Aging, Wisdom and 2 Forum Members (One dearly departed forum member).
I wanted to name this “Aging, Wisdom, Tools, Rod Kirby and Loring!” It is ALL related.
Back around 2005 give or take a couple of years, Rod Kirby made a statement in a post that he liked 12V tools. I was proud of my 18V tools and thought they were the cats meow. I had a powerful 14.4V Porter Cable Drill Driver that once twisted my wrist and I got a serious sprain from it. Rod said that 18V was too big for him, and I thought at that time - With all his power tools, I would think that he would like all the power he could get, even in hand tools. I “think” Rod said something along the lines of too heavy, too powerful and too hard for him to grip.
Now on to “aging”. We all age at different rates and degrees, and I now think I understand Rods like of smaller hand tools for being easier to grip, hold and move around. I can still handle heavy hand tools, but they wear me out quicker too. Going to smaller hand tools that will still get the job done equally as well as we age - is very wise. Where I have purchased smaller tools, I find myself using them more and more, and the heavier ones less and less.
About 18 months to 2 years ago, I purchased a Ridgid compact router and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I did not buy the Plunge base, just the fixed base.
THEN LORING showed us his signs two or three weeks ago, and the sale on at Rockler! Dadgum it! Routed Signs snuck up on me and bit me. I ordered the mid size and the small size letter sets. Then I remembered that my Ridgid router was fixed base only. I have two plunge bases for my PC 690 family of routers and thought “I can use that”. They are not too heavy . . . but after having used the Ridgid so much, the PC routers in the plunge base felt quite bulky and heavy. Darn it!
Well, LOML will just have to get me a compact plunge router for Christmas, just a little early so that I can make some signs for the family. I ended up getting the Makita with plunge base and the adapter for accepting standard guides.
See what you did Loring!
I fully understand Rod’s like of smaller hand tools! Aging changes the perspective.
BTW, I have used the Makita on several projects this past week. Love it!
I wanted to name this “Aging, Wisdom, Tools, Rod Kirby and Loring!” It is ALL related.
Back around 2005 give or take a couple of years, Rod Kirby made a statement in a post that he liked 12V tools. I was proud of my 18V tools and thought they were the cats meow. I had a powerful 14.4V Porter Cable Drill Driver that once twisted my wrist and I got a serious sprain from it. Rod said that 18V was too big for him, and I thought at that time - With all his power tools, I would think that he would like all the power he could get, even in hand tools. I “think” Rod said something along the lines of too heavy, too powerful and too hard for him to grip.
Now on to “aging”. We all age at different rates and degrees, and I now think I understand Rods like of smaller hand tools for being easier to grip, hold and move around. I can still handle heavy hand tools, but they wear me out quicker too. Going to smaller hand tools that will still get the job done equally as well as we age - is very wise. Where I have purchased smaller tools, I find myself using them more and more, and the heavier ones less and less.
About 18 months to 2 years ago, I purchased a Ridgid compact router and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I did not buy the Plunge base, just the fixed base.
THEN LORING showed us his signs two or three weeks ago, and the sale on at Rockler! Dadgum it! Routed Signs snuck up on me and bit me. I ordered the mid size and the small size letter sets. Then I remembered that my Ridgid router was fixed base only. I have two plunge bases for my PC 690 family of routers and thought “I can use that”. They are not too heavy . . . but after having used the Ridgid so much, the PC routers in the plunge base felt quite bulky and heavy. Darn it!
Well, LOML will just have to get me a compact plunge router for Christmas, just a little early so that I can make some signs for the family. I ended up getting the Makita with plunge base and the adapter for accepting standard guides.
See what you did Loring!
I fully understand Rod’s like of smaller hand tools! Aging changes the perspective.
BTW, I have used the Makita on several projects this past week. Love it!
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