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pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » July 28th, 2011, 9:11 pm

good to buy consumables like cutting/grinding discs, paint primer, throwaway brushes
maybe a couple sheets of ply for future boxes

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » July 28th, 2011, 10:33 pm

pioneer wrote:any ideas how to stick down dem resistors?

You can use solderless pin connectors...

http://cgi.ebay.com/10pcs-1x40-Pin-2-54 ... _781wt_952

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » July 28th, 2011, 11:53 pm

pioneer wrote:where i gettin those locally?

You can probably try Shams or Radio Shack. If you don't get any by next week Friday PM me and I will see if I have any lying around at work. We usually import them though.

X_Factor · Postby **X_Factor** » July 29th, 2011, 11:10 am

my new goodies....cant wait to use them

Postby **- Rovin's car audio -** » July 29th, 2011, 11:21 am

nice !

so d sale still on til tomorrow ? ...

Postby **- Rovin's car audio -** » July 29th, 2011, 11:45 am

NICE - going down in a short while

bhags come like ah grocery yes cause anytime u in there u must find something to buy ... :lol:

Soundstream_626 · Postby **Soundstream_626** » July 29th, 2011, 6:06 pm

Anyone ever order from harborfreight tools?

http://www.harborfreight.com/

they have some nice low cost tool options for the occasional hobbyist like myself.

Postby **nigel1977** » July 29th, 2011, 6:49 pm

Harbour freight...The prices are that cheap for a reason. Nuff Said.

And yes I Usually order materials and consumables from them.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » July 29th, 2011, 8:39 pm

don't buy anything with a motor from them
good for a lot of things though
they have good price on unibits
their autodarkening welding helmet for $40 works just as good as others selling for $200usd
well reviewed in welding forums too

I see the smallest hangup shopvac for sale today at bhags for $425
it was previously $350..........

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » July 31st, 2011, 7:11 am

yeah, bought stuff with scotia credit card with miami address

kurpal_v2 · Postby **kurpal_v2** » August 21st, 2011, 9:55 am

Im in the market for a jig-saw, whatchu guys recommend for around $50usd?

I use a jig once a month or so just to cut a speaker hole, or make some rings. Nothing much just normal DIY stuff so I aint looking to dump a whole lot into a jig.

X_Factor · Postby **X_Factor** » August 21st, 2011, 10:48 am

for 50US there isnt much choices, i believe a couple Black and decker's
if ur getting someone/urself to bring it in a suitcase maybe u can increase ur budget
there are a couple makita's and porter cable for between 50-70US

kurpal_v2 · Postby **kurpal_v2** » August 21st, 2011, 11:59 am

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... ockType=G3

My bro has one of these, Im thinking of just grabbing one also.

Last jig was a craftsman that took all sorts of hell from our projects..

X_Factor · Postby **X_Factor** » August 21st, 2011, 12:57 pm

looks like u cant go wrong there

kurpal_v2 · Postby **kurpal_v2** » August 21st, 2011, 6:12 pm

Any idea where sell's craftsman outside of sears?

Amazon aint got them

Postby **nigel1977** » August 21st, 2011, 7:10 pm

you can buy from sears, and have it sent to your skybox.

kurpal_v2 · Postby **kurpal_v2** » August 21st, 2011, 7:22 pm

We are sorry, the following item(s) is available only through a Sears distributor. Please Remove these items from Cart and proceed.

Thats wut they said when I tried to cash out..

Postby **nigel1977** » August 21st, 2011, 7:53 pm

worked for me...

kurpal_v2 · Postby **kurpal_v2** » September 7th, 2011, 12:44 pm

Any one know the price of 3/4 ply (cabinet grade material)?

Postby **nigel1977** » September 7th, 2011, 1:00 pm

anybody wants 3/4" birch?

kurpal_v2 · Postby **kurpal_v2** » September 7th, 2011, 1:07 pm

price?

Postby **nigel1977** » September 7th, 2011, 1:56 pm

well, tbh, I dont have it. Im gathering interest. IF there is a need for a dozen sheets or so, I can have it arranged. Assuming the price is good, how many sheets you you want?

kurpal_v2 · Postby **kurpal_v2** » September 7th, 2011, 2:08 pm

I just needed one for this weekend.

Wanted to try the ply mainly because of its lighter weight and durability.

Postby **nigel1977** » September 7th, 2011, 2:24 pm

sry. if i do go thru with it, it will be here, in 4-6 weeks.

Baltic birch is more expensive than marine.

But it seems to the the material of choice for all hardcore sq box builders

Mobile-Authority · Postby **Mobile-Authority** » September 7th, 2011, 10:44 pm

cant work with out these guys ..

X_Factor · Postby **X_Factor** » December 19th, 2011, 9:00 pm

lets talk drill bits....

what brand/type u guys use?

i know cobalt is the in thing but they are costly and can break easily even though

how many use TiN?

Postby **- Rovin's car audio -** » December 19th, 2011, 9:33 pm

havent gone cobalt as yet but i pass thru a set each of bosch & dewalt titanium sets

works well but after some use they can get dull & d fine 1s do break if u put too much pressure or hold d drill bend

right now bhags have some silver looking dewalt bits sold individually thats priced kinda cheap but works well & if it dulls u sharpen them on a sander\grinder & its good to go for a while again ...

MonsterPower · Postby **MonsterPower** » December 19th, 2011, 11:20 pm

i use 2 unitbits ... works great for all my small medium projects

Mobile-Authority · Postby **Mobile-Authority** » December 19th, 2011, 11:29 pm

Cobalt Irwin

works gr8 for me..

Postby **nigel1977** » December 20th, 2011, 10:13 am

Problem with titanium nitride is, once the coating is damaged, the bit cant be sharpened to the same hardness. With a cobalt bit, you can resharpen. I haven't used a hss or regular hs bit in over 10 years. They are absolutely worthless. Just got a complete set of counter sink bits from caribbean fastners. Costly, but worth it.