Recent content by kylesmth

I've had good experience withe the cobalt steel bits. Just make sure you get solid cobalt not plated.

I dont understand why ryobi and porter cable were in this poll. I was talking to a guy I work with who is a real Milwaukee fanboy. I asked him why he liked the brand so much and he said to me "because its one of the only brands that's still made in USA." I like to have the best so I use a...

Quik-lok is the only way to go. I've lost too many expensive bits inside walls because the set screws start to loosen off from vibration.

Any brands you can recommend?

There is a huge difference between M12 and M18 if you're talking about the regular brushed versions. Regular M12 is pretty weak IMO and I use these tools professionally daily. M18 works very nice but they get pretty damn heavy after repetitive use, especially with the bigger 3.0-4.0 batteries...

Has anybody used this tool? I'm having a hard time finding decent reviews online.

Bumping one last time still hopeful for some info/opinions

I cant seem to find much on this brand especially for pricing

I picked up this set today for $35. Just wondering if I did ok on this deal? Also there is a matching 1/2 inch drive set I can get for probably about 80, is that a good deal? is Jet stuff quality? link here ...

In my experience the pipe tends to squish a bit when your cutting if the blade is a little bit dull. This makes the pipe more of an oval shape, it's a real PITA trying to glue an oval pipe into a round hub.

Checked out my local pawn shop today and they had this Hilti SFC 18-A listed for 175. I took it home for 130 no tax, 1 3.3 AH battery and charger. It is in very nice condition looks barely used. http://imgur.com/5k5g1j9

Will be using this wrench almost daily on 2" black iron pipe. I am a plumber/gasfitter

Was thinking mainly between Ridgid and Lenox, but are there any other brands I should be considering? I've seen lots of the Euro style pipe wrenches, but I would like to see some pics of them actually being used or hear some reviews.

unions allow you to take apart your line of pipe without having to unscrew everything from the start/end of the run of pipe if you have a huge run of pipe it could take hours to take apart vs. just unscrewing your union. don't worry about sloping the line so long as you have some kind of...