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  2. Harbor Freight

    in Hand Tools

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    Bungee cords, drop cloths, brooms and trailer balls. Crowbars and impact sockets. An aluminum ramp. Nothing important or vital.


    That’s all I will buy there. No pneumatic or electronic or electric tools. Even Ryobi is better than the Chinese crap they stock.

    The only thing I hate more than broken tools are junk tools.


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  5. For Plumbers - 18V ONE+™ PEX PINCH CLAMP TOOL

    in Power Tool News

    Posted

    Interesting. Would have figured this as a Milwaukee release due to their popularity with plumbers. They must be doing a “soft test” after the nailer problems.   


    Better to wait before rolling it out before it’s ready. Good on Milwaukie.

    I don’t know if I would hire a plumber that showed up with Ryobi tools.




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  6. New 3ah compact vs 5ah

    in Dewalt

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    2AH in finishing guns, They will run for days.

     

    5 AH in Most other 20 V tools.

     

    FV on the 20v saw. High increase in performance is worth way more than the small increase in weight.

     

     

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  14. QUESTION ON A DEWALT SLIDING COMPOUND MITER SAW

    in Power Tools

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    I had that saw, and it had a broken component that was made of cast aluminum.

    No luck anywhere. Not on eBay, not on ereplacement parts.


    I wonder if you could polish the rusty spot off? 320 grit sandpaper and then finer and finer.

    Your best bet may be to find another used or broken one and scavenge parts off of it.






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  15. New rafter hook?

    in Dewalt

    Posted

    His complaint was the lack of torque on start-up.  Same as my lead guy.  They both said the saw does great, until it gets slightly bogged down.  Then you can't back up a little and keep going.  You almost have to take the saw, out of the cut, wait for the blade to get up to rpm, and then start over.  It can't even get back up to rpm when you just stop cutting and wait for the rpm to build up.
     
    With the 6 1/2 you can either stop pushing and it will quickly get back up to rpm or you can back up, slightly, and it will get back up to rpm, quickly.



    A flexvolt battery helps out a whole bunch. It helps out the 20vmiter saw too.


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  17. New rafter hook?

    in Dewalt

    Posted

    I should add, the reviews were in the 7 1/4” 20v.

    Not the flexvolt.

    People were making comparisons.

     

     

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    Put a flexvolt battery on your 20 V saw.

     

    It makes all the difference.

     

     

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  18. Tstak, best light duty toolboxes?

    in Dewalt

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    ^^^^^

     

    Big reason I went with the TStaks right there.

     

    - each kit holds fasteners for the gun, the gun, and it’s battery. No need for a charger.

     

    - The kit bags are a joke for storage and transport. The tough system would be too big and heavy. With the tough system, most people fill it full of all their nail guns. I like to be able to Grab a box with a specific gun in it, not lug around a heavy box with all my nail guns.

     

    I have tstaks for my 18 gauge Brad, 18 gauge stapler, and 15 gauge brad nailer. I wish the framer would fit in one.

     

    My SDS just got its own T-Stak. It will hold the drill, bits, and tap cons.

     

     

    No reason for a separate fastener box or battery box when everything you need for one day can be contained inside one box. Grab n go. Great system.

     

    My wheeled tote holds my every day tools: Circular saw, oscillating tool, compact reception, drill, impact, bitbox, hammer and speed square. Any other nailgun kits needed get stacked on top.

     

     

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  19. Tstak, best light duty toolboxes?

    in Dewalt

    Posted

    FWIW, Acme Is out of stock on the large container with the handle/organizer lid.

    I got around it by ordering the small version with that lid and a large plain version. My eight-year-old pulled the pins for the hinges and swapped lids for me. Easy Peasy.






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  23. DCH273 vs DCH293

    in Dewalt

    Posted

    I use mine sometimes for putting on siding.


    I work by myself. Before I tear off old siding, I tapcon two by fours to the foundation just below the current siding.

    That makes a nice ledger to put new siding on. Five minutes Of work for no struggles holding siding in place while trying to nail it straight.


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  25. DCH273 vs DCH293

    in Dewalt

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    I have the 273 and I am happy with it.


    It will drill holes all day long for what I use it for, drilling both popular sizes of tapcons

    It occasionally drills half-inch holes for redheads. It does fine with that.

    I once had to use it to drill out an 8 inch diameter hole for a fence post in a poured concrete pad. As expected, it took an hour, but it sufficed.

    I didn't notice any difference in power between 20 V batteries and flexvolt batteries.

    I haven't used it for chipping mortar off of a countertop or floor, but expect it would do well with my chipping bit.

    No complaints with it. I like the kit box, because it holds an organizer filled with tap cons, a Bosch selection of bits, and a few larger bits

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