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Which works great when you have help, or for short distances. Not so much on long runs by yourself.

Not sure if what exactly you're thinking of, but "rule", often times called a "scale" in the machine shop, or a "ruler" by most... I've never seen an adjustable ruler.

Yeah, but like I said earlier, I only have Dewalt and Hilti tools.

Looks like the Pinecil/powerbank or one of the ones that fits on a Dewalt battery are probably the 2 best options. I guess it probably comes down to which form factor you like, although the Pinecil does seem to have a lot of rave reviews. Thanks guys

I think you meant to say, "leak proof"

Boss at an old job had me pick out and order a new cordless screwdriver, and I bought that one (or perhaps an older version, it was a few years ago). I didn't know it was motion activated, and couldn't figure out why it only worked sometimes. After realizing how it worked, I had her return it...

"A $40 drain valve is too expensive"... for the guy who put a car lift in his garage.

As stated in first post: If you've got a recommendation for a good one, I'd be happy to look, otherwise...

You obviously always work in a shop, or near outlets. Try working in the lazarette of a boat, upside down in the dark and wet, and see how well your corded tools are treating you.

Coincidentally, I just had to solder a wire to put a new stereo in my car, so I took a few pics. (Note, I said *A* wire, which is why we are here...) It's not pretty, but it's a lot more handy than having stuff all over, like you say. I got the metal box for free a decade ago or so, cut it...

The Iso-Tip looks fairly nice, but no adjustable temp. Browsing the website, I was a little blown away by this pic. https://iso-tip.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/20191205_123152.jpg An incandescent bulb in a cordless tool? In 2025?

I find it pretty tricky to figure out what's going on with that b-iron (I don't even know what parts you'd have to order to make a functional kit), but I DO know I can't afford it! It took me a while to notice the "control temp and settings via bluetooth app". Needing to use my phone to get my...

N8, I've read about the TS100's (and 80's), but it's really not "rechargeable", so I sort of gave up on that search. Small, sure, but doesn't remove the 120v necessity. I guess the models that run off of drill batteries are looking like the best bet right now. Not really "cordless", but still...

Mine also has blue accents, I assume it's just a slightly older model? I didn't bother to go look at the model # on mine, it's one of those tools I would feel bad throwing away (until I find a suitable replacement), but get a little angry every time I look at it.

Even on their own website (granted, only 3 reviews), it's got a 2.3/5

Hard to tell, but it looks like the Milwaukee doesn't have adjustable temp, and I don't have any other Milwaukee tools (only Dewalt and Hilti in the box currently), so I'd be into a whole nother battery/charger system which I really don't like the idea of honestly.

I've got a fairly nice (albeit Chinese) soldering station, and I have it all mounted in a metal box that also holds my clamps, flux, solder, sponge, solder sucker etc etc. It's a nice little setup, but I'm realizing that 90% of the time when I need to solder something, it's only 2 or 3 wires...

Interested... I bought one of these a few years ago, figuring Bernzomatic is a good brand (I love their MAP torches). https://www.bernzomatic.com/Products/Hand-Torches/Trigger-Start/Firestarter-Butane-Torch-ST2000T And it's terrible. The "torch" setting is barely more than a flame, and the...

I mean, I don't do anything in the shop without a beer in hand. Honestly, I don't do much at all without a beer in hand. Used correctly, it's a great performance enhancing drug. Ever tried to run a router, doing small inlay work after a pot of coffee? Bad idea. You're much better off doing...

I'm still thinking about trying to use a beam saw on 6" thick, narrow, twisted, super dry oak. My ********'s puckered and my right hand is trembling a bit.