six months. I've gone from 7.2V to 9.6V to 12V to 14.4V and stopped before 18V because those monsters are too heavy for the fine work I make with them. I have about 20 drills and drivers I don't use, many of which have dead batteries that in pair cost more than a new drill. So I dump the drilss and start over!
Have you ever tried an impact screwdriver? Those are great! So if I change voltage sets, I need: one impact, two drills, a battery operated nailer and a skilsaw.
I just bought a new Makita kit before Christmas. 10.8V Lithium battery kit. They are GREAT!!!

Half the weight of my 12V kit!!! Batteries last longer, it's just as powerful, it's got lighting and comes in a neat little aluminum case. When I do an installation somewhere, the big guys laugh it off saying they look like toys. They don't laugh when they punch down a 3"screw then. I just love to see their faces!

And the there are sanders, I wear down at least two a year...
And then sawblades, specialty tools, carving tools...
Oh, and routers! I have 11 in different sizes, power levels, speed and weights. I used to work in a place that had one router for every type of moulding profile. That's a lot!!! And those router bits! I've got at least 300 varying from 12$ to 150$.
And it never stops...

pshrynk · 03-18-2010, 02:11 PM

I was looking at that Makita Kit at Home Depot a while back! Sweeeeet!

yvanleterrible · 03-18-2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I was looking at that Makita Kit at Home Depot a while back! Sweeeeet!

It's a tough worker!

pshrynk · 03-18-2010, 02:36 PM

Right now, I'm trying to ignore MR so that I can get all my notes done early so that I can do some writing.

Wait... What?

Dang!

kindlekitten · 03-18-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

More difficult than would be thought isn't it? I get the same problem with new tools...

Maybe you could do it this way.
Choose one item to give away. Go out, do it, and on the way back stop in the right store to buy a replacement .......

...eleventy items!

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

You kiddin'?
Battery operated tools change every six months. I've gone from 7.2V to 9.6V to 12V to 14.4V and stopped before 18V because those monsters are too heavy for the fine work I make with them. I have about 20 drills and drivers I don't use, many of which have dead batteries that in pair cost more than a new drill. So I dump the drilss and start over!
Have you ever tried an impact screwdriver? Those are great! So if I change voltage sets, I need: one impact, two drills, a battery operated nailer and a skilsaw.
I just bought a new Makita kit before Christmas. 10.8V Lithium battery kit. They are GREAT!!!

Half the weight of my 12V kit!!! Batteries last longer, it's just as powerful, it's got lighting and comes in a neat little aluminum case. When I do an installation somewhere, the big guys laugh it off saying they look like toys. They don't laugh when they punch down a 3"screw then. I just love to see their faces!

And the there are sanders, I wear down at least two a year...
And then sawblades, specialty tools, carving tools...
Oh, and routers! I have 11 in different sizes, power levels, speed and weights. I used to work in a place that had one router for every type of moulding profile. That's a lot!!! And those router bits! I've got at least 300 varying from 12$ to 150$.
And it never stops...

I said broken!, not no never! and those sound like *BROKEN* to me!!! I warped the shaft in my Makita, no matter how much I loved it, out the door. since then I've switched everything to DeWalt. compatible batteries gotta love it!!!!!!! when I'm on a construction site I always have two chargers plugged in with batteries charging, one in each device, and a spare for everything I have as well as a charger in reserve

yvanleterrible · 03-18-2010, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I said broken!, not no never! and those sound like *BROKEN* to me!!! I warped the shaft in my Makita, no matter how much I loved it, out the door. since then I've switched everything to DeWalt. compatible batteries gotta love it!!!!!!! when I'm on a construction site I always have two chargers plugged in with batteries charging, one in each device, and a spare for everything I have as well as a charger in reserve

Funny! I made the opposite switch!
De Wallets

are just expensive Black&Deckers.

Seriously, I have no brand loyalty to any manufacturer. That's silly. I always go for the best tool for each job. Being a cabinetmaker, I dont need my drills strong enough to be a carroussel!

kindlekitten · 03-18-2010, 03:15 PM

I need super strong stuff. Makita unfortunately can't gut out what a DeWalt can

yvanleterrible · 03-18-2010, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I need super strong stuff. Makita unfortunately can't gut out what a DeWalt can

Shows you never tried the 18V Lithium Ions!

badgoodDeb · 03-18-2010, 03:21 PM

Looking for DixieGal. I want to know the difference between aquamarine (which says it is in the beryl family) and aquamarine quartz (which I presume means quartz with a color of aqua). Aquamarine is the March birthstone, and it usually looks totally clear and uninteresting!!

FlorenceArt · 03-18-2010, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

right now, i am thinking that spring must be coming, because just like every year i am getting the urge to buy myself a (some) new dress(es). the fact that there is absolutely no justification for this, and that my wardrobe can barely close as it is, is of course irrelevant. i mean, look !

Attachment 48317

plus, when i saved the picture to attach it here, i noticed the file name starts with zp !!! it must be a sign. i should buy that dress. clearly it was meant to be !

this one is sort of calling my name too...

Attachment 48318

(curse you, promod !!!!)

Nice dresses, I like the second one

This is the time of year when I start spending more than 2 minutes in the morning deciding what to wear, because I'm so tired of wearing the same old clothes. But it takes more than that to drag me to the stores. I just want the weather to start being warm enough for me to wear my old spring clothes

Today the weather was really spring-like, even too warm for this time of year probably

happy_terd · 03-18-2010, 03:31 PM

about to go back up that stupid mountain.

pshrynk · 03-18-2010, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

about to go back up that stupid mountain.

Do they make you push a big round rock up the hill ahead of you?

happy_terd · 03-18-2010, 03:36 PM

No but we sometimes work as a team and try to find boulders to roll down.

03-18-2010, 01:11 PM	#12392
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	serendipitous purchases .... all in a good cause.

03-18-2010, 02:11 PM	#12394
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I was looking at that Makita Kit at Home Depot a while back! Sweeeeet!

03-18-2010, 02:36 PM	#12396
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Right now, I'm trying to ignore MR so that I can get all my notes done early so that I can do some writing. Wait... What? Dang!

03-18-2010, 03:15 PM	#12399
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I need super strong stuff. Makita unfortunately can't gut out what a DeWalt can

03-18-2010, 03:21 PM	#12401
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Looking for DixieGal. I want to know the difference between aquamarine (which says it is in the beryl family) and aquamarine quartz (which I presume means quartz with a color of aqua). Aquamarine is the March birthstone, and it usually looks totally clear and uninteresting!!

03-18-2010, 03:31 PM	#12403
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	about to go back up that stupid mountain.

03-18-2010, 03:36 PM	#12405
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	No but we sometimes work as a team and try to find boulders to roll down.