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The Carbon Tax posted:I suspect they're not actually cobalt through and through - I've snapped enough cobalt bits to know how brittle they are, and reserve their use for when HSS won't do.  Gonna laugh if it's this.
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Lol.The Carbon Tax posted:I suspect they're not actually cobalt through and through - I've snapped enough cobalt bits to know how brittle they are, and reserve their use for when HSS won't do. http://www.drillalldrillbits.com/page3.htm Seems like just the tips are cobalt and they're designed to grind their way through anything rather than bore. 
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Colour is right for Cobalt, but those tips are very much tungsten carbide inserts. Tungstens sharpened properly are absolutely stunning at drilling stupidly hard steel- like leaf springs, but im not sure how well they would go on other materials. I've got a few Cobalts for doing steel work, but mostly in the "pilot hole sizes"- so 2-4-6mm, then the rest are just HSS. I want a set of Sutton Viper bits. http://www.sutton.com.au/Products/drills/jobberviperbitd105/
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Cakefool posted:Lol. those are masonry bits, they should power through concrete/ceramics. edit, just read the webpage about them, seems a bit dubious to me but they claim they'll drill steel. i would just go get a normal set of drill bits for metal though echomadman fucked around with this message at 13:37 on Jul 2, 2014 |
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iForge posted:For wrenching clothes, I have a pair of FR coveralls that I "borrowed" from the refinery. When they get too dirty I'll take them back to be washed and bring a new pair home. gently caress putting oily clothes in my home washing machine. I just take them to the laundromat and wash them there, and then dry them at the house. Along with any used rags or any other stuff that needs to get washed from the garage. It's worth the 2.50 or whatever.
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I paid a whopping $100 for my washing machine on craigslist, so I spray my wrenching clothes with brakleen and toss em in the wash. Yes, I know, it's flammable. I've always wanted to see a washing machine explode.
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kastein posted:
That would solve your rotten house problems once and for all.
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kastein posted:I paid a whopping $100 for my washing machine on craigslist, so I spray my wrenching clothes with brakleen and toss em in the wash. If you ever want to see a dryer explode just open up the back and spray some WD-40 on the squeaky motor. It'll singe off your armhair and you may piss yourself though.
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thegasman2000 posted:So it's Father's Day and the mrs wants to know what I want other than a blowie and England to win a football match. I am about to start a mini restoration. Like a resto on a mini not a little resto. Anyway I digress. I have basic spammers and sockets for the job and a half decent tool chest. What's next on the list? A set of ramps? Torque wrench? Not rebuilding the engine unless it fubared. Have a mig welder . Sup Mini buddy? Jacking up an old-school Mini can be a PITA. The best points are on the subframe, but the front crossbar is angled. THe rear subframe is pretty easy to work with. For working under the front, however, fear not. Make yourself a jacking block.  I made one out of some treated lumber (a cut-off piece of 4x4 IIRC) This dude's image set has plenty of pictures and dimensions specs. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Pflashinaz/library/Jack%20Blocks%20for%20Mini%202008?sort=6&page=1 Here are some spec pics   It's not as hard to fab up as it looks. Even without a tablesaw, I was able to make mine using a circular saw, hand saw and some chisel/block plane work to clean up. HTH
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Has anybody here used Harbor Freight's flare nut wrenches? Most of the reviews say that they explode trying to loosen bleeder screws and that I should probably spend double the money on a set of Kobalt wrenches.
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I can't comment on HF in particular but cheap flare wrenches are absolutely one of the worst tools, you'd probably have more luck and end up with the same result trying to throw a pair of vice grips on there.
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Cat Hatter posted:Has anybody here used Harbor Freight's flare nut wrenches? Most of the reviews say that they explode trying to loosen bleeder screws and that I should probably spend double the money on a set of Kobalt wrenches. They are indeed poo poo.
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The reviews were scary enough that I didn't bother. A set of six Husky flare nut wrenches in both metric and inch at Home Depot is nearly as cheap, and they're solid.
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I bought a set of the HF flares in SAE because they were on some crazy sale. I attacked a few pretty gnarly nuts and have had no issues so far. No rounded nuts, no explodey wrenches. Maybe I've just gotten lucky. I'm sure one will disintegrate in my hands at some point and I'll replace them with something else.
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Tamir Lenk posted:Sup Mini buddy?  WhaaaaatI'll have to make myself one, I've just been using a 2x4 across the subframe or ramps.
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Cat Hatter posted:Has anybody here used Harbor Freight's flare nut wrenches? Most of the reviews say that they explode trying to loosen bleeder screws and that I should probably spend double the money on a set of Kobalt wrenches. I can confirm the HF ones are loving garbage; unfortunately Craftsman/Husky/Kobalt didn't turn out any better when I needed flare wrenches.  This motherfucker, though:  is the ideal solution (unless the space is too cramped).
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I can confirm this, I recently replaced my brake hoses using one of these in place of a flare nut wrench.
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Got my overalls. Really should have bought them Monday as they were almost out of the Large ones. For $13 I ain't gonna complain too much though. Does anyone know if Harbor Freight has the same deals online when they do their Dollar Days sale? There's about 10 things I want from the ad and it would be so much easier to just have it shipped than to drive across town to find half of them out of stock.
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Splizwarf posted:I can confirm the HF ones are loving garbage; unfortunately Craftsman/Husky/Kobalt didn't turn out any better when I needed flare wrenches. I love that wrench so much. It's big, heavy and everything a good tool should be. I wish they made smaller ones for tighter clearance.
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Splizwarf posted:I can confirm the HF ones are loving garbage; unfortunately Craftsman/Husky/Kobalt didn't turn out any better when I needed flare wrenches. I asked about these at my local hardware store. They had never heard of it before so I got one off Amazon it owns & gently caress local business.
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Cat Hatter posted:Has anybody here used Harbor Freight's flare nut wrenches? Most of the reviews say that they explode trying to loosen bleeder screws and that I should probably spend double the money on a set of Kobalt wrenches. I have a set in SAE and Metric. I've never used them  For the nightmare brake line job I'm 99% done with, I used a set of these. The flex heads get a bit annoying at times (like when you're trying to position it over a nut you can't see very well in a tight area and the loving head flops backwards instead of going on) but the job would have been virtually impossible without them. My truck is 10 years old, has 186k on it, and the underside looks like it has spent most of that time at the bottom of the ocean, but I was able to get every fitting out without rounding a single one off, fwiw.
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Splizwarf posted:I can confirm the HF ones are loving garbage; unfortunately Craftsman/Husky/Kobalt didn't turn out any better when I needed flare wrenches. drat it, I already have one of those and wanted an excuse to buy new tools. Maybe I'll get a set of line wrenches and return them when I don't need them.
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Magic Cobalt drill review: I should have checked the set when I bought it, I'm missing the 10mm I needed so those holes got hogged out with the 9.5mm. I've got a 13mm that wasn't supposed to be in the set though, so I emailed them. These bits grind through steel quite easily but need a centre punch to get started or they skip all over the place. There were a few spots I had to drill that ended up being three thicknesses of steel, one about 7mm total. No bother. Nothing a good hss bit would have struggled with. Hex shanks on everything are a nice touch. They don't produce long strings of swarf, just small chips. I'm also impressed with my ryobi cordless drill, didn't struggle with anything i used it for. I need a third battery so I can continue using both drill and vacuum when one goes flat though. And I had to buy a set of hole saws to make way for the crush tubes so I've an Erbauer set now.
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I'd bet  that they are brazed carbide tipped (aka 'masonry drills') with a different grind and a mystery wonder coating (hence the 'cobalt'). If so they'd probably work quite well but the tip would be pretty fragile.I've used a Bosch variant and it worked a treat until I tried enlarging a hole in steel using a hand drill from a bad angle - and chipped a good chunk of the head off.
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I'm spoiled working on a well-maintained car but I just did all new brake lines on my 325 and I just used regular wrenches. No problems at all. It helps that BMW brake lines tend to allow you to use a wrench on each side of the connection for better leverage.
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Double-postin! So I started feeling guilty about my air compressor since I haven't drained it like like 6+ months. Unbelievably not a single drop of water came out so that's quite a relief. Unfortunately the drain cock (hehe) o-ring died while I was tightening it back so I went ahead and drained the compressor until the replacement arrives. Then I noticed that the gauge was stuck at 60psi. So now I'm getting a new drain and a new gauge. Sigh.
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I need a new drill set for around the house, and occasionally to work on my truck. I don't think I need anything too heavy duty, but I don't know what the more well-regarded ones are. The last set of drills I had were these; should I just get these again or are there better deals around for similar drills? I was looking at these Makita drills. Is there an appreciable difference for $20 less?
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I got that set of makitas about two months ago. So far I'm happy with them. The drill works great, no complaints. The impact driver struggles with wood screws over 2", but will drive 1/4" lag bolts into a piloted hole no problem.
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oxbrain posted:I got that set of makitas about two months ago. So far I'm happy with them. The drill works great, no complaints. The impact driver struggles with wood screws over 2", but will drive 1/4" lag bolts into a piloted hole no problem. Yeah if you need to drive anything larger than that, step up to the 18v LXT line. There is a much wider line of tools you can use with those batteries as well.
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Can we just sticky our usual cordless tool chat? 18v Makita or Milwaukee if you are a heavy user. Brushless if you want the longest runtime and most performance (AKA, a Pro). 18v Ryobi if you aren't Ken and want yard tools, loads of selection, and care about price. 18v Bosch, Makita, or Fein$$$$ if you are in Europe. There are people who love DeWalt or P-C or what have you, but they are the minority. 12v Milwaukee Fuel if you are a heavy small-fastener/workpiece user. 12v Bosch or Milwaukee if you are a homeowner who needs something that'll work reliably. Anything else is asking for trouble.
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I've been using the 12V Makita combo at work for a couple of years now and no issues at all. The compact size is helpful inside vehicle interiors and they've been powerful enough for what I use them for.
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sharkytm posted:There are people who love DeWalt or P-C or what have you, but they are the minority. I'm one of the people posting that I like my DeWalts, but I have a hard time recommending them to anyone these days as what they produce now is NOT what I have. You pretty much need to find them 8-10 years old or so. I'm also pretty well locked into the system with the number of devices+batteries I have, so it's not much use changing up unless it's for something very specific that I can't get in that system or is vastly inferior. If I were to start from scratch now I'd be getting all Makita stuff.
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Things I need for my garage: 1. Impact gun 2. Angle grinder 3. Dremel What would you guys recommend for each? I don't have a compressor so preferably corded. I'll be using these for automotive work, so basically cutting out bushing sleeves, strut towers for camber plates, etc. Nothing SUPER crazy but I don't want something that will burn out on me after an hour of burning through sheet steel.
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Just swapped my single bulb light socket for an 8 foot four bulb fluorescent in the garage. Went from 1600 lumens to 11000. Light is a tool, right?
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Just swapped my single bulb light socket for an 8 foot four bulb fluorescent in the garage. Went from 1600 lumens to 11000. Light is a tool, right? Have you seen the pictures from my lighting upgrade? I went from three bare compact fluorescent bulbs plus one eight foot four bulb t8 to six eight foot, four bulb t8's on two switches. You are drat right light is a tool.
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sharkytm posted:Have you seen the pictures from my lighting upgrade? I went from three bare compact fluorescent bulbs plus one eight foot four bulb t8 to six eight foot, four bulb t8's on two switches. You are drat right light is a tool.  Sweet jabbers. I don't have the space or wiring for that kind of setup, but it must be glorious.
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Motronic posted:I'm also pretty well locked into the system with the number of devices+batteries I have, so it's not much use changing up unless it's for something very specific that I can't get in that system or is vastly inferior. The worst part about having a power tool collection. It's Mach 3 razors all over again.
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Armchair Calvinist posted:Things I need for my garage: I've used several DeWalt 4 1/2" angle grinders and they were all great. They were also all probably 7+ years old so I have no idea if their current ones are still good.
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