/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1600412
All the different truck makes, I think it’s these JPro plugs.

>>1600185
They have a laptop there to plug into those goofy round commercial OBD plugs.

>>1599931
>tfw I actually just applied for a diesel mechanic job
There’s no way I get it, but I tried to bullshit my way through the application so maybe I can get an interview and show them my Power Probe.

>>1599224
Why not just nigger rig up a cheap 18v drill pack to it? Or grab a Kobalt 24v pack for $20.

>>1599464
Protip- the lifetime warranty on the batteries is only on packs that come with kits. If you buy an individual pack, you get 3 years.

Pretty much every other company has a 3 year warranty on their stuff (except HF). Milwaukee is 5yrs on tools, 3 on hatteries.

>>1599462
Ridgid has a new 1/4” hex driver rayed at 2400in-lbs. Luckily it has some different settings because a speed setting alone on a tool that powerful would suck for smaller screws. I would love to play around with one, but all that tech in a tool makes me nervous since that will be one of the first things to fail.

Also Makita is def in the same class as DeWalt and Milwaukee. The pricing is very similar too.

>>1599162
Don’t base your decision on torque numbers because some of these new brushless impacts are complete overkill for driving regular wood screws. They’re approaching 3/8” impact wrench numbers.

I still love the 12v tools for at home. If you went with something like the M12 Fuel or even regular one, I don’t think you would be disappointed.

>>1599056
>the truth is now bait

>>1598961
I always felt like the industrial model was too much for my simple homeowner needs. If they reconfigured it at a more modest price, a tactical look, a Walmart endcap and Hunter Ellis in the commercial, I would already have one in my garage and a backup in the RV.

>>1599003
It’s way cheaper to wait for a good sale on a 5+ tool set than buying a drill-driver combo and then spending another $300 on a sawzall and circular saw a couple months later.

Hell, I want the Ridgid impact wrench and I’m waiting for the impact wrench plus compact drill set to go on sale again because the bare tool is pretty much the same price as the tool, two batteries, another charger, and a throwaway drill that can go to the pawn shop.

>>1598968
>>1598860
I don’t understand the manlets who complain about the grips. I love those barrel batteries. The M12 Fuel impacts look awesome, you don’t even really need an 18v 1/4” driver if you have one of those things. The M12 Fuel is barely longer than most right angle drivers. First job I did after getting my Ridgid 12v set was a water pump on a V6 Jeep and I had room between the engine and radiator to run those long bolts out.

>>1598971
That’s not a bad use for those. Are they Li-Ion or NiCd?

Also fucking HF, they just released the Hercules 12V tools while the 20v lineup is still half assed. Plus they have new Earthquake tools (20V and 12V) and the mid-range Bauer line is the closest to a real lineup. They need to consolidate the Earthquake and Hercules lines and then actually release tools people want like a Hercules sawzall. If the 90-day warranty didn’t stop somebody from buying into higher end HF power tools, the half assed product lines and 5 different chargers should.

>>1598947
Why would you buy any of their cordless tools aside from the dirt cheap stuff? You can get Ryobi for less than Bauer, and the big brands are cheaper than the shitty Hercules if you get a kit on sale. Only upside is the cheap battery packs.

>>1598915
>>1598929
See >>1598925
Opie should use whatever the hell the kit comes with, but he also probably won’t need to run out and spend $150 on a 9.0Ah pack if he’s working around his house.

I have been tempted to get one of pic related. They’re 5 cell packs but they’re larger than the 2.0s so I’m not sure if they are using 18650s or something else.

>>1598854
Read the couple posts before the one you quoted. Of course a 5 cell pack will suck on a big circ saw. And a 15 cell pack will be awkward and heavy on an impact driver.

>>1598829
I was going to mention that too. Good 12v tools are great for homeowners. I barely ever use my 18v drill or impact driver. Plus Milwaukee uses the same charger for both.

>>1598837
If the 3Ah is a 10 cell pack, that’s still gonna be big for driving a few screws.

>>1598752
I use a gas mower. I never have problems starting it and it doesn’t require a $250 battery or tampons to operate

>>1598756
SAE is more complicated than metric. If you can’t understand that, you’re the fool.

>>1598747
Amp hours.

Different tools draw different amps and that changes under load. Drilling 1/2” holes in steel is going to use more power than drilling 1/8” holes in wood with the same tool. Those numbers mostly tell you that a 4.0Ah battery pack should last twice as long as a 2.0Ah pack.

>>1598737
For grinders, yes.

>>1598734
Makita, Milwaukee, Dewalt are all more than you need for homeowner stuff. Milwaukee has the best tool lineup but you won’t be missing out really since there’s all of the specialty tools.

Ryobi has some incredible deals and is probably the best DIY brand. They won’t last forever on the jobsite bit everybody who buys them for weekend jobs loves em. Porter Cable is similar, but Ryobi’s selection is better. And Ridgid has good deals from time to time too and they fall into a middle ground between Ryobi homeowner stuff and Dewalt-Makita contractor grade.

For the batteries, it depends what you’re doing. A 2.0Ah pack will last all day assembling projects with little screws, but a Sawzall will burn through it really fast. But if you get a bunch of big battery packs, it will make the tools much more bulky when you only need it for quick jobs.

>>1598601
Did it come with a free box of tampons?

>>1598470
Use an empty can instead

>>1598473
Which one is the underage one? I think that too.

>>1598452
Is your little balancer-discharger thing working correctly?

Also be careful building packs with all of those different cells. Test them and make sure you use ones that are real close in capacity and charge because lots of balancing systems don’t tolerate wildly different cells and you can burn the place down or fry a bunch of cells.

>>1598145
I haven’t bought anything from that company but I was looking at some of the stuff and anon wasn’t lying when he said the stuff has good reviews. Lots of the reviews claim the company replaced their broken bits too.

I’m curious if the tools are stamped “USA”. The prices aren’t really cheap Chinesium low, but definitely well below machinist grade stuff. Pic related is only like 30% less than a similar Viking set.

>>1598024
That totally depends on the pack. You can get 2500mAh+ cells in tool packs no problem.

I’m thinking about grabbing pic related to see if the balancing board will fit in that old XRP pack with the cells.

>>1598098
That company is strange. I was looking at their stuff on Amazon and I still don’t understand a lifetime warranty on drill bits. They want $197 for a supposed US made 115pc index.