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I wonder if you currently vacuum has enough power to make a little 2 stage system with a bucket and larger hose.
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Nov 8, 2022 18:30
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Calidus posted:I wonder if you currently vacuum has enough power to make a little 2 stage system with a bucket and larger hose. I've certainly seen beekeepers make bee vacuums this way with battery operated vacuums.
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Nov 8, 2022 18:31
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Would a leaf vac suck em.up?
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Nov 8, 2022 18:31
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Acorn is a little heavier than a bee....
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Nov 8, 2022 18:31
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Is there such thing as a battery-powered vacuum (1-2 gal capacity) with a hose diameter >1.5"? We have a bastard of an oak tree in our back yard that shits acorns for 3-4 months straight and I've been having my kid use my Ryobi 2-gal battery vacuum to pick them up, but if they go in sideways, they can clog the hose up. Is there anything reasonable out there that's a 2" diameter, or will that just nuke my batteries even quicker? Get a nut rake: https://www.acehardware.com/departm...cB&gclsrc=aw.ds
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Nov 8, 2022 18:31
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We clearly should be designing an all terrain shop vac with some nice 10” pneumatic wheels and retractable cord.
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Nov 8, 2022 18:35
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Quadrotor Shop Vac aircaddy to completely avoid the terrain altogether
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Nov 8, 2022 18:48
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mds2 posted:Get a nut rake: https://www.acehardware.com/departm...cB&gclsrc=aw.ds These work great. We use one for pecans and acorns. Way better than using the leaf vacuum.
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Nov 8, 2022 18:49
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Calidus posted:I wonder if you currently vacuum has enough power to make a little 2 stage system with a bucket and larger hose. Not a terrible idea, but it has to be easily portable around the yard. I've got a standard shop vac (1.5" diameter still), but dragging something like that around with an extension cord kinda sucks since we also have a fenced off pool area that the acorns get into as well. tater_salad posted:Would a leaf vac suck em.up? I think they're probably a bit too heavy for a large-mouth leaf vac. I guess it would depend on the diameter, but I'd absolutely prefer a battery-operated solution. mds2 posted:Get a nut rake: https://www.acehardware.com/departm...cB&gclsrc=aw.ds I have that exact nut picker-upper, but that thing absolutely destroys my back after 15 mins or so since I have to give it a bunch of downward force to grab the acorns that have been walked into the turf. Plus, the acorns are oblong, so I have to roll it specifically in a perpendicular direction or else it doesn't grab them. And also when it grabs the cap to an acorn, it gets stuck in the wires and lets a bunch of acorns out  I do use this in small batches, but the vacuum is so much more convenient for a large quantity. I pay my kid $40 per 5 gallon bucket he picks up, and I've been out probably close to $300 already paying him out.Soul Dentist posted:Quadrotor Shop Vac aircaddy to completely avoid the terrain altogether The ROI of this would be incredibly fast as per my financial deal above.
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Nov 8, 2022 19:21
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there's gas powered lawn vacuums that stick sufficiently heavy motors on a push or riding mower carriage if you really wanna get silly with it, but your kid's not getting paid by the hour so maybe reconsider whether clogs are your problem
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Nov 8, 2022 23:23
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Not a terrible idea, but it has to be easily portable around the yard. I've got a standard shop vac (1.5" diameter still), but dragging something like that around with an extension cord kinda sucks since we also have a fenced off pool area that the acorns get into as well. you can get 40v leaf vacs but yeah.. I assumed it's going ot have toruble picking up an acorn Roybi has had some shop vacs taht are 18v but I've heard they dont' run very long. Although looking now you can get a 40v shop vac as well. 40v Shop Vac 1 7/8 inch hose https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-10-Gal-Cordless-Wet-Dry-Vacuum-Kit-with-40V-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-40V-Charger-RY40WD01K/319360332 18V Shop vac. 1 7/8 inch hose https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18V-6-Gal-Cordless-Wet-Dry-Vacuum-Tool-Only-with-Wet-Dry-Vacuum-Accessory-Kit-P770-A326G01N/320050223 tater_salad fucked around with this message at 14:11 on Nov 9, 2022 |
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Nov 9, 2022 14:06
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Calidus posted:We clearly should be designing an all terrain shop vac with some nice 10” pneumatic wheels and retractable cord. You're not thinking big enough, hydrovac truck. It will get the acorns/walnuts/grass/roots/soil picked up out of the yard, they have a lot of capacity so you could make some money back removing the neighbors yards too. Remember to wear double hearing protection.
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Nov 9, 2022 16:39
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SpeedFreek posted:You're not thinking big enough, hydrovac truck. It will get the acorns/walnuts/grass/roots/soil picked up out of the yard, they have a lot of capacity so you could make some money back removing the neighbors yards too. Overkill when THIS will do
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Nov 9, 2022 17:02
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tater_salad posted:you can get 40v leaf vacs but yeah.. I assumed it's going ot have toruble picking up an acorn Hmm, that 18V on wheels looks exactly like what I could use, although I suppose there isn't a HUGE difference between 1.5 and 1.875", but it may be enough. Thanks! Looks like DTO has it for $80 factory reconditioned. Not bad. That'd be incredible, but no ruts allowed in my newly-seeded lawn 
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Nov 9, 2022 17:46
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Not a terrible idea, but it has to be easily portable around the yard. I've got a standard shop vac (1.5" diameter still), but dragging something like that around with an extension cord kinda sucks since we also have a fenced off pool area that the acorns get into as well.
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Nov 9, 2022 17:55
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:If you’re paying the kid piecework, why do you care if he does it better/faster? If you’re gonna use child labour go all in and make him supply his own tools and buy his own fancy vacuum. Better still, buy it and rent it to him. His union already bent you over with that $40 a bucket contract.
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Nov 10, 2022 02:02
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Finally got my warranty replacement EGO battery and whaddyaknow, everything is working great again. Thanks for yanking my chain around for 6 loving months EGO support 
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Nov 10, 2022 02:15
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Mr. Mambold posted:Better still, buy it and rent it to him. His union already bent you over with that $40 a bucket contract. Just wait until that kid figures out he can put a smaller bucket in there upside down and fill it up twice as fast, with half as many acorns, and then is all like "hey dad, for an extra 10 bucks, I'll dump this out for you, hey yeah, nothing to see here I'll just dump it around the corner out of site from you".
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Nov 10, 2022 02:22
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:I pay my kid $40 per 5 gallon bucket he picks up, and I've been out probably close to $300 already paying him out. I am surprised he isn't inviting friends over at that rate.
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Nov 10, 2022 05:13
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H110Hawk posted:I am surprised he isn't inviting friends over at that rate. really no friend at all to be denying them that sweet sweet $20/bucket
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Nov 10, 2022 14:42
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I'm tempted by knock-off third party Makita LXT batteries and accessories like chargers, but don't really know what risks may be involved. I got a third party battery for a Dyson vacuum cleaner and it's fine, I'm not expecting the advertised levels of performance from the Makita things and am not intending to use them professionally. Is this something I should steer clear of, or is the risk just that they might be a bit poo poo? Examples: - Charger: https://amzn.eu/d/7UrsfaK - Batteries: https://amzn.eu/d/eYJWI9d
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Nov 17, 2022 10:39
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:I'm tempted by knock-off third party Makita LXT batteries and accessories like chargers, but don't really know what risks may be involved. I got a third party battery for a Dyson vacuum cleaner and it's fine, I'm not expecting the advertised levels of performance from the Makita things and am not intending to use them professionally. Is this something I should steer clear of, or is the risk just that they might be a bit poo poo? Idk about Makita knockoffs, but I bought a pair of 6amp Ryobi knockoffs last year for $50, not quite but nearly chump change, and they've rocked steady so far.
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Nov 17, 2022 18:26
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Maybe this just makes me a huge weenie, but I always ask myself how much of a deal I’ll feel like I’ve gotten if my home burns down due to a knockoff going apeshit. I recognize this may not be the most typical of thoughts, and maybe it’s propaganda by Big Tool to make me think I need to buy theirs. But enough photos of incinerated garages I’ve seen through this forum have scared me off of knockoffs.
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Nov 17, 2022 19:35
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I don't think I'd be super worried about the knock-off batteries, though I wouldn't leave them sitting in chargers while I'm away, but the knock-off chargers I'd definitely stay away from personally.
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Nov 17, 2022 20:05
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Dr. Habibi posted:Maybe this just makes me a huge weenie, but I always ask myself how much of a deal I’ll feel like I’ve gotten if my home burns down due to a knockoff going apeshit. How do you feel about Teslas. That's a battery big enough to burn a house down. Anything running a Li-on battery is some degree of risky. I changed out a swollen phone battery a few months ago, and it ignited because I bent it. Nothing burnt down. I was extra cautious after that changing out a SurfaceBook battery which had the same problem, but, which is about 8x bigger. I've also seen corded tools go haywire, due to user stupidity, like guys cutting their own cord using the tool being more common.
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Nov 17, 2022 20:11
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Mr. Mambold posted:How do you feel about Teslas. That's a battery big enough to burn a house down. Anything running a Li-on battery is some degree of risky. I changed out a swollen phone battery a few months ago, and it ignited because I bent it. Nothing burnt down. I was extra cautious after that changing out a SurfaceBook battery which had the same problem, but, which is about 8x bigger. Tesla batteries go up in flames, imagine gray market knockoffs of questionable QA, or just as likely failing QA being sold.
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Nov 17, 2022 20:17
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deimos posted:Tesla batteries go up in flames, imagine gray market knockoffs of questionable QA, or just as likely failing QA being sold. Does help if they have an Underwriters Labs approval I guess....as long as that's not a knockoff too. 
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Nov 17, 2022 20:48
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tater_salad posted:18V Shop vac. 1 7/8 inch hose I picked this up and it's loving perfect for picking up my acorns. I did my whole back yard (7-8 gallons) in like 45 minutes. Saved myself $60 for not paying my kid out and doing it myself. I didn't get any clogs whatsoever, so the 1-7/8" diameter hose is perfect. I get about 3.75 minutes per Ah of battery, so I only used about 12Ah of battery to clean my whole backyard up. I love how I can just tug the hose to pull it around, rather than constantly picking up my smaller one. Thanks for the recommendation!
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Mr. Mambold posted:How do you feel about Teslas. That's a battery big enough to burn a house down. Anything running a Li-on battery is some degree of risky. I changed out a swollen phone battery a few months ago, and it ignited because I bent it. Nothing burnt down. I was extra cautious after that changing out a SurfaceBook battery which had the same problem, but, which is about 8x bigger. not disputing the overall point you’re making here, but for the record: Mr. Mambold posted:How do you feel about Teslas. not good at all, tbh
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Dr. Habibi posted:not disputing the overall point you’re making here, but for the record: Probably better for your peace of mind to stay name brand for a few  more  and not worry.
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anyone got an idea what the line on the 80deg and 5" mark is for?
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BIG-DICK-BUTT-gently caress posted:anyone got an idea what the line on the 80deg and 5" mark is for? I think it's for making a 90 degree mark in the middle of a board. https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/57e36f82/files/uploaded/SpeedSquareInstructionBook2.pdf Pdf page 10/23 shows the practical use
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Yeah it's there for rafter birds mouth cuts. You can't use the normal 90 degree edge because of the lip on the speed square.
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For those of you in the midwest Runnings has a big Dewalt sale going on. Almost every bare tool comes with a free 5AH battery. Smaller tools like lights come with a free 2AH battery. Most of the FlexVolt batteries are on sale and I picked up a powerstack for $59.
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Nov 22, 2022 20:47
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Mr. Mambold posted:Better still, buy it and rent it to him. His union already bent you over with that $40 a bucket contract. Hardspace: Nutraker
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Nov 24, 2022 06:45
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How bad are the harbor freight tap and die sets for just light duty/cleaning threads? This one is on pretty good sale, and with their warranty if (when) they break I can just swap it out, but am I just asking for trouble? Guess the cheap SAE set is only $20 too, haven't run into much metric thread stuff around the house. https://www.harborfreight.com/sae-m...00aAhD4EALw_wcB
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Nov 26, 2022 22:57
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No worse than the big box store/Irwin/whatever sets. Chase away. You can even thread a few things with them before they're too dull to use anymore.
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Nov 26, 2022 23:01
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Bob Mundon posted:How bad are the harbor freight tap and die sets for just light duty/cleaning threads? This one is on pretty good sale, and with their warranty if (when) they break I can just swap it out, but am I just asking for trouble? Guess the cheap SAE set is only $20 too, haven't run into much metric thread stuff around the house. I use that set or a similar one I bought years ago for chasing threads and threading soft plastic like PVC. I'd be scared on aluminum or similar. No complaints.
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Nov 26, 2022 23:02
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The rule is to buy one of those sets, and then when one of them breaks buy a quality replacement.
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Noted, good to hear. Is it handy to have both standard & metric, or should I be better off going with this one? https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/specialty-hand-tools/tap-die-sets/carbon-steel-sae-tap-and-die-set-40-piece-62831.html
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