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I bought the Milwaukee drywall screw gun with the flimsiest of justifications because I will never use it enough to justify the price, but man is it fun to just slam screws into walls
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SpartanIvy posted:I bought the Milwaukee drywall screw gun with the flimsiest of justifications because I will never use it enough to justify the price, but man is it fun to just slam screws into walls saving time is a justification.
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Jun 30, 2023 11:57
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SpartanIvy posted:I bought the Milwaukee drywall screw gun with the flimsiest of justifications because I will never use it enough to justify the price, but man is it fun to just slam screws into walls Everyone needs a hobby.
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Mr. Mambold posted:Everyone needs a hobby. I once had a job doing parts inspections in a tool and die shop. We had some tool that was a small crucible to melt lead, with a discharge valve on the bottom. I don't remember what it was actually for because we never used it. I think it was to somehow measure the interior volume of parts? What we actually used it for was "making dimes." If you flicked the lever on the discharge valve it would drop lead out and make a little dime sized disk. If you did it fast enough, you could make little stacks of them. So obviously we'd have races to see who could make the most dimes in a given time period.
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Jun 30, 2023 19:17
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why can't there be a combo hammer and mallet, a mammer if you will
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why not also a ratchet?  now I have to remind myself I have absolutely no reason to buy this goofy thing
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Jul 1, 2023 15:45
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actionjackson posted:why can't there be a combo hammer and mallet, a mammer if you will I have a 30 lb sledge hammer I use for rusty crane boom pins. It kind of looks like a grey mallet.
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Fellatio del Toro posted:why not also a ratchet? I probably have an excuse.
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Wait... A rachet is a hammer without needing hammer bits.
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Jul 1, 2023 22:44
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Now it's a bigger hammer
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i really only use a mallet to close paint cans without denting the top too badly though
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tater_salad posted:Wait... A rachet is a hammer without needing hammer bits.
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i had to cut a bit of flooring and fortunatley my neighbor had a dremel attachment that he used to cut his tile. But not the new one where there is protection from the blade - just a half-moon blade with nothing between me and it. god that was terrifying, especially because I was doing it barefoot i don't have many tools because i'm in a small condo and also don't like to have a lot of stuff, but i'm a big fan of my 2" (or 2.5") channel locks, and the stanley 6-in-1 screwdriver actionjackson fucked around with this message at 23:47 on Jul 1, 2023 |
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Jul 1, 2023 23:40
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actionjackson posted:i really only use a mallet to close paint cans without denting the top too badly though This is why screwdrivers have handles.
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Jul 2, 2023 00:49
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withak posted:This is why screwdrivers have handles.
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This is probably my of-a-certain-age showing but all screwdrivers should be London-pattern Craftsman screwdrivers and using anything else to close a paint can is a federal offense.
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tracecomplete posted:This is probably my of-a-certain-age showing but all screwdrivers should be London-pattern Craftsman screwdrivers and using anything else to close a paint can is a federal offense. Weird way of spelling Felo wood handled screwdrivers, but agree with the sentiment.
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"Always use the right tool for the job," my middle school shop teacher told us as he pounded in a nail with the handle of a screwdriver.
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actionjackson posted:i had to cut a bit of flooring and fortunatley my neighbor had a dremel attachment that he used to cut his tile. But not the new one where there is protection from the blade - just a half-moon blade with nothing between me and it. god that was terrifying, especially because I was doing it barefoot Get a 5-in-1/painters tool and you’re all set
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UKJeff posted:Get a 5-in-1/painters tool and you’re all set 
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I'm looking to pick up a clamping magnifying light thing for a workbench as a gift for my Dad. Anyone have one they would recommend?
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Bann posted:I'm looking to pick up a clamping magnifying light thing for a workbench as a gift for my Dad. Anyone have one they would recommend? This one has worked well for my 3d printing worktable: https://a.co/d/fSF6Wy0 Not sure where I got the recommendation from. But in general the NeatFi ones are fairly consistent recommendations. (e to add: I think the target market for the brand is actually beauty salons)
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Tool nerds: I've got a couple painting projects that I don't want to brush (an old bed frame and end table for a kid who is now too old for the pink that we rattlecanned on it 8 years ago; and a 16x10 shed), but that aren't repainting a house. I'm likely never going to spray enough area to make a prosumer model like a Graco worth it, so I'm looking at hand held ones. I've never used an airless one before, and know that handheld ones were considered pretty much garbage the last time I thought about them a decade ago, leaving me no sense of what's good on the homeowner level today. Currently looking at the Wagner Flexio Sprayer which has decent reviews and most of the bad ones appear to be from people who don't know what the gently caress they're doing. Any experiences/opinions?
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Jul 5, 2023 19:25
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Why not rent a Graco?
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deimos posted:Why not rent a Graco?
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stealie72 posted:Partially because I hadn't thought of it, but partially because that feels like taking a sledgehammer to a gnat? I'm going to be using maybe a quart of paint on the bed frame and table. Am I wrong here? You tell me:  Depends on how many times you'll use it and your local cost to rent. deimos fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Jul 6, 2023 |
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deimos posted:You tell me: Would those be any better than this at $50? https://www.harborfreight.com/handh...3RoCbwAQAvD_BwE
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I'm going to need to purchase a reciprocating saw soon, is brushless vs non that big of a difference? Brushless is 2x the price, fuckin yow
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Brushless is the way to go in my experience, but my two points of comparison were across many years and a battery platform so those other factors could have also been some of the difference. Buy once, cry once is my usual motto on tool purchases. I'd rather have something that exceeds my uses rather than a tool that fails me and costs me more to ultimately replace.
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SpartanIvy posted:Brushless is the way to go in my experience, but my two points of comparison were across many years and a battery platform so those other factors could have also been some of the difference.  That's what I was thinking. Cramazon has the brushless nicer looking handles Ryobi saw for like 50% off which is crazy but I might go for it...
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Johnny Truant posted:
The one for $68? That’s a smoking hot deal, you can’t beat that for cordless never mind brushless too If corded is an option you can find pretty good deals on used ones, something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Makita-JR3...redirect=mobile But outside of a construction site cordless is probably the way to go so I’d say get the ryobi brushless
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stealie72 posted:Tool nerds:
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actionjackson posted:i really only use a mallet to close paint cans without denting the top too badly though I just step on them. Rubber is rubber. Speaking of shoes, did you realize that you're wearing 2 plumb bobs right now? Take off a shoe, hold it by one shoelace.
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UKJeff posted:The one for $68? That’s a smoking hot deal, you can’t beat that for cordless never mind brushless too Yeah I pulled the trigger on it cause it was such a steal. I knew I needed something akin to it to cut up our old countertop and to take down a gigantic fuckin mulberry bush, so it was perfectly timed 
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I got a set of 1/4” hex bits and it has been a game changer for assembling furniture or pretty much anything involving an Allen key in a cramped space. Dunno why I waited so long but I’m never looking back 
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Oh yeah hex bits with a drill makes furniture assembly so much better. Even with a proper hand driver. Unusually start em by hand then zip em on. Currently working on swapping my daughter's bed over to a new one and it's been so great for disassembly.
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Any recommendations for a precision screw gun? I need something with low torque so I'm not reefing everything down too hard.
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tater_salad posted:Oh yeah hex bits with a drill makes furniture assembly so much better. Even with a proper hand driver. Unusually start em by hand then zip em on. That’s the background for this statement: I can’t visualize what you mean when you say a drill with hex bits. I have Alan wrenches, turn em by hand. I get that. With a drill, the bit would fit in to the little hex hole, and then it would turn a lot faster? Do I understand correctly? Thanks for allowing my inexperience 😊
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