khariV

looks great!

Ok, so question then for the peanut gallery. I picked up the same wrench. I've got a tube of SuperLube and pair of retaining ring pliers. Is it worth opening up to lube? How difficult is it to get back together again? I know it's not a major investment if things go south, but I don't like to screw things up if I know something is just over my head to fix.

Yeah - UP TO will always get you. You can see on the individual pages how much off each tool is, but there are damned few that are actually 20%.

I've got the older model and it works just fine, which of course wasn't your quesiton. While I'm always happy to see Milwaukee expand their cordless offerings, there are some tools that just don't make sense to go cordless for me and sanders fall into that category. Sanding indoors without a vacuum attached to the dust port is asking for a gigantic mess. I guess I feel that, if I've got to have a vacuum hose connected, I might as well have a cord as well. I just band them together with velcro loops and have a single piece - sort of like a poor man's Festool combo hose. I have to admit though, even with the dust collection, I wear a full face respirator while dusting.

Amazon is running a 15% off Dewalt TSTAK boxes. http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=lp_13694736011_gbps_img_s-3_4742_93eb30d3?rh=i%3Atools%2Cn%3A13694736011%2Cn%3A13694736011&ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&node=13694736011

This is just awesome. I wish I had some of the things that my grandfather built, but I was only 16 when he died and of course I was a typical teenage idiot and didn't save any of his tools or things that he built.

This is disappointing. I was looking at the P523 as a stop gap until Milwaukee comes out with an updated Jigsaw (WTB an M18 with an LED and a blower...). I think I'll take a blade into the depot and see if all of the P523's are like that. If so, then I'll just have to pass as I've got a bunch of Bosch blades.

I looked at this from the CPO mailer and I have to say the selection is a bit lean. They've had recon sales in the past where there was a much larger selection. There are still some good deals to be had though, especially on corded tools.

I went with the 7 1/4" Fuel and I have to say it was worth the extra $$$ up front. It cuts through anything that I can throw at it without bogging down. The extra run time from the brushless motor really helped out a lot when I took it to my father's house last year and forgot my battery charger. I had enough juice with two battery packs to run the circular saw, an impact driver and hammer drill (all fuel) to build and install a new set of steps outside of his kitchen, including cutting all of the PT, drilling Tapcons into the slab and putting everything together.

Unless you're flush with M18 batteries, I think the free battery promo that other retailers are running is probably a better deal, but that's just me.

Something to consider for everyone, not just those that NEED OneKey's job-site management features is the ability to use the app to track your tools. Personally, I don't lend out my tools to anyone, but I also know that I've done a crap job keeping track of which tools I've got, serial numbers, purchase dates, photos, etc. If someone stole my stuff or, god forbid, there was a fire, I'd have a very tough time telling the insurance company exactly what they had to replace. So, I plan on using the OneKey app to record all of my gear for my own information and for insurance purposes, should I ever need it.

Got a couple of One Time Tools from Woodpeckers today. I love the precision and finish, but I do have to admit, I wish they weren't quite so spendy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

While in Tractor Supply today, I happened to glance in the clearance racks at the front of the store. A lot of Stanley tools were on clearance for under $15. I picked up a 25' Fat Mac for $14.99. They also had the made in USA screwdriver set for the same price. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've wondered that - how much does it cost to replace an entire panel? I've got no space left on my existing panel and I'm probably going to need to install a secondary one somewhere in a garage to add any more breakers.

I personally really dislike the alligators. The way that the groove / post adjustment works, it is entirely possible to get the jaws stuck half way so that they don't slip and don't close. This usually happened to me when I was in a tight spot and the damned things would open up and then not close again. I'm probably not explaining myself particularly well, but the Knipex alligator pliers are the one tool from Knipex that just doesn't work well for me.

If i weren't waiting on a red version of this saw, I'd be all over this

I'm going with soda machine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've been using the heck out of my Ridgid 27401 and it's been working well for me, but then again I'm not even remotely a pro wood worker, which is probably why I went with the Ridgid instead of a heavier duty daily use model.

There looks to be some pretty good deals on Bosch laser range finders today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I guarantee that return / warranty rate is built in to the pricing model for every tool manufacturer. The business end of things knows approximately how much they'll spend to replace defective tools and decides just how much quality the market will pay for. There are very few, if any, companies that make products with the absolute highest quality that they know how too create simply because of the cost involved in setting extremely tight tolerances and the effect on delivery timetables and the all important bottom line. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That does stink. I could have sworn that I read somewhere that it had a lock on button. Oh well, I'll probably get one anyway at some point. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ooohhh. I've been coveting both of those. I'm a sucker for lights. In actually want the buffer to scrub my shower and tub. Right now, I use a drill brush and it works well, but it heats up the drill something fierce and there's no lock on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's not defective. It just doesn't want to work on a toilet flange. I think when Chrisk bought it, it was promised that it would only be working on wood along side lots of Festool green, perhaps building a deck some day, not toilet gunk. That's probably what happened. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My dryer vent is probably 20 ft long and goes underneath the bathroom floor. It's made of flexible plastic tube reinforced with wire and it's horrible. I can't wait until I rip up the floor to put down tile so I can replace the flexi-hose. Twice a year, I have to get out the flex brush and the drill and clean the entire thing out. If you haven't ever cleaned the inside of a clothes dryer, you'd be amazed and horrified just how much lint gets trapped inside. We actually had a small fire a few years back that luckily didn't get much past the smouldering stage, but now I clean it religiously. Just another voice reminding people to clean out not just the vent but also the dryer itself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Toolguyd made a post that estimates that the kits (presumably with a 2 AH battery) will be $399 and bare tool will run you $349. Accurate? Probably, those seem like reasonable prices, though the delta between kit and bare tool is usually more than $50, so who knows.