/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1621913
the adaptors suck, a dedicated 90 degree drill is a godsend though

>>1621917
>Kreg
Every time a moron buys their overpriced shit, Ukko kills a baby bunny.

>>1621986
Is there a good alternative? I wanted to get the one anon posted but goddamn it seemed like such a waste of money for that tiny thing when I would maybe use it a couple times to make repairs on furniture.

If I was building furniture from scratch, I wouldn’t mind investing in the good one. But their clamps and shit are way overpriced too.

>>1621995
>Is there a good alternative?
A piece of wood shaped into a 20 degree wedge with a piece of copper tubing epoxied to the top.

>>1621983
90deg drills are a little larger than the adapter.

>>1621986
Post a cheaper alternative that's just as good then faggot. Making your own Nigger teir one doesn't count.

>>1622009
>Paying for a hole...

>>1622005
They also typically have a chuck, which adds more depth. Right angle adapters typically have a 1/4" hex socket that can accommodate driver bits and stubby hex-end drill bits.

>>1622017
>>1621983
Also, the Milwaukee is the only decent one I've found. Pricey, but it's come in handy a few times when the alternative would involve an unreasonable amount of work to make something accessible for a larger drill.

The fein multitool

Using this for welding changed my life

>>1621913
this exact tool shattered on me after putting a small amount of pressure on it

Heat shrink magnets to the pocket clip of your light

>>1622122
Works under the hood or in wheel wells etc etc

>>1621987
What is it? Ratcheting selfie stick?

>>1622125
Looks like a tard-grade oil filter wrench.

>>1622107
These things are a godsend

>>1621995
Make one, takes a little bit of googling, and if you can't figure out how to make one, you probably shouldn't be using one.

>>1621913

Just bought one of these recently and loved it, really helps with those hard to reach places.

>>1622107
Love them with the release handle

>>1622132
That long?

>>1621986
pic related comes in at £149.99, but it looks to be leagues better than Kreg.

>>1622182
It's the same. You're paying for that big chunk of screws.

>>1622125
Damn son, you should apply for Stanford.

>>1622132
Tard grade? Yes. But it works. If I ever see a higher quality one at a store for a not-absurd price, I’m going to get it.

>>1622180
It’s on a long handle 3/8” flex head ratchet. If you have never used one of those claw type filter wrenches, I suggest grabbing one. Walmart sells them for like $5, HF and the auto parts stores have them too. On the end of a flex head it’s so much easier to use than the big pliers or a stupid strap wrench.

>>1622180
>>1622234
Here it is on a regular ratchet. Add a u-joint or extension or use the flex head ratchet to get in shitty spots.

Google pics of the Subaru STI oil filter, I think that’s the one with the exhaust manifolds running all round it. Imagine trying to get a strap wrench around that when the car is hot. You could try and awkwardly grab it with the Channellock style filter pliers, but the only good wag is with those big socket cups that only fit one size of filter or pic related which works on damn near everything.

I’ve been using the malco 6inch 1/4 hex nutsetter with the impact gun. The heads wear out quicker than I’d prefer and sometimes the magnet falls out.

Does anybody have any other suggestions aside from say makita or Irwin brand? At around 10$ a piece, they tend to add up sooner than later

great for precision holes

>>1622242
I normally think a lot of Milwaukee stuff other than power tools is overpriced because of the name on it, but I really like their Shockwave bits. Magnets are nice and strong and bits fit everything well, wailing on the socket adapters with enough force to take lugnuts off didn’t chew the shanks like others I have. Haven’t used the nutsetters really but I gotta say the stuff all seems better than the DeWalt bits which really never seemed that much better than cheap Ryobi or B&D bits.

It's not really a tool, but lenox makes a line of grinder/chopsaw blades called "metal max". Fantastic blades.

>>1622246
Oh man I used those a while back on one of my jobsites, a pain in the ass compared to just using step drills but the results are great

>>1621913
Matco 144 tooth 3/8 drive ratchet

Ill fuck it

>>1621986

NO! 0

>>1621995
No. Don't do any bep

Its a meme joint entirely

>>1622021
.air thrives

>>1622107
Gg anon

Heat breaks magnitivity

>>1622124
Speaking of flashlights, this little sucker is surprisingly useful.

>>1622238
Bepis triggers my bear claw grip

>>1622246
I
OMG 990 BURGERS

>>1622300
>uses AAA
Awful.
Get something that uses 18650s

>>1622300
I had one of those awhile back. I loved it for fishing, that little tripod and tilting head is great. But this fag again >>1622307 I kinda agree, it’s nice having the most used stuff be rechargeable. Convert that bitch to Li-Ion and stick a USB charge-protection board on it.

At least all these lights are LED now so you don’t need 8x D batteries to keep it going for more than an hour.

>>1622302
Those claws are fyre bro

>tfw got pic related coming from Amazon tomorrow
Was going to get a cheap set but this one looks neato because you can crimp the clamps from 3 angles.

>>1622299

You're only supposed to tack things into place while they're on, dingus.


I've been making some drawers for what's turning into a light remodeling of my garage shop. I picked up a pin nailer at a garage sale a long time ago and used that and glue to put them together. After having to pull out some misfires, I'm astounded how much holding power a tiny little 23-gauge wire actually has, even in shitty pine plywood. Don't know how well they'd hold up as the wood age (hence the glue), but still.

As an aside, the one I was using was a really old Omer pin nailer. After I managed to break the driver while trying to figure out why the replacement gaskets I made (the driver kept failing to turn after firing), I got pic related. Works good, so far. Even comes with a replacement driver off the bat. For reference, a replacement Omer driver was triple what I payed for the entire new tool. I mean, it's literally a Harbor Freight tool vs. a known industrial brand, but still, goddamn.

>>1622341

Fuck, I forgot my pic related. And to take off that name. Again.

This wonder

>>1622246
Horrible hydraulic design. Basically they are designed to leak fluid alll over the box

The most useful thing in my tool box

>>1622300
>surprisingly useful.
until the wires inside the tripod legs break...

If it aint a hand tool it aint a tool.

These things if you're a sparky.

>>1622348
i love my Milwaukee ratcheting screwdriver, the action is silky smooth and the 3" hex bits have a solid "click" as they lock into place up against the magnet. some jobs arnt worth busting out the drill or impact for but i like how versatile the extra long chrome plated bits are compared to the cheap shit 1" bits most multi-headed screwdrivers use.

biggest drawback is there is rubber ring that holds the driver bits in the grip of the tool and it can be a real bitch to slide out the first one due to the tension from the others. these things will definitely never go missing but i feel like im spending too much time fussing with the tool just to get the first bit out.

venturi vacuum

loud as fuck but it comes in handy all the time.

fuel tanks, hydraulic tanks, sucking shit up, etc

no more draining a hydraulic tank to fix shit, just pull a vacuum on it instead

venturi vacuum

loud as fuck but it comes in handy all the time.

fuel tanks, hydraulic tanks, sucking shit up, etc

no more draining a tank to fix shit, just pull a vacuum on it instead

>>1622369
Just ordered one from Ace. Hopefully better than the Stanley I currently use.

>>1622299
Steel loses its ferromagnetism at 730 degrees celsius, The plate is never going to get that hot.

Pic almost related, what is the best double flare tube you have used or seen?
I asked the car part store to make me 16 double flares for the tips of new brake tubes and every single flare was far from good when compared to original soviet ones.
This is not a good and I want to make standard flares.
>>1622350
I bet the hydraulic design is still better than the screw one because you also must grease the threads if you don't want to brake the tool.
I have never seen hydraulic version irl but if it leaks all the time from the pistons, there should be made grooves for more O-rings or something.

>>1622323
>most used stuff be rechargeable
>"rechargeable AAA batteries don't exist"

>>1622449
Man I hate those goddamn things. Some 90s tech. I like being able to plug a micro USB into the thing and having 95% charge within an hour.

>>1622449
I have rechargeable AAA and AA batteries with a fast charger. Charges them up in less than 10 mins. Charging shit with micro USB is pleb teir shit.

>>1622458
>>1622461
I don't even know how long my NiMh take to charge. I got enough spares not to wait around like a dumbass for some non-removable battery to charge.

>>1622467
Then I plug in one of many powerbanks and it recharges as I use it.

>>1622476
Yeah using it with a heavy power bank hanging loosely on it isn't annoying as fuck...

>>1622486
>heavy
Wut? I got a bunch of em that are a single cell, 3Ah+, slide that bitch in my pocket with a short cable and I’m good to go.

It’s 2019 my man

>>1622449
>800mah rechargeable AAA
>0.80 x 1.2 = .96, we will say 1 watt hour
>3 AAA batteries = 3 watt hours of power
>one 18650 is 11 watt hours
I'm sorry but your solution is garbage, 18650s are superior in every way.
My flashlight will output 1000 lumens tor an hour, or 200 lumens for 7 hours, or 70 lumens for 15 hours.
Your tripod light puts out 8 lumens for 10 hours while being 5 times as bulky and heavy as my 18650 powered light.

>>1622017
The chuck is handy though if you have to cut down a 5/8 paddle bit to shorten it’s length and you lose the 1/4 hex socket. Another drawback of the specific 90 degree drills is they’re slow compared to a regular drill atleast the couple I’ve used.

>>1622511
>18650s are superior in every way.
Except price and having to modify equipment to handle the 18650s.

>>1622576
>price
5 dollars for a 3000mah HG2
>modify
What?
The flashlight pictured is designed to take 18650s.
4 rechargeable AAAs is 10 dollars, that's 4 watt hours for 10 dollars.
LG HG2 is 5 dollars, 11 watt hours for 5 dollars.
The lithium is twice as cheap for more than double the watt hours, as well as being lighter and more compact.

great for rusted brakes

>>1622588
Can you skew your numbers more? A Fucking dozen AAA for 16.5 loonies, that's like 12 american.

And your price of 5 dollars is if you buy motherfuckin 100 of them. They are like 13 loonies on sale 5 loonies off for one here.

>>1622588
>>1622649

>>1622649
Did you read the reviews on those? They're literally garbage

>>1622662
Pic is for >>1622651

>>1622447

weatherhead kit is best

>>1622021
I have one of those, it's a pretty useful tool.

>>1622299
Idiot.

>>1622348
>>1622369
>specialty tools
>posts a screwdriver

test

>>1625115

well yes and no. I'm not familiar with the welding helper magnets, but most (all?) permanent magnets lose magnetism if they get too hot. The ubiquitous neodymium iron boron magnets lose much of their magnetism permanently at a fairly low temperature. Back when I designed BDCMs for space we were not allowed to use them for that reason, and had to use Samarium Cobalt which is nearly as strong, but has much higher Curie temperature.

>>1625117
it's his 'special' screwdriver

>>1622246
For most of the sizes of knockout punches that I need to use I get good enough results using an impact driver to drive the normal punches. Anything larger than a 3/4" knockout tends to be easy enough with a large ratchet.

I hate you brake caliper tools. But I can't live without you. I made a janky one out of a c-clamp for my Mazda because the whole set is just too expensive and I couldn't find a partial set for the one size I needed to do the rear calipers.

>>1625193
This kit is only like $25 on Amazon.

Who doesnt need another "fucked up bolt remover" tool?
These are nice when other stuff is too big to fit.

>>1625411
I heard real good things about those and they are pretty affordable.

There are these new Powerbuilt Zeon sockets that I have seen around recently and they look better than the typical Chinesium. Went online and they have incredibly good reviews, especially because tons of those extractor tools are full of people giving it 2 stars because they fucked the bolt beyond repair (like those Grip-Tite sockets).

They look like those new Snappy ones. They have 3pc Zeon lug nut socket sets and I have those on my want list now, they’re impact sockets and have the color coded little plastic sleeve on them to protect the rims.

>>1625421
They also have Zeon hex removal sockets, now these look like a game changer if they work.

>>1625421
I have these.
I bought the metric set at a flea market for like 5 bucks.
I ended up buying the SAE set at the auto parts store just so I had a complete set.

I have never used them, but they seem to be ok quality.

>>1625421
Also they are a straight ripoff of Mac's Precision Torque sockets.

>>1625428
Hey, if you can’t get the tool truck shit, why not? They could be part of the same company too but manufactured in Taiwan and sold cheaper.

There’s also the new Snappy FDX sockets. I think it’s mostly a gimmick for the snappyboi who already has everything they make but now he needs new FDX deep and shallow and mid length and flex head. Word on the street is that they’re nice on regular used bolts but on new and untouched stuff, they’re too tight to use.

>>1622350

>He uses generic "power steering fluid" when it requires Dexron IV.

>>1622132

do you not know how to change the oil on a ICE vehicle

>>1625421
What the fuck.
I just went out and looked at the sockets. They changed the socket design at some point.

Two offset teeth like in your pic and >>1625428, vs a single centered tooth in pic related.

>>1625493
Revision 1
2013, offset teeth like the MACs

>>1625494
Revision 3
2015 , centered tooth.

I wonder if they got sued by MAC or something?
I cant decide which would work better.

>>1625496

>>1621913
Hammer

Okey lemme explain this, a good hammer will not only outlive you, buy also your children. The hammer will also do basically any job if you try hard enough. Sure it can't do the obvious like put screws in and etc, but it does basically anything.

>>1625499
>>1625496
>>1625494
>>1625493
So the older revision is pretty sharp, the new revision is lobed like a Flank Drive with the single tooth at its highest point.

Im guessing the newer revision works better

>>1625500
>can't put screws in
it sure as hell can!

Expensive meter but useful as hell.

>>1622367
Weird as it sounds those work great for leveling legs on appliances.. lot of them are round with notches for a screwdriver... the hook catches the notch and is a lot less awkward plus is skinny and fits between the appliance and floor.

use this every time the basement fills with water, which has been pretty often these last few years.

>>1625535
also expensive meter, but useful as hell if you work with inductors / solenoids.

WATCH YOUR HANDS! PINCH POINT MOTHERFUCKER!

>>1625538
>less than 2 stars
That’s an achievement. It’s hard to get such shitty reviews and still stay on the shelf for sale. Might be the only Chinesium with lower rating than pic related.

>>1625540
I keep seeing a 100$ knockoff version of this floating around eBay... had wondered who’s design got ripped off...

>>1625538
>drill powered transfer pump

That's kind of genius.

>>1625559
I saw that pop up with the horrible reviews awhile back and supposedly if basically will only pump horizontally or downhill. If you want to pump anything up, good luck.

>>1625559
>usibg a motor to drive a pump
Truely ground breaking

Anyone else have a set of these or the American version?

>>1626089
I saw those online and they looked useful for those odd situations but I have always been able to grab them with something else. Those would definitely make it easier though.

wouldn't trade it for anything

>>1626121
What is it?

Passed down two generations. My grandpa purchased it the day i was conceived. (Pic for reference. Mine is buried behind 4 motorcycles ATM) I've never had so much fun in my life. Or also feared for my life as much. Absolute unit as far as death machines go

>>1626799
That is a Mark 5. Production on that model started in 1953 under Magna America. What color is your model? You can date it with that. Green is 53 to 60. Gold is 60 to 63. Grey is 63 to 64 when the company went under. Production started back up again in 72 under the Shopsmith, Inc. name. Same color but with a different paint texture.

You can also further narrow the production date based on the motor and belt system, assuming it wasn't upgraded after the fact. If it uses a Gilmer belt system (toothed belt) it is a pre-1960 model. If it uses a serpentine belt it a post-1960 model. If it uses a 3/4th HP motor it is from before 1962 and if it has a 1 and 1/8th HP motor it is from after 1962 (picture related). The next major change came in 1984 when they added a second bearing to the quill drive to increase accuracy but, based on your details, your model is likely older than that.

While the older models weren't great for safety, the 10e and 10er models were even scarier than the Mark V, you can retrofit all of the upgrades to the older Mark Vs without too much fuss. The older models are better built though. The 10e and 10er are tanks and are all iron and steel. They had less runout and vibration than the later aluminum Mark Vs. Hell, current Mark V and VIIs are made using special 10ers from the 50s that are still going.

>>1626812
Mine was the mark v from 84 I have all the paperwork still.

Let me see if I can scrounge up the receipt

Ha! I was born Jan 3d 1985

And if anyone cares. It cost as much as a car back then. (And contained the same amount of metal I think) I'm missing the bar clamp for the lathe. Otherwise it's a fully intact set. I'm watching eBay for that. Pieces for this guy are not cheap.

>>1626799
>My grandpa purchased it the day i was conceived.

so your family keeps records of when your parents have sex cross-referenced with when your grandfather buys shit?

>>1626846
You don’t?

>>1626089
I bought the Engineers for my brothers for christmas
Dad got jealous and bought himself Vampliers

I sit here and own neither of them.
They felt like nice pliers when I felt them though.

>>1621913
Buy $300 wrench. Cut half handle off. Weld on box and ball bearing.

Thumbs of furry

>>1622124
Fucking genious

>>1622132
You have to use these of some foreign cars built for toddler hands

>>1622246
$$$$$$

>>1626793
A router base with elevation.

>>1622372
Hrmmmmm.

>>1622449
They are shit tho

>>1625421
I call bullshit

>>1625538
Put in a sump pump

>>1625564
So 0 head just like me...

>>1622011
>what is a drill
>what is a holesaw
>what is an auger
>what is literally 1/4 of tools in the world

>>1625565
well you can always just get an 18v transfer pump, but having a quick little drill attachment to move water with an impeller seems great for small jobs.

>>1622588
The light in question was the other retarded namefag's, and it did not take 18650s. Learn to read you fucking idiot.

>>1627052
I'm obviously talking about my light retard, I'm shitting on his inefficient light

>>1626846
Not typically but when it got handed down to me I realized he purchased 9 months before I was born. Pretty simple math.

>>1625535
Fuck yes. Got the old EDS version of that.

>>1627149
>I realized he purchased 9 months before I was born.

How did that establish it to be on the precise day you were conceived? In general, nobody knows that exact day anyway unless your puritan parents only have sex once a month.

>>1622234
I worked at a junkyard and we needed to drain all fluids from the totalled vehicles that came in. You can't get your hand in all vehicles to remove the filter quickly. This is a sure fire way to not have an issue and keep the work flow.

Nothing like your peers making jokes the rest of the week because you couldn't get that oil filter out of a 4cyl ranger... Just skip the embarrassment and use one of these suckers.

>>1626885
This is like me with those goddamn lithium jump starter bricks. I really want one but I bought em for my mom and girlfriend and I’ll probably get one for my sister before I buy one for myself.

Those pliers are only like $25 if you don’t get the meme brand. I might impulse buy a pair.

>>1626969
Probably. But when you run into fucked up fasteners, you will try anything. I was really surprised by the reviews though because the other options are always mixed.

>>1626974
This too >>1627042 I’m pretty sure you should do whatever you need to do to siphon the goddamn thing rather than use one of those. I’m amazed anon said the drill one worked in his basement because they are pretty much universally despised like the knife and drill bit sharpeners you spin with a drill (pic related).

>>1627178
>>1626961
The alternate use as a selfie stick is bad ass as well

>>1622107
>tfw you weld stainless steel

>>1621913
why, my peenus weanus of course :)
why, my peenus weanus of course :)

hahah! :D

it's my weeeeeenus peanus! :) hahah

ITT: Specialty tools you're a fan of - my answer is, of course, my peanus weenus :D

hahaha!

>>1627178
>Nothing like your peers making jokes the rest of the week because you couldn't get that oil filter out of a 4cyl ranger.
This post rustles me and my old ranger, but it's true. If it's any consolation, Ford puts them in stupid tight areas on most of their vehicles.

>>1622369
Why not just ditch the manual and get pic related? Replaced every door hinge in my house in like 10 mins lol.

>>1622447
Where can I get those black things only?
I have HVAC 45 degree flaring tool, and I might need to make couple car-style flares soon (I'm getting my fist shitbox soon)

>>1627159
You wouldn’t have by chance modified yours with a recessed on off switch by chance?

>>1627161

>>1627119
>I'm shitting on his inefficient light
AAAs will last a day if not more in a led flashlight that is on. More than enough for any normal use, you're not powering a damn power tool.

>>1625543
I'm surprised these dont just explode more. Muy dangeroso

>>1627178
What is a .22 pistol.

Pewpew

>>1627318
Or get down on some 12v tools. Pic related has pretty much replaced screwdrivers for me.

They have that new Bauer 4v screwdriver at HF for like $20, I thought about grabbing one just to try it. But I’m not sure if the battery comes out like the DeWalt, I think it’s built into it so if you’re running low on charge, you gotta plug it in rather than swapping the battery pack.

>>1621913

I use this one for when my wife puts me in a special kind of sexual deficiency

>>1627261
Why is this claw thing not obvious to people? I grew up working on cars so I guess I just don't understand, but as a professional mechanic I have that and a pair of pliers. Sometimes pliers are better but more times than not I'm using the claw thing. And they're cheap as fuck. >>1627324
Some people just don't have good technique with those things and I've found it impossible to figure out what they're doing wrong most times.
This brings me to my favorite specialty tool though, they make one that's hydraulic. Now, I do a lot of brake lines here in the rust belt, and I used to loath it with a passion. The hydraulic thing is amazing though. That and using nickel copper line changed brake line jobs from being kissing Satan's asshole to a touch of pepper on spaghetti if you understand my meaning.

>>1622242
Get the flip bit...

>>1627604
>rigid
laughingwhores.jpg

I use this for pulling components on my cars much more often then I thought I would. it's probably the most useful 6 bucks I've spent on my kit in a while

>>1627500
Read >>1622511

>>1622367
What are these?

>>1628489
>What are these?

>>1628507
Holy shit. I can see it now. Thank you, anon. I'm a first year apprentice doing the jatc program, and I've been looking for things to fill a tool bag with. Any other suggestions? I have the standard hand tool list, but I want weird, specialized tools. Also, rare and old hand tools seem like fun to collect and guss up, if you have any tool porn of that.

>>1628346
Much easier than trying to fuck around with screwdrivers and pry bars meant for other shit. I have been looking at some of the pliers for those pins, they have the big spreader one that looks super efficient, and then there’s the pairs with the two little jaws that I think are meant to pull the push pin out of that type of fastener and then it will slide up easy once the center pin is popped out.

>>1628345
They would be laughing at anon who can’t spell correctly

>>1628346
Also do yourself a favor and grab the $15 assortment while you’re on Amazon. So much easier than trying to reuse the old brittle ones.

>>1628555
What the fuck did Newport do to their pack design?

>>1622367
you are the 1st person I have seen that actually has a set... I just use my channel locks, and grip it from outside the box and occasionally beat the lockring with a screwdriver... maybe one day I will give it a try.

>>1628582
I just use a flathead and hammer.

>>1628577
>limited time
Middle school kids just got out of school for the summer and they’re bored so Newport decided to print up some cool colors on the pack to catch their attention.

>>1628577
They've been using that one since the 90s. Did you check with the nurses before leaving your room?

>>1628595
>since the 90s
That’s news to me.

Debating whether or not to go to Home Depot tonight. Ordered pic related for the GF’s dad for father’s day, plus a 13 pack of SAWZALL blades to get him started. Kinda want to go pick it up so I can impulse buy something for myself, but the HD is right across the street from work so the smart thing to do would be to remain patient.

So many tough choices. Wanted to get him a DeWalt drill or impact driver but I don’t want to insult her little sister who got him a Hyper Tough drill for Xmas. I figured I get him the Ryobi battery kit and he can get himself the bare tool hammer drill when he gets sick of the Walmart deal.

>>1622367
Good until you start to wear that hook end out, then they're garbage.
I just pound them tight with a screwdriver and a hammer. As Alton Brown says, unitaskers are worse than the devil himself.

>>1625510
Not with that kind of attitude it can't

>>1627234

I made a vise attachment for my ridgid tristand, now I have an ultra capable mobile work stand, chain vise and standard bench vise and no tools needed to convert from one to the other

>>1628660
Oh no, I have to buy another $5 tool that makes my life much easier and my work better

>>1630688
>buyfag0p

>>1625135
is that a baby hand?

>>1628507
Can't you just turn it around to loosen...?

>>1628589
>kids
>smoking

Dont think so Tim

>>1622369
ur supposed to use the bit that's on the screwdriver to push the others out. i use that screwdriver too and my coworkers have the same complaint

>>1625500
a hammer does literally 2 things

>>1631093
I think anon meant these.
>pliers
>hammer
>wire cutter, stripper, and crimper
>nail puller
>bolt cutter
>wrench (forget exactly what size, the insert is sized for acorn clamps)
>circuit killer with insulated grip
>file
>fish tape puller

If you can't trim a house with a pair of these and a screwdriver then you ain't an electrician.

>>1631191
oh yeah, i use my linesmans more than any tool i've got desu

>>1631256
Im sure the quality of your projects is astounding.

>>1630773
Yes I dont know why the fuck they didnt jusy put two sizes on the same wrench

>>1631279
Because you know what your job is, youll mostlikely be sticking to one size of conduit. You blow out one side and you can still use the other.

They are convenient for sure

>>1631279
>why the fuck they didnt jusy put two sizes on the same wrench

Coz then you'd only buy one.

>>1631191
I’m still a fan of my Crescent compound joint linesman pliers even if they’re kinda a meme. I use my big Channellock crimpers a lot too because the little snipper at the very tip plus the long handle makes if go through wire so effortlessly.

Pic related look like great multi-use pliers. Milwaukee and Klein both have similar options, but the Milwaukee pliers shape doesn’t look as great and the Klein’s cutting part doesn’t seem as nice as the Knipex. Knipex has so many sweet pliers options beyond the Cobras and regular stuff, there’s a crimper with multiple gauges that looks tempting too.

>>1631309
I would go batshit with the Knipex if I were a sparky

>>1621913
I build decks and use something like this daily

>>1631335
You build docks you say?

>>1627149
Humans copulate almost 10 months before a child is born. 9 months is a hospital spook to drive c-sections up in the United States.

>>1630763
No it's some kind of ratchet

>>1625545
There is debate about who is ripping off whom. The DE-5000 was originally badged as an IET product and was then discontinued. This company seems to have been the OEM for it and just kept selling it with their own company badging.

Overall it's a fantastic LCR meter for the money and had features and accuracy that rival units costing hundreds more. The only thing is suggest is getting a longer set of Kelvin clamps and leads and soldering them in place of the short alligator leads that the unit has.

>>1631346
Well, there is what the media tells you, IE shitheads like picture related, people with degrees in blowing smoke up your ass. Then you have what doctors tell you, which is a range from 7½ to 11 months. Basically, the baby is done when it is done. Early or late is less a measure of time as it is development. The average is about 9½ months.

So, what have we learned? Shit that you see on Dr. Oz, for-profit TV in general, and Youtube is generally bullshit. Stay in school and read a fucking peer-reviewed book.

>>1631414
For liability reasons and 'best practice ' that is, everyone else in the us does it this way too, if your baby is a day over 9 months they tell you to cut it out and will try to force you to get a csection


Also if you ever get one c section, you cant have a vaginal birth layer on. It costs the hospital too much money. You are a higher risk now, so they are required by insurance to have staff on site for an emergency c section. So they dont, so if you come in, even in labor, they will put it on hold and put you in an OR to have a csection

Also it now costs you $15k to have a baby if nothing goes wrong. If you just had a vaginal birth it'd be couple hundred bucks for a doula and midwife.

>>1631359
Thanks, I’d seen it and was debating giving it a shot.. I’ve been getting into board level repair on appliances and while I don’t think I’d use that as much as the esr meter I have I’d rather have it for the oddball time I need it than not have it. Most of what i encounter are bad capacitors and failed relays.

>>1631262
i don't do 'projects', i do work.

maybe linesmans aren't the best tool for your arts and crafts

>>1631772
>maybe linesmans aren't the best tool for your arts and crafts

You are right, and even further they arent the best tool for anything at all. They are dreadful tools.

>>1631792
>t. Not a lineman.

>>1631797
No im not a lineman, im not afraid of actually having a full toolbag.

>>1631798
As an example, the lineman pliers are the perfect weight and size to slap support strand to tighten lashing wire.

It's also perfect for all manipulations of such wire. It's not even a matter of a full toolbagm. It is really good at some things.

Has anyone tried the plastic welding kits? Do they work well? Do they work at all?

>>1622297
Calling a thing a meme doesn't count as an argument.
I know they're weak compared to a proper tenon and mortise.

>>1622299
Do you solder with super heated plasma under the sun of mercury?

>>1631846
Only when desoldering vias

>>1622246
>tfw you work for a company who buy's milwaulkee

>>1621913

>>1622598
Every time I try to use one of those to get a rusted rotor screw out I end up breaking the bit.

>>1633287
Really? Are you using that cheap HF one? The Lisle style that everybody else sells has bigger bits and I haven’t heard of that issue.

>>1631957
only good for junction boxes. Anything thicker than an 8th of an inch is useless with these. And that's pushing it.

a time saver

>>1633467
definitely, at 1st you look at the price for some of the higher end ones, then after using a low end for a few days you run out and buy the high end versions.

>>1631262
>>1631792
>>1631798
dont talk about electricians tools if your not an electrician, you sound like retard

>>1625117

>>1622122
>>1622124
Wow thank you for this, now I finally have some use for my little earth magnets

Took this bastard from a steel yard I used to work at. Never thought I'd really use it as a mason. Turns out this bitch pulls pins like a champion and will right up rip and form board off within a second. Amazing tool

>>1633886
Also this. Can't be beat

the best fire starter I've ever used

>>1625538
>390gph
God damn I'm getting one of those immediately

Man, the best wrench I've ever owned. Though I needed to put a washer as a shim between the knurled adjustment thingy and the arm that pushes upon it when locked.

Under appreciated: regulator wrench for whatever gases you use. Tie it to the regularor with some string. It's the perfect size so it wont mar your soft regulator bits.

Deltec ty wrap tool and del tec ty wraps. If you ever want to strap something down and have it not move, it's pretty good and fast. Like big ass zip ties with double metal heads.

Finally rope blocks/block and tackle sets. Having a break so you can hold it off is vital. They're less popular nowadays since come al9ngs have got so cheap

Knipex pliers wrench. Unserrated parallel jaws turned out to be useful for so many things

>>1635093
I still gotta grab another size or two, want the 7” and maybe the babby 5”. They’re way better than I expected them to be, it’s the upside of channellocks and crescent wrenches combined into one tool.

Japanese stripped screw extractors. I can't find a single other extractor that works as well as these do.
The bits are so sharp I don't even need to use a drill, I just put em in a stubby bit holder and hand turn it. Best specialty tool purchase I ever made.

>>1635094
The miniature ones are great. My whole team at work has their own pairs now, since they're the best way we've found to get at teflon tube fittings and swages in tight spots.
I bought the 12" pair for personal use and use them all the time. They're fantastic for putting rollpins into receivers without marring the work. Worth every penny.

>>1631798
Hey fuck you I've got two full bags, and a full belt on at all times. I left masonry and now use 10x more tools than I ever did doing that. Somewhat old pic, trunk is sorted better now

>>1625538
Lmao no harbor freight by me but here's a review summary from AutoZone..."best uses - spray fluid all over"

>>1635094
Agreed on usefulness x10. I may remove my adjustables from my pouch just for them. The ridgid bill hooked wrench is my go to for most things I'm doing.

>>1622367
I use this on my bike shocks.

>>1625424

i have a bunch of cheap torx and allen 3/8 drive sockets that i bent like your pic related and they're garb for pretty well everything

>>1635248
>The ridgid bill hooked wrench
You mean a union wrench?

>>1631836
>buy 1kg of cheap 3d printer filament for $15
>cut a short section of filament, stick it in a dremel
>set dremel to highest speed and jam it into the seam joining two clamped pieces
>push and move forward to friction weld the pieces together

>>1637845
Ridgid calls it a "hex wrench" but a union wrench is the standard term. No idea where he got a billhook from. That is a grass cutting tool. Picture related.

>>1622323
I believe in Knipex with my whole heart. Flat-tooth adjustable wrench has replaced plebian crescent wrenches for me.

>>1622231
The Kreg is made of plastic where the UJK is Aluminium, and the base is steel so I think it should outlive the Kreg.

>>1625135
That's a big ratchet.

>>1622009
>Making your own Nigger teir one doesn't count.
Firstly, "nigger" needs no capitalization. Secondly, you misspelled "tier." Thirdly, this is /diy/, you raging hemorrhoid. Do It Yourself. Making one's own [x] certainly does count, you're just a displaced buyfag.
>>1630897
I started smoking at the ripe old age of six. You seem to be talking out of your asshole.
>>1633930
Also good for removing wasps from inside pipe handrails. Three (of 50 or so) escaped the pipe but died less than twenty feet later.
>>1621913
Specialty tool I'm a fan of, pic related. Does one thing, does it well, cost is low enough I've always got at least one spare. Pairs nicely with wd40.

>>1638505
>I started smoking at the ripe old age of six

Smoking in the 90s and smoking today are two very different things.
Also what kind of shit parents cant figure out their 6 year old is smoking?

>>1627916
>pepper on spaghetti
What did he mean by this?

>>1631313
>if I were a sparky
The world dodged a bullet there.

Does this count?
t. sign fabricator

>>1638582
Trusty Cook hammers are worth every penny

>>1627916
>That and using nickel copper line changed brake line jobs from being kissing Satan's asshole to a touch of pepper on spaghetti if you understand my meaning.
Kek.
>Some people just don't have good technique with those things and I've found it impossible to figure out what they're doing wrong most times.
True, flaring requires some experience, it took me like 20 flares to make something suitable for my AC

Not sure if “specialty” but maybe more of “those cordless tool offerings besides a drill and sawzall”

I grabbed this little fan last night for $50 because it will be nice to have around during hurricane season. Has an outlet so you can plug an extension cord in, or runs off 18V batteries. Stuck a 4.0Ah battery in the thing with 3 bars, ran it for a good 5 hours and was only down to 2 bars. It moves are pretty good for a ~10” fan, it’s real quiet, and has hooks to hang it from whatever wire or conduit, a slot to mount it on the wall with a screw, and one of those little threaded inserts to stick it on a tripod. It’s light too, the 4.0Ah battery is probably more than half the weight of the whole thing.

Compare it to these fans you can find at Walmart which take 6x D batteries, move like half the air of the Ridgid, and it will run through half a dozen fresh Duracells by the time you wake up in the morning.

I like it better than I expected. The thing will be great even when I’m out on the driveway or backyard in the summer and need some moving air because it’s much easier than pulling out an extension cord.

>>1633930
>used to use it to kill Hornet nests and shit

Just use straight Kerosene. Cheaper.

>>1639101
It will be fuckin nice when battery tech catches up enough to make these cordless compressors worthwhile. Not sure why they even sell this with 2.0Ah batteries (they did this with the 1/2” impact for a minute too, it was only $10 more than a bare tool to get a 2.0 and basic charger but it limits the power). A couple charged up 9.0Ah batteries would probably be enough to toss this in the trunk and play roadside assistance.

>>1638527
>in the 90s
80s, bud. Also
>what kind of shit parents
the kind that ended up dedding themselves three years later. The world continues.

>>1639181
>80s
>hasnt died from lung cancer yet

Look at this lucky guy

>>1638464
For you.

>>1628660
I could tack weld it back together.

>>1633466
That's with most knockout sets. Tops out at 10 gauge. I got myself the HF one, because it's $25 fucking dollars. I'll change out the dies(punches) when it's completely unusable.

>>1633467
These with a plumb laser. For sure.

>>1635096
Anon got a link? Not sure how to type in noodle sign to search for these

>>1639291
>mfw I've got a greenlee hydraulic knockout that'll punch quarter inch thick slugs all day

>>1622300
looks like an angry robot