Recent content by IndyGarage

Yeah as i said earlier, the vacs like the Festool don't have nearly the same suction as the vacumaid. They certainly can cross over, but the results are going to be not as good as the one doing what it was designed to do.

If I were using occasionally, which is what i do, I would go for biscuits or even pocket holes. They are easy and plenty strong for most applications, and you can find used biscuit machines for next to nothing and a kreg jig is cheap. Even though everyone seemed to to think Domino's were...

Good ideas, but way too much work for a vacuum cleaner. I feel like the manufacturer should be able to solve the noise problem somehow, but the hose is just the nature of having a very long vacuum hose. I like it because it can reach most of my garage and outside to the cars parked in front of...

I have the vacumaid mounted in my garage. I would say I'm mixed on it. It works perfectly, but there are two problems - first it is not at all quiet. It sounds like a jet engine in the garage - very shrill sound. Second, the hose is plenty long, which is great, but it's a pain to coil it...

I have a giant 6 inch one I bought a couple years ago. the thing literally weighs 200 lbs. It's OK, but not as good as the 6 inch columbian I was using before. Looks cool though...

I like this statement. I think it really depends on the kind of work you do. I do a dozen different DIY type jobs every week. It might be carpentry one day, changing a light bulb, gluing something back together, hanging a picture, painting , electrical wiring , or fixing a toilet after that...

It's good advice, but that's advice for someone buying a lift for industrial use. A DIYer is the 3rd owner of a pretty clapped out lift. engines squeal, brakes don't work well, and hydraulic seals drip. A trained operator isn't used to operating a 30 year old machine and will always say...

I've had a Hypertherm I bought as a demo unit about 10 years ago. The smaller model - I think it's a 30 something. Every time I pull it out I wonder how they can make something so good. A few weeks ago I needed to modify an impact socket so I could use it with a hitch pin. It just...

I think there is a very slight inherent performance improvement between brushed and brushless, but I think the biggest difference is the designs are newer on the brushless stuff, so it does perform better. In practicality I don't think it matters. Where brushless might be a disadvantage is in...

I put a new battery in mine - works fine.

Congratulations. I missed the reason for the move, but you are moving from one great place to another. My daughter made that move from Austin to Boulder about 8 years ago, and she loved it there. Eventually found it too crowded and moved over to Grand Junction - which is sort of like...

Mine came from Amazon it's called IKOVWUK - I don't know how they come up with those brands, but i'm sure you could buy the same one with several names on it. It's a green laser 3 line beam. I looked at the Bosch 3 beam before I bought mine. I just looked it up and the Bosch 3 line lasers...

I bought one of these three line green laser levels a few years ago - not this exact model - I think I paid $79, and it has been awesome. I've used it for a ton of projects, including checking the level on floors in my house, leveling pictures, leveling siding as it was installed and many...

OK, let's take this line by line. Clearly not true - here's what I read: Since 1927, the Wright Tool Company has manufactured top quality hand tools. The use of Wright alloy steel, precision heat treating and advanced manufacturing techniques results in products of long life, durability and...

I just can't understand the need to denigrate an entire company over a broken tool, and a stupid warranty. I have wright tools that are some of my favorites. I could care less if they don't have a warranty on them. My wrenches certainly haven't needed it under some pretty tough use. And i...