Definitely a different collection of tools than most channels have posted. I've had a hole saw arbor like you show for over ten years and it makes using a hole saw much easier.
Thumps up. For me as an german guy easy and understandable explained. I Like your kind of sharing your experiences and your suggestions of affordable tools. Subscribed! Greetings from germany.
I would like to say I find these kind of videos very knowledgeable as I just retired and always want to get into woodworking but really never had the time working and raising a family, but now I finally have the time to try my hand in it. Thank you for sharing and doing these types of videos it really help someone like me to understand the concept of some of these tools and I for one appreciate the time and effort you took to make them
Could you explain what so.e tools were that you thought you needed but found out afterwards it was a want and not a need at that time? I'm trying to look at what tools are good for some of the smaller stuff I want to do but don't want to get star struck and stuck with a high price tag after
@@christopherhenry6623 I would definitely say it’s more pricey items that have the same function as cheaper ones. For example, I have a harbor freight scroll saw, because I very rarely use it, so why spend the money on an expensive one. Or something like the festool domino, crazy expensive unless you’re specifically making furniture all the time or doing super large glue ups for tables, probably don’t need to blow it on that. My miter saw is a Hercules from Harbor freight because it’s a great saw at a phenomenal price. It’s full-size and it has all the bells and whistles like a shadow guide sight. I had purchased a $900 Dewalt at the same time and ended up returning the Dewalt because the Hercules was the exact same quality at a 3rd of the price. Clamps are tricky. I do love my beast parallel clamps but I spent $750 on them. You can essentially get most of the same functionality out of pipe clamps for $200 for the same number. It really boils down to what you use the most is where you should be spending your money for upgrades.
I got a set of those safety squints. I wear glasses all the time, because I could never bring myself to touch my eyeballs to put contacts in, and I get sawdust in my eyes, every single time I use my track saw. Thank you! I can't wait to try them out. Also, my name is also Justin, so its pretty fun watching your videos
Hey Justin, too long, no wait, too short, LOL. Nicely done and congrats, broke 6K as of 9:30 PDT. You're on a roll and keep going. Enjoying the content and one tool that I've recently acquired is the Kreg corner vice grip style clamp. It's nice once you get the hang of using it - I ended up buying a second since each works on each "side" of corners (right/left) and changing the orientation of the stop post is incredibly cumbersome to reorient when moving from left a to right corner. It's a bit pricy, but saves a ton of time when making multiple carcasses for my garage remodel. $39.95 Hey everyone who's a Justin fan. Please don't forget to let your friends and family know about the channel, like and comment. All of these work positively for Justin for pushing the video's to the main/home page and will get more subs and additional support for more videos. I'm not sure about the volume since he's already posting faster than rabbits multiply, its a nice thing to do for a nice guy. Thanks for indulging me.
I like the rockler corner clamp usage. i bought it a while back but it's collecting dust as I switched to aluminum squares with clamps. But I can see this being useful for dry fitting
Great video! I love the way you thoroughly explain things without running on about it. I did order 2 things from this list. The zip tie gun set off alarms in my head though. I was in industrial maintenance for 30 years and have been cut soooo... many times by zip ties with just a little tab left hanging out. I much prefer a flush ground side cutter to trim the tie flush so it doesn't become a bloodletter.
I hear ya, and several other people have said the same, there’s a tightness dial on there that works pretty well for our uses with my company. We use these exclusively all the time and nobody’s gotten hurt with it but I totally understand and hear you there.
Cool presentation, organized, confident, measured. You are going to give James Hamilton, aka STUMPS NUBS some competition. These light displays for the zip tie tool. Say you had help putting them up! If you designed them, no wonder your shop is well laid out.
Thanks Dean! Oh, I definitely have a full crew, and we had lots of stuff manufactured in China, but that stage in particular it was all computer controlled stuff that I was the only person who knew what went where, so that stage was mostly mine!
Cheap (inexpensive) tools are great and fit into everyone's budget. Great jobs on the videos. I've watched all of them except for the hammer wall. I'll get around to next few days.
Great list. I have several of them and have had the zip tie gun for 20+ years (a much beefier resin version). It is one of my favorites. Tip... set the tension so that it just snugs the tie before it cuts. You don't want to crush wiring, especially romex or network cabling.
Subbed and purchased the mask and safety goggles. I recently bought $300 prescription strap goggles and an RZ mask. Freaking goggles fog like its their job
Love the channel! FYI not sure what your outdoor situation is like, but if you get a lot of cardboard boxes a great use other than recycling is reusing as weed suppression. Just flatten them out and remove tape/staples and add either mulch or a weight on top. It biodegrades and can compost over a few months.
I really appreciate that these are tools you use and you say why. the line "this mask doesn't fog your glasses" sold it right there. The $15 filter replacements are ridiculous, but I figure I can cut one one out of my lifetime supply of N-95 masks ....( No,. it won't be N100, but it will be $1 rather than $15. being retired and on a budget sometimes means compromising).
Lol I thought the same thing when I looked up the price yesterday 😂 i’d probably buy a new one over the filter replacements since they’re the exact same price. But it is comfortable and yes it doesn’t fog up my glasses so that’s the win in my book.
First time watching, Great channel! I've been a contractor you many years and we all get fooled buying cheapo and sometimes expenseve "cool" junk you give away to a novice or just throw it away. tjis segment had a couple of things I've seen or heard of and didn't buy .... thanks I will pick them up.
I have been watching your videos for a couple of weeks now and they are very interesting as well as informative. 🙂 I only started wood working last year and I enjoy it hugely, I do have the same respirator, safety glasses and the rubber sanding shapes as you and can back up the no fogging of glasses. I am in the UK and for anyone out there, a large supermarket that begins with A, some have opticians in and can do prescription safety glasses if you ask.
Justin I am going to have to challenge you for the zip-tie king title. As an IT guy, I probably use 3-500 ties per server rack in addition to several hundred on cabling bundles and network racks and since I have been doing this for 26 years I might be right up there with you. But I am an old school guy and still use side-cut pliers to cinch and clip my ties.
Brilliant content thank you Just a safety note I am a fully qualified Face Fit Tester and you need to be clean shaven for any dust mask to work properly There are a few masks on the market you may get away with a bit of stubble but be careful Great Video Bear Hull UK
Hey Justin, another great video with some new and interesting items. It seems a lot of content creators are doing the 10 tools under 20 these days, have you thought of potentially doing a 10 tools under 50 or perhaps under 100. I appreciate that this would target a more serious woodworker but just a suggestion. Also, would be cool to see what and how you stuff your tool bag for the on the go woodworker. Keep up the great work!
Thanks mike! Yeah, honestly after this one anything I have left it’s under $20. It’s pretty much the normal stuff so I was thinking about highlighting some more expensive stuff. I could do a video on my tool bag but honestly it’s not specifically Woodworker, it’s a different company’s I own have me as a jack of all trades in those bags. But I am going to be buying a new enclosed trailer very soon and I’ll be doing a whole series about how I outfit that for everything.
Amazing! Your channel is going to soar as people, including myself, enjoy in depth content and how to’s, but also a touch of the personal side of the creator. Cheers!
I literally just added every single one of these tools to my wishlist that I don't have, but I'm buying the zip-tie gun right now. *Note there's a smaller quick-change arbor for I think 1/2" thru 1-1/4" hole saw as well. I've had those for a while Refreshing to see off the wall stuff that not every woodworking channel has especially those drill bit organizers. I hate the hard plastic cases as well.
The NoCry Safety Glasses sadly don't fit over acetate framed glasses. I'm still on the search for pair of safety glasses that will... or I might just pony up for RX safety glasses. One trick I like to do to all my safety glasses with adjustable arms is tape the arm in place.
@@BitnerBuilt I have the kit, and hate it, mainly because the hole saw blade basically welds itself to the arbor. I’ve legit had one lock itself in place to tightly that instead of unscrewing, part of it broke off. Absolutely awful engineering. If this arbor remediates, however… that’s promising.
As both a woodworker and a mechanic I can tell you that that last tool would never in a million years be in my toolbox leaving a tag like that on the end of a zip tie is absolute death. If it cut flush I would buy it in a heartbeat but it left a mechanic's nightmare for a tag. That zip tie is just gonna cut you every time you reach near it.
D I know exactly what your talking about, understand and agree with mechanical but respectfully there’s 1 million different uses for zip ties that this tool is perfectly applicable for. My crews use zip ties on a daily basis with this tool and nobody’s been getting cut because it’s not a reach in a tough spot type of situation. But again I understand what you’re saying.
There’s a tensioner scroll wheel on the unit they can get it very close, but it’s not fool proof. Depends on your application, if you’re a mechanic and going to slice your arm on it now, but for my businesses applications, we’ve used these tools every day for years without anybody getting cut.
@@BitnerBuilt As an electrician I used cable ties all the time and the little bit it leaves behind is just a pain but maybe the adjustment might be good enough
Alright, the glasses, damn. With age came the transition back into glasses and ive been so annoyed because i can either see crystal clear or wear safety glasses. Nice solve.
@Bitner Built Woodworking eh I had Lasik at 22. Kept me glasses free for close to 14yrs. Last few years, the glasses started only for computer use and now are constant. Age sucks.
Well now, you might call this 10 for $200 because I literally am going to get every single one of those. Dude, I have never seen any kind of handy tool or cheap tool video that I wanted more than half of what they were showing me….I will now watch your first video and fully anticipate another $200 dollars to spend.
Ooo that stinks - I know you all get some more affordable Japanese tools, though that we don’t get like the purple Makita‘s. Why is a 50 called a pineapple?
I have a 3M mask. And I disliked it. I tried other types. Eventually I found out that the 3M mask has 3 sizes, and I had the wrong size. Once I got the large size, I keep it on with no effort.
I have a 3 pack of suggestions which together are more than $20 but they work well together. Not sure if youtube will freak out if I post a bunch of links so I'll post the ASIN number (put this number in search box on amazon and it should be only result or maybe a few results with this at the top) - INCRA TINY03 - B002GU68LM - around $10 - $15 I think, currently sold out - a little 3" ruler / square with individual holes to put a pencil in draw a line. I suppose everyone has their "apron square" they keep with them all the time and I keep this on me all the time. - Pentel Graphgear 1000 - B000GAU2RU - $10 - It's pricey for a mechanical pencil but I like it so much I've bought several so I can have one in garage where I do most stuff, then another in basement where I do stuff, then another on my desk. The feature that really stands out is the retractable tip. When you pull up on the pocket clip to put in pocket the tip automatically retracts so it doesn't get bent out of shape in pocket or if it falls out of hand when you remove it from pocket it doesn't get messed up. - Pentel Ain Stein Mechanical Pencil Lead, 0.5mm 2B - B004EHYH2M - $7 - Doesn't have to be this particular brand but the key thing is 2B which is a couple grades softer than the standard HB grade. Being software it's less likely to make a dent in soft woods if you push down a bit too hard. It makes it easier to remove via sanding and all around works really well with woodworking. The downside to 2B grade is it can smear a bit easier but since most pencil marks in wood are only useful for a few minutes anyway it's not a big deal
that's for the suggestions VRillusions! I had the intra tiny but it bent being in my apron, think that's why most of us carry a combo square in there since it is tough to bend!
You are going to have 10,000 subscribers in no time. Good job.
Thanks cliff!
Another nice listing of cheap tools. - Chris
Thanks Chris!
Love what you are bringing.
Thanks don!
Definitely a different collection of tools than most channels have posted. I've had a hole saw arbor like you show for over ten years and it makes using a hole saw much easier.
Thanks bob, yea I wish they all used the post design, soooo much better
Thumps up. For me as an german guy easy and understandable explained. I Like your kind of sharing your experiences and your suggestions of affordable tools. Subscribed! Greetings from germany.
Danke! Thanks so much!
Good list, thanks for sharing!
Thanks scruffy!
Love watching these cheap tools videos
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Spyder also makes the same hole saw attachment. It's great! Cheap and lasts. I love mine and I never have to worry about getting the saw back out.
That’s great! That just needs to be the design going forward
Have 8 out of ten, Bravo !
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I would like to say I find these kind of videos very knowledgeable as I just retired and always want to get into woodworking but really never had the time working and raising a family, but now I finally have the time to try my hand in it. Thank you for sharing and doing these types of videos it really help someone like me to understand the concept of some of these tools and I for one appreciate the time and effort you took to make them
Thanks so much Randy! Hope you’re enjoying the hobby now that you’re getting into it
I have been watching you content for the last 2 hours and have learned a lot so far thank you
Awesome, thank you! Keep on watching a let me know if you have any requests! 😁
Could you explain what so.e tools were that you thought you needed but found out afterwards it was a want and not a need at that time? I'm trying to look at what tools are good for some of the smaller stuff I want to do but don't want to get star struck and stuck with a high price tag after
@@christopherhenry6623 I would definitely say it’s more pricey items that have the same function as cheaper ones. For example, I have a harbor freight scroll saw, because I very rarely use it, so why spend the money on an expensive one. Or something like the festool domino, crazy expensive unless you’re specifically making furniture all the time or doing super large glue ups for tables, probably don’t need to blow it on that. My miter saw is a Hercules from Harbor freight because it’s a great saw at a phenomenal price. It’s full-size and it has all the bells and whistles like a shadow guide sight. I had purchased a $900 Dewalt at the same time and ended up returning the Dewalt because the Hercules was the exact same quality at a 3rd of the price. Clamps are tricky. I do love my beast parallel clamps but I spent $750 on them. You can essentially get most of the same functionality out of pipe clamps for $200 for the same number. It really boils down to what you use the most is where you should be spending your money for upgrades.
I got a set of those safety squints. I wear glasses all the time, because I could never bring myself to touch my eyeballs to put contacts in, and I get sawdust in my eyes, every single time I use my track saw. Thank you! I can't wait to try them out. Also, my name is also Justin, so its pretty fun watching your videos
Well thanks fellow Justin! Hope they work well for you!
Hey Justin, too long, no wait, too short, LOL. Nicely done and congrats, broke 6K as of 9:30 PDT. You're on a roll and keep going. Enjoying the content and one tool that I've recently acquired is the Kreg corner vice grip style clamp. It's nice once you get the hang of using it - I ended up buying a second since each works on each "side" of corners (right/left) and changing the orientation of the stop post is incredibly cumbersome to reorient when moving from left a to right corner. It's a bit pricy, but saves a ton of time when making multiple carcasses for my garage remodel. $39.95
Hey everyone who's a Justin fan. Please don't forget to let your friends and family know about the channel, like and comment. All of these work positively for Justin for pushing the video's to the main/home page and will get more subs and additional support for more videos. I'm not sure about the volume since he's already posting faster than rabbits multiply, its a nice thing to do for a nice guy. Thanks for indulging me.
Haha thanks Tony! Appreciate all the support! I’ve seen that a bunch of times, but on your recommendation of a buy one and play with it!
I like the rockler corner clamp usage. i bought it a while back but it's collecting dust as I switched to aluminum squares with clamps. But I can see this being useful for dry fitting
Thanks!
Great video! I love the way you thoroughly explain things without running on about it. I did order 2 things from this list. The zip tie gun set off alarms in my head though. I was in industrial maintenance for 30 years and have been cut soooo... many times by zip ties with just a little tab left hanging out. I much prefer a flush ground side cutter to trim the tie flush so it doesn't become a bloodletter.
I hear ya, and several other people have said the same, there’s a tightness dial on there that works pretty well for our uses with my company. We use these exclusively all the time and nobody’s gotten hurt with it but I totally understand and hear you there.
I'd love to see what all you carry in your truck toolbag.
Good to know I’ll think about putting out a video with that
@@BitnerBuilt Thanks Justin!
I second this request. Love to see what is in the bag.
Cool presentation, organized, confident, measured. You are going to give James Hamilton, aka STUMPS NUBS some competition. These light displays for the zip tie tool. Say you had help putting them up! If you designed them, no wonder your shop is well laid out.
Thanks Dean! Oh, I definitely have a full crew, and we had lots of stuff manufactured in China, but that stage in particular it was all computer controlled stuff that I was the only person who knew what went where, so that stage was mostly mine!
Cheap (inexpensive) tools are great and fit into everyone's budget. Great jobs on the videos. I've watched all of them except for the hammer wall. I'll get around to next few days.
Appreciate that John!
Great list. I have several of them and have had the zip tie gun for 20+ years (a much beefier resin version). It is one of my favorites. Tip... set the tension so that it just snugs the tie before it cuts. You don't want to crush wiring, especially romex or network cabling.
Thanks Csimet!
Nice tool picks Jason aka Mr. Christmas! 🤣🤣
The xmas crown is all mine!
Subbed and purchased the mask and safety goggles. I recently bought $300 prescription strap goggles and an RZ mask. Freaking goggles fog like its their job
Oooo $300?!? I have been happy with these two, fit well on my face
@@BitnerBuilt yeah, and I dont wear them because they fog with every mask/gator I have tried
Great vid, easiest way to remember concave vs convex!! Use the last 4 letters of con'cave' so a inwards shape is obv a cave thus concave.
Thanks mike 😂 it’s more sometimes when I’m rambling things off it all goes to mush. I leave stuff like that in for comedic or personal relations lol
Hey thanks, very helpful. I also prefer my Trend respiratory, fits my LARGE face! Stay safe.
Good choice!
Love the channel! FYI not sure what your outdoor situation is like, but if you get a lot of cardboard boxes a great use other than recycling is reusing as weed suppression. Just flatten them out and remove tape/staples and add either mulch or a weight on top. It biodegrades and can compost over a few months.
Thanks Tyler! Great suggestion!
great channel
Thanks!
That ziptie cutter is great, I'm going to get myself one of them there dohickeys
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Thank you!
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I really appreciate that these are tools you use and you say why. the line "this mask doesn't fog your glasses" sold it right there. The $15 filter replacements are ridiculous, but I figure I can cut one one out of my lifetime supply of N-95 masks ....( No,. it won't be N100, but it will be $1 rather than $15. being retired and on a budget sometimes means compromising).
Lol I thought the same thing when I looked up the price yesterday 😂 i’d probably buy a new one over the filter replacements since they’re the exact same price. But it is comfortable and yes it doesn’t fog up my glasses so that’s the win in my book.
Another good show. I was wondering if you had a video on the Huskey bag. And I see over on my "suggested videos" column you DO! Off to that one now 👍
Haha I see your binging my videos, hope I keep the quality up for ya 😃
First time watching, Great channel! I've been a contractor you many years and we all get fooled buying cheapo and sometimes expenseve "cool" junk you give away to a novice or just throw it away. tjis segment had a couple of things I've seen or heard of and didn't buy .... thanks I will pick them up.
Thanks Harry!
I have been watching your videos for a couple of weeks now and they are very interesting as well as informative. 🙂
I only started wood working last year and I enjoy it hugely, I do have the same respirator, safety glasses and the rubber sanding shapes as you and can back up the no fogging of glasses. I am in the UK and for anyone out there, a large supermarket that begins with A, some have opticians in and can do prescription safety glasses if you ask.
Thanks Mel and good tip!
Love this video
Thanks! I try to throw out some more under reported stuff!
Justin I am going to have to challenge you for the zip-tie king title. As an IT guy, I probably use 3-500 ties per server rack in addition to several hundred on cabling bundles and network racks and since I have been doing this for 26 years I might be right up there with you. But I am an old school guy and still use side-cut pliers to cinch and clip my ties.
Haha ok game on James we can share the title!
Brilliant content thank you Just a safety note I am a fully qualified Face Fit Tester and you need to be clean shaven for any dust mask to work properly There are a few masks on the market you may get away with a bit of stubble but be careful Great Video Bear Hull UK
Thanks and good to know!
Hey Justin, another great video with some new and interesting items. It seems a lot of content creators are doing the 10 tools under 20 these days, have you thought of potentially doing a 10 tools under 50 or perhaps under 100. I appreciate that this would target a more serious woodworker but just a suggestion. Also, would be cool to see what and how you stuff your tool bag for the on the go woodworker. Keep up the great work!
Thanks mike! Yeah, honestly after this one anything I have left it’s under $20. It’s pretty much the normal stuff so I was thinking about highlighting some more expensive stuff. I could do a video on my tool bag but honestly it’s not specifically Woodworker, it’s a different company’s I own have me as a jack of all trades in those bags. But I am going to be buying a new enclosed trailer very soon and I’ll be doing a whole series about how I outfit that for everything.
Amazing! Your channel is going to soar as people, including myself, enjoy in depth content and how to’s, but also a touch of the personal side of the creator. Cheers!
I literally just added every single one of these tools to my wishlist that I don't have, but I'm buying the zip-tie gun right now. *Note there's a smaller quick-change arbor for I think 1/2" thru 1-1/4" hole saw as well. I've had those for a while
Refreshing to see off the wall stuff that not every woodworking channel has especially those drill bit organizers. I hate the hard plastic cases as well.
Thanks Hank! Always trying to make sure I’m a bit different!
The NoCry Safety Glasses sadly don't fit over acetate framed glasses. I'm still on the search for pair of safety glasses that will... or I might just pony up for RX safety glasses.
One trick I like to do to all my safety glasses with adjustable arms is tape the arm in place.
Oh that stinks! Thanks for letting me know. If you find a pair that works for you, let me know.!
...that hole saw arbor actually saves that trash set? Iiinteresting.
You think the Milwaukee dozer sets trash?
@@BitnerBuilt I have the kit, and hate it, mainly because the hole saw blade basically welds itself to the arbor. I’ve legit had one lock itself in place to tightly that instead of unscrewing, part of it broke off. Absolutely awful engineering. If this arbor remediates, however… that’s promising.
@@thefrankperspective4247 yea this arbor is the solution I HATE the standard arbors, this thing made it sooooooooo Much better!
As both a woodworker and a mechanic I can tell you that that last tool would never in a million years be in my toolbox leaving a tag like that on the end of a zip tie is absolute death. If it cut flush I would buy it in a heartbeat but it left a mechanic's nightmare for a tag. That zip tie is just gonna cut you every time you reach near it.
D I know exactly what your talking about, understand and agree with mechanical but respectfully there’s 1 million different uses for zip ties that this tool is perfectly applicable for. My crews use zip ties on a daily basis with this tool and nobody’s been getting cut because it’s not a reach in a tough spot type of situation. But again I understand what you’re saying.
Great video......but those zip tie guns leave a razor sharp edge on the part that's cut because it doesn't cut flush ouch
There’s a tensioner scroll wheel on the unit they can get it very close, but it’s not fool proof. Depends on your application, if you’re a mechanic and going to slice your arm on it now, but for my businesses applications, we’ve used these tools every day for years without anybody getting cut.
@@BitnerBuilt As an electrician I used cable ties all the time and the little bit it leaves behind is just a pain but maybe the adjustment might be good enough
Now where's the tool to remove the zip tie when you're done with it?!
Lol that’s for another video 😂
I try to find the masq on Amazon. The price is now 36.95$ + 8.05 for shipment 😢😢😢
🤷 maybe wait a bit prices flux on availability
I need to contact Midwest Innovations which you covered in your Las Vegas Tool Show…. I cannot find them … Do you know their contact info?
Please shoot me an email justin@bitnerbuilt.com
Alright, the glasses, damn. With age came the transition back into glasses and ive been so annoyed because i can either see crystal clear or wear safety glasses. Nice solve.
Yea the glasses have been coming out more frequently for me too lately 😓
@Bitner Built Woodworking eh I had Lasik at 22. Kept me glasses free for close to 14yrs. Last few years, the glasses started only for computer use and now are constant. Age sucks.
no 1-2-3 block, glubot, or fastcap tape measure recommendation? Haven't you been watching YT?
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Well now, you might call this 10 for $200 because I literally am going to get every single one of those. Dude, I have never seen any kind of handy tool or cheap tool video that I wanted more than half of what they were showing me….I will now watch your first video and fully anticipate another $200 dollars to spend.
Haha! Well, I’m sorry for your wallet but happy for your shop productivity 😁
hahah great bain
Thanks!
Love the cheesy movie humor.
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$20 US converts to a pineapple ($50) in Australian currency. Everything so much more expensive here. Good ideas though
Ooo that stinks - I know you all get some more affordable Japanese tools, though that we don’t get like the purple Makita‘s. Why is a 50 called a pineapple?
@Bitner Built Woodworking I hear it's a yellow colour. I rarely see them in the wild, you know kids, etc...
We do get spoilt with Japanese tools.
Mouth of a cave is conCAVE. Dome is convex. :-)
Hehe yea I know sometimes when I’m just talking and talking things go to mush!
Man another 100 down hahahaha my wife hates you.😂😂😂
Hahahah 😂 sorry Mrs. ponyboy c!
I have a 3M mask. And I disliked it. I tried other types.
Eventually I found out that the 3M mask has 3 sizes, and I had the wrong size. Once I got the large size, I keep it on with no effort.
Good tip yossi!
Amazon loves you my wife not so much. 😂😂
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🤘I am the 666th viewer!🤘
Your a beast mortimer!
I have a 3 pack of suggestions which together are more than $20 but they work well together. Not sure if youtube will freak out if I post a bunch of links so I'll post the ASIN number (put this number in search box on amazon and it should be only result or maybe a few results with this at the top)
- INCRA TINY03 - B002GU68LM - around $10 - $15 I think, currently sold out - a little 3" ruler / square with individual holes to put a pencil in draw a line. I suppose everyone has their "apron square" they keep with them all the time and I keep this on me all the time.
- Pentel Graphgear 1000 - B000GAU2RU - $10 - It's pricey for a mechanical pencil but I like it so much I've bought several so I can have one in garage where I do most stuff, then another in basement where I do stuff, then another on my desk. The feature that really stands out is the retractable tip. When you pull up on the pocket clip to put in pocket the tip automatically retracts so it doesn't get bent out of shape in pocket or if it falls out of hand when you remove it from pocket it doesn't get messed up.
- Pentel Ain Stein Mechanical Pencil Lead, 0.5mm 2B - B004EHYH2M - $7 - Doesn't have to be this particular brand but the key thing is 2B which is a couple grades softer than the standard HB grade. Being software it's less likely to make a dent in soft woods if you push down a bit too hard. It makes it easier to remove via sanding and all around works really well with woodworking. The downside to 2B grade is it can smear a bit easier but since most pencil marks in wood are only useful for a few minutes anyway it's not a big deal
that's for the suggestions VRillusions! I had the intra tiny but it bent being in my apron, think that's why most of us carry a combo square in there since it is tough to bend!