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MrOnBicycle posted:drat the Ryobi 18v+ impact driver and the impact wrench are scary powerful the first time coming from 12v systems. Was amazing to have whizzing off the nuts when doing wheel swaps though. I bought one of the older non brushless impact wrenches in about 2012/2013 and it's served its purpose countless times. Cuts down a tyre change to about 5 mins including jacking up and down. I got one of their smaller impact drivers a couple years ago in the brushless variety and it's fantastic. Makes short work when I'm doing fastened joinery or putting together a Flatpack or something.
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cakesmith handyman posted:Just wait until you want to get rid of it and some goober turns up in a hatchback on his own expecting you to do magic. I sold a wood lathe and the dude showed up in an SUV. We got it in but if it wasn't a struggle
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I'll give it twelve months and wait till it's on AliExpress lmao Tbh that concept is loving brilliant though and I too wish I'd come up with it
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canyoneer posted:https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-15-Amp-10-in-Sliding-Compound-Miter-Saw-TSS103/306939218 I have the 12in compound miter saw from Ryobi and it loving owns. Cut length of about 12in X 4in deep. It runs at about 2kW though and I know your voltages are different over in the US
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Get the brushless Ryobi, they're really good. Otherwise Makita is a winner. All my cordless is Ryobi and my drill is going on 8 years and still running well. It helped build a brewery stand from mild steel which involved putting about 32x 8mm holes through some 8mm thick plate for mounting poo poo to, it's drilled stainless steel at a reasonable rate, tons of timber etc
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Jul 21, 2020 04:14
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Most places I've worked with workshop capacity have used Makita 18v, except the last place I was at where the fitter loved Bosch. Actually the Bosch corded 5" grinder (blue) which is about $90 AUD At Bunnings is an absolute weapon of a grinder, there's not much I haven't seen it do
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devmd01 posted:Re: green tool chat, I may have a few That little fan got me out of a bind when I moved to Sydney from Melbourne. I'd been living in Airbnb's for two months doing installation work (it was supposed to be two weeks!!) and moved to Sydney around Easter, when it's usually getting colder, but we had a bit of a heatwave through Sydney and nowhere was selling fans. That fan turned my oven of a room into less of an oven As far as Ryobi goes (iirc) Drill driver Impact driver Rattle gun 5" grinder 12" mitre saw Brushless circular saw Work light Line trimmer Random Orbital sander Detail sander Planer Trim router Brad nailer Work fan 2x 5Ah batteries and 1x 1.3 2 mains chargers and a car charger I also have the smaller mitre saw registered in my account but it technically belongs to a previous employer and I was planning on liberating it when I got sacked for no good reason (I got away with an extra 5Ah battery instead, fuckers)
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Jul 22, 2020 14:30
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I have one of those hammers with the replaceable/interchanging heads between steel, copper, aluminium and some polymers but not a true deadblow
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Aug 20, 2020 08:10
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OSU_Matthew posted:^^ I mean, I’m not gonna lie, I wish my toolbox was that big, complete, and organized Mine is it and it's blessed as hell
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OSU_Matthew posted:Pics or it didn’t happen Ask and ye shall receive  It's this link here but I bought it in 2018. I've added a bit to it since then, as there's a good few spare drawers in the set. 115pc tap and die set, a full drawer of joinery and woodworking bits, some portable lighting etc.
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Sep 7, 2020 06:25
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Also that big central drawer is entirely filled with various clamps
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Sep 7, 2020 06:26
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My belt grinder arrives tomorroowwwwwwww Ordered late July, but on backorder due to unprecedented demand (also they're the same brand that Alec Steele is selling). Coming with a 1.1kw motor, VFD from a seperate supplier. Need to order some belts though
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Rutibex posted:
Predominantly knife making but I'm sure I can find some other uses for it. I got an old axe of my grandfather's that I want to restore with a really nice handle as well as some furniture to make  84 Engineering Shop-Mate 48, 2x48. Waiting for the motor (1.1kw/1.5hp) and VFD to show up as well as the cable for it all and then I'll have to go get some belts!
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Sep 11, 2020 11:03
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Trabant posted:What's the $$ damage, all in? All in? Grinder body was about $950 Motor $230 VFD $250 Stand was about $300 (height adjustable with a significant range of height it can adjust) Cabling and mount for the VFD was another $20 And I'll need to get an extension lead I can cut an end off to wire up the VFD for mains power So all up just a touch under $1800 AUD. They're great grinders, a lot of local blokes here use them and they came recommended from a guy I know at a blacksmith forge near Canberra, they only use these ones.
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Trabant posted:Thanks -- missed that you were in Australia, but it's probably about the best (or better) than I can hope to pay in the US too, e.g. Nice. this one is the same grinder but rebadged essentially by Alec Steele, and comes prewired and ready to go with a VFD. The pricing he has there is actually better than our price here possibly due to different branded motors or VFD's or something. The same one here with a stand is about $2600 but because I can get the wiring done through work I ordered bits separate and saved myself about $700 
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Sep 12, 2020 05:11
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Humbug posted:My 18V Ryobi delta sander had a dust extraction attachment with it in the box? It doesn't work nearly as well as on a delta sander, but its better than nothing. I have one of these and it didn't come with the attachment (or I missed it or have a different model of the same one) in Australia. But I rarely use it, the orbital does 99% of my sanding and this is for stuff the orbital can't reach so it's not really critical
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Sep 14, 2020 05:17
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Belt grinder was supposed to ship with motor VFD was supposed to arrive today but it didn't, not sure what's happening with it but it was apparently out for delivery all day (it's currently 8:30pm so I assume it's not coming lmao) Supplier didn't send the motor (it was ordered separately under click and collect then asked to ship it with the grinder). To make up for it, one of the guys who works there is dropping it off after work tomorrow as well as the $140 worth of belts that I ordered E: turns out the guy actually lives within a km of me so it's literally on his way home
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Sep 15, 2020 11:27
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  It lives! Still waiting for the courier to tell me where the hell my VFD is (I have an inkling but no idea as no card was left) but the 3 phase cable is due to arrive today (I'll miss it being at work but the post office is a 5 minute walk away lol) and with any luck the welder at work will get my plinth finished this afternoon so I can make a trip to Bunnings and grab some rubber matting (to put between the feet and the plinth to prevent noise), some castors for the back and some feet for the front
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Sep 17, 2020 02:31
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 Grinder update: it lives The VFD mount is some bullshit I made right now but it will be better when I have a more permanent spot for it. Currently it's some Misumi aluminium extrusion jig I made up but in future it'll be able to be wall mounted
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I've had a bit of a win. I work in nuclear science in Australia as a mechanical engineer (that really narrows my employer down lmao) with a bunch of people from different backgrounds and was talking to one of the guys on my project, I'm on delivery and he's on the operational readiness and maintenance team. Ex machinist. We were talking about my knife making hobby and I mentioned I was looking to get a Tig welder (something I've learnt and want to keep sharp on) and a PAPR helmet with grinding mode which I can use in welding and fabrication and knife making as well. Mig as well but Tig is a more immediate goal as it's transferable within knife making as a skill I can "hire" out to guys with forge capabilities to make their own Damascus blades Anyway, he offered me an older (17yo) SIP mig welder which had barely seen any real use! So as of Friday I'll be the owner of a reasonable quality Mig for the price of a few 700ml bottles of very good homebrew. 15A input and runs gasless and gas, which is great because we can get "disposable" argon bottles here in Australia which for me is probably enough to do what I want. I'll post some pics when I get it, I need a helmet but I'm pretty stoked Any suggestions in stuff I should be looking at replacing/checking?
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Motronic posted:Uhhh....those are $2500 or more in the US. What can you get them for there? An ESAB Sentinel A50 is about $1800 AUD, the most I've seen em go for (other brands) is short of 2k. ESAB at Dandy Gas - 1695 3M Speedglas Papr The air without the PAPR gear is about $500 which is probably what I'll go with in the short term, as I'll need a welding helmet and I'm ok with spending more on my personal safety. As long as I can get a PAPR rig later anyway. Colleague at work has the 3M one and loves it, he goes through a filter every 6 months but he is a boilermaker and does a ton of welding every day with all sorts of stuff (not just steel, he does nickel and other alloys of weird stuff)
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tools for sale SP tools has some good deal for black friday on at the moment if you're in Australia. Conveniently I bought a different set last week for my car breakdown set (as well as a LiPo jumpstarter and small torch) so I missed the deal but if you're after a cheap set of tools it's in today only
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I just got a small (66pc) SP Tools carry case set with spanners 8 to 24mm, 1/2" drive sockets from 8 to 32mm, a set of Allen keys, a bunch of screwdrivers and some various pliers and an adjustable wrench. It's essentially the bits I usually pull out of my big toolbox for long road trips, so I sprung to get one that lives in my car for any emergency repairs that I can do. No need for the hacksaw but so it'll end up in my big toolbox
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I'm gonna tell you as someone who is in the process of figuring out what mental "ism" I have through psychology, there's a key thing here: A) don't build power tools if you're not entirely 100% sure of exactly what you're trying to achieve B) don't build anything that can be powered and will hurt or kill you unless you're 100% sure you know what you're doing I'm a mechanical engineer and I'm telling you right now, DO NOT build something with moving parts and power that have potential to kill you. There's a reason stuff is available off the shelf, and there's also a reason that some stuff goes through recalls due to safety concerns. Idk if you're actually legit posting but I'm gonna tell you it straight: I, as a mechanical engineer who has operated CNC machines, designed equipment to be used in infant medical retrieval, heavy industrial truck bodies, specialist water treatment systems and nuclear process equipment, am telling you do not gently caress with stuff you "think" you can build, because "I think" isn't "I know" and even "I know" isn't always "I know". But if you're not going to listen to me or anyone else here you've only yourself to blame. If you wanna build something buy the correct equipment to do so, or use some at a makerspace or something. /Rant
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NomNomNom posted:That was the question though? Why do you want a spinning death wheel? If we can understand the purpose, just maybe we can help you with your questions. Also what this guy said. Actually describing what you're trying to achieve here may help rather than just describing something as a spinning death wheel! Communication is key, I know it's not easy for people on the spectrum to communicate effectively but take the time to think it out and describe it better
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JEEVES420 posted:How do you know what things you don't know unless you try the things you think you know? I'm talking specifically about making stuff like power tools in this instance, like I do some basic electrical wiring (i.e. connecting a motor to a VFD) because I'm 100% certain of what I'm doing. I'm trying to say if you don't understand what you're trying to achieve and don't know how to achieve it properly wrt something dangerous, maybe don't do it?
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JEEVES420 posted:This is still a horrible stance as you make the assumption that someone can't learn what they are doing, so don't bother. Instead accept that someone asking questions has realized that they don't know how to achieve it properly and have stopped to get help understanding. Also thinking you are 100% certain of what you are doing is just as dangerous since you don't think you can make a mistake. That's not specifically what I'm trying to say and that's probably on my wording, I'm trying to get at something like "if you're talking about building something you're calling a spinning death wheel and have no prior experience building it, maybe don't build a spinning death wheel". You can absolutely learn the other stuff first but I'm trying to tell this dude something that can kill you easily isn't a good start. Start by finding out what you don't know and then figure that out, although I'm curious to know what he's trying to achieve with rubber and wood now based in his posts For example: I built my 2x48 belt grinder only after understanding the electrical and mechanical side of it, if I wasn't mechanically inclined I absolutely would've bought off the shelf ready to go and spent the extra $1000 doing so. But as I've been taught/learnt basic wiring and mechanical stuff, I felt confident doing the wiring for motor and VFD Tldr I'm also currently dealing with my own potential autism spectrum disorder and communication is absolutely a weak point for me in some instances, this being one
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Do you have a plan or some pics? I'm trying to source something similar and am having trouble. I say built but in retrospect it's more "put together" I got this kit here and a 1.5hp electric motor, and a 2.2 kw VFD, wired it up, got a base with it and made up a mobile base frame for it until I go somewhere I can bolt it down (8 weeks to go, my partner and I have bought a house in Sydney with a decent garage). There's a lot of plans out there and I'd have loved to build one from scratch but I just didn't have the gear that I do now (i.e. this grinder and the MIG I got recently)
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Hexigrammus posted:Found this today in my YouTube suggestions. I believe it outdoes the AliExpress "little circle of spinning saw chain death" angle grinder accessory. Just buy a chainsaw you loving psychopath jfc
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This is probably the right place to ask, I'm looking to set up dust collection for a belt grinder/sander and also adapt it for use with other power tools. Ideally I want to use the same thing, which is good for hot metal grinding sparks as well as timber etc. I can't remember the name of it but there's stuff that you use on CNC machines for coolant spray, it's like an interlocked blue hose kinda deal. Does something like that exist but bigger?
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Rutibex posted:
Yeah lol I worded that wrong. Normally I run the grinder with a water bucket underneath it and it's more that the dust extraction is there to catch the finer particles that get airborne. E: what I more meant was that it could resist hot grinds going through it if it had to, but it's not the primary use case McSpergin fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Feb 26, 2021 |
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Anyway that's kinda what I had in mind. Ideally I want it to sit perpendicular to the belt so that it catches the fine dust, with the sparks doing into the water bucket this stuff Cheers for the help, that's the stuff I was looking for but didn't know the name
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Vindolanda posted:Just a thought - if you have a grinding room with an air cleaning system (which if you’re doing enough grinding to give it thought you probably should) then there can be issues of wood flour building up in the filters and either damp causing spontaneous combustion or a big and enterprising metal spark making its way into the filter full of tinder. It's just a garage at the moment, I don't do tons of wood except when I'm working on knife handles but it's definitely worth thinking about. When I'm doing knife stuff the bulk of the swarf ends up in the bucket of water and it's just the atomised stuff going into the vacuum
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Bloody posted:I want that but for makita Same but Ryobi
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Gee thanks now I have to fix the 3d printer that's been busted for like 4 years
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Our QA department threw out a set of 8" Mitutoyo digital calipers today because they were just outside of the recommended tolerance for accuracy. And by threw out, they handed them to me. Thanks QA manager for a free set of ~$500 calipers!
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Rutibex posted:yeah but they are inaccurate. all your machining projects are going to be off by 5 microns That'd be valid if I was doing any machining lol I don't give a hot gay gently caress if the lines on my knives are out by 5 micron, I'm eyeballing them with a set of cheap verniers now lmao
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Let's swing this back to liquid metals, please? I hope they have a hole through the foot that teaches them a valuable lesson whenever they look at it
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We're currently dealing with cleaning up a small former dressing/storeroom at home which has paint-over wallpaper, so of course I put an edge on one of the scrapers to get under the paint and boy howdy is it working better
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Rutibex posted:A free shopvac is a free shopvac
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