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i bought one of those karoke mics for my friend's kid for xmas lol. i'm the cool uncle
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Cat Hatter posted:Was it an acoustic/electric? Because I'm just imagining a teenager jamming on a solid-body guitar with headphones turned up so loud the wearer's ears are bleeding from sound audible from three rooms away. Lol, no, just an annoying endless strumming sound.
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Safety Dance posted:My sister took up electric guitar when we were growing up, and she became convinced you *could never* touch the settings on the amp, including volume, or you'd ruin the sound of the instrument. I bought her headphones and you could still hear her playing throughout the whole house, just not as obnoxiously. As some one who has played 100+ shows lol. If we could plug into something ha. And she would be the same in the real world. But how is she in guitar any good?
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You can hide a rescue whistle inside a gift card box. Or three... My brother-in-law has triplets. He learned not to send glitter and sand art to my kids after the Great Safety Drill Christmas of 2004.
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PhotoKirk posted:You can hide a rescue whistle inside a gift card box. Or three... I know a guy who worked for a music venue and rushed the stage one time when the band pulled out a bag of glitter. No way he wanted to deal with cleaning that up.
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Lol good for him. Alternately - "you ain't getting paid if you don't clean up your own loving mess"
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Anyone know what happened to reverselogic.us and the guy running it? They sold little niche specialty tools, lug guides, jack point adapters, that sort of things. I believe they were also a reseller for those foam ramps and various top-of-the-line jack stands. Now it just looks like the remaining stock was bought out by someone else.
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Anyone have a recommendation for a battery powered vacuum? I have the M12 dustbuster-like vacuum, and it’s fine for touch-ups, but you really can’t do a good job with it. Mainly looking at it for car use. I don’t have a garage or easy access to 120v, so something that runs on one of the 18v systems would be best. I have to clean out the heater box in my mom’s Celica - mice got in and they turned it into a cat food silo.
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0toShifty posted:Anyone have a recommendation for a battery powered vacuum? I have the M12 dustbuster-like vacuum, and it’s fine for touch-ups, but you really can’t do a good job with it. Mainly looking at it for car use. I don’t have a garage or easy access to 120v, so something that runs on one of the 18v systems would be best. Interested to hear…I don’t think we are there yet. I have the M12 wet dry vac bc I was watching for it on eBay and got an open box for like $55. Super well made but my regular real m12 batteries maybe last 5-6 minutes in it each. Still not bad as I have 4 batteries and to use a real vac I’d have to drag out extension cords (car cleaning). I saw a makita one that took multiple batteries at a time and I have so many good knockoffs that looked great - but I think it was just at a tool show not in production
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I have a makita 18V dust extractor vacuum and... it's OK. Annoyingly it doesn't attach well to my Makita router or circular saw which is why I got it. I think in general more power is going to be better, it's fine for generally picking up sawdust or whatever but it would be great to have more oomph to get stuff out of nooks and crannies. https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XCV11Z If there's a 2-battery version that would be great. I also have a dirt devils (I think Shark in the US) upright rechargeable vac which is ok and has a spinning brush floor attachment. Not so good for cleaning cars but does an OK job of the house.
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Oh hey they do https://www.makitatools.com/products/tools/cordless/18v-lxt/dust-extraction/cordless-dust-extractors Reading an article apparently there are variations between 36V models in terms of CFM capacity, the ones without HEPA filtering also flow better, and there are models that can be run off AC power as well as a the batteries.
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0toShifty posted:Anyone have a recommendation for a battery powered vacuum? I have the M12 dustbuster-like vacuum, and it’s fine for touch-ups, but you really can’t do a good job with it. Mainly looking at it for car use. I don’t have a garage or easy access to 120v, so something that runs on one of the 18v systems would be best. I have the M18 Fuel Shop Vac, and it has quickly become my most used tool. https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Vacuums-and-Fans/0970-20 Every job you do, be it around the house or in the shop, needs cleanup. I have a 9 ah and 12 ah from the chainsaw kit, and they will both run the vacuum for over 30 minutes. It is strong enough to hold it near the drill when making holes in drywall so you don't get dust. I haven't tried it on water, so cannot comment on that. The only drawback is that I haven't gotten any of the bags, and the hepa filter needs to be banged out fairly often. This is just the nature of shopvac's , if you vacuum dust you need to keep it out of the filter somehow. The accessory holders could be better, its under the top packout mount. I don't have any other packout stuff, so I don't know how useful that is. If you have m12 already, then M18 is natural as the chargers are dual, and you can sell your m12 only charger.
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Milwaukee has dual-battery M18 shop vacs in nine- and 12-gallon sizes. I haven't used them, but I would expect good performance but short battery life. I have a Ryobi cordless shop vac and it is fine. I can vacuum a car with it before the battery dies. I can't clean the whole shop, but that isn't what the thing is for. PBCrunch fucked around with this message at 00:30 on Dec 22, 2022 |
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What's the swaging tool for this kind of ferrule look like?  I bought this Iwiss tool but it made a mess of the figure 8 ferrule. Edit: I think the swaging tool I bought is generally right, just too small for the application. Or maybe I'm just doing it wrong. Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Dec 22, 2022 |
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I used a big pair of bolt cutters. Worked pretty well as long as you don't cut all the way through. They make a specialty crimp tool that came with a kit I bought like this but honestly the bolt cutters did a better job.
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Safety Dance posted:What's the swaging tool for this kind of ferrule look like? I used the same style swaging tool but correctly sized. It's not pretty but it works and it didn't make a horrible mess, just not as nice as factory crimps. I got mine at home depot.
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It might not be proper, but I usually use a chisel of some sort to punch down in the skinny part of the "8". Both sides.
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wesleywillis posted:It might not be proper, but I usually use a chisel of some sort to punch down in the skinny part of the "8". Riggers everywhere just correctively shivered.
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I had to deal with those once, I used a carefully calibrated set of vise grips to get easy repeatable crushing. Edit: this was a field expedient kind of situation, not saying I did a good or right thing. Frank Dillinger fucked around with this message at 14:49 on Dec 22, 2022 |
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Safety Dance posted:What's the swaging tool for this kind of ferrule look like? You are looking for a "duplex ferrule swaging jaw/tool" in whatever the size that is. http://muncyindustries.com/Catalog/5-cavity-swaging-tools.php JFC do not listen to basically everyone above this post except for sharkytm.
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We bought Nicopress hydraulic tools for 3/8" wire rope for lifting applications. If this is small/light poo poo that doesn't involve people's safety, you can get away with "wire rope crimping tools " on Amazon. If it's anything safety-related (hand rails, anything overhead, anything over 20# basically), either borrow a proper tool from someone, or buy one. Cheaping out on wire rope tools is a quick way to get someone hurt or killed. If it's tiny stuff, look at what's available for fishing gear. I crimp ferrules on 1/16" wire and 200# mono for making fishing leaders with a pair of Penn crimp pliers. 150+ pound tuna never ripped one out, nor did that size tuna getting torn on half by sharks.
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With swage sleeves there is also a specific number and sequence of compressions that need to be made depending on the size. This article covers it: https://www.e-rigging.com/How-to-Select-and-Use-Swage-Sleeves
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boxen posted:Looking to buy a new set of ratchet handles, I already have some cheap ones to live with my car tool kit but I kinda want to get something nicer for the garage tools. This set seems good (and really cheap), and the 120-tooth mechanism sounds like it'd be really nice to have. I know Gearwrench is generally pretty great, does anyone have any experience with these before I pull the trigger? I pulled the trigger on a full set of Gearwrench comfy grip ratchets. Went with the 90 tooth for 3/8 and 1/2 but got the 120 for 1/4". I think the general consensus is more (smaller) teeth make tighter swing for tight spaces, but less strength. They have very little if any backlash. I have no complaints other than I miss the quick release button from my old craftsman professionals.
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The new stuff (ratchets) is so nice but I have to admit there is something that I really like about an old rear end ratchet that has like 50 teeth and is loud as hell and sounds like a machine gun when you swing it back.
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blindjoe posted:I have the M18 Fuel Shop Vac, and it has quickly become my most used tool. Have this as well, second the recommendation.
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sharkytm posted:We bought Nicopress hydraulic tools for 3/8" wire rope for lifting applications. If this is small/light poo poo that doesn't involve people's safety, you can get away with "wire rope crimping tools " on Amazon. If it's anything safety-related (hand rails, anything overhead, anything over 20# basically), either borrow a proper tool from someone, or buy one. Cheaping out on wire rope tools is a quick way to get someone hurt or killed. My wife bought a toy shelf for our son's bedroom that can't easily be secured to the wall, so the best solution I could come up with was the screw a bracket into a stud and use wire rope to wrap around the metal frame of the shelf. I think I've got it secure enough that he won't be able to pull it over by accident, but I'll revisit this and maybe use those u-bolt clamps when he starts being old enough to climb poo poo.
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Safety Dance posted:My wife bought a toy shelf for our son's bedroom that can't easily be secured to the wall, so the best solution I could come up with was the screw a bracket into a stud and use wire rope to wrap around the metal frame of the shelf. I think I've got it secure enough that he won't be able to pull it over by accident, but I'll revisit this and maybe use those u-bolt clamps when he starts being old enough to climb poo poo. Safety wire? Or just some 12g copper?
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sharkytm posted:either borrow a proper tool from someone, or buy one. My local West Marine sells wire and ferrules in all shapes and sizes and they have a nice workbench with a swager mounted to it, I always just use theirs. Maybe there’s a store near you similarly equipped?
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sharkytm posted:Safety wire? Or just some 12g copper? 1/8" galvanized wire rope
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Safety Dance posted:1/8" galvanized wire rope I was suggesting using those, rather than the wire rope. You can twist the copper by hand and it'll be plenty strong. Safety wire and pliers would also work. Sorry for not being more clear.
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Safety Dance posted:My wife bought a toy shelf for our son's bedroom that can't easily be secured to the wall, so the best solution I could come up with was the screw a bracket into a stud and use wire rope to wrap around the metal frame of the shelf. I think I've got it secure enough that he won't be able to pull it over by accident, but I'll revisit this and maybe use those u-bolt clamps when he starts being old enough to climb poo poo. 
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Might consider buying a real shelf too
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My FIL knows I’ve been borrowing a tap and die set, so for Christmas he found me a brand new vintage Craftsman set. …It’s all standard. No metric. Everything I own is metric 
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Advent Horizon posted:My FIL knows I’ve been borrowing a tap and die set, so for Christmas he found me a brand new vintage Craftsman set. That stinks! But what a nice effort from him
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Advent Horizon posted:My FIL knows I’ve been borrowing a tap and die set, so for Christmas he found me a brand new vintage Craftsman set. Tell your spouse that this sort of incompetence is exactly what you expect since the tree wouldn’t be far from the apple. Then spit on him or her Merry Christmas ya filthy animal
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Advent Horizon posted:My FIL knows I’ve been borrowing a tap and die set, so for Christmas he found me a brand new vintage Craftsman set. Now you can retap anything to an SAE thread and make your cars unworkable. You can be the PO!
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call it "converting to standard" and now it sounds like a benefit
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Advent Horizon posted:My FIL knows I’ve been borrowing a tap and die set, so for Christmas he found me a brand new vintage Craftsman set. Applying TFR logic, the correct course of action is to acquire a vehicle that uses standard fasteners and fittings. I’m thinking sixties Jeep Wagoneer.
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MrYenko posted:Applying TFR logic, the correct course of action is to acquire a vehicle that uses standard fasteners and fittings. I’m thinking sixties Jeep Wagoneer. Anyone who doesn’t think this is the most correct option is a stick in the mud 
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Reminder to only use your angle gauge on a perfectly flat surface or it may slip off and break.
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