Products I love and why

[Lost in the Woods]

I agree with the Stihl recommendation with one caution, never put anything but non-ethanol fuel in them. I have never been super impressed with Dewalt, they seem to be aimed at the DIY market. I have always gone for industrial grade but even the old standards like Milwaukee are cheapening down to the DIY market. Makita seems to be pretty much upholding their standards. Most of my cordless stuff is Milwaukee just so there is battery standardization. Mixed in are several Makitas because they have the quality I desire, things like power files and die grinders are the best. One thing I 100% recommend is getting an industrial grade flex shaft rather than messing around with Drexel’s. Every shop needs a 2x72 belt grinder. Once you have one you wonder how you ever got by without one. I have a pretty complete metal shop with machining capabilities (lather and mills), blacksmithing forges, fly press, power hammer, 300# anvil and sheetmetal capabilities. Then there is all the woodworking stuff. A lifetime of making stuff and renovating home and rebuilding boats and motorcycles. This stuff is very therapeutic for me as I loos myself in my projects.

 

[user27357]

I agree with the Stihl recommendation with one caution, never put anything but non-ethanol fuel in them. I have never been super impressed with Dewalt, they seem to be aimed at the DIY market. I have always gone for industrial grade but even the old standards like Milwaukee are cheapening down to the DIY market

all true, and the milwaukee opinion is spot on. Probably still better than the others mentioned but not as much as the cost warrants. I have some too but if i was starting fresh buying new the dewalts are the value point now i think.
I tried some advice from a friend and so far so good: the ethanol fuels absorb moisture from the air and if you can stop/ minimize that you are most of the way there. He says he has done good with regular fuel by keeping his tanks full to the top thereby reducing the surface area exposed to atmosphere to a minimum. trying it. Not in my outboards yet, too much riding on happy 2 strokes out on the water. Otherwise good to go after 3 winters keeping everything topped. Maybe not saving much money but much easier to do than the drive to find non ethanol and having 2 fuel grades around.
back to the thread, thanks @Lost in the Woods

 

[Roland]

magnets. i am forever on the lookout for clever magnets. i find them in the most unexpected of places, typically on discrete countertop kiosks. they come in handy in equally unexpected places.

I actually really agree with this. Your comment took me back (in a good way). When I was a kid, my house was steel framed and the windowsill frames were magnetic and so we're the edges of my bathroom mirror. I actually got excited when I moved out and had a fridge of my own that I can put magnets on. My phone has a magnetic back, so I can stick it to the fridge, washing machine, and dryer. If I'm holding something magnetic and my phone, they snap together. It's very satisfying and I can't believe I'm writing this right now lol.

 

[user27357]

@Lost in the Woods

tried some advice from a friend and so far so good: the ethanol fuels absorb moisture from the air and if you can stop/ minimize that you are most of the way there. He says he has done good with regular fuel by keeping his tanks full to the top thereby reducing the surface area exposed to atmosphere to a minimum. trying it.

I asked around and heard enough stories of burned pistons and gummed carbs that i am on board now. 5 gallons of non ethanol premium- 23.00. New metal can to be easily differentiated from my plastic ethanol fuel cans- 40.00 on c’ list. Not feeling like i am experimenting with the engines that power my weekend chores- Priceless.
Carry on.

going to add birkenstocks to the list of favorites. Too bad they have a reputation for being required wear in the non blue collar lunch box circles, if they made work boots the cork insoles would sell a lot of boots

 

[Lost in the Woods]

@Lost in the Woods

I asked around and heard enough stories of burned pistons and gummed carbs that i am on board now. 5 gallons of non ethanol premium- 23.00. New metal can to be easily differentiated from my plastic ethanol fuel cans- 40.00 on c’ list. Not feeling like i am experimenting with the engines that power my weekend chores- Priceless.
Carry on.

going to add birkenstocks to the list of favorites. Too bad they have a reputation for being required wear in the non blue collar lunch box circles, if they made work boots the cork insoles would sell a lot of boots

A quick non ethanol story, I have a 1972 BSA b50 MX. it is a 500cc single cylinder engine and they are famous for being one of the hardest bikes to start. Mine was no exception. I put non ethanol in it and now it starts second kick almost every time. There is no rationale reason it should be this way with fresh fuel but it is.

 

[Teasel]

Lakrids by Bulow
Licorice based chocolates
Bloody love em.
Got their advent calendar. Never really had an advent calendar before

 

[Rose White]

Orville Redenbacher’s popping corn.
I do stovetop and this brand is the most consistent pop.

 

[RVA21]

Kerrygold butter

Best butter in the world

 

[Friday]

German made boar bristle nail brushes, set in olive wood. SHASH is my hands down favorite …bristler? I know there’s a word to describe craftsmen who make brushes, but I doubt it’s that one!… Fendrihan, a somewhat distant runner up.

Along the same lines? REAL body / bathing brushes, of the kind they quit making here, stateside, for the better part of 100 years. Cheap, nasty, sharp, weak plastic crap flooded the market. Natural loofas are okay-ish? Great for using for a few weeks & composting, but nothing beats brushes for scrubbing, whatever one uses to buff after (loofas, plastic poofs, wash cloths). I used to have to buy them in tack shops (for horses)… but huzzah! People trying to reduce the plastic load on the planet has created a market, so now there are for-people-designed bathing brushes!!! In wood/fibers/bristles actually. designed. to. get. wet. and. do. real. work. (IE doesn’t get moldy / germy/ gross from stupid softwood and water absorbent bristles, sold in novelty niche markets, which were the only things I could ever find stateside.) Water resistant, oiled, dense, hydrophobic hardwoods; boar bristle, and similar; glues and resins that are not water soluble!!! I don’t have a fave brand, as yet, I’mmjust thrilled they’re suddenly everywhere!!! Yay!!!

 

[Rose White]

bathing brushes

Idk why this makes me think of an old cartoon of Donald Duck taking a bath. And why does Donald wear a towel when he gets out of the bath when he wears no pants

 

[Rose White]

I decided that olive oil is going to be one of my splurge products. So I went to the local health food store and got the brand Mina Moroccan Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cold Extraction Single Origin.

Did not disappoint!! Greenish golden color, peppery finish—beautiful for hummus and salad dressings. Worth it to me!

 

[Dynamic]

Medicube facial products

I read tons of reviews and I used one of the product systems ONE time and can see an improvement in my skin texture.