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Post by Red on Dec 29, 2015 10:10:50 GMT -5
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas 2015, but now it's time to put the rubber on the road. It's been 15 years in coming, but I got a new TV from Santa. What did you folks find under the tree? Any new tools to report?
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Dec 29, 2015 13:38:38 GMT -5
No new mafell tools. I did though get a quality ruxxac folding carthttp://www.ruxxaccart.co.uk/ first impressions are really good. The only negative is the bungee strap I feel. Also the boxes for the nail guns are going to be getting changed to cases that clip together and also less bulky. I also got a nightsearcher worklight which gives off 2200 lumens is cordless, saving any cables and I feel is far safer light than the dreadful halogen lights and I think should be banned as they pose a fire hazard. I also did a search for them and I noticed machine mart has an excellent deal on them for people in the ukhttps://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/nightsearcher-powerful-affordable-portable-le/ I do plan to get a couple of stands as I notice when placed higher up you don't get big shadow
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Post by charley1968 on Dec 29, 2015 18:01:21 GMT -5
Naw, the wife and kids have flown to Finnland, so i'm all alone. But i got meself a second Veritas chisel!
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Post by thedude306 on Dec 30, 2015 9:06:25 GMT -5
Kids had fun (4 and 2) it sure brings the spirit of Christmas back into the house. Oh, and Bosch sent me out this little goody package: IMG_3282 by Brad Taylor, on Flickr
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Post by Red on Dec 30, 2015 10:06:16 GMT -5
L-BOXX-3, L-BOXX-3D and Router Combo -- Check...But what are the two smaller "organizer" looking Bosch items sitting on top of your table?
By the way, like your table...a lot. Must come in real handy when working with sheet material.
Nice Christmas haul, Dude!
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Post by thedude306 on Dec 30, 2015 10:13:43 GMT -5
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Post by charley1968 on Dec 30, 2015 10:20:42 GMT -5
Merry x-mass and all that..what a haul, dude. Curious: i make do with one router for the table, freehand and edges. Is it much less work with an edge-router in terms of changing bits etc.?
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Post by Red on Dec 30, 2015 10:41:37 GMT -5
Like those organizers, as well, Brad. I especially like the way that Bosch has incorporated color to help the user organize into sub-groups...sweet.
One more thing that your shop photo brings to mind...How do you like your [comprehensive looking] Bosch sliding compound mitre saw station? That system looks worthy of its own thread on the "General" board...also very sweet.
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Post by toomanytoys on Dec 30, 2015 11:12:23 GMT -5
Another year, another mound in the back yard. I think it has something to do with my internet postings. Can't even give the stuff away anymore. ![](//storage.proboards.com/3639287/thumbnailer/mFchIjqHiH02YhWg_Ee4.jpg)
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Post by Red on Dec 30, 2015 11:17:29 GMT -5
If my postings can get me angular gravel like that, Jack, I'm going to wear my friggin' keyboard out!! Very, very nice..
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Post by Knight Woodworks on Dec 30, 2015 15:27:14 GMT -5
I'm thinking Jack's gravel is carbon based.
John
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Post by Red on Dec 30, 2015 18:14:03 GMT -5
If that's the case, Jack has one helluva story to tell, aye?
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Post by toomanytoys on Dec 30, 2015 20:22:43 GMT -5
I invoke my rights granted to me under the 5th Amendment.
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Post by jm on Dec 31, 2015 2:40:42 GMT -5
![](http://i.imgur.com/fT45guE.jpg) I'm not sure what to think yet. The rails aren't very smooth for one thing (but maybe my expectation of what a saw should be is too high because my other saw is the Bosch glide saw?), and the battery came 100% discharged, which may be a sign the battery is internally shorted (anything I've ever bought has come with a 50% charge)? It's fully charged now, we'll see if it hiccups at all in use.
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Post by Red on Dec 31, 2015 10:09:10 GMT -5
Very nice lookin' cordless mitre saw you've got there, JM. I, for one, would be very interested in knowing how it works out for you.
By the way, I don't know much at all about Metabo, so please forgive the rookie questions:
> What voltage level are you at with your saw?
> And if it's a 36 VDC platform, does it require (2) 18 VDC batteries to operate it?
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