▼EXPAND FOR LINKS TO THE TOOLS▼ Watch more Cool Tools videos here► ru-vid.com/group/PL-gT7JMZFYjdW0383kgJVMj0ocXbLXtpQ *Tools used in this video:* - Milescraft PocketJig 200: amzn.to/3C2if0B - Bow GuidePro Bandsaw Guide: amzn.to/3PC5dg3 - Saw Blade Storage Case (use code SNWJ10 at checkout): ridgecarbidetool.com/collections/accessories/products/blade-runner-storage-case - TayTools Clamping Squares: lddy.no/1ec0r - ISOtunes 20% off sitewide until 12/20/22: bit.ly/STUMPY20 (Code “Stumpy20”) - ISOtunes 10% off sitewide forever: bit.ly/3BHYdH7 (Code “STUMPY”) - iGaging FastnerCal Caliper (Use code “stumpy” at checkout until 12/22/22): www.chipsfly.com/fastener-cal-caliper.html - Bridge City HP6-FX Plane: bridgecitytools.com/products/hp-6fx-mini-multi-plane (If you use one of these affiliate links, we may receive a small commission) (Taylor Toolworks, ISOtunes and Milescraft are sponsors of Stumpy Nubs Woodworking Journal) ★THIS VIDEO WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY★ SaburrTooth Carving Tools: www.saburrtooth.com/ *Please help support us by using the link above for a quick look around!* 0:00 Chapters 1:11 PocketJig 200 3:01 GuidePro 4:32 Saw Blade Case 5:28 Clamping Squares 6:28 ISOtunes Discount 7:56 FastnerCaliper 8:42 Mini Multi-Plane
Just spent 5 hours in my yellow harbor frieght earmuffs. They work. I’ve used them for a year. But after 5 hours you feel like you were in a headlock. So, today splurged in the fancy iso tunes. Thanks for the discount James.
I was actually a student of John Economaki when he taught at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon. He was making a grandfather clock from rosewood. It was spectacular.
Brother I'm still trying to thank you enough for the 3m sandpaper!!! Doesn't get hot on lathe with n still using same ones outta the combo pack! You even more my boy after that one blue!
I have the same ISOTune AirDefender and I have to be honest when I first ordered them I thought they would be a nuisance--wow was I wrong!!! I absolutely love them... I'll put them on when I'm putting finish on a project so I can listen to music and not annoy my wife with endless hours of Iron Maiden... they are comfortable (and I wear glasses) the charge lasts for 5+ days in the shop-I consider them one of my best purchases ever.
Thank you for these videos. Lots of people advertise products on RU-vid, but everything you recommend makes my life 1000x easier when woodworking, I never regret it, and I just want to say, I really appreciate you putting in the time and effort to make this series so high quality. You've helped me become a better woodworker with every post!
I've used ISOTunes for a while now and they are without a doubt the best noise canceling/comfortable/convenient hearing protection I've ever used. Absolutely love them.
Fabulous video, I've never bought a product so fast in my life - the guidepro is great ! At our museum we have to cut a lot of smaller parts for historic instruments that have been eaten by woodworm etc, such as keys, moulding strips and so on, this thing is now in constant use on our bandsaw.
Oh wow the pocket hole jig is way cheaper than I was expecting. Sometimes “cheap” in woodworking means “under $100,” I didn’t expect it to be $30. Thanks for sharing it, I’m definitely going to pick one up!
Hey Stumpy love your videos. Just bought the clamping squares and it wasn’t 3 days later I found myself building a project that would have been nearly impossible without them. How did I live this long without these fantastic things! Thank you so very much!!!
In your video on 'Problems with planers and jointers with helical cutters' about 2 yrs ago. You had a comment on rust on the helical cutter heads if you had high moisture in the shop. I have a Woodmaster 18" planer I recently upgraded to their helical cutter head. When I first got my Woodmaster home, it had also included the sanding drum and gang saw. It had a solid steel bar that the drum mounted to it. To avoid the rust problem I sprayed the bare steel with spray layout blueing. It goes on very thin. It has not rusted and looks just as when I brought it home, in 1993.
I bought the ISOtunes Air defenders when you first recommended them and I used your discount code. They are without a doubt one of the best purchases I have made this year. Super comfy & superb sound. Keep up the great work.
I just bought a pair. I found that they do not play sound loud enough at all. My first time using them was snowblowing and i could barely hear what i was trying to listen to. What I usually do which is put in airpods and carefully fit a cheap pair of 3M earmuff protectors over top, which is frustrating to get the airpods to stay in my ear. But comparing the two, the 3M earmuffs + airpods block more noise and play sound louder. You don't have that kind of issue?
Just ordered a 6” caliper, thank you for the information. The Bridge City Plane, wow, make a glass box for it and put it on the wall, beautiful, “Break Glass When Needed” plaque. Be Safe out there
The Milescraft pocket jig is indeed a good value: I got mine as part of a set that included the holding clamp, which made it even a better value. One thing that impressed me is the depth stop collar on the drill bit: instead of being of the type with a set screw that digs into the drill bit (and tends to go askew if it clamps into the drill flutes), the collar itself is split and the screw draws the split closed to tighten. This doesn't damage the drill bit over time with little divots caused by the set screw digging in. Even the Kreg jig, if I'm not mistaken, doesn't use this type of collar.
The only Bridge City plane I have (and likely will ever be able to afford) is the HP-8, which I recently bought on sale. I gotta say, the quality of the tool is off the charts. I've got a combination plane already, but I'd love to get the one you just demonstrated.
Regarding Saw Blade case, I have had one for a long time and like it a lot. I use fender washers between each blade to keep the blades from potentially damaging each other. BTW: Keep up the good work James, see ya next year.
all cool tools, and most of them easy enough to make. The multi-plane looks really smart, and the removable sole could be adapted to moulding plane use, though these things are probably more fuss than just having a slew of dedicated planes.
I've had a couple of the blade storage cases for at least ten years. The only thing I didn't like about them, and I see you did it too, is that blades come in contact with their neighbor. Carbide stored against steel or, worse, another carbide tooth isn't good for the blade. I went to the hardware store an bought some heavy 5/8" washers to separate the blades. Sometimes two are needed but it works really well.
I love the SaburrTooth carving tools, I have a few of their grinding cups that go on an angle grinder and use them to rough carve arched guitar tops and a few other things. I equipped my home made router table with geared screw adjustable fence and router adjustment and alignment rails to dial in the bit height and fence very accurately all from cranks at the front. I equipped it with digital linear motion calipers from iGaging (makers of the calipers shown here) that read to 1/1000", with the readouts also in front along with a low voltage circuit that turns on the vacuum with the router via solid state relays, LED fence and router end indicators to signal when I reach the fence and router ends, because the gearing that makes it easier to crank, and easier to over crank too, and some as main, router, and vacuum power indicators. Sorry to say, but the iGaging indicators were a waste of money. they are not well made at all: One crapped out not a month after installing it, and that with moderate use, the other one is showing signs of cheep silicone syndrome: That means the IC Chips were made with silicone that has too many impurities to work well. Impurities can contribute to circuit path degradation, and it flips out sometimes, and of course when you need them most. They also go through those button batteries like a kid through candy on Halloween, but I fixed that by omitting the battery, two wires out a hole in the readout casings to the same transformer and a voltage split circuit on the power supply for everything else. Big disappointment. I can't say anything about those calipers in the video, but after that experience I just can't trust them. That plane looks wicked good though, but a bit over my budget for now.
@@StumpyNubs By "them" do you mean the calipers you showed, another gizmo of their make, or like 3+ doodads preferably a larger sampling as a whole? Great Videos BTW! So why stumpy nubs? 🤔 You still have all of your fingers! 🤨
CoolTools shows are a must see for tool freaks like myself. I would appreciate it if you could do a review of compasses accurate enough for woodworking. Why you may ask: While making five-star knobs I needed to inscribe a regular pentagon in a specific size circle, then perform the geometry procedure to determine the pentagon side length. Precision is critical and that means a stable compass during rotation and a sharp pin-point marker, which means easy and quick sharpening. Just an idea, throw it into the hat, it just may get picked. Thanks for a great Channel
I've used the Milescraft pocket hole jig for years. Never felt the need to upgrade...until i did a project that required around 150 pocket holes (Multiple of the same piece for an art setup). Upgrading to the massca only because I'm doing more work.
Love the content as usual James. Suggestion for a video: Air compressors for woodworkers. I'm shopping for an air compressor for various woodworking tasks (blower for cleaning out machines, brads, framing nails, HVLP spraying) and am utterly confused as to what anything means and what I should look to buy or what price point to look for; horsepower? CFM? PSI? tank size? belt drive? direct drive? All so confusing
Thank you for sharing, these are all very useful additions to make the projects more consistent. Stay warm, safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
Another great cool tools! - I have to say I bought a pair of IsoTunes Free years ago because of one of these videos, and I love them so much I had to get a second set. I find myself taking them out of the shop to use on my runs, or when I'm at work because I like them better than other earbuds even outside of the shop setting. Thanks for the recommendation stumpy!
i have a pair of isotunes 2.0 and they do work well but i have some issues with them. the hearing protection and sound quality of the speakers is fine, but they are maybe the most uncomfortable hearing protection i’ve ever worn. there is 0 padding on the headband, and the padded cups on the ear are not deep enough, causing the hard speakers to press directly against your ears. if you’re just gonna toss them on for 10 min at a time it’s not that big of a deal, but i tend to wear them for most of an 8 hour shift and i’ve yet to get adjusted to the discomfort. also the battery is removable but you can’t buy a replacement battery and charger which would be awesome. the battery life is pretty good but once it dies, you have to plug them in for an hour or so. it would make life easier if i could constantly have one spare battery that’s all charged up.
I always enjoy these episodes. And I decided that I needed a Christmas gift to myself for myself… the gift of hearing protection… and can’t wait for my isotunes ear muffs. Always wanted to try them. As always, thanks for all you do for the entire woodworking community Stumpy. 😊
That GuidePro thing looks amazing, and I don't even have a band saw. I'll have to look to see if they have a variant for table saws, something like a feather board but fancy and more usable. I've used 123 blocks as clamping squares, but if I have to build anything more cabinet-like I'll have to remember to pick them up.
That mini plane is crazy shiny looking. 700$ though...seems like a lot but i can see why they would charge that much. It looks really solid and precisely milled
Same, though mine doesn't have the cool storage case. Mine just rattles around loose in the case it came in. Got mine like 3 years ago, and it hasn't failed me yet. Granted, I don't use it a ton, but I am on my second box of pocket screws.
Love this video, thanks for showing these very useful tools. My only complaint is that I’m standing here at my bench and stopped working to watch this and the last couple of minutes first made me drool and then made me look in front of me at my No 78 with disgust lol Can’t wait for the next one . Thanks again James
I honestly planned on using the milescraft jig for a short time and then upgrading later. So far I haven't felt the need to upgrade. When I do, I'll probably go all out though. Very impressed with all of the milescraft gear that I've purchased to date.
More fun and useful tools, love these cool tools videos! I bought the iso tunes headset a while back (thanks for the discount!) I use them all the time, in the shop, doing dishes, exercising, any time I need a little music or entertainment. They have stood up well, work great, comfortable. Recommended
Speaking of cool tools: If I was designing a shop vacuum... First, I'd start with a base that was like a hand-truck with two larger wheels (6-8") on the back under the upright/handle part and a pair of smaller swivel wheels in front. That would make it easy to move around even over rough areas without having to pick the whole bloody thing up. Second, the rack for all the accessories would be on the upright part with the waist height handle, not in a bin attached to the waste collection tub where you have to empty out all the accessories before you can dump what you have sucked up. Third, the waste bin should *not* be fixed to the base. It should simply rest on the base with a couple of snap locks to hold it when the vacuum is in use but it could easily be released from the base just like the motor unit can be released from the waste bin. Fourth, the hose would attach with a simple quarter-turn twist rather than multiple threads like a bottle cap that has to be screwed on with multiple turns. Shop-Vac and other vacuum makers, let me know when you make one like that.
I'm going to buy one of those Myles craft pocket jigs. I think it will cover most of my needs. I have a Trend one and its not as straight forward as the Myles. Thanks for showing it, its a nice little kit.
Hey James! Could you give us a tour of all your hand tools behind you or if you have already done it do you have a link to the video? I can't be the only one interested in this. Thanks for another great video.
Another great Cool Tools. Would love that Bridge City Plane. Thanks for doing theses Cool Tools videos and your support of small businesses. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Unfortunately, ISOtunes will not ship to Australia or New Zealand. However, their website will forward you to a local distributor, without the discount though.
Guess how much the plane is before you scroll through the marketing material. Fun game. Cool stuff though, I'm picking up some isotunes for sure. And probably a few sets of the squares.
