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  2. What do you use to cut granite?

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    "It won't happen to me..." I am kidding, I am cautious normally. The only face shield I ever use is my auto welding helmet though. Might not be a bad time to buy one. I would like to point out these are steel blades and not cutting discs. I use dewalt cutting discs for my grinder.

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  3. Plumbing P-trap

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    My first floor bathroom has the sink trap in the basement, I don't see why it would matter. The job of a trap is to keep sewer gases from coming up plus acts as a clean out, I don't see why it would matter if it's a few inches lower. My 2 cents...

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  4. Milwaukee Kits - Brushless/Fuel vs Non-Brushless?

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    What batteries do you have now and what does the brushless kit come with? Are you going to use these daily, weekly or occasionally? My advice is go for the bigger battery if it's a jump from a 1.5 pack to a 3.0 or higher. That's double the capacity and well worth the $50. If you have a 2.0 and it's only going up to a 3.0 it may not be worth it.

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  7. Sorry Crew

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    Sorry to hear that, I know the feeling. I have 3 herniated discs and I was off work for over a year back in 04 when I hurt it. I got used to the pain since they wouldn't operate because I was too young at the time. Ibuprofen is the best thing that helps me now. Good luck

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  17. WIFI Range Extender in the shop

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    7 minutes ago, PROTOOLNUT said:

    OK, so here's the deal, the reason you got a dual band extender, is because your using a fancy dual band router. lol I however am using a standard single band wifi router, and when I saw how good the reviews were for this thing and how cheap it was, it was a no brainer. Its supposed to be easy to setup with WPS too.

     

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704187

    33-704-187-TS?$S640$

     

    For those of you who are looking for an easy solution to expanding your wifi signal, that be the cheapest way to go. Because extenders that are larger, and have 2 or three external antenna's, can cost you anywhere between 80 to 150 bucks, so this is the more economical choice, especially if your network is only topping out speed of 300.

     

    Also, keep in mind Dano, wifi extenders have to be placed half way between your wifi router, and the the unit you need the signal to reach to be effective. So, you might find that you don't need to place the unit outdoors, and thus you can save on money for a box, if you just put the unit in an outlet somewhere near inside the house.

     

    We run a lot of devices at a time, that's why I got the dual band.  I have a metal roof on my patio and my retaining wall is about 5.5' tall  so I have had spotty signal down there even with my router upstairs in a spare bedroom on the back side of the house close to a window.  Now with the extender on the back wall of my garage it helps much more than it could if it was inside my house.  I used to have my router in my basement and it would barely reach my garage 20' away through block walls, nothing outside and even my smart tv in our bedroom had terrible signal.  Our house is old and big and most walls are concrete since our chimney is in the center of our house and the fireplace in the living room is big enough I can sit in it plus there is one in our bedroom, so between the two the brick is 12' wide or so from the basement to the attic creating a problem for wifi signal.

  18. WIFI Range Extender in the shop

    in In The Shop

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    I bought this for my desktop in my basement, the card in it is weaker than my xbox's, ipad, phones, etc and since I moved my router to the second floor my computer hasn't worked. I rarely use my computer so it wasn't a big deal.  I get better range through my house and outside with the router upstairs, but my office/game room is in the basement.  After installing the extender in the basement I decided to try it in the garage since I usually have spotty signal in there and it made a big difference down at my patio as well. In my garage I use a tablet to play pandora on my radio and when I do yard work I wear ear buds and play pandora on my phone.  We have a lot of parties in the summer so now that I have good signal down at the patio I may bring a tv and xbox down for the kids to watch netflix/hulu/prime or play a game. I haven't checked my computer since I moved the extender to the garage, but if it still works well I plan to leave it out there. That is why I was curious about the saw dust.

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  19. What do you use to cut granite?

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    My dad gave me a piece of granite that he got from a friend. It is a very nice piece that is perfect for a counter top down at my patio. The only problem is there is a small piece on the back corner that I need to trim off. It must have wrapped around the wall or something since it is just a 2" x 2" nub that is rounded.  I just want to cut this off flush and I have never worked with granite.  What tools are normally used to cut it and is there a cheap alternative to make 1 cut?  I wasn't sure how a masonry blade in a circular saw or a grinder would work?  When I install it this side will be against the wall. 

  21. Milwaukee brushed M18 hammer drill vs HF corded

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    I borrowed a friends Hilti when I fixed my steps. That thing is awesome! My front porch steps cracked in the middle and one side sunk about 1.5". I got three 4x4x1/2" piece is angle and installed 2 Red Head anchors on each side of the crack. I tightened the bolts slowly and it pulled them right back up. I put a few bricks and concrete under them and hammered the anchors flush and it has been good for a couple years now. Everyone though I was crazy doing it that way, but it worked great

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  22. WIFI Range Extender in the shop

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    It's ok. I only bought it so it would sync with my netgear router. My speed is 30-35 in my house but it was 2.5 down at my patio. With the extender I get 10 which I can live with. Much better than it was, but having 4 different signals is a pain. My router is an Ac1200 dual band so it has 2 and the extender has 2. I have to switch my network at the patio to run off my extender then back to my router when I go back inside to keep the full signal. I can live with it though.

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