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My friend Jim loves his power tools - he got this new weedwhacker (industrial model), you can tell by his face -- he loves it.
Jim makes me smile, he is always so full of energy (he is 19 years younger than me, but I don't think I had his energy at his age).
G-TOOL- Toolmaster tethering at the Bristol balloon collectors inflation day
Taken with a Nikon D7000
What I brought to work today for my anti-static project. Heartfelt thanks to Jim for giving me the roll of 3M Core Series 2-0300 tape before he split for the boot.
Multi-tools are worthless in my view. Too many years in the saddle has made me wary...paranoid if you will. Only things missing here is Allen Set and the mini-crank puller. It's heavy but it inspires confidence. Handles the basics and some loaded touring mishaps like loose crankset, pedal, headset., or chainring bolts. FiberFix kit is real handy once you know how to use it. Only good for one spoke though.
Georgetown Steam Plant
Seattle, WA
Sony A7II
55mm f:1.4 Auto-Sears (Rikenon)
Fotodiox M42-NEX Lens Adapter
P1010629
For hub cones without spanner flats.
Top: Bost No. 502, 20° angled head
Bottom: Knipex No. 84, straight head
"Be sure to read, understand, and follow all the instructions that come with your power tools. Knowing how to use your power tools safely greatly reduces the risk of personal injury." -Norm
I've been watching New Yankee Workshop since it came on the air. Norm is entirely to blame for my addiction to power tools. Sadly, no matter how many tools I buy, I can't seem to finish a piece of furniture in 26 minutes.
On the blog over at Wood Magazine they're running a little contest on Halloween - "Dress Like Norm Day". Whoever has the best shot will win a little prize. Since I happened to be donning my flannel plaid, and since I happened to be a bachelor for the evening, I did a series of shots.
This is a parody shot I call 'Tim the Tool Man Meets Norm Abram.'
strobist: three light setup....
1. SB28 at 1/32 to the left of me triggered via ebay trigger on the end of 30' PC sync cord because it just couldn't reach the 15' wirelessly (my PC sync port on my camera is broken :( )
2. PM7500 at 1/32 to the right and behind me triggered optically
3. SB-26 at 1/4 through brolly camera right for fill
A positive scanned from a paper negative. I used a W.Butcher and Sons "The Clincher" falling plate camera at around 10 second exposure. As I was the photographer I set up the time exposure on the camera then raced into shot, hence my more ghost like image . Some sepia and gamma adjustments made with ACDSee software.
This is not a gloat
This post might not impress everybody so I'm calling this an interesting find instead of a gloat.
I've always been fond of the smaller tool makers. So when I spotted an Aussie hand plane on a "Online auction site near you™, I had to make a run for it.
After a btalle with another curious yet uncertain buyer, I won the auction and a few days later arrived a Turner no 4 smoothing plane.
I won't show you any pictures before you have read far enough, as some of you might turn your eyes away in disgust. But I can assure you, there's no need for parental guiding the woodworking style.
Yes, it has plastic handles. Yes, it has a frog made of aluminum.
While you let tho sink in I will tell you the plane also has a very solid and well made body, the handles are translucent (á la MF permaloid) and that the plane is fitted with a Erik Anton Berg cutter made specifically for the Turner tool company.
I will not try to steal the show as all I know about this company is borrowed from the Village Woodworker down under:
thevillagewoodworker.blogspot.com/2012/11/turner-hand-pla...
What I can add is that I agree with his review. This is a very well made hand plane. The celluloid acetate handles feels good in my hands and bring a light smile to my face, much needed in the dark era of Finnish autumn awaiting the even worse. The aluminum frog is of course a slight concern. Will it hold up against had use? But as long as remember not to tighten either the lever cap or the frog screws too much I ought to be OK. And I just love having a Berg cutter made specifically for metal hand planes which can be used not in only in this plane but also my MF no 9.
This plane was purchased from an Englishman who says his father worked in Australia for a few years and who thinks his dad must have bought the plane during his stay. From what I know it hasn't been used for a long time. It's not unused but the scar tissue on the surface has more to do with being stored away improperly than from hard use. The plane has some shallow pitting on both sole and cheeks and I discovered rust on the handle bolts as well as the bolt housing. By the look of the bleached and very tatty box and the mildew stench coming from it, I would guess the plane has been stored in a outside shed but succumbed to sunshine and varying temperatures, which would very well explain why the plane has been corroded.
The handles are intact and I hope that adding some wax might help them to stay sound. Luckily the handles have not been subjected to direct sunlight.
There's a very nice addition t the fastening of the front knob. The raised housing on the body has a recess cut into it at the front side. The knob has a mating little toe which fits into the recess. This feature will keep the front knob from rotating and prevent the user from over tightening the knob. An ingenious invention which would be welcomed on other planes as well.
The plane has only been taken for a short spin on some ash, but it does feel promising. The cutter had been resharpened but not across its full edge so it needs a proper resharpening before I can provide a verdict.
What I can say is that I have compared the weight of this plane with a MF no 9 (Type 2) and a Stanley low knob no 4.
The Turner is the decidedly heaviest of them all, even considering this plane has plastic handles and a frog made of aluminum. It weighs in at 1750 grams.
The MF no 9 weighs 1680 grams and the Stanley no 4 a mer 1610 grams.
The difference are not mind blowing and might be moot for most users, but it does say something about the solidity of this plane.
I'm crazy about paleolithic tools and these are part of an awesome display at the Anthropology Museum in Bordeaux. I could have spent all day staring at these.
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