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Krakkles posted:I've been pretty happy with the combo of: I have the stubby and the right angle, but I pretty much never use the angle one. I can fit the stubby most anywhere the angle fits, but the stubby has better ergonomics and more working/real power.
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Krakkles posted:It's a really good one, because an impact gun will always be a better choice for moving parts like that than a breaker bar. More powerful=bigger hammer spinning faster and hitting the anvil with more force.
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Raluek posted:the modern cordless stuff truly is a wonder. it hits harder and faster than even a decent air impact, and you dont have to drag a hose around
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Astonishing Wang posted:WELD THAT poo poo! Big Taint posted:What did you get? I’m in the market for one for my new MIG... Current price ($149) is about $5 more than I paid when there was a slightly uncommon 20% off coupon which included it (they usually don’t). If it had arrived undamaged, I’d be 100% happy. As it is, it’s good.
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tangy yet delightful posted:Ah but you see I don't already have one I picked up a little multi pack that I actually really like. Comes with a short extension and the sockets are reversible. https://www.jbtools.com/ingersoll-r...N8aAgtGEALw_wcB But I wouldn't hesitate to get the Gear Wrench coated wheel protector ones if I needed a new set.
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Man, when you have a welder, everything looks like a welding project. I wanted to weld the rebar in the footer I poured for my house (you can't do that, you need special rebar) I've often considered welding the framework for my house when I encounter lovely/warped/out-of-tolerence boards and long for the rigid dimensional control of mild steel. It's a lot of fun looking at something most people would consider irreparably damaged and going "imma weld that" The other day my Brother's Wife had a piece of cheapo yard art (metal flower) that had broken at the lovely brazen joints, and she was mad she had to throw it away. I took it home, fired up the welder and *zap**zap**zap* better than new!
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Nov 18, 2020 04:42
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It's about 50/50 on whether my welder or my rotary hammer is the more magical tool. As elviscat noted the welder fixes things most people think of as irreparably hosed, the rotary hammer and a suitable carbide bit will put a hole through any masonry I point it at. I'm not used to looking at a granite boulder and going "hmmm my life would be easier if this had a 1 inch hole right through it" and just... Making it happen in a few minutes.
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Nov 18, 2020 04:49
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What do you mean you can't weld rebar? I've welded rebar :-/ Maybe I'm remembering wrong. Maybe I've only sharpened rebar into a weapon, not welded it into a weapon.
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Nov 18, 2020 06:10
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You're not supposed to weld regular rebar for structural applications, because as the concrete cures and shrinks a bit it can cause the concrete to break, the rated for welding stuff is a special alloy with that expansion/contraction in mind, whereas the normal stuff the wire joints allow the rebar to slide and compensate.
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All this talk of the milwaukee nutfuckers has made me even more anxious. Thanks jerks I'm planning on changing my tires out on Saturday and doing my front brakes.... 
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Nov 18, 2020 12:42
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kastein posted:It's about 50/50 on whether my welder or my rotary hammer is the more magical tool. As elviscat noted the welder fixes things most people think of as irreparably hosed, the rotary hammer and a suitable carbide bit will put a hole through any masonry I point it at. I'm not used to looking at a granite boulder and going "hmmm my life would be easier if this had a 1 inch hole right through it" and just... Making it happen in a few minutes. I don't actually have the welder yet, but I think I'd still vote for that - it's just so cool being able to glue metal back together. Update on the cabinet: They offered 20% off, which combined with the wesleywillis posted:All this talk of the milwaukee nutfuckers has made me even more anxious. Thanks jerks
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Nov 18, 2020 17:14
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This HomeDepot deal posted earlier is pretty tempting and I already have a M12 3/8" ratchet. I was thinking of getting a second to leave in my truck, how long will the battery stay charged if I fully charge it but then just leave it in the car and don't use it? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...roduct-overview Also, has anyone else noticed the Home Depot website loads slow as poo poo now? I tried it on two different computers and my phone and it's really annoying. I'm even running ublock origin and privacy badger, which should speed things up.
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Nov 18, 2020 17:31
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MomJeans420 posted:This HomeDepot deal posted earlier is pretty tempting and I already have a M12 3/8" ratchet. I was thinking of getting a second to leave in my truck, how long will the battery stay charged if I fully charge it but then just leave it in the car and don't use it? The website was pretty slow for me ... enough to be annoying, but not it seems like it's not working slow.
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imo just keep a normal ratchet in your vehicle? no worries about batteries
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Nov 18, 2020 18:19
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If anyone is looking for a multimeter that's not HF but also not Fluke prices, Grainger currently has this Extech EX320 on clearance for 50% off / $32.
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And, for what it's worth, I've had very good experiences with Extech.
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I got an AstroAI multimeter off Amazon. Looks like it's in the same ballpark as the Extech. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071JL6LLL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It works fine for the occasional stuff I use it for. I did buy a set of probes and new leads for it. Organization stuff arrived for the tool chest:  Socket organizers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FMY5V62/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  Pliers holders: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W5KMM68/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1  Wrench holders (I did tried to print some but we got high winds and started losing power so after 2 failed attempts I just ordered some): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XSTV5G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 For miscellaneous stuff: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086JLNFN5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I've been pretty impressed with the quality of all of this for the cost. I'm sure the organization will evolve over time, but it feels really good to have everything in one easily accessible spot and not have to dig for such and such blow molded case or some random tool box.
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Budget made-in-asia off brand multi meters are totally viable these days. 99% of the measurements you make, the accuracy drop from a NIST-certified fluke (or whatever high end you want), is not going to be significant. I have been rocking a harbor freight Ames in my work bag as an expiriment, and it's been perfectly serviceable. I need to add a magnet to the back of the case, but thats a work ergo thing. been thinking of picking up a https://dmmcheckplus.com/ to really see how far 50 bucks of harbor freight electronics can go.
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MRC48B posted:Budget made-in-asia off brand multi meters are totally viable these days. This is good advice if you're never using a meter for anything bigger than a car battery. And that might even be a bit of a safety issue in just the wrong failure mode.
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Motronic posted:This is good advice if you're never using a meter for anything bigger than a car battery. And that might even be a bit of a safety issue in just the wrong failure mode. Yeah I've accidentally killed a Fluke by trying to measure >2000V with one (a power supply had failed and went out of regulation), and nothing exciting happened at all. It just didn't read correctly afterwards. I don't know what a cheaper DMM would do in that situation, but I don't want to find out, either.
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Raluek posted:I don't know what a cheaper DMM would do in that situation, but I don't want to find out, either. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-FZP1U2dkM&t=373s
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What's the soldering iron recommended by the thread? I don't need it a lot, but it would be nice to have something portable. Mainly for wiring and electronics. I also need a good primer on how to not be complete poo poo at soldering.
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For portable, I bought one of those TS100 chinese irons from amazon a couple years ago, but still haven't used it because I have a really nice bench iron, and prefer to crimp wire-to-wire connections where possible anyway. The iron looks like decent quality, though, and custom firmware is available. For technique, the three main tips I can give you are:
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Weller wesd51 is your best bet for a traditional pencil iron. I've had mine nearly 20 years now and aside from some repairs to the cable because I abused it, and countless tips I've worn out, it is still working fine. For hot air/multi function, most people seem to be happy with the <insert random brand name here> 853D hot air plus traditional pencil iron station with built in DC power supply. They're extremely cheap and I assumed they would be junk but I've never seen anyone complain about them and they are everywhere.
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kastein posted:Weller wesd51 is your best bet for a traditional pencil iron. I've had mine nearly 20 years now and aside from some repairs to the cable because I abused it, and countless tips I've worn out, it is still working fine. these are good, we have a ton of them at work. i really prefer the WD-1 we have in one of the labs, but the WESD51 are very capable. i used to work at a computer/electronics store and we always blew through the WES51 (non-digital version of the same thing) as soon as we got them in
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Wasabi the J posted:I also need a good primer on how to not be complete poo poo at soldering. You can always do what NASA says. https://www.scribd.com/document/78350646/NASA-Student-Handbook-for-Hand-Soldering
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Getting a good soldering iron and being able to desolder / solder stuff is on my "to do"-list. From my research, the TS100 and now, even better I think TS80 soldering irons seem to get very good reviews. There are kits that provides power supply units. Speaking of power supplies, I really need to get myself one of those "lab style" power supplies with variable voltage and ampere for testing electronics without having to rig up stupid wirings with batteries etc. I don't want to kill myself with some random brand China one even if they look fine in amazon pictures / reviews. At the same time I don't think I'd need anything more expensive than like $100 or something.
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MrOnBicycle posted:Getting a good soldering iron and being able to desolder / solder stuff is on my "to do"-list. From my research, the TS100 and now, even better I think TS80 soldering irons seem to get very good reviews. There are kits that provides power supply units. I have one of the cheap ones from Circuit Specialists. It's likely the same as an ebay cheapy but at least there's a company to get in touch with if I have problems. I doubt that's recommended, but it's what I did: https://www.circuitspecialists.com/csi-power-supplies It's fine for my rinky dink projects so far. The times I've needed more voltage or more amps have been few and most of those projects need some kind of dedicated supply. I also dropped it off a table a couple of times and so far no explosion.
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ive had this bookmarked for a while, but have had no occasion to buy it since i already am flush with bench supplies https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000282551930.html looks pretty featureful for the price, i would just rather pay $20 for some old linear supply from the flea market, lol
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Raluek posted:ive had this bookmarked for a while, but have had no occasion to buy it since i already am flush with bench supplies I picked one of these up, powering it with an old laptop brick. Works great.
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Wasabi the J posted:What's the soldering iron recommended by the thread? Depends a lot on what you want to do. For general portability and small electronics projects, I’d second the TS-100. I just did some small smd work with it today, including soldering in a micro usb receiver. Heats up stupid fast, the pencil tip is excellent for precision work, and you can set it to custom timeout and go to sleep with the custom firmware. Here’s a good primer on soldering: https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/adafruit-guide-excellent-soldering.pdf If you’re doing through hole, a good method to get the hang of it is to count. Count to four while hearing the pad and component pin, apply solder for four, and back the solder off and keep heating the joint for another two. Kinda like how music is structured f If you’re doing PCBs, this is a fantastic and cheap board holder: https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Circuit-Board-Holder/dp/B08LPLC2XZ I’d recommend picking up some diy solder kits from banggood or something, eg a function generator or DIY oscilloscope or mini Tesla coil! Raluek posted:For portable, I bought one of those TS100 chinese irons from amazon a couple years ago, but still haven't used it because I have a really nice bench iron, and prefer to crimp wire-to-wire connections where possible anyway. The iron looks like decent quality, though, and custom firmware is available. 1000% yes, eutectic 63/37 solder is fantastic. Here’s the stuff I use (shamelessly stolen from another goon’s recommendation) Kester SN63PB37 3.3%/44 .5mm (.20”) 24-6337-0010 Also, if you have a TS-100, this custom firmware is quite excellent: https://github.com/Ralim/ts100 MrOnBicycle posted:Getting a good soldering iron and being able to desolder / solder stuff is on my "to do"-list. From my research, the TS100 and now, even better I think TS80 soldering irons seem to get very good reviews. There are kits that provides power supply units. If you’re interested, I just recently upgraded my generic chinese bench power supply with an extech unit so I’d have more space. Yours for the price of beer and shipping 
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I've bought a TS-80 and a Quick Charge 3 powerbank recently to replace my old Hakko 936 station with something more mobile, and it's pretty drat good. It heats up really quickly, has good thermal inertia and it's really handy, the USB cord is more flexible than traditional iron cords and the iron itself is really slender and you can choke right up on it. It also lasts for ages on a good powerbank and having it in your pocket instead of being tethered to a power socket is really nice.
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If it's not too expensive / much of a hassle to send it to Sweden - just name the price and I'll glady accept your kind offer. 
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Kafouille posted:I've bought a TS-80 and a Quick Charge 3 powerbank recently to replace my old Hakko 936 station with something more mobile, and it's pretty drat good. It heats up really quickly, has good thermal inertia and it's really handy, the USB cord is more flexible than traditional iron cords and the iron itself is really slender and you can choke right up on it. It also lasts for ages on a good powerbank and having it in your pocket instead of being tethered to a power socket is really nice. This morning I received this Xioami compressor and had a quick test now. It's slow, but one of my tires was a bit low and it got it up to the right pressure in a few minutes. I guess I'm spoiled by using the air hoses at gas stations that do it instantly, but this seems good to keep around in a glove box for the rare emergency (that never happened so far) or to pump up after a track day or something. 
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I, too, like to plug a classic iPod into my car's tires
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It's 2020, that's what all the cool kids do nowadays
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Soldering iron chat: Has anyone tried out Milwaukee's M12 soldering iron? I used a butane soldering iron at an old job, and and they always sucked... clogged tips, unreliable gas feed, took a lot of fiddling sometimes and I didn't have the skill. Milwaukee's stuff is generally pretty solid. https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Specialty-Tools/Heating-Tools/2488-20 There's also a M18 heat gun, if you want to go full red team.
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Safety Dance posted:I, too, like to plug a classic iPod into my car's tires My tires are now full of hoobastank and papa roach
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Just a few PSI more Than what the sticker says I'm inflating in the dark Trying to get to work
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boxen posted:Soldering iron chat: Has anyone tried out Milwaukee's M12 soldering iron? I used a butane soldering iron at an old job, and and they always sucked... clogged tips, unreliable gas feed, took a lot of fiddling sometimes and I didn't have the skill. Milwaukee's stuff is generally pretty solid. The one dent seems to be that the light is slightly misplaced and blocked by the tip, but I never find lights on tools to work that well anyway. Krakkles fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Nov 23, 2020 |
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