Stercorarius
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Has any one else had experience with them? They have been complete garbage for me so far. I bought my first pair for $100 in the early winter after my $35 Coleman's finally wore out. It was my first pair of boots ever to run more than $40 as it seemed ridiculous to me to pay good money for something you just stand on all day. I finally invested because I had a break in my foot that never healed quite right that had been acting up in the cold. The first pair I bought lasted three hours before the riveted hooks that hold the laces snapped off the second time I put them on. I tool them back and exchanged them for a new pair and kept the receipts. These see fairly light use as I spend more time with my $18 PVC irrigation boots on when I'm mucking around. These aren't used in any sort of extreme environment either. This second pair has lasted only a few months and are already in terrible shape. I haven't oiled them as well as I should have and that would probably explain why they lost their waterproofing today. The laces are shot though. The treads are almost completely bald. The hooks are almost worn off and the interior fabric is already tearing apart. They are nice boots for the second month, but not anything before or after that. Is just this a fluke? Should I return or exchange them? Or should I just call it a loss? What boots should I get instead. I'm really disappointed that these $100 boots last less time than my $18 servus PVC irrigation boots that last an average of 11 months before they are worn smooth and leak.
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Anybody had any luck with these? https://www.channellock.com/558-Slip-Joint-Plier.aspx I've never gone wrong with a Channellock product before and am thinking that these hose clamp pliers may be the way to go. It would be nice if they made one with an angled/offset head.
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Interesting analogy.
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Sweeeeeeeeet
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Hey Jimbo, great giveaway. Count me out of this one, but since I'm bored and and can't sleep I'm going to share my most valuable tool. Once again don't consider this as an entry. I already have all the tools I need. My most valuable tools are tied between a no contact voltage tester and my leatherman charge TTI.
The no contact voltage tester saved me when doing demolition work on a building. Everyone had assumed the power had been cut and the building was about to get torn down by yours truly when I decided to check the wires. They had been cut overhead and that's where we assumed they had been fed from, but it turns out that they were the source. These wires were exposed and connected directly to the power lines. Talk about scary stuff. If one person had grazed them it would have killed them like that. 
The TTI is titanium and amazing. I use it all the time when I'm in a tight spot. One day I had my trailer plug catch and tear when I turned. It was getting dark and getting if back without lights was not an option. So I Mcguyvered the wires together using the leatherman and some painters tape I inexplicably had in my cab, and of course baling twine, so I at least had running lights. 
Other uses have included sawing through 4" rubber on the side of the road that was dragging. Best tool to have in your pocket.
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Dang, it's probably a good thing I'm broke right now.
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Originally posted by spinner679 https://mobile.twitter.com/DEWALT_UK/status/698207872849682432
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Where was the picture on here where it showed an empty van with a DeWalt box that had the sillohuete of a circular saw and said something along the lines of guess the tool?
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Damn...... That's sexy.
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They had a clearance set at Lowes that came with two of these sets with a bag for like $15. They're still in stock at my Lowe's.
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Good or no good? I've had my eyes on some for the longest time and was going to buy a set untill I saw the new TIA video where Pat says they aren't worth the hassle. Has anybody had any experience with these and care to comment on whether they have had luck with them or not.
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I don't think that it is controlled by DeWalt so much as the guys did it as a courtesy on DeWalt's request. DeWalt is good to the guys and it's only right for them to return the favor. I don't think that they have a problem with posting tool sightings. We could post all we wanted of the fuel nailers. It just becomes an issue when the manufacturer steps in. You can't fault DeWalt for not wanting their prototypes floating around out the.
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Of the three you listed I would get the Husqvarna as they make decent equipment and I've never heard of the other three. I would look at a stihl chainsaw though. They are the go-to chainsaw of everyone I've ever worked with and are quality tools. I've loved every stihl I've used. I'm not a Heavy chainsaw user so take what I've said with a grain of salt.
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Great write up Comp. Very informative. +1 on what Jimbo and Carl said. I had never even heard of an impact driver until I got my current job and my boss handed me what I assumed was just a small drill and it started clattering and I assumed that I broke his tool. When I worked with my dad growing up we used a corded one speed old Makita drill for any and all screws with the exception of drywall where we nailed it and used a screwgun.
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I'm also size thirteen. The amount of people who wear size thirteen in this forum is unsettling. Okay that's not entirely true. A lot of my boots are size 11 but all my shoes have to be size 13.
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Phone vids are plenty good.
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I'm not a fan of gloves with power tools. They give you a false sense of security. They'll pull your hands into a lot of things. A pair of gloves won't keep a skilsaws from slicing through your hands or a grinder from shaving off your bone. High heat is the only time I'm a fan of gloves. That and inside the back end of cows.
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And I thought I had it bad having hands exactly between a Large glove and an XL glove. http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Electric-Cowhide-Pigskin-Worker/dp/B008BJSWA2 These are the best general labor gloves I have ever used and the link is for a small size. They have the dexterity of nitriles and the durability of leather. I would consider them if I were you. What kind of gloves are you looking for? More of like a Jersey glove?
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This involves my two favorite things, fire and the smell of asphalt. Sweet gig.
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We got a few new proto ones at work. They are all top notch in my book. Not sure if there rebranded but there pretty good.
I spoke to a rep and he confirmed that the Mac and proto compact impact wrenches are identical.
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I deal with a lot of different stores at work. The best ones are the ones owned by the guys working at the desk. They all know you by name and shoot the breeze with you while you're buying stuff. They aren't concerned about their manager getting pissed off about what they say to customers either so they have no problem flipping you shit. Almost every chain store and even the locally owned stores with multiple guys will end up hiring people that you just can't tolerate. I had to walk through the whole store to find an employee at Lowes who was willing to get a Hitachi roofing nailer down from the overhead storage for me. They are the only places with Hitachi's though and Bostitch guns aren't a reasonable option. I have the same problems at HD too. The problem isn't with the company, but with individual store managers. You can have a completely different experience at stores just a town apart. I stick to HD because they have better tool selection.
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Believe it or not those rocker arms have a lifetime warranty. They were made by comp cams but sadly they don't make them anymore.
That's odd of comp to drop a product line like that.
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If I were in you position I'd invest in a TIG torch for the unit and use it as a backpack TIG machine for fine stainless piping. This thing isn't very high powered so keep in mind that you arent going to be buzzing anything ridiculous together. The only way to learn to weld is to weld. I've never had any training of any form in welding. I'm not the best, but my boss has confidence in my welds. I once had a 30' steel diesel tank lifted with a crane by an eyelet I welded on right next to some power lines in a way that if it fell it would take out a building and two power lines. My boss asked me if my welds were going to hold, I told him that I only tacked it and started running. He wasn't amused. I need to take a class and get certified one of these days.
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I went for the finish nailer also.
Framing gun ? Ridgid or Dewalt ?
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Hitachi is expensive and the only thing you see on jobsites. I grew up using Hitachi's and won't touch anything else, except if I get the opportunity to grab a Bosch, I will. If you are just doing the shed hand nail it or use screws if you already have a drill. Of you are committed to getting a nailer go with the DeWalt. I have heard nice things about them.