Recent content by DSEng

I Oh sorry I didn't realize you were in Japan. Been about 10 years since I was last there

Depends where it comes from in Japan, some of it is 100v 60hz some is 50hz. Japan's grid is odd, West is 60hz/100v and East is 50hz/100v. Many consumer goods sold there can deal with either. Pretty much everywhere the wall outlets are the 2 blade USA plug, the 200v plug is mostly for...

Well we do pretty much the same thing you guys do in your garages...wrench on old V8s, talk **** and drink beers.

Yup. Don't get me wrong I'm very happy with it for what I paid. Just wanted to be detailed in case someone else finds this thread when shopping for a new one. There were 3 short reviews on the Bunnings website and that was all I could find out about these before committing to an 8hr round trip...

I've used both and hate cheap deadblows. The lead shot is never packed full in cheap hammers so they sound like a baby's rattle. A good middle ground is Trusty Cook hammers. USA made and rebadged by a few other companies like Tekton. As far as I know they only make single material hammers...

For a box of beer face milling the top seems like a good deal for both parties. Cleaning up the sides would have been a bit more work in getting it squared up nicely on the table, then side milling with an endmill. Depending on what tooling he has and how hard it is, it could dull some...

I wonder if their database was good enough to associate your email with purchase history from years ago. I know these days their computer system keeps track of everything you have bought off the truck.

Ok now for the tour. Socket drawer, Sockets are a mix of Toptul, Blue Point and Capri. They are on generic AliExpress mag rail (Amazon Sedy brand). These are cheap and easy to get here, no complaints. The ratchets are in some aluminum blocks I machined (I just throw it back in the mill and...

So I've outgrown my current two boxes and have been on the lookout for something bigger. The red box is a Toptul Pro series which I love and is built really well and the blue box is a Kincrome which is Ok (average ball bearing box). One of the problems is that in New Zealand we are very...

Yeah the guns they run are insane. Custom Italian ones that cost $15k each. When a pit change is measured in fractions of a second they will do everything they can to get those wheel nuts on/ off faster. Electric is good but not that good yet. Watch this for an overview, fast-forward to about...

Yeah 9mm will over size the minor diameter.e.g cut into the female threads. If you want to try and save the hole I'd try and drill 7.5 or 8mm then try and pick it out. For anyone not familiar with metric threads, a rule of thumb is that your tap drill size is the diameter minus the pitch...

I'm not a fan of drilling through the concrete. Look up the install instructions from most anchor suppliers, they recommend against it for two reasons. It increases the chance moisture can come up from the ground and corrode the anchor and it weakens the concrete. Mine is done with rated...

1410d 320mm pipe wrench and adjustable. Was a combo deal for $85 southern pacific pesos or about $50USD, which is pretty good when compared to the $90 snap on wants for the pwz1a. Note to anyone in NZ the deal is...

Hey, So my favorite ratchet is an armstrong flex head 1/4, Maxx series locking. I want to round out the set with 3/8 and 1/2 and discovered to my sadness Armstrong is no more. Does anyone have ones they might sell? Models 11-994 and 12-994 like the picture below. I know the matco is...

https://www.mcmaster.com/product/53325A61 Mcmater doesn't list brands but these are the Vessel Megadora drivers. Vessel invented JIS and are pretty much the best.