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On 9/4/2022 at 10:33 PM, patches said:The real question is "can you even think of a reason NOT to have one?" 😅
Do it! You won't regret it! I use my track saw way more often than I use my table saw. Add a few rail sizes (I have a 1m, 1.4m and a 3m) and some accessories (Benchdogs.co.uk have some awesome ones) and you have a pretty versatile setup.
Plus if you need extra justification, they're safer than table saws and have better dust collection (when hooked up to a vac)
Also check out Peter Millard on Youtube. he does 95% of his work with a track saw and has some great portable MFT (Multi Function Table) builds for track-saw stations.
Based on the thickness of that slab, I'm guessing your friend has a Festool TS 75? I run the Makita 36V cordless (2x18V) with bluetooth dust extraction, which I may upgrade to the 40V just to number of batteries required and lower the centre of gravity to make bevelled cuts easier.
My recommendation, go Festool or Makita, as they use the same rail system and have the widest range of aftermarket goodies. Dewalt, Bosch, Mafell etc seem to lag behind what Festool and Makita.
The saw is a Dewalt - Doesn't cut all the way through the slab, but deep enough (maybe 80%) for me to finish off with a handheld saw.
That benchdogs site is a treasure trove. Need to finish this project though before I start thinking about what else I can do. Having some challenges with the Belt sander with a 120 grain belt, jumping a bit. Have moved to my small Makita sander to see if that's better
13 minutes ago, ouzo said:so ifyou borrow a mates trailer you need to have a plate made that matches your car ?
In theory, yes, but my mates use my trailers regularly and nobody changes plates. Cops don't seem to care at all ref trailers
2 hours ago, Steven Knoetze (sk27) said:Why does your car and trailer have the same registration, genuine question.
Trailers here are unregulated so don’t need to be registered. You’re supposed to use your car details on your trailer for traffic cameras and stuff. I’ve got three trailers, all with my car reg on (actually my wife’s car 😂).
1 hour ago, Hairy said:I had to Google those Wonga dudes ... my word they are loan sharks of note!
Them and their ilk are truly the Antichrist of lending. They prey on desperate people and tie them into such massive interest amounts that they basically force them to keep taking loans every month and paying more massive interest.
1 minute ago, FrancoisdeVille said:The angle might be the problem, but am I wrong to think you have very short horses?
😂 that's a full length box - bad angle and bad photographer. Was some fun getting that piece out of the trailer when I got it home. Involved a tractor with a fork attachment, chains and a "creative" approach to Health and Safety.
2 hours ago, Rock Guy said:Ja no, I wasn't buying one of those Wahoo tables unless I was looking for an easy-out of my marriage.
I got one from a guy on FB marketplace - still in the box, maybe 50% of retail. Still had to halve the price if anyone at home asked what it cost.
Started a project to build an outdoor counter a while back and finally decided to use a big hunk of live edge wood as the counter top. So, went last week and bought a 4 metre length of Cyprus to start working on. My mate turned up on the weekend with some tools for me to use, one of which was a track saw. Never used one before, but they are amazing. Was going to use the chainsaw but the track saw was precise and super neat. Now I can't stop thinking about why I need one.
On 8/28/2022 at 7:46 AM, Hairy said:so petrol or electrical cable powered chain saw .......?
Battery - Can't go wrong. My Makita is the business
On 8/25/2022 at 7:55 AM, dave303e said:They say when all you have is a hammer- everything starts looking like a nail...
When you have a chainsaw - everything looks like it needs to be trimmed/dropped
Lol - Was cutting back some (very thick and invasive) ivy with mine on the weekend. My wife asked why I wasn't using the hedge cutter - first answer was "because I have a chainsaw".
36 minutes ago, SSCC said:Are they? What multi day full service overseas races are you comparing to?
I entered a 5 day mtb event in Italy in 2020, which was cancelled due to covid. Cost per person, including mechanical support, bike cleaning, hotel accommodation (not sharing) , pasta party each night and hotel breakfast / food stops etc, was around 400 Euros. Medal and a t-shirt at the end.
Edited to correct price. Was less that I had remembered.
On 7/13/2022 at 2:23 PM, Dustbug said:Going back on an earlier bleat re Munga fees etc, everything is relative compare Sani2C team entry R18700 for 3 days reheated food and tents basic option +/- 1000 riders in total income R9,350,000 without sponsors input etc.. distance total 3 day 240kms cost R38.95 per Km
Munga Entry R28900 entrants +/- 150 total income R4,335,000 without sponsors input etc.. total distance 1100kms mostly proper accomodation cooked meals etc, 4 x the number of support stations required. Cost R26.27 / Km munga is effectively 30% cheaper than Sani / Km
Some races are vastly overpriced agreed that why I dont do them, others have a vast overhead, one has to be prepared to pay a reasonable fee if you want to engage in that style of riding, Im not a racer but consider cost against return when considering an event.
Not really comparing Apples with Apples though - Sani is mostly single track that is purpose built. Local communities are paid to man feed stops and cater the overnight stops, which, when I last did it, were exceptional food. Local Schools and community groups are financially supported as well.
Munga, which is an awesome concept imo, is on existing roads / tracks and requires far less infrastructure than Sani
I have a massive barn / Farm shed, but have managed to fill it with trailers and ***. Have a small gym area for the turbo trainer and the rower, a workshop area and about 4 million tons of wood that Ive cut and stored, which seems to grow every time a tree goes down, which seems to be happening quite often due to Ash dieback disease.
My biggest issue is getting time and weather to organise the space, but that hasn't stopped me continuing to fill it
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Decided to do something I never thought that I could and build the counters and cupboards for my outdoor kitchen. Watched a lot of YouTube last week and built the frame for the main piece on the weekend. started off using a handsaw and then my jigsaw, but couldn't get consistency or straight edge (with the jigsaw). So took the plunge and bought a Mitre Saw. So useful and suddenly more projects seem possible to me.
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5 hours ago, Spokey said:
I have been away from SA for 7 weeks and this machine is calling……..Weather looks good for a Sunday blast over the mountains!
Stunning
4 hours ago, ouzo said:[comic sans]
its because they're an international brand now
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The Wattz bib I bought a few weeks back for R499 suddenly went up to R799 yet still on special
They probably needed to ups the price in order to be able to replace the item. Presumably the wholesale price has jumped.
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39 minutes ago, PhilipV said:Cringe worthy stuff. Saving the fish comes at a price. But it works. Ive only coughed up for it once.
We now have a bread crate in my wife's car. If we forget bags,the shopped items go back into the trolley, and is packed into the crate back at the car.
Similar - I'll pack the boot full of loose items rather than keep buying bags. They're awful things
This debate about same factory, same quality, is one that has always frustrated me. I spent some years in the UK and Ireland setting up recycling strategies and programs for various manufacturers and, as a result, spent days at time on factory floors, following the production processes from beginning to end. Without exception, in food facilities, the no name discount brand and the Marks & Spencer stuff, followed very different processes and had different ingredients.
I also spent some years buying fitness equipment at scale for health club chains in the UK and in South Africa, where balancing price, quality and longevity is critical. I visited lots of factories in China where big brand names were produced in the same factory as lesser known or budget brands. There was a massive difference, in most cases, in everything from quality of materials through to quality control. Thus, when I'm in a shop and the salesman says to me "Brand X comes out of the same factory as Brand Y, but you are paying for the name", I am dubious
13 hours ago, patches said:Some small goodies I picked for the toolbox...
StealthMounts
Handy little plastic clips for mounting various power tools and their associated batteries, as seen in the example below.
Now just to figure out where to install it all
Those look brilliant
On 8/5/2022 at 7:28 AM, LazyTrailRider said:This is simply a result of less people being able to afford new cars.
In wealthier countries, buying a new car is for most people not a stretch by any means, so there is less demand for used and thus the prices are lower.
I would amend that to - Buying a new car with a massive balloon payment at the end of 5 years which forces people to either give the car back and buy another or to take out another finance agreement to pay the balance makes a new car just about affordable for most people in lots of countries, if you want a medium sized car anyway.
To be fair, I'm paying R19k for 2 for three days of Sani2C next year. Extrapolating that to 7 days gets me to R45k, so it's not that different per day to Sani. I personally wouldn't pay that to ride my bike for 7 days, but it is within a few hundred rand a day of the price of Sani
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2 hours ago, sawystertrance said:Spokey,
Great post and I can just hear the biker passion in your analysis. For what it's worth, I think the most telling phrase you used is "it really depends on what you want out of the bike." I think correctly identifying that and what you want to use the bike for will correctly determine which bike you get. On the odd occasion you use it for something else, it may not be ideal but a short term compromise is always a good chance to learn. Once you've identified what you want to use it for, it's then a matter of listing strengths and weaknesses of each bike and matching them to requirements. Remember, too, that if you feel you made the wrong choice you can always sell and change to the next option in your list.
Whatever you do, it's biking and you can't go far wrong.
Good point - wrong bike, sell it in a year or two and try something else.
3 hours ago, Spokey said:All lovely bikes. I shall offer my thoughts based on 1000’s of kms of riding in all all terrain, tar, jeep track, and enduro type track (within the limitations of a large motorcycle)
I am lucky enough to have a KTM 1190 and a 690 Enduro Rally. The big beast for two up use or those days when a fast blast on Karoo dirt roads is my therapy. The small one for solo riding and it is fast on almost any terrain.
For me it comes down to pillion or solo riding and what kind of trips and terrain. As light as possible is the answer to bike handling for regular peeps like me. Of the bikes you have mentioned I would choose the Yam T7 if solo, the Honda AT for two up. Both very capable.
Heck, the T7 can carry a pillion, my old KLR can, but it really depends on what you want out of the bike. I would love a T7 but find that my 690 enduro offers what I need in that mid size bike, very few HP down on the Yam and and a lot of kgs lighter with very good suspension. But yes, a single V a tremendous parallel twin. But I like it.
If you ever find yourself in Hoekwil you are welcome to pop in and ride one of mine…..just for an idea.
When I do Baviaans I am going on my KLR. If I were to ride across Africa……my KLR…..but the two KTMs put a stupid smile on my face!If I were to give up all my motorcycles and buy just one, my heart would say KTM 1190R second hand or the new 1290 Adventure , my brain would say Africa Twin, I think the 2019 model or whatever was the last one prior to the few hp upgrade. On the Honda I would also look at the DCT version, a bit heavier but I believe it is a dream in the dirt.
Rambling now, sorry!
Thank you so much for the thoughts. Makes a lot of sense. Think the "what do you want to do with it" question is the biggest for me as well and I'm quite stuck. We're in a position from next year where the kids will probably be doing their own thing in the summer, so we will be having a holiday as a just a couple for the first time in 21 years, so I'm really keen to get a bike that's comfy for two, pack the panniers, chuck on a tent and head to Europe for 3 weeks next June, with no real agenda other than to explore some remote places. At the same time, I want the capability to go and ride trails here on the weekends and ride to work occasionally as I don't have a car. That's the thinking anyway.
In reality, riding much in Winter is unlikely as the weather is so *** here, so the bike is likely to sit in my barn for most of Winter. Trying to maintain and manage a smallholding and a cycling habit and a job in Summer is fairly hectic, so I am unsure of how much time I would have to galavant about on a bike during the good months. What I'd hate to do is buy an all singing all dancing bike and then not use it for much other than commuting, so I need to decide before I cough up £12-14k.
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I've ordered one for delivery 23 September. I have the benefit of staff discount so thought it was worth a try. Looks like a massive step into the serious sports watch market and I am looking forward to trying it out. I do have the benefit of staff discount so am not paying full price, but I'm keen to try it out. Compared to the Fenix 7, it's financially a no brainer, although doesn't have the same battery life.