Show us your tools!

[UltraNearFieldJock]

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Are you working for any secret service? You get people to talk?

 

[xanalog]

Are you working for any secret service? You get people to talk?

Those types graduate with a Doctoral in Pain... aka dentist.
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As an adjunct to this thread, has anyone noticed that youtube commercial for Super-Duper Rust Remover?

You just spray it on the worst, nearby rust-bucket, wait 3-seconds..., hose it down..., and SCHZAAM... shiny as a baby's hiney...!
It supposed to be soooo safe that if you washed the residue into a jug, you could probably use it in your aquarium.
Performance looked impressive but the price -even "1/2 off @ $45"- seemed fishy.
I found the same exact 500mL bottle for a tariff-free price of:

I am hoping it was a prudent wager, but -at least- I won't get soaked at 4x price.
I mean who wouldn't like rust... that removes itself without even wiping?

 

[Pablo27]

I think I have a new addiction, in the last 2 months, I've been window shopping for new tools that I don't need. And at night when I have nothing to do, I walk into my garage to admire my new DeWalt.

This feels like a new Audio hobby addiction brewing!

Another similarity is you can get a perfectly good set of tools without paying a ridiculous price

 

[EJ3]

Looks to have exceeded its Newtons and/or meters!

Looks like: 'Tool Customization 101' to me (the curvature of the bend seems pretty intentional to me).

 

[EJ3]

Fein is an excellent tool company. But like Festool, they are prohibitively expensive for most individuals. Steinel is expensive and highly specialized. I was referring to cordless tool systems with a wide variety of tools.
I hope your Bosch works well for you

I own some Fein (cored stuff). Better than most. For what I was doing when I bought them (and what I was making to do it), well worth the price.
For my own home use, I can step down the quality of the tools a smige, for a healthy reduction in price.

 

[EJ3]

What? You stopped power-washing your Freightliner Cascadia?
I keep some 'tools' around with the intention of never needing them.

Like always keeping jumper cables (in the trunk) I've never needed, yet used countless times by the needy.
Here are two other examples, that were within in easy reach:
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I get nightmares from the potential of a house flood.
I am attempting to increase my odds against "Murphy".

I have a friend whose last name is Murphy. He says that whenever something goes wrong, that there is a Murphy around.
It may be why I have never flown with him in the old airplane that he rebuilt.

 

[EJ3]

Another similarity is you can get a perfectly good set of tools without paying a ridiculous price

Maybe start hanging out at pawn shops (the problem there is that they know what the value is of what they have).

 

[JeffS7444]

I've had a low-level desire to build an analog multimeter from a kit at least since the days when Radio Shack offered one. Found this beauty at a local thrift store for $15: It's fairly recent vintage, so everything's lead- and mercury-free, and the contents of the package appear complete and untouched. It even incorporates a basic transistor tester, and can measure current up to 10 amps.

 

[xanalog]

Those types graduate with a Doctoral in Pain... aka dentist.
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As an adjunct to this thread, has anyone noticed that youtube commercial for Super-Duper Rust Remover?

You just spray it on the worst, nearby rust-bucket, wait 3-seconds..., hose it down..., and SCHZAAM... shiny as a baby's hiney...!
It supposed to be soooo safe that if you washed the residue into a jug, you could probably use it in your aquarium.
Performance looked impressive but the price -even "1/2 off @ $45"- seemed fishy.
I found the same exact 500mL bottle for a tariff-free price of:
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I am hoping it was a prudent wager, but -at least- I won't get soaked at 4x price.
I mean who wouldn't like rust... that removes itself without even wiping?

This /\stuff/\ seems to work quite good.
We have a few old beach-cruisers in the garage and I tried it on Allen-head screws and 2 front sprockets (3minute-soak).
Subjectively speaking:
[I am talking about this specific/branded model, because there seems to be many different formulations offered]

 

[JeffS7444]

I spent an afternoon amusing myself with my multimeter build. Nicely complete, batteries and solder were included, and the wires were precut to the specified length and already tinned. But kit-building amusement aside, I really didn't save money: I saw a listing for a factory-assembled version of the same meter for about $20, including case! Meanwhile, a name brand analog meter from a company like Sanwa would've hardly broken the bank.