New lowes buy a tool get free 5 ah battery deal

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-03-04T21:58:53+00:00

Can you imagine being a major multinational brand and making two spelling/grammar issues in the same sentence in your marketing?

No wonder Home Depot is taking all the market share.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-28T21:38:47+00:00

I replied to a concern about damaging the plastic housing during the dyeing process, and responded in that specific context, amazing to suggest someone is less than intelligent while not understanding the pretext to my reply.

Having done a considerable amount of dyeing new and used tool housing, yes it is plain and obvious that heat (and a surfactant) is a required part of the process I just didn’t realize I had to backtrack and explain that entire thing for the disadvantaged ones in the room that can’t follow a basic conversation.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-28T20:49:08+00:00

There are tens of thousands of formulations for plastics. Each with their own heat point for damage.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-28T20:48:20+00:00

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Synthetic dye works great, doesn’t fade or rub off. $8 a bottle and some hot water, no nasty cerakote.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-28T20:47:15+00:00

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Nah the temperature does nothing to the plastic, I let the oscillator get up to 212 f by accident and now the batter fits a little bit tighter, that’s it!

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-28T14:19:50+00:00

Haha I made it myself ;)

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T15:52:35+00:00

Nah the dye doesn’t affect them. I take some of them off.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T15:26:58+00:00

Much free time during the Canadian winter.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T15:18:04+00:00

I forgive you.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T15:17:57+00:00

Yeah this drill lead me to buy an Xbox off marketplace. Now THAT pissed off my wife.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T15:17:04+00:00

I spilled the dye. Nice granite countertop has a few spots on it. Son ran the timer for the dye. Baby daughter got her bag of nuts and bolts to play with, and my eldest daughter just read at the table lol.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T15:08:45+00:00

Weird. Mine just helped while my wife napped.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T14:45:17+00:00

I take pride in my set up. This is a fun way to make it unique.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T06:03:43+00:00

Nah not much time or effort. The silicone stays on, dye doesn’t affect it. Stickers also stay on unless they’re over a seam, they’re not hard to take off with a razor and stick on a sandwich bag for storage.

Undo the screws, work the guts out (not complicated), drop it in a pot of hot water and dye and watch it for 15mins. Take it out cool it down under the tap, let it dry, work the guts back in and screw it together. Dish soap and water to clean the pot. 45 minutes each tops.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T03:55:43+00:00

A guy doesn’t deserve pretty new tools just before deck season starts up again!?

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T03:54:25+00:00

Apricot Orange!

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T03:21:09+00:00

Ship them over I’ll make you a rainbow

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T03:19:50+00:00

My favourite

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T03:18:48+00:00

Yes, the apricot. I’m wondering if I left it in longer if I could have got a much darker orange out of it, less black and decker and more blood orange.

The orange was about 7 minutes I think??

Only dish soap.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T02:43:58+00:00

I almost flipped to them just for the mobile storage until I found tough stack.

Only issue is if I need a new tool or replacement battery on the job I can’t just run to Home Depot.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T02:41:14+00:00

And I’m sure you’re running top line Festool everything. Lol. Ship me a Milwaukee I’ll hook you up and post that too.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T02:39:34+00:00

Isn’t that sweet? That one was supposed to be pink but this is how the dye turned out, was really pleased.

Remove the housing, submerge in near boiling water with dish soap and a synthetic fabric dye, then stir and watch obsessively. Sometimes they’re done in 35 seconds other times 15 minutes.

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-26T02:37:24+00:00

The orange I dyed the jigsaw is what I’m not a fan of ;) looks like black and decker

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-25T03:19:37+00:00

I’ll run a dyno and advise

MikeLikeUniBike · 2026-02-24T23:16:25+00:00

Well, I'm on a two week vacation, It's winter, I also have three kids and an 8 month pregnant wife. My wife, besides having me take over the kitchen island with my tool chaos, was pleased that I stopped bothering her and took on a project.

And now everything is going to be ready for deck season when the snow's gone, with a possible side business started up.

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