What followed me hom from the Spencer MWTCA Show

[Slav Jelesijevich]

Back from the Spencer show and this is what followed me home, wish I had a few thou, would have rented a trailer. This is the second year in a row that I have brought my shop carts to the show. 3 years ago after 12 years of everyone piling tools on the carts that the Inn has someone put a ton of tools on their cart and busted a wheel. So we can't use their carts anymore and I have to bring mine down to use. Got good at saying no, I won't sell my carts. Always good to hang out with friends for a weekend.

[TucsonLawrence]

very nice haul - I especially dig the hammer and paperwork to go with it...
And for the record, those aren't carts...they're hipster coffee tables

Lawrence

[Bill_Houghton]

TucsonLawrence said:

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And for the record, those aren't carts...they're hipster coffee tables

Lawrence

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for very short hipsters, or hipsters sitting on the ground (a subset of hipster into yoga, known as yo-hipsters; in 30 years, they'll all need hip replacements, and the descriptive term will have a whole new meaning).

Yes, nice haul. Are the tapered square bits twist bits? I've never seen any that long, although my twist bit finds have been at yard sales, so the bits have been sharpened a few times.

Those whimble braces are fascinating things. They always seem to me like tools that would take some practice to use, kind of a "pat head, rub tummy" tool.

[DCM]

Yo Slav - nice haul there & a couple of cool carts for the haulin...

what kind of hammer is that?
David

[dustyrag]

First time I've been to an "official meeting." I found out that I already know a lot of people there. I picked up some nice Millers Falls items and a couple of rosewood body smoothing planes. It was a good time.

[Blaine]

WTH is with that brace? Am I missing something or is the knob not over the chuck?



Blaine

[JustinTyson]

You swing both arms with that brace, rather than keeping the top hand stationary as with a normal brace. I've never tried one, but I imagine it takes more practice. Should be able to generate some decent torque with it, though.

[Blaine]

The torque is understandable, but drilling a straight hole would be a challenge.

Blaine

[JustinTyson]

Blaine said:

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The torque is understandable, but drilling a straight hole would be a challenge.

Blaine

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Agreed - I don't think it's intended to be a fine woodworking tool. Might have been handy for a plumber or electrician for boring big holes for pipes and wires in the days before powered drills, though.

[Window Guy]

Slav nice interesting find.



Steve