Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum banner
Status
Not open for further replies.

TBA Meeting (Tool Buyers Anonymous)

2.5M views 19K replies 508 participants last post by  Admin  
#1 ·
All right, we've talked about it long enough so I think it's time we organized ourselves and held a virtual meeting. Here's what I'm proposing; at the end of each week we come to this thread and confess our "sins" for the week. We are a sick lot us "tool buyers" and I think it will help knowing that we aren't alone and there are others like us out there! I'll go first...

Hello, my name is Terry and it's been 12 hours since I bought my last tool. This past week I purchased a used 1/2" Dewalt hammer drill for $55 (it's used so I don't think it should count!) and new tool belt (I really needed it and it was one with the built in back support so I don't think that should count either since it should really be classed as a medical purchase).

Whew, that feels better getting that off my chest. I'll just sit down now and turn the podium over to...
 
#10,074 ·
Christmas is as good an excuse as any.
 
#10,081 ·
This time HILTI dumpty, took the final spill to many 5 story's to many.

HILTI rep. will replace it as it didn't break the casing just screwed every thing else up in the housing. Its nice as the warranty on the tool expired.

So I get a new impact and battery because he wanted the battery as well. No clue why as I told him the battery worked. The impact 50/50 if you smacked it a couple times.
 
#10,084 ·
I have both, the Dewalt is easily way batter then the Bosch. The Dewalt is better than even the Bose radio! Bigger than all of them but I don't mind, might even throw it on my shoulder like my old ghetto blaster from when I was a kid!
 
Save
#10,091 ·
I haven't used it yet but it runs great, 0-3,500 spm. Uses standard blades. I have a big Porter Cable but wanted something compact so I'd always have it with me. I was going to Harbor Freight to buy their small one for $30 but stopped into Lowes on the way out. It's better than what I was looking for...$60 on sale! Woohoo.

It's corded and has removable brushes.
Image
 
#10,099 ·
This arrived today brand new in box from Ebay. I went with the impact driver instead of a drill or a ratchet. As shown using the bits it can be used as an angle drill and with a couple of adapters I already have can be a 1/4" or 3/8" driver for sockets of sorts. I have lots of air ratchets, and a small but powerful Snap-on 3/8" angle drill. This is going to be used for installing brackets and driving screws in tight places mostly. I have a box of Simpson screws to install for its test.
 

Attachments

#10,102 ·
Do you mind telling my what battery in one brand will run another tool? They're all proprietary to the brand.

Does this battery only run that one tool? That would be stupid.
 
#10,103 ·
Yeah, my eye sight ain't what it used to be. I didn't see the cord, and thought it was a battery powered saw. What I was getting at is that I hate having more than 1 charger for cordless tools. I bought a makita set when I started and will stay with makita since all my coworkers can share batterys that way. No sense in getting a ryobi cordless circular saw when makita stocks one that uses the same batteries.
 
#10,111 ·
One of mine has been doing something a little funky. It will shoot and then the led light will start blinking and the gun won't shoot again. But I can take the battery off and put it back on and it will shoot again just fine. Not sure what's up. Of coarse I threw the manuals away the second I opened the package when I got it.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
You have insufficient privileges to reply here.