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southace said..
I'm loving Ozito. 18volt wet and dry vac, the jigsaw, orbital sander, spraygun, multi tool, impact driver, drill ect . Hope they bring out a router and heat gun soon!

I'ld be keen to know how the Ozito spray gun worked out... I have a Wagner spray gun (supposedly) slightly better product, and I can't get it to not 'splatter'.... I thought I might need to thin the paint out a little more...

Ego battery blower, best invention since the petrol blower.
What used to take me 45 minutes with a broom, when I was mowing lawns full-time, would take 3 minutes with a petrol blower. I agree though it's not cool to blow all the carp out onto the street, do the edges then blow the carp back onto the lawn, then mulch it while mowing. Driveways etc then just need a light dust off after mowing.
Tool I probably use most is the Bosch blue impact driver, really prevents wrist injuries if using drills all day, just have to put up with the noise they make, but it's worth it.

Seems that we have a new biggest tool.............InezRomero................able to multi post the same thing over and over.

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FlySurfer said..

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I love my eGo blower... try it and tell me how you feel about the Ryobi.

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It's not the Ryobi-ness I like. It's the cordless blower part and the surprise of how useful it has been.

I see the eGo is about 4 times the price of my Ryobi.

That leads to the less pleasant side of cordless tools, once you have a battery system then you're kind of locked into the brand. Ryobi have been particularly bad with this. I have a 36V battery and charger. All the new stuff is the 18V One+ system. If I want to get more stuff I need to get more batteries and another charger, or switch to a different brand and end up with the same problem.

This thread has been going on and on.

How about the internet - nothing you cant fix with it. Just a moment ago I managed to problem solve the crap water inlet solenoid valve on my $&@#%^ {#}+=** mother $&@*ing Miele dishwasher. $30 from appliance spares for el cheapo self-installed part instead of $200 oem + $250 Miele technician install (thanks to Scott the Fix-it man on TubeU).

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Gorgo said..
I see the eGo is about 4 times the price of my Ryobi.

Blackwoods: BLOWER KIT 2.5AH EGO 900 BW#: 04177231
$262.73
Skin only was ~ $170

I've always got a favourite tool it's usually the latest I have purchased.
Saying that I'm totally in love with my collated screw gun I bought from the pawn shop .
The brackets I have to install I can now put 4 Screws in less than 20 seconds .
Best $120 I've spent in years because it used to take me a couple of minutes.

This blower obsession astounds me .
I personally don't class a blower as a tool it's a noise that blows air .

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Gorgo said..I quite like my 6' demolition bar. I used it to dig out 12 tree stumps close to the house that could not be grubbed out. Nothing is makes you feel more manly than destroying stuff with a big lump of steel.

Nah.......
this is more like it!

if my vice grips cant fix it - this can

^^^
Nice vintage hand pump.
Oldies are goodies , I'm sure it can still blow things up.

Diamond core drill and bit that I bought on eBay for the same price as hiring one for a day. Lots of fun, just make sure to keep it absolutely plumb. That thing has some mighty torque and will throw you like a rag doll if you let it bite.

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Imax1 said..
^^^
Nice vintage hand pump.
Oldies are goodies , I'm sure it can still blow things up.

yep - works fine, and like Gorgo's 6' bar, it has taken stumps out within 4 feet of house and shed walls,
It has also put in a hole for septic tanks out of virgin rock less than 6' from a rammed earth house that was built using the same rock as it's foundation!
I used it for years popping rocks, stumps, and all sorts of stuff, it was really handy when I was deepening wells - much like Grandad, I didn't like the idea of lighting a fuse and then climbing up a ladder, leccy dets are much better on the nerves!
Before I handed in my license I took it to the range and finished off the last of my 'leccy dets and fuse heads.
These days the poor old thing sits around home feeling neglected

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Imax1 said..
^^^
Nice vintage hand pump.
Oldies are goodies , I'm sure it can still blow things up.

yep - works fine,
I used it for years popping rocks, stumps, and all sorts of stuff, it was really handy when I was deepening wells - much like Grandad, I didn't like the idea of lighting a fuse and then climbing up a ladder, leccy dets are much better on the nerves!
Before I handed in my license I took it to the range and finished off the last of my 'leccy dets and fuse heads.
These days the poor old thing sits around home feeling neglected

You guys are nuts ,
my father in law was a powder monkey and the stories he told were very entertaining ending with , " yeah , it was a bit too much "

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Imax1 said.. You guys are nuts ,
my father in law was a powder monkey and the stories he told were very entertaining ending with , " yeah , it was a bit too much "

no such thing as "a bit too much" of Alfred Nobel's finest...
sounds like you keep good company

Yeah - I have a few stories to entertain the kids, involving high velocity airborne Jarrah and an RAAF Pilatus, depth charging a dam to seal a leak - with the side effect of it raining yabbies, the rabbit burrows under an abandoned concrete slab, or the rabbit warren under the mallee root pile and prickle bushes, or the fox den under the firebreak, or the old tree stump and rotten log in Mums lavender garden, the road works outside the shire presidents house, and the old house out past Koorda..... awww...jeez I miss those days

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Imax1 said.. You guys are nuts ,
my father in law was a powder monkey and the stories he told were very entertaining ending with , " yeah , it was a bit too much "

no such thing as "a bit too much" of Alfred Nobel's finest...
sounds like you keep good company

Yeah - I have a few stories to entertain the kids, involving high velocity airborne Jarrah and an RAAF Pilatus, depth charging a dam to seal a leak - with the side effect of it raining yabbies, the rabbit burrows under an abandoned concrete slab, or the rabbit warren under the mallee root pile and prickle bushes, or the fox den under the firebreak, or the old tree stump and rotten log in Mums lavender garden, the road works outside the shire presidents house, and the old house out past Koorda..... awww...jeez I miss those days

Fun days
Why o why did they ban fireworks !
Penny banger vs X box

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Imax1 said..

sn said..

Imax1 said.. You guys are nuts ,
my father in law was a powder monkey and the stories he told were very entertaining ending with , " yeah , it was a bit too much "

no such thing as "a bit too much" of Alfred Nobel's finest...
sounds like you keep good company

Yeah - I have a few stories to entertain the kids, involving high velocity airborne Jarrah and an RAAF Pilatus, depth charging a dam to seal a leak - with the side effect of it raining yabbies, the rabbit burrows under an abandoned concrete slab, or the rabbit warren under the mallee root pile and prickle bushes, or the fox den under the firebreak, or the old tree stump and rotten log in Mums lavender garden, the road works outside the shire presidents house, and the old house out past Koorda..... awww...jeez I miss those days

Fun days
Why o why did they ban fireworks !
Penny banger vs X box

Oh the memories.

-flap disks for the angle grinder.
I bless the day I found them.
-1mm cutting disks
-linishing/sanding station for the bench grinder.

- makita cordless angle grinder:scumbags tool of choice

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crustysailor said..

- makita cordless angle grinder:scumbags tool of choice

I googled videos of angle grinders and bike locks and its a worry! Not much effort at all.

My bike is usually the cheapest chained up so it doesn't worry me much, but it seems even the good locks are easy to cut.

If the angle grinder worries you FN, dont watch the lockpicking lawyer then

lots of good ones, inc red bull can


or plenty of bike locks:

I was Windskating years ago at the net ball courts & this bloke came up & gave me attitude I've got to get the Fn truck out he's locking the gates in 1min I said no worries I've got a cordless grinder if your going to be like that but if you ask me nicely I'll move the truck outside right now .
The look on his face was a classic & I got a massive apology .
And told to just lock up on my way out .
Just for the record there was absolutely nobody there .& I don't know we're this bloke come from .
I think his yelling at me he must have thought I was a kid till I come over .

I get that a battery grinder with a slitting wheel will easily cut through anything , but it's noisy.
Cheap bolt cutters will quietly cut a padlock.

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Imax1 said..
I get that a battery grinder with a slitting wheel will easily cut through anything , but it's noisy.
Cheap bolt cutters will quietly cut a padlock.

I am wondering if there is a battery powered set of bolt cutters. Something with a motor and a screw setup to quietly and quickly just snap a chain or padlock. Compact and quiet.

Its sad when you look at it. If people value the parts of the bike enough they will happily cut through the frame to sell the parts, so there is no easy answer. The answer could be like mine though and just buy a cheap bike.

The guy on the videos used a die grinder, and I am not sure many people would notice it, and maybe they would just accept the excuse 'I lost my key and now I have to cut the lock off'?

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crustysailor said..
If the angle grinder worries you FN, dont watch the lockpicking lawyer then

Years ago an internet network news group I was in described how to make your own lockpicks, which were supposed to be illegal at the time. The theory is quite simple and I tried it a few times on a few locks.

I was surprised that someone I met recently had a set of picks that they bought off ebay, and they had no idea they were illegal (assuming they still are).

I guess nothing is safe, but as has often been said 'locks are to keep honest people honest'.

My cock
Its brought endless hours of pleasure, mainly DIY

Who needs tools when you've got these? Can we fix it?

its gotta be my makita battery grinder with the ultra thin discs

^^^ burglar?

I'm very excited to have finally spent money on a factory built vacuum pump with a settable switch etc so I can spend more time not fiddling with stuff...

36volt makita chainsaw

I was doing a job and there was a toy like that making its way across the customers driveway just going flat out .
Pretty disturbing but that's customers for you .