REFLECTOR: Methods and Tools questions

[Brian Michalk]

You'll get all sorts of answers on the electric vs air debate.

I compared Craftsman and Ryobi, and went with the Ryobi system. The 
reason is because Craftsman would not give me a lifetime outlook on 
their current battery format.  Ryobi told me they would stick with the 
same battery footprint for at least ten years, and had no plans to change.

Going with battery, you have a lot more options, like lights, vacuums, 
etc.  You will need a compressor, but if it's not your main system, you 
can get away with a smaller compressor.

If I were to choose again?  Well, it sure would be nice to have a big 
compressor.  For me, I think it's a toss up.  You will be buying air 
tools and cordless tools.  The question is which do you really invest 
in?  The cordless tools have a lot more application around the house.  
For example, I have the circular saw, leaf blower and weed trimmer.  
They all work to some degree of success.  I will never go back to a 
corded circular saw.


On 10/02/2012 03:24 PM, Clayton Chase wrote:
> I'm getting closer to getting my basement ready and as a consequence
> actually being able to start on my kit.   Since I would like to
> complete the kit using the same methods I start with, I am asking the
> group for your collective wisdom.
>
>
> Has anybody successfully used vacuum bagging for much on the velocity?
>    I went through Brett Ferrell's archive and some web searching and
> didn't find much.   Someone is selling strake baffles that are vacuum
> bagged and some of the quickbuild wings used to be done with vacuum
> bagging techniques, but I don't see much about it on the list.    If I
> do go for a vacuum system some things that I think will be good to do
> are the main wings, and winglets and the canard.  I'm not sure that
> I'll be able to do the layups that are on existing pieces very well
> since I'll need vacuum tape and need the other surface to be airtight.
>   Plus if I did a large piece I'd be concerned about deforming the
> piece I'm adding onto.
>
> How much use would I get out of an air compressor?  All of my current
> power tools are electric/battery driven and I'd prefer to stick with
> more of those rather than have a mix of air and electric tools so the
> compressor would actually only provide air rather than tool power.
> The uses I can think of are mostly around dusting and cleaning.  I
> have an airless paint sprayer that may or may not be useful when I get
> to that stage.
>
> I've got saws, drills, sanders, sanding blocks, levels and straight
> edges and so on.  I'm planning on getting some clecos (and tool for
> them).    Any other tools you guys think I should get before I even
> start?
>
> Clay
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