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So I'm wondering what in the world all these different sizes are for. I've been building cedar planter boxes for my wife using a Dewalt framing nailer using 2" ring nails. It works awesome. For trimming them I'm thinking a 15ga angled would make nice for trimming with minimal marking up but still give some structure. Probably wouldn't make a good nailer for trim work. I guess that's what the smaller stuff is for? Why are there sooooo many sizes? What's the benefit of 16 compared to 15? Seems rather insignificant of a difference. Please help me understand. So people really carry around a dozen different Nailers?!?
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Sweet saw. Never see much Metabo around here tho. The movable fence seems very unique and a pretty great solution. Of course that might just be something I've not seen before.
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Yeah I agree , Your right. Im leaning towards this now. HD sells the torx srews in 5lb boxes. Plus I think screws will be much stronger.
I could be wrong but generally speaking nails have far greater shear strength compared to screws. There are special load rated screws but general screws are crap when it comes to shearing.
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Spyderco Paramilitary. Probably beyond your desired budget tho.
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How far up north? I'm down here in Washington and we've kinda got the same deal.
Not that far but in the best part - Okanagan Valley aka Napa North. Set records for highs 2 weeks ago but yesterday was bitterly chilly. I had to wear gloves, my heated hoodie, and put a jacket on top. The wind coming off the mountains has a real chill about it.
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Maybe a little late for this but oh well. I'm Matt from beautiful (currently flip flopping temps) BC.
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Love my Timberland Pros. Probably going to try Keen's next time just because I love my keen hikers and I want a change.
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I found a used DW718 online that I'm hoping is still available. I'd love a Bosch glide for space reasons but the used Dewalt is much cheaper.
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Can't look at exchange. What are XC4.0 and 2.0s selling at there. My guess would be the 4 gets bumped down and the 6 takes the 4 pricing.
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Nice review. Love my lil guy. Does pretty much everything.
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My solution isn't cheap but after trying maybe a dozen pairs of glasses and goggles I gave up and tried a different approach. I found those all gave me a headache. I have very good eyes and at the time (2010) the safety glasses were concerned about protection without caring about optics. My solution was Oakley. Their clear lenses are certified for shooting ranges and I've never had a problem on a job site. I can wear them all day without any ill effects. With others I'd usually start to get a headache as quickly as 30 minutes. I don't like taking things on and off and on and.... I find that's how things get broken or lost.
Aside from the cost I can't think of any other cons. They're light, different frames should enable something that fits you well and is comfy, great optics, and some frames have swappable lenses so you can get different lenses and use them for more than just "work", and you can usually find good deals St an Oakley vault or online from there too. Cheap imitations are just that tho.
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I got a Dewalt DWS7480 for Christmas. I'm my wife has requested raised garden beds and trellises (I hope that spelt right) made of Cedar. We will also be building fencing out of pressure treated wood. I've come to the realization that I also need a mitre saw but before I get too ahead of myself what's a good blade for ripping up cedar? HD has Diablo 50T general purpose blades and then they also have a 40T crosscut. Would the 2 of those make for a good combo? There are soooooooooooo many blades to choose from its kinda crazy. Both blades are around the $40 mark, the cross cut is maybe closer to $50. I've also seen some Daredevil blades on Amazon but they're unrated and I've had good success with Diablo for my 6.5" Fuel. Also I know most people seem to love them too but I don't know what a good blade to run in a table saw would be.
Thanks!!
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My M12 hackzall lays waste to all that come into it. It's probably the leading cause of charger use by a ton. Faster is better. I have 3 2.0 and 2 4.0 M12 packs and faster charging would be a nice added perk to the kit. I think I'm going to wait for a sale with a trade in deal.
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Wow. So which ones goes into your go bag there Bmack?
I guess soft would be a good way of describing the Milwaukee tips. They're really nice otherwise but the tips need to be harder or something. I've not had any problems with the flat blades. Neither the demo's or the normal plate types really show any wear and the plates get used ALL the time and the demo's really do get hammered on.
I notice the Klein is at the back and no mention of it... It's not that I hate them it's just when I replaced the ones I got 15 years ago the replacements seemed inferior to the originals. Milwaukee was definitely cheaper but the tips really are too soft. They're great when they're new but less than stellar after they've worn.
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About 2 years ago I made the leap to Milwaukee for my hand tools. I did everything except strippers as I thought the combo needle nose strippers were dumb. I was fairly happy but the bigger Philips and both Robertson's have all rounded out. I love the Exabit (?) drivers but I'm underwhelmed by the tips wearing out from really not that heavy of use. I use drills and bits FAR more than hand tools as I find turning screws by hand makes my forearms just scream. I know some will say it's been 2 years! That's true but they rounded off rather quickly and are now to the point of being rather useless. I can't really torque down anything without them popping out. If they just now started going bad I probably wouldn't even bother asking about it.
Klein used to be my go to but I really feel their quality has suffered and that's why I gave Red a shot. Greenlee seems to be about the same. Kind of hit and miss.
I've seen Wera but their grips look lousy. All hard, unpleasant looking, and not really appealing, but maybe they're much better in actual use. The Milwaukee grips are actually probably my favorite. Older Klein with the softer rubber is very nice too but the new stuff is hard and gross.
My Milwaukee original 6-in-1 pliers started siezing up last fall and we're replaced with a set of the NWS/Irwin 9.5" crimping linesmen.
So what's your suggestions and recommendations? Anything to avoid? Does Milwaukee replace screw drivers with rounded out tips? They've definitely seen use but I wouldn't say it's been excessive. The Exabit ones are still awesome and I use them if at all possible, in part because of the roundedness of the alternatives but also because they're just awesome at not slipping or stripping out. I think some of the problems are because of the crap screws. I don't know if crap screws are actually a thing but some of them seem to just be complete garbage. They do everything but fasten look they're supposed to.
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I'm not sure how he did it either I just picked it up one day and like wtf happened to this thing
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That almost seems like a defective thing. Today I even hung off mine trying to remove several spiral nails (220lbs of me + tools and crap) and had nothing happen aside from embarrassment as I was unable to remove a couple nails with my hammer. The only thing I'd like is a side pry thing but I've noticed that the side to side stability when prying might not be the best. All the strength of the hammer is front to back.
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How much faster are the fast chargers?
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Do the new 5.0 kits come with the new Rapid Charger? I see it online but I don't see it listed anywhere in Canada. I'm just starting to see the Fuel 2's more readily in stores. No one keys aside from online too.
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I have one too. I got it after my Husky head started wobbling more than I was comfy with. I have the flat face 12. It hits hard.
I've done a lot with it both building and destruction and it still works well. I'm not sure how you'd bend a claw but I guess anything is possible.
Dewalt has several of these that look similar but feel very different. I really like mine.
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Oh. Mybad.
More the impact, drill/driver combo. 3 being the 3 generations, Fuel, Fuel 2.0, and Fuel One Key.
I my line of reasoning is that I can probably upgrade my first gen to second gen for less than the price of the 5.0 batteries. I broke my chuck screw last week so I need to get that fixed but otherwise I've never had any problems. I'd kind of like to get the Gen 2 and a Hole Hawg but then I'm not sure how much action the Drill/driver would see.
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Anyone have experience with all 3?
I have a Gen 1 and km wondering if there's any benefit to the upgrade/updated model. Not really interested in One Key but I'm open to your feedback
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I've found it totally depends on the overall cost. I do the same thing but when the fix amounts to having to rewire the house I've only had 2 okays and a whole bunch of nopes.
For little things yes those are easy. We actually just worked on a place where they were flipping a house. On the surface everything looked really good. Permitted panel installed in 95, Lumex wiring, newish plugs and switches, all the aesthetics boxes were ticked.
They wanted to add some counter plugs, add electric heat, and move the GFI in the bath.
16 plugs in this house that was built 100 years ago. 1 doesn't work at all, 13 have open grounds, 2 are properly working. Turns out there's 3 - 14/3 home runs feeding the old wiring junctioned in the old panel box. There's more junctions but I don't know where they go. Many of the circuits have 1 or 2 plugs on them. A BBH in the laundry room was stolen off the dryer circuit. Stuff like that.
The house needed a full rewire but it wasn't in the budget.
Part of it is likely also because real estate costs here are ridiculous but none of these things factor into the price. It's all about square footage and lot size. Neighbourhood plays a role too. But cheap finishes and such doesn't seem to matter. Maybe that's normal but to me a new house that went with the wifi is best mantra is terrible.
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Can they grip a 6/32 screw without a head? That's my typical problem. There was/is a problem with some Nutek WSW2 boxes where the holes for the 6/32 screws are too small. Typically by the time you notice you're unable to abort without the head shearing off. It's a complete PITA as the screw really welds itself to the box.
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The problem I have with Holmes on Homes is that he has an unlimited budget. This is an excellent example. If we do work here like changing out the fixtures we will become the contractor of record. We can tell the client they need to do a complete overhaul but to really do it right would mean closing the business down for maybe 4 weeks at a total cost of close to $100,000. We can make it work with what we have and fix the major known issues (20A plugs on a 15A circuit or something like that) but that's really a bandaid solution. 95 times out of 100 the homeowner is going to say do the bandaid. The majority of HoH shows are the consequences of bandaid solutions compounding on another.
It's easy and convenient to blame the contractor but if the client wasn't willing to pay for the job to be done right the first time then it's not always the contractors fault.
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Ah that kind of makes sense. What's the 23ga for??? And staples? I see staples sometimes used for attaching the plywood to the exterior of the house but not many other places.
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