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WEN seems to be a decent player in the power tools market, ok QC and ok warranty support1, looks like $100 for their portable and a really tempting 9" $150 bench top bandsaw that might fit the bill too.
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Elviscat posted:WEN seems to be a decent player in the power tools market, ok QC and ok warranty support1, looks like $100 for their portable and a really tempting 9" $150 bench top bandsaw that might fit the bill too. I bought their drywall sander on goon advice. It's.......great for the price. I would have paid a bit more to have it go slower and not have the problem where it builds up a static charge when hooked up to a shop vac and continues to zap your hand.
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May 17, 2021 05:34
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That's kinda what I've heard, like HF hand tools for power tools. Have you tried rigging up a static drain on the hose out of bare copper, with like a ring terminal for a receptacle plate screw?
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May 17, 2021 06:18
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That's definitely worth doing, at least it limits the shock to whatever will flashover half the maximum drain wire spacing. I accidentally built a van de graaf generator out of a shopvac, 20ft of 2in PVC conduit, and several hundred pounds of rockwool once and it was shocking the motherfuck out of me until I ran a drain wire down the side of the conduit. That took it from severely painful to regular old static shock level.
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May 17, 2021 07:06
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Elviscat posted:That's kinda what I've heard, like HF hand tools for power tools. No, I put on a rubber glove and sent it.
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May 17, 2021 14:20
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This is AI if you don’t have room for a tool build a bigger shop or move.
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May 17, 2021 14:40
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My chop saw has been awesome with abrasive disks. It's slow to get through thick-walled stuff but it's a 100% upgrade from an angle grinder for doing straight cuts. I hold a piece of scrap against the disk at an angle from each side to sort of sharpen it every now and then and it helps with the speed.
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May 17, 2021 15:08
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Elephanthead posted:This is AI if you don’t have room for a tool build a bigger shop or move. Astonishing Wang posted:My chop saw has been awesome with abrasive disks. It's slow to get through thick-walled stuff but it's a 100% upgrade from an angle grinder for doing straight cuts. I'm liking the portaband / table idea, but I'm currently wrestling with which saw to combine it with - I realized the table that's compatible with the $100 WEN is not compatible with the higher end Milwaukee, so upgrading later if I don't like the saw would be problematic. Currently searching for the sweet spot that lets me choose between a cheap saw and a definitely good saw.
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May 17, 2021 16:54
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Can anyone in here really afford the poo poo they do with cars? A financial advisor would certainly scream at me about my habits.
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May 17, 2021 16:57
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IOwnCalculus posted:I'm 99.9% certain the flare itself is just sized based on the tubing and is the same even if the thread on the nut varies - at least, I've never done a different flare for brake lines with different threads on either end Hmm, that one looks pretty nice. I'll give it a try. Kinda sucks that the lines need to come out to be flared, but that is better than the alternative of a bad flare. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 17:50 on May 17, 2021 |
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May 17, 2021 17:47
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um excuse me posted:Can anyone in here really afford the poo poo they do with cars? A financial advisor would certainly scream at me about my habits. Yeah. Only because I don't do anything with them. 
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May 17, 2021 18:18
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I definitely have spent mid 5 figures on shitboxes over the last 12 years and shouldn't have.
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May 17, 2021 18:37
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Suburban Dad posted:Yeah. Only because I don't do anything with them. It is certainly cheaper that way
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May 17, 2021 18:40
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kastein posted:I definitely have spent mid 5 figures on shitboxes over the last 12 years and shouldn't have.
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May 17, 2021 18:54
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um excuse me posted:Can anyone in here really afford the poo poo they do with cars? A financial advisor would certainly scream at me about my habits. I've got all the receipts for my civic in a folder and have very intentionally never totaled that up.
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May 17, 2021 19:15
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honda whisperer posted:I've got all the receipts for my civic in a folder and have very intentionally never totaled that up. I keep a lot of that poo poo in spreadsheets. But I have a rule: DO NOT =SUM. Ever.
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Incoming BWM My financial anxiety went down when I stopped tracking budget categories and instead created a monthly updated spreadsheet to track net worth broken down by: Cash, taxable investments, 401k, ira, hsa, vehicles, real estate and then my only debt, which is a mortgage I know I am maxing out my tax advantaged space and NW is moving in the correct direction so I don't bother stressing about it.
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May 17, 2021 20:57
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Motronic posted:I keep a lot of that poo poo in spreadsheets. But I have a rule: DO NOT =SUM. Ever. I broke that rule on the Honcho and was actually very pleasantly surprised, and I put everything I could think on it down to ten cent nuts I bought at klems. I think I'm gonna continue this trend just to see what happens on the next project.
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May 17, 2021 21:13
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BlackMK4 posted:Hmm, that one looks pretty nice. I'll give it a try. Kinda sucks that the lines need to come out to be flared, but that is better than the alternative of a bad flare. You can get a 3/16 double-flare "inline" tool like this one for next to nothing and be able to easily accomplish any non-bubble-flare on the vehicle.
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May 17, 2021 21:18
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Yeah, but the Honco is actually worth it.
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May 17, 2021 21:19
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Do you all factor tools into your project expenses? Example: I had to buy a ball joint puller for the last truck project. I included it in what I spent on that project, even though I still have the tool.
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May 17, 2021 21:19
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Advent Horizon posted:Do you all factor tools into your project expenses? I count "one time use" stuff like HF garbage or like, a particular scanner/software if it's just for that project. But if it's a general tool that's a shop expense.
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May 17, 2021 21:21
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IOwnCalculus posted:You can get a 3/16 double-flare "inline" tool like this one for next to nothing and be able to easily accomplish any non-bubble-flare on the vehicle. Sold! After kinda reworking what I was thinking I really only need bubble flares on lines that I haven't built yet, so this will work for what I can't easily remove.
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May 17, 2021 21:22
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Advent Horizon posted:Do you all factor tools into your project expenses? Hell no. Tools save money obviously, since you're not going to pay someone else. You gotta deduct those costs actually.
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May 17, 2021 21:25
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um excuse me posted:Can anyone in here really afford the poo poo they do with cars? A financial advisor would certainly scream at me about my habits. I drive a Corolla so yeah, I'm good. If I buy a Fox body next year then maybe not so much......
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May 17, 2021 23:02
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StormDrain posted:Hell no. Tools save money obviously, since you're not going to pay someone else. You gotta deduct those costs actually. That is the proper mindset.
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May 17, 2021 23:13
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BlackMK4 posted:It is certainly cheaper that way My previous strategy was buy car Fix/mod to my liking Get bored then sell for what I paid or slightly less After several cars following that strategy in way too short of a time period I got smarter. But only very slightly. Someday I'll get something fun to play with again that hopefully will keep me entertained for a bit. I almost went the race car route but pussied out when looking at all the costs.
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kastein posted:I definitely have spent mid 5 figures on shitboxes over the last 12 years and shouldn't have. I’ve about broken even on purchases of cars, but I’ve spent way too much on parts and tires.
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StormDrain posted:Hell no. Tools save money obviously, since you're not going to pay someone else. You gotta deduct those costs actually. My mistake was listening to AI and buying a miata as my first car. I'm still not bored and it doesn't really need anything apart from bodywork.
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Tools don't count
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May 18, 2021 00:25
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I just look up how much it would cost to fix at a shop. Then add up the parts and any special tools I don't already have that I'd need. As long as parts + tools is less than the shop, I'm coming out ahead. But don't listen to me. I've spend $8-9k on maintaining a 16 year old Subaru in the last two years, because it's the devil I know vs buying someone else's used & abused EJ255 car.
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It's like the dealer warranty thing. "I am coming out way ahead by paying for the total warranty, best decision ever!". Dude, if you're car didn't break all the time you wouldn't have needed it to begin with. It's not a good thing!
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May 18, 2021 01:34
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um excuse me posted:It's like the dealer warranty thing. "I am coming out way ahead by paying for the total warranty, best decision ever!". Dude, if you're car didn't break all the time you wouldn't have needed it to begin with. It's not a good thing! Wait a minute what side are you on? We all agreed that buying tools is a negative cost, since it saves money you'd have to spend when something needs to be fixed which is out of your control. Like how my brakes are broken because they're unassisted drums. That wasn't my fault! I'm saving thousands of dollars over having someone work on it and of course saving money by not crashing. Really I'd be losing money not to. There's no other option!
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May 18, 2021 01:38
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um excuse me posted:Can anyone in here really afford the poo poo they do with cars? A financial advisor would certainly scream at me about my habits. there's "afford" as used by people who think having a mortgage is "financial stress", and there's "afford" as used by people choosing between meds and rent e: the latter are probably not posting in the tools thread in the car forum on a dead gay comedy forum tho
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I got to cheat by buying most of my tools when it was a work expense. And by cheat I mean I spent a god damned fortune on tools while being underpaid for how hard the work was and thinking I was smart at the time. For what I've bought since cars became a hobby again I look at it as a time thing. Opportunity cost I guess. I think it's only a hard question on a single use tool. A single use widget fixer is way harder to justify than a constant use tool. Go big on the welder, air compressor, impact, bandsaw etc. If the tools, parts and time breaks even with letting someone else do it at least you're up the tools. I'd you ever need it again... https://youtu.be/dLpsbp9JYEE
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StormDrain posted:Wait a minute what side are you on? I'm on the side of spending tools as an asset isn't really money saved if you never needed the tools to begin with. Don't get me wrong, I used buying tools as an "investment" for many years. But if it's to modify cars and not strictly repair them, it's part of the cost of car projects. The most recent tool I got strictly for maintenance is the oil evacuator.
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May 18, 2021 02:19
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I want to paint the springs from my hood hinges, and really do it right by taking the spring off and painting it stretched. Any suggestions to either buy or make a tool for this? I was thinking I can just copy this dudes patent. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20150190913
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I count tools into the budget if I'm not likely to ever use them again, or I bought them just for that project. For example my mpvi2 went into the Honcho's budget, though I might take it out or prorate it a bit if I end up LS swapping the MJ and Roadmaster using it, or if I do enough side work with it to pay for it. But my MIG welder and brake line flaring kit I don't count towards it because I've owned them for years and used them on half a dozen vehicles each.
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OMGVBFLOL posted:there's "afford" as used by people who think having a mortgage is "financial stress", and there's "afford" as used by people choosing between meds and rent 
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Big Dick Cheney posted:Tools don't count Especially if you can get the box in the trash without anyone noticing… I did some TOOLS today.  Got a kit to convert the M12 cutoff tool to use the HF 3/8” bandsaw head. It’s badass. Then I did this:  Oops?  Seems…dangerous.  Now it should make sense. I made a ghetto portable planishing hammer for smoothing welds. I can hold a dolly with one hand and the hammer in the other and control it with the foot pedal. Sort of like TIG but hammer.
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