What kind of tools do you keep on hand for projects

[elizabethbinary]

I told my husband I absolutely refuse to work anymore on wood pieces unless he buys me a drop saw. And a NICE drop saw - like a DeWalt or something.

I had to buy my husband a HUGE air compressor because I literally had a shelf in th garage I labelled "Things that put air into other things". I mean.. a SHELF for it??! I told him if I buy him a big compressor, will he chuck all the other stuff? He agreed. Now he has one nice compressor - which has a TON of uses. It's a pressure washer, a race tyre filler, a car tyre filler, an airbrush machine, a sandblaster....

 

[elizabethbinary]

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well everyone knows that 8/7 people can't understand fractions.

j/k

and 73.4% of statistics are made up on the spot...

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Tools-

Lets see-

Able bodied hubbie. 'What ARE you doing with the power XXXX?'

'Well I'm going to try-'

'gimmie that'

I'm good with power tools. It's hand tools my husband takes away from me. Mostly because there was one time we moved and our bed with drawers didn't fit into the hallway to go into the bedroom. I thought "Hey I'll just saw off the drawers right here.".... 'cept I thought it would be brilliant to use my leg as a horse. I didn't saw myself but once the bed was half sawn it, of course, buckled and fell on me. Now I'm not allowed handsaws.

 

[perchie.girl]

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LOL....

Ok now I had to know and Wikipedia came through:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumber

""Also in North America, hardwood lumber is commonly sold in a "quarter" system when referring to thickness. 4/4 (four quarters) refers to a 1-inch-thick (25 mm) board, 8/4 (eight quarters) is a 2-inch-thick (51 mm) board, etc. This system is not usually used for softwood lumber, although softwood decking is sometimes sold as 5/4 (actually one inch thick).""

 

[ranchhand]

perchie.girl :

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LOL....

Ok now I had to know and Wikipedia came through:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumber

""Also in North America, hardwood lumber is commonly sold in a "quarter" system when referring to thickness. 4/4 (four quarters) refers to a 1-inch-thick (25 mm) board, 8/4 (eight quarters) is a 2-inch-thick (51 mm) board, etc. This system is not usually used for softwood lumber, although softwood decking is sometimes sold as 5/4 (actually one inch thick).""

Really makes sense now, eh?

4/4 is 1", is 25 mm. 8/4 is twice that...except for the extra mm............ dang, it's off by a mm.......
5/4 is an inch, but what are the quarters..........................​

 

[perchie.girl]

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LOL sounds like me when I moved into my first house. Couldnt stand where the refrigerator was but the place I wanted to put it had cabinets that were about eighteen inches too low. I borrowed my moms Saws All and cut the cabinets off. Never was quite happy with that kitchen... ever.

It took me about five more years to start accumulating my own power tools. Thats when I built my first guinea pig hutch and chicken coop. I will share those stories in the story section.