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Platystemon posted:Why are there no deals on the M12 Hackzall? It was $89 with a battery last weekend (expired): https://slickdeals.net/f/13137895-m...earchBarV2Algo1 Currently the only deal on it I see is with the Hackzall, 3/8" ratchet and one battery for $179: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...UklUsVwXNzdg200
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# ¿ Jun 13, 2019 08:52 |
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# ¿ May 8, 2024 17:12 |
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I got the 7 tool ryobi kit a couple of years ago which had: Drill Sander Circular saw Dust buster Light Hot Glue gun Reciprocating saw 2 smallish batteries - 1.5Ah, charger, bag, drill bits, couple of glue sticks, sanding pads, saw blades, etc. It was $159 and I haven't seen it again since, but it was a great deal because even though all of the tools aren't the top of the line they all work fine for light duty. The hot glue gun and the dust buster are really nice and I'd buy them again (I think there four non-working dust busters in the house because their batteries all crapped out). I also cut up a lot of branches with the reciprocating saw and some brush cutting blades and it's been convenient for the price. I think the sander is the only thing I haven't used yet. I did later buy a ryobi brushless hammer drill with a 4Ah battery so I could drill some cinderblocks and that battery has been a lot better than the little ones that came with the kit but it was still a great buy for the price.
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# ¿ Oct 24, 2019 02:42 |
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I. M. Gei posted:This drill loving BROKE lol You probably want almost any rotary hammer drill. The rotary prefix tends to mean they can hammer or drill and are more suited to the task of going through anything. I installed two TV wall mounts into a building. Upstairs my regular hammer drill was able to make it into the cinderblock wall although it took some time and noise. Downstairs, which was concrete walls since it was apparently a bomb shelter when it was built, I was barely able to make one hole in about an hour. I had to let the battery and bit cool off more than once. I borrowed a dewalt rotary hammer drill with the SDS masonry bit and made every other hole in less than a minute. I can't speak to a specific brand but I expect almost anything would do it as long as its a rotary hammer drill. I don't remember the model I used but it was probably about the same as this one: https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-8-5-Amp-1-1-8-in-Corded-SDS-plus-D-Handle-Concrete-Masonry-Rotary-Hammer-Drill-Kit-D25263K/301224266 $170 seems a bit much for a single project but I don't know if the harbor freight $100 ones would be as good.
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# ¿ Mar 30, 2020 04:18 |
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I. M. Gei posted:Whats a rotary hammer drill, then? A thing that goes through concrete like butter.
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# ¿ Mar 30, 2020 09:28 |
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I. M. Gei posted:I checked and my Home Depot doesn’t have that DeWalt in stock, but they DO have this identical-looking Milwaukee for about the same price: I'm sure it would. Don't forget the SDS bits, they're different from normal bits and have little side grabby grooves on them.
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# ¿ Mar 30, 2020 20:38 |
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sharkytm posted:He already had a rotary hammer and didn't get far. Check his post history in this thread. Yeah the one that he rented was a rotary hammer drill but being a rental it could've been messed up. The hammer drill he bought afterwards that broke wasn't rotary and while I'm surprised it broke, my advice is predicated on a normal hammer drill being insufficient for the job. If he's got some kind of house masonry wall to install the lag bolts for his trellis that the milwaukee rotary hammer drill can't get through then he's got to be drilling into some kind of heavy steel plate or something which seems unlikely. I'd guess it's hard concrete and maybe he's hitting rebar, although they should get through that too with some extra effort if he's got a good carbide bit.
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# ¿ Mar 30, 2020 21:36 |
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:Does anyone know if anyone makes something like this that isn’t $500? Most of the delivery dates are a month or more out but there's slightly expensive full face respirators on gearbest, aliexpress, wish and the other usual suspects shipping from China. Some of them even look legit, but it is rolling the dice a bit. McMaster-Carr has some full face available but claim a 7-8 week lead time. Even if things were normal they're the expensive ones. https://www.mcmaster.com/respirators/full-face-cartridge-respirators/
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# ¿ Apr 14, 2020 00:47 |
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Mr. Mambold posted:Got a link? I can't find that. They're probably 2v batteries, but if even 3v, I'd jump on it. Looks like 3Ah batteries: https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-1...-P423/311807642
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# ¿ Apr 20, 2020 21:55 |
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I. M. Gei posted:What is the absolute fastest way to replace the swivel pegs for a Black & Decker Workmate WM125 woodworking table/bench, either by getting new pegs or using something else that’ll fit in the holes and work as vice grips? I'm not sure which part is considered the swivel peg but since the whole table is $30 I'd consider either just getting a new one to use, or using the part you need from the box, and returning it in 2 weeks with the parts you have on order back in the box.
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# ¿ Jul 24, 2020 23:09 |
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thatguy posted:Has anybody used either a dry or wet concrete saw or a concrete chainsaw? Never used one myself but on Cody's Lab he took a water using chainsaw out to the middle of nowhere for his mars base experiment and used a a drum of water placed uphill to keep it going. I'm linking the video in the first spot he put the barrel. He then had to take it higher to get more water pressure. It seemed to cut the stone he was working on well, examples of cutting begin around 10:45 in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWkMZ0VtUw&t=416s Since that required both a lot of water and water pressure, it's probably not ideal. There are a good amount of youtube videos of folks using the dry cut concrete saws and also diamond blades in regular circular saws that can cut dry (but kick up a lot more dust). If nobody pops up with more experience it might be worth looking at some videos and seeing if they seem right for your application. There aren't a lot of gas powered circular saws but the battery powered stuff is getting good these days, although depending on how much cutting you have to do in a day it might be prohibitive to bring in batteries for it all versus a generator or just a gas powered big saw. If the work is small there's also diamond blades for angle grinders. Here's a guy with a skil saw and a diamond blade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ppF_1hNvH0 guy with a big saw dry cutting in his driveway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdLt3YZawmY So dry cutting looks capable but you definitely need good breathing protection and probably some goggles.
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# ¿ Sep 14, 2020 05:39 |
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Chirk Manbote posted:Is it really? Dang! The old laser thread is here but it's locked due to age. I think it was largely goons with K40s but some of them may be familiar with the big stuff.
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# ¿ Sep 15, 2020 06:35 |
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Bioshuffle posted:Can I get a recommendation for safety glasses (for weed whacking and such) that can be worn over glasses? I guess I can just resort to wearing contacts, but I'd love a pair that can be slipped over my glasses. I've used these which are comfortable: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071RSM598/ but I recently switched to the dewalt goggles which are cheaper and seem to work fine with my glasses: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A12J3GI/
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# ¿ Oct 21, 2020 08:16 |
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ufarn posted:Crossposting from the quick question thread just to cover my bases: The bits from the ifixit kit are too small for the hex chucks on most electric screwdrivers like the ones you posted. The precision screwdriver bits from the ifixit kit are a 1/8" hex while the bits for most electric screwdrivers or drills are 1/4". There are some 1/4" fitted three jaw chucks (I got one with my milwaukee cordless screwdriver in 1996) but I don't know if I'd use them for precision bits or screws. There are some cordless screwdrivers for working on small electronics but they can be a bit more expensive than the household tool kind. This is one of the cheaper ones I've seen: https://smile.amazon.com/POWERGIANT-Electric-Screwdriver-Cordless-Precision/dp/B07R7TNR66 I don't know anything about this site or their recommendations but they have a list of electric precisions they think are the best. I would check reviews and not take their word for it, however. https://improb.com/best-electric-precision-screwdrivers/
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# ¿ Dec 2, 2020 13:09 |
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I. M. Gei posted:that’s actually what I’m trying to build There's things like force gauges and I've seen people take readings from strain gauges while something hits or pulls to get a maximum load. Might be worth asking the electronics thread in DIY.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2020 12:53 |
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I don't use it that much but my dad's got a Sunjoe that's been decent. I think it was about $150 on amazon a few years back. I thought it was amusing that Ben Krasnow turned the same model into a fairly competent and potentially dangerous home waterjet cutter with a lot of modification. Obviously don't do this, but it's still neat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg__B6Ca3jc
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# ¿ Apr 7, 2021 01:12 |
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I've got a little giant 22' and a 10 foot fiberglass and a smaller wood ladder (2 meters because it's from 'stralia and was made in the 80s). They're all good but have different use cases. I really like the little giant for getting up onto the roof but it does weigh 40 lbs so if I'm doing something indoors I'll use a step ladder or the wood one, generally. If you want a Little giant it's not a bad idea to look for sales. I picked mine up as an amazon warehouse deal for $150 or something. I also got the wall standoff accessory for using it at full extension against a wall and the work platform which is pretty nice if you have to spend time up on it doing something. It's definitely a beast and I don't regret buying it but it's harder to fit in my car than I was hoping (I wanted to put it across the back seats but it's slightly too tall fully collapsed so I need to drop down the rear seat and use the trunk space, too.)
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# ¿ Apr 30, 2021 20:25 |
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FogHelmut posted:Uh, did Harbor Freight discontinue their 20% coupons? Yeah they've done away with coupons in favor of sales on things (instant deals) like a more standard store model. They'll probably come back if sales do worse but who knows if or when that might be. https://go.harborfreight.com/20-percent-off-coupons/
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# ¿ May 7, 2021 00:56 |
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ROJO posted:Not sure if this really belongs here or the Home Zone thread, but I'm gutting the half of my garage that has my workbench, pegboard, tool storage, etc on it. Goal is to more electrical, insulate, and replace the ancient built-into-the-framing workbench. I seem to recall a goon posting about a site to get factory seconds of metal pegboard that was by all accounts pretty great despite being sold as a factory second. I can't seem to find the link or post, though. Maybe someone else remembers or can find it.
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# ¿ May 9, 2021 01:32 |
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Hexigrammus posted:Same. Don't know quite why, but I really want a cordless glue gun. Unfortunately no one on AliExpress is selling a Milwaukee battery -> Ryobi 12v tool adapter. The Ryobi hot glue gun is 18V so that may be the issue. I've found that's it's not too power hungry so I can use the awful 1.2Ah batteries that came with the 7 tool kit in the glue gun. I got a couple of 5Ah from direct tools factory outlet for the ones that actually use a lot of power. It's a shame the new multi tool kits don't include the hot glue gun, it's probably the most used tool I have from that kit (with the second being the vacuum, I'm never buying a dust buster vacuum that can't take replaceable batteries again). If you don't mind factory blemished the few items I've gotten from them seem like brand new besides the box. I've picked up a Ryobi 3/8" ratchet wrench, angle grinder, and two 5Ah batteries. https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com/
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# ¿ May 23, 2021 01:56 |
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Trabant posted:Anyone know what kind of air blower/gun, for lack of a better description, is used by the dryer vent cleaning people? The guy showed up at my place with a handheld thing that plugged into a wall outlet and looked a bit like this: I got my father one of those cheapos for blowing sawdust out of the garage in lieu of using the full sized leaf blower and they're not bad. I think it was about 30 bucks. Essentially this but with a different brand name but it looks identical and you can see they sell them with 3.5A, 5A, 10A, and 15A versions but the latter two are a bit bigger: https://smile.amazon.com/Toolman-Corded-Electric-Sweeper-Accessories/dp/B07MTQ3Y1J/
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# ¿ Jun 28, 2021 05:51 |
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:I just bought a drat Ryobi glue gun because my wife wanted it. I’m never gonna see my single 18+ battery ever again. I usually just use a small battery with the ryobi hot glue gun (some 1.2 or 1.5Ah came with a 7 tool kit I got started with). Maybe get one or two from direct tools outlet which specialized in factory blemished or reconditioned stuff: https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com/P..._Chargers&text= Their best deals are when there's sales but right now there's some 2Ah for $30 (factory reconditioned), 4Ah for $40 (factory reconditioned) and the big sale event has a 6Ah for $99 (which is huge but not an amazing deal in comparison but it's factory blemished so new and not reconditioned).
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# ¿ Oct 25, 2021 15:58 |
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I've mentioned Direct tools outlet a few times since I've gotten a few Ryobi batteries and tools from them. They're having a 25% off sale on ryobi with some items coming with a free electrostatic sprayer (seems to be for spraying liquids for disinfection and cleaning). Shipping is $9.99: https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com/Products/c/1?q=:relevance:brand:RYOBIONE%252B&text=
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# ¿ Nov 6, 2021 13:59 |
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Dracula Factory posted:I have no idea where on the forums to ask about this, but this thread might be appropriate? Basically I'm looking at knives for both defense and general utility for camping and stuff. Is there a good website to buy these things or good brands that I can feel comfortable buying from? Also are there popular retailers like bass pro or something that carry stuff like this for decent prices? Knives: My son took one off the counter and started stabbing the couch, giggling is a knife thread.
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# ¿ Nov 22, 2021 22:10 |
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lil poopendorfer posted:What tool would you use for self defense? How many posts went by before I posted The Wire? Too many. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_UuImPL4E
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# ¿ Nov 24, 2021 18:50 |
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I'm mostly sharing this because it's a funny oddity and not entirely impractical for small jobs, maybe? Circuit Specialists (who sell a lot of electronics tools) had this Power 8 thing in a recent email. Like a lot of the old workshop in one kits this is a box with a battery, handle, and tools that can be reconfigured into handheld tools or small fixed tools like a tablesaw or scrollsaw or drill press. My suspicions are that it won't be very durable and is going to be less capable than the full size tools, but for the price point I could see it being in a handyman's truck or in a small dwelling where you might want to do small jobs but don't want to have large tools. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/power8-pro-workshop-8-in-1-power-tool-compact-workshop.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0R2lHTz_t4 If anyone actually wants one it's $299 with the POWER8 promo code through tomorrow. I'm not suggesting anyone buy it, though, there's a lot of tool sales from the major brands through the end of the year that will perform better.
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# ¿ Nov 28, 2021 19:29 |
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Hot glue everything with this direct tools outlet ryobi hot glue gun which is 30% off (it's $20.99, tool only, factory blemished, free shipping with DTFOCYBERMONDAY code): https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com/Products/RYOBI-18-Volt-ONE+-Dual-Temperature-Glue-Gun/p/P307 Most of their stuff is 30% off today but I specifically use that model of ryobi got glue gun pretty often. It's nice to use with the smaller batteries unlike something more power hungry like the reciprocating saw.
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# ¿ Nov 29, 2021 23:15 |
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There's adapters for some of the tool brands and batteries so you could be brand agnostic to a degree. Unfortunately, Ryobi batteries are a bit wonky compared to the brick form factor of most of the other brands due to the stick-uppy part. If you have a 3d printer making your own adapters (as well as wall mounts) is pretty easy. There's a three pack of Ryobi hobby tools for $99 at home depot right now. Hot glue gun, rotary tool (dremel), and a soldering iron plus a little battery and charger. https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-O...05K1N/317325256 I haven't used any of these but I do like their larger battery operated hot glue gun. This one seems to heat on a base and then you pick it up off the base to use it and put it back.
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# ¿ Jan 14, 2022 15:48 |
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I. M. Gei posted:I am starting to think that a compact drill driver may not be the best tool to use with a spade bit. I just tried using one in my Ryobi drill and it wobbled like a motherfucker. And despite it having a chuck for a 1/4" impact driver, it wobbles like a bitch in that too. It depends what you're boring through but I've had the best luck with higher power drills that usually have a side handle. I've done a little bit with my brushless ryobi hammer drill (not in hammer mode, it's just a stronger drill due to having the brushless motor) but I've drilled some larger beams with an 8A corded Craftsman. I doubt the brand is as important as the power of the motor. Since spade bits are easy to have catch one stuff make sure it doesn't hurt your wrist if it catches and spins the drill. The side handle helps with that but bracing the drill so it won't twist your wrist much can also help.
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# ¿ May 11, 2022 06:25 |
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FISHMANPET posted:Just discovered (well, confirmed) that my Ryobi brad nailer (and my lawn mower, and a cheap $20 angle grinder) got stolen out of my garage last week while it was open while I was building a fence. A brad nailer is too expensive for the Ryobi days sale, and none of the combos for brad nailers on homedepot.com look to be any good. Should I pull the trigger on a factory reconditioned one from direct tools for $80, or is there some better hope of me finding a better deal on it? Father's day is coming up so there might be all kinds of sales, it's hard to be sure. I got a factory blemished 3/8" ryobi ratchet from them that had the extra sale going on from a few weeks ago (I forget the details of the sale but the tool was a little over 50 bucks) recently and while it took them a couple of weeks to ship it, it showed up and looks brand new as far as I can tell. It was also in a factory box. Rexxed fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Jun 7, 2022 |
# ¿ Jun 7, 2022 15:42 |
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Lame, DTO canceled one of my Ryobi orders from 2-3 weeks ago. Still have one outstanding order from 2 weeks ago that hasn’t shipped yet. That sucks. It took them several weeks to get me the ryobi ratchet I ordered from them (with bonus electrostatic sprayer) but it did eventually get to me.
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# ¿ Jun 25, 2022 23:12 |
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more falafel please posted:Do I want the electrostatic sprayer? I bought the brad nailer and sawzall, one of which I've already used a bunch and one of which will be nice to have around, and it came with an electrostatic sprayer and two extra tanks, which I couldn't remove from my cart. I'm probably just gonna donate them to the local tool library, but is it usable for anything other than spraying down surfaces with disinfectant? I don't need to do that enough that a regular spray bottle wouldn't work perfectly. Nah, I'm just gonna keep mine in case I need to cover a surface with a liquid or if the internet comes up with some cool hacks for it. I assume Ryobi made many, many thousands of these in 2020 to disinfect surfaces but then fomite transmission of covid 19 ended up being a much less serious vector to infection than air.
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# ¿ Jun 26, 2022 11:45 |
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Mr. Mambold posted:Was that their reason for these? I was hoping it was an HVLP with a fancy name or something, sitting unused so far next to some of my other Ryobis. Yeah, I'm only assuming they made a huge amount of these, but it makes sense with all of the disinfectant fogging that was going on initially. The reviews hit at the end of October 2020 and the product description has: quote:The RYOBI 18V ONE+ Cordless 1 Gallon Electrostatic Sprayer allows you to spray water soluble disinfectants and other cleaning solutions with the convenience and freedom of battery power. You can spray up to 30 tanks per charge with the included 18V ONE+ battery. Also here was the Ryobi video for it which kind of speaks for its use case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-JMtFwHRhs It's a neat product that just had a limited use case. Ryobi probably figured in early 2020 every business that had people come through would be using these daily. It can still spread water based stuff around a wide area effectively but they point out it's not for paint and it's not for pesticides, there's other products that work for those.
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# ¿ Jun 27, 2022 07:06 |
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SEKCobra posted:Like I said, the regular ones I find are too weak for proper abusive levering. I often use automotive trim tools as larger spudgers. Some are plastic, some are metal. Even the plastic ones hold up better than spudgers due to being thicker.
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# ¿ Jul 1, 2022 20:30 |
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redreader posted:I want something that's not powered, that I can cut up branches in the back yard with. I don't have yard shears or a saw. I think I need some kind of saw. For branches it's nice to have an aggressive tooth on a saw so it can do wet or dry wood, I usually use a camp saw or bow saw for hand sawing branches. I can't find the one I have but it's something like this: https://smile.amazon.com/Truper-30255-Steel-Handle-21-Inch/dp/B0052X7XV4/ I've also got one similar to this from my parents but it's not as comfortable to use because it can fold up, but it works well: https://smile.amazon.com/60th-Anniversary-Sven-Saw-Folding-Saw/dp/B002ZO526Q/ If you decide to go with a powered tool later there's a lot of cheap 4" hand chainsaws for $30-40 or you can get pruning blades for a sawzall.
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# ¿ Jul 10, 2022 16:18 |
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Soul Dentist posted:My wife has officially stolen my 18v 1/2in Ryobi one+ cordless drill. It's the only tool in the ecosystem I have, so should I buy another to keep the batteries charged or use this opportunity to switch to a different ecosystem? It always worked fine for me but I'd like to never buy another one again. If it did what you needed it to, then I'd just get another one. I have the regular drill which is fine but not amazing from a 7 tool kit I got to start with, and the brushless hammer drill that I got afterwards when I needed to make some holes in cinderblock. The latter is physically smaller but more powerful. You can look for some good sales on factory blemished or refurbished stuff at direct tools outlet who regularly stock Ryobi stuff. They're not having a sale right now but it seems like they have one every 3-4 weeks. The main reason to switch to another brand would be if they have a tool you want that Ryobi doesn't, or if you're using the thing enough for Ryobi's tools to break down. For my use case, which is using most of the tools a couple of times a month or whatever, Ryobi has been fine. If I used something daily I'd look at Dewalt, Makita, or Milwaukee.
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# ¿ Jul 10, 2022 21:43 |
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Anne Whateley posted:Is there a way to do it with my impact driver (with different bits)? It'll be a real hassle for me to get to a Home Depot, and it looks like hammer drills will be too big for my application (5th floor exterior windowsill). That specific bit won't work with your impact because the impact takes a hex shank bit (like the one on the nut driver you linked). It also may have trouble with the brick, they're not really made to do the same job, but since you're only making a 3/16" hole it might work. What you want is a masonry bit to fit your drill like one of these: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Bosch-3...BG04T/301374924 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...-9006/313176657 Normally, I'd just say it's not worth doing if you don't have the right tool for the job but for a small hole like a 3/16" you should give it a shot. The masonry bits have a piece of carbide at the end which are harder than the steel and the rock/concrete/brick so they will cut it and essentially turn it into powder. Hammer drills and rotary hammer drills cause the end of the bit to pound into the material and help remove it and cut in, while a normal drill would just kind of cause the carbide to slowly scrape as it only rotates. An impact driver might be able to do the job even though it's the wrong tool because while it rotates it does its impact thing with high torque bursts. It's meant for driving screws into hard materials so it's more about doing impacts to turn a screw around instead of push a bit, but it can still help. You can see this dude tries it here and didn't have much trouble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfV9-d00FJo&t=102s later on he goes into some kind of thick paver that it has a lot more trouble with but it still works, the tool just gets hot so it might be a multi-session affair. I haven't used tapcon screws, but rather lead (not made with lead anymore but some kind of zinc alloy) masonry anchors in cinderblocks before. I'd be worried that a screw in something that turns powdery might not secure as well if you couldn't make nice threads, but you did pick some really long ones. I've also used the plastic sleeve style wall anchors for wall TV mounts. Bricks aren't huge so something that puts a lot of sideways pressure in the middle of one could crack it, but that's what all the predrilling is for. Also beware the bit will get super hot and may dull if it takes you a while. Rexxed fucked around with this message at 06:22 on Aug 5, 2022 |
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IOwnCalculus posted:I legit use a Milwaukee backpack shop vac as my main around-the-house vac because I'm loving tired of the shitass battery in my old Dyson. Yeah, I think I've had three or four dustbusters that have had their nicads and nimh batteries die out over a couple of years and they've never been great to begin with. Just gonna use the ryobi one now and I can just swap batteries without worrying about it. As long as I don't let the motor filter get too clogged it'll probably last ages.
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# ¿ Oct 21, 2022 11:44 |
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brugroffil posted:Ban all leaf blowers, gas or electric You want me to rake my leaves? Like an animal?
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# ¿ Oct 23, 2022 02:12 |
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Deviant posted:Makita. You can even 3d print a lot of adapters (though you'll need some metal and wire to finish it).
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# ¿ Jan 19, 2023 22:29 |
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# ¿ May 8, 2024 17:12 |
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Fran of Franlab does a lot of 16mm film to digital transfers on her channel in addition to electronics projects. This one from 1968 is a pretty good introduction to power tools from the time, probably would have been made for orientation to a wood shop class or something. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSzTB-nYM8I
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# ¿ Apr 3, 2023 14:15 |