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  3. Ridgid Gen5x Yay or nay??

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    It's a good secondary line fills the gaps nicely

     

     

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    Edit: the recip sucks but the circus saw is nice I keep a non ferrous metal blade on it

     

    Flashlight sucks too but the drill and impact aren't bad

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  7. Who takes it all?

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    1 hour ago, Bremon said:

    Ryan Johansen being out for surgery, and Karlsson clearly deteriorating makes me wonder if a Pens cup win isn't inevitable. I would be saddened by that because having War Pig Kessel's name on that thing once is bad enough but the Ducks must be defeated. 

    East may just take it if the West keeps killing each other

  8. Monster Hammer Drill Shoot-out - oztooltalk video

    in Power Tools

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    I've always been a fan of your tool fights, top notch of any reviewer! Dewalt kills it for hammer drilling hands down, I noticed the sweet spot was gear 2 for concrete, such a powerful drill.

     

    Owning the Milwaukee I love it but hate the chuck, but when I did my fight the Dewalt is maybe 10 per cent more powerful, just animal of drills.

     

    Cheers mate keep it up!

  11. Improperly Using a bandsaw

    in Woodworking

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    So working on a band saw 40 hours a week, thats a SHIT YOUR PANTS MOMENT. In my trade we get about one or two of those a week, it just happens and it wakes you up.  He makes a very good point, you need to have a firm grip on whatever you are cutting, in my case meat. The most dangerous things that we cut are beef shanks, I've seen guys have a junk grip and the saw grab it and send it flying, I've seen the blade trap it and knock off the track, blades snap, it scares you.  The most important thing like he mentions is downward pressure, firm grip but not too firm.  I teach my apprentices to position the majority of your body behind the blade instead of in front, so if something happens or someone knocks you and you fall forward, your less likely to get injured.

     

    Band saws are no joke and this was a good video with some good points

     

    (going to change my underwear now)

  14. Makita soft impact

    in Makita

    Posted

    On 5/20/2017 at 9:19 AM, The.Handyman said:


    Don't go by the reviewers on Amazon man. Those are very skewed by people not understanding the concept.

    This oil-impulse driver is fantastic and very powerful.

     

    On 5/20/2017 at 10:18 AM, Bremon said:

    Amazon reviews are full of morons. "5 stars, fast shipping!" which tells you they liked the service but nothing about the tool. 

    I find the best reviews are usually the 3 stars, you tend to get the most truth, 1 stars are just bashing from either a fluke or someone lacking common sense, so if there is a problem odds are the 3 stars can give you a good truth on the product

  18. Woodpecker Square at Sears! (warning, clickbait!!!!)

    in Accessories

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    So I stopped into Sears today to look at the the tools department and I ran across some interesting finds. 
     
    First off - the clickbait headline. In the measuring tools department, I had to do a double take when I saw this triangle.
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    Yes - it's a red anodized aluminum triangle!  I wonder where they got that color scheme from....  Made in China of course, but cool looking and it matches my woodpecker stuff.
     
    A second discovery was these odd clamps:
     
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    As a surprise, these AREN'T made in China, but rather Slovenia I think.  I say they're oddballs because you actually have a forward (big) and reverse (small) triggers for closing and opening them.  They looked pretty well made and not at all expensive.  I'll have to go back and pick up a few when I can to test them out.  You never can have too many clamps and these look like decent ones to boot.  There were a lot of new toolboxes too in Black/Red trim and Black/Yellow trim- again, I wonder where they got the color inspiration for those [emoji3]
     
     

    I did the same thing in Sears last week dude I was like what is this?


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  19. More new One+ toys from Ryobi

    in Ryobi

    Posted

    Do you mean Kobalt? If so it depends on what you mean by better. If you are talking about the 24v Kobalt line then there are pros and cons to either. The Kobolt wins mostly in power. Where it loses is in price, variety of tools and the fact that Ryobi is an established brand whereas Kobolt (the 24v line) is relatively new. From what I've seen, people tend to compare Kobalt to Ridgid (where Kobolt often loses).

    Kobalt changes battery stakes every few years at one point you could buy a 18v a 20v and a 24v all in one shopping trip, I think the 18s finally disappeared but the 20s still linger


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