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I hate devices that use anything other than AA or AAA. (Also, something that uses AAA when AA would have fit can gently caress off too.)
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Nov 1, 2022 03:49
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Harbor freight has a big thing of button cell batteries for like, $5.
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Nov 1, 2022 04:21
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Mr. Mambold posted:Can you not find a battery rebuilding place that can handle the originals? Last time I tried that the rebuilt battery pack lasted 8 months before it died. It would probably help if I was somewhere other than Canada where the rebuilders were 2/3 of the way across the country last time I looked. Should check though, there might be someone closer willing to rebuild it now. I might check a few YouTube videos and crack it open myself.
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Nov 1, 2022 05:51
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Literally A Person posted:Got a welder, don't ya? Build one. I did that, 10 years later and I still haven't finished the drawers but that pile of stainless sheet metal and drawer slides is ready for me to get my poo poo together. E: I tried finding the pictures of it but the oldest pictures on my phone were from 2011, let's just say 15 years. SpeedFreek fucked around with this message at 14:02 on Nov 3, 2022 |
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Nov 3, 2022 14:00
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Hey thread, I'm looking for recommendations on router bits as someone who knows absolutely nothing about them. I picked up a pretty nice 90s Craftsman 1 1/2hp router at a flea market for $10, have now tested it and verified it works and is unlikely to explode or rattle itself apart at speed, and so now need bits to go along with it. Looking through Home Depot's black friday stuff I see these on sale: https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-Shank-Carbide-Router-Bit-Set-15-Piece-A25R151/205626187 I'm assuming these will cut, but are there any gotchas to cheap bits like this? Chatter issues? Potential to explode?
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Nov 3, 2022 21:38
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fralbjabar posted:Hey thread, I'm looking for recommendations on router bits as someone who knows absolutely nothing about them. I picked up a pretty nice 90s Craftsman 1 1/2hp router at a flea market for $10, have now tested it and verified it works and is unlikely to explode or rattle itself apart at speed, and so now need bits to go along with it. That looks like a good starter set. Chinese made router bits have flooded the market for some time now without any problems that I've read about, and Ryobi are hugely reliant on good customer feedback (read weekender woodworkers like yourself). You probably should check out some youtube videos on basic router safety and usage.
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Nov 3, 2022 21:47
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fralbjabar posted:Hey thread, I'm looking for recommendations on router bits as someone who knows absolutely nothing about them. I picked up a pretty nice 90s Craftsman 1 1/2hp router at a flea market for $10, have now tested it and verified it works and is unlikely to explode or rattle itself apart at speed, and so now need bits to go along with it. I have a ryobi bit set and some good lee valley ones too and the ryobi ones are merely fine. the usual wisdom is to start with a set like the ryobis and then as you wear out the lovely bits to start replacing the ones that you've been wearing out with higher quality ones. I have some nice spiral cutter bits now and a good pattern bit, but for the amount of wear that eg the chamfer/roundover bits get in my work when they wear out I might just buy more ryobi ones. e. with the Ryobi ones always double-check that the guide bearings are tight before you use them. I had one come off once.
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Nov 3, 2022 21:47
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fralbjabar posted:Hey thread, I'm looking for recommendations on router bits as someone who knows absolutely nothing about them. I picked up a pretty nice 90s Craftsman 1 1/2hp router at a flea market for $10, have now tested it and verified it works and is unlikely to explode or rattle itself apart at speed, and so now need bits to go along with it. These are good "fuckit I'll start here" set. I have 'em.. works well, wont' shatter into your eyeball. Then you replace the ones that wear down with good ones since now you know what you use the most.
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Nov 3, 2022 21:51
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There's a bit seized in the collet of my router. I tried wrenching it out and got worried about breaking it so stopped. Now it sits on the shelf wistfully. I should just break it and get my bit back.
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Nov 3, 2022 22:04
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Literally A Person posted:There's a bit seized in the collet of my router. I tried wrenching it out and got worried about breaking it so stopped. Now it sits on the shelf wistfully. I should just break it and get my bit back. Don't break the collet. Just unscrew it off the shaft.
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Nov 3, 2022 22:16
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Mr. Mambold posted:Don't break the collet. Just unscrew it off the shaft. That's the whole problem though. It won't turn. I can't back it off even planting my foot on it and cracking the gently caress out of it with a wrench. I guess I could take another crack at it. Maybe see if I can heat it up or something.
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Nov 3, 2022 22:30
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Spit on it
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Nov 3, 2022 22:45
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Soul Dentist posted:Spit on it Like that wasn't one of the first things I tried
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Nov 3, 2022 22:53
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Literally A Person posted:That's the whole problem though. It won't turn. I can't back it off even planting my foot on it and cracking the gently caress out of it with a wrench. I guess I could take another crack at it. Maybe see if I can heat it up or something. Believe it or not, it's somehow possible to crossthread those dudes, which is bad juju.
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Nov 4, 2022 01:49
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Mr. Mambold posted:Believe it or not, it's somehow possible to crossthread those dudes, which is bad juju.  Bad juju indeed.
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Nov 4, 2022 01:50
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Literally A Person posted:Like that wasn't one of the first things I tried yell at it
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Nov 4, 2022 04:27
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Is the bit smaller than the collet nut? If so jigger the lock button stuck in with a zip tie, clamp or whatnot and try an impact wrench. Ideally with the router itself locked down in a vice.
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Nov 4, 2022 07:10
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Elem7 posted:Is the bit smaller than the collet nut? If so jigger the lock button stuck in with a zip tie, clamp or whatnot and try an impact wrench. This would be genius but I don't think I have a long enough socket. Gonna look though.
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Nov 4, 2022 15:26
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JB Weld it, then it looks like you did it on purpose
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Nov 4, 2022 21:36
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I need some waterproof, wader-style coveralls for keeping dry while pressure washing equipment. Something that I can jump into with my existing clothes and workboots without hassle. My workplace provides mud-kicker style boots but they do nothing to protect my lower body from water, and now that the temperature is dipping getting wet outside while working sucks Any recommendations? Are work-style waders even a thing? melon cat fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Nov 4, 2022 |
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Nov 4, 2022 21:58
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Vim Fuego posted:
Hey, welcome to the club! I haven't replaced these two AAA's in what I think is over 5 years now. I modified the inside of the battery box so they run in parallel. UNLIMITED POWAAAHHH 
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Nov 4, 2022 22:02
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melon cat posted:I need some waterproof, wader-style coveralls for keeping dry while pressure washing equipment. Something that I can jump into with my existing clothes and workboots without hassle. My workplace provides mud-kicker style boots but they do nothing to protect my lower body from water, and now that the temperature is dipping getting wet outside while working sucks Look at fisherman's bibs and jackets. Grudens or Storm-Line.
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Nov 4, 2022 22:52
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Trick with digital calipers and not having to remove batteries is to get ones that are either cheap enough that they don't bother to remember zero when switched off, or to get expensive (Mitutoyo) ones that will remember their zero but are designed to do so in a way that doesn't require power. Any price point in between and the power button basically just turns off the display but keeps the measurement tracking encoder running 24/7.
withak fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Nov 4, 2022 |
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Nov 4, 2022 23:26
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sharkytm posted:Look at fisherman's bibs and jackets. Grudens or Storm-Line. Will check them out, thanks. I was hoping that they would have feety-style built-in waterproof boots that you can just slip into but I think that could be asking for too much melon cat fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Nov 5, 2022 |
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Nov 5, 2022 00:53
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withak posted:Trick with digital calipers and not having to remove batteries is to get ones that are either cheap enough that they don't bother to remember zero when switched off, or to get expensive (Mitutoyo) ones that will remember their zero but are designed to do so in a way that doesn't require power. Any price point in between and the power button basically just turns off the display but keeps the measurement tracking encoder running 24/7. Exactly. I've had mitutoyos last years on one battery with daily use as long as I keep them powered down when not in use.
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Nov 5, 2022 01:55
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I think "absolute origin" is the name of the design feature that lets the calipers actually completely turn off when you hit the power button. I assume that somebody somewhere makes one of these that costs less than a Mitutoyo but more than a Harbor Freight.
withak fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Nov 5, 2022 |
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Nov 5, 2022 02:55
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withak posted:I think "absolute origin" is the name of the design feature that lets the calipers actually completely turn off when you hit the power button. I assume that somebody somewhere makes one of these that costs less than a Mitutoyo but more than a Harbor Freight. iGauging
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Nov 5, 2022 04:03
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Am I the only one that prefers dial calipers to not ever have to worry about it?
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Nov 5, 2022 16:17
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No there's plenty of other boomers out there who stopped accepting progress in like 1970
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Nov 5, 2022 17:25
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Go vernier or go home.
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Nov 5, 2022 18:28
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withak posted:Go vernier or go home. Was gonna empty quote this but remembered I have a Mitutoyo digital sexiness.
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Nov 5, 2022 19:59
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I generally gravitate to analog stuff when possible but I need to flip back and forth between inches and millimeters all day so dial or vernier are impractical.
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Nov 5, 2022 20:53
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Bob Mundon posted:Am I the only one that prefers dial calipers to not ever have to worry about it? Honestly, after dealing with dead digital calipers too often - no. I'd rather grab a dial caliper in inches that will always work and ask my phone "convert 2.716 inches to mm".
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Nov 5, 2022 21:47
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I own nothing but dial calipers and analog micrometers. When I grab them out of the tool box to do a quick measurement, the last thing I want to do is change the dead batteries.
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Nov 6, 2022 02:43
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if you use your metric digital calipers every day, they work great. with love, - the 3d printing thread.
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Nov 6, 2022 05:31
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IOwnCalculus posted:Honestly, after dealing with dead digital calipers too often - no. I'd rather grab a dial caliper in inches that will always work and ask my phone "convert 2.716 inches to mm". I'm sure it's not the greatest caliper, but found this one that does both so you don't even have to do that. I'm no machinist, but I've been pleased with their ball micrometer too. Anytime Tools Dial Caliper 6" / 150mm Dual Reading Scale Metric SAE Standard Inch mm https://a.co/d/1OwVLBX
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Nov 6, 2022 15:37
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Deviant posted:if you use your metric digital calipers every day, they work great. Ya the batteries thing was kinda a hassle in 1990 or so but now you can get a 20 year supply of LR43s delivered for $3 and a dro is loving incredible for getting quick, accurate readings in tight spaces A Wizard of Goatse fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Nov 6, 2022 |
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Nov 6, 2022 15:54
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Bob Mundon posted:Am I the only one that prefers dial calipers to not ever have to worry about it? same, I only use them a few times a year so squinting at an analog dial is preferred over hoping the batteries work and then digging up replacement batteries if they've gone dead. Would be different if I used them more regularly though I'm definitely a boomer in spirit when it comes to tools, just gaze upon my collection of corded tools in hard cases as proof 
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Nov 8, 2022 11:31
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Is there such thing as a battery-powered vacuum (1-2 gal capacity) with a hose diameter >1.5"? We have a bastard of an oak tree in our back yard that shits acorns for 3-4 months straight and I've been having my kid use my Ryobi 2-gal battery vacuum to pick them up, but if they go in sideways, they can clog the hose up. Is there anything reasonable out there that's a 2" diameter, or will that just nuke my batteries even quicker?
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