Garage Shop: Tools

I need to get one of those in my woodshop.

 

My shop first aid kit is right by the door along with a pair of clear safety glasses

 

i just ordered a few sets of the bottom boxes...

i got the blue kobalt, but then 'accidently' picked up two of the menards performax black boxes, so i ordered a few matching lower boxes to complete my sets. i really don't like lowes... such a pain to deal with such needy/poor service.
https://www.menards.com/main/tools/.../42373/p-1642874301606354-c-1526043700147.htm

i keep some 33+ just about everywhere just for this purpose. i find it sticks better to everything longer than the standard scotch colored tapes. and it looks cooler.

 

25% of my T shirts have a small bandage patch cut out of the bottom.

 

lol, my friends love my shops for injuries, all my rigs have med boxes, and my shop has a decent kit on the side of my work bench

 

Looks like harbor freight is bringing them out too for black friday

https://www.reddit.com/r/harborfreight/s/T720HbZVg8

 

i saw that. but only the upper, and in black, red, and blue.

i try to follow this blog daily. stuart, the site owner/writer stays pretty honest and on top of tool developments.
https://toolguyd.com/

 

my score for the weekend at covered bridge fest. $35


normally $130
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...e-metric-combination-wrench-set/ptt0/gm7701pt

 

Just got in this 5.0 m12 high output battery on Amazon. Feels and looks legit so far. Haven't used it yet but if it's an actual Milwaukee battery it's a pretty damn good deal.

Milwaukee 48-11-2450 12V Lithium-Ion High Output 5Ah Battery Pack (G0803029)

$65 Milwaukee 48-11-2450 12V Lithium-Ion High Output 5Ah Battery Pack (G0803029)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVCT5LZP

 

Packaging sure looks right, good find

 

walmart just mic-dropped some new impacts that are really on par with most name brand stuff for less than one name brand battery.

for anyone that needs an impact occasionally and isn't married to any tool system, they're definitely worth a look. the numbers are impressive enough for me, i'm waiting for his review on the high torque, it might be worth getting for basic garage usage..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcXwUx96_Ac

 

Just FYI for anybody who picked up a Yukon tool box from HF


Noticed the 5 drawer folding side table doesn't hook on the edge of the box like the one designed for the larger tool chests so I figured I could just drill new holes.






Used a couple left over bolts from my Toyota bolt bin. Lucked out the thread pitch was a match with the existing handle rivnuts






Picked up one of these organizers and just had to be cut down a couple inches.

 

Added a Creality Falcon2 laser engraver to my tool assortment. Needed something to do until I am allowed to start wrenching again. Ordered a bunch of anodized tag blanks to make key tags. Until they get here, I'm just testing it out. Does good on reinforced plastic, anodized metal, powdercoated metal, and blued metal. It does a ghost image on case hardened metal, which looks pretty cool. Plastic dvd case does good at 70% power. I found the plastic of my phone case gets a good image, but takes a long time for the plastic to re-harden.


Edit: I am a computer moron. But, hooking it up to the computer and using LightBurn, it is really simple to use.

Found this image online and wanted to check its ability to burn more details.

 

what does the case hardened metal image look like?

 

I can't get it to show up on camera. If you look at it straight on, you can't see it. If you turn it to catch the light right, it is a nice ghosted image. I might have been able to get it to show better with multiple passes, but I thought it was pretty cool when I was looking at it.

 

Picked up a pump. Original 324, paid 148.

 

Home Depot today…

 

i keep hoping/watching for the m18 grease gun to hit that price point

 

Just ordered a new scanner: Autel MX900, can't wait to see what it can do.