BMack37
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8 hours ago, ChrisK said:
Dude. Ain’t that the truth? I just came in from the pool, played a game and am now grilling. I want to ply some more. That game is addictive.
I bought an XB1 on day one to play BF4, BF3 and BF4 are really the only games I've played and enjoyed since I was a teenager. I have a ridiculous amount of hours in both those games and am embarrassingly good at them. Too bad they completely changed the direction of the games, probably for the best for my spare time. I haven't played much in the past year and I feel like I get a lot more done haha.
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9 hours ago, ChrisK said:
Hang out with my Wife and Son, work in the shop, yard work, hike, play bf4, work on the house, ATV. I’m kind of a homebody but I love time with my family. We are starting to take my Son out a lot so we are going all over the place. Today will be a shop day for the morning though.
BF4, the last great BF game.
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I personally think Milwaukee has the best deals even with less distribution and the larger lines are nice.
I second the pawn shop thing, also FB marketplace, letgo, offerup and craigslist...plenty of high end stuff around me. A lot of near new items. On eBay, new in packaging batteries are super cheap on eBay, Dewalt might be the same.
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I took a 2X8 and drilled a bunch of holes, wrote the description in the open space. It just sits in a drawer. There are inserts that are better than just drilling a bunch of holes in a piece of scrap but I didn't think it needed to be pretty. Tip: Drill the holes 5/16 and 9/16 so it's not super tight when the wood swells.
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It's a generic drill press clamp. It's basically the same as all the other Chinese drill press clamps, super useful.
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On 6/2/2018 at 9:43 PM, rfwjr said:
I picked up the new carbon fiber shaft Ego trimmer. I told myself my gas trimmer was going bad. I blame Eric and his review on the web site for pushing me over the edge.
I picked one up too. Used my birthday as an excuse. $179 for the trimmer and battery is a pretty good deal considering...plus I had $69.** on a gift card I got using CC points.
I bought it because of the head, In feeling the one in store, I think I like the balance of that one better...but carbon fiber! 😍
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Along the lines of you taking these pics in case some walk off...I always take pics when I get something of any value for insurance purposes(including serial numbers), I also hide labels in the battery doors. I've always worried that I'd be on site and someone would claim my Fluke or power tools as theirs...unless there are cameras or you have a hidden marking, it's my word versus theirs.
Or in some cases like Knipex...I do a picture and a spread sheet so if I find a deal I can see if I already have it.
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On 5/28/2018 at 10:34 PM, rrich1 said:
Haha. I'll take a pic of the door that I need to plane down because it doesn't sit flush. 🤣
haha, TBH that's why I liked the mistake pic...everyone on here and IG never make mistakes, I feel like I'm constantly correcting mistakes.
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On 5/28/2018 at 10:42 PM, Biggie said:
I'm thinking I'll probably wait until I get my gen 3 drill and then I'll try send it in to see what happens.
They did change the side handle design on the gen 3. It's not like dewalt but it looks like a more solid design. If I remember right in one of the videos from nps2018 the milwaukee rep even comments about how the side handles a new tougher design. So obviously they've had some issues with the gen 2.
I just looked it up, either I forgot about that or didn't notice it.
Looks like four engagement points and meatier parts of the housing and improved leverage. I still don't love that split design, Dewalt's is soo nice, easy to do one-handed and not looking. Milwaukee's you have to shake it, if there is dust and grime in it, you have to turn the lugs...then most of the time you go to tighten and the lugs lift from their indents and you're back at square one.
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I hope they improve this design, I like Dewalt's attachment design but hate their handle. Milwaukee's handle with the Dewalt attachment design would be great.
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I seriously hope to even get half as good as you at woodworking.
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6 hours ago, DR99 said:
I used to be a huge Aots fan back in the day. Oliva Munn isn't bad looking either.
She's soo hot up there with Jessica Biel and Carrie Underwood.
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50 minutes ago, ChrisK said:
Thanks to those of you who serve our Country, it is truly appreciate by my Family. God bless!
I reiterate this sentiment
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I hope so, it's worth a shot to ask...the part is on the gearbox assembly, so that's a $66 - $80 part.
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That's a lot nicer than anything in my workspace! It's too nice, it would look out of place!
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6 hours ago, D W said:
Thanks @BMack37 I was wondering about those. They're good pricing on Ebay from Japan.
Yeah! Very reasonable...actually, I think I got mine for free because they arrived 5 days late. It was either that or one of the 3.Peaks locking pliers. I need to try to figure it out, I want to buy something from that seller to make up for the unnecessary refund.
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4 hours ago, D W said:
A couple of orders from Japan. Another mini ratchet (Vessel) and a Komelon tape measure. I'm finding Vessel are very good value for money. Their philips/jis screwdrivers are great. We'll see how the ratchet is. I already have the yellow version of this Komelon but I wanted a spare. My favourite tape.
Vessel makes great stuff. Have you tried the Vessel Gel grip? I'm a fan of them, very comfortable grip.
Here's some pics of them:
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14 hours ago, khariV said:
I really like my Keen Pittsburgh boots, but you should try them on if you can. One thing that bugs me is that there is slight heel lift on my right foot, even when I'm using a heel lock tie. I might try a different insole, but overall they are very comfortable otherwise.
They're really deep(The distance from heel to the bend from shin to foot) shoes. A lot of shoes are lacking in that, it works well for fat man-feet...not to be confused with but yet not excluded fat-man feet.
With those kind of shoes I have issues with the tongue sliding to the outside. I have really big calves and larger than average feet but my ankles are kinda skinny so I notice this really easy.
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You're not going to like the price. I'd buy an inverter if it was necessary to charge in-vehicle.
https://www.ebay.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-2710-20-Wall-and-Vehicle-Charger/2254462514
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On 5/20/2018 at 6:38 AM, fm2176 said:
True, I didn't take into account TTI's licensing vs. SBD's ownership of their respective brands. In a sense, TTI has a brilliant marketing strategy, licensing respected and well-known trade names and remaining loyal to battery platforms released in the infancy of modern battery tech. I missed out on the whole V18 to M18 debacle, but have read enough older threads to know that tool users generally aren't happy when they invest a lot of money in a brand only to have their chosen lineup discontinued with minimal support. DeWalt was bad-mouthed many times over for not releasing their DCA1820 adapter earlier, while a few years ago I was upset to see PC abandon their 18v line so soon after buying into it.
SBD's "family" approach also seems wise given their ownership of the brands. While I can imagine that Milwaukee, Ridgid, and Ryobi power tool engineers share some knowledge and technology, I can also see where the licensers of those brands would not want them to be remotely compatible. SBD, on the other hand, can freely share tech between brands, minimize production costs by sharing some machinery, and even divert or clone products to other lines, as in the case of the Restorer.
Anyway, the differences in battery design piqued my interest yesterday, but today I'll be actually burning through my batteries. I have an overgrown yard to clean up, so the Ryobi pole saw and the DeWalt string and hedge trimmers will be put to good use, along with my Sawzall with pruning blades and gas powered chainsaws and lawnmower. A local Lowe's has the 40v lawnmower in stock, but I don't want to open that can of worms by starting to invest in 40v Max tools and batteries.
It's definitely an interesting topic. You have to imagine that the TTI brands do talk in regards to R&D and market research, there's no sense in not sharing that information. You do see very different approaches in the brands whereas you see very similar approaches in SBD. It's kind of odd that SBD doesn't use B&D, an extremely well-known brand, to compete with Ryobi. Maybe it's because they like having their platforms available in more stores instead of doing exclusivity contracts(and it seems tough to have that many SKUs at soo many stores, in-store, for power tools). I imagine they could use Craftsman to compete with Ryobi and use Lowe's as the retailer...SBD virtually has Lowe's by the balls. I imagine that's why HD got an semi-exclusive contract with Flexvolt to keep them out of Lowe's. I bet HD wouldn't accept the line without it and obviously HD is the big dog in the fight.
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On 5/20/2018 at 5:52 PM, Verktools said:
German tool reviews have a test of bit ratchets out:1/4" hex bit ratchets
On 3/25/2018 at 8:36 AM, BMack37 said:Occasional use, the external tooth ones like Neiko will get the job done. Sunex also has a pretty good set, Titan also seems to rebrand that ratchet too. https://www.amazon.com/Titan-Tools-11212-10-Piece-Driver/dp/B00SQ4FN1I/
The Felo is the best bit ratchet on the market, IMO. It's right in line with every top ratchet brand like Snap On. The Wiha, for example, is not nearly as nice. I haven't used the Wera.
Gearwrench also has a small set with a bit ratchet as does Kobalt(not really helpful for you).
...just sayin.
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7 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:
Not impressed by the Lowes Craftsman boxes, they seem to be pretty thin material, the older one that I have from Sears is a heavier guage, better side handles they are inset instead of riveted on
They're better than the newer Kobalt boxes released in the past couple years. I like the PC box better and the Lenox workbench is a lot nicer than the Craftsman, the Craftsman is like 4-6" too short. They're decent but I'd definitely take the Husky, Milwaukee and Dewalt boxes over the Craftsman...and of course the HF boxes.
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Ryobi is owned by TTI but it's not the same company as Milwaukee. They have their own engineers, design team, etc.. They designed the batteries to be backwards compatible which was genius for their target market, homeowners. Ridgid isn't owned by TTI but TTI owns AEG which Ridgid rebrands, again there are different engineers, design team etc.
With SBD, they're all run as a family, trickle down-ish from Dewalt to PC. The batteries are interchangeable with modification, normally just removing a tab. I don't know if SBD has commented about how the brands are run(other than a chart of the target markets) but I would assume that B&D has their own engineers, etc...you see a lot of oddball tools come into that lineup. Then there are things like the Restorer, which is licensed from the Inventor and originally released under the PC line. Now that Restorer is slightly down-spec-ed in power and a B&D product. It almost seems that PC is in limbo, almost an unwanted stepchild. Occasionally they throw PC a bone (the tool box that came out in 2016, or an occasional new tool release) but mostly it's idle with no advertising.
Here's the SBD target markets chart:
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Definitely not a fan of getting on the floor to adjust level, any way to avoid that is an improvement.