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4 hours ago, Bremon said:
Supposedly that's in the works with the x2 system isn't it?
That's been rumored almost since the brushless recip was tentatively confirmed.
Who knows, it might already be released in some country I've never heard of.
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2 hours ago, Kato said:
So, long story short...10" sliding miter with free miter stand, and $10 set of drill bits. Drill bits I have enough of, but ten bucks for 30 bits is too good to pass up. I have a set of black oxide Ryobi bits that have served me well for a long time, figured these can't be too bad. The miter saw was a wish-list thing...always wanted a slider and couldn't pass up Home Depot Black Friday deal...$169 for the saw and they toss in a free stand. Can't pass up free and the saw will get used enough to justify the purchase.
Just check the centering of tips on those. I've had some with the tip about two thirds of the way to one side which means pretty oversized nasty holes. That's not a problem if you can re-grind them and don't need precision holes, or for that price get two sets and trash the bad bits.
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For those who don't know, they're supposed to make your drill like a drywall cutout tool for wood.
Effectiveness is heavily dependent on the quality of bit which is rarely good. Pretty much useless if you also own a dremel or die grinder or cutout tool or router or jigsaw or reciprocating saw or mill or pretty much anything besides a drill.
To answer your question: No I have not used them, but I have tried to use them.
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3 hours ago, Bremon said:
As petty as it sounds, this is why I stick with the 2731 despite the FlexVolt being better at the main thing a saw needs to be good at. I'm in situations where ergonomics aren't a consideration all the time, more kneeling/bending is not what I need lol. I'm sure my chiropractor would agree.
Just wait till OSHA figures out ergonomics and starts mandating belt or rafter hooks on handheld tools of a certain weight. Now that I think about it, with the number of dropped tool related accidents, it wouldn't be a bad idea.
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6 hours ago, RickyMcGrath said:
Depending on how much of a price drop you need, have you tried asking if your HD will accept competitor coupons? I FINALLY got one of my HD's to accept the 20% Harbor Freight coupons.
Why bother saving 0.2 cents?
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4 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said:
Yeah so despite all the cries for blade left it seems like DeWalt did their homework
... yet the missed the rafter hook
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I forgot about those videos. Scientific durability testing at its finest.
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That thing has some bounce to it. With that and the roundish shape they must be aiming at baseball bat tests.
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I suggest screwing a magnet to it instead so you can store a couple bits and not just 1/4 hex ones.
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1 hour ago, AnonymousJoe said:
The only new one is the 2" hole saw, the rest are the standard bi-metals without the carbide tips
What a scam. I was going to pick up a set but it looks like you're right.
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22 minutes ago, Bremon said:
Lol not a bad idea. We really do get the shaft.
Strange to see you guys get screwed for some tools but other's we're having shipped to the states from Canada. Some places need to get their marketing straightened out.
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3 hours ago, RickyMcGrath said:
Home Depot has a decent deal on the combos now. Buy a $399 combo and get two bare tools free.
These are some really good deals. They're all three tool combo kits with the respective compact brushless drill and impact, but for some reason Makita's third in the combo is the brushless recip, Ridgid is the brushless circular saw, but Milwaukee and Dewalt just get the junk flashlight. Only time I've seen Makita have better deals.
This has to be the funniest of them. Three tools and six batteries.
Also flexvolt scms with batteries and power adapter is now the same price (599) as the corded equivalent.
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They dropped the prices on a bunch of stuff today. Here are some highlights
http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-15-Amp-12-in-Heavy-Duty-Single-Bevel-Compound-Miter-Saw-DW715/100384715
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-15-Amp-10-in-Sliding-Miter-Saw-with-Laser-TSS102L/205216332With the exception of the husky workbench the prices didn't drop as much as they claim in the crossed out price, but these are still pretty big drops.
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3 hours ago, phffter said:
midwest university
enroll, watch (3) 2 minute videos, complete a 'test' after each, get a freebie! tshirt, scribe, awl, or - i forget the 4th item.
i got a tshirt
Doesn't work for me. Says they've hit the maximum number of accounts.
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I would bet the bit snapped just above the carbide so you were just rubbing the remaining part of the bit against the broken part. It's something you have to look out for drilling case hardened steel by hand that the big can snap getting close to the end and you hardly notice but it ends up with one part of the bit just grinding against the other. In that case the bits are usually HSS or cobalt so they don't melt but SDS shanks are made to be tough not hard and not designed for high temperatures so I could see it melting.
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http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bosch-Daredevil-Spade-Bit-Set-10-Piece-DSB5010/203274429
Just like last holidays. Probably even better after christmas again.
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Dewalt has a rack and pinion fence so once you square it, it stays square and you never have to think about it again. I wouldn't think of buying a saw without that.
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I thought the 3.0 two packs had been at 99 for a while.
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1 hour ago, JimboS1ice said:
Problem is guards are usually proprietary, best bet would be tap into some wording and fabrication skills and a few measurements
New one with quick adjustment yes, but most old guards ive found are interchangeable.
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9 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said:
Here's a unique use for this:
Recessing light boxes into solid beams.
But I still would go for my carbide hole saws first...
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If the eclutch is as unreliable as people say thats just asking for trouble.
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On 3/20/2016 at 10:15 AM, JimboS1ice said:
Another thing is the quick out screw remover system, total garbage... All it does is strip the screw out more
This brand the speed out...
Jimbo
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I was going to start a new thread but figured I'd resurrect this.
Normally I just hammer a torx bit in and that works fine, but the other day at work there was a set of these lying around so I figured it couldn't hurt to try. The extractor end just drilled in and reamed out the hole more. Absolute POS. I can't believe some spare torx bits are better than the purpose built thing. I just hope torx plus doesn't catch on because it doesn't catch in stuck fasteners as well.
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10 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said:
Now the next thing I want to check is the quick change arbor like Bosch and diablo use for their hole saws, I just recently learned you are able to use their arbor with the standard hole saws!
Yeah but the adapters are pretty expensive and you can't nest a set of hole saws so they take up a ton of space. Probably still worth if for someone who uses hole saws like you do though.
Also, are these new? I don't recall seeing them before and mistook them for the new Diablo ones at first
http://www.homedepot.com/s/milwaukee%20carbide%20tipped%20hole%20saw?NCNI-5
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11 hours ago, BMack37 said:
I have this little ratchet, it's fantastic. You can get the ratchet to...ratchet just by pushing on the black spot on the head so the backdrag is virtually zero. Keep in mind this is probably smaller than you'd imagine, this is for tight spots, it's smaller than a stubby ratchet.
How's it hold up to torque? Just had my el cheapo husky slip on a tough bolt today so I think it's a sign.
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The best advice I can give you is hose clamps. Lots and lots of hose clamps.
Milwaukee OPE available from pre-order
in Milwaukee
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I hope they don't fall in the same trap as Makita OPE. Any of those bare tools you can get the EGO equivalent with a battery for the same price and open up a well established and more complete OPE line.
Edit: I misread prices so the hedge trimmers are the same price but I think the point stands.