Tatuaje La Verite Vintage 2009 Split

**ashauler** · 07-06-2011, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by badwhale

*insert bowing down smiley* (I got cock blocked at work looking for one)

Ha........coming from the lowest tenured member of the 3K post club.

**mrtr33** · 07-06-2011, 10:56 AM

What kind of power drill do you guys use? I use a cheapie Black & Decker I bought years ago - it does the trick, but it's failed me on a few jobs where either precision really counted, or I couldn't afford to have the bit slip (mine doesn't tighten with a chuck). My dad has a great old-school chuck tightening drill with a frame, so that you can use it as a drill press if you need to. Too bad he's now 2300 miles away.

This thread was about cigars?

**buzz** · 07-06-2011, 11:01 AM

Still no cigars (except for these surprise Tats that arrived last week that I've been smoking).

I have a Craftsman corded drill that I use every now and then, but I find the cordless to be more convenient and the one I usually reach for.

I also need to get a new belt sander.

**mrtr33** · 07-06-2011, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by buzz

Still no cigars (except for these surprise Tats that arrived last week that I've been smoking).

I have a Craftsman corded drill that I use every now and then, but I find the cordless to be more convenient and the one I usually reach for.

I also need to get a new belt sander.

Doesn't the battery always run out of juice at inappropriate times? I don't own a belt sander - I can never keep the sandpaper on the belt evenly, it always comes off on one side or the other. What brand do you have?

**buzz** · 07-06-2011, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by mrtr33

Doesn't the battery always run out of juice at inappropriate times?

Yes the battery runs out but with my old cordless (which died) I had two batteries so on the larger projects where battery life was an issue the battery swap seemed to work out pretty well. Plus, dead battery = beer break.

**buzz** · 07-06-2011, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by mrtr33

I don't own a belt sander - I can never keep the sandpaper on the belt evenly, it always comes off on one side or the other. What brand do you have?

I had a very old craftsman that worked pretty well (it finally died though). The deck needs to be sanded again so I need to pick up a new one. I have a Ryobi orbital that works well.

**badwhale** · 07-06-2011, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by mrtr33

Doesn't the battery always run out of juice at inappropriate times?

Yeah, but that's usually why they give you two batteries and a portable charger.

Shit, I missed buzz's similar retort.

Damn, I should have made that another post.

**ashauler** · 07-06-2011, 12:25 PM

My Pops has one of those shopsmith thingies that turns into 5 or 6 things....surprisingly enough, it functions reasonably well at all the things it does. The planer attachment is pretty cool, and the drill press works very well as does the disk sander. I'm not worth a shit on the lathe, though I can produce huge tooth-pick replicas astoundingly well.

**badwhale** · 07-06-2011, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by ashauler

My Pops has one of those shopsmith thingies that turns into 5 or 6 things....surprisingly enough, it functions reasonably well at all the things it does. The planer attachment is pretty cool, and the drill press works very well as does the disk sander. I'm not worth a shit on the lathe, though I can produce huge tooth-pick replicas astoundingly well.

I'm good at gouging a huge chunck out of a nearly finished piece, while jumping back with cat-like reflexes to avoid said piece.

I try similar feats with the fence on the table saw and a piece kicks back at me.