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  1. Need a new blade

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    I've had several S&Ws over the years and they always fell apart on me in the same way. The screws always come out. Their lock works for alright unless it's heavy use. First thing I'd do if I were you and buy this would be to put some thread locked on the screws.

  2. Decent safety glasses

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    OK time for the crew to come through for me once again. I'd like the best mechanics gloves money can buy for 20 dollars or less, and I'd like to see the best safety glasses I can get with anti fog for mechanics work as well. So if someone can help with that, I'd be tickled. [emoji3]

    Best mechanics gloves? You got it. I'm a fan of the $15 fingerless style http://m.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Large-Fingerless-Mechanics-Glove-67123-16/203607124 but if you like full coverage go for the $20 pair http://m.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Large-Heavy-Duty-Mechanics-Glove-67113-16/203607118 if you want something a little more heat resistant and durable, but won't padd your knuckles as much these are $25 and have to be shipped http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00547HCOG/ref=mp_s_a_1_17?qid=1458217260&sr=8-17&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=lincoln+electric+gloves As far as safety glasses go, these are my go to. $8 and are offered in any shade. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0007ZDHXU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1458217371&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=nemesis+anti+fog+safety+glasses&dpPl=1&dpID=41i57YnNfdL&ref=plSrch

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  4. Best or favorite Electricians hand tools

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  5. Best or favorite Electricians hand tools

    in Hand Tools

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    Its nice to see a little hand tool porn, and to learn what your opinion are on the tools you've used. I got one of those cheapo electricians pliar found in most cheap electrical terminal kits. They got the wire cutter, and crimper built in, but require so much muscle force to get the job done, and the grips keep sliding off of them too. Show me the best electrical cutter and crimper tool for less then 30 dollars, and I will bookmark it!

    Cutter and crimper is going to be this one for $25. Not even Klein makes anything on par with these. They don't strip though. I started our using just these and stripping wire with my teeth. I've wired several head units in this way. It's not worth chipping your teeth though.https://www.channellock.com/909-THE-CRIMPER-Crimping-Tool.aspx If you want an all in one better than your current ones these will work, but I can't recommend strippers that are on the inside of handles. https://www.channellock.com/959-Wire-Strippers.aspx

    And if you want a good set of wire strippers, I would recommend these. https://www.channellock.com/957-Wire-Strippers.aspx

    Auto adjusting wire strippers are nice and have their place, but these work %100 of the time.

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  6. 2016 Milwaukee Product Symposium

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    Any predictions for products? Of course the fuel nailers will be a big deal. I'm expecting to see a one key high torque impact wrench too. A lot of people would like to see a cordless miter saw, but I'm not too anxious. I'd like to see if they push harder into the automotive market.

  7. Framing gun ? Ridgid or Dewalt ?

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    The only issue with bostich is that you might as well throw away the gun if you need a new part. The whole stanley black and Decker parts and service department is a real cluster I'm not going to finish that one. I had to go through a third party aftermarket part manufacturer to be able to repair a $300+ siding gun. When I worked with my dad he refused to touch anything Bostitch or DeWalt because of it. Hitachi is really the way to go.

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  8. Moving a giant dumbstruck

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    Yo homie what you talkin about? I tell you what yo talkin about. Yo want to get a real low rider, like a magnet you attract her. But this is modern day and she uses her phone to follow you on twitter, even though your sitting right beside her. You say honey, you don't need a phone to talk to me, and she says, shit yo this shit aint real unless I make it public.

     

    By now she's also added you on facebook, she changed her status to, oh shit this is getting hot and heavy, all the sudden her 300 friends come to your facebook page. Now everyone knows about you dating, and it only took 5 seconds, for her that was an orgasm, for you, well, your going to need a little more time getting over the stress of 300 friends knowing all about your shit.

     

    Lesson learned, don't date a woman unless your ready for the real low ride of your life

    I ain't talking' no woman. I'm talking a three axle Kenworth Icon W900 with an ISX15 Cummins, twin turbo, water injection, full emissions system delete talking about no DEF DPF EGR no cats no nothing. Get it all reprogrammed. Slap in an 18 speed. Three 4.11 axles and a drop down steer axle all polished aluminum. Fully airbagged and lowered. Chromed out to the teeth. Red white and blue CB antennas. Sleeper. Chromed frame rails and diamond plate frame cover. Loud ass Jake that will get girls giggling three lanes over and five miles down the road. Talking bout hella amber lights. Bull bar. Satin black. Chrome visor. Bull horns on the hood. Twin 8" miter cut stacks. A nice ole' sleeper for some truck stop and chill. Full length lowboy in a polished gunmetal grey, brand new deck, three rear axles with Oregon/Idaho/Cali/Washington legal spread. A massive wet kit with dual lift jacks on the trailer. Talking about enough amber strobes to blind Helen Keller twice, bring her back from the dead and give zombie Keller seizures. I'll take one over some internet floozies any day all day.

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  10. Milwaukee One -Key Tracking

    in Milwaukee

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    Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... If I had one key tracking on my Milwaukee tools I would never have had to start over with DeWalt so I think it would be worth it. While that is an option, I highly doubt they will make outdated tools unusable, rather they will just drop support and not update older versions. They will sorta do the iPhone thing and each generation will feature some hardware or software update that's not backwards compatible. Yeah the one key 2nd gen can set this setting and has the hardware for another setting, but only gen 3 will get the software update that utilizes the hardware for the extra setting.

  12. Buying Tools How Do You Do IT

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    I see something I want on here in a sale someone posts and buy it. More often than that, I am working on a project at work or for myself and hit a point where I have to have a tool to finish it and I buy the nicest rendition of that tool that I can afford at my local tool supplier, iif they don't have it I either go to the locally owned Napa or to the HD depending on the tool.

  20. Miller Maxstar 140

    in Welding/Metal Working

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    I agree with some of your statement, but 6011 is not a good rod for beginners, mainly used for tacking and root passes on pipe, it is fast hardening and creates lots of splatter, 6013 has a bit less penetration but welds appear smoother. 6013 is good with this welder because of the power rating you won't be welding much more than heavy sheet metal. 7018 is good as well because it is a drag type rod and can be manipulated while welding very easy plus it is the go to rod for structure once you get the hang of welding in general. if you really want to get a good rod for beginners use 7024 it has a very think flux coating that helps keep arc at the right distance plus it is a drag type too.

    Like I said before, I've had no formal training other than my boss handing me a stick welder and a box of 6011 and telling me to get it done. I weld exclusively with 6010, 6011, and 7018. 6010 is my goto rod as our welders can output AC or DC. 6011 is my goto when I run out of 6010 which isn't always in stock. 6011 is more or less 6010 with AC capable flux. You are right about what you said. I use 7018 when I have clean material that requires tensile strength. 6010 is a pipeline welding rod because it is the best (or one of) for cutting through dirty steel. We can't all be working in a climate controlled enclosed shop on oiled metal that we clean off with a flap disk real quick to build our product. Almost all of my welding involves me kneeling down with one knee in shit, Literal inches of shit, not just some gravelly dirt, while the other knee holds up a gate or a fence. You clean the metal the best you can in your situation but there are no guarantees as minutes delay means either cows getting loose or hindering an operation that loses thousand a of dollars every time you get behind. In these situations you have to go with cuts through the most grit. I think 6011 is a great beginner rod. It's what I learned with. It has better penetration than 6013 and as we all know penetration is the reason we're all here. I don't believe that learning with something easy is the best approach. I think learning with what you will use the most is the best approach and 6011 is one of the most versatile rods. I'm really not a fan of 6011, 6010 is the ideal rod for learning in my opinion because it is the most common, but that's not an option on an AC machine so I would go with 6011. That's just my two cents. Welding has the most different contrasting opinions of any field. You can argue about every single little detail, but in the end it comes down to your specific application and needs. Shit they'll even mix a custom gas and mass produce it just for a single steel blend used by one company for one product.

  21. Miller Maxstar 140

    in Welding/Metal Working

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    The things that are critical with stick welding are a good ground, a good angle (12-15 degrees doing a push or pull depending on what you are doing/who you choose to believe), and don't get frustrated when the electrode sticks at first. It takes a dragging motion or Hands a lot steadier than mine. Once it has started burning flux you don't usually have a problem with sticking. Make sure you don't run your arc out too far, keep your rod close. As always, AC welding and water don't mix in your favor. Make sure if this is an AC welder that you get rods that have AC compatible flux (6011). Chip your slag before making another pass. The right PPE is essential. Don't tell yourself you need to weld in short sleeve white T-shirts to have people take you seriously. Trust me, it's not worth having your arms peel for weeks. And above all else, never ever ever get discouraged by your first welds. If you want to get really good and strengthen the requisite muscles, try this exercise. Take your welder with a new rod in it and get a large printed book and stand it up vertically. Go along each line of text, back and forth at 12-15 degrees, with the end of your rod, trying to hold as steady as possible. You can even try tracing the individual letters if you want to.

  22. Lego table

    in Woodworking

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    Bro, that is sweet. I would have killed for one of these as a kid. I spent a good %70 of my childhood with legos in my hand, granted a lot of that was spent taking the stuff I built and throwing it at the stuff my brothers built and vice versa. Growing up with four brothers and lots of legos was fun. Let's just say, those are some durable toys.

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  24. Georgia work boots.

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    My dad wears tennis shoes to work (construction) and that's what I always did untill I got hired on with an agriculture outfit and the environment I work in doesn't allow for anything but waterproof boots. People have always recommended Georgia's to me. This is Georgia's cheapest boot but it still is $100 and so I would expect it to at least last 8 months, not half that. I'm going to look into some redwings next. I also have heard good things about timberlands. My brother really likes his Irish setter boots (made by redwing) but he doesn't exactly abuse them when delivering pizza.

  25. Cable operated hose clamp pliers

    in Hand Tools

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    I can live with getting both kinds. Like shetley said, there have been many situations working on FWD cars where this would have saved me a lot of time that I spent swearing wit channellocks or long reach needle nosed. I swear Corbin clamps haunt my dreams at night.

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