Tools & equipment that are fantastic.

[bmg88201]

I’m a dinosaurs and have always avoided battery lawn equipment. But a friend gave me a battery blower and a battery weed-eater. The blower is jam up and jelly tight and has more power than I expected and I use it all the time.

The trimmer, on the other hand, is a joke and is as useless as nipples on a bull.

 

[ovrszd]

Arguing DeWalt v. Milwaukee?
LOL
Thats like arguing Ford v. Chevy

Brand loyalty is so stupid. Doesn’t anyone understand thats what manufacturers want you to do? They WANT you to be a stooge for them.

No one is arguing. No one is being brand loyal. No one is being stupid. No one is being a stooge. Except you maybe.

Put me back on your ignore list please.

 

[Hay Dude]

No one is arguing. No one is being brand loyal. No one is being stupid. No one is being a stooge. Except you maybe.

Put me back on your ignore list please.

That’s debatable, maybe lol
also, I wasnt talking to you. Making a generalization about people who suck up to companies in general.
Don’t be so sensitive. Leave that up to teenage girls.

 

[ovrszd]

I’m a dinosaurs and have always avoided battery lawn equipment. But a friend gave me a battery blower and a battery weed-eater. The blower is jam up and jelly tight and has more power than I expected and I use it all the time.

The trimmer, on the other hand, is a joke and is as useless as nipples on a bull.

My wife uses a Milwaukee weed eater with an 8ah battery. It, as you reference, is jam up and jelly tight.

 

[ovrszd]

I wasnt talking to you. Making a generalization about people who suck up to companies in general.
Don’t be so sensitive. Leave that up to teenage girls.

And you.

Ignore me please.

 

[Hay Dude]

My reply was directed at 4750 man. He’s an intelligent poster and I respect his comments.
I always ignore you, even though you are top poster of the month.

 

[ovrszd]

My reply was directed at 4750 man. He’s an intelligent poster and I respect his comments.
I always ignore you, even though you are top poster of the month.

And I am not an intelligent poster and you have no respect for my posts. So, why are you responding to me now?

Ignore me please.

 

[Hay Dude]

Here’s my dad’s 1962 Black & Decker 8“ circular saw. I still use it for framing work

 

[WinterDeere]

Here’s my dad’s 1962 Black & Decker 8“ circular saw. I still use it for framing work

I have a bin full of these old side-winders, also inherited. Two of them are B&D, one just like yours. I used to cherish them.

Then about 10 years ago someone gave me a brand new Bosch side-winder. I looked at it's all-plastic construction, said "no thanks", and kept using these older metal-bodied saws, while the new one sat on a shelf. Then one day there was some reason I pulled that new saw out to do a job, and after just one day of use, I fell in love with it. More power, less weight better guides, quicker adjustment, quicker stop... win-win-win. Now the old metal saws get relegated to destructive use, like sawing masonry or abrasive blade use.

There are many tools one could name as useful, the trouble most here already own and know them. So, for something a little less common, I bought a pistol-grip 1/4" air impact about 20 years ago, that has been a godsend for working on vintage equipment. This was back before lithium 1/4" impact drivers were common, and it had just the right amount of torque to hammer away at a rusted fastener without shearing the head off, until the fastener would eventually break loose. It was my go-to for anything larger than #6-32 and smaller than 3/8", for many years. If you don't have one, and you find yourself working on a lot of old hardware, consider it.

 

[Hay Dude]

I have a bin full of these old side-winders, also inherited. Two of them are B&D, one just like yours. I used to cherish them.

Then about 10 years ago someone gave me a brand new Bosch side-winder. I looked at it's all-plastic construction, said "no thanks", and kept using these older metal-bodied saws. Until one day there was some reason I pulled that new saw out to do a job, and after just one day of use, I fell in love with it. More power, less weight better guides, quicker adjustment, quicker stop... win-win-win. Now the old metal saws get relegated to destructive use, like sawing masonry or abrasive blade use.

There are many tools one could name as useful, the trouble most here already own and know them. So, for something a little less common, I bought a pistol-grip 1/4" air impact about 20 years ago, that has been a godsend for working on vintage equipment. This was back before lithium 1/4" impact drivers were common, and it had just the right amount of torque to hammer away at a rusted fastener without shearing the head off, until the fastener would eventually break loose. It was my go-to for anything larger than #6-32 and smaller than 3/8", for many years. If you don't have one, and you find yourself working on a lot of old hardware, consider it.

I use worm drive framers since the 90’s. Like them much better. They give you just that little extra reach on a 4x4 sheet of 3/4” plywood
Dad’s saw still used here and there. Mostly remind me of him. He was a great carpenter and mason.