@RiotDemon
The free McMuffin deal is in the app, but you can show a barcode in-app to use in-store - in-app ordering is not required.
Note: McD’s fixed the app to disable all other app coupons for an hour to prevent using multiple deals as separate purchases. So they are enforcing the one coupon per visit where one use within an hour means the same visit.
Maybe Wendy’s hasn’t caught on yet or don’t care for the launch. Haven’t checked out the app yet, so I don’t know if they have in-app QR codes like the McD app.
@RiotDemon no idea if the recipe is the same but when Wendy’s used to have breakfast their sausage, egg and cheese burrito was the best. Real eggs and crumbled sausage that didn’t taste like it came from a factory or a freezer.
I just picked up my order of two MAX Bricks. For $11 I’m after havin’ a bargain.
The included reusable storage tub is actually not bad. They’re designed to stack, and they actually fit together pretty well.
The bricks themselves are decent as well. The finish is smooth and consistent. The colours are a very close match to LEGO colours. For most of the colours, unless you were specifically looking for a mismatch, you would never notice the difference.
The MAX bricks fit together well, but more important, they fit together with LEGO bricks well.
Time will tell how well they hold up to repeated assembly/disassembly, but so far I’m very pleased for the price.
They are still $11 and in stock as of this posting. I’m contemplating getting another couple tubs.
@mike808 They are also helpful for anyone who gets tired of running all the way back to the spigot every time they want to turn on the hose for a second or two while they’re working in the yard, washing the car, scrubbing the driveway or whatever other fruitless activities involve a garden hose.
TL;DR Version: I liked the original so much that I bought the upgraded version even though the original still works fine. Double the wattage, now waterproof, improved pairing and no more annoying LED. On sale for less than I paid for the original.
And now the patented DennisG long story version:
I agonized over which BT speaker to buy - it had to be rugged, true stereo, sound good and be relatively cheap.
I finally settled on the $30 Anker Soundcore and was pleasantly surprised by the quality for that price.
I bought it in 2016 and it has been my one and only BT speaker since then. I use it often and it has never let me down.
The battery life is amazing - I’m pretty sure I’ve only charged it maybe 4 times - that’s about once a year.
There’s only two small things about it that have been slightly annoying; when switching from one device to another, pairing has to be reset each time - it amounts to an extra step, not a big deal once I got used to it, but not ideal.
The other is the bright blue led in the front grill - it’s annoying when I’m using the speaker while watching video on my lap-top, but easily solved w/ a piece of tape.
I mention all of that because the upgraded model has apparently fixed both of those things (guess I wasn’t the only one bothered by them).
Anyway, I like the original so much that I’ve done something I never do - I purchased the upgraded version, even though I don’t need it.
3 main reasons I pulled the trigger: new version has double the wattage - from 3 watts/ch to 6 w/ch - added IP7 waterproofing and, most importantly, it’s on sale for less than I paid for the original model.
@walarney I believe so.
I hadn’t thought about that, but I went looking for the answer and the best I could find was someone mentioning it in a review.
Wanted to add, for anyone considering buying this, there is one shortcoming that hasn’t bothered me much but might be a deal-breaker for some…
It’s lacking some controls; there’s volume up and down, and a ‘play’ button, and that’s it.
You can double-click the play button to skip to the next track, but there’s no control to rewind or go to the previous track.
Because that one button functions as play/stop and skip, you have to time the button presses properly to skip a track instead of just pausing and restarting the current track.
Can be a bit of an occasional annoyance, but not a deal breaker for me.
@therealjrn I feel the pain. My ISP service at home has been out since Monday afternoon. It’s almost painful being at home. I have a difficult time staying occupied.
National Geographic has some sort of “site closing sale” going on - lots of NatGeo type stuff for pretty cheap , great kids science books and videos, even some of the globes and maps. Plushies aren’t discounted (crap) but Weeno figurines sets for 60-70% off!
Audible has free books to listen to while schools are closed. A lot are kids books but there are some pretty good adults books too. https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
@therealjrn I have quite a bit of clothes from there. All my jeans are from there. It’s nice to find jeans that are long enough since I’m 5’10". Plus, flare jeans!
Calamityware is selling single mugs. I’ve wanted one but the price of a set was waaaay too much for something silly. It’s still not cheap but I’m buying one. (They’re called Things Could Be Worse. I like that.) Calamityware.com
@RiotDemon A couple months ago I had one of their floating frame prints done. I was very pleased with the result. I’ve also ordered canvas prints from them and was happy with the result. The Walgreens canvas was excellent in comparison to the junk canvas print I got from CVS.
Truck delivery is also available, but it kinda kills the deal.
This is a decent price for a well featured portable saw. About $200 less than the comparable Dewalt model. Although this is designed to be a “jobsite” saw (portable) it’s also a great choice if you, like me, don’t have enough shop space to dedicate for a stationary table saw. With this one you can set it up when you’re using it, then when you’re done, just fold it up and stack it into a corner.
@ruouttaurmind i have been tempted, but not completely for a couple of factors… I’m not sure how well a jobsite saw like this would handle cutting down full sheets of plywood, and I have access through a good friend to a large cabinet grade saw with a biesemeyer fence setup. But if these were less uncertain times I’d probably have my butt on the way to Lowe’s tomorrow to pick up the last one in my town.
@ruouttaurmind I CONSIDERED it, but I can just borrow dads. Actually will be using it soon to build out a cabinet to finish off my “fancy pants” bedroom closet (a fun project with my dad)
@djslack@ruouttaurmind Nice! There’s 6 of them around here…But as DJ mentioned…uncertain times and I have a buddy who already owns a table say…Imma think about it.
@RiotDemon@ruouttaurmind I agree that new [even just new-to-you] tools always be way too tempting, but with us already having an old Craftsman table saw, old Craftsman radial arm saw, and a HF sliding compound miter saw, SWMBO would likely skin me alive.
She just wouldn’t accept that the cutting tool list should not also include the metal cutting tools we have also acquired- a cold cut chop-saw, portable bandsaw,handheld metal-cutting circular saw, plasma cutter, and our newest baby- a 12" manual bench shear.
@PhysAssist Lots of Hitachi stuff there. I have a Hitachi combination router and a circular saw. Decent quality stuff for a fair bit less than the coveted brands. I don’t have any Hitachi battery tools, so I don’t know if they’re decent, but the corded tools are.
@ruouttaurmind I initially bought my refurbs from Big Sky on the recommendations of the guys who installed our barn’s roll-up door [in 2012], after I witnessed them drop their impact driver a couple of times onto packed gravel without any apparent damage, and they confirmed that they had mistreated it similarly for the 5 or 6 years that they had been using it professionally.
I bought my grade B Hitachi cordless drill/driver set in 2012, and have beat the B-Jesus out of it regularly without any issues.
On the strength of that, we have since bought other corded drills, angle grinders, a circular saw, a reciprocating saw, and I have had absolutely no regrets or issues with any of them.
I didn’t know that the Hitachi name brand was being replaced by Metabo, and I don’t know why they did, but the one Metabo tool I bought from them has also been stellar.
Big Sky has been very good too- quick responses to questions and easily resolved the few, if any issues that we incurred.
This planer is selling for about a hundred bucks more at Home Depot. Seems like a great price for an entry level jointer. Probably a good option for weekend woodworkers who would rather not justify $400 for a Delta. Replacement blades seem readily available for OEM and after market.
@ruouttaurmind You don’t love me anymore? You think that I no longer want a bunch of tools for my nightstand drawer, or in this case, on top of my nightstand?
@RiotDemon I was going to just say the jointer takes material off the bottom of the wood and the planer takes it off the top. But I decided to do some research. This is a good explanation of the purpose of each and the difference between the two: https://www.rockler.com/a-planer-or-a-jointer
Turns out I was kind of right, but now you know more about it.
@djslack@RiotDemon A jointer is designed to make a flat edge. A planer thins your material. Yes, a planer can also make a flat edge, but if you feed warped material into a planer, you get thinner warped material out. SISO.
You can use a planer as a jointer though. You have to make sure your material feeds in flat by shimming the high spots. Once you’ve flattened one side you can flip the board over and feed through again and you will have paralel surfaces.
In my case I use the poor man’s version of these tools… a handheld electric planer and a straight edge. I lay up the straight edge, pencil around the high spots, remove material, lay up the straight edge, pencil around high spots, lather, rinse, repeat. It can take me 30 minutes to flatten and square a 8 foot 2x6. With a benchtop jointer and planer this can be done in less than 5 minutes.
I thought this made joints… Jointer. Never heard that before.
I think woodworking terms are intentionally confusing. It’s like a cabinetmaker’s own secret language. A jointer… should make joints. Jointery is the art of wood joints. So a jointer should contribute to that goal! But no… that’s a job for a joiner.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And don’t even get me started on obscure terms like visible-m-inlineop. WTF?
As long as I’m gushing about jointery, I do believe this is the most beautiful example of corner jointing I’ve ever seen:
@Barney@ruouttaurmind Yeah- seconded…
Although as my finest carpentry finish tends to be made out of logs and 2-by lumber, and cut to size with a chainsaw, TBH, I don’t think it’d have much utility for me.
I have been told that the best use of these “global 50% menu price” pizza deals is to pick the specialty pizza w the most ingredients.
Doesn’t matter if you hate that pizza.
Just use the app or webpage to substitute sauces and ingredients until you have exactly the pizza you want.
So you can order a “vegetarian delight” pizza and wind up receiving something that’s almost all meat, with a little bread, cheese, and sauce to hold it together.
Auto-darkening, variable shade with a 1.73" X 3.82" viewing lens. Lincoln Electric quality at a Harbor Freight price. This is an excellent choice for the occasional welder who works on small projects or quick repairs. If you’re working on large projects where you’ll be welding for hours at a time you’ll swiftly tire of the smaller viewing lens.
1/4-inch shank, carbide tipped, this set includes a variety of shapes for edge-forming, surface-forming, straight cuts, mortising and joinery.
At $2.30 per bit this is an excellent starter set for someone wanting to experiment with routing techniques and learning how to use a router rather than destroying high dollar Freud bits.
This set was a Black Friday deal at Lowe’s back in 2017 for $50, but has hovered around $85-$100 since. The set was $110 at Home Depot, but it looks like they’ve reduced their price to $71, keeping pace with Lowe’s. Amazon is only available from Marketplace sellers, so no competitive PM.
Target has Harney & Sons teas 20% off this week. This brand came up in the Test Teas threads, from what I recall.
@mike808
https://meh.com/forum/topics/test-teas-triday-fest-feas-friday
https://meh.com/forum/topics/test-teas-thursday
and more:
https://www.google.com/search?q=site:meh.com+harney %26 sons&cad=h
@stolicat Stack your redcard for another 5%. Or other Target GC.
Prime members: Amazon First Reads
https://www.amazon.com/firstreads
@mike808 They are terrible this month, as they are every month.
@mike808 @mossygreen Only gave a star because at least you’re trying, however feebly.
@mike808 I usually wait a week or so to select from those each month. Takes a while for the 1-star reviews to show up in a convincing fashion.
Any specials on Covid-19 grade respirator masks anywhere? How about the test kits?
@phendrick
/youtube country joe we’re all gonna die
Listen closely and you can hear @carl669
@phendrick I already have some, because I plan ahead. But I’ll look around.
March 2 only, 6 to 10:30am
Free Egg McMuffin
McDonald’s has deemed Monday “National Egg McMuffin Day”.
/image Egg McMuffin
The offer is only valid Monday, March 2, in US restaurants from 6 am to 10:30 am local time.
To get the free sandwich, customers must order it through McDonald’s app.
It is not a coincidence Wendy’s takes its breakfast menu nationwide the same day.
@mike808 I had no idea Wendy’s was starting breakfast. Here’s some coupons you can get if you make an online account or download the Wendy’s app.
https://www.wendys.com/offers-coupons
@mike808 @RiotDemon
another reason to hate Mondays …
@RiotDemon
The free McMuffin deal is in the app, but you can show a barcode in-app to use in-store - in-app ordering is not required.
Note: McD’s fixed the app to disable all other app coupons for an hour to prevent using multiple deals as separate purchases. So they are enforcing the one coupon per visit where one use within an hour means the same visit.
Maybe Wendy’s hasn’t caught on yet or don’t care for the launch. Haven’t checked out the app yet, so I don’t know if they have in-app QR codes like the McD app.
@RiotDemon no idea if the recipe is the same but when Wendy’s used to have breakfast their sausage, egg and cheese burrito was the best. Real eggs and crumbled sausage that didn’t taste like it came from a factory or a freezer.
Walmart: MAX Building Bricks 759 Piece Value Set for $11 and free in-store pickup where available.
LEGO compatible. That’s about a penny and a half per brick, kiddies. A ton of bricks for $11. This set is currently $22.53 at Amz.
Sold and fulfilled by Walmart, not a third party marketplace seller, so you have easy returns if they turn out to be crap.
@ruouttaurmind
/giphy legos!
I just picked up my order of two MAX Bricks. For $11 I’m after havin’ a bargain.
The included reusable storage tub is actually not bad. They’re designed to stack, and they actually fit together pretty well.
The bricks themselves are decent as well. The finish is smooth and consistent. The colours are a very close match to LEGO colours. For most of the colours, unless you were specifically looking for a mismatch, you would never notice the difference.
The MAX bricks fit together well, but more important, they fit together with LEGO bricks well.
Time will tell how well they hold up to repeated assembly/disassembly, but so far I’m very pleased for the price.
They are still $11 and in stock as of this posting. I’m contemplating getting another couple tubs.
They’re back again:
Aqua Joe One Touch Adjustable Hose Nozzle | Smart Throttle Control | 2-Pack (Colors Will Vary)
$4.99 for two with free shipping
https://www.snowjoe.com/products/aqua-joe-one-touch-adjustable-hose-nozzle-jet-cone-mist-off-w-smart-throttle-control-non-splash-quick-disconnect-2-pack-blue-green
@cinoclav thanks- I bought another set
@cinoclav Good timing. This weekend my mom’s dog ate the one I took to her house.
@cinoclav These are helpful for people that are losing it have lost their grip.
@mike808 They are also helpful for anyone who gets tired of running all the way back to the spigot every time they want to turn on the hose for a second or two while they’re working in the yard, washing the car, scrubbing the driveway or whatever other fruitless activities involve a garden hose.
https://gmadeals.com/
Lots of different things today. Some with free shipping, most 50% off. I’m looking at that silicone Bacon Bin
Shirt.woot has a coupon for Pi day for the next few days!
Bonus! My design is featured in the promo! Woo!
Amazon: Roll Feeder for Silhouette America craft machines for $16.67 and free Prime shipping or free shipping with $25 order.
Lowest price ever per C3.
For use with:
Manufacturer’s product page.
30% off the upgraded version of one of my favorite gadget purchases:
Anker Soundcore 2 - Amazon
TL;DR Version: I liked the original so much that I bought the upgraded version even though the original still works fine. Double the wattage, now waterproof, improved pairing and no more annoying LED. On sale for less than I paid for the original.
And now the patented DennisG long story version:
I agonized over which BT speaker to buy - it had to be rugged, true stereo, sound good and be relatively cheap.
I finally settled on the $30 Anker Soundcore and was pleasantly surprised by the quality for that price.
I bought it in 2016 and it has been my one and only BT speaker since then. I use it often and it has never let me down.
The battery life is amazing - I’m pretty sure I’ve only charged it maybe 4 times - that’s about once a year.
There’s only two small things about it that have been slightly annoying; when switching from one device to another, pairing has to be reset each time - it amounts to an extra step, not a big deal once I got used to it, but not ideal.
The other is the bright blue led in the front grill - it’s annoying when I’m using the speaker while watching video on my lap-top, but easily solved w/ a piece of tape.
I mention all of that because the upgraded model has apparently fixed both of those things (guess I wasn’t the only one bothered by them).
Anyway, I like the original so much that I’ve done something I never do - I purchased the upgraded version, even though I don’t need it.
3 main reasons I pulled the trigger: new version has double the wattage - from 3 watts/ch to 6 w/ch - added IP7 waterproofing and, most importantly, it’s on sale for less than I paid for the original model.
$27.88 today only.
Still micro USB?
@walarney I believe so.
I hadn’t thought about that, but I went looking for the answer and the best I could find was someone mentioning it in a review.
Wanted to add, for anyone considering buying this, there is one shortcoming that hasn’t bothered me much but might be a deal-breaker for some…
It’s lacking some controls; there’s volume up and down, and a ‘play’ button, and that’s it.
You can double-click the play button to skip to the next track, but there’s no control to rewind or go to the previous track.
Because that one button functions as play/stop and skip, you have to time the button presses properly to skip a track instead of just pausing and restarting the current track.
Can be a bit of an occasional annoyance, but not a deal breaker for me.
And… @DennisG2014 breathes new life into the dying Deals topic.
@DennisG2014 @ruouttaurmind Actually, I blame the thread creator with such a crappy title. Third rate deals? Bullshit. I don’t post third rate deals.
I’ll copy this from the book thread just for @ruouttaurmind. An fix the typo while I’m at it.
Holy crap, the Tor free book this month is the excellent Red Shirts by John Scalzi! Get it if you don’t own it already.
https://ebookclub.tor.com/?utm_source=exacttarget&utm_medium=eblast&utm_term=torcomebookclubpromo-redshirtsebookgwy&utm_content=na-signup-giveaway&utm_campaign=9781429963602&et=62789-nf14786f0-47c7-4453-b759-2468a7c70e35-ndb613177-8890-42ac-bff3-37c40db8b136-n489fa376-efa4-4edf-88a5-02e2bf0d9c23&e=5fa2898a1917b202bb5ef369b125fb790f2de8b
@sammydog01 I really enjoyed that book! Of course I’m a Scalzi fanboi, so there’s that.
Any good deals on N95 masks?
@mike808 Hehehe…
Here’s a third-rate deal from our friends over at Woot.
16oz of fake blood for 10 bucks.
@therealjrn Perfect for recreating scenes from Stephen King films!
@ruouttaurmind We have to find our own amusements now,
@therealjrn I feel the pain. My ISP service at home has been out since Monday afternoon. It’s almost painful being at home. I have a difficult time staying occupied.
@ruouttaurmind Mine has been a little laggy and slow. I guess everybody is home using the internet in my neighborhood.
National Geographic has some sort of “site closing sale” going on - lots of NatGeo type stuff for pretty cheap , great kids science books and videos, even some of the globes and maps. Plushies aren’t discounted (crap) but Weeno figurines sets for 60-70% off!
https://shop.nationalgeographic.com/
Audible has free books to listen to while schools are closed. A lot are kids books but there are some pretty good adults books too.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
@sammydog01 They’ve got the third book in Orson Scott Card’s Alvin Maker series in the “elementary” section.
I don’t think that’s the right age group, but why include the third book of a series but not the first two?
GOAT OF DUTY
Free to keep on Steam through the end of the month:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/555000/GOAT_OF_DUTY/
@djslack
Torrid.com
Women’s sizes 10-30
50% off plus free shipping due to the pandemic.
@RiotDemon A friend of mine shops there. They had some sort of birthday deal where she got a garment cheap.
@therealjrn I have quite a bit of clothes from there. All my jeans are from there. It’s nice to find jeans that are long enough since I’m 5’10". Plus, flare jeans!
@RiotDemon
Torrid. Thanks!
@tinamarie1974 welcome!
Calamityware is selling single mugs. I’ve wanted one but the price of a set was waaaay too much for something silly. It’s still not cheap but I’m buying one. (They’re called Things Could Be Worse. I like that.)
Calamityware.com
@sammydog01 Those are pretty silly. And funny.
@therealjrn At least it’s not… look at mug… zombie poodles!
Expressions Vinyl (expressionsvinyl.com) is having a site-wide sale up to 40% off, free shipping on purchases over $49.
If you want a $5 gift card for them and have never created an account with them, whisper to me and I’ll send you a link.
Walgreens.com 50% off photo stuff. Use code halfphoto.
Also 4x6 photos over 100qty are 10¢ each.
Until March 28th.
@RiotDemon A couple months ago I had one of their floating frame prints done. I was very pleased with the result. I’ve also ordered canvas prints from them and was happy with the result. The Walgreens canvas was excellent in comparison to the junk canvas print I got from CVS.
Oldnavy.com
50% off everything
@RiotDemon Thanks for posting. I managed to spend $50. without even trying. All shipping is free.
Lowe’s: Metabo HPT 10-inch Jobsite Table Saw with Fold and Roll Stand for $369 and free in-store pickup.
Truck delivery is also available, but it kinda kills the deal.
This is a decent price for a well featured portable saw. About $200 less than the comparable Dewalt model. Although this is designed to be a “jobsite” saw (portable) it’s also a great choice if you, like me, don’t have enough shop space to dedicate for a stationary table saw. With this one you can set it up when you’re using it, then when you’re done, just fold it up and stack it into a corner.
Hitachi/Metabo’s product page.
Brickseek linky.
I wonder if I can tempt @djslack and @therealjrn with this one?
@djslack @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn looks pretty sweet!! I think they should buy at least three apiece!!
@tinamarie1974 Now that I think of it, our resident tool gal could really enhance her collection with a good table saw…
@ruouttaurmind good thing I already have a table saw. Tools are so damn tempting.
@ruouttaurmind i have been tempted, but not completely for a couple of factors… I’m not sure how well a jobsite saw like this would handle cutting down full sheets of plywood, and I have access through a good friend to a large cabinet grade saw with a biesemeyer fence setup. But if these were less uncertain times I’d probably have my butt on the way to Lowe’s tomorrow to pick up the last one in my town.
@ruouttaurmind I CONSIDERED it, but I can just borrow dads. Actually will be using it soon to build out a cabinet to finish off my “fancy pants” bedroom closet (a fun project with my dad)
@RiotDemon
This is my life.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind Nice! There’s 6 of them around here…But as DJ mentioned…uncertain times and I have a buddy who already owns a table say…Imma think about it.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn when I look at it, it says new lower price. That isn’t clearance. They might of just changed the everyday price.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind I agree that new [even just new-to-you] tools always be way too tempting, but with us already having an old Craftsman table saw, old Craftsman radial arm saw, and a HF sliding compound miter saw, SWMBO would likely skin me alive.
She just wouldn’t accept that the cutting tool list should not also include the metal cutting tools we have also acquired- a cold cut chop-saw, portable bandsaw,handheld metal-cutting circular saw, plasma cutter, and our newest baby- a 12" manual bench shear.
Anyway- take a look here:
https://bigskytool.com/sale.html?product_list_order=price
and/or here:
https://bigskytool.com/dailydeal/myoffers/sales/
@PhysAssist Lots of Hitachi stuff there. I have a Hitachi combination router and a circular saw. Decent quality stuff for a fair bit less than the coveted brands. I don’t have any Hitachi battery tools, so I don’t know if they’re decent, but the corded tools are.
@ruouttaurmind I initially bought my refurbs from Big Sky on the recommendations of the guys who installed our barn’s roll-up door [in 2012], after I witnessed them drop their impact driver a couple of times onto packed gravel without any apparent damage, and they confirmed that they had mistreated it similarly for the 5 or 6 years that they had been using it professionally.
I bought my grade B Hitachi cordless drill/driver set in 2012, and have beat the B-Jesus out of it regularly without any issues.
On the strength of that, we have since bought other corded drills, angle grinders, a circular saw, a reciprocating saw, and I have had absolutely no regrets or issues with any of them.
I didn’t know that the Hitachi name brand was being replaced by Metabo, and I don’t know why they did, but the one Metabo tool I bought from them has also been stellar.
Big Sky has been very good too- quick responses to questions and easily resolved the few, if any issues that we incurred.
OMG @sammydog01
Crocs.com
50% off clearance Crocs.
@RiotDemon THEY HAVE FUZZY ONES! Fuzzy Crocs are the best Crocs.
@RiotDemon Order through Rakuten for 4% cash back.
@RiotDemon @sammydog01
If you’re talking about the Santa Cruz, they suck. Horrible excruciating foot pain after a minute walking.
If you’re talking about the Mammoth, get a pair of real moccasins, like some Minnetonkas from Seguin’s House of Cheese.
https://www.seguinscheese.com/footware.html
@RiotDemon @sammydog01
I am liking the Bistro crocs I bought. They are pretty non-slip, as you said. And the soles wear better. And they’re comfy.
But summer approaches, and I’m in industrial flip-flops now.
Oh tools… why do you taunt me so?
WEN.com WEN 6559 6-Inch 10-Amp Corded Benchtop Jointer for $236 and free shipping to most US addresses.
This planer is selling for about a hundred bucks more at Home Depot. Seems like a great price for an entry level jointer. Probably a good option for weekend woodworkers who would rather not justify $400 for a Delta. Replacement blades seem readily available for OEM and after market.
Who can I tempt with this one? @Riotdemon? @djslack? Oh, @tinamarie1974 could use this for building that deck!
@ruouttaurmind You don’t love me anymore? You think that I no longer want a bunch of tools for my nightstand drawer, or in this case, on top of my nightstand?
@Barney I’m sorry! I just assumed you had already purchased one to help with the refurbishment of the RV @therealjrn was going to drop off for you.
@ruouttaurmind I guess that’s one good thing to come from social distancing – no RV! Anyway, it looks like someone else wants it.
@ruouttaurmind what’s the difference between this and a planer?
I thought this made joints… Jointer. Never heard that before.
@RiotDemon I was going to just say the jointer takes material off the bottom of the wood and the planer takes it off the top. But I decided to do some research. This is a good explanation of the purpose of each and the difference between the two: https://www.rockler.com/a-planer-or-a-jointer
Turns out I was kind of right, but now you know more about it.
@djslack @RiotDemon A jointer is designed to make a flat edge. A planer thins your material. Yes, a planer can also make a flat edge, but if you feed warped material into a planer, you get thinner warped material out. SISO.
You can use a planer as a jointer though. You have to make sure your material feeds in flat by shimming the high spots. Once you’ve flattened one side you can flip the board over and feed through again and you will have paralel surfaces.
In my case I use the poor man’s version of these tools… a handheld electric planer and a straight edge. I lay up the straight edge, pencil around the high spots, remove material, lay up the straight edge, pencil around high spots, lather, rinse, repeat. It can take me 30 minutes to flatten and square a 8 foot 2x6. With a benchtop jointer and planer this can be done in less than 5 minutes.
@RiotDemon
I think woodworking terms are intentionally confusing. It’s like a cabinetmaker’s own secret language. A jointer… should make joints. Jointery is the art of wood joints. So a jointer should contribute to that goal! But no… that’s a job for a joiner.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And don’t even get me started on obscure terms like visible-m-inlineop. WTF?
As long as I’m gushing about jointery, I do believe this is the most beautiful example of corner jointing I’ve ever seen:
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind Gee, I thought a jointer was someone who… nevermind.
@Barney
@ruouttaurmind Oh no way Jose! Not gonna suck me in on this one … again I can borrow Dads … always good for the higher cost items!
BTW we built my beautiful deck two years ago. Thank god it is done, it was a HUGE project.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind Yeah, this is the jointer I use - much cheaper and takes up a lot less space in my ‘workshop’…
/image rolling machine
@Barney @ruouttaurmind Yeah- seconded…
Although as my finest carpentry finish tends to be made out of logs and 2-by lumber, and cut to size with a chainsaw, TBH, I don’t think it’d have much utility for me.
@DennisG2014
Explains a lot…
Those Swiffer air filters are $25 on Side Deals. They’re running the daily deals like Morningsave- VMP’s don’t save except for shipping.
We should all get one of these.
https://tools.woot.com/offers/this-is-a-mediocre-household-8
@sammydog01 or this one: https://tools.woot.com/offers/worlds-okayest-home-2?ref=w_cnt_odet_pic_1#fullsize-0
/image “World’s Okayest Home”
@sammydog01 Nobody mediocre around here. We are mercatalyst!
@PhysAssist @sammydog01 https://tools.woot.com/offers/this-is-a-mediocre-doormat-7
Mine says “This is not a meth lab”. I think I bought it on Morningsave and cheaper than those. They have made the rounds.
@medz Shoot, I forgot! That must be why they’re cheap.
50% off Pizza Hut Pizzas thru April 1
https://www.pizzahut.com/index.php?c=HALFOFF&p=syo_50OffMPP.jpg&d=ffffff&ds_rl=1149043&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyPbzBRDsARIsAFh15JYpHZgcKXry3lEaPU7TxUOeVNff6s0hXS2xWLH_JYbzrdBRbBa_SFkaAv8bEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#/localize//
Hell, I’m not even sure if this sale is nationwide.
You might try this code: MARCHLOCALFLASHSALE
(Most Pizza Huts offer contactless delivery.)
@Barney
I have been told that the best use of these “global 50% menu price” pizza deals is to pick the specialty pizza w the most ingredients.
Doesn’t matter if you hate that pizza.
Just use the app or webpage to substitute sauces and ingredients until you have exactly the pizza you want.
So you can order a “vegetarian delight” pizza and wind up receiving something that’s almost all meat, with a little bread, cheese, and sauce to hold it together.
Or whatever. Make up your fantasy pizza.
@Barney It doesn’t work in Pittsburgh.
@Nate311
@Barney
@Nate311
@Barney :sigh:
Ummm…“face masks” anyone?
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-DA29-00020B-DA29-00020A-HAF-CIN-Refrigerator/dp/B07MFW6QWD/
@medz yikes
really expensive
and ships from china so a 2 month waiting time
@communist yeah…also you’ll be wearing vibrators on your face.
@medz hey @barney they are PURPLE!!
/giphy oh my
@Barneybot isn’t a real bot.
@tinamarie1974 I already have a purple one.
Oops!
@Barney loves purple.
@mediocrebot Yep, all kinds of and things of purple.
@Barney loves purple.
@mediocrebot You aren’t too bright, are you.
@Barney are you having a conversation with a ‘bot?
@JnKL It looks like I’m having a conversation with you. Are you a bot?
You can now play CAH for free online at Playingcards.io
@msklzannie that one is slicker looking but we had our own meh specific deck on pretend you’re xyzzy a while back too. It used a feature from cardcast which I believe is also a free way to play in your living room with Chromecast. You can dig up the details in this thread https://meh.com/forum/topics/cards-against-humanity-online-party#5ab0512f289bac0ee8b62ae1
@djslack I remembered that. I don’t personally play, but I know there are those here who do so listed this way of doing things.
@msklzannie I didn’t fully express my thought there, but it was that maybe we could resurrect the Meh deck and have a game sometime.
Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply: Lincoln Electric Red Steel Auto Darkening Welding Helmet for $48 and free shipping.
Auto-darkening, variable shade with a 1.73" X 3.82" viewing lens. Lincoln Electric quality at a Harbor Freight price. This is an excellent choice for the occasional welder who works on small projects or quick repairs. If you’re working on large projects where you’ll be welding for hours at a time you’ll swiftly tire of the smaller viewing lens.
@ruouttaurmind I don’t weld but I still want one.
@sammydog01 Maybe you’d rather have this Miller setup so you can look like a stormtrooper when you’re (not) welding?
So. I guess we’re (mostly) stuck at home for awhile. Here’s an article from our friends at SD.
How to Get Free Trials from the 24 Best Video Streaming Services
Lowe’s: SKIL 30-Piece Carbide-Tipped Router Bit Set for $69 and free shipping.
1/4-inch shank, carbide tipped, this set includes a variety of shapes for edge-forming, surface-forming, straight cuts, mortising and joinery.
At $2.30 per bit this is an excellent starter set for someone wanting to experiment with routing techniques and learning how to use a router rather than destroying high dollar Freud bits.
This set was a Black Friday deal at Lowe’s back in 2017 for $50, but has hovered around $85-$100 since. The set was $110 at Home Depot, but it looks like they’ve reduced their price to $71, keeping pace with Lowe’s. Amazon is only available from Marketplace sellers, so no competitive PM.