DeWalt is pretty expensive for a guy who’s only gonna use a tool a few times per year. Cheap, Harbor Freight tools have their place - and I think someone getting into DIY stuff is the target audience for those tools. If he discovers he likes it and ends up using a particular tool pretty often, then hell yeah he should go for DeWalt.
If you buy newer models they’ll generally all fit. They have “flex” batteries so you can theoretically get multiple voltages from the same battery and not have multiples of 12v, 18v, 40v, etc.
Is it easy to make cuts that exceed 24”? Ie if I need to rip a whole sheet of 4x8 material?
I don’t want to sound contrarian, but there are times when just letting a shop handle maintenance/repairs makes more sense since the tools required are highly specialized and the likelihood of using them again is slim to none.
Yeah DeWalt is right up there on the line between consumer tools and pro. My tool kit at work (thanks Canadian government) is all Hilti and Milwaukee with one or two DeWalt.
Fair enough. I wouldn't recommend a neophyte to change their piston rings or fuck around an automatic transmission valve body either. You slowly build your skills and should know where to draw the line. Same goes around the house.
Ordering one now. I’m really tired of screwing one sheet to the other to act as a guide. I don’t have to rip with my circ saw enough to get good at making straight cuts without one.
yea, but when i spent 2 weeks trying to get this fucking super seized rear diff plug off and it finally loosened
Oh god, did you make the mistake of draining the oil before checking if the top plug could be removed?
nope, i was doubly sure i could remove both, bottom was on tight, but i was able to crack it "normal" fill plug was just siezed and stripped, probably from the shop impact gun years ago.
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's advice and buy what I need when I need it. The first major job is to fix up wooden window frames. We had a bloke come and drill holes into the wooden frames of all the windows in my apartment building to fill any gaps to prevent leakage. It smells like snake oil to me, but most people wanted it so we all got it. Now I need to fill up the holes with some sort of wood spartl or something, sand over the whole shebang and paint. If anyone has any good tips on that, it would be great.
Thanks for the newbie tips. Half the tools listed I've never even heard of before lol. I think I'll go with
Next is fixing up my bathtub, there are some splotches of rust in the bottom and I'd like to get that fixed before it becomes a replacement problem. Any ideas there too?
I think open cell foam can be applied via holes as it will expand to fill gaps, but it needs to be pretty thick to get significant R value and air seal. If its exposed to standing moisture continuously it will absorb it and rot any wood it’s touching though