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mod sassinator posted:I like Milwaukee's toolbox stool: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-13-in-Jobsite-Work-Tool-Box-MTB1400/205026948 The wirecutter recommended it for around the house tool storage and I've been a fan of using it for the last few years. I dunno if they officially say it's a step stool (I'm sure it's a huge liability), but I step up onto it all the time without issues. As a toolbox it works fine and can easily lug it from room to room. It is kind of a pain as very long tools are hard to fit inside (like a super long flat head screwdriver for prying stuff) but you're going to have that problem with a backpack too. It's also a top loader so there pros and cons to that (harder to see all your tools at once) but overall I like it a lot and having a stool right there has been very handy for lots of little tasks. That's an interesting option, too. MRC48B posted:backpacks are for people who have to go up ladders and through tunnels with their tools. do you need this? I often do work at my brother or parent's house, so slinging gear in a backpack would be helpful, but not necessary. I'm still looking at what form factors are out there. I find that just about every job I get into ends up NEEDING every tool I've got. Last week I was replacing a refrigerator water line at my parent's house... the monkeys that replaced their fridge kinked the copper line, then "fixed" it by un-kinking it. So, we replaced it with a braided line. But to do that, I had to enlarge the hole, which was right up against the baseboard. And I couldn't just drill through the molding, since directly below that was a floor joist... so I had to grab the oscillating tool to cut through the tile and grout on the floor, THEN use the larger drill bit to actually get to the basement.  So I'm looking for something that will have space for several cordless tools, a bunch of hand tools, and it'd be nice to have a front flap like the backpacks for laser measurers, laser crosshairs, electronic stuff like that. Does that make sense? Is there something out there that I should be skewing towards?
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I'd get a pack out kit. Basically, it's a big box on wheels and you buy other boxes that fit on top to suit your needs. I hear Milwaukee's is nice. I've been eyeing a RIDGID one cause I don't have enough use for it to justify Milwaukee prices. RIDGID Professional Tool Storage Cart And Organizer Stack, 3 Tool Box Combination https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0174NP7JE/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_0MkoEb0F98ARV
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Feb 4, 2020 00:32
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Home Depot sells a fabric thing that slides into a 5 gallon bucket and turns it into a tool bucket. Pretty useful around the house and works well if you want to throw it all in the back of the truck.
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MRC48B posted:backpacks are for people who have to go up ladders and through tunnels with their tools. do you need this? My welding bag is one of the huge red Husky OTS bags, and boy does that thing get heavy fast if you've got to lug it across a big parking lot or up a couple flights of stairs I like the idea of a backpack a lot, but even with the bruises on the back of my knee, I don't see a time that a backpack would be superior to any OTS bag unless you've got space concerns where you intend to take your tools, or just have a pretty small amount of gear to hump around I personally prefer the rolling, stackable boxes, but they're so damned expensive, annoying to transport, and restrictive on space that they would be self defeating for most non-contractors
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Like I said, the main advantage of backpacks over OTS bags is ladders and restrictive tunnels. the two shoulder straps allow you a more consistent center of gravity as you climb or move. EDIT: and both hands free If you don't see those, because you aren't in hvac, electrical, or industrial settings, then think very carefully about buying a backpack. you can't fit as much in a backpack as you can in a larger OTS, and getting it on/off while fully loaded can be difficult because you have to lift it higher. FYI: A lot of heating/plumbing parts houses have milwaukee, klein, and veto backpacks on display, if you ask nicely and don't make a mess they will probably let you try loading your tools in and hefting it. MRC48B fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Feb 4, 2020 |
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Feb 4, 2020 01:10
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Mostly for me I use the doctors bag that ce with my Milwaukee drill driver set. I don't like that there isn't organization inside though. I usually just dump everything I think I need in there and carry upstairs or to the junkyard or wherever, then struggle and dig around for the tools. I have a bucket boss but I don't like to carry it far due to the shape, and no strap. The bag is good for over the shoulder but does end up as a lot of weight on one point, which makes a backpack appealing.
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Feb 4, 2020 01:10
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The Husky tool bags/totes are great. Lots of space and compartments but they can get really heavy once you start filling them up. There is one with a handle and wheels so that might be a good option. The stacking boxes on wheels from Rigid/DeWalt, Milwaukee, etc look good but I wonder just how mobile they are. It'd be nice to be able to organize tools and supplies by task though.
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Feb 4, 2020 02:06
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:The Husky tool bags/totes are great. Lots of space and compartments but they can get really heavy once you start filling them up. There is one with a handle and wheels so that might be a good option. Very mobile* *As long as you don't have to move the whole thing up and down a set of stairs
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Feb 4, 2020 02:13
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Not quite the same use case as a large backpack or tool bag but I love having a tool belt for jobs around the house. That plus my toolbox takes care of everything I need for a job if I can remember to grab it from my workbench that is* *large tools like circ saws excepted
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Astonishing Wang posted:Home Depot sells a fabric thing that slides into a 5 gallon bucket and turns it into a tool bucket. Pretty useful around the house and works well if you want to throw it all in the back of the truck. I couldn't help but think this was the best option when I saw the Milwaukee stool/glorified bucket thing that only supports up to 200lbs. Made in America, but not for America. 
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An old shop compressor has come under my care. It seems to work fine right now, but it's doubtful that it's seen any maintenance since the 90's or so. It's a Tamrock FX of some kind, a screw compressor powered by a three phase motor. It pushes a lot of air in relative silence, so I'd like to keep it running if possible. There seems to be at least some parts available from an iffy-looking site (oil separator, inlet air filter and oil filter. The drive belts look like a pair of normal v-belts that could probably be sourced wherever). The question is what type of oil to put in it. The best matching manual I've dug up online isn't super clear to me. It's also translated from Finnish:   Specialty screw compressor oil is hard to find, and expensive. Most of what is available is "food grade" which I don't need or want. An oil change with that stuff is likely to be at least $200 or so if I can even buy it. A regular hydraulic oil that fulfils either ISO VG 32 or 46 is readily available and an oil change would be like $30. The thing is that I read somewhere that these oils contain a zinc additive that could be a Bad Thing somehow. I don't want a glogged oil separator or worse. I'm ambivalent but leaning towards ISO VG 46 since heavy machinery guys mainly seem to use 32 when it's really cold which won't be an issue. If you happen to know I'm being dumb and making a mistake please tell me so. If I'm overthinking this I'd like to hear that as well. I don't know much about lubrication and nothing at all about screw compressors.
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Feb 4, 2020 21:25
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Just put one of those ISO oils in it, if it's the right viscosity it'll be fine.
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So I found this https://vetopropac.com/product/dr-xl/ and I like it. My wife is a tool enabler and thinks I should get it, but it's a lot of scratch for a tool bag. I looked at Home Depot today and the Husky stuff wasn't bad... still looking for options.
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Feb 5, 2020 00:28
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meatpimp posted:So I found this https://vetopropac.com/product/dr-xl/ and I like it. My wife is a tool enabler and thinks I should get it, but it's a lot of scratch for a tool bag. I looked at Home Depot today and the Husky stuff wasn't bad... still looking for options. I agree that's far too much! I have this or an older version for my hand tools, and the 12v Milwaukee set came with it's own bag that's a similar size. I used to to the "stackable tool suitcase" deal but it's just too much for me, a non professional (anymore  ) to haul around.
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angryrobots posted:I agree that's far too much! I have this or an older version for my hand tools, and the 12v Milwaukee set came with it's own bag that's a similar size. Thanks. I ended up in the middle with this https://www.goclc.com/products/Work-Gear-Softside-Tool-Carriers-Bags-Backpacks/1539 $72 on Amazon.
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veto was nice a few years ago when they were pushing the envelope. then their competitors like clc and klein caught on, and everyone else (milwaukee dewalt fluke) jumped in with products that offered similar features. also their warranty service has gotten worse over time, I won't be buying another.
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Invalido posted:An old shop compressor has come under my care. It seems to work fine right now, but it's doubtful that it's seen any maintenance since the 90's or so. It's a Tamrock FX of some kind, a screw compressor powered by a three phase motor. It pushes a lot of air in relative silence, so I'd like to keep it running if possible. There seems to be at least some parts available from an iffy-looking site (oil separator, inlet air filter and oil filter. The drive belts look like a pair of normal v-belts that could probably be sourced wherever). The question is what type of oil to put in it. The best matching manual I've dug up online isn't super clear to me. It's also translated from Finnish:
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meatpimp posted:Thanks. I ended up in the middle with this https://www.goclc.com/products/Work-Gear-Softside-Tool-Carriers-Bags-Backpacks/1539 $72 on Amazon. That looks dope, but I wonder how heavy a fully loaded pack would be.
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Invalido posted:An old shop compressor has come under my care. It seems to work fine right now, but it's doubtful that it's seen any maintenance since the 90's or so. It's a Tamrock FX of some kind, a screw compressor powered by a three phase motor. It pushes a lot of air in relative silence, so I'd like to keep it running if possible. There seems to be at least some parts available from an iffy-looking site (oil separator, inlet air filter and oil filter. The drive belts look like a pair of normal v-belts that could probably be sourced wherever). The question is what type of oil to put in it. The best matching manual I've dug up online isn't super clear to me. It's also translated from Finnish: My experience with screw compressors (pneumatic supply for well pumps, oxygen generators, etc.) says use exactly what they specify and nothing else. Gardner Denver tends to be pretty responsive about old stuff - I'd send them an email to figure out what the exact spec is, take it to an industrial supply store, and go from there.
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TrueChaos posted:industrial supply store
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Feb 5, 2020 13:58
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Dumb question, driving down the road I noticed a Northern Tool store is opening. Was curious wtf type of stuff it is.
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Feb 5, 2020 15:30
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It's not all HF quality stuff, they carry Honda and Milwaukee stuff. https://www.northerntool.com/ Edit: and a lot of other brands, drat. https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/shop_brands
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Feb 5, 2020 15:37
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Speaking of HF, I went there last week and they had a big display of Icon brand tools. Is that stuff any good? Say, compared to the Pittsburg Pro line.
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Uthor posted:Speaking of HF, I went there last week and they had a big display of Icon brand tools. Is that stuff any good? Say, compared to the Pittsburg Pro line. It's their push into higher end stuff according to my local store employees. Walmart is also making a tool push with their HART brand of 20V tools.
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I usually describe Northern Tool as "Harbor Freight, but not crap". They have a lot of the same kind of weird stuff as HF, but a bit nicer and a bit more expensive. I have a HF wheel chock cabled to a NT one that was only about a dollar more and is noticably better. They also have some equipment/accessories that you would normally need to go to a power equipment dealership to get. For wrenches/sockets etc I would still just go to HF. *I haven't lived near a Northern Tool for a couple years so my information might be out of date.
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Well, the new NT is like 5 minutes from my house and it's on the way home. HF is across town and out of my way so I'll be giving NT a try when they open.
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Bag chat: I have some medium sized CLC bags with flap on the front that are basically my ‘EDC’ when I’m going to a job. They are tough as nails, I’m not a gentle man. I also have a Milwaukee Packout open topped bag and a bunch of the various sizes of packout boxes and they are all great. Prior to packout I used a lot of orange Plano boxes to organize small parts and tools and they are cheap and good. They don’t stack though which is a miss. I also had a Husky 15” or 20” open bag for a long time which was perfectly good, I just wanted to get a packout one so they would all stick together. My buddy used to carry the big CLC backpack and he loved it but the zipper failed at one point (because he had 50 pounds of tools in it probably). I think he replaced it with the same bag and is still rocking it today.
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Everyone wants a piece of that booming tool pie. Shame that the only HF brand power tools I've ever owned were a heat gun that shot sparks and smelled like an electrical fire, and a flux core welder that had no marked settings on its dials or switches and had a ~12% duty cycle on medium power. That poo poo put me off their power tools unless I see someone I respect use them as their primary work tools On the other hand, I have so many HF clamps, storage boxes, scrapers, and random doo-dads with few moving parts, and I can't get enough of that cheap poo poo
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I have a Horror Fright $500 TIG/SMAW welder, and it's pretty awesome, good controls, dual voltage, all the components are decent quality and quite rugged, time will tell if it has some fatal flaw, welds pretty good for now though.
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Haha the HF heat guns are so bad. I think I bought one and was gifted a few and the switches are rated for maybe 50 actions.
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RE packout bags, something the Milwaukee can do is they have a solid base which attaches to their storage units so you can just attach those to the bottom. So that's kind of a neat thing if you have any of that stuff.
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The Door Frame posted:Shame that the only HF brand power tools I've ever owned were a heat gun that shot sparks and smelled like an electrical fire, and a flux core welder that had no marked settings on its dials or switches and had a ~12% duty cycle on medium power. That poo poo put me off their power tools unless I see someone I respect use them as their primary work tools
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I've had good luck with their Hercules line. I have the 1/2" drill & 7amp angle grinder. My brother has the reciprocating saw. We've only had them about 9-ish months but they've come in handy in tearing up old industrial equipment for scrap. I think the only issue we've had is when we use the reciprocating saw to cut through huge pieces of metal the battery pack can get hot and shut down until it cools.
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Ready to get started on a bathroom remodel. Anyone have rental tool recommendations/advice?
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Don't rent from C & H in Peoria cause the owner is a racist. (sorry, just rented a tool there yesterday and the interaction is fresh in my mind)
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Sorry about that. Also forgot to mention, taking up 12"/12" tile is the main task.
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Big Hilti or Bosch roto-hammer set to hammer only with a big flat tip blade, and a big hammer.
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Elviscat posted:Big Hilti or Bosch roto-hammer set to hammer only with a big flat tip blade, and a big hammer.  Unless you want to spend days with a hammer and chisel, a rotary hammer is your best friend
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