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  3. What tools did you buy today?

    in Power Tools

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    2 hours ago, khariV said:

    Because Milwaukee won't let us have nice things in North America, I had to import from Belgium.

     

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    I haven't had a chance to put it through all of the paces yet, but so far, it looks and works great.

     

    The Milwaukee tool case is also just awesome. It's about as strong as a Systainer and looks to stack and hook up to each other.  Now, if only Milwaukee would sell these in the US, they'd make a killing.

     

     

     

    Super cool pick up. You're now the envy of everyone here for at least a couple weeks

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  4. Is self propulsion worth it on a lawn mower

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    52 minutes ago, cliu said:

    Thanks for the advice, but I would prefer an electric mower. Gas is overkill for the size of my property and I like the easy maintenance and compact storage that an electric mower offers. 

     

    I'm jealous. I spent 7 hours yesterday mowing and trimming. Everything was so out of whack where I was out of town and it rained every day for a month. 

  8. A Little Investment In The Community

    in Pub Talk

    Posted

    On 5/9/2017 at 11:27 AM, rdst_1 said:

    Why all the hate for soccer?
    Is it because of limited scope of soccer as future career in US?

     

    No, it's just that Soccer sucks ?

     

    Honestly, I think it all boils down to what one is accustomed to. We never had a local soccer league when I was growing up and even now there's only 1 in the county as opposed to other sports where there are multiple teams in every town. Most of the kids I know that play soccer do so because their mommies and daddies are too afraid to let them play football or baseball. Accordingly, soccer teams are mostly populated by the "fragile" kids who's parents signed them up for soccer as a last ditch effort at keeping them athletic. I realize that's not the case everywhere, but that seems to be the case here. 

     

    To me, soccer looks like a bunch of people running around in circles and watching it ranks somewhere near golf on the excitement scale, but that's probably because I don't completely understand it. 

  13. Deleted pics...

    in Pub Talk

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    Completely understand man. Gotta cover your ass. Your job is way to awesome to lose. 

     

    Even in my line of work I've had times I had to really watch what I posted. My only issue was with the time an article was posted on the main page. All I had to do was explain that articles are written in advance and set to post at a certain time, but it was still a pain in the ass. 

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  16. Anyone else into Woodpeckers "one time" tools?

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    Posted

    On 4/30/2017 at 5:33 PM, SetBuilder said:

    There has been a couple of times where I went in their site and put a bunch of things in the cart went to checkout and once the items were totaled, I just closed the page.

     

    Maybe some day, but with the work I do I really don't think that kind of precision would come into play too often.

     

    That happens to me all the time. My thirst for tools often exceeds my budget. Sometimes drastically ?

  18. Milwaukee 18V or Ego String Trimmer?

    in Outdoor Power Equipment

    Posted

    12 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said:

     

    This is a good statement because it makes me wonder if they are going to get serious about higher demand tools and OPE by developing a different battery stategy, as the18v 9.0 they are using now can't possibly keep up to the higher voltage tools.

     

    Although, maybe they are going this route... who knows!

    https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/solid-state-battery-technology/30038/

     

    A few years back we started hearing rumblings about Lithium Air batteries being the next big thing, but nothing ever came of it.

     

    Performance aside, if the average less informed consumer, professional or otherwise, is standing in the store and has to make a choice between a 40V or 60V OPE tool or an 18V OPE tool, price point and quality being similar, he's going to grab the higher voltage tool 9 out of 10 times. It matters little that peak performance of those tools are pretty much the same, because the vast majority of buyers never look into it that far.

     

    It's easy to forget that we as a community of enthusiastic tool users represent the best informed 1% of tool buyers. 

     

    I suspect that, as always, Milwaukee will rely on heavy marketing to stay in the race long enough to wow us with something "better". Despite what they might like us to believe, I can't help but feel Milwaukee was caught off guard by Flexvolt. Maybe not, but I certainly get that feeling.

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  22. Post your OLD Tools & Accessories Thread!

    in Collector's Resource

    Posted

    On 4/26/2017 at 10:42 PM, rrich1 said:

    I think I should probably add to the thread! Lol
    Restored 1948 Craftsman drill press
    Restored 1966 Craftsman grinder
    Craftsman "#4" plane
    Restored Record #4 plane
    Unrestored Wards master #5 plane
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    All beauties, but I still think I'm most jealous of the Grinder ?

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  23. Spring Weather Anyone?....

    in Pub Talk

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    We had some wild weather for awhile. 70's one day, 30's the next. 

     

    Taday we got a good rain in the AM, then it hit 91 at noon and the humidity was breathtaking. West Virginia is very seasonal. We get cold northern winters and hot southern summers.

     

    We don't get much of a spring anymore, but there's nothing like a WV Fall. Mild and beautiful. Makes all the other bullshit worth putting up with. 

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  24. What tools did you buy today?

    in Power Tools

    Posted

    Picked up a 3" Milwaukee wire cup today. They're pretty proud of those. $18 apiece ? Oh well. It's better than fighting with the cheap ones I suppose.

     

    Also added a couple more Razorback tools to my revamped lineup. So far I've bought square, round point, and spade shovels, a garden rake, hoe, 5 lb. pick mattock, edger, and a post hole digger, as well as 4 lb. short and 8 lb. long sledgehammers. Cleaned and re handled my grandpa's old cutter mattock as well. Also grabbed a Fiskars hatchet. I would have bought the Husqvarna that matched my axe, but I needed it tomorrow so ordering it just wasn't an option. 

     

    Still need to get a tamper, but hopefully I'm good to go on lawn & garden tools for a few years. 

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