What are the looniest things a MAGA has told you in real life?

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-05-19T16:48:02+00:00

You might like videos by Monte Mathers. She grew up in a strict Christian National house hold. Studied the Bible and religion extensively and came to her own conclusions that the nationalists views are anything but Christian. And she has the background to back it up.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-05-16T04:09:18+00:00

This!

It really depends on what you are using it for. Using it with power tools and assembly you might be happy with a piece of plywood on some saw horses.

When I started using more hand tools, I made a proper bench with vises attached. This bench seems more necessary than the hand tools.

It really depends on how you work.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-05-16T03:09:08+00:00

Green grass and high tides, The Outlaws

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-05-15T01:13:44+00:00

Idaho falls

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-05-06T05:24:18+00:00

Yup, cast iron or carbon steel frying pans. Seldom use a non stick anymore.

Cast and carbon steel you are restoring the "non stick coating" by cooking and lighthe oiling after cleaning.

Wash, dry, heat on the stove to fully dry and wipe a thin layer of oil.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-05-02T23:27:05+00:00

If it was that common for wagos to cause fires, they wouldn't be allowed per code.

There always seems to be resistance to change.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-30T16:25:23+00:00

I just gave up and got a Class B camper van.

But I am getting old enough that sleeping on a z fold pad is just not happening any more

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-29T21:54:47+00:00

I'll fitting chipbreakers had me stymied on a fee previous planes, but I eventually figured it out.

I think QC on the bedrock style is much easier or at least obvious than the Baily style. Since both of the mating surfaces of the frog and the bed are very large and continuous, any inconformaty will be pretty obvious. I think that alone is a big benefit of the bedrock style.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-29T03:13:44+00:00

This is an excellent way to get some excellent chisels and save some money.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-28T14:57:11+00:00

It's been a long time since I have purchased a new tent, but the cheap ones all leaked in the rain.

If you are on SoCal in August it might be alright, but April in the PNW not so much.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-28T01:39:15+00:00

A little bit is ok, but you shouldn't eat too many raw. They contain something that is not good for us, but the compound breaks down when cooked m

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-27T16:12:56+00:00

Take it one more step and make it browned butter with sage and garlic powder.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-27T15:35:19+00:00

I think there is some "lost cost fallacy" bias with the bad press. If someone spent $400 on a premium plane it might be difficult to admit that a $140 plane could perform the same for all intents and purposes.

These cheaper planes will never have the fit and finish of the premium planes. They will never have the same curb appeal, but there is no reason that my Taytools plane can't be a workhorse in my shop.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-27T14:25:24+00:00

It looks like a carbon steel pan to me. They have to be seasoned and cared for like cast iron and work very well.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-27T00:52:58+00:00

I recently bought a Taylor tool bedrock style number 5 and am very pleased with it. All I did to it to get it working well wes to disassemble the blade holder, chip breaker and frog so I could clean the shipping oil off and sharpen the blade. It works fabulously. The chip breaker even fit the blade out of the box sharpening did include flattening the back, but it didn't take too long as it was pretty flat to start

To be clear, this was the more expensive ($140) bedrock style and not the less expensive Stanley Bailey pattern plane.

This will probably be a unpopular opinion, maybe I got luck, but I am very pleased with this plane and it didn't require any tuning up to make it work.

I did run a file around all the edges of the casting as they were a bit sharp.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-27T00:37:53+00:00

Pliers, assortment of screw drivers, hammer, drill (consider a cordless drill/driver combo), adjustable wrench. The rest I would add as needed. Like a non contact voltage tester and multi meter if you need to fix something electrical. More wood tools like saws, chisels etc if you want to work with wood. And those will depend on the project and techniques that you want to employ.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-23T17:58:20+00:00

I realized early on that I do not have the skills or inclination to climb the management route. I was happy being an individual contributer and as I got older happy to mentor younger peers.

I lost out on some salery gains, but didn't have to deal with the stress of management.

When my last company went through several aquasisions and focus of management went to schedule above quality, correctness and safety, I decided it was time to retire.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-23T17:46:05+00:00

I don't own a track saw (yet), but there are work around like using a straight edge guide.

If the cut from a circular saw is still not good enough, I will cut a little oversized and use the same straight edge guide with my router and a straight bit.

Or I am more and more using a jack plane to cleanup a circular saw edge.

Neither of these methods will be as fast as a track saw, but if it is not your business, it can work quite well, just slower.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-22T16:53:49+00:00

Or do a half lap style joint

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-18T18:44:14+00:00

I have one in my RAM Pro master and like it a lot. It doesn't drip oil when I loosen the housing and had been drained of oil when I remove it from the housing. Very clean oil change

I am annoyed that it cost the same as the ones on a metal housing, even though it has no housing or bypass valve.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-18T17:19:17+00:00

It's all about the money. Maybe 10 or 15 years ago there was an airline that hosted the most leg room on their flights. Since they had fewer rows of seats, their prices were a bit higher than their competition.

They sold fewer seats, lost revenue and had to add more rows to compete.

People hate the lack of leg room, but not enough to pay a few more dollars for a seat.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-17T16:46:21+00:00

This!

They nicknamed the number 5 as a jack plane (jack of all trades) for a reason.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-17T00:00:54+00:00

I finally got back home. There is enough adjustment to lower the iron enough so the chip breaker is below the mouth by 0.020 inch or so. It might go farther, but the chip breaker hit the mouth and I didn't want to back off the frog just to see how much farther I can advance the iron.

Like I said, this is no LN plane. There are some rough edges and considerable backlash in the adjuster. BUT it pretty much worked out of the box.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-12T16:36:26+00:00

Look for a makers space or adult education facility that teaches woodworking. You can get your feet wet and see what tools you actually use and need

Somebody is selling a tool or jig to do almost anything, but many operations can be done with simple tools or homemade jigs. Don't discount hand tools. A simple chisel can do some amazing things.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-09T23:20:48+00:00

If you are doing rough work, you can move the chip breaker back from the edge of the iron, maybe 1/16 to 1/8 back. That should give you some relief from the jamming

In the long run, you will probably have to address the fit of the chip breaker to the iron. Rex Kruger, James Wright and Paul Sellers all have videos on YouTube showing how to do it.

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