William Wallace

Some people use their dishwasher to rinse vegetables and fruit,

But I suggest that it’s more of a dish rinser than a dishwasher.  I prefer to prewash or rinse off stuff before, meaning I don’t throw it in there caked on.  

Depending on the configuration, I like to put my utensils in upside down because I think things inside the basket get less water.  

Cast iron is a no-no because you don’t want detergent, and you might need to clean your dishwasher every year or so to keep glasses coming out looking clean, but much of that is depending upon your own water minerals

Bed comforters use to be called bed rugs and carpet,

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:I'm glad everyone likes their mini chainsaws. Apologies if my post came off as harsh or dismissive.

I just haven't had the problems mentioned, and I do a lot of work with brushing and occasionally cutting up large trees. With different blades for pruning, demolition, etc. my battery recip saws are my go-to. I do have a full size chainsaw for some jobs.

Plus, I'm happier with a limited tool and battery ecosystem.

To each his or her own.

Didn’t upset me Douglas, and I personally love people who describe their apprehensions.  As per pruning saws, they have sucked in the past.  This makes it realistic for someone to think that they suck! No worries here bud.  

I haven’t used one of these, but only the old cruddy ones that felt a bit dangerous.  

Recip saws are a bit more dangerous when up on a ladder and it starts to shake you instead of the branch, but I am just similarly hesitant to recip as you are to pruning.  Nobody is upset at you (at least that I have seen), and I would still enjoy a beer after a hard day of work with you

Seems feasible since they could eat a small bit, but you’d want to have the ramp where the larvae crawl out likely outside or something.  This makes good chicken feed opportunity if you catch them, or just let them out to make more bsf.  

What makes this possible is that they hate humans, and so might not be an issue if it’s built right….. just could see one flying up at a very bad time

John F Dean wrote:Hi Ned,

I have a set of DeWalt with a few other brands tossed in. I am just curious as to their quality.  Handling them, I suspect they are on the level of Walmart’s house brand, but I haven’t encountered anyone who has owned them.

People are now noticing that harbor freight cutting discs (cutwheels) are simply dewalt ones with a sticker. Name brand for half price is nice

This is not a paid ad for the company, nor do I have experience with this product.  The Facebook post caught my attention a week or two ago, because of the adaptability.  

This is a tracked system that dumps your wheelbarrow into a container or over a palette.  I saw usefulness in so many homestead and business uses, but I have no clue how expensive this is currently.

The simplicity of the system was neat, as it seems slightly more than a ladder track system and two drill batteries to power it.  

My brain sees this, and notices that a tool like this might make a business efficient for someone, where it was too costly or cumbersome before.  This might be useful in some homesteads, but only ones who find the need to wheelbarrow stuff around.  

Perhaps when people to get market garden size, or composting for profit this might be a very useful force multiplier. Landscape companies or even possibly concrete companies would likely put good use to this.

It’s a bit random, slightly niche, but I love it
Or rather, I love the idea of it and want to see more products similar.  This is our pre-robotics automation coming online


https://youtube.com/shorts/M4zmtUErzoI?si=Luvh_bG1TPRazCSQ

https://youtube.com/shorts/gHms_8bVT6Y?si=-C2TGzLqwW1ZyyYZ

https://youtube.com/shorts/hNefDgVW6bs?si=SPDvc9Wgyp2fTPrr

Joylynn Hardesty wrote:We got an off brand one on clearance for under $30. Hunny felled a couple 10 inch diameter trees and declared it paid for itself! This one sounds like a toy. A toy on its last gasp. I'm sure we'll kill it with another few hours of use.

You’ve kind of hit the point of this thread.  It does seem to be less of a toy and more a tool in this expensive iteration!  

If this is dependable, this type of technology could become a choice for people who don’t need a full chainsaw.  This technology seems to take pruner technology that has been around for years, and makes it more like a chainsaw.  

We might not be “there” with this technology, but I think that we are headed that way

r ransom wrote:For those of us don't have access to Facebook?   What is it?

Found it ransom!!! Sorry different username on YouTube took me a bit to find, but will show his second video as well that’s a good one, and third is head to head which I haven’t viewed yet

https://youtube.com/shorts/17Y3bgXZ_fk?si=-k1yQVs6PI7jzIM8

https://youtube.com/shorts/079NrXK-aEI?si=SV0xt8M6ZFuXOgMS

Showdown between three saws, he cuts a bit too big with the tiny one and stops
https://youtube.com/shorts/mtDscYFf4xU?si=1y69oPij4NBVUtrJ  


Echo 56volt dhs 3006 I think is what it’s called.  

I’ve seen these pruners before, but never one reliable enough to go through substantial trunks of trees.  The versions that I have seen just seem to lack the reliability and strength.  

Still can’t find the video outside of Facebook, but the guy who puts the videos out seems to be a professional tree service guy

Liv Smith wrote:Yes! I’ve been using one for more than a year, and totally love it!

Definitely not “permaculture” from the standpoint of needing batteries and charging, but it’s so convenient and easy to use. My hands are on the small side and I always struggle with heavy tools.

These are easy to grip and not heavy at all.

Plus, I really really don’t like gas powered tools that just don’t start when you need them to☹️.

This is coming from a person that used to think hand saw was the only way to cut small branches.

My husband also has the heavier version - the one I assume every tool brand has, that is in the range of a few hundred bucks, and he uses that a lot. For bigger logs/branches. And then, of course, the regular gas powered chainsaw for big logs.

One might argue the ability to charge battery powered devices is a permies thing, especially being able to cut up some wood for a stove without burning through gasoline.  I viewed it as an off grid tool that isn’t going to take up much space

John F Dean wrote:I am am happy to see a major company produce this product, but the $260.00 price I found is a little exciting.

Ouch that is quite the hefty price tag.  At least we will get some decent generics