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Thread: The Best Tool You Own
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02-02-2021, 05:20 PM #601
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02-04-2021, 01:23 PM #602
Thanks, hadn’t heard of them so hadn’t looked.
Azn had 710 for $70
And 710+ for $50
So I got the plus. Seemed it was only the addition of a level not sure why it’s cheaper. Unfortunately the level wasn’t attached on one side, sent an email to franklin support hopefully they’ll just send a new cover instead of making me return. *edit they emailed back within an hour, new cover on the way.
At first glance it’s not really digging my lathe and plaster walls, but I didn’t really buy it for here, going to do some random gigs putting shelves in peoples garages.
It is kind of a bummer it doesn’t spec metal vs wood or plastic, but the others that did had horrible reviews anyway so I went with KISS.Last edited by Rideski; 02-04-2021 at 02:22 PM.
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02-04-2021, 03:14 PM #603
I got mine from Costco when they randomly carried it. It's nice.
Harbor Freight actually sells a similar one made by franklin for only $35:
https://www.harborfreight.com/prosen..._q=stud+finderDude chill its the padded room. -AKPM
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02-04-2021, 05:20 PM #604
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02-04-2021, 05:26 PM #605
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02-04-2021, 05:58 PM #606
Ding ding ding.
And when the texture guys are blowing and going, it's easier to tell them to hit everything than to try and explain they don't have to shoot a room, because they'll get it wrong and have to come back. It costs half a day worth of labor for the crew to come back vs. $50 in extra material. One fuckup is 10 garages worth of savings.I've concluded that DJSapp was never DJSapp, and Not DJSapp is also not DJSapp, so that means he's telling the truth now and he was lying before.
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02-04-2021, 07:17 PM #607Banned
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Only ceilings below living spaces is code around these parts. 5/8 sheetrock is required though. Tape and 1 coat of mud..
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02-04-2021, 07:33 PM #608
The Best Tool You Own
And it looks noice?
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However many are in a shit ton.
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02-05-2021, 12:41 AM #609
This Fien Tool drywall blade is fantastic. Push or pull the pointy blades for shallow cuts. US made
https://imperialblades.com/product/i...drywall-blade/
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02-05-2021, 06:59 AM #610
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02-06-2021, 07:36 PM #611
Well fuck I was all set to write a good review with pics and everything. Pretty neat how you can hold it with left hand or right, right side up/upside down, and make a mark or hold a screw with the other hand.
But one little 5 foot to flat and it doesn’t wanna play anymore.
Person I’m helping went and got a zircon, didn’t look which one yet. Lots harder to find the center, a few false readings. No drops yet.
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02-07-2021, 12:48 AM #612
Choss jonger hit the nail on the head. Knipex german pliers. I love mine. By far the best pair of pliers I have ever had.
Seriously.
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02-07-2021, 10:51 AM #613Registered User
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02-07-2021, 11:30 AM #614
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02-07-2021, 08:08 PM #615Registered User
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Fein tool crosspost to sex toy thread.
And yeah the smooth Knipex are my faves, work sheet metal, grab and twist rounded nuts all the way to round stock etc. say what you will about ((insert AleMaignaise trope/Godwin law antijoke punchline)) Merkel , the damn trains run on time.
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02-07-2021, 09:36 PM #616Registered User
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I’ve used other people’s Fein tools, but not recently. I have two corded Rockwell sonic crafters. They are loud as hell but cut well. I also have two Makita 18v cordless tools. They work fine. A co-worker has a new Dewalt 20v cordless tool. It’s awesome! Great blade changing. LED lighting. Variable speed. I’m hoping Makita steps up their game since I’m so heavily invested in their tools/batteries
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02-08-2021, 05:41 AM #617Registered User
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I burned out the motor in my fein last year, so I bought the Milwaukee cordless in a pinch (because I have the batteries). The cordless thing is nice for some things, but I found that it just chews through batteries too fast... I ended up buying another fein corded. I will just use the Milwaukee for the occasional thing where a cord is a pita.
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02-10-2021, 03:50 PM #618
What's the point of tamper proof torx screws if you can go out and buy tamper-proof screwdrivers at the hardware store? Am I missing something, other than that the average person doesn't have tamper-proof torx screwdrivers and doesn't know what to ask for? Shouldn't you have to have a license or pass a test, or have a background check to buy them? Like buying a gun?
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02-10-2021, 04:56 PM #619Registered User
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i think i have loosened those^^ with a hammer & chisel, gently tap the edge and they undo
worse comes to worse you can just take the head off using the chisel
as I explained to a client that I could reach by taking a locked gate apart ... that stuff only stops honest peopleLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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02-10-2021, 08:18 PM #620
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02-15-2021, 08:57 PM #621
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02-16-2021, 12:54 PM #622
Yup. Most security products only buy additional seconds to minutes, which may be enough to stop a crime of opportunity. If someone really wants it and has destructive means, they're gonna get it. No hardware or lock is going to stop thieves from getting into a container when the show up with cat keys, anchor chains and gas axes.
I've concluded that DJSapp was never DJSapp, and Not DJSapp is also not DJSapp, so that means he's telling the truth now and he was lying before.
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02-16-2021, 04:57 PM #623
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02-16-2021, 05:17 PM #624Registered User
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had made plans in a text to PU rafters at the same place as last year but there was a locked farm gate where none had existed on FN lands and these guys expect me in 10 minutes at the river
look in theback of buddy's truck that I am shuttling & find one of them cheapish socket sets in a plastic casebut it will do, take that gate apart at the hinge side and was only a few minutes late,
got loaded out quick, put the gate back together, didnt see no cousins but we cant use that takeout anymoreLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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02-16-2021, 06:17 PM #625
The tamper proof screws are on the catch that keeps the outer door locked when the elevator is on a different floor. The are the kind with a pin in the center of the Torx slot that requires a screwdriver with a hole for the pin. Not the screws that only screw in one directions. I think the idea is to keep the homeowner from removing the catch. I needed to shim it out a 1/16 in to that the door would open when the elevator was on the same floor. Now the elevator door opens when it should and I am the proud owner of a set of 12 tamper proof torx drivers that I will never use again.
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