Amazon Stuff That Doesn't Suck

[2manyrocks]

The HF Hercules grinder accessories are top notch and cheaper than most stores and often Amazon when they’re on sale.

IMPO, Az prices sometimes made to appear as if marked down, but the “mark down” price is the same as our local TSC store price which is no bargain. Point being that sometimes should compare prices at multiple retailers instead of getting sucked down the Az rabbit hole.

 

[oldtimer 66]

The HF Hercules grinder accessories are top notch and cheaper than most stores and often Amazon when they’re on sale.

I tried to find an equivalent Hercules wheel Type 29 to the Amazon Benchmark Type 29 wheel. Below are the details on the HF wheel. The only difference that is displayed is 40 grit versus 36 grit and the different compounds.

The Hercules wheel is on sale now at $5.99 each regularly it is $11.99 each.

https://www.harborfreight.com/4-12-in-x-78-in-36-grit-type-29-flap-disc-with-plastic-backing-and-ceramic-grain-58587.html

 

[jyoutz]

Can you get 25 4.5" wafer, cut off wheels for 20 bucks?

Depends on the sale ad

 

[jjeff]

Recently on scamazon bought a 2 stroke gas pile driver and one man post hole digger to replace my old 2 man, came with 3 augers and 3 extensions. Both started easily post hole digger worked pretty good for the price, in very rocky soil dug 4, 4" holes with one extension on to place old road sign posts for a bridge I made across a ravine and old collapsed culvert. Drilled holes first than used pile driver to send them at or below frost line. Used some former raised garden bed treated 20' 2x12s for edges/sides. anyways pile driver worked ok despite the rocky soil and old posts I was driving. did have to cut the flared part off about 3 inches of top so it would fit pile driver sleeve. It worked a lot better after I found and reattached the spring tensioner handle nut lol. Luckily I remembered from someone or somewhere turning a pipe wrench around a post hole auger extension in reverse was the only way I could get auger out of ground. 4x besides about 300 bucks for auger and pile driver that I'm sure I'll use on sandier soil down south on my hobby farm , did spend a little over 6 bucks on lag bolts. Everything else was repurposed. And yeah that's a 60" wide over 1k lb sxs parked on it for size perspective and strength I wanted.

 

[jjeff]

Hold my na beer lol my bridge made with repurposed junk and cheap scamazon tools held my tiny tractor. With the forks pretty loaded with left over repurposed sign posts and old 2x12s on them. taking a shortcut on bridge I just built to where I store it on a quickly thrown together backwoods rack.
Without so much a creak in the boards or bend in old steel posts on bridge. I'll save testing my tiny tractors seatbelt and rops for another day.

 

[jjeff]

Question? is there an Amazon or eBay DeWalt 20 volt to 18 volt adapter that is fairly easy to separate battery and or tool from adapter and won't cause a Parasitic drain if after use (out of habit) you left your 20 volt battery in 18 volt tools. The earlier DeWalt brand adapters weren't much to brag about and I expected more from it, unless you left adapter in 18 volt tool permanently and remembered to remove battery after each use.
I don't want to fry a 20 volt battery by accidentally leaving in tool. Yes I've collected quite the inventory of 20 volt batteries and tools over the years. From down state projects on hobby farm . Even though I'm a self proclaimed tool junky Can't really justify spending to get 20 volt tools for my up north cabin especially when I have quite the collection of 18 volt tools that still function fine for smaller projects, however definitely getting tired of using my 18 volt tools minimally and stopping work to wait for a charge. Thanks.