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nathanOH

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Didn't pick up all of this at once but since black Friday these have been most of my additions.

Makita 18" mower with (4) 4.0ah batteries and a dual charger (XML03CM1).
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Makita lantern/flashlight (DML806).
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Makita 1/2" cordless impact (XWT05Z).
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Makita cordless inflator (DMP181ZX).
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Makita driver bit set (A-98348).
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SK standard and deep impact sockets in SAE and metric.
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Tekton SAE 3/8" deep socket set.
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I don't have pictures right now but I also got the Tekton pliers organizer, their 10 compartment tray, and their SAE and metric wrench sets.
 
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CGarage said:
$40 vs $94.

The $54 extra for neon green handles really was money well spent on those scrapers.

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Maybe my point was missed. I HATE the green handles and would much prefer the red but after holding a co-workers red handled Lisle scrapers I decided they felt too cheesy to me. They felt like the two halves were not matched as they were pressed together and the seam line was something a 4-year old probably could have done better. For me that $54 for a better quality tool was worth it. I could have had red handled scrapers and been pleased opening my toolbox and seeing the red handled tool but then when I grabbed it to use I would be pissed. To each their own but I felt the Matco's were a better scraper.




 
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Those are some large rotors there in the middle. Are you in the plumbing bis or DIY? Curious as I have been looking at redoing my old house with Uponor pro PEX.
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I'm a GC, we have our own mechanical company but the work we do you can't use pex. I bought the set up for my own use, between my house, my sons house, my mothers house, a couple rental properties I figured it would pay for it's self in no time. I like the expansion pex as it gives you larger diameter fittings then the crimp or cinch style, the collars are cheap & it's fast, the cinch style is ok but the the crimp style you need to check with a go no go gauge, which just adds time & maybe a leak. I pressure test every install at 120 psi to make sure & so far the expansion connections have never leaked. I use pex A seems to be the most flexible with little or no memory, also offers a certain amount of freeze protection, we have a vacation house upstate that I plan on repiping soon with pex just in case. The rotors are for a transit 250, ford finally put in decent brakes.
 
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Just ordered a Dewalt SDS drill bare tool and it came with a "free" 5.0Ah battery from HD.

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DEWALT ATOMIC 20V MAX Cordless Brushless Ultra-Compact 5/8 in. SDS Plus Hammer Drill (Tool Only) DCH172B - The Home Depot

Acquire a convenient tool to complete your tough tasks at the jobsite with this DEWALT MAX XR LithiumIon Cordless SDSPlus Brushless LShape Concrete Masonry Rotary Hammer.
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So I picked it up last night and realized it wasn't exactly what I thought. It's SDS Plus and not a regular SDS. So after some thinking, I decided to keep it rather than taking it back.

The max drill size "should be" 5/8". I'll be using this for tapcon holes and drilling for 1/2" rebar. I have a larger Hilti rotary hammer drill that is corded for the big stuff.KIMG1576.JPG
 
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NUTTSGT said:
So I picked it up last night and realized it wasn't exactly what I thought. It's SDS Plus and not a regular SDS. So after some thinking, I decided to keep it rather than taking it back.

The max drill size "should be" 5/8". I'll be using this for tapcon holes and drilling for 1/2" rebar. I have a larger Hilti rotary hammer drill that is corded for the big stuff.KIMG1576.JPG
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SDS bits will work in the SDS+ drill. The SDS+ has some extra splines to hold on to the bits better.
 
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zmotorsports said:
Maybe my point was missed. I HATE the green handles and would much prefer the red but after holding a co-workers red handled Lisle scrapers I decided they felt too cheesy to me. They felt like the two halves were not matched as they were pressed together and the seam line was something a 4-year old probably could have done better. For me that $54 for a better quality tool was worth it. I could have had red handled scrapers and been pleased opening my toolbox and seeing the red handled tool but then when I grabbed it to use I would be pissed. To each their own but I felt the Matco's were a better scraper.
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I've never held the Lisle scrapers, but the handles do look horribly crude in the pictures- so I haven't purchased them. Thanks for confirming how poorly the handles are made; I'll look elsewhere if I decide to add to the scraper collection.
 
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stonesfan68 said:
SDS bits will work in the SDS+ drill. The SDS+ has some extra splines to hold on to the bits better.
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The old Hilti I have has the larger SDS and the new Dewalt has the smaller 3/8" (I think) shank size. It's not a big deal now that I have the bits.

Typical GJ fashion, buy one tool and have to buy more as accessories. :beer:
 
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mr.lemons said:
Spring tools centre punch.

Nicely made, and appears to work very well. Hits a lot harder than my cheap/generic auto punch, but not as quick and easy to use.

Reasonably priced on US Amazon. Shipping was an extra $7 to UK.
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Nice! Those are a blast to use!
 
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Expanding my horizons into dovetail joints. Have a number of projects that I will use dovetails on. My old Craftsman router met its demise falling to the concrete floor. Hope the Dewalt lasts as long as the craftsman did.
 

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It is a local industrial supply that bought a metric **** ton of SK back in the Facom days. Over the years I have bought a lot of it. I have found NOS Bonney, SK, Facom, Blackhawk, Cleveland Twist Drill...
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Just checked out their website. Looks like a great place to buy. Thanks for sharing.
 
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Got my portable bandsaw SWAG table set up today. Made a couple of templates to possibly make a replacement table insert.KIMG1574.JPGKIMG1573.JPG
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If you want it to cut straight take a look at how I made it so I can move the guide block.
Also please keep us updated on your new insert.
 

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Renegade1LI said:
I'm a GC, we have our own mechanical company but the work we do you can't use pex. I bought the set up for my own use, between my house, my sons house, my mothers house, a couple rental properties I figured it would pay for it's self in no time. I like the expansion pex as it gives you larger diameter fittings then the crimp or cinch style, the collars are cheap & it's fast, the cinch style is ok but the the crimp style you need to check with a go no go gauge, which just adds time & maybe a leak. I pressure test every install at 120 psi to make sure & so far the expansion connections have never leaked. I use pex A seems to be the most flexible with little or no memory, also offers a certain amount of freeze protection, we have a vacation house upstate that I plan on repiping soon with pex just in case. The rotors are for a transit 250, ford finally put in decent brakes.
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Thanks, with UPONOR pex is type A, it's an international company based in Finland and that's what I have my eye on.
 
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New 4.4lb Adler splitting maul, apparently hand forged in Germany with a USA hickory handle (not sure I believe this, but it's a brilliant tool).
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I think this is the sweet spot for my size/strength, it's a lot easier to swing and steer than my 8lb maul. Just split a few oak rounds and they came apart beautifully.
 
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zmotorsports said:
Maybe my point was missed. I HATE the green handles and would much prefer the red but after holding a co-workers red handled Lisle scrapers I decided they felt too cheesy to me. They felt like the two halves were not matched as they were pressed together and the seam line was something a 4-year old probably could have done better. For me that $54 for a better quality tool was worth it. I could have had red handled scrapers and been pleased opening my toolbox and seeing the red handled tool but then when I grabbed it to use I would be pissed. To each their own but I felt the Matco's were a better scraper.
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Funny, that's how I felt with the Lisle scrapers. Coworker would rave about using carbon scrapers so I bought them but hated the feel of the handle (which is kind of important when trying to not gouge gasket mating surfaces). Realized I was back to using razorblades so sold the Lisles.

Ordered the Matco set to give it another go.(y)
 
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ihateminimumwage said:
Funny, that's how I felt with the Lisle scrapers. Coworker would rave about using carbon scrapers so I bought them but hated the feel of the handle (which is kind of important when trying to not gouge gasket mating surfaces). Realized I was back to using razorblades so sold the Lisles.

Ordered the Matco set to give it another go.(y)
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I will be interested in your thoughts on the Matco ones.

Also, if anyone has the Mueller Kueps carbide scrapers, I would be interested in their opinions as well. I am told that is who is making the Matco carbide scrapers and by looking at them as well as the packaging, they sure look nearly identical.
 
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zmotorsports said:
I will be interested in your thoughts on the Matco ones.

Also, if anyone has the Mueller Kueps carbide scrapers, I would be interested in their opinions as well. I am told that is who is making the Matco carbide scrapers and by looking at them as well as the packaging, they sure look nearly identical.
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A quick look and it appears Titan is also selling the Mueller Kueps scrapers (standard and XL version) with a black handle. I usually would've taken the time to see who Matco sourced them from, but was a few barley pops deep and was an impulse buy after work.
 
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f121 said:
New 4.4lb Adler splitting maul, apparently hand forged in Germany with a USA hickory handle (not sure I believe this, but it's a brilliant tool).
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I think this is the sweet spot for my size/strength, it's a lot easier to swing and steer than my 8lb maul. Just split a few oak rounds and they came apart beautifully.
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Why wouldn't you believe that's how it was made? Regardless, that handle has some nice looking coloring to it. I got an old USA maul cheap at an antique store and didn't realize how useful it is
 
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Why wouldn't you believe that's how it was made? Regardless, that handle has some nice looking coloring to it. I got an old USA maul cheap at an antique store and didn't realize how useful it is
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I can't find it on the adler website and the head design looks identical to some Chinese ones. But honestly, I don't really care because it's a nicely made thing and works perfectly.
 
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Just purchased this today.

Roofer's hatchet or Hammer head hatchet or? :dunno:

Anyone here know what is the proper term for this style of hatchet called?

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ihateminimumwage said:
A quick look and it appears Titan is also selling the Mueller Kueps scrapers (standard and XL version) with a black handle. I usually would've taken the time to see who Matco sourced them from, but was a few barley pops deep and was an impulse buy after work.
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I saw the Titans a few days ago when this came up and I went searching; I wasn't sure if they were the same as the MK. The Titan handles look much better than Lisle and the price is about the same for the two pieces.
 
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