Stercorarius
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Personally think non heated gear is a better investment. I have heated jackets in Milwaukee DeWalt and Bosch. DeWalt is the nicest of the group, but none of them are really heavy duty enough for what I do or warm enough. They are nice sometimes.
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Yeah dikes aren't really a great choice for hose clamps. That being said the Irwin nws cutters go through hose clamps/nails/screws/Romex/cable like butter. Can cut a 10 penny nail without a nick.
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What trade are you in?
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4 minutes ago, Codejack said:
Klein has those same thin grips; I have big hands and I get cramps using them.
Also, I have not have good luck with Klein, quality-wise.
Ah at least we agree on one thing them. If the big grips are what you are after try the newer Irwin's. The grips are much better shaped then the ones in that Amazon listing. The few Irwin sells that are rebranded NWS from Germany are knipex quality with better grips.
Favorite pair of cutters right there. That style of grips is very comfortable for big hands.
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Every company has their flavor of mouse milk. Heard the exact same pitch from several brands. Boss believed the Hydrotex guy so now that's what we're using. Just don't use Pennzoil and you'll be fine. They're all salesman. Some oil is definitely better than others but at the end of the day those salesman will tell you anything you want to hear to make a sale.
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Ah we have very different tastes in pliers then because my recommendation would be channellock ones. Maybe try klein. I am not a fan of Klein so maybe they would suit your tastes a little better.
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6 minutes ago, Jronman said:
bought another Festool guide rail. the 1400 mm so I can cut 8' pieces of plywood. Also got some CMT wax. Gonna try it for lubrication/friction reduction. Its specific purpose is to cool down CMT hole saws but also is supposed to act as lubrication. I might try it on some drill bits but mostly will try on my guide rails.
That for wood or metal? I would guess wood.
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Storing batteries outside kills batteries fast in the sense that it gets them stolen. Trust me I've lost a good twenty to thirty that way. Store them hot. Store them cold. Whatever gets the job done. Using them cold just affects their performance. Just don't charge them outside of the threshold. Keep an inverter and leave them charging in your pickup. Here when it drops below zero I rarely shut my pickup off. If there's no where warm at all on the job site for you I'm sorry. I just charge mine in my bedroom where it's heated overnight because I don't drain many batteries unless I'm in the shop. Some of you that probably won't be an option.
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Seems odd too say but I think Ryobi is the most innovative brand right now. Thing looks nice for guys who camp.
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3 minutes ago, Jronman said:
l-boxx is made by Sortimo I believe.
Sounds right. Tanos... Sortimo... Both expensive and flimsy.
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2 hours ago, D W said:
All good. That's the one with the red button at the back of the drill?
Metabo have so many drills. Hard to get non-hammer (BS) versions in AUS.
It's a funny thing with Metabo ergonomics. The BS 18 Quick doesn't mold into your hand like Makita/Dewalt, but I find this a good thing. I can just pick it up and don't have to get my hand into a perfect position on the grip to feel comfortable.
This one didn't have the red button iirc.
2 hours ago, ChrisK said:Why’d you get rid of it bro? Availability in the lineup?
Not exactly. I would never have gotten rid of my Metabo stuff voluntarily. One of those things that I guess someone else decided they needed more than me.
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The L-boxx is made by tanos too right?
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Maybe I gave you the wrong part number. Yep just pulled up the old promotion flyer. I had the BS18 LTX BL Impuls my bad. That's the one I can recommend. Sorry for the confusion. The ergonomics was one of the reasons I used it over my DeWalt.
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Yeah just standard cheap blow gun. Hoes in the end of an air hose. Press down on the lever and air blows out.
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What's the price difference between it and the BS 18 LTX BL I (602350890)[Actually had the BS 18 LTX BL Impuls (602241890) which is smaller and doesn't hammer] That's the one I used to have and would take it over any of Milwaukee or Dewalt's current offerings. My dcd996 doesn't even come close to it.
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If I land a job at peterbilt I'll have to pick one up.
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They may have sold all the stock DeWalt alloted them for the initial order and have to wait to get another order kind of like with flex volt.
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I'll have to double check for those
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Sk ships sockets in separate boxes.
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8 hours ago, BMack37 said:
@Stercorarius What are those made of?
I love it! I've always wanted to get a bunch of vintage tool, gas and automobile signs...but there's a severe lack of funds and space.
Seems to be decent quality vinyl but haven't really played with them a lot. These are next in the list.
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Shoot don't remember which one I owned but it was like BS 18 impuls something idk. Best cordless drill I've ever used by a long shot and it was tiny.
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Schaeffer Oil Products.
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Heard the same pitch a dozen times. Everyone gets trained to use the same sales tactics and half of them have barely any variation in pitch even between brands. Same our stuff is the best on the market and it had shown to increase blah blah blah and when compared to our competitor in a test of blah blah blah we can see an x% better let me level with you I use this stuff myself and it's all I'll ever use in fact we offer a gaurantee that yada yada yada and I'll personally make sure it gets taken care of and with our flexible financing your overhead is small and it will pay for itself in as little as x months it's what you buddies down the road are doing and the big guys will only use it at the new plant these guys switched over to our stuff exclusively look you can see for yourself with these carefully selected samples how great our stuff is when competitors don't offer truly pure product and it never ends. I'm sure it's good stuff, but I've got a 330000 mile engine that's running on whatever you or in it. I've driven million plus mile semis that are running cheapest conventional oil. The only accurate test for engine oil is an engine. They might even be the best but never go with whatever a salesman pitches their job is to sell their product.