BMack37
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Very kind of you!
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Probably just an old person hit it and didn't notice then drove off. If you were in a few other cities I'd say it was probably someone on meth or a day-drunk driver. Some accidents have no good reasonable explainations...I saw one about three months ago where they have to jump a foot-high curb, drive over a 8 foot sidewalk and through a chainlink fence. My friend's old apartment used to have about an accident a month into his gate/surrounding trees because people would be going too fast around a corner, go off into the grass about 20 feet and hit the tree or gate. Witnessed a couple of those myself. One guy drove off leaving a bunch of fluid, his front bumper, headlight, freaking wheel and somehow a front brake caliber behind. Gigantic groove left in the going down the road by the rotor. He had to have hit the tree going at least 50mph, one of the loudest sounds I think I've ever heard. His apartment was the closest to the road, so it happened less than 100 feet from us. The tree won that fight.
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Yeah, I wouldn't go crazy on buying for specs. You can find some good deals on Amazon Warehouse. I'd recommend a 2.6HGz dual core(or better), 4GB Ram, with a screen resolution of 1600 X 900(or higher, I'd stay away from 768) with Windows 7(remember, it's a free upgrade). I'd bet you can find a decent one for uner $400 if you take your time. Woot had some good laptops a few months ago, now it seems all of them are high Ram(8GB) with low screen resolution and cheaper cores. I recall seeing reconditioned i5 quad core, 4GB, 1600X900 laptops on woot for $400ish. Honestly, the minimum specs that Comp posted will be more than enough and is really a pretty quick computer. Even the 1.9GHz "core-duos" are pretty darn quick if you have 4GB of RAM, with 2GB of RAM they're noticeably slower...we recently bought some of those for the shop. I recommend higher than those 1.9GHz because it will be useable for longer and home computers typicall have more potentially-OS-slowing software installed than work computers.
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No requests for me but I will definitely watch.
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Pickup and magnetic tool set for $2: http://www.lowes.com/pd_403255-16878-62418___?productId=3775415&AID=10926682&PID=4485850&SID=12d1f908a33511e5847c4668c053d5df0002&cm_mmc=AFF_CJ-_-4485850-_-1122587-_-10926682
Irwin Vise-Grip stupid "multi-tool" with knife stuck to the side $5:
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And for the record, I'll take a little more torque over a little more speed in a driver any day.
As for the awards, I detest that Klein, an electrical specialist who doesn't even manufactur drive tools, is the best hand tool brand. Aside from cutting pliers, Klein doesn't make the best of anything and their core designs are all older than any person here.
Giving them that award is a slap in the face to full line manufacturers like Mac/Proto and SK who pumped out innovative products and spent millions on improving existing products.
But that's just my $ .02
Klein was the only one I disagreed with on the list(though some I don't really have opinions on).
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Isn't the realistic measure of a really good tool that it doesn't need to have additional accessories and/or perfect technique to work anyway? If one tool is easier to use and doesn't need any special accessories doesn't that make it a better tool for that job?
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Congratulations! Lucky how that worked out, awesome tools and awesome party gifts! That's better than any Christmas party I've ever been to
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That is one hell of a first post! Great job and welcome to the forums!
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Oh man, that thing had to be gorgeous back in the day. Hopefully someone restores that at some point, it's a shame it's just sitting there.
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Milwaukee Fuels are definitely a powerhouse, well everything Milwaukee is a powerhouse. I really want to get into the m12 line but I just can't justify it right now. Very nice tools, enjoy!
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Enjoy!
I have a co-worker with a PC drill, it's not bad at all. It's really lightweight and pretty powerful for the size. They're also really reasonably priced, especially if you don't mind buying reconditioned. His drill was $50 with two batteries as a recon, arrived with a brand new shell, batteries(looked new also) and new brushes from CPO(on sale, on eBay). For $50 it was a steal, I think even the bare tool is worth significantly more than that, quality-wise.
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Has anybody used Kobalt stuff?
I like their sockets but wish they had more 6 point in larger sizes. Their ratchets are ok but they have more backdrag than I like. They have more and more sets being made in China recently, those sockets are not quite the same quality as the Taiwan. The Chinese sockets look the same but have no country stamping, the ones from Taiwan have "Taiwan" stamped above the part number. The size etching is also larger on the Taiwan sockets.
I think Gearwrench is the best bang for your buck. The 120xp ratchets are extremely nice and they're not terribly expensive.
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If you haven't seen the post it's here: http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/2015/12/tools-in-action-2015-tool-awards-the-best-of-the-best/
It's kind of difficult to have a discussion in the blog section but I figured we'd all have various opinions on the list. So what do you guys think? Did the guys get it all right? Did they miss the mark? Any snubs?
It's quite the list too, I think a big thank you is owed because of the amount of time it took to assemble the list.
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Killer deal, good luck!
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That really sucks to hear, hope you get better soon man
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I received a Husky ratchet by mistake(the seller ended up letting me keep it)...I don't like it at all. The quick release button is too recessed and it just doesn't feel very good. I like the HF ratchets better than the Husky but that's just my opinion. Though, if I had to, I would take a Husky ratchet over a Chinese Craftsman.
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I can't ever seem to find a deal on Armstrong for some reason
Man, I wish I knew you were looking for some Armstrong stuff. It wasn't wrenches but I found a great deal on an Armstrong 1/2" ratchet on Amazon Warehouse, it was around $20 "damaged packaging" of course it sold pretty quickly.
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I agree and disagree. I bought a set of screwdrivers from them and while most of them have sort of held up ok, alot of the philips have been stripped from the screw heads haha. Literally turned a screw and twisted the philips head like play dough. I think the whole set of i think 10 drivers was maybe $8 tho so yeah its so cheap you dont really care if they get damaged. But at the same time, I still feel like I wasted money even if it wasnt much.
The tips are definitely softer than a good quality screwdriver but no questions asked lifetime warranty for such a cheap screwdriver is another bonus. My favorite part of having a set of these is I don't mind loaning them out, I don't look like an a-hole saying "no" and I don't care when they abuse it.
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I don't see much point in lugging around super sized batteries. Even for tools that need a higher current draw I'd rather stick two regular packs on than have a 9.0 sitting around just for that tool.
It's like Milwaukee is trying to work up to a 36V line that's still labeled under M18.
Edit: I guess I can understand it in cases where you have enough batteries to have some dedicated for high power tools, but in my situation it's not a good solution. Actually one of my favorites things about Makita is the 18x2 platform so I can really run everything on one battery platform.
Agreed, it's a very good solution and I can't think of a good reason why others haven't copied this idea.
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I like it, plus the bed of it is black so if you decide to tie up those power cords, they'll basically disappear and it will look slick as heck. I wouldn't mind having one of those in seeing the result, great idea!
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you can watch all the videos on welding you want, you will never know if you can weld until you actually do it. I 've been watching rock concerts all my life but I can't play guitar...
That's what I'm saying, I know the techniques, setup, etc but I don't have hands on time because I haven't had the chance. That's why I said I'd like to learn to weld, not that I knew how to weld.
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tough to get in the holiday spirit, tree in the living room all lit up, look out the slider doors onto the deck, no snow, grass is green, looks more like September............... 16 days from santa day.....lol
I live in Tampa, FL...you're describing every Christmas I've ever had! I can't recall a Christmas that I didn't wear shorts all day, haha.
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Honestly, the skill I wish I could learn is patience with people that I think are unintelligent and/or rude...or welding. I know more about welding than probably anyone that has never welded. I watch all sorts of videos on MIG and TIG and have for YEARS but I just haven't been able to get into it.
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Work gloves for women
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Even on sale! Use "Gift20" for an extra 20% off.
http://www.mechanix.com/sale