New tool thread

[JoeDirt41]

It’s new to me anyways. Toro 726TE snowblower. 2 cycle engine, 26” cut. Basically a Lawn-Boy engine on its side.

 

[pacstud]

Pulled the trigger. The brushless, "smart" battery, and tool quantity selection was just too good to pass up. Ended up $320 with tax and shipping. 5 year warranty, and if I want, a good supply of cheap aftermarket batteries, though the OE batteries are not terribly priced. I also liked the aux tools (sander, air pump, fan, light) relative to what some kits have. I really like all three saws (circular, osc, recip). Only minor knock is the drill isn't a hammer drill, but none of the combo kits have that for this price range (hercules had a hammer drill&driver combo kit with 2 massive 5a batteries, but that was $250 just for the two tools/batteries).

The case is not terrible either, though it is just a plastic box. This doesn't have it, but they do sell batteries with the USB port (I didn't know about these). So I could charge the battery with a USB port or use the battery to charge my phone/CPU etc. That's pretty cool I thought.

 

[wavinwayne]

@pacstud Looks like you got a lot of tools for your money. What kind of projects do you have planned for them? Enjoy!

 

[pacstud]

@pacstud Looks like you got a lot of tools for your money. What kind of projects do you have planned for them? Enjoy!

Thanks, I'm pumped. I was still using a 15 year old NiCad PorterCable for all my drilling needs. I'll keep it since it's a hammer drill and one battery still works.

I have a fence in bad shape, need to lightly sand and reseal my deck, my irrigation work just got easier, and not soon, but in the next year or so, the Mrs and I want to start remodeling some rooms in our house, so it'll get used.

Once I get a ratchet/impact, I'll be able to do light auto work without dragging the hose out. That'll be nice. Even using the air pump to top off tires will be nice.

 

[goblin]

Good for you.
Now start monitoring woot. They'll sell Skil every once in a while, usually with battery kits.
Also keep an eye on lowes, they do random kit rebates with batteries included as well.

 

[RooflessVW]

 

[D60]

In case I ever need to clean up the oddball oil filter threads, cheap import 13/16-16 tap & die.

Will I ever need to do this? Extremely unlikely, but having these ensures I'll never need to!

 

[wavinwayne]

My daughter gave me a $25 Home Depot card for my birthday, so I picked up these Makita 3/8" sockets for my impact driver. (Not the ones in the big case underneath)

 

[D60]

When recently gettin' jiggy wit a stubborn filter I spread the jaws of my GW filter tool.

Even though it was a crazy Amazon deal at $3.22 awhile ago, I warrantied it. They took their time but sent me a replacement.

 

[PKFan]

Workpro 1/2" extra long ratchet. Thought it might come in handy in the upcoming Infiniti G37 rear diff bushing removal, since I had nothing this long other than a breaker bar.

 

[shortyb]

Astro low profile metric impact sockets with 2 flex head ratchets combo from Jersey Discount Tools. Already used it for a really weird access fastener. Thanks @Hohn, now that bottle of Widow Jane Decadence will have to wait a bit .

 

[rondg]

so i wanted a dedicated machine just for 0.6mm (0.023") wire so i don't have to keep swapping out spools/liners/rollers/tips etc

php3500 or usd60

300A claimed. actual is 124A max (DC clamp meter). good enough for 0.6mm wire

 

[CleanSump]

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so i wanted a dedicated machine just for 0.6mm (0.023") wire so i don't have to keep swapping out spools/liners/rollers/tips etc

php3500 or usd60

300A claimed. actual is 124A max (DC clamp meter). good enough for 0.6mm wire

Please tell me that's not fruitcake in the cans.

 

[rondg]

Please tell me that's not fruitcake in the cans.

 

[ArrestMeRedZ]

Please tell me that's not fruitcake in the cans.

I was looking all over for fruitcake this year. Hoping to find some after Christmas sales. I found none. None. I don't think it's a thing anymore since The Greatest Generation passed. What's next? Spam?

 

[CleanSump]

I was looking all over for fruitcake this year. Hoping to find some after Christmas sales. I found none. None. I don't think it's a thing anymore since The Greatest Generation passed. What's next? Spam?

No! Never! As long as there are people in South Korea, Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines, there will be SPAM.

 

[Pablo]

I was looking all over for fruitcake this year. Hoping to find some after Christmas sales. I found none. None. I don't think it's a thing anymore since The Greatest Generation passed. What's next? Spam?

Make it yourself may be the only option!

 

[Hohn]

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All the tins around here are too small to hold a full size (10kg) spool. I'll have to remember to try one with the smaller spools.

 

[Hohn]

Astro low profile metric impact sockets with 2 flex head ratchets combo from Jersey Discount Tools. Already used it for a really weird access fastener. Thanks @Hohn, now that bottle of Widow Jane Decadence will have to wait a bit .

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Sorry, not sorry! They are the first ones out of my box on any project because they do almost everything the other tools do and a lot of what they cannot.

 

[shortyb]

Sorry, not sorry! They are the first ones out of my box on any project because they do almost everything the other tools do and a lot of what they cannot.

I'm grateful, actually, and finding out just how versatile they are. Good stuff.