jtkendall

Bands that illuminate under UV light so you can find them.

I'm not 100% sold on needing a drill because I can find most bits in hex shank for impacts, I might just choose to get a new brushless impact instead, so I'm not too worried about missing out on anything. I have my eye on the Makita XDT12 which won't go down past the $25 off deal Acme is currently running anyway. Last year I found a Makita 18v grinder in store for $50 after the holidays but online it was still at full price, so it's very much per store based on their stock and what they want to move to make room.

Going to hold off on buying a brushless drill until I research all of the options and see what kind of deals I can find after Thanksgiving. So, I ordered a set of Milwaukee Red Helix drill bits and a set of Bosch Daredevil spade bits for my impact today.

Here’s the Makita 6.5” miter saw. Apparently its pretty light. Video posted by @makitaqld back in August.

I don't use them every day but haven't noticed any issues with dulling of the cutters. The tongue and groove pliers are the ones I've used the most and they work really well every time, no complaints.

I have Gearwrench tongue and groove pliers, needle nose pliers, and diagonal cutters, not the exact same models you have listed. I like them, easy on the hands even though mine are the standard red dipped grips but the ones you linked to should be just as comfortable if not more so.

Hmm, a single BL1830B Makita battery retails for $99, wonder what I could get for the tool and charger on eBay, might be a reasonable way to get a couple more batteries for a good deal. Edit: $22, if the impact and charger can be sold for the price that I see them selling for on eBay (111 impacts sold at $50, and 70 chargers sold at $27) then each 3.0 battery would end up costing me around $22.

Thanks @sparky603 I assumed it should, but then their site wasn't listing things correctly and my go to websites for box contents didn't list anything for it.

Anyone bought the M18 7" Polisher as a bare tool? Trying to find out if it comes with the bail handle like the kit with pads does. Milwaukee's website is kind of off on the product pages. It says the basic kit and bare tool both come with two polishers and two backing pads which leads me to believe that something wasn't entered correctly. Either that or the bare tool is a hell of a deal.

@Jronman Correct! I was having a hard time coming up with hints, so I'm glad I don't need to do that any more because the next one was probably going to just be "it's teal".

That's a really good guess, but not the tool I'm looking for. This tool's consumables are one time use, you buy them in high quantities even if you only need one, and it has a rack and pinion fence.

Good guess, but not the item in question since they don’t have a cordless Domino. I don’t think a cordless version would be practical since they’d price it at almost $2,000. More Hints: This tool helps in a bind, but there’s a split about whether it even makes sense to own one.

Sorry for the delay in getting a question posted, been busy with work. This tool is 18v, it cuts and has a fence but is not a saw, and it moves at 6500 RPM. I would like the brand and tool or model number. More hints if there are incorrect guesses.

That's good to know, I expect this to get a lot of use initially but then probably get used maybe once a quarter after that so I'll have to pickup some armor seal. I've got shutters, doors, and bedrooms to paint so I figured this was a better option than one of the cordless ones so I'm not filling the little bucket every 5 minutes.

It's the new Graco cordless paint sprayers. Sold as Graco TC (TrueCoat) in Home Depot and everywhere else has them as Graco Ultra.

Graco paint sprayer and some Diablo demo demon blades arrived today. Paint sprayer is going to get a ton of use in about two weeks when I have free time again.

I mean if I did a ton of edge banding I'd probably consider one, but I would have to have more edge banding to do than patience to do it in order to justify buying anything this specialized.

Step 1: Buy at reduced price Step 2: Sell at list price or as bare tool Step 3: Profit

Ah, that's something I hadn't thought of, I'll have to get a good pair of leather boots. I think all of my clothing is cotton but I'll pick up FR rated clothing and a welding jacket too, I'd rather opt for more safety than chance it. Autodarkening all the way, I already have to wear glasses I'm not going to risk going blind to save a few bucks. Hmm, that might change my mind then because they seem to have higher duty cycles, are cheaper than comparable Mig machines, and a lot of them also support Tig. If I can pick up a reasonably priced 120v Stick/Tig machine to learn on I can and probably would upgrade it once I get the garage electrical upgraded with 240 this coming spring. That would probably be the best time to buy a Mig machine because I could go 240 only and get a higher duty cycle.

I’ve been interested in welding for a few years now but have been putting off actually doing anything because of machine costs and a general lack of time. I’m finally ready to actually put in the time and money, but could use some information. What type of welding would you suggest someone new learn? I’m leaning towards Mig because it seems like the easiest on the hands since it feeds through a gun and all of the videos on Mig welding say it’s pretty easy to do with enough practice. It also has the benefit of letting me use shielding gas or skipping it and using flux core. Stick welding really doesn’t appeal to me because there are so many types of electrodes, if you want the electrodes to perform at their best people say to buy a rod oven, and it just looks clunky like trying to sign your name while holding the very backend of a giant novelty pen. Tig welding seems interesting, but also confusing because of lift start, high frequency, pulse, and AC/DC. What are your thoughts on the Everlast Power i-Mig 140E? http://www.everlastgenerators.com/product/mig/power-i-mig-140e It’s the Mig machine I’m leaning towards because it’s inexpensive and I’ve seen a lot of people use Everlast machines recently. All I have to do to use flux core is install different rollers. It runs on 120v and sounds like a good starter machine based on their recommended uses. What do you wear to weld? I see people wearing helmets, gloves, and welding jackets while others seem to skip the jacket for long sleeves and maybe a leather apron. I would assume jeans are probably the go to for pants.

It’s the current generation, the new generation that is smaller doesn’t come out until next month.

Ordered an Ultra Driver 26inOne Industrial from Wiha today. They have a tool club newsletter and I got a 15% off code for signing up. The driver was on sale for $19.99 down from $55, cost me $23 after $7 for shipping.

It's not showing up as available, Google has a result for it at Home Depot's website but clicking on the link just leads to a "The product you are trying to view is not currently available." page. This should be the product page for it, but not sure when or if it will actually show up on their site. https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-33-4-in-Folding-Work-Bench-DWST11556/301867227

Thanks for the heads up. Didn’t buy any of the items listed but found Diablo Demo Demon 12 in. recip blade 5 packs for $12.47 each and bought the last two. 👍