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Etrips posted:Is it worth it to delve into another ecosystem? Since buying our house we have picked up random Dewalt tools for projects. But looking at reviews for Dewalt's impact wrenches are pretty mediocre at best, whereas Milwaukee's has 9 million 5 star reviews. Sell your DeWalt, buy Milwaukee or Makita. Or stick with DeWalt. I run Makita 18V, but Milwaukee M12. Everyone has their favorites, but any of the major brands are fine. Makita, Milwaukee, DeWalt. I'm not a rigid fan, but some people like them. Even Ryobi is pretty good for a homeowner.
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Not automotive, but my whole fire protection team is outfitted with dewalt impacts, and pretty much nothing can stop them.
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I have the DCF899HB and I have yet to encounter a fastener it could not remove. If you've in the "20V" DeWalt system it's fine. However, go Milwaukee for the 12v. You cannot beat the selection and they have the power ratchet.
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Sep 25, 2019 03:19
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I’m so stoked Milwaukee is finally doing an M18 router.
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Sep 25, 2019 03:30
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Wrar posted:I have the DCF899HB and I have yet to encounter a fastener it could not remove. If you've in the "20V" DeWalt system it's fine. However, go Milwaukee for the 12v. You cannot beat the selection and they have the power ratchet. And a soldering iron.
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Sep 25, 2019 03:32
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sharkytm posted:And a soldering iron. TS100 is the best Milwaukee soldering iron. I just shove spade connectors directly into an m12 or m18 battery. Smaller and cheaper than the actual red one, and you get digital control
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Sep 25, 2019 03:36
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I've got a TS100. It's great for travel but it's too light for tough use. The m12 will stand up on its own, and there's no need for a cord to a battery or power supply. I love my TS100, but it's a different beast.
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Sep 25, 2019 03:57
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sharkytm posted:I've got a TS100. It's great for travel but it's too light for tough use. The m12 will stand up on its own, and there's no need for a cord to a battery or power supply. I love my TS100, but it's a different beast. We’ve got different wants in an iron, then. That big chunky thing won’t fly for me, but I’ve thrown an m12 battery in my back pocket and walked around big facilities soldering XLR connectors for entire workdays.
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Sep 25, 2019 05:01
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Continuing the impact discussion: If I have an air compressor, would it be a better bet to purchase an air driven impact wrench or one of the recommended battery ones? I'm pretty knee deep into ryobi (which is perfectly fine for my around the house type stuff) but I'd imagine their impact wrenches aren't going to do a lot of heavy lifting.
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Sep 25, 2019 12:32
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eddiewalker posted:We’ve got different wants in an iron, then. That big chunky thing won’t fly for me, but I’ve thrown an m12 battery in my back pocket and walked around big facilities soldering XLR connectors for entire workdays. Yup. That's why there are options. Gotta love it.
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Sep 25, 2019 12:33
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AFewBricksShy posted:Continuing the impact discussion: I have the old 3 speed Ryobi 1/2" and wish I'd bought it a decade ago. As long as your batteries are lithium and you're not about to drop and replace everything just get the impact. I did front suspension on a 12 year old ford with British levels of rust no problem.
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Sep 25, 2019 13:14
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AFewBricksShy posted:Continuing the impact discussion: I try not to buy any more pneumatic or corded tools where the battery powered offerings are available and capable. Hell, this even goes for lawn mowers now. You can wait until Black Friday and hop into one of the more upscale eco systems mentioned here. After that, just wait for sales where free batteries are handed out and you’ll accumulate batteries for cheap. Granted, if you aren’t using your tools much, and you just need something now, get an air impact.
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Sep 25, 2019 16:19
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AFewBricksShy posted:Continuing the impact discussion: Do you have a compressor that's able to keep up with an impact or other high volume air tools, or can you only work between the compressor running?
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Sep 25, 2019 17:59
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Since impact wrench chat is happening, any opinions on Porter-Cable's offering? I've already got their drill/impact and I'd really just be getting it for home automotive light usage. https://www.portercable.com/product...wrench/pcc740la
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Sep 25, 2019 18:05
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nope, better off buying a corded electric one that actually cranks or wait till you can find a milwaukee or ryobi on clearance? i scored a ryobi impact for cheap a while back and i sold my old IR impact to Charles
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Sep 25, 2019 18:30
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Geoj posted:Do you have a compressor that's able to keep up with an impact or other high volume air tools, or can you only work between the compressor running? For simplicity's sake, it's between the compressor running. To elaborate, when I was using my neighbors craftsman (I think) one when working on my truck a couple weeks ago, I'd notice the hammering would pretty much crap out after the compressor had been running for about 15-20 seconds, basically the motor is strong enough to keep up for a little while.
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Sep 25, 2019 19:35
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I'd stick with battery-powered tools in that case. For what you'd spend on a decent used compressor alone you could buy a fairly decent kit of tools all utilizing the same battery ecosystem.
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Sep 25, 2019 19:54
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Geoj posted:I'd stick with battery-powered tools in that case. Also, in my experience, using pneumatic stuff doesn't seem that bad until you compare it side-by-side with using a cordless version of the same thing and it's so much less hassle. Especially when you're poking around under a vehicle at odd angles.
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Sep 26, 2019 01:13
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BraveUlysses posted:nope, better off buying a corded electric one that actually cranks Yeah so holy poo poo I just compared the torque on PC vs Milwaukee and you weren't kidding. I had just kind of assumed their specs would be similar and the devil would be in the hidden stuff. RIP my battery dreams, time to watch for sales. At least I'm not in a rush, I have a friend close by currently that I can bum tools from till I move.
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Sep 26, 2019 01:28
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cakesmith handyman posted:I have the old 3 speed Ryobi 1/2" and wish I'd bought it a decade ago. As long as your batteries are lithium and you're not about to drop and replace everything just get the impact. I did front suspension on a 12 year old ford with British levels of rust no problem. Same, Ryobi stuff has been good to me. Used it today and it will handle lug nuts and suspension bolts fine, provided there's access. Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Sep 26, 2019 |
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Sep 26, 2019 02:22
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Any idea how easy it would be to swap out the lock on a Clarke tool chest? I bought it ages ago and threw away the keys because I was a dumb kid, but now I'd kind of like to lock that stuff up when I'm not using it. Unfortunately, when I emailed them they told me they can't send parts to the USA. Looks like Zoro has a bunch of cylinders, so maybe it's a matter of taking apart what I've got and finding something as similar to it as I can. Still wouldn't mind some guidance or any other suggestions. nitsuga fucked around with this message at 21:43 on Sep 28, 2019 |
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Sep 28, 2019 21:40
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If it's just a normal cam lock like on most boxes it should be pretty trivial to replace with nearly any other cam lock. There's probably just a big nut on the back holding it on and the actual piece that moves and prevents it from opening is probably just held on with a screw and could be swapped to another cam lock if it's at all special.
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Sep 28, 2019 21:53
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Are there any major things to look out for when buying a tool box on wheels (standard with 4-5 thin drawers and then 1-2 bigger ones)? I felt it in the store and the drawers felt pretty solid and slid out nicely. There were no tools in the box though. They are having a 40% sale.
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Sep 28, 2019 22:37
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I have the harbor freight 42in rolling unit. I like the slides and height. The wheels seem fine but I just used them to roll it to it's final spot. The drawers are friction close instead of a latch and sometimes my hammering will start to open a drawer. I put mine against a wall and the wheel height was able to clear a curb at the base of the wall so there's no gap on top. I should of had some help getting it out of the pickup. It got a little hairy on the way down but there were no injuries. Keep the weight and delivery in mind.
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MrOnBicycle posted:Are there any major things to look out for when buying a tool box on wheels (standard with 4-5 thin drawers and then 1-2 bigger ones)? I felt it in the store and the drawers felt pretty solid and slid out nicely. There were no tools in the box though. They are having a 40% sale. You want drawers with bearings in the slides, you'll be glad to have them when your drawers are loaded up.
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Sep 29, 2019 01:30
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bred posted:I have the harbor freight 42in rolling unit. I like the slides and height. The wheels seem fine but I just used them to roll it to it's final spot. The drawers are friction close instead of a latch and sometimes my hammering will start to open a drawer. I put mine against a wall and the wheel height was able to clear a curb at the base of the wall so there's no gap on top. I should of had some help getting it out of the pickup. It got a little hairy on the way down but there were no injuries. Keep the weight and delivery in mind. He's gonna need more general notes since they presumably don't have Harbor Freight in Sweden. Maybe Hårbørg Frörgbørn?
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Sep 29, 2019 02:24
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MrOnBicycle posted:Are there any major things to look out for when buying a tool box on wheels (standard with 4-5 thin drawers and then 1-2 bigger ones)? I felt it in the store and the drawers felt pretty solid and slid out nicely. There were no tools in the box though. They are having a 40% sale. Bigger wheels make it easier to roll on rough terrain. Ball bearing drawers make it a lot nicer when it's full of tools. There's a massive amount of diminishing returns on what you spend on a box but it's not really a throw away item either. Got a link to the exact thing in question?
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Rhyno posted:You want drawers with bearings in the slides, you'll be glad to have them when your drawers are loaded up. honda whisperer posted:Bigger wheels make it easier to roll on rough terrain. Just realized they have a UK store as well. This is the box: https://www.clasohlson.com/uk/Cocraft-Pro-Edition-Tool-Cabinet/Pr407818001 The only real complaint I've seen is that the wheels aren't the best (but I guess I can always put bigger ones on it in the future). It's got ball bearing drawers as well. Right now I'm using an old office drawer unit as a tool box. The only negative I can find is that there are no foam inlays that come with it, but you can buy later. I've amassed enough tools now that I feel that it would be wasteful to buy a tool box that comes with tools. The look and feel of it is about what I'd be happy with for $200 (which is the sale price) I guess.
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Speaking of tool boxes, I've been meaning to get a HF toolbox like this, which seem to be perpetually on sale. Are they significantly cheaper around black Friday, or pretty much always roughly this price?
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Sep 30, 2019 17:14
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Get a full roller, those open shelves are clutter magnets. But to answer your question, they get coupons once a month or so. Just keep an eye out with a coupon app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.g2018.hfcoupons
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Sep 30, 2019 17:25
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The coupon website if you don't want yet another loving app to render a web page https://www.hfqpdb.com/
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Sep 30, 2019 17:56
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Galler posted:The coupon website if you don't want yet another loving app to render a web page https://www.hfqpdb.com/ Huh, is the Icon stuff a new line that is a step above US General?
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From the way I saw it all displayed in store, it seems likely they want to seem like they have a snap on line of products.
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Sep 30, 2019 18:30
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Did you futz around, notice anything different?
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drat, that's getting close enough to snap on prices I feel like a lot of people would just go for snap on.um excuse me posted:Get a full roller, those open shelves are clutter magnets. I was thinking they'd be useful, but you're right I would no doubt end up cluttering them up. I was thinking of doing one of those shadowing foam services, so I'd like it to look as "clean" as possible. HF has a cheap metal hanging cabinet that actually looks pretty decent for my larger power tools, I should pick one of those up too.
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if you want to do shadowboxing for a lot cheaper rockler sells that kaizen foam stuff in different thicknesses detailed deep dive on the new icon stuff from HF for whomever was asking earlier: https://toolguyd.com/kicking-the-tires-on-the-new-harbor-freight-icon-tool-cabinet/
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um excuse me posted:Get a full roller, those open shelves are clutter magnets. I disagree, and the 5 drawer is super popular for good reason. I use the bottom shelf for bulky stuff like jack stands, wheel chocks, and whatnot. Admittedly, I've got a 42" as well, but the 5 drawer cart is really useful.
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I got the four drawer, which was about twice as big as my old toolbox, and filled it up in about a week and wish I got the five drawer.
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Sep 30, 2019 22:07
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MrOnBicycle posted:Just realized they have a UK store as well. This is the box: Seems ok for the price but I don't know that brand so my opinion is invalid anyway. If you think you'd be happy with it go for it.
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sharkytm posted:I disagree, and the 5 drawer is super popular for good reason. I use the bottom shelf for bulky stuff like jack stands, wheel chocks, and whatnot. Admittedly, I've got a 42" as well, but the 5 drawer cart is really useful. I don't disagree that they're useful, just not as a primary tool location. A channel that I watch that recently went viral because they tore down the new Supra motor, Papadakis Racing, says that tool chests with an open shelf get cluttered quickly when all you do is focus on fixing the car and just need a place to set poo poo down and my past experience agrees with that.
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