A New Kiwi Weekender has begun.

[ROBBO]

Following in the footsteps of Buck and Wayne I have commenced construction of the third known New Zealand Weekender, here after known as JEROBOAM. I am sure that I am experiencing all of the emotions like so many before. It has been six months since I received the plans and finally I have all of my ducks in a row, so cutting has commenced.

Not that I am one for omans BUT. About 1/2 way along my third stringer, my circular saw decided that instead of cutting, it would produce horrible noises, yes the gears are completely shot. And in our throwaway world it is cheaper to buy a new saw that to repair my old one (I hate the waste). So confined to the bin it is.

Not to worry, despite this minor setback, which let's face it my credit card quickly overcame, work now continues. So I have to stop now as it is time to convert more of some wonderful New Zealand White Pine into stringers/saw dust.

Cheers

ROBBO

[Frank Hagan]

I went through one circular saw, one cordless drill and one jig saw in building my Weekender! But I needed new tools anyway (doesn't everyone?)

I bought a power planer, a grinder, and various hand tools by the time I was finished. Since then, I've used all those things a lot on other projects, but I doubt I would have bought them for the other projects. I would have "made do" with what I had.

Need to build another boat so I can get more tools!

[ken connors]

so far ive blown out a cordless drill and an orbital sander. i was very close to that sander, its still painful to talk about......excuse me, i need a moment....... :cry:

[waynemunro]

congratulations on making those first cuts Robbo, I expect to see rapid progress now

tough luck on the saw, I think my tally was one circular saw, one and a half belt sanders and one jigsaw... and thats just the ones that broke, I bought a whole lot more as I went along. Since the start of this project though I have always replaced the broken tools with more trade level tools.. they cost quite a bit more, though I think they are worth it.

Thinking about it I wish my circular saw had crapped out early on, instead it waited until most of the way through before finally giving up the ghost (the mast killed it), if it had gone early then i would have had the nice new sharp tool for all the early cuts.

just remembered, destroyed an electric drill too.

Wayne

[capt jake]

Can't hurt to tear the tools apart and figure out what is bad!! My PC orbital sander got new bearings and a set of brushes ,if I rememer properly, during construction.

I have had to rebuild my table saw twice in the 18 years I have had it. The joiner got it once. Heck, it's fun to tear things apart and see what makes them tick!

[buck]

Well done Robbo, Good to hear you're started, This is becoming a fleet! Instead of buying a new skill saw get the timber milled at your local joiner/woodwork shop they'll do it for next to nothing and make a better job. (especially if you tell them you're building a boat) Or alternatively join Wayne & Buck's 'misuse of power tools' club fair them down with an electric planer (the warehouse ones are $70 and new blades $10 whereas Ryobi is $90 and new blades $50!) or as Wayne does use an electric sander (the things that boy acheived with that sander of his astounds me (still it can't control the wind yet can it Wayne?)

By the way Mitre 10 has some great plywood specials at the moment if you're looking for pine ply. They had some very good looking DD grade with surfaces better than the CD I brought! I wonder if they bang it all together at the same time and label it later.

Pleased to here about you starting, can't wait to assemble the fleet!