Very Interesting and entertaining. Keep this up and you'll grow for sure as i'ma up coming carpenter and still has alot to learn and watching this video gives me an insight aswell as confidence👍🏾❤
Im thinking of getting back on the tools (at 50) after a long career change, and now having long covid (just feel so knackered every day). I was looking at all new 110v kit but youve tempted me to look at battery instead after saying the 2nd fix gun could run all day on that battery. How long would you say the skillsaw would last per battery say first fixing with cls? 👍
Depending on what you have, single battery in big stuff won’t last long but in cls it will do loads and I just have another battery on standby. Twin battery saw ( Mikita ) absolutely knocks the other to shite on big stuff, will cut anything you can put in front of it but it’s heavy. Don’t use corded stuff these days just have spare batteries of the same brand if you can
I have a question about standards, whilst a good tradesmen should always maintain doing quality work is there the possibility that one could be too much of a perfectionist?, resulting in lower productivity levels by spending longer periods of time perfecting small details that will be more less unseen?, should one develop certain tolerances to work to and understand when good enough really is good enough? Or should this ideal of perfection really be the priority even if it does take more time. I ask this as site work demands a required amount of specific output each day especially when on price work. One can simply be paid close to nothing if you spend too much time on a task, on the flip side if you rush work standards slip leading to poor workmanship. Love to hear your thoughts thank you
That is an incredibly good question. In my experience of being a carpenter you have to sort of stay in the middle and be reasonably fast and tidy to keep the boss and the client happy. I have friends who are very tidy kitchen fitters who are just hopeless at everything else because it’s of the stupid tolerance they are trying to get on unseen things like roof, stud walling so they then get a bad reputation for being heavy on the bill ! On the other hand I know another friend who is as rough as f#ck and thinks he’s great at everything cos he’s fast but his carpentry stuff looks terrible in reality ( he’d be better of with an axe 😂
@@onlygazza thanks Gazza that was extremely helpful I appreciate taking time out of your day for clarifying that. In the context of being faster, in order to increase production (for example number of doors hung in a day) should you focus on either improving your system I.e understanding your tolerances, not making mistakes , finding easier ways of doing the task (minimising fatiguing lifts etc) reducing the amount of distance travelled and evaluating/asking yourself what part of the process can I cut out which will save time by simply not doing it (granted the end product isn’t completely compromised I.e putting no nails in the truss lips) Or should you focus on simply moving faster. Upping the pace at which you move, visibly looking like you’re intentionally moving faster and not necessarily worrying about the details of your process? Thank you
@@miloclarke5486 myself I try and up the pace on the jobs that will take it, cutting roofs, stud work, skirting that will be painted and then slow down and take more time on the jobs that won’t, wooden skirting that will be seen and can’t be filled, doors I tend to take my time and not make mistakes because it can be very costly on oak doors and also the finishing touches on a kitchen because the smaller finishes can destroy a kitchen look. Get into a routine and try and use only the tools you need for the job in one or two bags and keep the floor reasonably clean of clutter not because of health n safety but because it’s a lot quicker to reach or do things regarding doors for sure.
Only talking the other week about Pasloade and standing on a roof on a winters day rubbing the gas cell so it will warm up, with another in your pocket. May swap over to DeWalt at some time but my two nailers are so reliable. Well apart from the cold weather...lol
the power of the gas guns is better for older harder and larger rafters but for most work battening on the roof brill, like I said 90mm straights will go into softer cls but I prefer using 75mm ring shank nails cos they always go right in and hold well, cheers for commenting 👍
Reuben Wright very good machine fella, that 4ws transformed the Fastrac into a nimble powerhouse. Just do all the tests I recommend and I find the first impression of a used machine is a good decider, good luck 👍
Gazza thanks very much seen a lovely 185/65 as well which do u think would be better not doing big haulage but would like some little bit quicker than 40k
Reuben Wright the 185 is a cracking Fastrac for haulage, Cummings 180hp engine and very reliable but for smaller fields and field work 4ws would be brill but a bit slower of course. I must upload some vids I’ve done a few ready but seem to of got out of the habit during the last few months. I will see if I can the next few days 👍
I've sold my paslode nail guns and swapped to Dewalt. So much more convenient, albeit a bit heavier. The latest Dewalt first fix gun (type 3) has no trouble at all with 90mm nails. Good work helping out the next generation 👍
