Tools and Shop Talk - Opinions, Thoughts, Reviews, B.S., etc.
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The only man bun should be between your legs not on top of your head.
Goddamn hippie
I totally read that with a Cartmen voice in my head
It gets a little crazy in the winter. It gets shaved in the beginning of the summer.
You should have seen it 12 years ago. It was down 4 inches past my shoulders. My best friend died of leukemia when I was 15 or so. I donated all that hair to Wigs For Kids. They're a non profit that makes wigs for children with leukemia.
I used to have long hair as well. The killer for me wasn't it getting tangled, it was getting shit like oil or coolant in it.
A shame I had to look more professional for work, I kinda liked the Thor look.
I think I read that wrong???
on a more serious note; my wife says it's a He-hive.
Mine said similar. I hated man-bunning it. I'd tie it back and tuck it into my covies. Usually worked unless I stretched to an awkward position.
That He hive is funny.I think I read that wrong???
on a more serious note; my wife says it's a He-hive.
I'm guilty of that, too. I'm a 1-2 times a week hair washer, so stuff happens. :shrug:
Every day for me.
I'm a carpenter who can't handle sawdust in his hair.
Fiberglass insulation doesn't much bother me, but FUCK, sawdust in my hair. . .
I'm a carpenter who can't handle sawdust in his hair.
Fiberglass insulation doesn't much bother me, but FUCK, sawdust in my hair. . .
Same. Unless I get really dirty. Well, that’s about the only time I wash my hair really. I’m always filthy on the weekends.
Eeeeeheeheeheeeee
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My third favorite: Torque Wrenches.
This collection spans the full usable torque values for what I’ve been doing in the garage the past couple of years.
1/2” 50-250 ft-lbs
3/8” 20 - 100 ft-lbs
3/8” 120-600 in-lbs (10 - 50 ft-lbs)
1/4” 2-16 N-m (1.5 - 11.8 ft-lbs)
Top three are Precision Instruments, Flex Head, Split Beam, Made in USA
Bottom is 1/4” Effetto Mariposa Giustaforza, Fixed Head, Made in Italy. This little fucker is my first ever torque wrench, I acquired 10 plus years ago and was the most spendy of the bunch.
This collection spans the full usable torque values for what I’ve been doing in the garage the past couple of years.
1/2” 50-250 ft-lbs
3/8” 20 - 100 ft-lbs
3/8” 120-600 in-lbs (10 - 50 ft-lbs)
1/4” 2-16 N-m (1.5 - 11.8 ft-lbs)
Top three are Precision Instruments, Flex Head, Split Beam, Made in USA
Bottom is 1/4” Effetto Mariposa Giustaforza, Fixed Head, Made in Italy. This little fucker is my first ever torque wrench, I acquired 10 plus years ago and was the most spendy of the bunch.
You have excellent taste in tools!
I was thinking of going Hilti this summer, but the welder and associated things took that up, so I'm going to get a couple of larger DeWalt batteries and continue to run black and yellow.
I'm going to skip the 3/8 and go right to their compact 1/2" drive.
I have to send one of my torque wrenches away, it no longer reads accurately across its scale. It's a 50-250ftlb, and it'll only read 60-130.
Now that'll do most things, but broken is broken.
My in/lb torque wrench was my priciest too. 20-250 in/lb from mac tools. 350 bucks that little cucksocker cost me. Been a great tool though.
I was thinking of going Hilti this summer, but the welder and associated things took that up, so I'm going to get a couple of larger DeWalt batteries and continue to run black and yellow.
I'm going to skip the 3/8 and go right to their compact 1/2" drive.
I have to send one of my torque wrenches away, it no longer reads accurately across its scale. It's a 50-250ftlb, and it'll only read 60-130.
Now that'll do most things, but broken is broken.
My in/lb torque wrench was my priciest too. 20-250 in/lb from mac tools. 350 bucks that little cucksocker cost me. Been a great tool though.
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Yeah, I’ve been thinking about the mid-torque compact 1/2” Dewalt. But I already have the 1/2” beast which weighs a fucking ton. I’ll only bust it out if all else fails, which is rare. Between the 700 ft-lb 1/2” and 150 ft-lb 3/8” I’m covered.
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Buddy has one that's rated at 1100 or some stupid thing.
He effortlessly dismantles combines and tractors with it.
That's way beyond what I need.
My welder purchase has firmly set my mind to a plasma cutter.
But first I need a press and a tube bender. And that totals over a grand sooooo....
He effortlessly dismantles combines and tractors with it.
That's way beyond what I need.
My welder purchase has firmly set my mind to a plasma cutter.
But first I need a press and a tube bender. And that totals over a grand sooooo....
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Flux wire fecking spatters a ton. Undercutting got better once I brushed off the rust (my rust, not the metal) and ran a few more lines. Upped the wire speed a hair too. I found their (Lincoln) recommendations to be a bit on the low side.
Overall, not pretty, but probably not weak. It made the pretty colours on the other side and everything.
Probably shoulda spent a wee bit more time practicing, overall.
Cest la vie.
Flux wire fecking spatters a ton. Undercutting got better once I brushed off the rust (my rust, not the metal) and ran a few more lines. Upped the wire speed a hair too. I found their (Lincoln) recommendations to be a bit on the low side.
Overall, not pretty, but probably not weak. It made the pretty colours on the other side and everything.
Probably shoulda spent a wee bit more time practicing, overall.
Cest la vie.
Whats the go-to for decent screw-drivers these days? The crack accounting department at Blowes has ruined Craftsman.
I'm looking for something like my 30 year old craftsman drivers, hopefully without paying SnapOn prices.
I'm looking for something like my 30 year old craftsman drivers, hopefully without paying SnapOn prices.