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  1. Home Depot

    in Tool Deals

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    That is exactly what I did. I returned the standard kit and bought the new kit and got the saw. I returned my brushless Ridgid circular saw as well so the total cost was almost a wash. You could also opt to sell the saw separate and wind up with a one key kit for the same $350. If the saw new goes for $229, and you sell it for $150-$175, someone gets a deal and you get an upgraded kit.

     

    So I just looked at my receipt again. Because of the way the discounts are worked in the Home Depot register, if you take one part of the deal back you get a pro rated amount based on the discount value. In this case, the refund value for the saw is about $156 and the refund value for the One Key kit is $344 and change. So you could buy the kit with the saw and then just return the saw next week and have a One Key kit for less than $350, which is the price of their standard Fuel kit.

    Alright, I just swapped out for the one key kit plus the sawzall. Hell yeah! Time to cut some stuff!Image1459729808.715452.jpg

    Just got home... A little disappointed that Milwaukee did not include the 'Rapid Charger' in the 2796-22 kit. If you look at the picture on their website it clearly shows one, but the specs say something different. Oh well, nitpicking, but for the money you'd think they'd not cheap out on that.

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  2. Home Depot

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    Confirmed tonight at my local Home Depot - buy the $499 M18 Fuel One Key hammer drill/impact kit, get a free fuel sawzall or 7.25" circular saw.

    Question is - I just got the standard fuel kit for $350, about 25 days ago. Should I return it and buy the One key set? It's just money right?

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  3. "Do not buy" thread

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    Oh man, that is great.

    I forgot to mention, I was looking at some of those inexpensive AWP work shoes... So I open the closest size to mine, and what do you know - it's a beat up pair of USED shoes. What is wrong with those guys?

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  7. Has anyone used the dewalt 20 oscillating tool

    in Power Tools

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    Is there any play in the Dewalt oscillating tool's mechanism? I have read some reviews that said it is not as precise as the Milwaukee.

    I have both red and yellow platforms and was wondering which cordless multitool to get. I would think that I would find a variable speed trigger, a pain in the rear, compared to a dial, no?

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  11. Lowes poor customer Service

    in Pub Talk

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    That sums up my view on Lowes also. I tried returning one of those Rockwell 3drill tools and couldn't just return it no questions asked. They had to bring a guy over from 'Tool World' to 'clear it up' with me. I told him I would come back when I had time and get the dewalt 12v set at the time. I felt very pressured to have to explain myself over and over just to return some POS that I hated. Why the hell do I need to say anything other than 'I hate this tool, I want me money back - here is the receipt'. One day I went in there with a Bostitch staple gun I bought a week ago that stopped firing, again, lots of trouble just to exchange it. I even got to the point I said I would just toss it in the trash and go by another brand elsewhere. I get the impression that they try to run a tight ship, but way to tight to make shopping there enjoyable. ...their clearance items are always laughably like $2 bucks off retail LOL.

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  13. THE DRILL FIGHT!

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    That was great. I honestly didn't think the difference between the Fuel and Dewalt would be as great as it was in the video. Those speedbore bits surprise me. I used one at work one day on some sheetmetal, and had the same result LOL. Can't do that with a normal spade hahaha.

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  18. Some People Just shouldn't Own Tools......

    in Pub Talk

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    Hey guys.

    I've got a good one for you. For about 10 years I also did PC repair / building / on site tech support, etc.

    So, guy comes in one day to the shop. Says PC is 'running slow' and there is some fan noise. OK, we'll get to it later in the day...

    I bring it to the bench later and turn it on... And hear more of a quick grinding sound rather than fan bearing failure.

    I open it up and was astounded. About 100 cockroaches ran across the bench and all over other customers machines, including a whole bunch that took off into a large fan at the back of the case, exploding on contact.

    Absolutely disgusting. I will never forget that one... And the smell. Ugh!

  19. Did not see this coming...

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    HiltiWpg,

    I share some of the same frustrations with their pliers as of late, but this is the first time I've seen a major flaw in the 'regular' screwdrivers.

    Last time I bought Klein Lineman's pliers, I paid far more than I should have for a pair of pliers that dented far too easily. Next pair was Knipex. Same with diagonal cutters. The 10 cutters hanging on the pegboard at HD each had different cutting edges and some had sloppy joints already. Pretty sad.

    I'm not really that hard on a pair of Lineman's pliers since I'm in the telecom industry, but was surprised how fast the cutters dulled. Not worth the money anymore.

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  20. Did not see this coming...

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    Yeah. It's so clean if you hold it together you cannot see the break. Its interesting for sure. We'll send it in and see what happens. Must've been a random flaw... I thought he was kidding at first though, or that one of the other guys was playing a (bad) joke on him :)

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  22. Dewalt impacts

    in Dewalt

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    I had the 885 also. Same nasty smell. Couldn't stand it anymore and sold it. Using it in a cabinet was frustrating with that horrid smell....

    Other than that I really liked it. Hah.

    Jeff

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  24. Your worst ever power tool ( discuss)

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    I'm totally with you guys. I cannot believe how Harbor Freight can take the simplest things and make them so poorly that they fall apart so fast or never work in the first place. I needed a simple pair of diagonal cutters one day. Dulled after 2 cuts of soft copper wire. Threw them right against a brick wall I was so mad. Made the rivet joint completely wobbly. What a joke. Went right in the trash. I had a buddy with me that had a cheap Chinese pair from Walmart that were cutting fine after years of use. Unbelievable.

    Needed some long bell hanger type metal cutting drill bits in a pinch. Grabbed a 3 piece HF set for one time use. Went through all 3 making 1 hole in a wall above a commercial door frame we were wiring for an electric strike. What a joke. Same thing, right in the trash.

    It's like they make something that looks as close to the real tool as possible, and say screw it when it comes to the important stuff like heat treating the steel. Devil's in the details.

    Runner up are Kobalt tools from Lowes. I've broken every Kobalt tool, except sockets and a drywall saw, that I have purchased. When I go to exchange them, they usually don't even make that model of whatever it happens to be either.

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  25. New guy from STL

    in Introduce yourself

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    Hello fellow tool junkies!

    Long time lurker on the forums. Watched TIA since humble beginnings on YouTube years ago, commented just a few times since then. Figured I should actually join in on the fun now... Dan and Eric crack me up.

    My day job involves lots of telecom, networking, AV, security, CCTV, and access control. So, a lot of wire pulling and terminating is involved, so that is where most of my tools are concentrated. Mostly 'low voltage' 'communication' if you will... Both commercial and residential. We do quite a bit of work for a local large hospital also. I will buy almost any quality tool I have the money for it if it gets me home on time at the end of the day, if you know what I mean... I actually started out in IT but just couldn't take sitting in an office all day. I like to get out in the work van and 'mix it up'. I never know what kind of project we might take on next and it's always a challenge.

    At home, I enjoy tinkering with just about anything... Whether it be wrenching on the car, or renovating the bathroom, I find it very enjoyable and rewarding. My family tries to keep me away from Home Depot & Lowes as much as possible, LOL.

    Not partial to any one brand, have had various hand and power tools from Hilti, Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch, Ridgid, Ryobi, Klein, NWS, Knipex, etc. For cordless I mostly have Dewalt 20V Max stuff right now, but thinking about going Milwaukee since they have more tools geared towards what I do for a living it seems. A cordless Hole Hawg would be awesome for wiring houses, for example.

    Anyways, enough about me, and greetings from St. Louis, MO!

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