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cakesmith handyman posted:Only a useful post if they own Ryobi tools: They're current battery system is a single NiCad Black and Decker drill that I bought like 15 years ago and left over there. They're current machine isn't self propelled, either, so that's not a problem.
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BraveUlysses posted:the ryobi 18v one is really good, think i scored it for 20 or 25 before tax. has a presta valve adapter too drat, that's a pretty nice and cheap thing. I might buy that and sell my air compressor since I literally have only ever used it to blow poo poo around, pump up tires, and for an impact. I now have a Ryobi impact and leaf blower already, so... 
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Crotch Fruit posted:If anything, I would like an electric just to not have to store gas in a shittastic California rated gas can, I swear my gas can leaks more fuel than it pours out of the spout. . . great for the environment! Old crusty fuel cans are like $5 at tons of garage sales I've been too. Clean em out real well and they'll last as long as you want them to.
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May 7, 2018 16:00
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Old busted There are actually at least another half dozen garbage ones hanging around. New hotness  RIP me. Worth it. 
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May 7, 2018 16:14
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The thought of some caveman taking a hammer to those nice screwdrivers makes me physically cringe.
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May 7, 2018 17:34
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Wera does make screw drivers designed for exactly that kind of use. The butt of the handle is some form of steel and the tips appear to be an impact rated material. 
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May 7, 2018 17:37
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Is there anything that doesn't cause cancer in California?
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um excuse me posted:Wera does make screw drivers designed for exactly that kind of use. The butt of the handle is some form of steel and the tips appear to be an impact rated material. Notice these aren't a continuous piece from striker to tip, there's a little gap so you get a shorter sharper impulse when you apply the welly. You can also get a box-wrench on the shank and apply torque before you twat it, they're great but I can't justify those yet. The drawer of pliers etc is next.
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May 7, 2018 20:15
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Uthor posted:Any suggestions for a battery powered mower? My parents are getting old and can't deal with the pull start on their otherwise good gas mower. Instead of getting a gas mower with an electric start, I wanna explore electric powered options. I had a chance to play around with one of these 80v self propelled Kobalt mowers a while back (I have the compatible string-trimmer, leaf blower, and chainsaw) and it seems pretty nice. Batteries charge in 30-40 minutes and the reviews are pretty much universally positive. Probably a bit overkill for your situation though since people use them on full acre lots. They also make a non self propelled version, a 40v version that is about half the price and probably more of what you're looking for, and Greenworks (made by the same company) has a 60v mower that is in the middle. Only the 80v stuff comes with the fast charger though.
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May 7, 2018 23:09
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BraveUlysses posted:the ryobi 18v one is really good, think i scored it for 20 or 25 before tax. has a presta valve adapter too um excuse me posted:Wera does make screw drivers designed for exactly that kind of use. The butt of the handle is some form of steel and the tips appear to be an impact rated material. https://www.vesseltools.com/handtools/screwdrivers/megadora/980-series-detail
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May 8, 2018 00:50
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donut posted:
You can just buy an impact driver ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_driver ), but the fact that that one is built into a screwdriver is kind of neat. I always wanted a yankee screwdriver ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_screwdriver ) which has sort of a similar mechanism without the impact part, but I think they're probably useless for screws that are actually stuck in.
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boxen posted:I always wanted a yankee screwdriver ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_screwdriver ) which has sort of a similar mechanism without the impact part, but I think they're probably useless for screws that are actually stuck in. I had one of these a long time ago. MUCH better in theory than use. They don't really work well under anything but ideal conditions, making them pretty much worthless.
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Seminal Flu posted:I had one of these a long time ago. MUCH better in theory than use. They don't really work well under anything but ideal conditions, making them pretty much worthless. Funny enough my dad was just saying how he loved them for door hardware. Light and fast, and didn’t damage the screws. I’d love to see a modern one with lasertips.
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May 8, 2018 01:25
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StormDrain posted:Funny enough my dad was just saying how he loved them for door hardware. Light and fast, and didn’t damage the screws. I’d love to see a modern one with lasertips. I've seen them used in two movies (Robert De Niro's character in Brazil and Elwood at the end of Blues Brothers, in the elevator), and wanted one since, but I figure they're not used much anymore for a reason. Probably the same purpose as an electric screwdriver, but worse in almost every way.
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Yankee screwdrivers are terrible because they’re way too long to be comfortable for most applications
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Uthor posted:Any suggestions for a battery powered mower? My parents are getting old and can't deal with the pull start on their otherwise good gas mower. Instead of getting a gas mower with an electric start, I wanna explore electric powered options. I use a Ryobi 40V system and my yard is a hilly mess of bermuda grass. In 3 years the original 2.5ah battery has died and I've purchased 2 5ah batteries that make a world of difference in the thatch heavy areas. It's great not having to deal with gas or winterizing or any of the problems that come from using ethanol laced gas.
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May 8, 2018 03:10
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Uthor posted:Any suggestions for a battery powered mower? Been mowing my just under an acre lot with a non-self propelled Ego 21" mower for about a year now. I can do about 75% of my yard on a single charge of the 4.0 AH battery, and the "rapid" charger can put a full charge on the battery in under an hour. Mower is lighweight (mostly poly construction in the deck) and the handlebar can fold up to reduce the mower's footprint if storage space is a concern. Also uses a single lever to adjust the deck height instead of independent adjustments on all four wheels. My favorite feature is the built-in LED headlights for dusk/night mowing, which is really nice in the middle of the summer. And as with any battery powered mower its much more quiet than a gas powered mower. Only downside I've really noticed is the side discharge chute leaves a bit to be desired - the mower doesn't have a side opening so the chute clips into the bag discharge and then turns 90 degrees, so while its nice from the standpoint that it doesn't stick out to the side 8-12" it does have a tendency to clog if you run into a particularly heavy patch of grass.
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A coworker has been using a Riobi for a couple years and really likes it, small yard though.Jonny Quest posted:I use a Ryobi 40V system and my yard is a hilly mess of bermuda grass. In 3 years the original 2.5ah battery has died and I've purchased 2 5ah batteries that make a world of difference in the thatch heavy areas. It's great not having to deal with gas or winterizing or any of the problems that come from using ethanol laced gas.
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slidebite posted:I guess I've been super lucky with my gas lawnmowers. I do zero winter prep it all. Last mow of the season, I just put it underneath the patio and forget about it, gas and all. This spring I literally primed it twice, pull, fire on first try. My 20 year old B&S 3.5HP Classic is literally unkillable. Same. The 40V Ryobi stuff owns for replacing 2 cycle gas engines like weed wackers, hedge trimmers and leaf blowers, but a quality 4 cycle mower doesn't need anything other than a cap of Sta-Bil over the winter and an occasionally oil drain/refill.
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I have a recent Honda mower, and jtstarts in the first pull every fuckin' time. I just yesterday fired it up for the first (well overdue) use since October, no Sta-bil or anything, and it ran perfectly. A far cry from the Briggs engines I'm used to.
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I have a cheap poo poo no-frills mower with a no-name engine and it doesn't seem to give a poo poo about sitting for 4 months with a mostly empty gas tank with a thin puddle of E10. I understand why some guys go to the trouble to worry about E0 for their dirtbikes, motorcycles, etc., but lawnmowers are not something I can justify hunting down uncut gasoline for.
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I’m on the 3rd carburetor in as many years on my John Deere riding mower due to ethanol poo poo clogging them up over winters so I switched to non ethanol gas.
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i drained my mower tank, put stabil in and still had trouble starting the fucker up last week. ended up having to remove the float, look inside and find nothing wrong...and then it started fine. if i hadn't gotten this mower for free i would have gone electric
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BraveUlysses posted:i drained my mower tank, put stabil in and still had trouble starting the fucker up last week. You mix stabil with your fuel, not replace your fuel with it.
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I posted this in the other tools thread, but it seems more relevant than ever now. Recommend me a pump/siphon/whatever to drain gas from my snowblower and mower and transfer gear oil to transmissions. I've used those cheap lovely red transfer pumps that always leak and outright fail after a year or two for too long and want something better. I put stabil in my mower and it cranked right up. Still need to drain the gas on my snowblower since the lovely pump failed last summer which required me putting stabil in the mower.
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cakesmith handyman posted:New hotness  Wera Buddy The Tool Check+ has come in super handy so far for tightening up hard to reach hose clamps in the engine bay and getting in other nooks and crannies. The tiny little ratchet is TINY and feels really good. I'm sure there are cheaper options but my feeling is that when you're stuck in a tight space you want something that just works Larrymer posted:I posted this in the other tools thread, but it seems more relevant than ever now. Recommend me a pump/siphon/whatever to drain gas from my snowblower and mower and transfer gear oil to transmissions. I've used those cheap lovely red transfer pumps that always leak and outright fail after a year or two for too long and want something better. I'm also in the market for one of these. I need to pump some ATF into a transmission with I was looking at something like this
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I think oreillys has them for $7 on the shelf.
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Christobevii3 posted:I think oreillys has them for $7 on the shelf. They absolutely do, but they're good for maybe one job before they break.
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I have a collection of cheap hand pumps from O'Reilly's for different fluids. Yeah, they're cheap, but I've done several transmission drain and refills with one over a period of three years without it breaking or leaking. It's sitting in a zip bag awaiting its next job. They're good for gear oil too, but keeping them around with old moly smell isn't that great.
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slothrop posted:
I haven't got it yet but the tiny ratchet does feel like a quality piece of kit. Any reason you didn't choose the colour coded keys?
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Larrymer posted:I posted this in the other tools thread, but it seems more relevant than ever now. Recommend me a pump/siphon/whatever to drain gas from my snowblower and mower and transfer gear oil to transmissions. I've used those cheap lovely red transfer pumps that always leak and outright fail after a year or two for too long and want something better. These pumps tend to be pretty foolproof. You'll want to set it up to let the siphon action do most of the work, but the bulb will suck out the last of the fluid in the tank if you miss it with the siphon. https://www.amazon.com/GasTapper-Power-Equipment-Model-filter/dp/B00TA5ECJQ/
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cakesmith handyman posted:I haven't got it yet but the tiny ratchet does feel like a quality piece of kit. Any reason you didn't choose the colour coded keys? For whatever reason they were twice the price. I couldn’t see any major difference other than the colour coding so I stuck with the standard ones.
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I have never winterized my craftsman Briggs riding mower and besides the battery dying every 5 years, it starts on the old gas every year. I use the tru fuel stuff in the micro-engine trimmer and chainsaw.
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n0tqu1tesane posted:These pumps tend to be pretty foolproof. You'll want to set it up to let the siphon action do most of the work, but the bulb will suck out the last of the fluid in the tank if you miss it with the siphon. Thanks. I'll give this a shot.
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EightBit posted:I have a collection of cheap hand pumps from O'Reilly's for different fluids. Yeah, they're cheap, but I've done several transmission drain and refills with one over a period of three years without it breaking or leaking. It's sitting in a zip bag awaiting its next job. They're good for gear oil too, but keeping them around with old moly smell isn't that great. If money is no object there's plenty of high quality hand pumps made and sold to the refrigeration industry (needed for charging oil into large compressors). Check HVAC shops but they're usually more than $100 because you get what you pay for. A quick alibaba check and ebay and I saw one for US$50, but not familiar with the brand (wasn't a big name refrig tool brand) E: Just looked up the one I got, it's a REFCO 21702 for what it matters. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 08:02 on May 10, 2018 |
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EightBit posted:I have a collection of cheap hand pumps from O'Reilly's for different fluids. Yeah, they're cheap, but I've done several transmission drain and refills with one over a period of three years without it breaking or leaking. It's sitting in a zip bag awaiting its next job. They're good for gear oil too, but keeping them around with old moly smell isn't that great. I've given up on pumps and now use a long hose and a funnel.
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I use a 30 year old 12v fuel pump that I ripped off an atv
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cross post from the blacksmithing thread. Wanted to show off my new chuck (and new lathe)
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I know it's not a car tool, but, uh, suggestions on a hatchet to split some wood? I only need to break down about a dozen chunks of hickory into something smaller for my smoker.
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QuarkMartial posted:I know it's not a car tool, but, uh, suggestions on a hatchet to split some wood? I only need to break down about a dozen chunks of hickory into something smaller for my smoker. Harbor Freight for the cheapest one. If you keep using it and like it and want a high-end hatchet, get a Gransfors Bruk Splitting Hatchet https://www.amazon.com/Gransfors-Bruks-441-splitting-hatchet/dp/B000WIV9DW
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