/diy/ - Do It Yourself

If you want your work to be nice and level you should have one of these.

what every /diy/ hobbyist who is just starting out needs first is a MILWAUKEE 16 PIECE 18V COMBO SET if they want to get anything done around the house

>>2503772
This but unironically
Its bad bait because literally every new /diy/er and homeowner wants all those tools.

If someone can afford a nice big set from MIlwaukee or Dewalt or Makita, might as well get it.
The only pushback come from poorfags on here who dont have jobs and cant imagine someone spending money.

>>2503772
>4 drills
>boombox

>>2503779
There are only 2 drill, the SDS isnt really a drill.

>>2503761
theres nothing that level can do that a plumbob cant do other than being a prybar

>>2503759
Gorilla tape.
Needlenose pliers (with built in wire cutter).
Ratcheting screwdriver.

This is now a cringe bread

>>2503784
>theres nothing that level can do that a plumbob cant do

Yeah there is: Be convenient.

>>2503784
Hang a shelf.

>>2503825
>wrap string around shelf
>let plumbob hang
>measure from top string and plumbob
>when the numbers are the same top and bottom its level

the humble plumbob built the word spirit levels are a new thing

>>2503826
Based bob user

>>2503782
>the SDS isnt really a drill.
You're right; it's better.

>>2503772
>>2503776
If I could only choose one of those tools it'd be the reciprocating saw.

>>2503772
Pretty sure these are only bought by contractors outfitting an additional work van or employee to the company.

>>2503826
Sheeeeeit
Niggas was prolly building cathedrals n shit wit these plumbobs

>>2503948
Dats rite. The Plumb Bob has been used since at least the time of ancient Egypt. Them Africans were pretty crafty.

>>2503917
A reciprocating saw should be corded

>>2503980
u cant steal cats with a corded

Dremel. Throw everything else out

A rotorazer does it all

>>2503772
C O N S O O O O O O M

>>wrap string around shelf
>>let plumbob hang
From where? Over the front edge, the rear edge? And where on that edge?...in the middle?
or do you mean over one end?
>>measure from top string and plumbob
There's only one string so "top string" makes no sense.
Also "measure from" those points TO WHAT?
>>when the numbers are the same top and bottom its level
"Top and bottom" OF WHAT?
Do you even know what the words "shelf" or "level" even mean?

There *is* a way it might be done to a reasonable degree of accuracy, but that jabber isn't even close to describing it, and its a tedious process prone to errors.
The ancients weren't stupid and understood that water naturally seeks level and exploited that phenomenon to determine level for large projects like buildings. They had smaller levels that used a plumb bob but not like you describe it.

>>2503772
Yea let me just pull a grand out of my asshole

>>2503759
Pic related. Get a cheap meter and learn how to use it.

>>2503784
Act as a straightedge to determine flatness of horizontal planes, or just for marking straight lines or as a tool guide for cutting them.

>>2503784
>>2503826
I always say Bob is the guy.

pliers are always useful they're in every house
screwdrivers are ubiquitous too

>>2504031
you shouldn't keep your money there. try using a wallet.

pencil, paper, pen, white out, grease pencil, fender washer, lab smock/apron, extra socks gloves, glasses, shims, flashlight, rope, mask, ear plugs and some tools

>>2503759
a drill driver and the cheapest 100-piece bit set money can buy

>>2503779
>fan

>>2503759
A good, multibit screwdriver.

>>2503826
I kneel

>>2503937
Obviously you have never been in the trades
Employers don’t provide your tools

>>2503759
Vice grips

>>2504118
>Vice grips
>Vice
Hold up, I thought you guys called them "mole grips"

>>2504084
make sure its a ratcheting screwdriver.

>>2504247
Ratcheting screwdrivers arent all that useful
If you do get one, get a cheap one. You are braindead if you give a youtuber close to $100 after tax and shipping for a chinese screwdriver with his name on it.

>>2504276
Kek

>>2504247
I’m sort of with anon. Never felt the use for a ratcheting screwdriver. They’re so easy to spin with one hand and I own an impact driver anyway.

>>2504045
The oil guy?

>>2504324
No. People just don't get him.That's all.

>>2504101
What? They are state mandated to.
Oh you must be from that third world shithole, the USA.

>>2503772
Imagine paying $1000 for this and STILL needing to go out and buy more tools

>hammer
>screw driver set
>wrench set

>>2503772
That escalated quickly

>>2503772
Oh no, I didn't buy that set. Now I'll never be a DIY cutie. Guess I'm stuck watching the show and wishing it was me.

>>2503759

All I need most days is Big Bird here, and an Ontario RAT II.

>>2504028
So.. a level?

>>2503772
based shameless milwaukee shill

>>2503772
These go on sale around black friday for what, like 3-400?

>Pencil
>Notebook

The official king of /diy/

Even if all your other tools are shit, get the best needle nose.

>>2503759
A large flathead screwdriver has a hundred uses.

>>2506987
>RAT II
Esee fixed blades 4 lyfe

>>2507222
what's the difference between a bad and good set of pliers?

>>2507290
Quality of the metal mostly, but also tooth geometry and how it is able to grip things, how Swiss watch the pivot is; does it wobble side to side or is it still.

Watch a Project Farm video on pliers, it quantifies the differences between pliers very clearly.

>>2504118
The GOAT tool, even the cheapest from harbor freight come in clutch on the regular

Every toolbox needs another tool

>>2507290
Properly hardened teeth make a big difference when grabbing onto metal stuff, also the grips on good pliers don’t slip and the cutters can handle bigger stuff.

If you try to grab on a higher grade bolt or some steel shaft or pipe with Chinese pliers made of cheese, they just slip. If you get some good $20+ pliers, you will feel the teeth bite into steel much more and absolutely dig into copper and brass when doing plumbing stuff.

A long tyre iron.

So many people say they don't need them because their car comes with one one. Then they actually have to use it and discover how fucking shitty tiny ones are at getting off rusted on wheel nuts that were originally tightened using a pneumatic gun.

>>2504033
>No Fluke
Failure.

>>2507372
The free Harbor Freight meter has saved my ass more than enough times. Average DIYer probably doesn’t need a Fluke when the cheap ones are pretty damn accurate.

>tfw I missed out on a bunch of nice Fluke shit when my dad died
There was a big Excel sheet of all his stuff halfway across the country and I didn’t care enough to ask for them. Some HVAC tech in Colorado got some free Flukes.

>>2507370
18” breaker bars are <$15 at Harbor Freight too, although I prefer the impact wrench in the trunk of my car.

>>2507290

>>2507222
The best long nose for non-electricians, though, is Snap-On's 9" Talon grip.

>>2503917
I replace them blade with a dildo for maximum pleasure in my anus

>>2507249
>benchmade
where do i start...

>>2503772
>milwaukee

>>2508208
It’s normal to be jealous of my $190 knoife that I have never used.

>>2507222
We have those in the central store at work, and they don't hold up well. Quite a few of the guys use their own money to buy Knipex. I do too.
It makes a difference, if you're using the tool all day.

>>2508239
Everyone who knows knives (and you for that matter) knows thats a fake from wish.
That blue and grey satin benchmade is a late 2017 short run model thats been sold out for years.

It being a short run is why counterfeiters copied it and and flooded WISH.com with them.
If your retarded ass would have paid retail price in 2018, you would have shown it off in 2018

But you dont buy milwaukee, you buy rigid because its "the same thing but cheaper"
You didnt buy american made tools, you bought taiwanese because "its the same thing but cheaper"
You didnt buy a real tap and die set, you bought a cheap craftsman one because "its the same thing but cheaper"
You didnt buy a fluke meter, you bought a Klein meter because "its the same thing but cheaper"

I could write a fucking novel on things you have bought because "its the same thing but cheaper", and yet you expect anyone to believe that in 2017 in the peak of your poorfaggot phase, you bought a short run benchmade?

I mean the Izula is literally the "its an esee, but its their ultra cheap model, so its the same but cheaper" version
Truly sad

>>2508445
you seem jealous of his $190 knife

>>2508445
maybe he really did pay $190 for it

A decent box cutter

Side snips

Pliers and multigrips

>>2508438
If by "hold up well," you mean damage due to wear and tear, that makes sense. Klein is an excellent choice because the pliers are above average and the cutter is top-tier, but I guess that doesn't matter if it's all beat up.

>>2508445
So jelly

>>2508524
Plus tax.

It’s some 20CV memesteel limited edition with the blue liner.

>>2503772
green = should be gas
black = should be corded/different brand
red = dont need it

>>2503784
That looks like a buttplug

>>2507372
The Kleins are not that bad, especially since most people who are new end up frying the fuses.

>>2504033
Those meters are all shit, none are even true RMS.

>>2510329
I have used my mothers m12 leaf blower a few times and it is handy for certain tasks. She absolutely loves it for blowing dust and cobwebs out of stuff and cleaning leaves and dead bugs from around her house.. Also have a m18 leaf blower at my house and my wife uses it constantly.. I grab it from time to time and use it to blow out tractor cabs when i don't feel like firing up an air compressor and dragging out a hose.

>>2503759
>*blocks your path*

>>2510396
I am not a carpenter, what would I need that for.

>>2510399
Quick angles

>>2510388
Southwire is, and it has worked for everything I need it for.

>>2510365
It’s decent, although you get a lot for the money from the $30 Amazon meters. I just wanted something good enough that wouldn’t leave me guessing.

>>2510395
I use the hell out of my 18V blower, rarely if ever fire up the gas one these days. It’s perfect for sawdust and stuff.

>>2510399
That thing and a pencil is like my #1 and #2 tools when doing anything with wood, it’s super quick and easy for marking quick 90deg lines.

>>2504247
completely when it breaks

Holy abortionony
Door pop for dumb hoe
Thingy holder

A toy for the autistic kid so you can fuck the wife

>>2507249
Love the COAST work lights, never used their knives.

>>2510469
I don’t know, I got it from the father in-law. Never really used it because it’s a fairly large folder and I always have one of the small Esees on my belt.

Although I got a Coast headlamp from him after that and it’s fuckin sweet. 18650 inside, 3 brightness settings, real strong magnet, and it zooms. I have been using that daily for a year or more at work, pull it off the strap and stick it on anything metal. And I got a small Coast 1x AAA light that is quite bright, and it has this lens that gives you a real even circle of light and it’s resl nice for a quick look in the engine bay.

The headlamp even came with a silicone strap for a hardhat. It’s heavy on the dome but one of my favorite lights.

>>2510469
Also here’s another Coast knife he got me that I have never really used. That one made me laugh because it’s exactly the same as this Snap On knife I found in a Walgreens years ago.

>>2510461
Super useful when you need a long bendy piece of metal, I keep 2 in the garage because it’s all plastic hangers in the house.

>>2510399
Carpentry isn't the only place where squareness matters.
Even if you aren't framing roofs those are convenient for marking lines parallel to an edge in everything from sheet metal and plastic fabrication to sewing, they make a good guide for slicing square or mitered ends in thin material with a utility or Xacto knife, the wide edge hooks on a table edge and combined with another long straight edge works for drafting purposes or cutting glass, it's a compact squareness guage that can stand on its own on its wide edge...it's also a ruler.

>>2510483
Also works as a jobsite paperweight, doorstop, lightweight tack hammer and opens paint cans in a pinch.