BikeisLife Posted February 25, 2022 Posted February 25, 2022 Ended up exploding my budget. Dewalt DCD796 impact hammer drill & Dewalt DCF887 impact driver. Just got 1x 5ah battery but will get a second smaller one once my bank account has recovered. Put up a vanity and built side tables today with them, don’t know how I lived without them. Scary Rider, Long Wheel Base, BigDL and 2 others 5
patches Posted February 28, 2022 Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) On 2/26/2022 at 4:59 AM, BikeisLife said: Ended up exploding my budget. Dewalt DCD796 impact hammer drill & Dewalt DCF887 impact driver. Just got 1x 5ah battery but will get a second smaller one once my bank account has recovered. Put up a vanity and built side tables today with them, don’t know how I lived without them. That's what I like to hear! ...as it helps me justify my own budgetary blowouts. (I'm not alone). Congrats on the purchase and great job on making them pay for themselves right away! Hope they serve you well! Edited February 28, 2022 by patches BikeisLife 1
BigDL Posted February 28, 2022 Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 3:59 PM, BikeisLife said: Ended up exploding my budget. Dewalt DCD796 impact hammer drill & Dewalt DCF887 impact driver. Just got 1x 5ah battery but will get a second smaller one once my bank account has recovered. Put up a vanity and built side tables today with them, don’t know how I lived without them. Those are beast. I have them in a set. Only issue I have currently is that I cannot get the batteries to charge past 1 light out of three. Need to explore a solution BikeisLife 1
BigDL Posted February 28, 2022 Posted February 28, 2022 On the subject of battery life. I had to clear an area maybe 60 metres long and about 3-5 metres deep of thick bramble growth and stuff yesterday. Makita brush cutter on the highest setting, batteries lasted roughly 25 minutes of intense work. 3 battery changes and the job was done. Had to cut a tree that had fallen (not huge but not tiny either) yesterday as well to remove it. Same story with the chainsaw. One battery change and got the job done, at least until I caught the fence with the chainsaw and buggered the chain. I don’t miss petrol tools at all and can’t see myself going back to them. I’m not a heavy user compared to some but it’s such a blessing not messing around with spark plugs, petrol and oil etc and the noise levels are not remotely comparable. Long Wheel Base 1
patches Posted February 28, 2022 Posted February 28, 2022 Blessings from Amazon arrived yesterday... Milwaukee 12V Installation Driver with the 4 different heads, 2x 2Ah batteries and a useless US 110V charger (fortunately I have a charger already). Here's how it stacks up next to the its 18V "big" brothers. Weight wise it nice and light. Power wise it's pretty impressive for 12V. The 34Nm of torque is in the same ballpark as some entry level 18V tools, and more than enough for most jobs. The quick-release 14/" hex (impact driver style) collet makes it super handy. And the hand-guard is magnetic for storing bits or fasteners while one works. Only gripe so far is the un-intuitive forward-reverse button. Don't know why they went with a digital push button on the top in stead of the traditional sliding/push-through toggle by the trigger. But yeah, this will likely be my go-to for most odds and ends, with the 18V variants only coming out for the heavy lifting. BikeisLife, Scary Rider, BigDL and 1 other 4
BigDL Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 9 hours ago, patches said: Blessings from Amazon arrived yesterday... Milwaukee 12V Installation Driver with the 4 different heads, 2x 2Ah batteries and a useless US 110V charger (fortunately I have a charger already). Here's how it stacks up next to the its 18V "big" brothers. Weight wise it nice and light. Power wise it's pretty impressive for 12V. The 34Nm of torque is in the same ballpark as some entry level 18V tools, and more than enough for most jobs. The quick-release 14/" hex (impact driver style) collet makes it super handy. And the hand-guard is magnetic for storing bits or fasteners while one works. Only gripe so far is the un-intuitive forward-reverse button. Don't know why they went with a digital push button on the top in stead of the traditional sliding/push-through toggle by the trigger. But yeah, this will likely be my go-to for most odds and ends, with the 18V variants only coming out for the heavy lifting. Nice
BikeisLife Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 9 hours ago, patches said: Blessings from Amazon arrived yesterday... Milwaukee 12V Installation Driver with the 4 different heads, 2x 2Ah batteries and a useless US 110V charger (fortunately I have a charger already). Here's how it stacks up next to the its 18V "big" brothers. Weight wise it nice and light. Power wise it's pretty impressive for 12V. The 34Nm of torque is in the same ballpark as some entry level 18V tools, and more than enough for most jobs. The quick-release 14/" hex (impact driver style) collet makes it super handy. And the hand-guard is magnetic for storing bits or fasteners while one works. Only gripe so far is the un-intuitive forward-reverse button. Don't know why they went with a digital push button on the top in stead of the traditional sliding/push-through toggle by the trigger. But yeah, this will likely be my go-to for most odds and ends, with the 18V variants only coming out for the heavy lifting. My Instagram is littered with Milwaukee products. Pity that they are so pricey here. Saw a bare hammer drill for R9,5k if I'm not mistaken and very little products out of the range available here.
patches Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 This week on "What Tool is Worth its Weight in Gold"... ...the laser level! After ripping down my nasty textured study ceiling, only to find that the ceiling joists were about as straight and level as a government tender-preneur, I figured I would have to install an adjustable ceiling batten/rail system to fasten the new drywall sheets to. To give myself a fighting chance I made a quick "bracket", clamped a laser level to a joist, and used the little red target thingy (that's what I'm calling it) to level each batten clip. So easy to adjust, and great result all-round! An idea of how outta-whack the joists are! Laser suspended from joist via my high-precision custom made bracket Using the little red target thingy (which has magnets) to align the height of each of the 24 batten clips to the right height. New insulation in, drywall lift cranked up and using the laser to make sure I don't miss the batten when fastening the drywall Most level ceiling in the house! ChrisF, DJR, BikeisLife and 8 others 10 1
Wayne pudding Mol Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 6 hours ago, patches said: This week on "What Tool is Worth its Weight in Gold"... ...the laser level! After ripping down my nasty textured study ceiling, only to find that the ceiling joists were about as straight and level as a government tender-preneur, I figured I would have to install an adjustable ceiling batten/rail system to fasten the new drywall sheets to. To give myself a fighting chance I made a quick "bracket", clamped a laser level to a joist, and used the little red target thingy (that's what I'm calling it) to level each batten clip. So easy to adjust, and great result all-round! An idea of how outta-whack the joists are! Laser suspended from joist via my high-precision custom made bracket Using the little red target thingy (which has magnets) to align the height of each of the 24 batten clips to the right height. New insulation in, drywall lift cranked up and using the laser to make sure I don't miss the batten when fastening the drywall Most level ceiling in the house! Very clever ! My only gripe with my laser level is I can’t use it outdoors because of the sun - last night I leveled a deck I’m building in the dark, something I often do 😂 BigDL, Long Wheel Base, patches and 1 other 3 1
Hairy Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Wayne pudding Mol said: Very clever ! My only gripe with my laser level is I can’t use it outdoors because of the sun - last night I leveled a deck I’m building in the dark, something I often do 😂 If I am not mistaken, that laser is the same tech as in the disto meters, and for these you can get specific glasses from decent hardware stores that let you see the lazer in the bright day light ..... Wayne pudding Mol 1
Hairy Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 9 hours ago, patches said: Nice work ... you may actually make more money putting up ceilings Are those asbestos roof sheets?
patches Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 10 hours ago, Hairy said: Nice work ... you may actually make more money putting up ceilings Are those asbestos roof sheets? Not a lie! As a lowly public servant don't get me started about the government 3yr pay freeze, haha! Tradies here can make some serious bank! As for the alleged "asbestos"... no comment 😅 BigDL and ChrisF 1 1
patches Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 13 hours ago, Wayne pudding Mol said: Very clever ! My only gripe with my laser level is I can’t use it outdoors because of the sun - last night I leveled a deck I’m building in the dark, something I often do 😂 10 hours ago, Hairy said: If I am not mistaken, that laser is the same tech as in the disto meters, and for these you can get specific glasses from decent hardware stores that let you see the lazer in the bright day light ..... I believe the green lasers are also more visible in daylight, but they cost a pretty penny more than the red ones.
patches Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 Made the mistake of walking into a tool shop to get a tape measure. The shop happened to be a Milwaukee Red Centre, with some deals on hand. Ended up walking out with a tape measure and one of these😅 Wayne pudding Mol, Hairy, Riaan H and 2 others 5
ChrisF Posted March 9, 2022 Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 1:44 AM, patches said: This week on "What Tool is Worth its Weight in Gold"... ...the laser level! After ripping down my nasty textured study ceiling, only to find that the ceiling joists were about as straight and level as a government tender-preneur, I figured I would have to install an adjustable ceiling batten/rail system to fasten the new drywall sheets to. To give myself a fighting chance I made a quick "bracket", clamped a laser level to a joist, and used the little red target thingy (that's what I'm calling it) to level each batten clip. So easy to adjust, and great result all-round! An idea of how outta-whack the joists are! Laser suspended from joist via my high-precision custom made bracket Using the little red target thingy (which has magnets) to align the height of each of the 24 batten clips to the right height. New insulation in, drywall lift cranked up and using the laser to make sure I don't miss the batten when fastening the drywall Most level ceiling in the house! Very well done. Few years back I used the same laser to mark out a tricky paving. All the laser work was done just after sunset. Tippex marks were made on the walls in order to do the rest of the work during the day. Very handy tools Hairy, Wayne pudding Mol and patches 3
Wayne pudding Mol Posted March 9, 2022 Posted March 9, 2022 8 hours ago, patches said: I believe the green lasers are also more visible in daylight, but they cost a pretty penny more than the red ones. When I bought this many years ago that’s what I thought I was buying - I ended up marking all the poles for bearers in the dark as I was determined to use my new toy Hairy and patches 1 1
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