Kato

Anybody have any old piece-of-crap Ryobi Ni-cad batteries they don't want? Want to hang some of the new tools and I'm out of battery shells. Which kinda sucks because at one time I had 24 Ni-cad batteries, threw a bunch out before I started using them for hanging tools. So, anybody got the hook-up??

Probably. There's two ways the front "nut" goes on, depending on what type of wheel you have on there. Cut-off wheels and wheels that don't have a center spacer, the thinner wheels, you put the "nut" on with the flat side toward the wheel. Wheels with spacers or ones that are thicker, you put the "nut" on with the flat side out. Wheels that have their own nut don't require the outer "nut" but some people use it anyway as a safety precaution. And yes, new tools always have that "I WANT TO DESTROY STUFF!!!" urge to them...

Just got one myself, fantastic tool.

Most of the Xmas haul...new batteries charging, tools ready to go to their new place in the lineup. A few bits of rearranging and whatnot to get everything placed but in a couple of days it'll all be snug as bugs in a rug. Played with the router for a minute, now part of my workbench has a nice rounded edge to it. Played with the stapler too, which means there's about 20 staples in a piece of scrap wood right now. Angle-grinded part of the workbench with the brushless grinder, but haven't sanded anything yet with the sanders. "Tested" the 4Ah batteries against my slim batts, the 4Ah definitely increase the power on the tools. Can't really test the chemical sprayer unless I fill it with water and play with it in the tub...but knowing myself like I do I'm sure that'll happen sooner or later. Also got myself a few actual toys...we were shopping for some of the kids and I came across these Hot Wheels Star Wars toys, thought they were cool as heck so I picked up a few.

Gotta have a strong Xmas tree for that type of ornament...

Get well and be well young man!!! Speedy recovery, and I will put you in my prayers!

You mind opening the packout case, I'd like to see the insides. Was actually looking at that to add to my Xmas list, might still do it. Been looking for a small driver for work, don't like dragging around the bigger guns when I need to do stuff, especially up on the roof.

Totally forgot I bought this set of extension adapters for the tap set. It allows you to use a standard 3/8" extension with the Gearwrench tap and die holders...which I could have used at work the other day repairing threads on our shop van battery tray.

Gonna have to wait until Xmas or a day after for photos, all of the stuff I bought I wrapped and put under the tree. Yesterday we went to Harbor Freight, my first time in there, and I picked up a Pittsburg 50" clamping saw guide and a couple of 24" quick clamps. The clamps are pretty damned nice for 6 bucks each, and the clamp guide bar (which I thought was cheaply priced at $23) will be great for cutting sheet materials.

It sounds like more than it actually is. Although it does take time doing, the actual cutting is fairly easy, the sanding is tedious but also somewhat easy. Just takes time and standing for too long gets wearing...

Draw them on this Masonite-type stuff I have, scroll blade on the jigsaw to cut them out. Easy to do, except the antlers. They're basically the yard-sized ones you see, scaled-down to desktop sizes. They're all pretty close to the same size, I printed a drawing on the computer and use it for the body, the legs I'll make longer or wider as the mood suits me, and the antlers I do by hand. Draw them on a folded piece of paper then cut them out with scissors so both sides look the same. I've been going crazy with the antlers, making them pretty big on some of the deer. I think that's what makes the whole thing look so cool is the outrageous antlers. Fairly easy to do, even for the more "intricate" cuts for the antlers, it's the sanding the corners smooth that kills me. Use the angle grinder with a flap disc on the straighter cuts but the antlers I have to use a Dremel and a 1/4" sanding drum...which makes a hell of a mess all over me and the garage. Cleaning up is quite the process... The "block" reindeer are a bitch because I don't have a band saw or scroll saw, just the jigsaw. It's hard to get the dinky scroll blade all the way through the long side of the wood. I bought longer blades but they're a bit deeper tooth-to-spine so I can't make the tighter cuts with them. They're supposed to be made on the band saw, I saw a video on it a while back, that's where I got the idea. But I've managed to fight through and make a few, they're cool to make and I can't resist. A lot of sanding on those too, but I can use the belt sander on the bigger areas so it's not so bad.

Lately I've been obsessed with making these little reindeer...

With Xmas comes tools...Ryobi narrow-crown stapler, Ryobi trim router, a pack of 4Ah batteries, and a set of router bits. More stuff will be coming but I have to wait and order it online, some stuff isn't in any stores. I wrapped what's here so far so I have something to open on Christmas morning. Gonna be getting the Ryobi brushless angle grinder, which comes with two 4Ah batteries and a charger. Also a kit of 3 Ryobi 18v sanders...1/4 sheet sander, ROS, and corner cat. I have their chemical sprayer in the cart too, but haven't decided if it's gonna stay in the cart or not. Will be getting a fair amount of goodies for the wife and kid of course, hoping to have a really nice Christmas this year. It's been a long time since I've been able to have piles of stuff under the tree for everyone.

I'm buying for myself, but telling myself that my wife is buying for me.

I'm thinking I might be able to send it in to get repaired for free...depending on how I approach it. The sticker with the date code is "1015C-A1"...the "1015" part means October of 2015. I'm thinking I'll give the guy I talked to a call and see what he thinks, regardless of what the sticker says I didn't get the meter until March of 2016. If there's a two-year warranty then it technically should be covered. Who knows, maybe I can get it fixed, can't hurt to ask...

Yer da bestestest!!!

When I'm at work tomorrow I can. I forgot to mention that the Klein tested against itself on resistance was .001. Reading AC and DC voltage is perfect. Reading AC and DC amps is perfect. Continuity works perfect. Ohms is always off by a multiple of 3...if I multiply 3 to the value given it comes up with the right numbers. Weird. Capacitance just sits there, it'll OL (overload) if I touch the leads together, but when I put it to a capacitor it just sits there reading, reading, reading, and never gives a number. Temperature...I don't know. I held the thermo in my hand and it only went up to 68 degrees. I blew hot breath on it and it stayed the same. OF course I didn't try extremes, maybe I'll stick it in a glass of ice water and see what happens. Frequency/Herz I can't test, never learned how and probably can't anyway. LoZ works good too. All the buttons work as they should, and so does the selector dial. "Off" works perfectly, always did. Never had any issues with the "off" feature.

Mine was always accurate, always gave the same readings as the Fluke and other meters I use. AC/DC voltage and AC/DC current readings were always on point. Continuity always worked perfectly, so did temp and other features. It's only recently that I realized that it wasn't reading ohms correctly, and that it wouldn't read capacitance at all. I used it several times on capacitors for our split units over the summer, and it worked fine back then. Probably a component that was going bad over time and finally decided to crap out...after the warranty ran out of course...

I tried several sets of leads, even the set that's in the Fluke kit at work. Same results with all leads. It's at work, didn't bring it home, so I can't do any testing until Monday. But, I took a look inside yesterday and didn't see any obvious issues, like cold solder joints or any popped circuits or components.

Well, the Klein is about to bite the dust. Reads ohms way off, by a multiple of 3 actually. Every reading I take I can multiply by three and get the right numbers...but that's not how things are supposed to work. Also found out that it won't read capacity either. It's out of warranty of course, and I'm not going to spend at least 75 bucks to have it fixed. Damn thing doesn't cost that much more for a new one. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Probably God telling me it's time to go back to Fluke...

Was just about to make a thread for this. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!! We're not doing a damned thing, gonna sit around the house and be bored shitless. We did Thanksgiving on Saturday with the wife's family. Tomorrow is a "I don't have to go to work" day...although I still have to go back Friday.

Try the Mother's kit, it should be enough.

I took it from 400 to 800 by hand, wet sanding to get rid of the major scrapes. I keep my leaf blower over the car, one day while taking it down it smacked into the headlight and put a pretty good scrape across it. Since I've done headlights and stuff like it before I knew I could just sand it out. Depending on what you have the process is still the same. If all you're doing is trying to remove yellowing you can use 1500 up to 3000 sanding wet, then hit it with the Mother's. Everything is meant to be done with high speed but you can do it by hand if you don't mind running out of steam and stopping to rest. Just make sure you're removing surface stuff and not using any grits that will remove actual material, otherwise you're gonna hate yourself. Doesn't ruin things but makes it that much harder because you to do more work. I use the drill with a Velcro sanding disc attachment for 800 to 1500, everything else I do by hand. The Mother's kits are good, that's where I got my sanding discs and holder. Not that you'll be using them a lot but they come in perfectly handy for headlights when needed. Beats the hell out of the doing-it-by-hand method. You can also try toothpaste again, just smear it on and rub the shit out of it with some muscle. It'll take the yellow off but it won't last because you're not really "treating" the lens. The Mother's kit will actually do more of a restore to the lens rather than just a cleaning.