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I'm pretty sure I have a dcf961 and I can't remember the last time I used my 1/2" air gun. I mostly run it with a 5 a-hr battery or a 6a-hr flex volt. Does all the homeowner things pretty well. 1/2" air guns have a place but good electric impacts definitely have made it much smaller. I was in...

I can't remember if our 100 ton press plates are 2" or 3" thick steel with reinforcement welded onto the bottom. I would probably go 3" minimum if you aren't going to reinforce them though.

Lots of reasons to stick weld in non-production or sheet metal settings. Need to run some 309L, stick is way cheaper and you don't need a tank of 98-2. Quick weld outside, burn some 7018. Dirty ugly metal or big open root run some xx10 or xx11. Need to cut something, use some cutting rod...

Not so much with air hammers but with clay diggers I like a long bit so I can lean my body on the gun rather than use my arms. With an air hammer you can use your palm on the bit to keep it lined up and lean hard into the gun.

It's a $100-150 air hammer bit. If I could chuck it I would probably spin it and use a grinder to shape it. If not knock the high sides off and use a piece of sand paper for the top of the shank.

I'll second the scarfing tip, not to hard to be close enough to finish grinding it out pretty quick. Don't be afraid of getting into the bucket on accident you need to weld it out anyway.

V blocks are what I use in the drill press or my drill press vise has a grove for grabbing smaller round stock.

That's cool. Dumb question, how did the laser end the need for a Pullmax? Did you get something other than the metal shaping machine that they are famous for in sheet metal shaping circles?

12 ft Stanley, Leatherman Wave, and stream light stylus at work.

I'm going to disagree. I started on oxy-fuel and it's easy because you can on the fly manipulate the heat or the feed rate. Also welding with #4 shade is way easier than a 10 shade. Despite the popular opinion of mig welding being a glue gun making good short circuit mig welds is actually...

If I just needed one and had no battery allegiance then I would probably grab the hyper tough. They also sell a decent looking ratchet that I keep thinking about picking up

More modern than most of the tools in here but our rail contractor has one of these saws. Cool setup when you need a nice cut. https://www.trak-star.com/gas-rail-saw

It will burn the adjacent galvanizing and is less of a clean cut than a saw blade.

At 55 ft on the first blade I would probably grab 3 more and call it good. We have the Milwaukee 8" saw and it's great for cutting grate and thin plate, occasionally someone will spray some cutting oil when they use it but generally they just let it eat.

I've sprayed a lot of rustoleum out of HF purple guns. I've thinned with naptha, xylene, and paint thinner. I can't say as I felt one worked better than another so I typically grab whatever is in the front of the cabinet.