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Rent a professional one, especially if you don't plan on using it much after the one time. Last time I used one of those sprayers it was noisy and just spit the paint instead of an actual "Spray". The high end ones are pretty bad rear end.
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For real http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM2665972601P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2
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# ? Apr 13, 2012 01:37 |
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How are the corded drills at Harbor Freight? I want to polish my headlights and the cordless drill I have just won't cut it. I so rarely use a drill I don't want to spend a lot. Edit: I'm thinking this guy would work: http://www.harborfreight.com/3-8-eighth-inch-variable-speed-reversible-drill-3670.html mod sassinator fucked around with this message at 16:36 on Apr 14, 2012 |
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mod sassinator posted:How are the corded drills at Harbor Freight? I want to polish my headlights and the cordless drill I have just won't cut it. I so rarely use a drill I don't want to spend a lot.
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# ? Apr 14, 2012 16:50 |
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Their "professional" drills are like $30 and should be ok for that. You might be better getting a walmart black n decker.
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# ? Apr 14, 2012 17:23 |
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Yeah looks like the reviews are pretty bad. I think I might just get a DeWalt, it looks like they aren't as expensive as I thought they would be: http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hard...1&storeId=10051
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# ? Apr 14, 2012 17:41 |
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Milwaukee has a similar model for a similar price, I'd get that instead. I've used do drill sheet metal and it worked great. I have a magnum now, that thing is a beast.
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# ? Apr 14, 2012 18:25 |
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mod sassinator posted:Yeah looks like the reviews are pretty bad. I think I might just get a DeWalt, it looks like they aren't as expensive as I thought they would be: http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hard...1&storeId=10051 I have this one. It's great for a light duty corded drill. Sure the keyless chuck will slip for some heavier duty situations, but for a basic drill? loving great little bugger. I also have the 20v DeWalt kit for the portable jobs and a 1/2" chuck Rigid hammer drill for the heavy poo poo.
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# ? Apr 14, 2012 19:24 |
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5-6-8-10-12mm Helical thread repair kit Normally over 200 bucks, on clearance at grainger right now, 41 dollars to my door. I paid 35 for a 4mm kit 2 weeks ago, when I saw this I figured what the hell, and I need an 8x1.25 to fix an exhaust stud. PO's suck. The one that had my bike had no idea how to torque steel bolts into aluminum. Carbs had trashed threads and my exhaust stud pulled while I was running the nut down with a quarter inch ratchet. Oh well, excuse to have a full set of helicoils. Huge fan of my half inch Milwaukee corded. Keyed chuck, but a kungfu grip gets it tight enough to do most small jobs that a keyless is good for.
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 03:48 |
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gently caress, that deal's already cleaned out. Nice catch, dude.
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 15:37 |
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PeaceFrog posted:5-6-8-10-12mm Helical thread repair kit drat that's a great deal. I wish I didn't miss out
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 15:50 |
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Call your local store. It showed nla when I bought mine.
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 19:25 |
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Anyone got an idea how long HF takes to ship? I've been waiting on an engine stand order since the 10th. All my work in FSAE depends on getting it in. The order number I got has no tracking attached to it so I'm left in the dark. Where they ship from would suffice.
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 19:37 |
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China? I'm surprised you don't have one locally, they're all over now.
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 20:35 |
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Splizwarf posted:China? There is one right down the street. But the way I have to go about purchasing one through the university makes it easier to order online. In retrospect, it seems like they would have taken the same amount of time either way, though.
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 20:42 |
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Got these yesterday! I loving LOVE tools! 13 piece imperial ratcheting wrench set http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/reversible_combination/setdetails.jsp?part=9509 16 piece metric ratcheting wrench set http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/reversible_combination/setdetails.jsp?part=9602 16" indexable pry bar http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/specialty_tools/indexing_pry_bars/stockdetails.jsp?view=stock&part=82216 24" indexable pry bar http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/specialty_tools/indexing_pry_bars/stockdetails.jsp?view=stock&part=82224 ^This thing is loving scary looking. Got some serious heft to it. stevobob fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Apr 19, 2012 |
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I'm looking to buy a small hand drill for work. I want a half decent one since I do lots of work in areas where using a battery powered drill would require a special permit and wearing a gas monitor at all times.
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Sockington posted:I'm looking to buy a small hand drill for work. I want a half decent one since I do lots of work in areas where using a battery powered drill would require a special permit and wearing a gas monitor at all times. I know you hate Ridgid 'cause of their batteries but I've got their little 12v jobbie and like it a lot. Edit: Just realized you're looking for an electric drill. Jared592 fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Apr 19, 2012 |
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Jared592 posted:I know you hate Ridgid 'cause of their batteries but I've got their little 12v jobbie and like it a lot. Is he? I read it as a non-powered manual hand drill. So that he doesn't blow himself up around possible gas issues
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 23:13 |
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Brigdh posted:Is he? I read it as a non-powered manual hand drill. So that he doesn't blow himself up around possible gas issues Yeah that's how I read it too.
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Brigdh posted:Is he? I read it as a non-powered manual hand drill. So that he doesn't blow himself up around possible gas issues This. I'm only drilling through 0.010 to 0.080" aluminium and rarely (oh god I hope rarely) stainless steel.
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 23:34 |
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I'd recommend looking on Craigslist (or the Canada equivalent) and see if anyone is selling their Grandfather's one from the 50s. I don't think I've ever seen one in a store.
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# ? Apr 19, 2012 23:52 |
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I have one that I got as a christmas present, brand new, in the early 90s or so. My grandparents were awesome http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/schroederhanddrill.aspx
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Sockington posted:This. I'm only drilling through 0.010 to 0.080" aluminium and rarely (oh god I hope rarely) stainless steel. Fiskars still make some pretty good ones. Like this: http://www.danmicglobal.com/653230.aspx
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# ? Apr 20, 2012 00:06 |
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Christobevii3 posted:Their "professional" drills are like $30 and should be ok for that. You might be better getting a walmart black n decker. When I decided I need a corded drill I went to my local pawn shop and paid $30 for a Bosch (made in West Germany). Got it home, and immediately snapped two quarter-inch drill bits. I know pawn shops are a ripoff, but I think I got my money's worth.
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Sockington posted:I'm looking to buy a small hand drill for work. I want a half decent one since I do lots of work in areas where using a battery powered drill would require a special permit and wearing a gas monitor at all times. Hazardous locations Heh we put a GFI on the outside of our panel and some dumfuck decided to run an extension cord into the CL1 DIV1 area and got a large fine.
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# ? Apr 20, 2012 14:13 |
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stevobob posted:Got these yesterday! I loving LOVE tools! I used a gear wrench for the very first time when installing new front seats in my '02 Z28. The rear bolts can't be accessed by a standard socket as the seats are laid out a bit differently and the ratcheting part saved my rear end about 20 minutes of wrenching. Otherwise it would have been... place wrench on nut, turn nut 1/8th of an inch due to clearance, take wrench off, try to find nut again, found, turn 1/8th of an inch and repeat. I'm now replacing all my wrenches for the ratcheting kind.
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wav3form posted:I'm now replacing all my wrenches for the ratcheting kind. They are awesome, but they are definitely NOT a replacement. I _need_ both.
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# ? Apr 20, 2012 22:36 |
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wav3form posted:I'm now replacing all my wrenches for the ratcheting kind.
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Motronic posted:They are awesome, but they are definitely NOT a replacement. I _need_ both. Catch the gear wrench when they go on sale. They are way too much retail. And yeah, don't try to break stuff loose with the ratcheting end. Keep the regular wrenches for that. velocross fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Apr 21, 2012 |
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Yeah, the regular box end is still necessary... Trying to break nuts with a ratcheting wrench will only result in warranty claims. I got those wrenches and bars using a 50% student discount.
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# ? Apr 21, 2012 04:03 |
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Bang Me Please posted:No don't. Well I'm not throwing the other ones away if that's what you're thinking.
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# ? Apr 21, 2012 05:46 |
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I have a set of stubby GearWrenches. They're really nice in tight spaces, especially when clearance parallel to the bolt is an issue -- several times I've gotten a ratchet stuck between the fan and radiator because the fan bolts are too long (I have bad luck with water pumps), so I had to screw it back in and then use the GearWrench on it to allow it to come all the way out. But yeah, keep the regular wrenches for hammering on or bending to reach something really hard to get to.
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# ? Apr 21, 2012 07:56 |
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wav3form posted:I'm now replacing all my wrenches for the ratcheting kind. Kind of beaten, but absolutely don't do this. There are times where a ratcheting wrench is a goddamn awful tool. Try manually bleeding brakes on a motorcycle with a ratcheting wrench to control the caliber bleed nipple for example. You really need both. wav3form posted:Well I'm not throwing the other ones away if that's what you're thinking. Phew.
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# ? Apr 21, 2012 12:13 |
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Skip the brilliant idea of using them to tighten a line fitting or something, too, especially when there isn't enough space to back the wrench off the fitting and get a line wrench on it afterwards Done that before, felt like an idiot. It wasn't even a reversible one so I had to bend the line to get it far enough back to escape from my predicament.
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kastein posted:Skip the brilliant idea of using them to tighten a line fitting or something, too, especially when there isn't enough space to back the wrench off the fitting and get a line wrench on it afterwards Oh Gods! Done that too and apparently I'm still in the denial phase. Totally forgot this. This is the most brilliant example of why you need both.
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# ? Apr 21, 2012 14:18 |
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My dad wants to use a Variac variable transformer to control the speed of his single speed angle grinder so he can use it to polish stone. I don't know how unreasonable this is. Any thoughts?
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# ? Apr 23, 2012 14:46 |
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Angle grinders depend a lot on momentum. If he doesn't need much power and just wants to reduce the speed, that will probably work. But if he needs power, it's likely to be a miserable experience. Also, that one looks a bit small. My angle grinder is 7 or 8 amps, and I think that's pretty typical. Just make sure you get one big enough for whatever you're running through it. 10 Amp variacs aren't terribly expensive and ought to do the trick.
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# ? Apr 23, 2012 15:05 |
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AC motors for the most part depend on frequency for speed changes. It doesn't appear to me that that transformer changes frequency, just voltage. In that case the motor would run at the same speed, just with less power. Unless I'm incorrect. camino fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Apr 23, 2012 |
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camino posted:AC motors for the most part depend on frequency for speed changes. It doesn't appear to me that that transformer changes frequency, just voltage. You're correct. A VSD (variable speed drive that changes frequency and not power) would allow for closer to full power when turned down, but a variac will reduce the power enough to slow the rotation on something that relies on a flywheel effect like an angle grinder. Although if you let the angle grinder sit unloaded it will eventually get up to it's normal rotational speed regardless of where you set the variac. I've used one (variac) on a bench grinder for polishing work much like what FogHelmut was asking about. It's not an optimal solution, but VSDs are entirely too expensive to even consider for something like this.
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