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Guys, what do I do to stop rust on my underbody from getting worse and worse? I mean I can get a wire brush to maybe half of it, but that won't prevent it from setting again right away, and what about the other surfaces? (Also I get scared shitless whenever a bigger amount of rust falls off, cause then I think it would be better not to touch it at all.)
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My Leatherman has lifetime warranty, using a Skeletool and also have a Kick from Mitsubishi Electric.
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bolind posted:Since only Kozmonaut and I read my thread, I feel obliged to dump this here: it turns out that any recent smartphone or tablet can be turned into a vibration analysis tool with a simple app. What's this app called?
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Apr 27, 2015 18:05
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sharkytm posted:Heheh, there's not much out there aside from an Automotive scope ($$$), or Fluke Scopemeter ($$$$). The USB scopes with no screen are even worse, because you've got to lug around a laptop. There are some for Android, but they suck rear end too. There isn't much of a middle ground. You can unlock even more features with "riglol"
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Apr 8, 2016 10:44
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sharkytm posted:Oh, trust me, I know... I've hacked mine and about a dozen others. God bless Rigol's weak encryption (which they know about and don't care). Yeah, I follow the "intentional" theory, that they wanna allow the consumer to get a bit more for free and don't intend to stop them. Regardless, it's quite nice.
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Apr 8, 2016 17:24
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All I know of the guy is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-F0PIF8Hqo After that video I can only assume he has no idea what he is doing. He mounted some shitass chinalights to the bottom of the bumper, he doesn't meassure any placements and then he puts sideways lights on the back...
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Jun 20, 2016 08:32
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Very nice of them to only clean one!
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Jul 21, 2016 19:04
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Thinking about replacing the Black & Decker ASL146K-QW I got in a sale cause the batteries are expensive as gently caress and I dont like the wysiwyg gear selector. I wanna go somewhat cheapish but quality. Probably Makita? Any suggestions?
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Aug 28, 2016 11:09
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sharkytm posted:Going by the Amazon.de results, that's a cheap drill, right? In Germany, check out Metabo and Bosch for sure. Makita is always great as well. Im pretty sure it was below 100€ without any sales going on. But I'd like some form of 'system' drill that has cheaper batteries and stuff.
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Aug 28, 2016 16:44
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Well if I can get OEM batteries thats fine too. I'd just like to be able to finish a job after running one battery dry without breaking the bank.
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Aug 28, 2016 17:11
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IOwnCalculus posted:A lot of that comes down to charge speed. I wonder if B&D cheaped out a bit and only included a slow-speed charger with that. I run compact batteries in all of my Milwaukee M12 and M18 tools, but I have yet to pause a job to wait on a battery. One is charging while the other is working, and I haven't ever worked hard enough or fast enough to need to swap before the second one is charged. Well I only have the one and >40 € for the same low capacity battery strikes me as a bad investment, especially since after checking I only paid 60 € flat.
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Aug 28, 2016 19:07
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I bought a Kershaw Shuffle II because someone recommended it, and it's very nice for carrying around for odd jobs, but still lies brilliantly in hand.
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Oct 21, 2016 09:53
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eddiewalker posted:"Speedsafe" assisted-open is what most people really love about their Kershaw knives and that one doesn't even have it. I dunno, for swinging a blade open I have bigger knives, this one has a short blade and great ergonomics, as well as being light as gently caress and having no annoying protrusions.
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Oct 21, 2016 14:45
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So how do you sharpen knives easily/cheaply. I feel like the knife sharpening place in my city will be expensive as gently caress and I don't need it to be the best sharpening in the world.
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Oct 22, 2016 18:18
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Raluek posted:Spyderco Sharpmaker for $50, or freehand on a cheap whetstone if you want to go cheaper than that. As far as I can tell it costs 100$, definitely more than I'd wanna pay for sharpening knives occasionally.
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Oct 22, 2016 19:29
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These systems seem to get more and more complicated.
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Oct 22, 2016 20:53
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Safety Dance posted:The standard sharpening at the place near me is $3.50 per knife. Back when I lived in Atlanta, we got a mobile sharpening service to come by and sharpen every knife in our kitchen for about $20 (it was $1/inch, I think). Professional knife sharpening is surprisingly inexpensive. 7 € seems to be the starting price for the most basic folding knives, only swiss army knives have slightly cheaper rates (4~).
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Oct 22, 2016 23:12
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OSU_Matthew posted:Whoah, UK really is a big brother police state... Amazon by default searches by your car registration, instead of generic make and model. I'm pretty sure the VIN contains all that information by default?
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Nov 23, 2016 16:23
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The fact that he claimed he couldn't get one really annoyed me, they are seemingly the most popular item ever in that field.
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Feb 25, 2017 15:49
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Considering he built a battery upgrade for the thing one could think it's actually intended for use.
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Feb 25, 2017 18:25
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I'd say just grind it down, there's so much meat on that thing that it doesn't matter. Then paint it.
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Mar 6, 2017 18:29
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OSU_Matthew posted:
Buy more cheap crap from them so you can maybe use that receipt in a few years to get more HF store credit!
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kastein posted:I dunno, I feel like I shouldn't take it seeing as I noticed their nonsense and didn't get taken in by it. (Still bought the tools, just laughed at their "compare at" prices because comparing an HF flashlight on sale to a good brand regular price is a loving joke) So just because you saw through them trying to rip you off, you don't want to get the reimbursement they agreed to pay you for trying to rip you off? This isn't even a moral dilemma, that money is already set aside for you.
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Mar 17, 2017 18:17
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TotalLossBrain posted:I also ordered from that adorable website that looks like it's never heard of encrypting customer data, such as the credit card information I just entered. Gaming Heads stores your credit card data in plaintext, you can conveniently look it up at any time.
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Apr 6, 2017 08:47
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Gingerbread House Music posted:
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mod sassinator posted:Yeah the other gotcha with clicky wrenches is to not store them wound up in a heavily loaded state OR unwound and with no load. Like for the HF 1/2" wrench that goes from 20-200 ft. lbs or so I keep it stored at 30-40 ft. lbs. If you store it at high load like 100 ft. lbs. it will deform the spring over time, and apparently if you store it with no load components can shift around and it loses accuracy. I wouldn't worry or lose sleep over it though if you've stored it like that in the past--very likely the stuff you're using it for, like lug nuts, etc., don't really need ultra precise torque. Tightening head bolts into an aluminum block.. ok maybe time to pull out the spendy torque wrench that matters and treat it with kid gloves. Ah yes the age old "springs go bad if stored under load", to this day I wait for conclusive evidence from either camp.
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Aug 18, 2017 07:02
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Man, you guys should read about leaving magazines loaded and you'll find this point discussed to exhaustion. I have no ball in this game, but I think it's funny that so many people regurgitate the whole spring weakening stuff when there is seemingly just as much evidence against it.
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Aug 18, 2017 20:42
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mod sassinator posted:Car springs are different size, material, and stiffness compared to small precision springs--your point? You realize springs are different and characterized by how much deflection they take before permanently changing right? The spring inside my torque wrench isn't a clock spring, it's a fairly massive thing. And I would assume that an engineer designing precision equipment would overspec to the point where (according to wikipedia) springs don't permanently change even if under load.
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Aug 19, 2017 09:43
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Can anyone recommend proper sealant to use when drilling through a car roof? Planning on installing a radio antenna and maybe some other auxiliary equipment, and since my new car will probably be new, I don't wanna take any chances. Last time I used some good quality silicone, but I read several places that even the car stuff isn't really that great for the job. Also, any recommendations for feeding cables through the car body? I feel like a rubber grommet isn't ideal and it should be sealed as well.
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Sep 25, 2017 10:39
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InitialDave posted:What kind of radio aerial do you need to add to a new car? 2m, I am going for a clean install rather than some alternative mounting solution, it generally gives better performance and is less horrible to look at.
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Sep 25, 2017 11:53
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ThinkFear posted:Use a nmo mount, the included gasket will seal the hole. Doesn't seem like that's available here.
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Sep 25, 2017 12:55
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Krakkles posted:I don't know that this solves the problem, but sometimes a source/part number helps, so: It's rather unfortunate as it seems like a nice system, but without easy availability for good antennas based on the system I can't really adopt it :/
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Sep 25, 2017 19:09
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lwoodio posted:Would a waterproof strain relief work? I was considering it, but I'm worried that the damaged paint will lead to rust forming around the drillpoint without some form of "larger" seal.
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IOwnCalculus posted:The solution to that isn't (only) a seal, it's covering any newly created bare metal with paint. I am not a painter and I don't want to spray the interior of my car through a hole. Also paint matching and all that poo poo. Seems to me a sealant makes way more sense.
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Sep 26, 2017 09:18
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My experience with paint has always been very poor because of all the surface prep and priming. I suppose a paint pen might be simple enough, although those seem pretty expensive for what they are.
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Yeah European construction goto is Torx now and it's pretty nice. Then again, I exclusively use stainless machine screws, so I might just not hate myself enough.
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Do not operate rad laser lightshows at the top because your coworkers will be jealous.
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They are for P-touch tho, is it really the same for Dymo?
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Big Taint posted:I’ve gotten seemingly intact boxes with nothing in them from Amazon, wouldn’t surprise me if some new guy forgot to put the item in before they taped the box shut. Ive had items get out of boxes before when there was too much give between the parts.
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Huh, that actually makes total sense and I've never even thought about grease gun pump amounts.
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