Free Tools...

[Rob Lee]

Hi -

Not a joke - I have 10 free "somethings" to give away at the end of the month....

To get one - you must:

1) be in North America
2) post a picture of your circular saw, or track saw, to this thread, with a piece of paper saying "Yes pls Rob!" in the photo.
3) only enter once
4) Not reside in Quebec (sorry – I WANT to give you something, but the law says no…)

If you are in the first 10 picture posters in this thread - pls email me your preferred shipping address at rlee@leevalley.com , and I'll look after the rest!

Cheers,

Rob

[Peter Kelly]

https://i.imgur.com/LChaeOM.jpg

[Sanford Imhoff]

Incoming! Hopefully, sideways pics count.

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[Peter Christensen]

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My entry.

[Kevin Groenke]

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Count me in!

Also, Nice saw Peter!

[James Hale]

here's mine391450

[Peter Christensen]

As is yours Kevin. ;)

[Scott Brihn]

Thank you, Rob.

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[Prashun Patel]

Yes please Rob

[J. Greg Jones]

Yes Rob, here is mine!

[Timothy McMahon]

391460. Yes pls Rob.

[Ted Calver]

Thank you,, Rob!
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[Mark Blatter]

Wow that went fast. Teach me to work and not be on the Creek for a few hours.

[Jim Becker]

Wow that went fast. Teach me to work and not be on the Creek for a few hours.

Hah! I was thinking the same...

[Rob Lee]

Ok - that's the ten!

Cheers -

Rob

[Peter Christensen]

Thanks Rob.
Now the wait to see what Santa Lee is giving us. :)

[Warren Lake]

I think its a Sawstop

[Bryan Lisowski]

So much for being a responsible father and taking kid to hockey practice. Now what did that darn kid make me miss out on.

[Andrew Hughes]

No such thing as a free tool. You guys should know better it’s going to cost you something :confused::rolleyes:

[Peter Christensen]

I suppose I could fit a second SawStop in the shop. :rolleyes: I'll be grateful for anything given to me. Even a toothpick sharpener. :)

[Kevin Groenke]

Wow that went fast. Teach me to work and not be on the Creek for a few hours.
I was surprised that I got in after 20+ minutes! Can't wait to see what it is. The pressure is on to keep the creek in the loop! It pays to stay home from work and be on SMC 24/7!

[Peter Kelly]

I'll take one of these.

http://www.leevalley.com/us/images/item/Woodworking/Saws/variable_gangsaw1b.jpg

[Rod Sheridan]

It was very generous of Rob to offer this, he made the same offer on the Canadian woodworking forum...................Thanks Rob.......................Regards, Rod.

[John Stankus]

I know I am not in the first 10 but here is my circular saw and my track saw.

First you see my circular saw. This is of course filed rip. Key here is matching the correct tooth pitch to the sales circular thickness.
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And here you see my track saw. This is filed cross cut.
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John:)

[Ben Rivel]

:( I was on time, but not near my saw to take a picture.

[Van Huskey]

Wow that went fast. Teach me to work and not be on the Creek for a few hours.

Rob, prefers you working to help build your Lee Valley fund!

[Rob Lee]

No such thing as a free tool. You guys should know better it’s going to cost you something :confused::rolleyes:

I'm counting on all them to want two......:)

I will be buying a second one for sure! (despite one of it's major attributes)

Cheers -

Rob

[Jim Becker]

Tease...... :D :D :D

[Van Huskey]

Tease...... :D :D :D

I have a sneaking suspicion the free tools others are getting is going to cost ME money... :eek:

[Greg Parrish]

I'm counting on all them to want two......:)

I will be buying a second one for sure! (despite one of it's major attributes)

Cheers -

Rob


Its probably a left handed pencil, which will prompt folks to want a matching right hand model. :)

very nice of of you to do this. Hope the 10 share what they get so the rest of us can be envious.

[Ryan Mooney]

I have a sneaking suspicion the free tools others are getting is going to cost ME money... :eek:

Thus is the way of the world.. LOL. I'm pretty sure you're correct.

[Tom M King]

Is this something to keep you from cutting the cord?

[Rob Lee]

Is this something to keep you from cutting the cord?

Now that's a good guess..... but no. :)

[Rob Lee]

Its probably a left handed pencil, which will prompt folks to want a matching right hand model. :)

very nice of of you to do this. Hope the 10 share what they get so the rest of us can be envious.

Greg - our envy counselors are waiting to help the afflicted, have no fear!

Cheers -

Rob

[Peter Christensen]

Mine is waiting for me in the city and I'm waiting for word on when to pick it up. I saw the email Rob sent to the store telling them to set it aside and it had a stock number so I looked it up! :) Website says no such number so I don't have a clue on what it will be. :( Rob did ask me to keep it to myself until the end of the month so I will honour that gentlemanly request. I think it will be something new. ;)

[Nick Decker]

I'm guessing something circular/track saw related. And if you had one, two would be even better...

[Van Huskey]

Rob, are you going to send one to IWF? I have booth 4314 on my list...

[Ted Calver]

I hope it's a new blade that won't cut unless you measure twice.:D

[Bryan Lisowski]

It's a thingamabob to keep the doohickey in place so it doesn't get fubar.

[Rob Lee]

Mine is waiting for me in the city and I'm waiting for word on when to pick it up. I saw the email Rob sent to the store telling them to set it aside and it had a stock number so I looked it up! :) Website says no such number so I don't have a clue on what it will be. :( Rob did ask me to keep it to myself until the end of the month so I will honour that gentlemanly request. I think it will be something new. ;)

Peter - yours is there now... any time you want to pick it up!

Cheers -

Rob

[Peter Christensen]

Thanks Rob. I called earlier and talked to Angel and she said it is waiting for me. I’m going in tomorrow to get it. She also told me what it was but I won’t spoil your unveiling . :) Nobody here has guessed it yet. ;)

[Rob Lee]

Thanks Rob. I called earlier and talked to Angel and she said it is waiting for me. I’m going in tomorrow to get it. She also told me what it was but I won’t spoil your unveiling . :) Nobody here has guessed it yet. ;)

Hi Peter -

Congrats - you are the first to have one, outside of the firm!

It's not a major unveiling, it's just that we're still in the throes of distributing inventory, and finalizing treatments for the stores.....

It (and they?) will be in the main Catalog, which will be available sometime near the end of the month.

I hope you find yours as indispensable as I've found mine!

Cheers -

Rob

[Peter Christensen]

Picked the box up Rob and I've already thought of another way to use them beyond their designed intent. :)

Thanks
Pete

[Doug Garson]

I was patiently waiting for mine but you're making it harder. What game shall we play? Is it bigger than a breadbox or animal vegetable or mineral?

[Peter Christensen]

I suppose that might depend on how big a sandwich you like a what you put on it. :)

[Doug Garson]

Triple decker BLT with mayo, is it a tomato slicer?

[Peter Christensen]

No but if you had added salt you would have had your mineral and covered all your bases. ;)

It is not a flashy spendy thing that will have others doing a Boxing Day/Black Friday camp outside and trample puppies and kids to get to but it is a simple, practical thing that we will get use of. Sure could have used it a year and a half ago.

I’m pleased and hope Rob does this again.

[Prashun Patel]

I hope it's a Wraptor smartphone clip for a circular saw. Nothing I hate more than not being able to text or check email while making a cut.

Or maybe a torrefied, custom knob and tote for a circular saw.

[Warren Lake]

Peter would that be Himalayan salt?

[Peter Christensen]

NaCl sir. Just NaCl.

[Doug Garson]

Peter, not to change the subject but what were you doing a year and a half ago? Oh and no salt, (blood pressure).

[Van Huskey]

Oh and no salt, (blood pressure).

The newest long-term studies show low sodium diets have the same (or more) deleterious impact on blood pressure as high sodium diets. In fact, the largest study found the subjects with the highest blood pressure had the lowest intake of sodium and potassium and the inverse was also true.

[Todd Bender]

I leave it to my tastebuds to monitor my salt intake.

[Doug Garson]

Thanks Van, Googled salt and high blood pressure and found one of the studies which I think you are referring to. Interesting how many of the things we grew up believing turn out to not be true, like eating fat does not make you fat.

[Peter Christensen]

Doug a year and a half ago we had just got into our new house and there was lots for me to do.

I don’t add salt to anything since there is way more in the food than we need even if you avoid restaurants and premade foods. Had Kidney stones and the stone specialist said kidneys are lazy. It is easier for them to filter everything and put the salt back in the blood and dump the minerals. Less salt and more minerals go back into the blood. Up side is your tools don’t get rusty when you touch them. ;).

Disclaimer. I’m in no way a medical professional and anything I say can be taken with a grain of salt. :)

[Peter Christensen]

Well it looks like I don't have to keep the secret any longer. It is up on their website.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=76830&cat=51&ap=1

Rob if you ever want to give me one of those new Limited Edition 40th Anniversary Veritas Pocket Planes I wouldn't say no. ;) It would be a lovely companion to my NX60. :)

[Ben Rivel]

Well it looks like I don't have to keep the secret any longer. It is up on their website.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=76830&cat=51&ap=1

Huh, well I guess if one needs a portable sacrificial grid that's a nice idea, but personally if I'm cutting on the floor with my track saw my 4x8 sheet of 2" insulation foam has been perfect for the last couple years and I think it was ~$15 at Home Depot.

Also, looks like if one wanted to go metal these might be a good option: LINK (https://www.amazon.com/Sentry-Supply-650-6419-U-Bracket-1-Inch/dp/B00DUQ9ZB6)

[William Chain]

...if I'm cutting on the floor with my track saw my 4x8 sheet of 2" insulation foam has been perfect for the last couple years and I think it was ~$15 at Home Depot....

This.

Pity, that was a lot of buildup. I guess it's interesting? In any case, thanks for the giveaway.

[Jim Becker]

I can see where this might be useful for both portability and storage, given that many folks don't have the best situation to store a big piece of insulation foam as an alternative method, even when it's cut into sections.

[Peter Christensen]

Some of us don't like foam dust either. ;)

[Bryan Lisowski]

I can see where this might be useful for both portability and storage, given that many folks don't have the best situation to store a big piece of insulation foam as an alternative method, even when it's cut into sections.

I would consider buying for exactly this reason. Storing a couple boards is a lot easier than foam I use currently.

[Ben Rivel]

Some of us don't like foam dust either. ;)
Never had a bit of foam dust. It doesnt make any.

[Matt Day]

Huh, I was hoping for more I guess. If I had space concerns and couldn’t store a 4x8 sheet of insulation, I’d probabaly just lay down some 1x’s or 2x’s, adjust my depth of cut, and cut away. Suppose the LV method is smoother and fancier though.

[Ted Calver]

Thank you, Rob!
UPS just dropped off my 'major award', postmarked from my wife's home town, and it looks like something I'll actually use. I don't have a lot of shop space and (to save my back) usually end up breaking down sheet goods as soon as I bring them home. Sometime I can cut manageable pieces by sliding the sheet part way off the back of my pickup or if I need long pieces, slid off the back off the truck onto saw horses in the driveway. This will store in less space than foam and, if I set it up on sawhorses (using 2x4's as a base) there will be room to use my track saw clamps to keep the track from wandering and it will still be strong/straight enough to crawl around on. Rob, thanks again for your continued support here.

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Picked the box up Rob and I've already thought of another way to use them beyond their designed intent. :)...Thanks...Pete

Pete, Care to share? My first thought was to use something like this to hold hardwood bed slats in a vertical position to eliminate the need for center support on queen/king size beds. (Rob, put your product developers on this and send me a free set when you launch:D)

[Peter Christensen]

I think when glueing they could hold the boards up to keep pipe clamps from touching.

[Richard Verwoest]

If you are using the Veritas guide, 2 inch foam board does not work. The larger clamps are not large enough, plus with the way they lock down, they just crush the foam. These are a great solution when coupled with the guide.

[Rich Engelhardt]

Outstanding - simple & effective!
I can see a set of these in my immediate future.

I've been looking for a good light easy to stow solution to the problem of using a cordless track saw in the parking lot where I pick up sheet goods.

This should be just the ticket!

[Jim Becker]

I think when glueing they could hold the boards up to keep pipe clamps from touching.

You could also have alternative cross pieces that have half-rounds to keep the clamps from moving laterally. 'Just need to be sure the whole assembly is level first.

[John Stankus]

I know I am not in the first 10 but here is my circular saw and my track saw.

First you see my circular saw. This is of course filed rip. Key here is matching the correct tooth pitch to the sales circular thickness.
391517

And here you see my track saw. This is filed cross cut.
391516

John:)

Wow! Not even a groan from the Peanut Gallery.

Thankfully, Rob appreciates a play on words. :) I am grateful that Rob (and this top 10 giveaway) "goes to eleven".

To some of the naysayers I say "cool it with the negative waves", there are quite a few opportunities beyond the cutting rack for these. I can see a slab surfacing router jig with this, among other things.

John

(did manage to get a Spinal Tap and a Kelly's Heroes reference into my post ;))

[Prashun Patel]

If you are using the Veritas guide, 2 inch foam board does not work. The larger clamps are not large enough, plus with the way they lock down, they just crush the foam. These are a great solution when coupled with the guide.

Same issue with the ez smart track. They launched it for a reason. May not be for you, but I think it’s nifty. This is a good portable solution for me. Not only for breaking down sheet goods, but also as low saw horses. Reminds me of low Japanese saw horses.

[Marshall Harrison]

Go away for a week or two and look what I missed.

If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.

[Rob Lee]

Go away for a week or two and look what I missed.

If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.

I'd say you're lucky - you know all of us, don't you?

:)

[Van Huskey]

Rob, your guys were pimpin' them at IWF. I didn't see the ones that fit in dog holes mentioned in the thread yet, those are actually more interesting to me.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=75861&cat=51&ap=1

[Rob Lee]

Rob, your guys were pimpin' them at IWF. I didn't see the ones that fit in dog holes mentioned in the thread yet, those are actually more interesting to me.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=75861&cat=51&ap=1

Yes - they're good too! Glad to hear the gang is working hard, and isn't in a bar somewhere...... :)

Cheers -

Rob

[Peter Christensen]

No point going to the bar to drink American beer, after all it is only coloured water. ;) :D

[Rob Lee]

No point going to the bar to drink American beer, after all it is only coloured water. ;) :D

Oh, I don't know... I'm kinda partial to Green Flash and Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA....

[Dick Mahany]

Rob, your guys were pimpin' them at IWF. I didn't see the ones that fit in dog holes mentioned in the thread yet, those are actually more interesting to me.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=75861&cat=51&ap=1

They are the slickest little helpers and so well designed and sturdy. Now I can actually use my track saw on my workbench if my MFT is tied up. Beware, one may want more than just a few sets :D

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[Van Huskey]

No point going to the bar to drink American beer, after all it is only coloured water. ;) :D

Like you guys from up there can talk... Our domestic pilsners are garbage but we have a super strong craft brew scene. That said I prefer deep dark stouts or my fav being (true) Belgium Trappists (BTW the US has a recognized Trappist beer does Canada :p).
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Then again why are we drinking beer when the water of life is available? Mac Mcgee has a great single malt scotch collection and is only a 10min train ride from IWF. For a cheap pour Speyburn Braden Orach if you want to indulge then Balvenie Portwood 21.

[Rob Lee]

(snip) Beware, one may want more than just a few sets :D

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I was really hoping someone would say that..... :)

Rob

[Rob Lee]

Like you guys from up there can talk... Our domestic pilsners are garbage but we have a super strong craft brew scene. That said I prefer deep dark stouts or my fav being (true) Belgium Trappists (BTW the US has a recognized Trappist beer does Canada :p).
/

Then again why are we drinking beer when the water of life is available? Mac Mcgee has a great single malt scotch collection and is only a 10min train ride from IWF. For a cheap pour Speyburn Braden Orach if you want to indulge then Balvenie Portwood 21.

I have the Balvenie Portwood 21 - it's a treat. My longtime favorite remains A'bunadh....

Cheers -

Rob

[Jim Becker]

Van, the Trappist Saison is unreal...tasty, tasty, tasty...

[Peter Christensen]

Gosh guys cantcha take a little joke. :) Pretty much every area has some kind of beverage they are known for. There is a couple small distilleries here. One sell a pickle vodka that makes a really good Caesar and the other a top award winning gin. The nectar is everywhere except in the shop.

[Van Huskey]

Gosh guys cantcha take a little joke.

;) Just yankin' your chain ehh. I like 99.999% of Canadians, all of them in fact except for the one at an F1 race that told me all Americans were natural born cheaters... but that was before Lance Armstrong spilled his guts to Oprah and Tom Brady played with soft balls, I might have to accept that perception as a world view now.

Oh and I think the Beaver 3300 is one of the coolest bandsaws ever made and that actually means something from me. :D

[Prashun Patel]

Thanks,, Rob. Got my Standoffs today. It was a generous gift. Will put them to use!

[Frank Pratt]

Gosh guys cantcha take a little joke. :) Pretty much every area has some kind of beverage they are known for. There is a couple small distilleries here. One sell a pickle vodka that makes a really good Caesar and the other a top award winning gin. The nectar is everywhere except in the shop.

That would be Lucky Bastard Distillers. I know one of the guys that helps run the place. Good bunch of people. The craft distillery segment is just booming.

[Peter Christensen]

Yup that’s them. Black Fox is the other and they make the world’s best gin. At least that’s what the sign says about the award. I don’t drink gin so didn’t pay close attention. They do make some nice Wheat Vodka. Makes sense for the area to have craft distilleries with all the grain around here. :) To beastly cold for grapes. But we digress.

Now if we could only get Rob to open a toolmaking division out here I could be persuaded to leave retirement and go back into inspection. ;)

[J. Greg Jones]

I had my first opportunity to break down some plywood today using the Veritas Panel Platform Kit. In the past, I had used the foam insulation trick and never was happy with having to find a place to store it as I don't break down a lot of plywood. The platform kit is a lot easier to store and to transport, and it does work well. It's a little on the pricey side for what comes in the kit, but I expect it is a worthwhile investment if this is something one would use on a regular basis. Thanks for the giveaway Rob!