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Anyone? Is a stacked plate cooler a good choice for a compressor aftercooler?

Thanks for the report! Good to know what the yuan gets one these days 😉 And that’s what I’d expect. Dewalt mostly competes at the top, and while sometimes it’s a better value, well, often vs the red, it’s up there pricewise. I only buy on sale or find deals. Lately I’ve switched brands to get...

I was wondering that too. Just looked it up, well it looks identical, on amzn: $53. Gotta wonder if it’s a decent tool and whether it will hold up for very long.

Hi all, I’m setting up for a plasma cutter now, painting a bit down the road. I only have a small compressor now, but plan to go to 60 or 80 gallon, so I’m oversizing to start with. Looks like a lot of folks use transmission oil coolers for helping to dry compressed air. Both styles are usually...

Ran into Svopes @ Lowes, thought it was unique, but then it was returned by a similar search @ HD. I’m guessing it’s a Ch brand. I recently bought an electric, corded jackhammer for < $150, guess the brand? Hint: lots of v’s in the name. If it chisels out some granite under a sidewalk I’ll...

Thanks for the reasoning. I’m pretty invested in cordless now — once you hit critical mass with battery packs then everyday tools are sufficient for everyday tasks, and cordless bare tools are usually that, beyond which there’s rentals. I see you like big red. I’ve written about the lockin...

Hi all, was looking at SDS Max or Plus cordless/brushless hammer drills*, trying for a deal on Dewalt or Bosch, maybe even Makita as I am set with batteries and chargers for these three systems (have a couple of Milwaukee batts, but only 2.) In searching I ran across ’Svopes’ brand, primarily...

I’m saying if I want lesser tools — you overspend all you want — I’ll want to pay a lot less for them. Should I use smaller words?

I don’t disdain the Atomics; I’m answering for that as I did say I wouldn’t choose them, and here’s why. I’m pocket-loyal. Most of the time when I reach for a cordless tool, I want the same effort out of it that I’d expect from a similar corded tool. A drill should DRILL. A hammer drill...

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I was shooting a bunch of galvanized sheetrock type screws into treated wood. They tend to break more easily, so I put a coupla drops of 3’n’1 oil near the tip of each, and out of 100’s I drove on that job I broke none. Another time I had to drive many 6“ to 10” lag bolts into treated SYP...

I can’t answer for the price, esp. as I already have most of those tools — Dewalt, too. I’d stay away from the ‘Atomic’ line unless you never ‘put it to’ any of your tools (like strictly a home-gamer, on Sundays, wearing white gloves.) For 4 good tools, that you need, plus a saw - 7 1/4 “? -...

When the local Pearl Art Supply went oob, they had sales for weeks. The problem with this was prices so good I bought many $$ worth of “I’ll use it soon” items, but at iiller prices! Same was true when Photo Barn met its too early demise, and come to think of it, also true at a few other stores...

I’ve had really good experience with Dewalt 20 + 20/60V batteries. When I consider a new battery tool, I first wonder they make a version I’d like. If not, then I wonder if the batteries can be adapted to the other brand tool. A good example is an Evolution slide/compound multi-material saw...

This came in a box of random at a yardsale. I brass brushed, peened masked and painted. Came out pretty well I thought, et voilà: [ed: these are no. 20, which I read here are battery-teminal-spreaders, not some weird medical device!]