Welcome Harold, I was wondering when you would join us!
Thank you Chase! 🙂 Funny. Your right. I’m so sloooow to do these things. Boy when I filled out the profile, uploaded my photo, etc. I felt like I was at the DMV…. So where do I pick up my license to operate heavy machinery? 🙂
Harold Wray wrote:
Thank you Chase! 🙂 Funny. Your right. I’m so sloooow to do these things. Boy when I filled out the profile, uploaded my photo, etc. I felt like I was at the DMV…. So where do I pick up my license to operate heavy machinery? 🙂
Haha What is your line of work?
Welcome to the forum Harold! I read your comments all the time. I was wondering when you’d join us. What brand hand and power tools do you like?
I’m unemployed. 🙁 Network Engineer by trade. Take care of my 3 year old mostly.
Thank you Conductor562! Oh what a question…. My first love is Milwaukee but also like Dewalt and Bosch also. My main tools are my Milwaukee m18 drill and circular saw. Have a Bosch jigsaw, the Bosch GST1031 table saw, and the Dewalt compact router. Have a few hand tools. Like Stanley, Irwin, Klein, Rigid, you name it. Mostly love and respect the engineering of a well made tool. Haven’t been able to buy any tools in a while. So in some aspects I appreciate them more. Like to take care of them.
I think it all started when I couldn’t afford to pay for someone to do projects for the house and I told my wife “If I had this….. I could do it myself and we could save so much.” (If I only knew what I was saying). I really respect people who use these tools to survive and make a living. That’s a hard ass job but rewarding.
Love to see what other people are doing with their tools (projects, repairs, anything).
Man I talk too much. Hopefully I’ll write more in the forums but not this ass long.
(Please note: I can not reimburse you for time lost reading this post).
I’ve always considered this forum as the Mayberry of tool forums. Everyone knows everyone. We know about each other and everyone gets along. I’ve been a Tool Junkie all my life. I grew up with Dewalt, but I was really a Milwaukee guy at heart. Hand tools were my first love and I’m especially fond of Proto and Blackhawk. I write some reviews under my street name and I’m always up for a conversation on tool related history. I’m a Railroad Conductor by trade, but I now hold an elected union position and work in an office.
I don’t know where you live, but all the Nations Railroads are getting ready to start installing new signal/train control systems. Billions will be spent and there will likely be a good deal of hiring for Signal Maintainers and such. I assume you live out west, so you might watch the Union Pacific and BNSF websites for job postings. They’re good paying, union, jobs and someone with an electronics background would be a prime candidate. I don’t aim to stick my nose in your personal affairs, but most people never think to look at the Railroad for Electronics related jobs.
How do 🙂
Wow. A railroad conductor. That is soo cool. Thank you VERY much for the warm welcome Conductor! I love the Mayberry reference.
I live in San Jose, California. THANK YOU SO MUCH for the job lead. I am going to start researching it. By no means you are sticking into my personal affairs. I’m an open book. Borring guy.
Thank you Wayne! You guys are so cool to take the time to say hi. I have read a few of your posts. I would be here for a year trying to read them all. Same with Conductor and others. Thanks again for the hello.
WELCOME TO OUR FUN GET AWAY!!!! haha glad to see another fellow tool lover to join this wacky family!
Yes Hello from over the pond in the U.K where SHOCK we have had sunshine. I had to explain to the children what the orange glow in the sky was. LOL 🙂
Thanks CrazyAndy!
That’s funny Wayne. You guys don’t get much sun there? But you dont get the 100+ degree temptures that some of us get. Also you guy get some better tools. There are some nice Bosch tools that we never get here :-(. And you get to see the latest episodes of Dr. Who before us :-(. I have to move there.
We do have it pretty good with most things 🙂
John Turner introducing himself.
Hello John! Welcome!
Conductor562 wrote:
Large 3 car with lots of outlets and lighting 🙂 Already has a 220V plug right where the compressor needs to be and ceiling fans as well.
🙂
Welcome John!
Welcome to Mayberry John!
Welcome 🙂
WELCOME!
Hello ! My name is Jeth i’m from Montréal i’m 39 year youg i’m a welder i do special fx in movies , tv series and ads the bigest movie i’ve work on was Death race and the punisher i used to be a carpenter but fell in love with metal working i love tools and since i’ve quit smoking i put all that money in tools , here the cigarette pack are 10 to 11$ to much money for getting sick ! Now i’m bulding some stanless steel cabinet for a liposuccon clinic cuz in between 2 movies i did a few motocycle pimping the last few years i realy love to buld and repare stuff ! I realy enjoy this forum every one is nice and funy
Hi Jeth! Welcome! There are a great group of guys here. Your in the right place. Everyone here loves tools. metal working special effects in movies. Wow! Sound cool! That’s great your spending your cigarette money on tools. You can get a new tool a week at that price.
Got that right !
Welcome Jeth 🙂
Welcome!
Conductor562 wrote:
I’ve always considered this forum as the Mayberry of tool forums. Everyone knows everyone. We know about each other and everyone gets along. I’ve been a Tool Junkie all my life. I grew up with Dewalt, but I was really a Milwaukee guy at heart. Hand tools were my first love and I’m especially fond of Proto and Blackhawk. I write some reviews under my street name and I’m always up for a conversation on tool related history. I’m a Railroad Conductor by trade, but I now hold an elected union position and work in an office.
I don’t know where you live, but all the Nations Railroads are getting ready to start installing new signal/train control systems. Billions will be spent and there will likely be a good deal of hiring for Signal Maintainers and such. I assume you live out west, so you might watch the Union Pacific and BNSF websites for job postings. They’re good paying, union, jobs and someone with an electronics background would be a prime candidate. I don’t aim to stick my nose in your personal affairs, but most people never think to look at the Railroad for Electronics related jobs.
Hey Conductor, I just wanted to thank you again for the job ideas at Union Pacific and BNSF. I have been looking but the jobs are either in LA or further way. I’m still looking. Thanks again.
WWWWWWWWWELCOME JETH! That is so friggen cool to work with movies!
No problem Harold. Hope everything works out for you.
Hello! My name is Ethan and I’m from the great state of Kansas! I enjoy tinkering with just about anything from antique tractors to household DIY projects. I am currently a college student working on my last semester to become a P.E. teacher. I like my DeWalts, Kobalt, and Klien hand tools.
Welcome 🙂
Welcome!! How much USA made Kobalt do you have?
I have a wrench and socket set that was US made. The rest is the Taiwan stuff. Which has really improved in quality.
ETS7345 wrote:
I have a wrench and socket set that was US made. The rest is the Taiwan stuff. Which has really improved in quality.
Taiwan has drastically improved in quality over the last decade or so. Nothing beats the feel of a piece of good old American iron in your hand though.
Welcome to the forum!
Hi all.
Been watching TIA and reading this forum for a while, so decided its time to join. Besides, I haven’t seen enough representation for the Aussies on here.
Bit of a cordless fanatic of late. Got my foot in DeWalt and Bosch Blue camps, though I’m only a weekend warrior with no need for such quantity or quality of tools! Maybe this is the right place to admit my addiction 🙂
P.S. despite owning the Bosch Destroyer, dcd985 and 10.8V drill (we call it by it’s proper voltage down here ;)), I’m super temped to import the new brushless dcd790! such a sweet looking drill and slim 2.0Ah batts! Can’t get em in Oz yet 🙁
Welcome Dwain! Do you get any Milwaukee there?
Welcome Dwain!! This is the place. We all have tool addiction :). Looking forward to hearing about the differences in Oz.
Welcome to the forum Dwain. You’ll fit in just fine.
Welcome. Nice to have someone from down under here. It always cool to see what tools are used in other parts of the world. I never knew Metabo is so big in the UK, but not Milwaukee until Wayne started talking about it. Curious about what’s happening by you.
Welcome Dwain!
Hey everyone, thanks for the warm welcome!
Aus seem to have a very wide selection of trade tool brands. I would say the popular tools are Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch and Dewalt. But Hitachi, Metabo and Panasonic are also widely available. If you look in the right places even HIlti and Festool etc aren’t hard to find.
I’d love to play around with some Milwaukee and Metabo, but having 2 platforms is probably already a bit grand.
ETS7345: i see the dcd790 is your favourite tool. does it have enough torque for most tasks (say even auger bits up to 25mm)?
Oops, posted as a guest ^. Didn’t know you I could do that.
Dwain wrote:
Hey everyone, thanks for the warm welcome!
Aus seem to have a very wide selection of trade tool brands. I would say the popular tools are Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch and Dewalt. But Hitachi, Metabo and Panasonic are also widely available. If you look in the right places even HIlti and Festool etc aren’t hard to find.
I’d love to play around with some Milwaukee and Metabo, but having 2 platforms is probably already a bit grand.
ETS7345: i see the dcd790 is your favourite tool. does it have enough torque for most tasks (say even auger bits up to 25mm)?
It has all the torque that I need. I use it for building furniture for the most part. But from what I have seen online it can handle just about anything you throw at it minus masonry work of course.
thanks 🙂 i just ordered a 2.0ah kit with the brushless impact and 790 on ebay! now for the 2 week wait! now to figure out what current drill(s) to offload…
dwain wrote:
thanks 🙂 i just ordered a 2.0ah kit with the brushless impact and 790 on ebay! now for the 2 week wait! now to figure out what current drill(s) to offload…
Congrats on the new drill. Nothing like knowing there’s an awesome new tool on a truck somewhere bound for your house.
Welcome Dwain 🙂
Conductor562 wrote:
Congrats on the new drill. Nothing like knowing there’s an awesome new tool on a truck somewhere bound for your house.
You can say that again, Speaking of shipping things, I am not going to freight my hf tool box…I am assuming they can load it into a pickup some how with a fork lift?
You won’t need a fork lift. You and a buddy can load/unload it.
Ok good, i have seen some mechanics call a flatbed to move there box lol.
ChaseRogers wrote:
Ok good, i have seen some mechanics call a flatbed to move there box lol.
If its full of tools and you’re to lazy to empty them out and move it then yes, you might need a roll back. For an empty 44″ it’s a 2 man lift.