Funny that you write that, as I told one of the potential buyers of my truck that I want to add a provision to the Bill-Of-Sale that provides me the right to borrow the truck whenever I want, limited to no more than 52 times per year.
One of my brothers owns a '86 F-150 that's still his daily driver. He's a designer, carpenter and stone mason, so the truck has worked as hard as my brother has, earning its keep for three decades now.
I had a 3/4 ton Chevy until we went into ministry and sold our mini-farm. We still needed minivans or other vehicles that seated seven or more when our kids were at home so we made sure they could fit a 4x8 sheet in the back. Now that the kids are grown and we're nearing retirement, we hope that another minifarm is in our future so now I'm driving a half ton GMC as well as an enclosed trailer that we've used to haul everything from camping supplies, to model rockets, to food pantry donations, to mission trip supplies. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk
John, that's lovely. I thank you for it. My Toyota will carry eight foot lumber in a pinch. However, my son, 100 yards to the north, has an eight foot bed "Country Cadillac" that's been useful once or twice. Family, love 'em, hate 'em, but they sure love to have them next door. Had a Miata sports car years ago. Was loading eight foot studs, top down, when a good ole boy next to me commented, " Cute li'l pickup you got there."
When I started my current layout I bought 1/2 inch cabinet grade plywood for about $12 a sheet and they delivered it to a wood working shop, for free where the owner cut the sheets into 3 1/2 inch wide eight foot lengths for $5 a sheet. This is what I built my benchwork from. If I had to do it today I could get id done even if I could afford what it would cost, which I couldn't. The quality of lumber these days is sick, but on the bright side, you get to pay a lot for it, so there's that.
I distrust the home center plywood sheet cutters after bad experiences at two stores with misaligned cuts and dull blades which shredded the cut edges. I've read experiences by others that have had sterling results at home centers, so it might just be the stores in my area. A few weeks ago I found an old plywood cutting rig cutting exactly like this one in my late Dad's stuff. The red assembly (equipped with roller bearings) can be attached to any circular saw and the kit comes with 5' and 9' rails which are clamped to the sheet for the saw to follow. I'm glad I looked up into the garage rafters where I found the rails hiding atop an 8' fluorescent light fixture.
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Speaking of plywood and lumber, I found this yesterday in my late Dad's basement shop, from Flemington, NJ long ago. Check out those three-digit phone numbers. This needs to hang on the wall in my garage.
I have used on similar to the one Hardcoaler shows and it was great. What I later bought is a guide that was two pieces of aluminum. Each 4 1/2 feet long that had a steel clamp to connect them. Aligned along the edge of the plywood sheet. It didn't have anything attached to the saw, you just hold it against the aluminum guide. I know that there are few places that have good equipment and operators. That is true in metal shops as well.
