There's nothing like inviting Glen to your birthday. Th weed pliers seem novel as well. H B to you!
On Wed, 25 Jun 2008, Dale Leavens wrote: > Thanks to the wonders of the Lee Valley Wish List I had a pretty good > birthday. > > Aluminum clamps. These come in two sizes, 25 inch opening and 49 inch > opening. They were on special, the 25 inch ones came 10 for $69. I have since > ordered the 49 inch clamps, $89 for box of 10. These turn out to be very good > value and of course they are now out of stock although some of the stores may > have some still in inventory. There is a rolled 'U' channel. The rear clamp > face slides along with a spring loaded dog which clicks into impressions cut > in the back of the channel similarly to how a pipe clamp works. The other end > is a screw clamp with a couple of inches of travel again much like a pipe > clamp. I guess they aren't intended as heavy duty but they certainly look > heavy duty enough for me to have ordered a box of the longer ones. > > I got a step drill bit. This comes in a nice rigid plastic case. It is a > drill bit within a hollow drill bit with a set screw so you can extend the > inner bit more or less through the thicker outer bit. The point is to bore > and countersink in one action, you can cut a pocket hole as much as about > three inches. > > I got a Bulldog gripper. This is a handle with two padded jaws you can drop > over the top edge of sheet goods, drywall or plywood. As you lift the jaws > close over the faces of the material to make lifting more comfortable and > easier. Looks good, so far I haven't gone out into the shed to heave plywood > about just for the hell of it but the day isn't over yet and you never know. > I do have some drywall work to do this summer so will know soon enough if I > like it. > > I got a low-end pocket hole jig, two inserts for different sized bits. Not > sure I really know how to work it yet, nothing so sophisticated as the big > Craig models but in conjunction with my growing stack of clamps should be > quite serviceable. > > I also got another Professional Edge Clamp. I got one a year or so ago but > one isn't enough, not sure that two are either. This has 2 pads on legs which > close over either side of a surface like a table top when a plunger at the > junction of the legs is turned in. This plunger also runs a round pad forward > between the jaws so, the jaws grip the two surfaces while the disk presses an > edge band or boarder against the edge as in fixing an edge with or without > biscuits. > > I got a pair of weeding pliers which are supposed to grip those long tap > rooted weeds like dandelions but the verdict is still out on them. > > Janet very thoughtfully obtained a bottle of Glen Livit scotch whisky and one > of courvoisier Napoleon brandy. Last Thursday was a very happy birthday in > deed. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
