Recent content by Gizzygone

I’ve been looking into repurposing a whole home vacuum system for this very reason….

I'd look up the instructions on that opener and see where the door is supposed to be mounted: Most of the ones I've played with over the years want the door-side bracket to be about 6" below the top of the door (yours is at the very top). Is there a torsion spring on the garage door? (I see...

That limit is wayyy too extended. It should be stopping a good 6-8" (or more) from the end of the track.

Certainly took a wrong turn there.

I mean: lots of folks call them “cryobi”. Not much to cry about over the years. Pretty reliable, inexpensive and simple. Just missing out on finesse and some power. I guess it’s kind of a Toyota by the analogy. And if that’s the case, Who makes the Lexus of tools?

Interesting: I know I've seen lots of posts about the button to check the charge level breaking through, but nothing about the case itself. In fairness, Milwaukee does have that 5 year warranty, and they seem to stand behind their products from what reviewers say, but it's not as tempting if...

Well, this was timely: Interestingly I ordered a Milwaukee set on a "deal of the day" special, and it was a pretty damn good deal ($270 for 3x5ah batteries, impact driver and charger). I held onto it for a bit, but decided a third battery platform was just going to add clutter to my garage (I...

I didn’t. It’s 4 years old. I figured I’d save that card in my back pocket for the future. What’s frustrating to me, I’ve babied it compared to other tools. And it doesn’t get used frequently at all (I’ll break it out for a project…. Then it’ll sit for months before it sees another project...

They do have service centers. I’m going to look into it, but assumed the shipping costs would just increase the price.

Part to replace is marked between $50-60, plus shipping. Trying to decide if it's better to put that $50-60 towards a new tool (since I can't be guaranteed that the magnets didn't break anything else in the motor?)

I’ll second what he said: makita is losing shelf space around these parts. Milwaukee is getting a lot.

Just as an update: The big orange store had a deal on milwaukee impacts yesterday (270 for 3x5ah batteries, charger and impact). I ordered it as a placeholder. Still thinking I want to replace the Makita, and can return the milwaukee if I go that route… But I also like the idea of having...

You’re a very judgy person, aren’t you? Or is it just the internet making you seem condescending? Main reason is most of the lower-cost makitas I see right now are beat to hell. If this were a sentimental tool, I wouldn’t be asking to replace it: I’d just cough up the $60 for a new part and...

I look at Metabo from time to time: their catalog just isn't big enough for me to want to jump into their platform. I know their triple hammer is very highly regarded. I have a corded Hitachi compound miter that I love too (Great bang for the buck)

Alright: seems like it was a fluke then. I see a couple of similar models on marketplace: might try grabbing one cheap for parts...