/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2808397
>>2808304
Here’s a better look at the foam and the cutout for the triggers. I think it was just a couple screws attaching each PVC pipe to those like 30deg cut blocks of wood.

If you do it the other way where it holds the tool upside down by the battery, it makes it much easier to stick other random tools hanging like angle grinders or hackzall or bigger impacts. But it upsets my autism because you can’t grab it and pull the trigger with the same hand.

>>2719006
Inflation is real. Look at the shitty sales on Kobalt this year, and it’s like $350 for the brushless drill and impact driver and there’s two free tools with that. That’s also Ridgid’s newer budget brushed tools.

Can’t remember when I got my starter kit, maybe 2018 or 2019 and that was $199 for the hammer drill, impact driver, free orbital sawzall, and 2x4.0s. Those were all brushless.

>>2718950
Depends what your upgrading from. As a Ridgid owner, I might suggest Ryobi if you’re getting into DIY. You could probably get Ryobi HP brushless stuff for the same money and their lineup is way larger, plus when you need to get those twice a year DIYer tools like maybe a compact router, Ryobi will sell you a good enough brushed model for ~$70 while the Ridgid option is going to be built for a jobsite and cost $150-$180 dor a compact router.

Also that saw will have its limits. Brushless on saws makes a big difference. A Ryobi HP 7-1/4” brushless circ saw will replace a corded saw, while the budget brushsd 6-1/2” Ridgid may stall out if you hit a knot on some 2x__ lumber.

>>2717073
That’s what I was planning on doing anyway.