Kato

Hey, whatever floats the boats of the powers that be...just kinda questioning the place of us lowly commoners who don't use those highfalutin name brands...maybe I'll just paint all my tools yellow so I can fit in. I'll have to go dig out my old 12v Dewalt drill just so I can squeeze past the doorman... Well actually, I guess I can sneak in, I do have some Dewalt products like the tool-free multi-tool adapter, a Dewalt driver bit holder, one of those nifty little blade storage cases, and I'm sure some other random stuff somewhere...

So what the hell...this is a Dewalt forum now??

Saf...safe...safety...what is this "safety" you speak of, I wish to learn more about this strange new concept.

Don't discount the use of wobble, it's in the design of some sockets for a reason. Gearwrench has a feature on their extensions where if you put the socket on it will wobble, and if you push the socket on all the way it is stiff. Wobble is basically the same thing as a universal, it lets you get the socket into areas where going straight-in won't work. I've used the wobble feature on my Gearwrench stuff a lot, it comes in really handy. If you're talking about "pass-through" sockets, I just bought a set of Gearwrench. I saw them and had to buy a set, more of a whim than anything else. But, I've actually used them quite a bit, more than I thought I would. It's amazing what we see as gimmicky or silly, but wind up buying and liking.

Changed my mind, I want the DIWire

Who, me or Yankee? I use the compact batteries.

My miter saw is finicky sometimes with the Lithium batteries, every once in a while it cuts off, like the battery is dead but it's not. It's not enough of an annoyance to bother worrying about it. I just figured maybe I was going too fast, some of the wood I cut is pretty tough and I'm a little heavy-handed with the pressure. That 7 1/4" is probably a great saw for trim, it's so small it'd be a dream to just carry it around room-to-room and plop it down to make cuts.

I don't know what the hell I just watched but...I want one too.

Tell your wife you'll need one or two more to catch up to me... Ryobi Family Portrait 02 by Ed Durbin (Katodog), on Flickr The miter saw looks nice, I have the 8 1/4" "blue" miter saw and love it. Every couple of years I have to take it apart and smooth the slide areas out and grease them, and then make sure it's all square, but it's been working great for me since I bought it...which was back in '02 I think. Haven't had a Ryobi tool fail me yet, except for the old "blue" leaf blower. Plastic flywheel broke and I didn't want to replace it with another plastic one so I ditched the whole unit. But, other than that I'm still using the tools I bought way back when without any problems.

Okay, those GRK screws are kinda impressive, gotta admit...

I have Craftsman versions, and so far they have worked perfectly, when I've used them.

My Ryobi drills all have a similar ratcheting clutch...

They'll grip hard enough to hang you on a ladder like he did in the vid if you have a good strong grip. They're basically the same thing only with a different look. Me personally, I climb ladders with my hands, not with pliers, so I won't make any claims as to whether it'd be safe to do so or not.

Similar to the RoboGrip, which I have two pairs. The work nice but I typically grab the slip-joint pliers out of habit, usually forgetting I have the RoboGrips.

Some of us need to be getting kickbacks or free tools or something, for all the tools we own of one brand and how much we talk about them. While I hate salesmen and don't like plugging a product, I wouldn't complain if free stuff started showing up... ...just in case anybody over at Ryobi is listening that AirStrike stapler looks kinda nice and would fit pretty good next to the nailer I just bought...

I was looking at Ryobi's 6-port charger, but didn't want to bother since it only charges one battery at a time. Might as well stick with single chargers since they do the same thing and aren't as big.

There's no such thing as too many batteries. At one time I had 20 of the One+ batteries...

DR99, what size blade is on the circular saw, that thing looks huge...

Yup, AirStrike nailer, thickness planer, and the multi-tool. Also tossed in the various bit sets and whatnot, made it a real "I've got way too much Ryobi stuff" photo...

Updated family photo... Ryobi Family Portrait 02 by Ed Durbin (Katodog), on Flickr

Those two shots of the boxes full of tools...tool porn, plain and simple.

Of course I use the appropriate screw when the job calls for it, but for basics and random everyday stuff...drywall screws all the way. I've used drywall screws to build and repair all kinds of stuff with never an issue. Drive types, don't really have a preference between Philips, Robertson (square), Torx, etc., just habit to get Philips.

I use #8 Philips drywall screws for everything, and have done so for 28 years as a maintenance mechanic. Never had any problems, never had anything break or fall apart. And in 28 years I think I've probably snapped the heads off of maybe 10 screws, so yup...don't think I need to worry much about it. I normally try to get course thread but to be honest I never really saw much difference with fine thread versus course.

Hmmmm......

Planer = Wow!! Of course when stuff is brand new it works great. Got the planer today, took it out of the box, looked at the manual (that's "looked at the manual", not "read the manual"...), put the lowering handle on, plugged it in, grabbed a piece of scrap. Turn planer on, put wood in, planer grabs wood, brain says "yummy, me like, me like!!". Feeds faster than I thought it would, but damn does it work great!! Noisy but not bad, makes a lot of wood chips even with the shop vac attached but where's the fun in using a planer if you can't make a mess. It's heavier than I thought it'd be too, but that's not an issue for me. Time to figure out a table, if I make one. It actually works great sitting on the rolling table I have, since there's dense foam on the table the planer doesn't move, and I have a piece of wood with rubber feet that holds the table from rolling. I might just make a couple of platforms to clamp to the table, and go that route. I have plenty of room to put the planer somewhere when it's not in use, so making a table might not happen. Might decide to just go with what I have...but then again, I haven't been known to leave things alone, otherwise the garage wouldn't keep going through transformations every day. Boy, does it make ugly wood look pretty.