MikeInCtown

That's funny, I got a couple of the 5,0 batteries with my kit, but the battery seems to weigh as much as the driver. Actually looking to maybe pick up a compact battery for light use.

Yup, only normally use a couple 1/2" sockets per job. Most of the time it is 3/8" drive, so I can pin an adapter on it and then when I pull the socket off, the adapter stays on the tool. No more swearing.

I got the email this morning and looked on line. Unless they have some super deals for $5 in store, every item I saw was what the regular price has been marked at for weeks, if not months. In fact several of the cordless tools are higher than what they were listed for around christmas time. For example, they have a Ridgid X4 impact driver for $99. I could have sworn this was on sale around Christmas for $79.

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Great video. I got the K3 or K4 master kit and I think the one you have looks way easier to use than what I have and I think you said it was like 1/3 the cost

hemdale nailed it for the most part. How much did the blades cost you? A good 10" table saw blade can easily run $60-$100. Unless you hit something and broke a couple teeth off, I would send it/them out to be sharpened. (do it in multiples to save $$) Now if you bought the $20 blade to cut 2x4 pine for framing, then pitch it and get a new one. I wouldn't try to sharpen carbide blate tips myself. Let a company with the proper equipment sharpen the blades with the correct angles.

Wow, what a beast. Weighs over 50 pounds and holds over 500 pounds. Supports 10' total to the end of the rollers. Looks like one of those things you buy and hand down to your kids when you retire.

Hahaha How scientific. lets smack the side of it and hope it works now. What a hoot.

And how long ago did you work in the industry Comp? My company is heavy into mining and in fact just a few years back, half the deaths for the year were in our mining segment. In any event, corporations have become very focused on safety because just like the minimum wage or environmental concerns, worker safety can either be a PR nightmare (look up Timken steel in Cleveland) or it can lead to awards from your customers, (we have an operation in South America I think that has something like 10 years without a LTI) Social media has changed the world and most companies go much further than what the government mandates because it is cheaper to the bottom line and actually can gain you business. I am sure you will get some dumbass owner or boss of some smaller company who says hey I'm only making $20k on the job and I'm not wasting $10k on safety, Trouble is, he isn't listening to the actuaries, directors, and other investors who have hard evidence showing that $10k safety investment can have a positive return. That boss or owner doesn't realize that companies like mine look at safety numbers when we choose to hire them on for a million dollar project until it is too late. Earlier a comment was made about how when it costs money it gets ignored. I have a 45 page safety manual that every single contractor who comes on site has to go over and then sign off on before they are allowed to do any work. My freaking landscapers have to sit through the same 45 pages that the electricians do. Heck, my pest control guy who has never set foot on a ladder or touched a a wire or tool has to sign the same paperwork, even though he is on site a half hour per month. So yeah it may get ignored for some, but not for many out there. (feel free to take an emergency management training course at your local college to see just how into safety companies have to be. Active shooter training is just as important as tornado and fire drills these days)

Thanks guys. The lady at Milwaukee gave me a number but it was for a 20" bag that was like 8 or 9" wide. I was wondering how well that would have worked.

I work in the steel industry. As I explained to someone privately, our company collectively has several dozen deaths per year from accidents, most of which are 100% preventable and completely stupid to be honest. Things like not tying off a harness when working on a 20' scaffold and then falling to your death. That's not to mention the hundreds or thousands of other lost time injuries that happen within my company world wide.. Every single one of these injuries and deaths place a strain on the employees and company in general. From families who lose loved ones to people who cannot walk again or lose something they have had their entire lives. Each accident costs the company money in the form of lost productivity, insurance, workers comp, medical bills, government fine and penalties and the list goes on. it really does make more financial sense to do things the safest way possible, even when it takes longer. The company empowers all of it's employees to point out unsafe conditions, in some cases to put a stop to work, and even goes so far as to make part of our bonus program based on LTI injury rates. A friend who I had here at work and who got to retire several years back was in charge of safety for the company. He has had to tell several families in person their husbands or wives had died and investigate these deaths. If you have seen these things happen, you know what I am talking about. So when I said that I liked the video of him showing what the saw can do, I really meant it, but I also especially meant the part about needing to be safer. After all, what kind of person ignores stuff that could cost someone else a trip to the hospital? So if you think what I wrote was mean, well I am sorry,but it needed to be said. And old guy once pulled me aside and said work smarter, not harder. I try to remind myself of that every day.

Yup, put a sticker on my truck saying they are going to tow it for having an expired license plate sticker 4 days past due. Funny thing... My lease agreeement doesn't give them the power to tow a vehicle for an expired registration. Guess I need to drive my truck more than once every few weeks so i don't forget these things.

Ok here is one I think we can all agreee with that I had the pleasure of dealing with yesterday... Freaking security guards from various security services who think they are either police or have the power of a policeman. If they knew the law so well, then they would realize that placing that huge permanent sticker on my car is vandalism.

I thought it was more like thread for a twist lid. that way you can seal up all the foul odors when you pack the thing away. Beware opening the lid on the next job though. lol

Just ordered a new One Key 1/2" Compact Impact 2759-20. Supposed to be delivered on Friday according to the estimated delivery date on the Priority shipping I paid for. now the long wait starts. ugh....

Ok thats going to be good for about 3/4 plywood at most with a sharp blade. you can provbably do more if you go slow enough. On the motor there may be a frame size designation if the nameplate is still entirely readable. If the frame size for example is 56, you can look up a 56 and what the munting dimensions are. Any motor with the same frame size in any HP configuration will bolt up and the pulley should work. So for example the frame size was 56H (just some random designation) and was 1/2 HP and you came across a 56H frame motor that was 1.5HP then the two will be interchangeable as far as mounting and motor shaft size. you only need to worry about the breaker size and if the wiring can carry the amps you require. I've seen people even install a newer paddle switch and install a 240V motor in older saws as well. in any event, since the motor is behind the saw and not tucked in under the abor, you have a few more options available than do many others with odd old saws. Either way, just keep your eyes open on Craigslist for motors once in a hile as people clean out garages or sell off their dads stuff after they died. you may already know all of this, so my apologies if you do.

The belt will need to be readjusted after a few minutes of running. This is normal for any pulley setup, but especially normal for something as old as this. Through years of running, the pulleys develop wear and so the grooves get wider than OE. The belt will settle and wear into the larger/wider groove after some run time. Just adjust as necessary. I didn't see what RPM the motor was for but it should be quiet. When you think it is noisy as in what you were expecting the motor should be you are thinking about a direct drive motor spinning at 9 or 10,000 RPM like a router or rotozip. In fact the noisiest thing you should hear on your saw would be the spinning of the blade. Should sound like a nice whirring. And yes, it will be underpowered compared to todays saws. that is the nature of the beast. people back then didn't expect to cut 12/4 Oak on the small saw like this. My '49 Unisaw has only a one horse motor compared with the motors they put in today of 3 and 5 horsepower. You just have to know the limits and work within them. Very nice job on the refinishing. the top looks fantastic!

People who complain about those who make valid negative comments. if you don't want to hear what people think about your stuff, don't allow them or ask them to make comments!!!! BTW, we would have been able to see the saw no problem on a safer cut of the 4x4. You just chose to not think about what you were doing. That isn't our fault for pointing it out, and to be honest, if what we say helps you retain a digit in the future, it was well worth the criticism.

Actually it is 220 pounds. But since there would be some torque even at level 0 or 1 that equals more than 1/10 of the max rated capacity, i'm not sure what the actual scale will be. I see a lot of sitting on a stool with my torque wrench and tape and marker in the future so I can see just what the value changes may be.

Not in your life for a brad nailer. My bostich was like $80 or so when i got it and it works perfect. Why pay 4x the price? Maybe a finish, roofing, or framing nailer no problem as the premium is only about double.

Sorry Jimbo, but until I see you on a national television show every week for an hour or hour and a half I'm going to say the two circumstances are slightly different. LOL

I'm going to have to stop watching these videos. As an employee at a very safety oriented company, your work would be stopped, and you could even be banned from the property if someone saw you make a cut like that on a 4x4. I do appreciate the visual on how well the saw or maybe the blade itself can perform, but damn, work safer next time.

The fast orange is almost $10 a gallon now, or you can get a 4 pack for $67. LMAO!!!

Stopped at the HD by the ofice for lunch. No camera chimey things anywhere that I noticed. It is in a more well to do suburb. Anyway, I noticed that the current M12 promotion is ending tomorrow, so more than likely there will be a new M12 promo very soon. they also hada lot of kits (cheaper ones) on display for some sort of spring sale. There were also several displays that had plastic covering them up, so I don't know what was hidden. The price on the 2897 FUEL (or is it 2798?) Non One-Key kit was back up to $399 from $349, making it far cheaper to get the one key kit then returning the free tool for credit. Like a $70+ difference when you factor in sales tax. Last, it peeves me off that I can't buy the #2 square drive 2" impact bits in the two pack like the #1 and #3 bits. I have to buy at least a 5 pack at twice the price.

LOL I can walk across the street from my apartment, and enter the doors of a Lowe's. if I walk another 100 yards I am in a super Walmart, and another 100-200 yards after that I am in a Home Depot. One driveway connects them all. I'm too lazy though to do anything but take my car to any one of them.