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InitialDave posted:For internal wrenching, XZN (triple-square, beloved of VAG) isn't too bad, for external, splines are what you really want, but a bi-hexagonal 12-point is what goes on most aerospace stuff. Hopefully they don't buy the aero fasteners at the same specs as car bolts so it's probably quite a bit of difference between them other than the head shape.
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Yeah, there's a whole world of difference, but the reasons for using a 12pt are still good ones.
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May 7, 2014 20:21
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kastein posted:Square bolt heads are OK because you can put an adjustable wrench on them without really risking rounding them off, but suck for every other reason. Especially in tight quarters where you may not be able to get 1/8 turn out of them, but could get 1/12 of a turn out of a hex and then flip the box wrench over. This is hilarious because I'm making a little hobby/tip/camping trailer roadworthy again & the frame-to-timber is getting new square nuts and slotted head screws because they're cheap & what was on there originally. Admittedly I had to cut half the previous ones off but in all fairness they are 30+ years old.
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May 7, 2014 22:05
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InitialDave posted:Recommend me a 4.5" angle grinder. 240v mains powered, mainly automotive/metalwork, very occasional DIY use for cutting paving slabs and the like. Not wanting to spend money for the fun of it, but happy to cough up if justified. I currently have a clarke one and it has been by far my longest lasting 4.5" grinder so far. However either a bearing, shaft or mounting inside it is now on its way out and it vibrates uncomfortably when I use it and the switch is on its way out too - so I'm in the market for one too! What have you found so far? Have been very impressed with it. I have abused it, never looked after it, used it outside a lot and given it a lot of metalworking use on rusty vehicles and it has still lasted years. It was about the only power tool I own that wasn't stolen 2 years ago because I had left it outside on the drive under the landy after using it rather than putting it away and they thus missed it! I'm probably going to buy another clarke one unless there is a better suggestion.
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May 7, 2014 22:09
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On a slightly OT note - can you get any locking fasteners (in a locking wheelnut kind of style) or specialist fittings that fit onto a standard metric thread? I've got M16 threaded bar and M16 nuts holding my landy spare wheels on and M12 nuts holding stuff down in my garden and shed/garage. I'd quite like to make them a bit trickier to remove without just welding them on.
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May 7, 2014 22:17
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Either look for "tamper resistant" fittings, or find a car that uses M12 / M16 lug nuts.
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May 7, 2014 22:24
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Tomarse posted:I currently have a clarke one and it has been by far my longest lasting 4.5" grinder so far. However either a bearing, shaft or mounting inside it is now on its way out and it vibrates uncomfortably when I use it and the switch is on its way out too - so I'm in the market for one too! What have you found so far? Bosch is the recommendation from my maintenance team, though they did also say that they've abused the hell out of Hitachis and still get a decade between failures, so there's that. The way I see it, my sensible options are either: Clarke CON115 @£34 out my pocket or Bosch GWS9-115 @£68, again after discount I think I'll go and have a prod at them in the store and buy whichever feels better all-round. I do like that the Bosch seems relatively compact. Tomarse posted:On a slightly OT note - can you get any locking fasteners (in a locking wheelnut kind of style) or specialist fittings that fit onto a standard metric thread? In the garden, if it doesn't need to be easily shifted by yourself either, those shear-off security fasteners are pretty effective. Not really my field, anyone trying to nick the stuff I make when it's in-situ is going to be a bit stuffed.
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May 7, 2014 23:08
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EKDS5k posted:You attach the hitch mount to the underside of your workbench. Then you take the bench tools you want to be able to switch out and bolt/weld them to a hitch (minus the ball, obviously). Slides in and out and secures with one pin. sharkytm posted:http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57193 
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melon cat posted:This is such an amazing idea. But it does suck to see something like this if you lack welding equipment/welding know-how. Nothing about a hundred bucks and some scrap steel can't fix.
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May 8, 2014 05:38
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ID, I'd strongly recommend the bosch pro 4 1/2" grinder. I've had one for 10+ years, and it has seen a lot of use both metal grinding and cutting as well as cutting slate stone and grinding concrete in places. It has held up remarkably well and shows no signs of slowing down other than the rubber boot that helps keep the flex straight out of the back of the unit has come off.
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May 8, 2014 09:48
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Yeah, I went for the Bosch one. 
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May 8, 2014 22:46
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The other day, wandering the aisles of Fry's, I saw a cheap, small tool bag that would fit most of my tools. Holy poo poo how did I not have a tool bag all these years?
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May 8, 2014 22:52
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Wasabi the J posted:The other day, wandering the aisles of Fry's, I saw a cheap, small tool bag that would fit most of my tools. I got a nifty Craftsman one for free a few years ago when I bought my mom's boyfriend his Christmas gift. And when I bought my drill and impact set I got another nice bag.
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May 8, 2014 23:04
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I love Husky toolbags, I ruin them via grease/grime about the same time I ruin them by overloading them so much all the pockets tear off, and they're cheap. I always feel bad if I want to replace a toolbag because it fell apart without getting filthy or got filthy without falling apart.
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May 8, 2014 23:09
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I really like those bucket bag things.
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May 8, 2014 23:20
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Rhyno posted:I got a nifty Craftsman one for free a few years ago when I bought my mom's boyfriend his Christmas gift. And when I bought my drill and impact set I got another nice bag. Yeah, the thing is that I had a tool box, but it was one of these lovely ones that always fell over. A toolbag has made a massive improvement of getting my tools around the house when I need them, which was normally a pain in the rear end with the rolling one.
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Wasabi the J posted:Yeah, the thing is that I had a tool box, but it was one of these lovely ones that always fell over. A toolbag has made a massive improvement of getting my tools around the house when I need them, which was normally a pain in the rear end with the rolling one. Oh I hate those things. I use the Craftsman bag for in the apartment, the free bag houses my roadside tools for the 6.
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May 8, 2014 23:27
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InitialDave posted:Yeah, I went for the Bosch one. I tried a Bosch one a few years ago wasn't impressed though I probably just got a faulty batch. Don't know what model number it was. It came from b&q where it was on offer. Died within an hour of first use, as did the replacement - so I took that one back and got a refund and had a cheap own brand one instead. Hope you have better luck!
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Rhyno posted:I really like those bucket bag things. That is pretty much all the pro carpenters use around here now. So useful and so cheap.
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Rhyno posted:I really like those bucket bag things.
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Tomarse posted:I tried a Bosch one a few years ago wasn't impressed though I probably just got a faulty batch. Don't know what model number it was. It came from b&q where it was on offer. Died within an hour of first use, as did the replacement - so I took that one back and got a refund and had a cheap own brand one instead. Hope you have better luck! I specifically went for blue rather than green Bosch in the hopes that the "professional" ones would be better quality. Edit: Also, three-year warranty, so hopefully that will ward off evil. InitialDave fucked around with this message at 17:32 on May 9, 2014 |
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Rhyno posted:I really like those bucket bag things. I hate them. Everything on the inside gets piled down to the bottom and lost, and none of the pockets are worth a drat. Plus bucket handles usually suck, and the shape is inconvenient. Doctors bag all day. Low profile, fits down in my tool boxes on the truck.
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StormDrain posted:I hate them. Everything on the inside gets piled down to the bottom and lost, and none of the pockets are worth a drat. Plus bucket handles usually suck, and the shape is inconvenient. Doctors bag all day. Low profile, fits down in my tool boxes on the truck. I will use these until Home Depot discontinues them, then I will whine bitterly and find something similar. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-17-in-Open-Tool-Tote-82002N11/203224201 I have more poo poo than you could possibly believe jammed into one of those. It weighs something like 100-120lbs and contains literally everything I need to repair anything on a jeep or most other vehicles aside from differential gear setup. Oh yeah, the torque wrench blow mold case is too big to fit in it, unfortunately.
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I've got a one of those stiff tool-bag thinggies with the open top and carrying handle, kind of like what you'd expect a carpenter to have. It's pretty handy because I can grab a handful of tools that I need for a job and just toss them into it and go.
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I bought an aldi special 4 1/2" angle grinder about 10 years ago, along with about 50 various discs. I've gone through most of the discs and been loving terrified every time I pick the drat thing up, it's awesome but I've no idea why I actually need it.
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May 9, 2014 21:55
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 I had to refuse to take this lathe for free today. We would have been able to maybe just get it out of the building it was in, but getting it into its new home would have been an absolute bear. e. Oh yes. 
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Safety Dance posted:
I have a garage and I want that; I can also rent a truck and some day laborers.
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May 11, 2014 05:33
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It weighs ~1000 lbs and requires three phase power. If you're in the Chicago area, I'll put you in touch with the guy. e. As long as I can come by and use it, that is.
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May 11, 2014 05:39
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Safety Dance posted:It weighs ~1000 lbs and requires three phase power. If you're in the Chicago area, I'll put you in touch with the guy. I'm not in the area.
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May 11, 2014 05:54
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Should be able to disassemble it enough for one or at most two people to move it and although three phase is not ideal for home use it's a solvable problem. I'm even closeish to Chicago but am ~10 months away from buying a house. Hope I can find a deal like that once I move!
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When we were getting rid of a tired-but-still-mostly-working CNC lathe at work, I sorted it out so a friend of my brother was able to get the machinery movers to get it to him. That was one of the little ones, maybe two or three tons. We've got a bigger one we need to get rid of sometime soon, but frankly it's too big to be of any great utility to me or anyone I know, and it's more than a little hosed, which is why we're going to remove it. While I'd like to nab an old machine for myself, the physical size and power requirements make them rather impractical as a toy.
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Safety Dance posted:
My brother is a member at an area hackerspace that may be interested. I will bug him.
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May 11, 2014 14:23
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Don't forget that three phase power is just an excuse for a VFD.
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kastein posted:My brother is a member at an area hackerspace that may be interested. I will bug him. Your brother knows me. Let him know that Chris over at SSH:C will be happy to put PS1 in touch with the guys with the lathe if they're interested.
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Safety Dance posted:Your brother knows me. Let him know that Chris over at SSH:C will be happy to put PS1 in touch with the guys with the lathe if they're interested. Wow, either I didn't know that or I forgot. I'll let him know!
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sharkytm posted:Don't forget that three phase power is just an excuse for a VFD. This is true. It wouldn't even be big bucks for a small motor on a lathe.
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I figured this would be an appropriate place to ask. Can anyone recommend some good Nitrile gloves? I used to get Gatorskins or something from Amazon, and they were fine, but ran out and everything I've tried since then suck. They are super thin and tear within minutes of use.
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May 12, 2014 19:38
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Attention all  -goons. Biltema (our answer to Harbor Freight) is finally, finally, FINALLY opening a store in the greater Copenhagen area.
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I've had good luck with the 9mil heavy duty nitrile gloves from Harbor Freight. They're almost twice as thick as the normal blue gloves and a lot stronger. Your hands will sweat like hell though. http://www.harborfreight.com/9-mil-nitrile-large-powder-free-gloves-50-pc-68511.html
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slidebite posted:This is true. It wouldn't even be big bucks for a small motor on a lathe. A phase converter is probably a less expensive option than a VFD, and you don't need to worry about the motor on the lathe not liking a VFD generated third phase. Which a lot of motors don't like. Plus unless you want to connect directly to the motor (I don't know old lathes all that well - is there anything other than the on/off switch for electricals?) you really don't want to use a VFD. Even if it's just the motor a VFD typically shouldn't have a contractor between it and the motor. Also if there are multiple loads, the VFD isn't a good idea. VFD's also don't produce a true sinusoidal wave. Phase converters do a better job. VFD's are pretty loving cool however, and everyone should play with them if they get a chance.
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