What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

nolaegghead

Botch said:

What to do, what to do...
The "power coupler" portion of my Kitchenaid blender that self-destructed last week, is no longer manufactured.  On eBay I can buy the entire base unit for $30, but it was pretty beat up (mine is 20-25 years old but pristine (except for the coupler)).  I could buy an entire refurbished unit for $60, but I shy away from "refurbished" based on past experiences.  I could design the part in AutoCAD and have this place in SLC make me a new one, but that will cost more than a new blender (plus I no longer have a specimen to reverse-engineer).  I could buy a new blender for $OMG.  I could go without a blender (I didn't use it that much) and get by with a combination of chef's knife, food processor and molcajete...
What to do...  

Buy a $300 3D printer and print that $3 part.  Duh.

dbCooper

Botch said:

What to do, what to do...
The "power coupler" portion of my Kitchenaid blender that self-destructed last week, is no longer manufactured.  On eBay I can buy the entire base unit for $30, but it was pretty beat up (mine is 20-25 years old but pristine (except for the coupler)).  I could buy an entire refurbished unit for $60, but I shy away from "refurbished" based on past experiences.  I could design the part in AutoCAD and have this place in SLC make me a new one, but that will cost more than a new blender (plus I no longer have a specimen to reverse-engineer).  I could buy a new blender for $OMG.  I could go without a blender (I didn't use it that much) and get by with a combination of chef's knife, food processor and molcajete...
What to do...  

@Botch I've found that for many things "discontinued" does not mean unavailable.  Here's a possible starting point for you...

https://www.amazon.com/kitchenaid-blender-rubber-coupler/s?k=kitchenaid+blender+rubber+coupler

Botch

@dbCooper, when we eventually meet, I owe you a beer!  Curious why those didn't show up on eBay...  

Eoin

Botch said:

@dbCooper, when we eventually meet, I owe you a beer!  Curious why those didn't show up on eBay...  

Buying a 3D printer is way cooler .........

nolaegghead

Eoin said:

Botch said:

@dbCooper, when we eventually meet, I owe you a beer!  Curious why those didn't show up on eBay...  

Buying a 3D printer is way cooler .........

That's how I roll, anyway.

Eggin_in_PA

Eoin said:

Botch said:

@dbCooper, when we eventually meet, I owe you a beer!  Curious why those didn't show up on eBay...  

Buying a 3D printer is way cooler .........

This and you have various materials you can make them out of.  

nolaegghead

Who doesn't need an excuse to learn Solidworks?

Wolfpack

Guess I have to see what all the fuss is about...

saluki2007

Wolfpack said:

Guess I have to see what all the fuss is about...

I hope you are referring to the Curieux.  I have two bombers in my cabinet waiting for the right time.

Ozzie_Isaac

Wolfpack said:

Guess I have to see what all the fuss is about...

No Coors or even Budweiser?

Botch

Eoin said:

Botch said:

@dbCooper, when we eventually meet, I owe you a beer!  Curious why those didn't show up on eBay...  

Buying a 3D printer is way cooler .........

 Yeah, I get that; I had a few EweTube reviews lined up, excited to buy a new Breville blender which could heat up the blended ingredients for soup, and even had a battery-powered "suction cap" which pulled the air out of the blender, for "quicker blending and brighter vibrant colors" (pulling out the oxygen).  @dbCooper's solution was a much more conservative (and wife-friendly, even though I don't have one) solution.  
Plus, I can maintain my matching, White Kitchenaid lineup, blender, food processor and mixer, against the kitchen wall (the full extent of my home decor expertise).  

Ozzie_Isaac

Botch said:

Eoin said:

Botch said:

@dbCooper, when we eventually meet, I owe you a beer!  Curious why those didn't show up on eBay...  

Buying a 3D printer is way cooler .........

 Yeah, I get that; I had a few EweTube reviews lined up, excited to buy a new Breville blender which could heat up the blended ingredients for soup, and even had a battery-powered "suction cap" which pulled the air out of the blender, for "quicker blending and brighter vibrant colors" (pulling out the oxygen).  @dbCooper's solution was a much more conservative (and wife-friendly, even though I don't have one) solution.  
Plus, I can maintain my matching, White Kitchenaid lineup, blender, food processor and mixer, against the kitchen wall (the full extent of my home decor expertise).  

Hopefully, they do not send the BATF to raid you for printing custom parts to repair items you own.  If this was John Deere you would be in federal lock-up just for searching ewetube.

Legume

Botch said:

Eoin said:

Botch said:

@dbCooper, when we eventually meet, I owe you a beer!  Curious why those didn't show up on eBay...  

Buying a 3D printer is way cooler .........

 Yeah, I get that; I had a few EweTube reviews lined up, excited to buy a new Breville blender which could heat up the blended ingredients for soup, and even had a battery-powered "suction cap" which pulled the air out of the blender, for "quicker blending and brighter vibrant colors" (pulling out the oxygen).  @dbCooper's solution was a much more conservative (and wife-friendly, even though I don't have one) solution.  
Plus, I can maintain my matching, White Kitchenaid lineup, blender, food processor and mixer, against the kitchen wall (the full extent of my home decor expertise).  

I had a Breville for a few years, first spendy blender I bought.  I really liked it for the 3 years or so it lasted.  Pain in the ass to clean too.

Vitamix now.

pgprescott

Langner91 said:

I have seen those on jeweler's benches.

You in there laundering some stolen jewels? 

Langner91

Not exactly stolen.  More like "no longer needed".  

HeavyG

Haven't clicked just yet but finding it hard to resist getting a KJ Jr. for $319 with free shipping from BJs...

Legume

HeavyG said:

Haven't clicked just yet but finding it hard to resist getting a KJ Jr. for $319 with free shipping from BJs...

Jeez, if I had just one kid at home I could get 12 of those a year!

saluki2007

LOL!  BJ’s. 

nolaegghead

Bunch of dull blades and about to start some new projects so bought this pile of "manly" stuff.

nolaegghead

(All that stuff was only 83 bucks!)

WeberWho

nolaegghead said:

Bunch of dull blades and about to start some new projects so bought this pile of "manly" stuff.

My dad had a white oak tree cut down in the backyard and brought to the mill about 30 years ago. It's been stored in my grandparents barn loft ever since. My grandparents farm is going on the market. We grabbed a few pieces from the barn on Monday. 



He has another 15 plus 17' boards of white oak in the loft yet. I told him I'd go half on a DeWalt planer with him. My thought anyway....

nolaegghead

WeberWho said:

nolaegghead said:

Bunch of dull blades and about to start some new projects so bought this pile of "manly" stuff.

My dad had a white oak tree cut down in the backyard and brought to the mill about 30 years ago. It's been stored in my grandparents barn loft ever since. My grandparents farm is going on the market. We grabbed a few pieces from the barn on Monday. 



He has another 15 plus 17' boards of white oak in the loft yet. I told him I'd go half on a DeWalt planer with him. My thought anyway....

If you need a home for the lumber, let me know...don't let it go with the barn!  (I have a buddy near you with some barns)

WeberWho

nolaegghead said:

WeberWho said:

nolaegghead said:

Bunch of dull blades and about to start some new projects so bought this pile of "manly" stuff.

My dad had a white oak tree cut down in the backyard and brought to the mill about 30 years ago. It's been stored in my grandparents barn loft ever since. My grandparents farm is going on the market. We grabbed a few pieces from the barn on Monday. 



He has another 15 plus 17' boards of white oak in the loft yet. I told him I'd go half on a DeWalt planer with him. My thought anyway....

If you need a home for the lumber, let me know...don't let it go with the barn!  (I have a buddy near you with some barns)

Thanks Nola. I think he's going to stack and tarp it for the short term and try to come up with a plan for it. I'd love to take some off his hands for new kitchen cabinet doors down the road. Someway to incorporate into my house as it's from the property where I grew up. My brother-in-law is a woods teacher by trade. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle to bring back to Milwaukee with him. 

We planed some down to see what we were working with.



I think it's worth the time and effort. It should end up being some really nice wood for something. I've looked/watched/read about planers in the past. More of a want than need. Now it might actually make sense to pick one up or get a little more serious. I'd really like to pick up a DeWalt 735 but pretty rare to find one 2nd hand. We might have to go new as they don't come up very often on Craigslist/Marketplace. 

nolaegghead

I have a Dewalt 734 for rough wood and a 735 for finish work.  They are worth the investment if you plan on doing some finish cabinetry or furniture with solid wood.  Actually, you can make some nice shelves and stuff from fir and pine....night and day if you plane it vs factory finish. 

If you aren't sure, try to find a used one.  Or borrow one (but buy blades for the guy).

Was thinking about buying the helical blades for the 735.  Expensive but fast and quiet.   And they  last a long time.  Knives do not last long.

FarmingPhD

nolaegghead said:

I have a Dewalt 734 for rough wood and a 735 for finish work.  They are worth the investment if you plan on doing some finish cabinetry or furniture with solid wood.  Actually, you can make some nice shelves and stuff from fir and pine....night and day if you plane it vs factory finish. 

If you aren't sure, try to find a used one.  Or borrow one (but buy blades for the guy).

Was thinking about buying the helical blades for the 735.  Expensive but fast and quiet.   And they  last a long time.  Knives do not last long.

I have a 735 and sprung for the helical head after a couple years.  Pro - I don’t have to buy the dewalt disposable blades anymore.  Con- still leaves tracks at times and requires taking lighter cuts in my opinion.  I finish hand plane for most things so I’m really using it for dimensioning close to size.  My brother has the same thing and mostly complains about having to sand after planing which I would expect to do to some level anyways.  If I had to do over, I would have bought a 15” grizzly with a helical head.  I went the dewalt route due to cost as I couldn’t justify the money on the grizzly at the time and I could upgrade the dewalt to helical as it made sense.  Cliff notes - if you have the floor space, in my opinion, if you want a helical head planer, buy a 15” planer with a helical and skip the dewalt upgrade in my opinion unless the helical heads for the dewalt have come down significantly.

nolaegghead

I don't mind sanding.  I have the festool RO 150 and it's a pleasure to sand with it.  Plenty of power, almost no dust.

https://festools-online.com/festool/festool-sanders-and-polishers-2/festool-sanders-rotex-rotary-2/576028-festool-ro-150-feq-plus-6in-rotex-sander.html

The big problem with the consumer grade planers is the knives aren't made to sharpen and they are vastly underpowered.   Also the feed system is susceptible to snipe (folding in/out feed tables - seriously?)

Acn

Carolina Gold rice and a few other things from Anson Mills.

TTC

I have stored a small bundle of 18 foot long 8/4 mahogany boards for a long time. Some of them are 20 inches wide. Bout time I did something with them 

Ozzie_Isaac

TTC said:

I have stored a small bundle of 18 foot long 8/4 mahogany boards for a long time. Some of them are 20 inches wide. Bout time I did something with them 

That is a stack of gold right now.  What are your plans or thoughts?

nolaegghead

send any excess hardwoods to me.  I'll PM you my address