BYC Café

[Shadrach]

No power tools? Sad state of affairs!

Oh I've got power tools coming out of my arse but they are all 115Volt site tools that need a transformer, or a generator to run.
You can't leave anything worth money at the allotments. It will disappear overnight.
The main problem apart from getting the tools back and forth from the allotments is there is no power at the allotments. A major oversight imo.
This will make you laugh.

My drill. A much underrated bit of kit.

The no battery required power screwdriver/bolt runner.

Wood shaping?
The good old Devon Bill Hook.

You may call me Mr Old School and yes I can use them.

 

[Shadrach]

Good morning Cafe Second cup here
Can you transport if it cut first ?

Not really. My kit weighs a ton.

 

[Mtn Margie]

I love those old tools!!!!!
Anyway.... GO AVALANCHE! (Hockey, anyone?)

 

[Shadrach]

I wish!! I just put a 3rd bird in mine. One 7 Y/O and 2 that are just turning 1. White Rock, Black Australorp and the 5 toed "Ameraucana".

Getting tight in there.


They make some really good battery tools now though the expense can be a challenge.

So I'm led to believe. I did have a battery drill once. The batteries kept going flat. I'm as quick with the Stanly screwdriver shown above. It doesn't shred the screw heads either.

 

[Shadrach]

Good afternoon Cafe.
About to head off to the allotments. I'm hoping it's going to stay dry.

 

[Sally PB]

Dry today, rain tomorrow. Lots of things I'd like to get done today. We'll see how far I get. I'm hoping I can move the chipper down the hill to where the pile of brush is. DH can get it back up the hill when he gets home from work if I can't.

DL, I've been thinking about you and your DH. to both of you.

 

[bruceha2000]

You may call me Mr Old School and yes I can use them.

As those of us who have seen your lamps and sculptures will attest!!

Anyway.... GO AVALANCHE! (Hockey, anyone?)

Nope, sorry. I don't give a rat's arse about professional sports. Those people (AND the owners!) are paid WAY too much. And who is paying them? Anyone who buys a product from the companies that take out ads even if they don't watch the games. It isn't like they are paid from seat, Cracker Jacks and beer sales. IMO, if they can pay 100s of million$ to the players they should be giving the seats out free.

I guess maybe one exception might be golf. Those players make nothing (other than their endorsements) if they don't perform in a given event.

So I'm led to believe. I did have a battery drill once. The batteries kept going flat. I'm as quick with the Stanley screwdriver shown above. It doesn't shred the screw heads either.

The batteries are much better now. There is quite the array of battery tools though the only ones I have are a drill and an impact driver. But I've seen circular saws, saber saws, reciprocating saws, band saw for cutting pipe, chain saws, pole saws, leaf blowers, etc.

I wonder if you could rent such tools when you have a lot that needs to be done and not too much time since you have to do everything yourself.

 

[ronott1]

We had a scheduled power outage this morning from 6-am. We lost a powersupply in one server and a drive in a second one! Windows was scrambled on one of the conference room computers.

The servers are back up but I still have to work on the conference room computer. Luckily the Quarter is over now!

 

[Sally PB]

We plan to redo the garden fence this year. Straighten the lines and put in a no dig apron. So I measured it.

25' wide on one end. 18' wide on the other end. And 146' long.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good Morning Cafe .. I am very familiar with the old ways there we still have them.
Also have newer battery operated. Lithium batteries went a long way for them.