/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1619338
I used to wonder why anybody would really need an impact driver when a drill does the same thing, but then I got a little older and used one and I haven’t driven a fastener with a drill in forever. If you have the brushless impact driver though, be careful without knowing the power. It removes 100ft/lb lug nuts and will rape regular sized screws and crappy bits if you don’t expect it coming.

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>>1619325
Get a case of beer and a buddy with a pickup truck and go down to your nearest yuppie neighborhood in the city and pick up a couple of these.

>>1619321
The one on the right of that pic is the 1/2” impact wrench, not the regular drill. The hammer drill seems real solid too. Haven’t even played with it much but kinda blows my mind how powerful those little brushless motors are compared to my old brushed NiCd DeWalt.

>>1619262
The small one? I know, but it’s so goddamn useful so sometimes when I’m showing it to all of my friends and telling them how great it is, I get it a little greasy.

I have barely touched the 18V drill and impact driver since I got them for Xmas because the 12V tools do everything I have needed a drill or 1/4” impact for so far. The 18V will get some jobs done outside with the concrete exterior walls, but the 12V has been punching <3/8” holes in metal just fine.

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>>1619104
When I bought my little 3gal compressor awhile back, I really wanted to get a 6-8gal but kept thinking to myself “fuck it, I’ll get this and then grab a 20+ gal if I use it a lot and just give this to her dad”

>>1619164
Porter Cable drills and saws are about on par with Ryobi, I have even heard a few people say their drills and impacts are nicer. The cheapest Ryobi is close to Black & Decker, B&D being the cordless drill your lesbian aunt uses.

Ryobi does have the best tool lineup for a cheap brand though. The other homeowner/ DIY tier brands mostly only offer the main drills and saws. B&D does have some 20V yard tools though, I guess that would be good for your lesbian aunt who likes trim bushes.

>>1619063
This is partially true, but it also helps to change the alarms from time to time. I got so used to the iPhone alarms that they don’t do shit for me anymore.

Also sometimes you get caught up with bullshit at night and can only get 3hrs in bed.

>>1618963
Hmmm so pic related is the alarm clock I have, it’s loud as fuck. Works gud and vibrates your pillow. I knocked the switch off and it makes it difficult to turn it off which is better for me.

Anyway I think other anons saying to wire the speaker from far away would be the best option. Or the clock I have, use the vibrating thing but extend the cable. You could probably keep it on the other side of the room because it’s so loud and it would still shake the pillow and make you get up to turn it off.

>>1618567
Are they >50m from anything important?

>>1619091
That’s what I did with the tools I just sold on CL-OfferUp. I could’ve made an extra $30-$50 if I held out, but I wanted to be done with the shit.

Honestly I would rather give the small stuff away than try to sell it for $5 here and there. I give stuff to the GF’s dad and my little brother a lot.

>>1619082
Most pawn shops I have been to hate dealing with bare tools anyway. They will buy tool truck ratchets and boxed sets, but they don’t want your $5 tape measures because it’s not worth the time for them to inventory the shit and sell it. They often have a random box of sockets and wrenches that you can dig through but I’m pretty sure that’s loose crap that came in with boxes.

>>1618933
Don’t do it. Cars suck.

>>1618741
Blue Bosch is up there. They’re all close, cover your eyes and pick one. Their main tools are all very competitive. If you work in a specialty trade, maybe one brand offers tools that the other doesn’t. Milwaukee has the best selection of mechanic’s tools. DeWalt has the new Flexvolt for a cordless miter saw and compressor, Makita (and now DeWalt) have the subcompact 18v tools which are popular with a lot of people.

>>1618488
How many batteries are in it? I was gonna say this >>1618515

If it’s 3 or 4 x AAAs, use Li-Ion. You can get the USB input protection boards for super cheap and recharge it off a cell phone charger.

>>1618711
>Ridgid*
Better than Ryobi, good for the money when you catch the sales, but their tool lineup isn’t anywhere close to the more pro brands like DeWalt-Makita-Milwaukee. For a homeowner though, the quality of the tools and the selection is more than you need.

>>1618208
>as dumb as the previous president
I don’t think it’s fair to call Obama stupid. He was neither smart nor dumb, he was just kinda there as a brown pawn of the DNC.

>>1617947
I see a lot of black painters. You can get pretty drunk and still paint. Carpentry won’t end as well, they need to mess with math and angles n sheeit and use power tools and sharp objects. If there were any black carpenters, they would be out on disability pretty quick.