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  4. For those running the Surge impact?

    in Milwaukee

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    Interesting. Good to know guys, I quite like the self-tap mode on my 2753. Might have to keep it around even if (when?) I get a Surge lol. Speed two on the 2753 is generally my favorite too, seems a common theme. Speed 3 is basically for deck building. Gets a bit out of control otherwise. 

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  5. Your favorite drill bits

    in Accessories

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    Yes the Big Hawg teeth look like they'll last ages. The Bosch carbide 3 teeth don't seem much more substantial than Dewalt. Big Hawgs must be pretty good if multiple manufacturers are copying them now lol. How big of a Big Hawg can your Fuel drill handle @KnarlyCarl? You definitely won't be disappointed by the Daredevil paddles. The speedbor max surprised me in that it's pretty easy to split a 2x4 with them depending where you drill, they're extremely aggressive. 

  6. Got the answer to this one?

    in Power Tools

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    They don't list it on either Hawg. You can believe you're well out of the inch-lb spec war though lol. DeBeast doesn't list torque either. Would be interesting to see. You can tell by the size of the gear boxes and that the max rpm are way down that torque is way up lol. They don't have the 2wd the normal drills have lol just 4 hi and 4 lo. 

  7. Your favorite drill bits

    in Accessories

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    Yeah the daredevils really surprised me; my Irwin paddles haven't looked the same since. 

     

    Standard twist bits I haven't seen an appreciable difference in standard black oxide types. 

     

    I like Bosch for concrete but when I bought some last go around the Chinese Bosch pack was more expensive than the made in Germany Milwaukee pack, and the Milwaukee came with more bits (including 1/2"). Maybe they won't last as long but made in Germany sold me on them. Bosch hammer bits do have a pile of carbide on them though. 

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  8. Groomsman gifts

    in Pub Talk

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    I got a wallet and money clip 5 years ago. I still have them to this day, and the clip is my daily driver for cash, card and license. Practical gifts are the best. Nothing worse than kitschy crap. Some very cool suggestions in this thread, the bottle openers especially; practical yet personalized. Isn't that the kicker with gift buying; trying to combine thoughtful, personalized and useful lol. 

  10. Your favorite drill bits

    in Accessories

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    As I sit here on a break at work I'm contemplating ordering some Wood Owl "overdrive" drill bits. From videos and reviews I've seen they leave quite a nice hole, are made in Japan and don't require much torque. Now I need to add a bit to the order to get free shipping. That leads me to some of their "nail chipper" auger bits. This leads me to wondering how many different ways to drill a hole I need:

     

    I have multiple packs of Irwin spade bits (which are a bargain, but 1 or 2 of every 17-pack seem to not want to spin true so there must be some sleepy people at the plant), I have a pile of Bosch daredevil selffeeding spade bits. Multiple sets of Milwaukee twists in various finishes. Irwin Speedbor Max. Not only do I have all these ways to drill up to 1-1/2" holes, I find myself wanting more:

     

    @JimboS1ice had a video with Milwaukee speed feeds. They are twice the price here as what I got the speedbor max on promo for and seem comparable; but I still want to try them out.

     

    Starting to purchase auger bits and Milwaukee seems the standard with both ship auger and shorter spur augers, while Bosch Nailkillers have a more aggressive design and Wood Owl sits in the middle of the two; I want to try them all.

     

    I have a reasonable amount of hole saws, but reading so many positive comments from @KnarlyCarl has me wanting some Big Hawgs. The FlexVolt version and Bosch version offer the same idea but different executions; Bosch is prohibitively expensive here while yellow is most affordable of the three; it's hard not to want to test them each out against each other. 

     

    This of course only describes drilling rough holes in wood: there are still forstners, carbide masonry bits, etc. in my arsenal, and other bits I'm missing like switchblade style selffeeds.

     

    This rabbit hole leads me to my questions; what's your go-to favorite brand of bits for each category? Twist, paddle, auger (both ship and short if different), hole saws, etc. Share your wisdom with me TIA. I realize they're all consumables so I can get to try them all eventually anyway, but why waste money on metal turds if we can skip the bad ones?

     

  11. Switching to flexvolt revisited

    in Milwaukee

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    12 hours ago, CATERPILLAR said:

    That's why I like makita a little creative but they don't lose focus and make shit tools . people ask why u chose makita I say I don't care about power I care about tools for the long run 

    Helps that you still get class-leading power in many cases with a Makita. Two most common tools used in a day by a lot of people; drill and impact. Makita has the most robust line for size/weight, the most powerful hammer drill, and the fastest impact driver. Would be hard to complain. Makes me wonder why I don't have any teal tools lol. 

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  15. New tool releases from Milwaukee

    in Milwaukee

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    Personally, I would hold off on the 2763 at this point @Stercorarius, I'd bet we see a second gen high torque at NPS. Especially with the mid torque already revealed. Plus Dewalt and Makita have theirs out now so I'm sure Milwaukee wants to put some bigger paper numbers up (they love on paper specs if my 2704 is anything to go by). The 2860 and 2861 mid torque model numbers slot in nicely next to a hypothetical 2862, 2863, 2864 and 2865. 

  19. Fuel hole hawg opinions

    in Milwaukee

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    With the Dewalt it's version of a microwave beep is the fan cutting out lol. Doesn't seem like it would be noticeable but that fan is so loud it's noticeable.

     

    The Milwaukee squeals the whole time so when your tinnitus leaves suddenly you know the battery is charged. 

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  23. Fuel hole hawg opinions

    in Milwaukee

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    22 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said:

     


    Yea that thing is annoying, all the rapid chargers do it it sucks


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

     

    So true. Charge your battery faster (don't worry, you don't actually have a brain tumor, it just sounds like it!). Alternative is running a yellow room fan that only keeps your battery comfortable, not you. 

  24. newbie here...

    in Dewalt

    Posted

    31 minutes ago, DIYorDie said:

    not sure I get the penny reference.

    We have some ridiculous deal hunters on the forum.

     

    With regards to your "no going back" comment, you could realistically make money selling off parts of the kit if you wanted. If I find a great deal (even on kits I already have) I buy them, break the kit down and sell the pieces individually and make money for the tool budget lol. 

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  25. Fuel hole hawg opinions

    in Milwaukee

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said:

    Screw the self feed bits, I'll use carbide-tipped hole saws and that will never be a problem

    Most of the stalls I've read about were with 7/8 ship augers actually lol. Red or yellow Big Hawgs are still on my shopping list though lol. 

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