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>>2778280
Awww yeeeaaaa

I ordered me some $38 Knipex and a ball joint puller kit. Got some counterfeits, returned em, got the real ones eventually.

>>2778291
Those are nice. I think the 84T has the smallest heads compared to the 120 and even the 90, and the 120 isn’t even worth it because the 84T are so smooth.

Also my 3/8” GW flex is probably my most used ratchet because the handle is a little longer than normal but not like breaker bar length. It’s the perfect size,

>> No.2778217 [View]

>>2778083
>common =/= typical
Typical mead anything else would be uncommon, which isn’t the case. And the fact that it’s a 3/8” impact in the pic means the assumption was wrong anyway. If impacts are “typically” 1/2”, why would the 3/8” be the first one released in that lineup? Seems like a poor business decision.

>>2778128
Keep meaning to pick up some of those square ones, or the Ridgid spline ones with the little collar that slides over it. The spiral ones can snap, but if you let the drill bit do a lot of the work, it’s not so bad.

>> No.2777790 [View]

>>2777772
But they aren’t “typically” 1/2” unless there’s a context like you work in a tire shop. A 3/8” impact, especially in the context of a subcompact power tool lineup, is anything but “atypical”.

If somebody just learned what an impact wrench is from Torque Test Channel a month or two ago, they may be led to believe that impact wrenches are “typically” 1/2”, when in reality the 1/2” isn’t any more typical than other drive sizes… unless you’re mentioning it in a specific context like when talking with somebody who just learned what an impact wrench is.

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>>2777777
Damn if I wasn’t workin, I could’ve tried for #LifetimeServiceAgreement

>> No.2777742 [View]

>>2777734
That’s fine if it works for you, but with pretty much everything I’ve bought, if I watch the sales I can either get a battery or two for $10-$20 more, or wait for the bare tool on sale. Last one I got was the right angle impact wrench, and the bare tool went on sale from like $200 down to $120 for a short time and I bought it then because I didn’t need it to finish the job.

Home Depot has random ass sales on their website too. My Ryobi 18V weed whacker is the brushless HP model with the shaft where you can change tools and a 15” cutter head and I actually got the tool with a 4.0Ah battery and charger for like $50 less than the bare tool.

You can also do the little scam (but not really) where they will have a free XR tool deal with the purchase of some $199 battery kit. On the HD receipt, instead of making the bare tool $0.00 because it was free, they will take a % off each to total the $199. So the starter kit might be $118.67 on the receipt and the bare XR jigsaw is $80.33. You can return the battery starter kit and get the $118 back, so you got that $179 bare tool for $80.

But if you need the tool that day, you may be screwed if it’s one of the like 3 months out of the year with no major DeWalt 20V promo.

>>2777735
That little saw is actually great for that. It’s so easy to run a light 5.5” saw with no cord across some plywood.

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>>2777313
Lawn mower is the only thing else I still have that’s gas because it’s a larger 4-cycle engine and easier to maintain. The rest is 18V Ridgid and Ryobi. The 18V packs run shit just as well as your standard 25cc Homelite with no degraded fuel lines and such. The last tool was my weed whacker, after getting the battery chainsaw and blower and hedge trimmer and seeing how well they worked, I told myself I’m getting a cordless weed whacker when the next issue with the 2-stroke model inevitably arises. The pull start mechanism shat out and I binned the thing and went 18V.

If I weren’t using the 18V packs for other tools and was only going battery powered yard equipment, I might go Ryobi 40V, the Ego 56V stuff is supposed to be real nice too.

When this mower dies, I’m like 50/50 whether I go electric or get another gas mower and see what the options are 10 years down the line when that one dies.

>> No.2777728 [View]

>>2777723
Solder wick

>> No.2777726 [View]

>>2777719
>>2777713
Those flashlights are def filler to add an extra piece. But if you were to buy a drill + driver kit with 2 small batteries and add the jigsaw later, you would probably be at the price of the whole starter kit. So if you will use the angle grinder and circ saw at all, it’s a bonus.

I mentioned the thing about that little 5.5” circ saw tho because I wouldn’t buy that specific kit if the saw was the main feature. It’s not going to be a replacement for a corded saw like if you got the HP 7.25” brushless saw or even the 6.5” HP will be more capable for large projects and lots of 2x lumber.

>> No.2777707 [View]

>>2777682
Looks like the same Ryobi. I think Bunnings sells Ryobi in the penal colony down under. And then Orange Ridgid in the US is AEG elsewhere. There’s a red Flex from Germany and I have no clue if it’s the same as the grey Flex 24v over here.

>>2777690
Buying bare tools and batteries at least with the US promos and kits is a big waste of money. You can easily save >50%.

>>2777591
Just read this again. If Blue Bosch is the same price as Ryobi in Germany, then go Blue Bosch. You either have cheap ass Bosch or overpriced Ryobi if they’re similar in price. Ryobi is more of a weekender brand and Blue Bosch is more contractor grade.

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>>2777674
4u bby

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>>2777597
Gettin your hands dirty is overrated anyway

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>>2777632
Still trying to defend being wrong.

As for the pliers wrenches, Knipex is the standard, but I have used the Lenox and Irwins a bit and don’t hate them. Knipex has better ergonomics if you want to pay an extra $25-$30 for it.

Tbqhwy, I wish the Knipex had the ratcheting of the Irwin pliers wrench and knockoff Cobras. They ratchet closed so you can open them up wider than a fastener and slide the jaws together without hitting the button. Not sure how it would hold up in abusive relationships and cheater pipes, but it’s easier to get the pliers sized right for the fastener. I think Knipex may have a quick adjust Cobra but I don’t know if it’s the same style of mechanism.

If anything, if you’re hesitant about spending the $60, buy the 8” Irwins and if you use them enough to justify the money, grab the 10” Knipex.

The Klein version is straight too but I got ‘em recently and haven’t had a chance to use the pipe wrench feature on anything tough yet.

>> No.2777664 [View]

>>2777535
>>2777568
>>2777573
>”My 19” tube TV that weighs 175lbs is better than your 70” OLED 4K smart tv because it’s old and still works!”
Can’t argue with that logic. I mean the 4K smart tv is objectively better in every way except for being a worse object to barricade a door with.

>> No.2777222 [View]

>>2777073
>>2777106
Hey, the end user will hopefully figure it out eventually when the regular bit is totally rekt and they haven’t gone more than 1/4” into the concrete.

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>>2776384
A knockoff seller somehow got onto the Amazon real Knipex listing somehow.

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>>2775918
But seriously, why would you buy cordless tools without a Lifetime Service Agreement?

>> No.2775951 [View]

>>2775950
Store brands are always made by some other manufacturer. Pick any industry/product, and some of the top selling manufacturers in that industry you will have never heard of because they make store brands and manufacture for a larger known brand that doesn’t have the capacity to do it. Hell, there’s no way that Ridgid USA who makes the pipe wrenches is manufacturing those cordless tools themselves, I’m sure they’re from a factory owned by another company that makes typical cordless brands you would know.

Those VIM Tools dudes, they’re sort of a small niche specialty automotive tool company, but they often mention the company is larger than most realize because they make so many private label tools for other brands.

>> No.2775849 [View]

>>2775816
Because dumb anons are incapable of drilling with a bit that small without snapping it?

Also tiny bit sizes are real consumables, that’s why it’s super common to see multi-packs of 1/8” bits over here in Burgerstan. You don’t really see 5pks of 3/8”+ bits in stores.

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>>2775840
Orange Ridgid power tools are a store brand. Dunning-Kruger effect where you see the chart and know better than everybody else.

Pic related is not a Home Depot store brand, but there’s no Red Ridgid non-HD store brand version of a leaf blower and SDS and 18V ratchet.

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>>2772726
Check out this BAIC version of Twingrips I got for $37.

>> No.2775522 [View]

>>2775519
A drill.

Next time try the stupid question thread, you might have knocked off one of our precious “Makita vs DeWalt” threads.

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>>2775417
But are your power tools covered by a Lifetime Service Agreement?

>> No.2775372 [View]

>>2775265
This would be a real slow board if that were the case. It’s already quite slow because about 1/3 of us are employed,

>> No.2775054 [View]

>>2775024
>2 screws and 3 wire nuts
Tbqhwy, $75 is probably pretty damn fair compared to what most sparkles would charge.

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