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A very good review indeed, thanks

I bought the surge when it was frost release. I used to do loft conversions and compared to my dewalts I had previously thought it was very underpowered and hated it. But when in confined spaces, The quietness was appreciated. However I do feel it was very mis marketed really. It also takes some getting used to, handles differently to standard impacts.

how deep can you cut into stone? like those brass coin embossing but on a regular outside rock

I need this too!

Good video, thanks for the idea.

That’s a massive “2 car garage”. Looks nice.

Can you change the direction of the mowing pattern in the software. I ask because i have a very steep section that would have to mow up and down not side to side.

Ive decided to pull the trigger on a laser for my guitar pedal business. But i want to do more things. All the things, actually, lol. Two questions: 1. since social media is what keeps us all afloat, id love to be able to get a gopro or other camera in there, while the process is going down. Even better option; somehow utilize the camera in the f1 ultra! Do you think its possible? 2. Looks like xtool is making the announcement tomorrow? Will your video come out tomorrow as well?

Actually WeCreat should have a “Repeat Last Job” button which would skip the Auto Focus and literally rerun the prior job. That would really help speed up batching with a jig.

Thank you so much. I just started woodworking after retiring from the military and of course not enough space in the garage for the tools so French Cleats are the solution. I am trying to combine the French Cleats with the already 10y old ELFA garage Storage kit we got at the Container Store which helped keeping the garage organized at that time back in 2010 as I had very few basic hand tools (drills, bits, hammers, screws, nails, boxes, containers, etc.); however, once starting woodworking and getting my dad’s tools after he passed away, the current storage is completely overwhelmed. Again, greatly appreciated showing how much you can do w/ French Cleats. I can’t wait to start building them!🙂

Maybe fixed braces on the sides of the motorcycle lift secured with possibly wingnuts for easy removal.

Nice and simple, but one question would legs from Rockler or some other source work as well without buying a table that’s essentially waste?

Great video, I’m think of maybe waiting until next year to buy this product. After watching your video I’m seriously reconsidering getting in now. Great stuff thanks.

In my experience scissor lifts are never perfectly stable unless you buy really expensive ones. The better option would be to use an interlocking wedge under your two table tops. You would have a small piece protruding from the bottom of each table, but it only needs to be enough to catch the bottom of the opposite table. The wedge is placed on one table and two pieces are fastened on the opposite table so they are tight against the sides of the wedge when the tables are clamped together. Use two of those cam locks like you use on window sashes to lock the tables together. It’s simple and strong and accurate every time. Then I would level the longer table, but it is up to you which table to align with the other. By having the wedge be four parts you can spread it to the width of the out feed side of your planer table so that it is locked in all the way across. I’ve used this to lock together modular systems where a perfectly smooth transition is needed between modules with great success.

Simple fix. Shim under the infeed side of planer mount to the jack to make the torsion table and your bench co planar

Fabulous, loved every second. Awesome ideas ref gym. A big thank you.

I honestly did not watch the whole video and kinda skip to the end thoughts. It is like you said for people that don't want to mow their lawn and they don't care how it looks like. Someone who has a bit more of dedication into their lawn would not use one of these mowers. But another question: you lawn seems really small, did you really mow that with a seating mower? :D

This is the best review on this device on CZcams! Very informative! A comprehensive review of this device!

It can, in fact, communicate through many walls. It depends on the wall. What's more important is making sure nothing is blocking the view from the satellites.

I'm with you. I am what is called tool agnostic. I have everything from a Hercules grinder to a DeWalt job site table saw to a Makita track saw. The colors don't need to match. Everything just needs to work. I have never bought a used tool but you sure have me thinking. Since I live alone, I will probably get a nice Saw stop cabinet saw. Like you, that can wait at least for a little while.

I have a fenced back yard with dogs & unfenced front yard. Wondering how to get these mowers to mow both w/out my intervention

I don’t usually comment on CZcams, but I feel compelled to do it anyway. I like your style. It’s very easy to follow your presentations, which I find rare on CZcams or any place else. I’m never easily impressed, but I’m impressed with your channel. Thank you for your hard work.

Disposable income is disappearing, small wood working can help you make ends meet. I love social media sales, even if promoted!

Justin, just a quick what about adding some out riggers like you see on cranes for stability

Mr. Bitner, I’m late to this video but I have a recommendation for fixing both of your issues: create a vertical extension on the out feed side of the planer that is fitted with the top side of a French cleat. Mount the receiver of the French cleat to the side of your workbench so that when the extension cleat engages the work bench the tops of the workbench and planer bed are coplanar. Then use F-clamps to cinch the top of the extension to the top of the workbench. The clamping will draw the torsion box into alignment perpendicular to the legs of your workbench. Shims may be needed if you workbench’s sides are not 90 to the surface. Finally to use, you jack up the planer and lower it into the cleat and hold it fast to the bench with the clamps, pump slightly on the hydraulic base to make it extra ridged. This should give you both a sturdy and flat connection between the two surfaces. I hope this explanation is clear enough to understand.

Buy some Unistrut it comes in 7/8 and 1 1/2 depths take the wheels off the bottom use the Unistrut to bolt into the place where you took the wheels out of then widen the cart by way of the uninstall The Wheels on the Unistrut it will give you a wider base so it doesn't tip over

Great review Justin something different would be something cool to look into. Thanks for sharing

Is there really a big difference between 40W and 20W when it comes to engraving? From the website, it seems that 40W should only be used when cutting thick material.Would you Review Acmer P3, it's dual lasers seem to engrave better.

You don't have to autofocus at all, you can turn auto focus off and plug in the hight of material.

Video looks awesome

Some kitchens have a bread mixer lifter that stores the heavy machine under the counter, then lifts it into place when you want to use it. Could a similar lifter store the planer under your workbench?

Love the video. Weird question, what are those plastic bins you have overhead to the right in the opening shot? Thanks!

2nd comment So price point. You cant beat the price on a Wecreat. Accessories and all. Thought being said ease of swaping out some of those accessories. I'd take the S1 over the Wecreat for that. The xtra safety stuff on the Xtool. YES. Id like to get into the Xtool market some day but Ill happily make stuff to sell and donate on my Wecreat.

For what it is the Wecreat has been a good machine for me and many others. We help each other through the hiccups. Have made many cool products and have been learning new software outside of Makeit space. Makeit is getting better at doing basic to meduim difficulty projects. Inkscape is where i play around for more advanced stuff. 1st comment

I just want to know if I can cut pet tags out of say 2mm aluminium?

Or shim planer for your locating or layout. At least do it temp to figure out layout. Doesn’t really hurt Tp try a cheap thing

Now it’s time to sell it to the Boss. LOL

What is the name of the groove forming screwdrivers?

Thank You! I feel like I learned a lot from this video

I don't have either of these, but my thought is wouldn't the higher torque model make less noise if only used to the 450 inch pounds the surge makes? Maybe not as low but comparing both at full power when one makes over 4 times the power it would make sense it would be louder without even considering the different mechanisms used to make that power.

That's why I use the OG Luba 5000, because the omni wheels suck, and all of my garden zones are slopes, so the OG Luba has ZERO problems with them even mowing length-wise. It never slides and does a superb job for a year now.

What is the official release date?

your luba must be crying for the lawn it's got😁

Thanks for the detailed review. I have been looking at this robotic mower for our large hilly property for some time. The Luba 2 comes closest to covering our requirements, however... the accuracy (and basic function) of these mowers is dependent on satellite visibility and radio transmission for base station and mower. The density of tree canopy can easily impact signal, as can reflection of signal off hard surface - such as walls etc. Are you fortunate to have full sky visibility, with minimal interference from structures and trees, or are there obstacles on your property? The only thing holding us back is the level of sky visibility required, as we have a hill to the west, and also have many trees, though canopy is relatively thin. Those are the only concerns with this machine, otherwise the Luba2s look like an excellent product.

How is the sealing in the RTK base station? Some people have commented its bound to get water in with heavy rains. Whats your take on that? Does it seems like a problem spot.

"Sometimes, your experiment doesn't work..." Truer words were never spoken, and something I tell my grad students ALL the time. More constructively, I wonder if rotating the planner ninety degrees on the jack would improve stability at all; I have my doubts, but I think it's worth a try as long as it would not require an excessive amount of modification to the substructure. The second thing I am wondering about is if you could add some sort of stabilizing feet to the sides to absorb some of the rocking (think the feet on a bucket truck that are used when the cherry picker is extended). Those are my two immediate thoughts on how you might modify the existing jack rather than resorting to a new product outright. Best of luck!

I have been looking at robot mowers for last couple of weeks and stumbled on your video. Very thorough video. The one thing that I wonder about is what happens when it breaks...I assume the local mower guy wouldn't know how to repair...but I could be wrong. I might have missed it...but big of an area is your lawn?

Great design and build walkthrough, will be constructing mine soon. BTW there's room on the underside of the rack to add a shelf of ports for punch and chisel bits.

I disagree, cheap staff will not attract the clients you want, especially epoxy staff that many people already do. Look around at competition, focus on items that cost 2000, you can add smaller things but it will not be leading product, just additional item

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