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I was tidying up the van today and couldn’t help myself. I grabbed the 996 and a pair of TCT hole saws and went to town drilling holes.
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Satisfying, that’s the word.
Anyone else care to share?
I wish I’d filmed it, the drill was being used yesterday to drill down-lights into an old lathe and plaster ceiling and while I was drilling the trunking in the pic above, the 996 would occasionally eject a burst of dust. This would happen when the motor was under load. The dust must’ve collected inside the motor housing yesterday. Some of the dust bursts were really quite large! I’m sure there’s no harm done, but I’ll keep an eye on it anyway.
Hahahaha….well let me tel you what put a smile on my face…..err…..never mind! I will say I honed a chisel blade down in the shop and set up two of my newest planes, the 4-1/2 smoother and my larger shoulder plane both from Veritas.
Also….nothing like drilling holes bro. Fun fun fun!
ChrisK wrote:
18 minutes ago, ChrisK said:Hahahaha….well let me tel you what put a smile on my face…..err…..never mind! I will say I honed a chisel blade down in the shop and set up two of my newest planes, the 4-1/2 smoother and my larger shoulder plane both from Veritas.
Also….nothing like drilling holes bro. Fun fun fun!
Metaphors duly noted! 😉
SDS drill always puts a smile on my face, thinking of the endless drilling i used to do with just a hammerdrill gah
Oh wait, you asked about today…. I was mowing the lawn just now and caught one of our folding lawn chairs in the mower blades and shredded it up…i may have meant to do that because it was broken anyways hahaha that made me laugh.
Tug wrote:
1 hour ago, Tug said:
Metaphors duly noted! 😉
Sorry….I am perputually a juvenile at heart ? ? jazz hands !!!
ChrisK wrote:
22 minutes ago, ChrisK said:Sorry….I am perputually a juvenile at heart ? ? jazz hands !!!
Me too! I was giggling as I typed the topic title! ;D
KnarlyCarl wrote:
55 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said:SDS drill always puts a smile on my face, thinking of the endless drilling i used to do with just a hammerdrill gah
Oh wait, you asked about today…. I was mowing the lawn just now and caught one of our folding lawn chairs in the mower blades and shredded it up…i may have meant to do that because it was broken anyways hahaha that made me laugh.
SDS is probably the best thing since sliced bread! (In terms of masonry drilling)
SDS plus rotary hammer is the second most important tool! My impact driver is my money maker!
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For me its starting a Stihl 661 just hearing that beast awaken with its roaring sound there is nothing like it.
The ball is rolling, keep em coming!
Can’t say it makes me smile but the way a proto extractor fits inside an eight point socket is where it’s at.
I cleaned the shop up and then just stared at my Dad’s workbench for a couple minutes, I do miss that man…but using his workbench reminds me of helping him when I was younger.
This little beauty put a smile on my dial today!
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My DCH323 was today’s star of the show. Mainly chasing walls with some drilling thrown in. Very impressive runtimes when chasing masonry, especially considering they’re only the 2/6 packs. No broken chisel tips either, thanks to the lower impact energy compared to similar machines.
Different kind of tool, but compared to thinking I always had to wear boots, these put a smile on my face every day
Safety toes, kevlar soles, slip and oil resistance, so comfy and light
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Any grinder, sparks around just brings that cheer on lol
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Painting at work for a few days which involves pretty much 0 enjoyable tools. Luckily I got to come home and scratch a few things off the honey-do list which involved a pile of things but a triad of German happiness had me grinning; some Knipex (X-cut, pliers wrench and combination pliers), Wera screwdrivers and a pair of Stabila levels. That stuff is so high quality that it’s happy-factor is more or less in power tool territory ?.
JimboS1ice wrote:
6 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:Any grinder, sparks around just brings that cheer on lol
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It’s hard to beat grinding sparks!
My M28 SDS came into its own today, one 5 Amp battery was enough to core out a double skin wall for a 4″ extract fan. What a machine!
Yesterday I got to use a Machete (apparently pronounced ma-shet). Today I got to learn how to use a floor sander. It was less exciting than I expected. It has built in dust collection which got my excited cause less cleanup. I found out it is garbage. Hardly picked up any dust. I also got to use a Bosch palm orbital sander with a vac connected to it which was a first. Dust collection was excellent with the orbital.
I remember the first time I used a chasing machine that claimed to be “dust-free”, within seconds you couldn’t see across the room! That was fifteen years ago. Recently used a Hilti that collected approximately 95% of the dust, awesome machine!
Just finished a stint with the Bosch GSB 36v VF LI, awesome sds drill!
Yesterday I used my old corded sds drill. I’d forgotten just how good a brushed drill is for throttle control, so smooth at low speeds.
Yes, BL drills are powerful and efficient, but they’ll never have the low speed control that brushed has. It’s possible to make a BL drill with better low speed control, but it gets very pricey.
KnarlyCarl wrote:
On 28/06/2017 at 0:45 AM, KnarlyCarl said:Different kind of tool, but compared to thinking I always had to wear boots, these put a smile on my face every day
Safety toes, kevlar soles, slip and oil resistance, so comfy and light
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What make are they?
My new Bosch 36 Volt combi, brushed and bloody good. Comfy to hold and use, plenty of power, surprisingly quiet, superb anti-kickback, well impressed so far.
Will try the hammer action tomorrow.
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Bosch 36 Volt combi. https://imgur.com/gallery/WP4vI
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This, sits in the van all year, barely ever gets get used. But its makes life a lot easier when you need it.
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This, sits in the van all year, barely ever gets get used. But its makes life a lot easier when you need it.
It looks like a kosh! What is it?
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This, sits in the van all year, barely ever gets get used. But its makes life a lot easier when you need it.
Sweet, one of those priceless tools.
Tug wrote:
On 9/6/2017 at 2:36 AM, Tug said:
What make are they?
Vismo 🤘
Tug wrote:
21 hours ago, Tug said:
It looks like a kosh! What is it?
I call it a slidehammer, have also heard them called a peashooter. Put up to 3″ nail in the tip and the handle slides and hits the nail in. Sometimes you just can’t get a gun or hammer in a gap
kiwi_in_oz wrote:
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I call it a slidehammer, have also heard them called a peashooter. Put up to 3″ nail in the tip and the handle slides and hits the nail in. Sometimes you just can’t get a gun or hammer in a gap
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of those, I’ll have to search for vids of one in action.
Heh, I can see the kids swiping it and running around the yard playing Darth Vader.
JMG wrote:
12 hours ago, JMG said:Heh, I can see the kids swiping it and running around the yard playing Darth Vader.
I instantly thought of a lightsaber when I saw it too.