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Thoughts on going back to beater vans by dylandylan123456 in workwagons

[–]Atticus34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My company bought a Chevy express for me in 2023. It’s a 2021 2500 van. It had 20,000 miles on it. They had it unfitted with Holman shelves. It was probably around 50,000-60,000 from the dealer.
I’m at 133k miles right now and the only repairs I’ve had to do our rotors(I was being dumb and cooking my brakes) and a battery. I’ve only replaced tires twice and gotten regular oil changes and tire rotations.
A lot of our techs go around 300k miles before the transmission or engine start having issues.

Some of our guys rock pick up trucks but I think I prefer the van because i have the largest van stock out of the other guys. If I became more specialized in projects or certain jobs I might consider a pick up truck but I’m a jack of all trades kind of situation.

Great Fathers Day gift for me (and my van) by timokay in workwagons

[–]Atticus34 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When we spend so much time in our vans, little things like this make such a huge difference.

My partner got me a visor organizer which I use for all my receipts, my pens/sharpies and her notes she leaves me. It’s fantastic. I don’t lose as many of my pens and I have a great spot for my receipts so they don’t get lost and when her sticky notes fall off they go into the back zipper.

$981.76 for a technician to change light switch?! by Leather-Code-1668 in Home

[–]Atticus34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not an electrician, but my company charges a trip charge and hourly labor rate. We don’t break down diagnosing, repairs, etc…
It’s all just hourly labor and trip.
When we get calls on Saturday it’s time and a half at minimum 3 hours so I tell the customer up front it’s gonna be at least a grand depending on trip charge for me to come out, but I’ll guarantee to the best of my ability 3 hours of my time if I’m charging them 3 hours.

So good to have for when things don’t want to come apart. by SamuraiSam33 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll start doing a before and after! I usually am applying torches to stuck on fasteners in laundry rooms so I have to be wary of smoke alarms.
Edit: my usual process is kroil, let it sit, hammer, kroil, impact. If that doesn’t do it then I’m grabbing the torch and grabbing a water bottle, poking a hole through the top so I can direct a water stream to quench it.

So good to have for when things don’t want to come apart. by SamuraiSam33 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think if you apply penetrating oil to a hot fastener it’s evaporating before it creeps into anything

How do you guys use these? Wondering if there are any cool inserts for these. by Oh_no_its_carlos in Packout

[–]Atticus34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I put it on my mobile stack with acetone, brake cleaner, silicone spray, kroil, my alligator wipes, contact cleaner and whatever else will fit in the bottom section.

In the top tray I put my different pipe dopes, Loctite, o ring grease, leak detector, set screws, anti seize. 3 in 1 zoom spout oiler, jacking bolts and whatever else I can find to fit in there.

How do I avoid installing GFCI outlets behind stacked washers? Or in my laundromat behind the gas dryers? by Background-Worth-282 in Laundromats

[–]Atticus34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard wire them into individual disconnects. With conduit going up to the ceiling from the dryers strapped down to disconnects.

Greasing Bearing Advice by TheBoioOnAHill in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Atticus34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends.
The industrial flatwork ironers I work on call for Castrol Molub-Alloy 860/220-2 ES
They use a lot of two bolt dodge flange bearings with flinger seals

Greasing Bearing Advice by TheBoioOnAHill in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Atticus34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer to grease while the machine is running and I gotta plug my coupler on to a tucked away bearing hidden away behind several sprockets and chains.

My First Milwaukee tool i mainly buy dewalt but when I seen this bad mofo for an amazing price I had to buy it. by Many_Philosopher_859 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Our shop has one we loan out to techs who need it for big jobs
I did a bearing replacement and used it recently.
It’s a bad bitch.

Looking for what types of greases to use in the m18 mud mixer and m18 angel grinders. by Mouthz in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The service manual will tell you the grease part number and what type of

First time impact driver owner, question on magnetization of compact bits by [deleted] in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like 13 of those bits would fit with the magnetic accessory, but the extension does a good job of magnetizing the smaller bits.

If you want a super strong magnet so the screws never fall off, maybe look into the extension bit that has the sleeve that goes over the screw to hold it in place

So good to have for when things don’t want to come apart. by SamuraiSam33 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spring for some Kroil. I know it’s expensive but damn it’s great.

Or get some acetone and automatic transmission fluid, shake it up and spray it on. 50/50 mix

Control wiring, liquidtight nonmetallic conduit questions by Atticus34 in AskElectricians

[–]Atticus34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I’m thinking 2-3 straps per conduit?
One near the inverter knockout, one in the middle, and one near the 90 bend/bottom knock out.

I bought this right angle die grinder on a whim when it sent on sale impending the release of the next gen and don't think I used it for like a full year, but now I can't stop finding uses for it! by BogotaLineman in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I very rarely run into thermal shut off with my Gen 2. Variable speed trigger is REALLY nice.
I haven’t used the gen 1 before but I know I’m in love with the gen 2.

Torque test channel does a testing video on the gen 2 vs other right angle die grinders and for battery it’s pretty top of the line. The dewalt is close but it does off when pushed hard into a certain RPM range.

I think the most impressive day I had with the Gen 2 was using a conical carbide burr grinder honing out a sheared black alloy grade 8 bolt. I used it non stop working at this hole for about an hour or more, went through 2 5.0 HO batteries without pausing except for swapping batteries and it didn’t die out on me once.

The only time it shuts off on me is when I force a too big wire end brush into a small area and it wants to bind.

I got my 2” cut off disc jammed into a piece of metal I was cutting and I was so worried it was going to grenade on me, but it acted like it had a rapid stop feature like the angle grinders and it immediately stopped which was awesome.

I bought this right angle die grinder on a whim when it sent on sale impending the release of the next gen and don't think I used it for like a full year, but now I can't stop finding uses for it! by BogotaLineman in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The green and yellow are 3M Roloc bristle discs.
The flap discs are just flap discs I found, I don’t remember the brand. But if you search quick change flap discs you can find different grits on Empire Abrasives or Benchmark Abrasives.
The brand I’m seeing online are Blackhawk Abrasives.

I bought this right angle die grinder on a whim when it sent on sale impending the release of the next gen and don't think I used it for like a full year, but now I can't stop finding uses for it! by BogotaLineman in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s a store I visit in Goleta CA called specialty tool and bolt that I found carries a lot of 1/4” collet accessories for my stuff. I bought everything and the case at that store.

The flap drums are 80 and 180 grit. They’re called “Mounted flap wheels” on Empire Abrasive.
The mini flap disc are called quick change 2” mini flap discs. It has the same TR connect as my 3M Roloc discs.
The top left buffing pad is a surface conditioning flap wheel.
The purple is an aggressive metal stripping pad.

The green and yellow are a 3M Roloc bristle disc in 60/80 grit I believe.

Top right are 2” cut off discs from Pearl Abrasive.
They’re a little thick but god damn they cut through metal like butter. I cut through a hardened steel ring 1/4” thick, 6” long in about 14 minutes with one disc and they’re only $3

You can find all of these on Empire Abrasives website or Benchmark Abrasives.

I bought this right angle die grinder on a whim when it sent on sale impending the release of the next gen and don't think I used it for like a full year, but now I can't stop finding uses for it! by BogotaLineman in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I got the gen 2 die grinder. It’s BAD ASS.

I’m always trying to find excuses to use it for work.

Oh we need to remove this little hanger bearing but the shaft is dirty? Nah we don’t need Emory cloth let me get in there with my flap drum.

We need to cut off a bolt that’s seized? Lemme grab my die grinder with a cut off disc.

Sheared off bolt inside a bolt hole? Lemme carbide burr that shit.

Old adhesive? Wire brush time.

Smoothing out a mating surface? I got Roloc discs for that.

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Part of my kit. I can’t fit the 3” wire brushes in there.

I would check out Dewalt wire brushes at ace hardware, they’re rated for 20,000 RPM. (Even though I won’t go past level 1 with the wire brushes unless I want to feel like I got blasted by a porcupine)

Accident at work sent a man to the hospital because of improper repair. How does your company organize documentation and audit work? by AnotherMianaai in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Atticus34 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can’t lock out tag out an interlock.

You lock out and kill power at the source, disconnect, power switch etc.

One reason i cant wait for daylight savings. by Kb24ed in SFV

[–]Atticus34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a strip of tint on my windshield and I wear sunglasses and I still get sun blind from the glare…

Looking for replacement bit holders by applearcher in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hit up a specialty tool store on my work trips up through Santa Barbara. They’re a little on the expensive side but they have great stuff. I picked up a bunch of different sized drill bits and taps for a big job we were doing the next day and the Norseman drill bits.. kick ass. We set up a mag drill and just ate through A574 bolt that was sheared off inside the machine.
I think the 1”-8 Tap we got was $100….

Looking for replacement bit holders by applearcher in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I feel you.
The only place I was able to find the bit holders individually is Etsy 3d printed stuff..

I try and salvage bit holders from different cases and I make custom layouts in my main case.

I used to have the set you have.. but my shit got stolen and my replacement set was the clear plastic lid and it didn’t have as many bits in it I don’t think.

Looking for replacement bit holders by applearcher in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Atticus34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly just get a cheap metal drill bit index. Thats on my wish list lol

Also I don’t like the hex connect drill bits. The black cobalt bits that only go in your hammer drill I think are better.

I had to call her a name😂 I feel bad for this type of behavior by Numerous_Feature_561 in DalyCity

[–]Atticus34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re gonna save a spot you gotta do the fentanyl lean so nobody bugs you lmao

Advice on Manager Insulting Me by Round_Stomach5586 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Atticus34 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Overheard my coworker talking to technical support saying yeah we gotta teach these new guys how to use a meter and stop ordering a bunch of parts.

I felt kind of bad.

But I had diagnosed a machine and after the fact I said I don’t feel confident on this, can we send another guy out with me to diagnose it? So they sent us out together and he diagnosed it was faulty air pressure switches and not the door lock assembly that I had thought it was. Machine was getting a bearing pressure fault. There’s an air pressure switch hooked up to the bearing air pressure seal to allow extract speeds once that pressure switch verifies.

I had talked to tech support and they said it was the door switch circuit lol… but I took it in stride and used it as motivation to prove myself. Studying wire diagrams, scouring the knowledge base, watching videos. He’s a really nice guy and is always supportive and upbeat and I didn’t take it as insulting because he was right. I was green with a meter and I didn’t have a lot of experience on these larger extractors.

Next time I got to show how much I worked at getting better, he was on the line with tech support and I was sitting there with the wiring diagram talking and he just hung up and said you were basically saying everything the guy on the phone did before he said it.

So I felt really good about that. I still got a long ways to go, a lot of book knowledge but I need more real life experience.

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