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carhartt kid
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Apprentice Jim. I've thought about it, but not bought one as I reckon a handsaw about covers anything a recip will do!
I'd get a jigsaw and then one of the DeWalt flushcut blades. Turns the jiggy into a recip!
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fin
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| randomly needed a 25mm (ish)forstner bit today. so i went to a local diy type shop thinkin there sure to sell individual ones. ended up with a set of 6 in a wooden box for £6 they must have been about for years though as there imperial sized with no metric equivalent printed on the box |
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johnnyr
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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They had sold out of all of them last time I looked.
When I had been the previous week they had most of the accessories but only one or two of each one. I got a tile cutter(ACZ 85 RT), a 20mm plunge cutter(AIZ 20 EC), and a spare round wood/mettal cutter(ACZ 85 EB). I have been using the bosch pmf 180 E again today for trimming skirting and architraves around irregular shapes. It is so easy to use you don't even need to hold the workpiece down. You can just hold it up with one hand and cut into it by holding the multitool in the other hand. I had to use a jigsaw for the curves, though, |
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big-all
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| carhartt kid wrote: |
Apprentice Jim. I've thought about it, but not bought one as I reckon a handsaw about covers anything a recip will do!
I'd get a jigsaw and then one of the DeWalt flushcut blades. Turns the jiggy into a recip!
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you misunderstand the versatility of the recip saw 
cutting fence posts at ground level
cutting barge boards without removing the roof tiles
trimming wood thats hard to get to up to 12" away
many more uses but they tend to be demolition rather than accurate
the dewalt blade you show is only sutable for jigsaws that dont require the blade to be rotated 90% on insertion
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carhartt kid
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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Unless you remove the shoe and insert the blade big-all
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big-all
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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yes very true but not always easy
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carhartt kid
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I never do things the easy way big-all 
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fin
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| recip saws are great. got a bosch one and mainly use it for removing old windows. there no good for intricate work though. deffo a demolition tool |
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big-all
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| carhartt kid wrote: |
| I never do things the easy way big-all |
you are very much like me C K you take a problem and find a solution
often a different solution to the same problem the next time you tackle it
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The Weegie
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Bought the Bosch PMF 180 out of B and Poo for 59.99 £10 off
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marc1106
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| big-all wrote: |
| carhartt kid wrote: |
| I never do things the easy way big-all |
you are very much like me C K you take a problem and find a solution
often a different solution to the same problem the next time you tackle it |
HA HA i usually have solutions and then make a PROBLEM 
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carhartt kid
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Confucious said "Without problems....there would be no solutions!!!!"
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lockie
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Just got a set of stanley fatmax chisels as my other chisels are only for dodgy looking for door frames now.Had loads of mishaps finding hidden nails recently and was reluctant to buy a new set of chisels but now i have a best set for the decent stuff and the old set for the crap regular stuff.
Used them today on some lovely american cherry (i think they said it was that) doors and frames.The doors needed the locks upgrading so no work there but the keeps on the frames needed the work.On one of the offices the lady in it decided loads of phonecalls were needed as i started the work meaning i couldnt make any noise !
In the end i fitted the keep (not boxed) into the frame without the use of a chisel using a paring action. Boy i love these chisels they just feel right.
They have through tangs too so if you want to get extreme you could use a hammer but not my cup of tea.
Im sure everyone has their own preferences as these are quite personal tools for many, but if you out for a new set of chisels these are worth a crack.
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ultimatehandyman
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| lockie wrote: |
Just got a set of stanley fatmax chisels as my other chisels are only for dodgy looking for door frames now.Had loads of mishaps finding hidden nails recently and was reluctant to buy a new set of chisels but now i have a best set for the decent stuff and the old set for the crap regular stuff.
Used them today on some lovely american cherry (i think they said it was that) doors and frames.The doors needed the locks upgrading so no work there but the keeps on the frames needed the work.On one of the offices the lady in it decided loads of phonecalls were needed as i started the work meaning i couldnt make any noise !
In the end i fitted the keep (not boxed) into the frame without the use of a chisel using a paring action. Boy i love these chisels they just feel right.
They have through tangs too so if you want to get extreme you could use a hammer but not my cup of tea.
Im sure everyone has their own preferences as these are quite personal tools for many, but if you out for a new set of chisels these are worth a crack.
fatmax chisels |
I got a set of Stanley chisels a few weeks back, but not the fatmax ones. Mine has a sharpening stone and honing guide, which will come in useful for when I use them for shearing bolts 
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