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not a bad price...R 2500.00 ...at a good price you get them for R5k I found a makita planer /thicknesser almost brand new in a pawn shop for R3k managed to get it for R2500...had a look at the replacement value...i nearly had a heart attack.

thanks...i have a RP2301FCX (this is an awesome machine) ...i use it to cut out 18 mm profiles with template...this machine is flippen strong...i do the cut out in one cut. i dont really want to mount the RP 230 under a table ...but i look forward to the photos...maybe i can make it work on the maktec...it would be handy. hopefully my triton will be back under the table by the end of the week...and we will be up and running again.

i agree the router works hard...as i mentioned to Clive...it is not a warranty claim...the gear is worn( i use it a lot...i just need the machine repaired)...i have no problem paying for the parts and the repair...the reason i have the triton under a table is because of the fine adjustment from the top...i have maktec routers under the other tables (no fine adjustment required) and makita routers for the general routing...unfortunately non of the makita routers have the facility to adjust from the top while under the table...i know you can buy an attachment to fit to the other routers....that was the next option if i couldnt get the triton repaired.

this is what has happened...i sent in my triton router for a replacement of a worn gear...thinking it is a moving part...there should be stock of the parts in the country...you sell a product...you keep spares for like bearings...gears etc...unfortunately there is no triton repair centres in Durban...so i had the option to send to jhb for the repair or take it to a reputable power tool repair company in Durban (JMM power tools) ...well thats where the wheels fell off. 5 emails almost 2 weeks later i am told to collect my router and pay the quote fee...even after i had sent an email to Vermont and attached the email from JMM power tools. Then i started a social media post...within a couple of hours i had a response from Clive at Vermont...explained my problem ...was told to leave it with him and it would be sorted out...apparently someone got the codes mixed up and they do have the parts. i have just got off the phone...my router will be ready for collection this week.

i assume you know what you are doing and how the BMS works...i dont try fix the packs ...i rather strip the batteries out the casing and use the good ones for torches...i purchased an 18650 smart charger with display ...which can charger 1 batteries at a time

Even buying quality brands like the ones listed above...some are just better than others...you have to figue out which are the best of the various brands...the Makita planer/thicknesser for example i picked up in a pawn shop for R3k...this machine has worked 12 hours non stop day after day and still runs. The dustless chasing systems for example...Hilti vacuum wins hands down for brick dust...i dont use the a makita vacuum to site anymore...no matter how many filters you use...however their little double blade chasing machine is the best for dustless brick cutting...if used "slowly" ...the makita vacuum get 5/5 for wood work runs non stop but the hilti a 2/5...after a couple hours of wood dust it shuts down....it cloggs the filter even with the ding dong thingmabob bumping the filter.

Vermont sales are the SA suppliers...i wish you luck trying to get spares for your machines.

Beware of buying Triton routers...the gear seems to have stripped for height adjustment...i sent it in to a quote to repair...i was told Vermont sales cannot supply the parts required to repair the machine...i must pay for the quote and collect the machine as is

My parcel arrived this morning...now to see if the 700x28 fit in the frame.

Needed to replace a tyre...shopped around...the prices at CWC couldnt be beaten (R350 for 700x25 gatoskins)by a long shot...so i have decided to buy 4 which includes free shipping So i am trying something new...buying online. So far it has been a simple experience...log in...add to basket...checkout...it takes you to the bank...no need for a credit card number...on the CWC site you log into your bank account...do an eft and bingo an sms informing me my parcel is on it way...done in 5 minutes...wow lets see how quick the parcel arrives.

not visibility related...however safety related. Been witnessing a lot of accidents lately...again today a person lost control of the bicycle and went off the road into the gutter and down...same injuries as most of the others...face...shoulder and knee. In our club we have a card with all our details...next of kin...contact details and medical aid if we have it. I would strongly advise you either get a card if the club offers one...or simply print and laminate one with all the details...especially a number or 2 to contact if you fall or get injured. Even if you ride with the same people everyday...but more important if you ride with different groups. If you are like me and have a serious reaction to a bee sting...make sure you have an allergex pill or whatever it is you need to pop in case of emergency. It is cold out there and if you fall there is a good chase you gona get the shakes...make sure you re prepared...some might say...more crap to carry...your choice...then make sure you dont fall.

a nail gun is very handy tool to have...i am busy with my pub build and all the panels around the pub are nailed...i have a hilti GX 120 to nail the studs to the wall and a pneumatic nailer to secure the planks to the studs...the nailer stopped shooting nails...took it in for repairs nobody can fix it...now i now what it like not to have a nailer...certainly going to be investing in a new one.

you are right about the dust getting into everything...even if you do the wood work outside,,,it still seems to get on everything inside the workshop...all my machine stay in their boxes in closed cupboards and the ones which stay out...get covered with sheets. all my hand tools hang in 100 mm deep cupboards which can close and lock. another issue...metal table tops...like the band saw...jointer...etc...they seem to rust real quick...i use floor polish to keep them smooth and rust free (tried car polish...doesnt seem to work as well)...it is a weekly chore ( if anyone has a better option...please share) if you dont keep up the maintenance the surfaces start to pit and then you have to literally machine the tops flat again.

add 20-30-40 kg or 20-30-40 years to it...some tough or really stupid people out there...been there still doing it...just a little faster and a little lighter...certainly not younger...even though people have mentioned that i look younger

watching a tips video the other day...after we had the incident where we didnt have a quick link removing tool...take a shoelace/soft wire of sorts...wrap it through the link and pull tight...it unclips the link. will certainly be adding a piece of string to my already loaded saddled bag.

the other option is to get wrap around glasses like oakley and fit a tight strap so they can sit on my head or drop onto my neck...but not hang loose like some ballies wear them...on that thin strap.

A question for all you other old ballies...eye sight...i am sure we all sit with the same problem...the newspaper ends up with a full extended arm to try read the small print. we start with the .50 and by the time you hit your 50 + you flying down the hill so fast you are already on 2.50 with a full extended arm. what i would like to know is how have you fellas sorted out this issue? do you just do what i do and have 10 pairs of the cheapies from Diskem or Clicks all over the house/car/office? or did you go to the eye people and have your eyes tested properly and get (at 50 + there is a good chance you are already onto bifocals) the correct glasses? does also drive you nuts putting them on and taking them off. someone mentioned i should get bifocal contact lenses. another suggested i get those stick on reading lenses (bit steep at around R400 + postage) stick them on the phone and when i need to use them while on the bicycle for example...i could just pop them on the riding glasses...then i will be able to read the garmin screen...lucky for me i can still see the single HR screen...which is all I need to see...when my HR hits 197 bpm its time to back off.

one bonus about making your own presents...you get to have fun making them...then you dont have to blow tons of cash of presents. one year i made 100 planters and went around to old age homes to hand them out to people who didnt have visitors. what an absolutely terrible task...will never do it again...i left there with a massive dent in my heart...i thought it would make me feel good about doing something nice for the people ...instead i felt so *** meeting these old people who have nothing left and nobody to visit them...they were so happy someone had bought a gift...i think i will make them again this year...but get some else to hand them out.

when i look back and think of anything i would change...one thing comes to mind...get out and do more shyte...and more and more...plenty time to rest when you are dead. i dont allow things to scare me off...people said i should sell my motor bikes...because they are dangerous...the dog with its head out the window comes to mind...do it without regrets...some days i battle to work because my arm doesnt allow me to do certain things...i dont regret falling off the motor bike...i think about all the fun i had while riding it. which reminds me...best i work harder...i need to plan another Cape town road trip.

it seems after reading comments here...it has paid off being a couch potato...i am getting thinner faster and younger by the month...had a few comments from people of how i actually look younger now that i have lost weight (could also have something to do with the young stock)... as i am loosing weight and putting mileage into the legs...i am getting faster...10 min faster up the M19...3 hours faster than my first 100 km ride in 2015 only thing i have to agree with is hitting the ground...normally when i hit the ground after falling with the motor bike...i would bounce...get up and continue riding...now i hit the ground...it take 10 min just to get up off the ground from all the aches and pains not even related to the fall

Born in 65'... Did a trade in for a 22 year old ( as old as the women you feel) ...the problem with getting a youngling...they still want a family...when I picked up my daughter at holiday care...my gran kids shout grandpa and my daughter shouts daddy... Eeeeish you wanna see the look I get [emoji12] The problem with mirrors in the house...you are quickly reminded of your age...pity you can't get one like those ones which make you look thinner or fatter...to make you look younger.

sponsors create confusion... going back to bass fishing...people would rave about certain products because the "pros" use them...what a lot of people dont realise...those products are replaced and upgraded all the time...and the person has to use the product because they get paid to...if you want to know what works the best...follow the people who pay for their own tools. i am seeing the same trend with youtube...diresta is a good example...now being sponosred by dewalt...i dont know that he enjoys using some of the tools...but does because he is now being paid a good sum of money...i am sure if he had the choice he would still continue using his painted white machines ...not saying there is anything wrong with dewalt when the wood whisperer got rid of his festool chop saw and replaced it with a bosch one...that must have come with a hefty price tag (sponsorship) ....anyone who unloads a festool must be collecting some good revenue. some tools just work better than others...the only way to figue it out is to use them a lot...for example i am huge hilti fan (even though i am peed off with them because they no longer service all their tools) ...when i to comes to site work ... the makita chipping tool works way better than the hilti intended for that purpose...taking weight and efficiency into account.

hours wasted sifting through absolute rubbish...adverts and finally i found another decent channel with a "skilled craftman" with decent quality information. been watching Jimmy diresta for a long time...also well worth your attention...who is now sponsored by dewalt...but i see he still uses his makita (painted white equipment) when he gets a chance. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEk4xHBbz0hZNIBBpowdYQ social media has learnt that the most valuable asset on this earth...is your ATTENTION...boy does it know how to waste it. with adverts at the beginning...now during and recently getting the host to promote products. please share if you know any quality channels worth viewing.

i have learnt a few things recently...and i thought by the time i get to 50 i would know everything will try keep it brief. battery powered tools... plugged in my 18 makita battery and the charger red light starting flashing and making a different noise...indicating battery faulty...man if you use battery machines you will know they dont come cheap...i went and bought a new one and back to work we went....a couple months later...another battery starting doing the same thing...off to the shop again and another R999 paid out for a new 3 amp/hr battery...i use these batteries a lot. so i did some research...then dropped the 2 faulty ones off at makita and requested they test the battery...the report indicated that they were both "-----" ...one had done 276 charge cycles and the other 235 charge cycles...a makita 18 volt battery can do a lot more than 300 charger before it is "---" ...however nobody wants to share the exact figue...they just mention around 350 maybe more. something you need to know if a warranty claim is required...they will first check the charge cycles...no matter how new or old the battery is. a charge cycle is every time you charge the battery...if you run it flat then fully recharge it or just top it up after using it for a couple of minutes...it is calculated as 1 cycle. so i got my tester out and tested the voltage of the 2 faulty batteries...one was completely "---" dead 0 volts...the other displayed 13 volts...so I did some more googling...to see if you can revive the battery...you can attempt to...though it is not recommended...it is as simple as putting a jumper between a fully charged battery and the faulty unit...i am not going to go into detail but if you search the www you will find more info. there could be a number of reasons why my battery dropped below the threshold...the newer makita machines have a star on the machine and the battery...my older machines dont...so if i drain the battery by running the machine for too long the battery voltage could drop below the charger voltage threshold...which could indicate the battery is faulty...a quick 5 min jumper could boost the voltage enough to above the charge voltage threshold and the battery could recharge and be back in use. however the battery which indicated 0 volts...i wouldnt even consider doing it because it could cause a fire.

I needed a place to store braai stuff outside...with a counter to put the stuff while cooking the meat...a few scraps of plywood in the storeroom...the next one will be made with better wood and will be deeper.