The Tool Thread [not about inchworm metals and wine]

[Mudfuzz]

I need a new drill press…


ok handles I found that badass cherry slick handle on ebay for $25… and I rehandled that colins axe, the old one had bowed horridly...

[sonidero]

Ooooh that cherry...

Who hates impact drivers besides me??? We don't work at a tire shop so why so much impact for lil screws in the wall???

[sonidero]

I was fixing a handrail at work and after putting those aluminum plugs in the sheetrock the dang ol impact driver snapped off two of my three screw heads so now I gotta use one of those reverse screw things and back them bitches out...

Right tool right job people...

[Mudfuzz]

Fucking things…. I have 7 years behind me of putting together structural knee braces [among all the other crap I built for large housing developments] with one of those… UNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUUNUNNUNUNUNUNUNUNUN fucking 10' lag screws.. who the fuck comes up with the idea "hey lets have one knee brace hold up a 20' 4x10 beam and trellis.. and lets put it on hundreds of houses" ?

[Mudfuzz]

NSD!

Got a a Central Machinery [horbor freight] sander yesterday, put it through it paces today.



thoughts:
power is ok, it's about the same as every other ones of these I've used, even powermatic ones as the same.
dust collection tray must be removed to change sanding belts.. that is 8 fucking screws… it's not going back on..
rollers are plastic and a bit higher than the table.. good… maybe I can beef up the table under the sanding area with something flatter..
the instruction manual s absolutely useless

all in all I like it, much tools re-profiled, very grinding, sandidge

[Chankgeez]

Right tool right job people...

TWSS

very grinding

Yeah, that too.

[morange]

Is it weird that I picture China as one big power tool factory?

And alnico magnets.

[KaosCill8r]

Ooooh that cherry...

Who hates impact drivers besides me??? We don't work at a tire shop so why so much impact for lil screws in the wall???

I love them, but I'm a small engine mechanic by trade. Some nuts and bolts are just on too tight to loosen by any other means. The right tool for the right job.

[Chankgeez]

What is the best cordless drill for doom?

[KaosCill8r]

Just in...3 step drills. 4mm-12mm, 4mm-20mm, 4mm-32mm.
No more drilling enclosures to the nearest size I have. then rattail file to to fit. Wish I had known about these earlier. I was wondering how I was going to make a hole big enough for a tube socket in an enclosure. These solve all my enclosure hole related problems

[lordgalvar]

What is the best cordless drill for doom?

Here is what I have or have used:
DeWalt 20v Brushless -> The chuck is terrible and locks not holding anything. battery lasts for a long time on a charge...it has enough power, but it ain't a wristbreaker
Milwaukee 18v Li-Ion -> The chuck was great and it had good power but the batteries kept shorting (they have updated the batteries but I have heard overall quality has gone down)
Ridgid -> Sad as it is for a plumber to say, there really isn't any differance between this and other cheap brands...on the consumer side.
DeWalt 18 XRP -> The old work horse tanks. Takes two different kind of batteries. Good choice. Batteries don't have that much life to todays standards.
Makita -> I know a lot of people really like these (and I love my old 9.8v gun) but Home Depot recently forced them into using cheaper factories in china (used to be all Japanese but they still have pride in their stuff) but they still seem pretty good. Every tool I have bought from makita has served me well (love my compressor!)
Bosch -> Indifferent
Fien -> the best, if you can afford it
Ryobi -> it is good to use until it breaks...feels cheap and is a little weak.
Black and Decker/Kobalt/Harbor Fried/Craftsman/etc -> best to stay away.
Porter Cable make good shop tools but I don't know about there cordless (though i do have a cordless jigsaw they made, and it is terrible and useless).

Personally, I like Makita and DeWalt these days. But my old Milawaukee lasted for 10+ years (but had some battery problems, but they fixed them, eventually switched back to the older style batteries for reliablility over the li-ion). I think the DeWalt feel a little cheaper quality than the Makita. Bosch plastic wears fast.

Makita?

What do you need it for?
Do you need a half inch chuck? For drilling some big holes? Just screws? Size and battery power (and price) factor into this.

Brushless I haven't really seen the benefit for yet. Maybe longer battery life? I know my DeWalt 2v brushless last forever, but the chuck sucks.

[lordgalvar]

Just in...3 step drills. 4mm-12mm, 4mm-20mm, 4mm-32mm.
No more drilling enclosures to the nearest size I have. then rattail file to to fit. Wish I had known about these earlier. I was wondering how I was going to make a hole big enough for a tube socket in an enclosure. These solve all my enclosure hole related problems

If you can find one, a sheet metal punch is an amazing tool too for small clean holes. You can find them pretty cheap with the dies. Fun stuff (and awesome for riviting and buildng an enclosure).

A hole saw would have worked too. (but probably only good for one hole or two)

But cheers for the step bits. Really useful to have around.

[KaosCill8r]

In relation to the cordless drill purchase chank.
If they are just for home use then buy a couple of cheap Chinese made pieces of crap. When one dies throw it in the bin and grab the other. Then next time you get paid buy 2 more. I've had one survive over 12 months with fairly regular use. Have still got one sitting in the cupboard waiting. I do this with jigsaws too.
If it's something you use everyday on the job then spend some money on something decent like lordgalvar suggested.

[Chankgeez]

What do you need it for?
Do you need a half inch chuck? For drilling some big holes? Just screws? Size and battery power (and price) factor into this.

Wow, awesome, thanks.

Just need a general purpose drill for using around the house.

It would've been nice to've been able to get the screws out of skully's EHX Soul Food when I was borrowing it. Couldn't do it with a regular screwdriver.

I also snapped a screw in a piece of furniture. So, screw extractor.

I'll take a look at some DeWalt and Makita.

[lordgalvar]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO7sVSdDDRw[/youtube]

is what has been happening to mine. Less than two months old too.

Probably just need to replace the chuck. Kind of sick of it.