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Looking at what I’m seeing for sale as far as quality corded angle grinders I will probably in future be buying either Metabo or Fein. Fein appears to have better pricing than Metabo from the local supplier. Still unsure on die grinders. I really want to get some really good top notch die...

I’ll give two examples. I work in the tool and die industry. I have done jobs where I have had to use a battery drill constantly for over 8 hours. In that case I am constantly swapping batteries. My personal use case for my business is power tools for weld preparation, which could be a casting...

How are people finding battery life. That is one thing that still makes me lean towards corded tools. When used day in day out battery changes tend to be regular and often I wind up using up a battery quicker than I can charge one.

I know a mechanic who had his own shop for years and years. He was a one man band and did a lot of European stuff as he invested early on in having all the proper computer equipment. In all his years of being self employed he never had a hoist or lift of any kind.

Here is a funny story. Years ago before my house was rewired if you so much as changed a light bulb or plugged something in it was common to get a bit of a blue flash. If you walked on the roof you would get sparks under your shoes. When I had the house completely rewired it was found out that...

Ok so update. I used to have a 351. I now have a 350lx. My 3 phase has all been installed and my Syncrowave is hard wired as that was the economical way to go. I wound up going with batten style LED lighting just because I wanted to prioritise power for the machines. LEDs do just fine without...

And so it runs.

Planning on making a good welding table as soon as I can.

Single phase is 230-240v 50hz. 3 phase is 400-415v 50hz. I had 3 phase installed on my property at my own expense. I have seen phase converters advertised in the odd magazine but I don’t know anyone using one down here. Anyone who genuinely has a use for 3 phase either has it or gets it...

Crazy thing was it was cheaper for me to but my millar water cooler brand new than it was to buy a second hand one.