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    What is the purpose of this and...

    my reasoning for this is my pool is an above ground pool and the outlets at the pool, while in weatherproof boxes, are still outside and 4-ish feet from the pool so I have gfci outlets. It doesnt seem reasonable to plug gfci plugs into gfci outlets or will this not be an issue?? As this is...
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    What is the purpose of this and...

    This is on my above ground pool pump... I have a 20amp circuit running to the pool with gfci can I cut this off and run a standard 3 prong plug on it??
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    Milwaukee porta band blades

    Done this before... bought Lennox from my experience..****! Poorly welded and broke on the weld... 2 of them... bought Olsen no issues at all... use them on my portal and and my 12 in band saw...
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    What is your Pet Peeve?

    I will “low ball” if the item has been posted for a couple of months but only about 5-10 bucks.. in fact I have actually low balled my self if something has been listed for a while.. I had a scuba depth gauge listed for 100 bucks for almost a year when a guy finally hit me up for the 100 I sold...
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    What is your Pet Peeve?

    “Strike anywhere” matches....these are the only ones I can find anymore and not only do they NOT light anywhere they barely light on their own striker... in fact the ******** box caught fire and the didn’t light...
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    3/8" drive Ratchet & Breaker Bar torque failure info

    Since this is a new thread it should be interesting to see how the videos get ripped apart and denounced as being totally worthless.... personally I find youtube to be a great resource when looking at buying a new tool.... thanks for putting in the work on this
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    What is your Pet Peeve?

    Since this seems to be about stuff other than just tools... those guys that buy a freaking Harley then dress up like sons of anarchy... and swagger around spouting “brother” and “respect” calling themselves a biker.... kinda like buying a welder then calling yourself a welder.... ok and while...
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    My new ( to me) Vice.

    Nothing to do with the original post but thought this funny... read a review about the harbor freight vise similar to this... dude was bitching the vise was a pos... and very likely is but... he was whining that he broke the vise when he tried to bend 1/2” rebar with it.... guess it’s all...
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    Combining two small 50ltr compressors

    I have a 5hp 20 gal devilbis and bought an 21 gal upright tank only for 20 bucks that I set up as an auxiliary tank while I can’t sandblast continually the extra air does make a difference. Nice thing for me is I have the option of running both in a series or just wheeling the aux tank down to...
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    Pallet forks for skid steer

    My tiny kubota 1880 would tip with pallet forks
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    Catastrophic air compressor explosion *warning*

    Did someone already say this??? DRAIN YOUR TANK.... I stopped watching this video at the rust stains in the corner.... catastrophic... absolutely... and completely avoidable
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    Brand new Estwing hammer with loose head

    Only read the first 6 or so posts so if I’m repeating a previous post... apologies. On a new hammer loose head. Straight back... it will only get worse.... and for some reason these days, likely sales... handles ain’t that much cheaper than a new hammer... disposable America I guess
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    Drill Press

    I picked up a radial arm drill press.... 36 freaking inch swing... loved that thing just never used it so of course when I needed room I sold it...
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    Drill Press

    There are very few dudes that need a drill press at home with 4 points behind the decimal point run out... there are A LOT of decent quality import machines that will do everything a guy at home needs for under 100 bucks.... I paid $40 for my free standing 1989 Packard Precision 3/4 hp 16 speed...
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    Super quick way to grab the right socket.

    I didn’t read thru all the posts so if I am repeating someone else... sorry. From my experience... the answer is EXPERIENCE.... at some point you get to a point and know “that’s a....” from my experience anyway
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