Topic: Cool Tools.

[grcamna2]

First up is my Russian socket set, after 30 years the socket driver is starting to show some wear but it's had a hard life, been beaten innumerable times with the biggest hammers I've got. Cost me $20 at a swap meet.

Don't know if I've put this up before and technically it's not a tool but scratching round in parts boxes of bolts is a thing of the past. Just about everything in there is stainless and Allen headed. M4 to M8 plus other stuff

That's a wonderful stock/cabinet of SS bolts !! 

[70CB750]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

I say!

[Kelly E]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

I say!

I say my hands are still tingling after using the 4" angle grinder with a wire wheel for an hour stripping failed black powder coating off the quads front rock guard.

[dave500]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

#$%* yeah,you just made me go and count mine 3x 125mm and 4x 100mm,each with a grinding wheel or cutting disc and wire wheels,like you say saves changing wheels unless its worn out.

[70CB750]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

I say!

I say my hands are still tingling after using the 4" angle grinder with a wire wheel for an hour stripping failed black powder coating off the quads front rock guard.

For wire wheel I wear leather apron.  Those wires fly everywhere.

[Stev-o]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

I say!

Gotta have an angle grinder, I like my Dewalt.

[BenelliSEI]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

I say!

Gotta have an angle grinder, I like my Dewalt.

I have a Makita that’s at least 25 years old and still great.

[newday777]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

I say!

Gotta have an angle grinder, I like my Dewalt.

I have a Makita that’s at least 25 years old and still great.

Likewise

[Medyo Bastos]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

I say!

Gotta have an angle grinder, I like my Dewalt.

I have a Makita that’s at least 25 years old and still great.

Likewise

9.6v? I still have mine too, but don’t use it anymore!


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[newday777]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

I say!

Gotta have an angle grinder, I like my Dewalt.

I have a Makita that’s at least 25 years old and still great.

Likewise

9.6v? I still have mine too, but don’t use it anymore!


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I have the old corded Makita for in my shop.
Also have an 18v Makita for out on the job sites.

[grcamna2]

And a big shout out to angle grinders, and with 4 of them you don't waste time changing blades

I say!

Gotta have an angle grinder, I like my Dewalt.

I have a Makita that’s at least 25 years old and still great.

Likewise

9.6v? I still have mine too, but don’t use it anymore!


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I have the old corded Makita for in my shop.
Also have an 18v Makita for out on the job sites.

I have a good(very lightly used)condition Makita 9.6vt cordless drill;I would like to hook-up some type of AC/DC adapter/voltage regulator and step it down to 9.6 vts.

[Medyo Bastos]

I have the offset drill snd cutoff saw too. Im thinking i bought them a n the 1900’s. Theyve got to be 30yrs old


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[newday777]

I have the offset drill snd cutoff saw too. Im thinking i bought them a n the 1900’s. Theyve got to be......

From the early 1900s!

I actually bought 9.6v makita tools in the late 1980s after having had the 7.2v stuff from 1986ish. What a difference they made!

[BenelliSEI]

My little Makita angle grinder is corded 110V! One of the best tools I ever bought.

[newday777]

My little Makita angle grinder is corded 110V! One of the best tools I ever bought.

I bought mine at an auction at a sign shop for $5. That was 25 years ago and it was already aged. It hasn't let me down yet!
The cord insulation is starting to crack so I'll be putting a new cord on it sometime in the future, it keeps on ticking.

[Kelly E]

I had a smaller DeWalt 4" angle grinder for a long time but someone I know used it while he used the welder to fix his exhaust. 3 months later when I needed it I opened the box and it was empty.
We've done 3 yearly shop purges to get rid of stuff we'll never use and still haven't found it. I bought an identical one brand new for $40 that fits in the box.
The person has been back once and wanted to take back a drill press he gave me 10 years ago when he had to move and had no room for it. I never asked about the grinder, I just told him don't come back.

[Stev-o]

My little Makita angle grinder is corded 110V!

"Real" tools need to be 120 volt or gas powered.
Nothing more frustrating than having a dead battery halfway through a job w/o a fully charged backup battery.

[spotty]

My little Makita angle grinder is corded 110V!

"Real" tools need to be 120 volt or gas powered.
Nothing more frustrating than having a dead battery halfway through a job w/o a fully charged backup battery.

110/120 is, it must be said, for girls. you need 240v, more zap for your buck. I even had 13amp put into my garage so i can weld without constantly blowing fuses 

[scottly]

110/120 is, it must be said, for girls. you need 240v, more zap for your buck. I even had 13amp put into my garage so i can weld without constantly blowing fuses 

13 amp?? You must have a weeny of a welder, spotty?? My welder needs a 100 amp breaker.

[spotty]

110/120 is, it must be said, for girls. you need 240v, more zap for your buck. I even had 13amp put into my garage so i can weld without constantly blowing fuses 

13 amp?? You must have a weeny of a welder, spotty?? My welder needs a 100 amp breaker.

tis true, i only have a girls welder but i also have 70 year old wiring in my house so no point pushing my luck. recently had a load of lights in the house stop working, turned out to be some of the ancient cloth covered wiring had burnt through the insulation, fused themselves together then welded itself to the steel conduit it runs through....

[dave500]

hopefully not your house in your avatar?

[grcamna2]

hopefully not your house in your avatar?

I hope it's not your daughter also   

[vfourfreak]

I realised that some of my most reliable tools were made in a country that no longer exists.

[Stev-o]

110/120 is, it must be said, for girls. you need 240v, more zap for your buck. I even had 13amp put into my garage so i can weld without constantly blowing fuses 

13 amp?? You must have a weeny of a welder, spotty?? My welder needs a 100 amp breaker.

tis true, i only have a girls welder but i also have 70 year old wiring in my house so no point pushing my luck. recently had a load of lights in the house stop working, turned out to be some of the ancient cloth covered wiring had burnt through the insulation, fused themselves together then welded itself to the steel conduit it runs through....

Well, my hot tub uses 240 volts...ok?!   

BTW - I know a guy whose house caught fire recently due to bad wiring in his house, it's not to be taken lightly.  The house is a total loss.

[grcamna2]

I realised that some of my most reliable tools were made in a country that no longer exists.

Which country ?