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Stuff to help me fix my truck, fiance's car, my moped, bicycles, etc...: High-range torque wrench. I've got one that can get to about 80 ft-lbs, but I need one that can go higher to do things like put wheels back on to the right torque, among other things.  Socket set. I've got a small set of sockets, but I've found I need things like deeper sockets, a universal joint, etc... plus this covers a wider range than the small set I've got. And an item that was a good deal on Prime Day:  Cordless leaf blower. I actually don't have a big use for a blower, but I DO have Makita cordless tools already and almost bought a set of 5 Ah batteries the other week for almost $200 (my cordless circular saw eats through the tiny 2 Ah battteries I have in no time). This was $212, and I got the two batteries, AND dual charger, AND the blower. If I can sell the blower for even like $50, I come out ahead compared to if I just bought the batteries by themselves. And if I can't sell it, well then at least I can make my driveway and walkways look nice after I mow. I'm also planning to buy a new cordless weed trimmer, so now I can get a Makita one that's just the bare tool without a battery to "save" money there. DrBouvenstein has a new favorite as of 14:56 on Jul 18, 2018 |
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DrBouvenstein posted:
Nice deal. You'll find plenty of use for the blower, it's a good tool to have around. I recently did a similar thing with Dewalt tools, my old craftsman tools are near the end of life so I jumped on the Dewalt flexvolt stuff. I bought a 60v chainsaw and blower. Runnings had a deal where you buy two bare tools and get two of the nice 20v XR batteries for free (like $200 for the set). On prime day Amazon had the 20v trimmer on sale for $25 off so I bought that and I can use any of my 60v or 20v batteries for it. It's nice having multiple tools that use the same batteries.
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Jul 18, 2018 15:28
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DrBouvenstein posted:
Don't you love once you've chosen a cordless tool family and just get sucked in to buying a ton of them? I'm like 11 tools deep into the Milwaukeee M18 tools. Just went loco on my lovely overgrown weed bushes with a new hedge trimmer last week, with absolutely no plan on how to get all the yard waste removed.
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Jul 18, 2018 16:11
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cant deal with the level of double entendre on this page
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davebo posted:Don't you love once you've chosen a cordless tool family and just get sucked in to buying a ton of them? I'm like 11 tools deep into the Milwaukeee M18 tools. Just went loco on my lovely overgrown weed bushes with a new hedge trimmer last week, with absolutely no plan on how to get all the yard waste removed. Same, but Ryobi. My 40v hedge trimmer annihilates everything.
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DrBouvenstein posted:Stuff to help me fix my truck, fiance's car, my moped, bicycles, etc...: Use the leafblower to dry your car after washing
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TraderStav posted:
Where? Bear Dunes?
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Aramek posted:Same, but Ryobi. Everything?
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mobby_6kl posted:Use the leafblower to dry your car after washing i guess i should post some content 
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Hell yeah! Someone's gonna be eating some apple crisp this fall!
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Dick Trauma posted:Everything? I wouldn't get your dick anywhere near it.
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1redflag posted:Where? Bear Dunes? Lake Charlevoix, Young state park.   Michigan owns
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Aramek posted:Same, but Ryobi. I was looking at the 80v version of the trimmer (so the batteries are interchangeable) that matches with my mower, was thinking that thing would have to be a beast assuming voltage makes a difference on power.
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Went to Target to pick up some paper towels. Decided hey I should get a few rounds of toothpaste while I’m here and some deodorant, shampoo, razors, etc. 120 dollars later I got home and remembered that I changed where I keep my paper towels.
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I bought two fifths of Old Grand Dad Bonded 100: A friend has recommended it for years, and I only just came across it today while running some errands. For $23, it's definitely the best deal in bourbon I've encountered. I also bought a fat bundle of cigars because I'm going to Infrasound in Wisconsin with some friends for my buddy's bachelor party. It's not really my scene musically, so I'm going to enjoy the company, read some books, and dig the fact that I'm camping! Closest thing I've had to a vacation in a long time, so I'm very excited.
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NewFatMike posted:I bought two fifths of Old Grand Dad Bonded 100: I'll try it next time I go bourbon shopping (which should be soon since I'm out of whiskey completely). I had the last of the 80 proof today and I could smell some additional cinnamon on the nose.
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TraderStav posted:Lake Charlevoix, Young state park. Nice! Yes, yes it does. So much great camping in Michigan, especially in the UP.
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NewFatMike posted:I bought two fifths of Old Grand Dad Bonded 100: You can usually find Elijah Craig Small Batch for around $30. Or WL Weller for around the same as Grand Dad, but that may be harder to find. Grand Dad isn't bad though.
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I'll check those out! Budget bourbon is a very fun place to shop around in.
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Just booked a flight and hotel for 6 days for me and my husband to fly out for a buddy's wedding in Denver in a few weeks. I live in Ohio and I've never been to that part of the country before, so I'm pretty excited.
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Solid Cake posted:Just booked a flight and hotel for 6 days for me and my husband to fly out for a buddy's wedding in Denver in a few weeks. I live in Ohio and I've never been to that part of the country before, so I'm pretty excited. It's really pretty if you can get out of the city. Highly recommend going to Pike's peak if you have access to a car and are willing to drive a four hour round trip. E. On the brewery note, Great Divide Brewing in Denver is small for how big of a distribution it has, but they have a lot of fun one-off brews you can't get in bombers, etc. Brother Tadger has a new favorite as of 16:53 on Jul 19, 2018 |
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davebo posted:Don't you love once you've chosen a cordless tool family and just get sucked in to buying a ton of them? I'm like 11 tools deep into the Milwaukeee M18 tools. Just went loco on my lovely overgrown weed bushes with a new hedge trimmer last week, with absolutely no plan on how to get all the yard waste removed. I almost bought a Festool drill a while back until I considered the possibility that I'd lock myself into a system where everything costs some insane amount. I went with Dewalt 20v and haven't been let down yet. Really think I want one of those deep cut band saws next.
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Solid Cake posted:Just booked a flight and hotel for 6 days for me and my husband to fly out for a buddy's wedding in Denver in a few weeks. I live in Ohio and I've never been to that part of the country before, so I'm pretty excited. I went to downtown Denver in March for my brother-in-law's wedding. If you're downtown and your spouse has to be with a wedding party for most of the day and you want to walk to a brewery to just get drunk before the wedding even starts, I can recommend Jagged Mountain Brewery at 20th and Lawrence. I feel like anytime I go to a new city I just pop in the goon thread for that city and ask what the good breweries are, and it works. What I bought which should arrive today is a $1,000 (and that's open box, without the $300 Kodak software) photo scanner for work because the old one we've had for ten years became unusable right as the boss went on vacation and I need to make progress on this project but couldn't get approval for the expenditure yet. So until I'm reimbursed for it I'm gonna also be scanning all my parents' photo albums I just picked up since they're moving at the end of the month. I actually scanned a couple of their albums years back and highly recommend it. Photo albums take up a bunch of space and you so rarely look at them. Get that stuff scanned, organized and dump it onto your cell phone and you revisit them a lot more often.
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 Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer portable tracking mount  Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
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1redflag posted:It's really pretty if you can get out of the city. Highly recommend going to Pike's peak if you have access to a car and are willing to drive a four hour round trip. Falling Rock Tap House is also great. Or it was 6 years ago when I lived there.
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DrBouvenstein posted:
drat! One of my coworkers was just talking about this same blower to me the other day, I completely missed that on Prime day... thankfully fleabay had the bare tool for 76$, which I just snagged. Really hoping the seller with zero ratings is just a newbie who picked up the deal and didn't need the blower, and not another loving ebay scam
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OSU_Matthew posted:Really hoping the seller with zero ratings is just a newbie who picked up the deal and didn't need the blower, and not another loving ebay scam I accidentally bought from someone with 0 feedback, tried to cancel, they wouldn't. Product was $20 (normally $50, they were selling it for $30) cheaper than I could find it anywhere else . They were a Chinese seller, but I ended up getting it, dropped shipped from a place in the US, with a receipt inside that was for $45. I think I unwittingly helped someone use a stolen cc to launder some money  .
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DJ Fuckboy Supreme posted:
 Shirt came in and fits great. if you like horror pop culture I highly recommend this artist. Dude was insanely chill about requests and was prompt and helpful.
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All ready for Shark Week:
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DJ Fuckboy Supreme posted:
Thanks for sharing that shop! Reminds me of London1888 but (hopefully) not run by a scammy rear end in a top hat.
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LadyPictureShow posted:All ready for Shark Week: Oh. My. God.  Those are possibly some of the coolest shoes I’ve ever seen. Where did you get them?! Fake edit for content: Bought some 4TB Western Digital Red HDDs for a Proxmox VE server I’m building.
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LadyPictureShow posted:All ready for Shark Week: Sharon Needles, is that you?
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Pondex posted:Sharon Needles, is that you? That's such a good drag name. The first time I heard it I was floored.
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LadyPictureShow posted:All ready for Shark Week: If these existed in dude boot form it’d be a no brainer. I’m jealous you get to enjoy those awesome shark shoes.
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VanguardFelix posted:Oh. My. God. The brand is Irregular Choice. They make all kinds of crazy footwear. I got them off of: https://www.unique-vintage.com/products/bite-me?variant=1479952433196&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj56t4Luw3AIVg5OzCh18ewLREAQYAyABEgJodfD_BwE I can finally live my dream of going as ‘Sexy Quint from Jaws’ this Halloween! LadyPictureShow has a new favorite as of 16:06 on Jul 21, 2018 |
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LadyPictureShow posted:The brand is Irregular Choice. They make all kinds of crazy footwear. I got them off of: If that doesn’t work your backup could always be ‘Sexy Right Shark’ 
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Bought a new washer and dryer set since I am a homeowner now and the 14 year old washer and 24 year old dryer were making some strange noises. Figured it's better to just grab a new set than potentially go down an endless rabbit hole of fixing things on them
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:Bought a new washer and dryer set since I am a homeowner now and the 14 year old washer and 24 year old dryer were making some strange noises. Figured it's better to just grab a new set than potentially go down an endless rabbit hole of fixing things on them I just got a new washer, dryer, and fridge installed and it's like night and loving day. The new washer and dryer are so quiet you can barely hear them running from the other room (and they're the first matching set we've ever had) and the fridge is huge and puts everything at eye level except the gigantic freezer drawer. Modern fridges like that are great for disabled people who can't bend over.
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Huh, we got mom a side-by-side fridge since she was in a wheelchair. It was easier for her to get stuff from the freezer that way. 
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:Bought a new washer and dryer set since I am a homeowner now and the 14 year old washer and 24 year old dryer were making some strange noises. Figured it's better to just grab a new set than potentially go down an endless rabbit hole of fixing things on them Good idea, will probably save you from a fun washer flooding.
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