Recent content by dougdoberman

I don't need it, as I've got plenty of storage as it is. It doesn't work in my shop layout. (The only viable place to put it is to replace the pair of 26" rollers with MDF over them that was the outfeed support for my table saw, but it's 4" higher than my table saw, so I gotta either remove...

Could we please limit our indignation about someone making a tool that looks just like the way EVERYONE has made that tool for the last bazillion years to a tool that matters, instead of a Crescent wrench which, 99.9% of the time isn't the ideal tool for the task? I've got a drawer of like two...

90% of the ratcheting I've done in the last 35+ years has been done with a standard teardrop 3/8" Craftsman raised panel. You know? One of those ones with like, 5 teeth? It's still what I reach for first most of the time even though I've got fancy double jointed inverse wobbly heads with a...

Based on my personal usage case, 99% of the work I do can be done with cordless tools. The cost of buying new batteries on occasion and even the entire battery ecosystem change I made several years ago is MORE than offset by no longer having to deal with cords. That said, there's space on my...

Two. My around the property / regular use stuff is all Ryobi One+, of which I have a HUGE collection. I've got multiple stocked chargers spread around everywhere, so I've always got a fresh battery available for the tool at hand. Not something I could easily do if I was into multiple brands...

Some pliers for the new toolbox I'm equipping.

I read r/shittykickstarters pretty regularly. Most of that sub is filled up with crowdfunding projects that are just scams put forth by people who have no way of actually fulfilling their promises and who are definitely aware of it. Normally I'd not get a laugh outta something like this, as...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1504844928/neversort-never-sort-your-ratchet-sockets-again?ref=discovery I'm not sure how he ever expects this to get funded without an "As seen on TV" type video with scenes of sockets spilling all over the place and a generic white guy giving a frustrated...

I'm finally getting my back garage electrified, cleaning out the junk and turning it into half woodshop / half auto shop so that my front garage can go back to being mostly just a car park. Various toolboxes spread between the two garages, such as this, Craftsman stack that my parents bought...

Hey, look! It's the guy with more money than sense and more tool snob ego than those two things combined. You know, the one who feels a need to open a Harbor Freight thread just to tell you that he's too good to buy anything from Harbor Freight. Hooray!

EZ-Red extendable flex head ratchet set. The two flashlights were a surprise inclusion.

Yeah, it annoys me as well. The non-color coded SAE sets do come in the same sorta holder thing, but I really wanted the color coding. I think I'm probably just gonna 3D print an index for housing both sets in my toolbox and remove them from their respective holders anyways, but still ...

Starting to fill a new toolbox with the Williams & the Wera. The Bondhus go in the service cart.

FWIW, eBay defaults to allowing Best Offer when you set up a Buy It Now listing and it's not immediately apparent either that it's done it, or how to deselect that option. I often forget and go ahead and publish a listing with OBO when I don't want to. I may be mistaken on this bit, but I also...

A newb to what? This forum? Not really, I've lurked for a long time. This thread? Sure. Just recently picked up a 5-drawer and was looking for any interesting modifications. Tools? Fragile egos in the workplace? Mechanics who need to measure their ball peen size by the cost of their...