5 Woodworking Tool Innovations you NEED to know about! (Starrett vs. iGaging +more!)

[@StumpyNubs]

Click "Show More" above for links to everything in the video. Thanks for the support!

[@alexanderwolfe9705]

was that a Pentel graph gear?

[@CaseAgainstFaith1]

Of course with about every product, somebody has bad experience. So, the fact that some people didn't like the Rockwell sander isn't surprising. But, I thought I'd mention that some users report it getting excessivly hot. One reviewer said that his won't hold paper anymore because the center pad overheated and doesn't hold paper anymore.

[@Canosa612]

Said it once and I'll say it again.......wish you were my next door neighbor so I can just walk over to your wood shop and pick your brain whenever I have questions or problem with a wood project. You're great at explaining things. Enjoy your videos very much. Cheers.

[@drjeniusqwaq6502]

36 year guild trained cabinet maker. Usually laugh at wood working videos. Not laughing. Very well done. Loved the cloth over the magnet idea. Never thought of that. Very nice video.

[@rjtumble]

Another good magnet trick. If you have a vacuum port on your dust collection system, put some magnets at the inlet so as you're sweeping stuff into it, any metal will get caught there.

[@donp1088]

You’ve been blessed with a number of skills,….but the one I’m mostly thankful for is your ability to explain,..to teach,..and you do it so very well!

[@Ferndalien]

I inherited a number of Starrett measuring tools from my father. Some of them I'm pretty sure he got in the 1940's when he worked at Douglas Aircraft before WW II, and are still accurate. But decades ago he gave me a combination square with an 18" rule. Time after time I have found that extra six inches really, really helpful. When I checked the link for iGaging, I found that they make an 18 inch rule combination set. I recommend that, whatever brand you get, you'll find the 18" rule very useful.

[@southernblueblood5402]

I just bought a 4" double square before watching this video, I was ecstatic when I grabbed my square only to find it was the recommended igaging brand, what good fortune. Thank you for these cool tool video's

[@hawkeyestiguy]

Wow! Those Fisch bits make a huge difference!

[@thomaskelly1228]

Love that rag & magnet trick.

[@rodw]

I'm still relatively new to the channel, but I have enjoyed each and every one of your videos. Thank you for sharing your expertise and talent. Rodney

[@YouGumppy]

I own the complete CRB7 system and love it. It takes some getting used to but the precision is well worth the effort Good luck to the winner of this cool tool.

[@ecrusch]

Excellent product review Stumpy. I actually bought some of the drill bits AND the IGaging Combination Square (from your link to help you out naturally) and I'm glad I did. I will continue to support whatever companies support you. Thanks brother.

[@StumpyNubs]

Which bits did you Get? The high speed steel or chrome vanadium?

[@ecrusch]

The Chrome one, but now I got a message that they were on back order. Looking forward to trying them out. Thanks for the reviews.

[@StumpyNubs]

The Chrome are not the same. Only the high speed steel ones have the special tips. I changed the link above so it goes directly to the right ones.

[@Captleemo]

I bought one of those random orbital sanders when Sears sold them under the Craftsman name and got it for a really good price. I am really happy with how good it works.

[@eftaolw]

What a great idea to place a rag over the end of the magnetic p.u. tool! Thanks!!!

[@brianm.9451]

I have an iGaging caliper and it's accurate. I'll have to look into their combination squares. I have a Starret that I use as my reference square (I use it to check my daily drivers that they're square) and I love it.

[@swilliams0929]

I do like your videos. Great stuff today. iGaging makes some pretty nice calipers too. Been very impressed with their tools. Thanks for a great show.

[@jimhester2004]

Thanks for all this info. I checked the Fisch bit sets, and I don't think the price is out of line at all. For the benefit they give, it's well worth the small difference.

[@TVBASICINFO]

Love the worlds biggest old tool collection in the background :)

[@Thom4123]

Gotta love the rag over the magnet trick. I have the same pocket magnet and you are so correct about it's uses especially in the morning if your back is sore lol.

[@StumpyNubs]

...or if my gut is too fat to bend over easily :)

[@johnrobinson4445]

"no dust-boogers later"...and there is why I love this guy.

[@davemccracken6436]

I have a magnet on a 4 foot pole that I love for picking up screws and things I drop. The Fisch bits look great! HomeDepot has them at the best price, but I'm not ready right now. Gardening is formost right now! and I need a better combo square, so THANKS for the information. I use your ideas a LOT.

[@davemccracken6436]

I became intrigued with the Rockwell sander. I checked out the price online (amazon) and then checked the 3 big box stores in my area (South Bend, IN). I found that Menards was the only one to carry it, and they were closing the out. So, I picked mine up today at just under 50% off of the amazon price. Terrible to go get something and not have the energy to play with it! Summer colds are less fun for the retired folk than younger peeps, but at least I don't have to call in sick or worry about getting something in the few hours I have the energy to move around! Also picked up chicken breast for chicken noodle soup...........

[@StumpyNubs]

Is it the same model? My local Menards was closing out the old model, not the one in the video.

[@trevglider3490]

Dave McCracken i

[@georgebono8655]

Hey James, Before I saw your video on the Rockwell sander I purchased it. It's as advertised. I agree for something as common as this tool to have an amazing upgrade and may I add at a very reasonable price is super. Keep up the good stuff.

[@rickmccleery]

Thanks for the comparison on the squares. Just getting back into woodworking as a hobby. Sounds like a good fit for me with the more budget friendly brand. Also. ...VERY COOL tip on the removal of things from magnetic picker uppers.

[@lanceheroatlarge]

Wow, more great tools to check out. I feel some shopping coming my way. Great channel keep up the good work.

[@paulmccloud1477]

Thanks for showing this cool stuff. I have enjoyed watching your content. Thanks again

[@frankabate3493]

Good tip on the rag and magnet. so many tips so little time. Good Job

[@69kaveman]

your plane collection is amazing. do you use them all or are they just a collection to admire?

[@stevemcentyre1570]

I have a number of the things in your video this time. I have the CRB router base and those are worth fighting for. I really like mine. Already have the Starrett square hard to beat those. I think I have a couple of those Fisch bits. First rate stuff! I need some more. Good video as always Stumpy!

[@williamcarpenter569]

Love and appreciate all that you share.

[@billwade8724]

Thanks Stumpy - Great info & much appreciated

[@iannesbitt2986]

That's some good, subjective testing Stumpy.

[@cajun812]

After some years, I still sometimes get distracted from the video at hand if I start looking at your shop's abundant background of the most wonderful, marvelous, spectacular, awesome (and sometimes curious) old hand tools and woodworking wonders. Keep posing for the camera, brother, because I always find great, useful and usually entertaining information. Clint in Texas ò¿ó

[@dannyh.7490]

I also love my IGaging 12 inch square. Have had one for years ! Got it at Rockler Woodworkering after the name brand one they use to sell failed on me. Also have both the HF magnetic pickup tools as well, but sometimes I need one with a smaller magnet on the end to get into tight spaces. Would love to have the CRB7 router outfit ! Thanks for sharing !

[@troygoggans5495]

One item on the telescoping magnet pickup that I would like to see is a electronic magnet that could be turned off and on. I get a lot of little cuts on my fingers which makes my fingertips very sore because of metal filings that my telescoping magnet picks along with the screws, washers and larger bits of metal. I have toyed with the idea but I am not a material or electrical kind of guy. Yes I have used gloves but all I have tested will not allow me to pick off items stuck to the magnet. Thanks James for the reviews I really liked the adjustable square alternative to Strait (sp). Also the sander may have a solution to the outer edges of the sand paper not doing as a job as the interior part of sandpaper but keeping up with two two pieces of sandpaper, I am just not that organized.

[@RiaanOliver]

Nice review, I have an iGaging caliper and they are very accurate.

[@jshink5038]

Another excellent video! Thanks Stumpy!!

[@maiaplaysmc7832]

James Shinkle I

[@hammerrough4204]

So glad I found your KZbin channel man!

[@mcorrade]

thanks for the square comparison. I ordered the 4 inch square for a decent price

[@superiorbeing95]

The Rockwell sander looks innovative.

[@Bv791510]

Good stuff. I appreciate the good advice and teaching

[@MyGrowthRings]

Good episode, James. The Fisch bits look a lot like the Forest City Tool bits that were sold under the Shopsmith and the Shopsmith owned brand Shopmate for years. They are available on eBay but you'd got to know what to look for because they switched to cheap Chinese bits some time ago.

[@Puymouret]

Brilliant, Professional and helpful.. Thank you

[@PunkR0ckz09]

Thank you Stumpy for your review of the iGaging combination squares. I've been eye-balling them for months on eBay last year and decided to not buy that tool because I had other tools to do the job, since I didnt know the quality of that company. I will definately buy a kit now knowing that they are similar quality to Starrett.

[@StumpyNubs]

Use the Amazon link in the notes above, please. :)

[@billm4560]

Thanks for the tips and I'll have to check out those brad point bits! Thanks for sharing!

[@moc5541]

When I started woodworking I didn't know anything about combination squares and bought a cheap one. Eventually I found out that it was slightly out of alignment. But then I got the idea of pinging the casting near where the ruler goes through, with a center punch. Not the kind of punch with a spring in it, but one that you hit with a hammer. The deformation can bring the ruler into perfect perpendicularity.

[@josephmordecai6237]

Big fan of the cool tool series. I heard on the wortheffort channel that Brad -point bits are meant to be spun counter clockwise first to severe the wood fibers and avoid that tearout. Just a thought. Thanks a lot.

[@StumpyNubs]

They aren't "meant to be" bet some people do that. You still get a ragged cut around the rim of the hole.

[@haydnbold]

Thank you for a WWW (world wide) give a way. Your remarks on the combination squares were very helpful as I just dropped mine and it is no longer square. I used your scribe method to prove. Good presentation as usual mate.

[@ironwood1621]

I have the 4" & 6" Double Square Set and it is kinda difficult to loosen the knob once tightened. But it is accurate and, for the price, I like it.

[@dennischalland5248]

great tip with the rag and magnet trick

[@joeleonetti8976]

I would love to see a future video after long term use of the i gauging square to see if any slop develops. My fingers are crossed.

[@Guds777]

Of all the tools you shown your pen scribe is the most impressive...

[@mikes1345]

its hard to beat cool tool episodes. wonder if the rag works better than the plastic bag i have been using. will have to compare.

[@Samlol23_drrich]

Great content as usual. Thank you

[@lumspond]

Excellent video!

[@beartenon888]

Try Mirka sanders. As best I can tell they are the lightest RO sanders, they use a mesh for a sanding material, and I have not had any problems with vibration. I like mine more than my friend's Festool. More money but for these 72 year old wrists, everything I could want in a sander and I've owned quite a few others.

[@bobvogel5398]

I had some of the Fisch (or at least Fisch style) drills, and love them. Unfortunately they don't have the name on them and over the years some have gotten lost or damaged. I've been looking, unsuccessfully, for a source. They are GREAT, and now I know where to find more. THANKS!

[@StumpyNubs]

Just be sure you get the high speed steel ones. They are the ones with the special tips. You can only get them as single bits on Amazon. There's a link below the video. If you find the set like i showed, it's a bit over $100. So I recommend just buying the single bits you use most. Like 1/4, 5/16, 3/8. For larger than that, you may go with their wave-cutter forstner bits. They are amazing too. We'll do something on them in a future video.

[@junem4301]

I like cool tools, thank you for the video!

[@jwar2163]

I have a dual ring sander not a rockwell although. I purchased it years ago and have had a hard time finding paper for it. I purchased for the vibration issue when I had 4 elbow surgeries and did not want to give up wood working. It just sits in the sander box collecting dust now days.

[@StumpyNubs]

Sandpaper for it is easy to find on Amazon: amzn.to/2QXWpCW

[@just_a_guy13]

Ill take it lol great video. Love your work brotha

[@glennshea4109]

Great show

[@MrCeke]

STARTING WOODWORKS SINCE ITS 6 MONTS THAT I'M CHECHING OUT MOST U TUBE VIDEOS ESPECIALY YOURS

[@marbleman52]

Those Fisch brad point drill bits with it's different design at the tip end reminds me of a Forstner bit and how the leading edges are made that cut into the wood cleanly. I might have to try a Fisch and check it out. For random orbit sanding, I have become a huge fan of the Abranet discs. I can use them over & over & over and unless I use them for removing a polyurethane finish or some other finish that gums up when being sanded off, these discs can be blown off with an air hose and the discs look like new. Sure, they will wear out but I get a lot more life out of one than the traditional solid paper style. A bit more expensive, but they more than make up for it in the long run...at least in my opinion.

[@mattpeck7810]

Loved these ones!

[@horseblinderson4747]

Use that magnet with a rag trick for welding and grinding fines too.

[@chrisl4709]

Will you be making a build video for the workstation soon? It would help alot concidering that there are anomalies in the plans!

[@kimchee94112]

Rockwell Vibrafree Random Orbit Sander not available in many places, listed as out of stock. Still could get it at Menards for now.

[@leksey7870]

Convenient gadgets!

[@geraldpowell6159]

Have had a Rockwell sander for several years and liked it. Unfortunately the center pad blew apart replacing it was nearly as expensive as the sander was

[@StumpyNubs]

I haven't run it long enough to see if this one is different, but it is a brand new model with a different motor and most everything else. Perhaps any issue you had was fixed too.

[@johnthompson3462]

Very interesting,as usual

[@diggerdeb]

great video. lots of good info.

[@blandry021]

How about a link to that white pencil you were using.

[@walterrider9600]

good stuff thank you .

[@taterosu1]

great video. thanks for the info on the tools. I've got a set of bits on the way.

[@StumpyNubs]

If you ordered one of the chrome vanadium sets on Amazon, I just learned that those are NOT the same bits. I'd cancel the order. The high speed steel bits are the ones I reviewed, and they are the only ones with those features. They are also quite expensive. I posted a new link in the notes.

[@taterosu1]

Stumpy Nubs lol yeah it was. I just use them anyways since the others are so expensive and get a bit or two every order till I have a set. Thanks for the info.

[@georgekost7967]

Maybe it's an option, but my Starrett combination square set absolutely came in a nice (red) protective case.

[@danielr.schafer9504]

Wow' thats awesome!

[@berryconway4296]

I was curious what white marking pen (pencil?) you're using. Whenever I use a white lead pencil I cannot keep a decent point on it. Thanks

[@rickmasten6409]

all just cool tools as aiways have a cold one thanks

[@nancyjarvis578]

love to have that CRB7 that would help me out a lot on my joints I always get them a little tight or a little lose

[@k.b.woodworker3250]

Rockwell no longer makes the sanding pads for this sander. When I didn't see it on their website, I called Rockwell and they confirmed this. Both the person answering the phone and her team manager. I thought it was a new tool, but apparently it's been around for about 9 years. It looked cool. Too back, they are likely phasing it out.

[@k.b.woodworker3250]

That's the sanding pad, not the sanding disks, which they still sell. I know most know the difference, but just wanted to clarify.

[@elcam84]

That random orbit sander has been on the market for several years under the craftsman name. It's a good idea but like mentioned the sanding discs are an issue.

[@StumpyNubs]

They upgraded the motor to 3.3 amp recently.

[@scotthopgood8317]

Cool tips and advice as usual! Just bought my first router and I sure could use that CRB7 for my speargun builds 👌

[@eln74]

Awesome tnx bro!!

[@Great.Milenko]

a somewhat more accurate method of checking accuracy of a square is to use some large section, say 5x5 planed and squared timber. then make a mark starting on one side and working all the way around the piece, rotating the piece the same direction each time. if your marks line up on the last corner, its good.

[@gbspikyfish]

Very good video thanks. Out of interest: are the rules in the Starrett and iGaging squares interchangeable?

[@carriemunoz3068]

I really have learned a lot from this program thanks

[@robertfoedisch]

I have purchased several different times from igaging and discovered to spray them with we 40

[@extreamemineing]

for anyone in the uk there is currently a competition at axminster for a set if fisch bits. Just saying

[@TwoStageTrigger]

Cedar dust boogers are the best dust boogera.

[@jacintoalfaro7157]

The Rockwell RK4248K Random Orbit or currently unavailable, do you know if they remove it from the market due to any failures?

[@DragonGateDesign]

awesome tools

[@tomg6765]

How is the noise level on the sander?

[@StumpyNubs]

Lower than others because of the lower vibration. But I wouldn't call it amazingly quiet or anything.

[@mururoa7024]

If you can't find Fisch Brad Point Bits, look for the Bosch ones as they sport all the same features.

[@StumpyNubs]

Bosch drill bits I have seen do not have the key feature- the cutters on the end that prevent tear-out. That's a critical difference.

[@cajunfid]

Stumpy, I looked at the amazon link you posted but its for individual Fisch bits. Where did you purchase the entire set?

[@Ray-vm7ww]

Another magnet trick. Attach a strong magnet to a string. It functions similarly to the magnet on an extending arm, but you can swing it under your workbench or table easier.

[@markforrestsm]

With reference to your testing of a square for it being "true", if you find one that is not square is there anything one can do to bring it back into alignment?

[@fred_derf]

No (well not easily). Assuming of course that you don't have gunk or something messing it up. The knob pulls the rule tight against the base, if it's out of alignment the base is out of alignment and short of taking it to a machine shop and having it reground (likely costlier than buying a new one) it is what it is.

[@michaelagalasso2389]

who makes that pencil you used as a pointer in this video?

[@wildbill23c]

I was going to ask the same thing, the light color marks make me think its some sort of marking crayon or similar rather than a regular pencil.

[@r54070]

Michael A Galasso It looked to me like a Pentel Graphgear 500. I have one in 0.5mm and 0.7mm. They're very nice mechanical pencils.

[@tomsharp4840]

William Todd m

[@geeznogoodname]

I want your shop!

[@mattneff1262]

What kind of knife are you using? I've been using xacto...

[@billkrueger9305]

Apologies, but I am just seeing this now...do you still recommend the Rockwell Vibrafree Sander? It looks like a good investment! many thanks!

[@StumpyNubs]

It's still a good sander, but hard to find now and the sanding discs are even harder to find.

[@Blakehx]

Cool stuff thanks, I'll sub right now!

[@cajuninct]

I had both I-Gaging and Starrett combo squares. Starrett is precise and easy to use. I-gaging is not as precise, adjustment knob is difficult to grab and doesn't clamp the blade reliably, hence hard to adjust the blade to a precise position. I-gaging was just frustrating to use.