Recent content by maintenancemike

I'd like to see what model you're talking about. I always buy the very best I can afford, and my coworker buys the cheapest **** he can find. He has one of those he claims he's had four years, but he's known for his storytelling, and I've seen him replace the battery several times, despite his...

Typical of new DeWalt drills (last ten years, anyway) Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

I worked in injection molding for several years. It can be clean some days, in some facilities. I worked in one place with pagesse robots like that, and then I also worked as a subcontractor in a little cockeyed-jhonny small-town injection molder facility with a half-inch of hydraulic oil on the...

I think if you can answer all the questions with just one photo, we should make someone important out of you after all. The article states there's 7 manufacturing facilities, and despite the fact that the machine shop may be the dirtiest facility, they're going to use that for a media event? I...

They do. I suggest you pull the battery cap off. The aluminum corrodes really fast on that model, and you can clean that up with some scotch brite, stretch the spring out for a little more tension on the battery, and put some grease in that cap that corroded. It will work much better. Me and my...

The DeWalt chucks are top notch. In fact, they're so much better than Milwaukee I won't even consider buying Milwaukee drills after my last experiences. DeWalt uses rohm chucks from Germany on their 1/2" drills, which are very nice with carbide jaws. The Milwaukee uses Chinese chucks with...

Because some of us can't mistakenly leave a tool in a million dollar machining center. A down machine in my business can cost $7,000.00 hr. All my tools in my mobile storage are in 5s foam. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

Well said. I owned 75k in tools and welding equipment, etc.etc. at age 25. I lost my job of thirteen years after a buyout in 2008, and with that job my tools slowly got sold off. I see box after box on craigslist, and in pawn shops for pennies on the dollar. I apparently am not alone. I started...

Yes. The audacity of some of these folks....aye. They expect that we are to serve their needs without question, regardless of whether or not it's worth your time. I have had similar experiences doing some contract work in industrial settings. For instance, I did some hydraulic...

What kind of mechanic has "clients", lmao? I thought most of the guys here were automotive repair guys, not folks with liberal arts degrees in lesbian scissor dance. Let's face the facts. If you work on cars for a living, you're not a technician, you're a mechanic (possibly). You aren't an...

Not a tax write-off in my state, unless you spend $6,000/year. Most in industry is the same. The employer won't buy the tool, despite the fact it is cost-effective. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

Actually, I just looked up that box again on the website. $15,800.00 +is the retail on it. So, if you got it for 10, some guys might feel like they got a deal. I am not one of those guys, but to each his own. I didn't bother pricing the stainless top or any of that. Crazy. I have snap on...

I guess quite a few people. I see those same boxes at the pawn shop and on craigslist regularly. They claim they paid 11,000, 17,000, or more new. I never understand, because these things are brand new boxes, often. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

About half is what I have gathered. My box is a double bay with an additional narrow width cabinet, an odd duck. It sells for about $3,000.00 new. I added a stainless/hard maple top. So, it measures 78" x 30" x 41.5" tall. I can continue to add on cabinets for about $800.00, and it has 6...

Yeah. My triple I paid about 4,000.00 for. The snap-on lists for over $10,000.00. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk