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bhukBC posted:Saw this browsing Sears. Future of ratchets? I've seen those. One of those obvious ideas that you wonder why it hasn't been around longer.
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bhukBC posted:Saw this browsing Sears. Future of ratchets? I have a smaller set of those in a different brand, something like 1/4" - 5/8". They're honestly a pretty good tool. I find new uses for them all the time, so I can only assume that a full-sized set would be equally as useful. The set I have the ratchet can actually accept standard hex drill bits too, so you can pop in a short torx or square or whatever to get to a screw head in really tight places. ibpooks fucked around with this message at 20:31 on Nov 27, 2011 |
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I like the concept with the new ratchets but I have no personal experience. It seems like clever development. However! The set liked means I can't use my impact driver with the sockets, nor can I use other brand sockets with the ratchet. It could be handled by a converter bit/socket thing for the ratchet, I guess and perhaps a special socket for 1/2" square but it's cumbersome.
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Nov 28, 2011 14:08
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stubblyhead posted:Right-angle drills usually have a fair amount of power behind them, but if all you're doing is putting holes in 2x4s in tight spaces, then it will probably be just fine. We are drilling holes through plastic/thing sheet metal, power isn't a big concern. Can anyone recommend a right-angle adapter with chuck? Most of the ones I've seen are for hex bits or really cheap looking.
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Nov 28, 2011 17:43
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bhukBC posted:Saw this browsing Sears. Future of ratchets? Knowing Craftsman products quite well, that thing probably has an old timey 36-tooth gear which slips between teeth out of the box. The one they'd give you as an exchange when you notice this would likely have the same problem.
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taqueso posted:We are drilling holes through plastic/thing sheet metal, power isn't a big concern. Can anyone recommend a right-angle adapter with chuck? Most of the ones I've seen are for hex bits or really cheap looking. I bought mine at Home Depot, and this looks a lot like it, but isn't quite the same: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100507163/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 It is a different model, since I bought mine 5 or 6 years ago, but does have a chuck.
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jackyl posted:I bought mine at Home Depot, and this looks a lot like it, but isn't quite the same: Ya, that is about like the other ones I've seen. I would gladly pay more than that for a nice one if anyone has suggestions.
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Alright, so to further my efforts to become just short of competent at a wide variety of manly tasks, I am going to try and learn to weld this next year. This means buying an inexpensive welder that I won't feel bad about collecting dust if I hate it. I know it's a sore subject but I'm actually considering either: http://www.harborfreight.com/120-amp-arc-welder-98870.html or http://www.harborfreight.com/120-amp-230-volt-mig-and-flux-welder-97503.html With the second gaining a little preference since I could turn it into a mig setup later on in life. There are a few more options on Amazon but I'm a bit weary since I don't recognize many of the names and there wouldn't be a convenient store to return it to. Opinions/ideas?
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Anubis posted:Alright, so to further my efforts to become just short of competent at a wide variety of manly tasks, I am going to try and learn to weld this next year. This means buying an inexpensive welder that I won't feel bad about collecting dust if I hate it. Most people will tell you to enjoy HF hand tools and avoid their power stuff.
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Anubis posted:Alright, so to further my efforts to become just short of competent at a wide variety of manly tasks, I am going to try and learn to weld this next year. This means buying an inexpensive welder that I won't feel bad about collecting dust if I hate it. http://www.harborfreight.com/welding/arc-welders/80-amp-inverter-arc-welder-91110.html http://www.harborfreight.com/welding/tig-arc-welders/240-volt-inverter-arc-tig-welder-66787.html For affordable MIG, you're probably best looking for a used Miller/Hobart/Lincoln on Craigslist.
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Iskariot posted:I like the concept with the new ratchets but I have no personal experience. It seems like clever development. I have personal experience, and this post is spot on. There are converters to 3/8, 1/4, 1/2 drive, but they're spotty. These ratchets really shine for making trapezes out of all-thread, and not a lot else, really. If you don't know what an all-thread trapeze is, you probably don't need a through-head ratchet all that much.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:I have personal experience, and this post is spot on. There are converters to 3/8, 1/4, 1/2 drive, but they're spotty.
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taqueso posted:We are drilling holes through plastic/thing sheet metal, power isn't a big concern. Can anyone recommend a right-angle adapter with chuck? Most of the ones I've seen are for hex bits or really cheap looking. Found this tonight while looking for something else, they do exist! http://www.carbatec.com.au/right-angle-drilling-attachment_c10160 australian website so may not work for you but if one place has them somewhere else will too 
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MrPete posted:Found this tonight while looking for something else, they do exist! I found a different one trying to search for the one you linked outside of Australia, looks decent: http://www.garrettwade.com/3-8-keyless-chuck-right-angle-bit-driver/p/08K01.02/
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I needed a sliding mitre saw today in a pinch, and as luck would have it found the Makita LS1016 on sale for $499CDN. The sale was ending today so I bought it. As it turns out, I probably won't need to use it until Friday, so was hoping to get some input on the saw before I open it up. What's the consensus for some of the better 10" sliding dual-beveling compound saws out there?
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Iskariot posted:"Made in China" doesn't mean it's typical Chinese no-name bullshit. Almost every tool manufacturer makes stuff in China and the ones that don't probably buy a lot of parts from China. Chinese companies makes things according to specs and can do so as well as a high-end German company if you hand over enough money. When I was in Sam's Club earlier today, I saw this Channellock magnetic screwdriver set for $20:  Alas, the version that Amazon is selling has a review extremely upset about the fact they're made in China. Conversely, Home Depot has a box of screwdrivers, Made in the USA, for $10 locally, but non-magnetic.
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Reggie Died posted:I needed a sliding mitre saw today in a pinch, and as luck would have it found the Makita LS1016 on sale for $499CDN. The sale was ending today so I bought it. Edit: Re: China. I get annoyed with people drawing stereotypical conclusions when they see something made in China. It's simply not true. "Oh, quality dropped as soon as they moved production to China". It probably didn't. Chances are quality dropped because we, as a society, demand stuff for less money and see quality as a secondary factor. By softening up demands and moving production to China, we get cheaper products. And worse quality. If quality control of Chinese manufacturers is something you cut back on, perhaps you can expect lacking quality. That does not mean everything from China means it's poo poo. I'd wager that 100% of all mobile phones and computers contain something made in China and we rely on these devices constantly. Iskariot fucked around with this message at 13:24 on Dec 1, 2011 |
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This is a little off topic, but...; I have a Ryobi mitre saw stand (best stand $75 can buy IMHO), but it's at a job site with my Dewalt chop saw. I went to the Ryobi website to make sure it would work with my new Makita, and ran across this picture. http://www.ryobitools.com/product_image/image_url/1363/large/A18MS01_4_Final.jpg That tray idea is brilliant!, but I have no idea how it's attached to the stand. Those tubes are hollow, and the legs wouldn't fold down completely if it was attached permanently, so I doubt it's screwed or glued. Any ideas?
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bhukBC posted:Saw this browsing Sears. Future of ratchets? One reason why not is the relatively very high cost of producing one of those. A 3/8", 1/2", 1/4" broach is a standard size, most of the internal sizes of sockets are standard hex sizes. This allows for inexpensive manufacturing with rotary broaching which I suspect is how sockets are machines typically. Those gear driven ones are definitely non standard internal shapes. So while regular sockets can be cranked out at lightning speed on a swiss lathe from standard stock, I'd suspect those are a powdered metal job or something like that. EDIT: Never mind, sockets are formed, which I should've figured. Same point though. Fairly standard tooling sizes on hydraulic machines instead of swiss lathes. How sockets are made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtcYB-mW6i0 Double Edit: Never, Never mind, it looks like some actually are broached. For example extensions are shown broached in that video. Lord Gaga fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Dec 2, 2011 |
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Reggie Died posted:This is a little off topic, but...; If I was going to make something like that, I'd put a top piece of plywood on and a couple wingnuts through the whole thing to clamp it onto the pipes. Easy to take it off when no longer needed and it'd still be below the level of whatever you're cutting
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Reggie Died posted:This is a little off topic, but...; Magnets. Unless they're aluminum tubes.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Magnets. How's that poo poo work? ----------------------------- Anyone ever had an issue with a harbor freight hand tools? I know the power tools are typically something to avoid, but their hand tools are serviceable? I've only bought a couple of scerw drivers and a razor knife from them. The screwdrivers were screwdrivers and the knife was the best I've ever used.
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mugrim posted:How's that poo poo work? I have a chain wrench that I accidentally let someone use as a tire iron for taking the tire off the rim of a work truck. No damage, and it's still straight. Their chain wrenches rock. I broke a set of their side-cutting lineman's pliers after about 40 minutes of cutting #2 bare copper wire. Hinge snapped. Replaced them, and broke the second set less than an hour later. Junk. I hear equally bad things about their pipe pliers, diagonal-cutting pliers, and needle-nose pliers. Screwdrivers are screwdrivers, but I've broken a fair pile of their flathead screwdrivers using them as chisels; not chipped the tips, but broken at the shank where it meets the handle. I've also stripped the tips off a set of their #2 philips screwdrivers. In short, no more harbor freight hand tools, except chain wrenches.
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mugrim posted:Anyone ever had an issue with a harbor freight hand tools? I know the power tools are typically something to avoid, but their hand tools are serviceable? I've only bought a couple of scerw drivers and a razor knife from them. The screwdrivers were screwdrivers and the knife was the best I've ever used. Their "Mini bolt cutters" are the best wire cutters I have ever used, and only cost $4. I cut thick steel wire very frequently at work and they have never failed except when I misplace them. I had tried out many other kinds of cutters and these rock. Along the same lines, I've been extremely happy with my HF heat gun, torque wrench, tarps, hammers, socket holders, tool chest, electric impact wrench, and many more tools. Many of the tools I purchased from HF are used in a constant-use professional environment. Don't dismiss Harbor Freight tools just because they are inexpensive and made in China.
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dinozaur posted:Their "Mini bolt cutters" are the best wire cutters I have ever used, and only cost $4. I cut thick steel wire very frequently at work and they have never failed except when I misplace them. I had tried out many other kinds of cutters and these rock. Along the same lines, I've been extremely happy with my HF heat gun, torque wrench, tarps, hammers, socket holders, tool chest, electric impact wrench, and many more tools. Many of the tools I purchased from HF are used in a constant-use professional environment. I am on my second one of their portable band saw. the first one had an issue with the trigger switch but aside from being a little bit on the loud side they do the job quite well! they both have been put through a lot of use and for $100 on sale you cant beat it!
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Do not under any circumstances buy the HF adjustable wrenches. I made that mistake and they do not maintain the jaw adjustment so when you take it off the nut/bolt, you have to readjust it every time. Craftsman adjustables rule. I have the 300 piece HF socket set and it is amazing. Much better quality/selection than my Craftsman set. Basically, if the hand tool has any moving parts, be wary.
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I am looking for a toolbox that has multiple drawers but can he hand carried. I am using a 18x 12 inch with a top tray right now for my hand tools but i'd like a multi drawer unit to separate hand tools by use. I'd like a deeper drawer on the bottom to store larger tools like my multimeter and tubing bender. Also I am trying to find a T handle wrench that does 1/4 and 5/16th nut driver. It doesn't have to be a deep socket but a 2 in on would be nice. I don't like a multi screw driver since they seem to strip out easier then a nut driver itself.
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Rd Rash 1000cc posted:I am looking for a toolbox that has multiple drawers but can he hand carried. I am using a 18x 12 inch with a top tray right now for my hand tools but i'd like a multi drawer unit to separate hand tools by use. I'd like a deeper drawer on the bottom to store larger tools like my multimeter and tubing bender. Toolbox Also, I used to keep one of these in the back of my SUV for tool storage and would just take out what I needed for whatever job and toss them in my other toolbox. Makes for a nice organized overflow bin so you aren't lugging unneeded tools around. Looked for about 10 minutes couldnt find your nut driver :-/ iForge fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Dec 7, 2011 |
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I know Milwaukee is considered one of the best power tool brands along with DeWalt, but what about their bits? I noticed that there weren't many DeWalt sets at Home Depot, but they had a 40 pc drive guide set "worth $55" for $10 (caveat: Made in China). I wonder if I should hold out for a larger set that includes drilling bits as well.
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Josh Lyman posted:I know Milwaukee is considered one of the best power tool brands along with DeWalt, but what about their bits? I noticed that there weren't many DeWalt sets at Home Depot, but they had a 40 pc drive guide set "worth $55" for $10 (caveat: Made in China). I wonder if I should hold out for a larger set that includes drilling bits as well. That's weird because at the Home Depot's I frequent, I'm always bombarded with 18 different blister packs of Dewalt bits, some with drill bits, some with impact bits...it's kinda crazy. YMMV, but my philosophy is bits are cheap, but are expensive to replace. If I'm on a job site and don't have a #1 Robertson, it's a waste of 30mins to go buy one. I bought a Milwaukee blister pack with a storage unit (mainly for the storage unit) and just replace all the bits in bulk from the lumber yard. Drill bits are a bit different, and I'd spend the money on those. I prefer Irwin and Rigid for value/price, both drill and spade bits.
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Reggie Died posted:That's weird because at the Home Depot's I frequent, I'm always bombarded with 18 different blister packs of Dewalt bits, some with drill bits, some with impact bits...it's kinda crazy. You might want to ask in the Metalworking thread too. I got a feeling that they can offer good tips on bits to buy. They helped me get a good set of American made cobalt steel bits. They were expensive, but worth every penny. My Drill Doctor works great for sharpening my bits too.
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Plunge saw galore! (hotlinking from Toolstop so if no images appear, yell at me and I'll host them) Bosch seems to have begun shipping their new plunge saw:  From what I can see, this is exactly the same rail system as Mafell uses (not verified). I'm hoping it is because Mafell rails are super expensive and I haven't gotten around to buying some for my KST55. I'll take the saw with me to a shop and verify this when they start getting the saw on display. AEG suddenly made this:  AEG is, from what I've gathered, owned by TTI group and Ridgid is a licensed brand name for TTI in the US (for powertools). This could mean that you'll see the orange plunge saw under the Ridgid name in the US.
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Image leaching is a big no no here.
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Circus Pies! posted:Image leaching is a big no no here. Here, use these (quick! before pipes! finds you!)  
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Circus Pies! posted:Image leaching is a big no no here. Because its still 2003 and most websites only allocate 20 MB per month in bandwidth.
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GearWrench 20PC Ratcheting Wrench Set These things, these awesome wonderful ratcheting wrench things right here are worth every penny (and onsale right now). They have some plastic in them and I wouldn't hit them with a BFH but for those tight spots where you can only move it by one click at a time? Essential.
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I forgot to share the best utility knife. Now I've carried an expensive bench made but I really worried that if I lost it I would be out $80. So I found this at a local hardware store. I haven't found one similar to it. QuickSlide™ Pocket Knife Height 1-9/16" Length 5-3/4" Width 3/4" Weight 0.36 lb The blade release works great and ive even taken this knife apart numerous times to clean it and lube it. I like that its not flip out because this is way easier to open up. If you need a good knife for work i'd suggest this one. Turd Herder fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Dec 10, 2011 |
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Rd Rash 1000cc posted:I forgot to share the best utility knife. Now I've carried an expensive bench made but I really worried that if I lost it I would be out $80. So I found this at a local hardware store. I haven't found one similar to it.
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Well gently caress, I've been robbed. I went out to my garage today for the first time since last weekend to find the place completely turned upside down. I stood there for a few minuets completely dumbfounded, like my brain would not accept what I was seeing. This really sucks. So far I've been able to determine that they got: RYOBI bench top drill press RYOBI bench top band saw RYOBI trim router RIDGID reciprocating saw RIDGID Random orbit sander CRAFTSMAN Router attached to a 18’ X 18” square of 1/2” thick MDF board DEWALT 12v cordless drill DEWALT 12v cordless impact driver DEWALT 18v cordless circular saw DEWALT tool bag full of bits, sockets and other small tools Black tool bag(s) full of bits, sockets and other small tools Who says living in the country is safe? People who are loving wrong, that's who! If you live around Nashville, TN and hear about someone selling this kind of stuff call the police. Circus Pies! fucked around with this message at 02:28 on Dec 11, 2011 |
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Circus Pies! posted:Well gently caress, I've been robbed. I live up in washington but people robbing rural areas isnt uncommon up here. I had a service call today . The guy posted had on his gate that stated the premises were under video surveillance and trespassers may be shot. Sorry to hear about your loss. Check local pawn shops.
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