/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1604353
Can we post all our sweet paracord bracelets in the thread?

>>1604143
Home Depot has a base M18 drill and two small batteries for $120 right now I think.

But that’s why OP could buy a rebuild kit or Chinesium packs. You can get knockoff DeWalt 18V NiCd packs on Amazon for 2 for $35. I’m not about to go spend $150 on two new XRP batteries.

There’s also the adapter I posted before for anon’s old Milwaukee. Then he can use his old drill while upgrading his other tools or building his collection with more modern stuff and only need one type or battery/charger.

>>1604094
Also balancing. Some batteries will balance with the charger though, I noticed the HF Bauer tools are like that and my Ridgid 12v tools balance with the charger as well, yet somehow the Milwaukee M12 batteries which are tiny have the balancing in the battery I believe.

>>1603862
>>1603923
Those free meters are surprisingly accurate... until they don’t work at all.

>>1603977
>why do pros use batteries
A car body guy isn’t going to be using battery powered sanders or grinders. There is a time and place for each type of tool.

Upside is that lithium batteries can charge super fast so you won’t have much downtime with a second or third battery and a charger or two.

>>1603985
The internet. You can find cheap Chinese replacement packs, or rebuild the old pack with new cells.

>>1603792
>tfw this was my first meter and I had to learn how electricity works with that manual
I would’ve done better with no manual because then I coulda at least googled a decent guide

>>1571734
Takes a lot of stimulants to get all of those projects done. Ask MrCummy

>>1571683
I’ll take pics for you next time. I just had to pull the Copper Top C-cells out of this lantern because one of the four was bulging and leaking blue shit. I have had them fuck up my Maglite Mini twice. Duracell even had some guarantee that they won’t leak, but every time I leave them in a device for more than 6mos without much use, it’s fuckin crusty in the battery compartment. I don’t trust any alkaline batteries.

>>1571652
When was the last time you touched a vagina?

>>1571679
That was my point, there is nothing speical about that $12 level with the $18 Klein logo.

>>1571680
I feel ya

>>1571673
One of my favorites is the 6” level for $30

>>1571634
Every time I leave a Duracell inside something for more than a few months, it leaks.

>>1571641
>>1571644
The 3-Ton Rapid Pump Steel Jack. If your car is low, get the low profile. It’s one of the very few jacks for <$100 that doesn’t feel like a toy.

I only recently learned that flathead screwdrivers aren’t the same thing as pry bars.

>>1571526
Irwin Stronk!

>>1571526
>FUNCTIONALITY
see pic >>1571503

>>1571529
You ever live close to the airport? People come and visit and are like “How can you sleep with these airplanes?” but after living there for years, you can sleep just fine with a 747 taking off at 2am.

The calls to prayer are kinda the same thing.

>>1571505
It’s like arguing with a chick who can’t read and has terrible memory.

That Williams is tighter than any other ratchet I own. Tighter and better feeling than the Pitt or GW, and I didn’t have to give an extra $80 over fair retail to the tool truck goy to get it.

>>1571497
Also you suck at reading. I never said the Knipex wasn’t nicer than the Irwins. The 10%...

The basic Knipex handle digs into your hand when you’re giving it some muscle. People who compare the two say the same thing and if they wanted the best option, it would be the comfort grip Knipex which is 3-4x the cost of the Irwins.

>>1571496
Pic related

>>1571497
The Williams was a proof that you don’t need to spend $150 on a Snappy ratchet to get US-made. And I tell people to get the Gearwrenches over the Pitts because of that stupid plastic switch considering they cost about the same.

>>1571483
>>1571485
This is also part of that extra 10% that you pay an extra 100%+ for. Pro grade tools can be abused quite a bit more.

>>1571482
Tell that to my granpappy’s gangrene

>>1571476
Just the Alligators aka the same exact thing minus the button. It’s ok to admit the the Irwins are nice provided you don’t use the button to drive in nails, and I doubt the Cobra’s button would hold up well to that either.

>>1571448

>>1571379
They do the job 90% as well for 1/3 the price.

>>1571334
If it’s already broken, how much worse can you make it?

For that same reason, I’m hesitant to work on stuff for other people unless it’s something simple that I have done many times before.