Recent content by PittsburghTim

General use from driving screws for woodworking/furniture projects or light construction, driving lag screws in wood or into lead anchors in masonry, and driving bolts for assembling equipment. My old one seemed to do this all without having to think about settings and speed range.

I have a XDT19, but find myself using my original BTD141 more often. If I could even find settings that would mimic the performance of my old driver, I would be fine with that, but I have had no luck finding such a setting.

I have been using a Makita impact driver since the LXT line was first rolled out. Last year, the drill I had finally crapped-out, so I purchased a new combo kit with the newest brushless drill and impact driver, and gave the new 5.0 AH batteries to my son who also has the Makita line of tools...

I know nurse anesthetists can make close to $250K a year if they are experienced, but he has to have some other business interests/inheritance to afford the tools, cars, other property mentioned in the video, etc. I wonder how he finds the time to buy all of that in such a short time, work on...

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! All of this chatter over a cheap freaking grinder. Just go buy one for God's sake. Also, I must say the tone of some of the comments explains why I come here less and less. Someone "kindly" told another that their father was full of BS. Well, that's lovely. I am getting...

I use a Snowplow 36" wide HDPE for light snow and an old coal shovel inherited from my dad for heavy snow. The coal shovel is very much the same design as the Truper 33111 Tru Pro Coal Cleaner Snow Shovel No.2 Blade and D-Handle 27-Inch. These are great for shoveling mulch as well. For heavy...

I watch his weekly videos as I find that he can track down sale prices on Amazon that I may or may not find myself. I have been on the fence about a power planer for a while now. They run around $200 for a decent brand name corded unit. Last week, he pointed out a sale on Amazon where the Bosch...

These are the people who intentionally put melamine in baby food to fake protein content tests. You park your but under a 5000 lb vehicle held up by the jack stands they make or depend on their $30 welding shields if you like. I will do my best to avoid the things if at all possible. Tim

Does the Champion go on sale for 30 or 40% off as do most HF items? Do they offer a no-hassle, walk-in return or exchange policy? I'm not defending HF, just saying that your post carries little weight without additional discussion. I would not consider either if they are truly needed in an...

I considered that and searched each and every box and bag a second time. Even when I was done, I looked carefully as I cut the boxes to consolidate the bulk in my trash. Nothing. I tried to speak with HD, but after the foreigner on the line put me on hold, I was transferred to their vendor's...

By the way, the workbench is very nice for what it's worth. It's not heavy-duty, but will work fine for building scale models once I build a nice hutch for it to hold the hundreds of paint, stain, and bottles of various home brew concoctions that I use to weather my models.

I assembled a Husky workbench with two drawers that I ordered through and picked up at Home Depot. Of course, all of the hardware was metric and the Chinese fellow who packed my hardware bag is the only Chinese guy in the world who cannot count. I was supposed to receive 36 M6-1 x 15 mm pan-head...

I'll second @pcdoc2001 on the Drill Hog bits. I own both Norseman M7 and Drill Hog (the Cobalt M42 ones) and the latter cut much better than the Norseman bits in mild, tool, and stainless steel as well as cast iron. I imagine the Norseman Cobalt M42 ones would be great also, but it's hard to...

When I gave my son all of my 80s vintage Craftsman sockets and wrenches when he was starting out as a commercial HVAC tech, I replaced them all with Proto sockets, ratchets, and ratcheting combo wrenches. I purchased them all, using a 20% off deal from Zoro. I also got Wright metric and SAE...

So, I recently retired early (58) from my 36-year career in engineering. I have been an avid woodworker, woodcarver, and advanced DIY'er for most of my life, completing several major projects on my own home and others. I am looking to make a significant upgrade to several of my machines. I...