jeffmcmillan
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My experience has been that dry cut chop saws are more precise than cheap bandsaws for the price not to mention so much lower maintenance. Probably not what you wanted to hear though.
Ive used an old grizzly which I think was the same you posted and it gave me no end of trouble. Lousy accuracy when it did work but that could just be age.
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8 hours ago, danielicrazy said:
with the subcompact 18v I really don't understand why have a lower voltage battery platform. If you need a lighter sds, just make one on the 18v platform. Hitachi even has compact 3ah batteries. It seems like a useless platform to me considering the potential of just lighter 18v tools.
I think that's why they started making 18V subcompact, but for some people 12V is enough. I think the idea is they share enough parts to minimize design and manufacturing costs.
I'm hoping they pull this into the 18V line as well. A subcompact 18V rotary hammer would be awesome.
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1 hour ago, kruton said:
Brushes could overheat and burn the operator or possibly catch on fire. I had not had any issues with it.
Sounds like an average cheap grinder
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Using 20700 cells is a 30% increase in size and weight compared to a 50% increase for another row of cells. From that point of view the new 6.0 doesn't make much sense.
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5 hours ago, DR99 said:
Milwaukee makes a nice blow molded case, but the problem is it takes up a shitload of space. The only time I want a case like that is on an expensive too like a propress video scope or something similar. A drill give me a case that is nice and modular.
Expensive tools in blow molded cases? No way. Those get foam inserts in a real case.
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I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of those are modified to be better or lighter. At something like 10000$/lb the cost to modify those is nothing compared to sending it up. Of course both of those are dwarfed by the cost of another mission if someone forgets a wrench size.
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6 hours ago, phffter said:
whomever the engineers are, who designed plastic cases, that the cord must be tucked in exactly 'so', so you can close said plastic box, should be lined up against a wall and shot.
You know the jobsite idiot that you stick in a corner doing something time consuming that's impossible to mess up but he messes up anyway? The engineering equivalent is the guy who designs the case.
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2 hours ago, Stercorarius said:
It was one of those things that I couldn't live without and had to be replaced or I'd be somewhere in the middle of the night wondering how fast I could touch a wire to see if it was live and not die.
The trick is to go slowly and stop when you feel tingling.
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These nailer kits dropped around 40% the last few days.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-2-1-8-in-18-Gauge-Brad-Nailer-Combo-R692BBN/300042868
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Freeman-Professional-2-Piece-P4WWS/203818047
http://www.homedepot.com/p/NuMax-Pneumatic-3-Piece-CS34PFNCB/206953908
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Freeman-Professional-9-Piece-P9PCK/300170111
http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-21-Degree-3-1-2-in-Round-Head-Framing-Nailer-R350RHF/207103100
They're all online only bundles, so I think the after-Christmas price drops are happening as soon as things can't ship by Christmas.
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If those are that much bigger than a 5Ah, the 9Ah flexvolt is going to be ridiculous. Maybe that'll kill the argument of using flexvolt on compact drills and impacts.
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4 hours ago, joemontague said:
How do you like the planer debating on the makita or dewalt not sure which one BTW awesome collection
Look up the OTT review. It should make the choice pretty easy.
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Sounds like there's a problem with the impact wrench. I could remove ~120Nm lugs with a brushed makita impact driver last time I tried.
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9 hours ago, eddie1976 said:
So what do you keep your tools in if you are getting rid of the boxes? I got a drill/driver set and love the fact it has the hard plastic case. I have the tools in it and it sits on a shelf in my garage.
Steel toolboxes. Sometimes canvas bags for carrying lots of odds and ends. I refuse to pay an arm and a leg for fancy stacking stuff.
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I'm wondering...more or less reliable than an ego mower duct taped to the bottom of one of these
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3 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:
That rumors been around so long I think it's getting senile
I think a lot of the rumors were because of some blurry pictures they posted of a "new" circular saw box that was almost certainly referring to flexvolt.
The fact that they released a compact brushless recip instead of full size for 20V makes me doubt it even more. They really want flexvolt to stick.
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2 hours ago, Conductor562 said:
I don't know when you last tried the Milwaukee blades, but the current renditions aren't thin at all. I might even say they're one of the thicker brands available.
Morse has a great reputation for cutting tools. They're one of those companies like Chicago Latrobe, they make great shit, they just don't come up in a lot of conversations anymore.
They have a pretty wide variety of thicknesses. Not thin at all if you buy the right ones. I think they just slapped "think kerf" on the old blades when they started making thicker ones.
All I have from morse are some metal cutting carbide blades for a circ saw, but they are excellent. If I come across their recip blades I'd try some.
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What now you're gonna tell me Fast and Furious movies increase the number of car accidents? Complete BS.
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Just dropped from $259 to $199. This would make a great last minute gift to someone starting out with tools.
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Are you sure you're not mistakenly comparing the kobalt line to budget tools from other brands? Depending on the tool you're comparing I'd say every one of the claims about X brand not having Y is false.
I was looking up where they're made for you (china) and came across this that got enough chuckles to share...
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2 minutes ago, Conductor562 said:
I can't honestly say I have a pressing need for a 5 piece set, nor can I say I require any particular level of quality for no more than I use them.
I suppose I'm looking for a happy medium of need and capability
Don't worry, I'm not arguing for fewer unless it's for the sake of better. I haven't used the Irwin ones so they could be some the best for all I know. $40 for the set though you could probably get a carbide or pair of cobalt ones.
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1 hour ago, JimboS1ice said:
But at least you can pull them out, metal shavings on the other hand, or worse FIBER GLASS!!!
Somehow I still remember both of those from my childhood. Those were the days.
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28 minutes ago, NicolasRamos said:
That I understood, but i meant the model shown in picture has the 7/16" built into the tool, and I've always understood that you wouldn't wand to adapt it to a 1/2" anyway. Not that you couldn't
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProYeah I was just explaining that since it's not a problem many people run into. Square drives fall short when it comes to bit retention. In the days of SDS, starlock, sawzalls that will shoot your hot blade across the room, and even tool free grinders, we're somehow stuck with friction for impact wrenches.
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3 hours ago, NicolasRamos said:
I saw that the other day! A buddy of mine, (the young guy drilling the 6" recessed light holes with the onekey drill in one of my IG vids) while using a wire wheel in a t-shirt had the shirt blow into the wheel! He has a scar on his stomach from it.
Ouch.
Do you guys end up pulling bits of wire out of body parts after using a wire wheel or is that just me?
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2 hours ago, grampage said:
has anyone tried any green lee hand tools?
Not much. They've all been good quality but nothing to write home about.
kc tool co deal of the day
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I prefer the benchtop set but at 160 what are you waiting for.