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Y'all please take some pics of your own hole saw arbors/arbor systems and add them here with review comments. Pic 01 is left to right: FastCap Quick Mandrel, Lenox 3L, Lenox 1L, Bosch Daredevil Carbon hole saw with integral arbor, and Milwaukee 49-56-9100. Pics 02 and 03 are the 7/16" shank...

In trying to allow better access/more space inside a box for new work or re-work, I'm looking at using Wago lever lock connectors or Ideal push-in connectors. In 2008 and 2012 threads here, these were pretty much poo'ed upon. Maybe time and mfr's upgrades have made them acceptable? I bought me...

Anyone gone or going to using these instead of linemans? https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/high-leverage-side-cutters/hybrid-pliers

Anyone use the Milwaukee screwdrivers with the round rubber overmold handles with red thumbstop for general use? I don't like their tri-lobe drivers and I've never fondled their clear thumbstop drivers. I found this summer working with my Williams set I could no longer adequately grip the...

What holds the post screws in on switches, receptacles, etc? They resist at a certain point so you won't unscrew them all the way out.

Does anyone know why there are two different style Ryobi One+ 18v batteries? There is a "28 Wh" P107 light gray and gray top battery that says to use a P117 charger, and there is a "24Wh" P102 black and gray top battery that says to use the P118 charger. I'm not sure what the "Wh" designation...

I need more outlets in my garage. I don't really need more power at the same time just more outlets, and the main panel is filled. I currently have three outlets in the garage, a gfci on the back wall where power comes in, a gfci on the workbench wall, and one regular outlet in the ceiling. I'm...

The ceiling fan lights are out after I replaced the switches in a guest bedroom. The switches that control the fan and light are side by side as usual. The old switches were not grounded. The fan switch had the hot coming from the wall and looped around the fan switch hot post then into to the...

I'm looking for a battery-powered hammerdrill. I won't be using it for any kind of pro/paid work, just at the most for residential work and residential rebuilds. So I'm looking generally at cement 30-50 years old or slightly older. What in-lbs or UWO (thanks for nuthin DeWalt!) rating do I need...

Anyone got any recommendations? I'm looking for a set of 4" or so stubby drill bits, 3/4", 7/8", and 1" diameters for tight quarters. * Irwin: 4" Speedbor tri-flute set for a decent price, with 1/4" shanks. * Ideal: 4-3/4" individual augers starting at $18+, looks like 5/16" shank. *...

Anyone use smaller linemen pliers? In my stash of tools from my M-I-L's husband, he had some old 7" Korean linemen pliers. They're all wallered out and useless, but they feel good in my hand. In the demo work I do, sometimes bigger is better and sometimes smaller is better. So I'm thinking I can...

For two separate switches from a single power source in a box out to one light per switch, I've seen an online diagram that puzzles me. Ordinarily for a single switch, the hot will be spliced to the switch, and the neutral and ground will pass through directly to the light. Dual switches...

I did a little wiring over the weekend, and I'm still definitely no fan of ECX or slotted screwdrivers. Does a #1 square drive run any risk of rounding out the recess on ECX screwheads? I'd like to keep a #2 phillips and a 1/4" slotted and a #1 sq rather than an ECX in my electric pouch if the...

These are stores I go to, and my impressions of their service. What about y'all? Huntsville TX, my hometown: Home Depot - 10,000 clerks all over you if you know what you want, if you need help they gone, stone countertop service is great though several auto parts franchise houses - service...

I picked up an "old-timer's" fish tape yesterday from my M-I-L's husbands stuff (a 1963 patent by Louis D. Bostick is supposedly an improvement over this particular tape leader if I've read the description right). It is a no name 3/16" x 15'-6" steel tape on a 7" reel. The working end has a 2"...

Since most recommendations for 1/2" corded drills are with keyed chucks, what do y'all do about not losing or easy access to the keys? My Milwaukee RAD has the rubber thong attached to the cord. That is kind of a pain in the ***, but it's securely attached to the drill. I'm scared to death of...

I got this from my M-I-L's husband yesterday. He was a countryboy garage tinkerer when he was tinkering. His tools were typical "cost effective" but with some of note more so than others. (top to bottom, left to right)... * Thorsen 1/4 socket set (with all the loose sockets not shown I think I...

Does anyone know if a M18 Super Hawg's 7/16" Quik-Lok chuck fits on the spindle of a keyed 1/2" 3107 RAD? The current Super Hawg has the same 38-50-0027 spindle for its keyed and Quik-Lok chuck versions, but the 3107 and Super Hawg have different 1/2" keyed chuck parts numbers. It's possible...

I've searched and this has been covered before, but no real resolution. Plus there are new products out since the last go 'round. I have a Lenox hole saw set with two 3/8" shank arbors. One is for smaller dia saws, just plain screw-on against the fixed collar. With just a visual, the bit is not...

Typically, they are oriented so that the ground is at the bottom. I saw a long time ago a recommendation the mount them ground up since something metal could slip behind a partially inserted ground down plug and short it out. On a Leviton 5-15 receptacle I just took out, the stamped lettering...