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New trimmer/brush cutter. FS131.

Been using a DeWalt battery trimmer the last few years which was fine at our old place (.5 acre) but isn't up to it at the new property (22 acres)

The DeWalt is still ok for around the house and the woman can run it no problem, probably won't turn her loose with this guy though :laughing:



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So, a client had some signs to mount on a chain link fence. First suggestion was just stainless steel double loop wire ties (like for tying rebar). Nope, somehow that wasn't good enough.

Ok, did some searching for other options and proposed these stainless steel cable ties. Wonderful! That'll do! So client paid for a new tool. I figure it will come in handy for other things were a plastic tie or double loop tie isn't quite up to par.

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arse_sidewards said:
I don't get why everyone gets a hard on for big bench grinders.

If you gotta remove a lot of material there's better tools for the job that anyone buying a big grinder probably already owns. If you just gotta sharpen a blade or make a tool or whatever a small grinder does the job just as well.
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Clueless:shaking:
 
PAToyota said:
So, a client had some signs to mount on a chain link fence. First suggestion was just stainless steel double loop wire ties (like for tying rebar). Nope, somehow that wasn't good enough.

Ok, did some searching for other options and proposed these stainless steel cable ties. Wonderful! That'll do! So client paid for a new tool. I figure it will come in handy for other things were a plastic tie or double loop tie isn't quite up to par.

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Just bought what looks like the same kit. Might try it tomorrow
 
arse_sidewards said:
I don't get why everyone gets a hard on for big bench grinders.

If you gotta remove a lot of material there's better tools for the job that anyone buying a big grinder probably already owns. If you just gotta sharpen a blade or make a tool or whatever a small grinder does the job just as well.
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There have been zero bench grinders posted in this thread. :shaking:
 
Bought not so much for the Wire Feeders but more for the Guns attached (Mucho $$). The Seller just wanted them out of his shop so got both for 350.

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Landslide said:
Whatcha plan on hearing up with it?
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Mostly situations on late model cars where they really like to dip an entire god damn bolt in loctite then run it into a cage nut or j-clip that will either spin or break entirely when you go to remove it. Extension cord takes less time than fiddling around with license plates and shit to try and minimize collateral damage from the torch. The front cab bolts and driveshaft carrier bearing bolts on late model Ford pickups are two great examples where if you don't heat them they will ruin the captured fastener and cost time.
 
TrikeKid said:
Mostly situations on late model cars where they really like to dip an entire god damn bolt in loctite then run it into a cage nut or j-clip that will either spin or break entirely when you go to remove it. Extension cord takes less time than fiddling around with license plates and shit to try and minimize collateral damage from the torch. The front cab bolts and driveshaft carrier bearing bolts on late model Ford pickups are two great examples where if you don't heat them they will ruin the captured fastener and cost time.
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I bought this one, it was the cheapest I could find I wanted to try it out. It is awesome, I use it quite a bit Ford cab bolts, exhaust manifold bolts/studs, brake line fittings (vent one side if using inline). Doesn't replace a torch but it is so much faster on simple fastener stuff.

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Btw
The fein grinders aren’t great with the little use I’ve done. They are light which is nice but I felt like I could stall one with a grinding wheel pushing hard.
 
Brad said:
Btw
The fein grinders aren’t great with the little use I’ve done. They are light which is nice but I felt like I could stall one with a grinding wheel pushing hard.
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For grinders Makita SJS or Metabo (German made) and be done with it.

When my cheapo corded stuff kicks the bucket I am upgrading to either one I mentioned.
 
Not sure if it counts as a tool purchase, but I got sidetracked on govplanet yesterday and it led me to bringing home a little baby conex.

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Perfect size to move with my yard lift.
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All steel diamond plate floor.
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Gonna keep an eye out and try to pick up a few more of these. A little more expensive per square foot compared to buying 20's, but I can easily move these around. I'd like to line back of my little concrete parking pad with 5 or 6 of them and use them for random crap that I don't want to trip over in the shop. Kinda cool that they have doors on both ends too so you could potentially put a divider and shevles in the middle and make better use of the space. :smokin:
 
tac1 said:
I bought this one, it was the cheapest I could find I wanted to try it out. It is awesome, I use it quite a bit Ford cab bolts, exhaust manifold bolts/studs, brake line fittings (vent one side if using inline). Doesn't replace a torch but it is so much faster on simple fastener stuff.

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I just watched a video of a guy using a crayon on a seized brake caliper bleeder fitting. He heated the area up pretty hot but didn’t show how he did that part, then he jammed a crayon into the side of the bleeder fitting letting it melt into it. The wax worked its way down the threads and it was no problem for him to loosen it up from there.
 
arse_sidewards said:
You're not wrong but coming with their own stands doesn't magically make them more useful.
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In my opinion it does. You can get way more sketchy things into it when you have all of the open space around it. I built this years ago to free up bench space, and create better access to both grinders. Top one is for tooling and tungsten... the bottom one is general BS grinding.

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AlxJ64 said:
In my opinion it does. You can get way more sketchy things into it when you have all of the open space around it. I built this years ago to free up bench space, and create better access to both grinders. Top one is for tooling and tungsten... the bottom one is general BS grinding.

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Because you need all that space for tooling and tungsten? Tooling is best handled with a small grinder.

Short tube and channel basically never needs to be deburred and even when it does you want the angle grinder so you can get the inside edge real good. Maybe if you build a lot of shit out of flat stock having the fixed grinder

I've got 3 grinders in my shop. Top for tooling, bottom for de-burring and garbage, middle for middle ground. Never do I wish that I had a nicer or bigger grinder. Sometimes I think about taking the wheels off the middle one and throwing a brass wire wheel and a nylon sanding wheel on it.

Like I said, a big fixed grinder is a tool without a job except in the narrowest circumstances. It's not generally a good buy or use of space in a home shop for the same reason a vertical broaching machine isn't either.
 
Landslide said:
I just watched a video of a guy using a crayon on a seized brake caliper bleeder fitting. He heated the area up pretty hot but didn’t show how he did that part, then he jammed a crayon into the side of the bleeder fitting letting it melt into it. The wax worked its way down the threads and it was no problem for him to loosen it up from there.
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I use candel wax
same deal

I took a bunch of old dead candles from around the house, took a old soup can put it on the wood stove in the shop until melted
Took a empty TP roll and set it on the welding table, filled it up, let it harden

I just peel the paper back as I need more
Lubes the band saw when you need it too :grinpimp:
 
bgaidan said:
Not sure if it counts as a tool purchase, but I got sidetracked on govplanet yesterday and it led me to bringing home a little baby conex.

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Perfect size to move with my yard lift.
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All steel diamond plate floor.
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Gonna keep an eye out and try to pick up a few more of these. A little more expensive per square foot compared to buying 20's, but I can easily move these around. I'd like to line back of my little concrete parking pad with 5 or 6 of them and use them for random crap that I don't want to trip over in the shop. Kinda cool that they have doors on both ends too so you could potentially put a divider and shevles in the middle and make better use of the space. :smokin:
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Cool!

What did you pay?
 
bgaidan said:
Little over $1200 after all the fees. Like I said, a little more per square foot that a 20', but the size has some advantage over a bigger one.
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It does? Like what? I guess if you have a tiny lot or yard to put it on then maybe or stuff a full house backup generator system in it or an outhouse. For me, bigger is always better for storage trailers / containers
 
Bought this guy used off of fb mp yesterday for my garage wood shop. Sucker is in like new condition. Has a remote control with it too. :smokin:

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Landslide said:
It does? Like what? I guess if you have a tiny lot or yard to put it on then maybe or stuff a full house backup generator system in it or an outhouse. For me, bigger is always better for storage trailers / containers
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Be cool to outfit them for different jobs. Welding box, rigging, mechanical, electrical. Load which you need on the truck and go.
 
Dethmachinefab said:
Be cool to outfit them for different jobs. Welding box, rigging, mechanical, electrical. Load which you need on the truck and go.
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That’s pretty much the best thing to use one for. I imagine it’s kinda heavy empty, then adding tools and supplies inside it will get heavy fast. Mount it on a HD trailer would be great but I’d worry about theft if it. Install a GPS tracker I guess.

I think it’s overkill for a yard tool shed though. Step up and buy a big one that’ll hold more stuff. It’s basically the pole barn shop build, no matter how big you build it, it’s never big enough :laughing:
 
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