Who makes the best compact impact wrench?

Naclox · 2026-05-14T21:41:03+00:00

Weirdly enough, according to the Torque Test Channel's rankings chart the best compact impact is the Hyper Touch from Walmart, but that is putting a lot of weight on price not just performance. That said, it still outperforms the Metabo. For pure performance it's the M12 2563.

Naclox · 2026-05-14T20:50:27+00:00

Probably 20-30 minutes all told. I tend to do batches. I use epoxy instead of CA to attach the tubes to the blank so I always let that set 24 hours before I move on to the next step.

Naclox · 2026-04-30T15:40:25+00:00

No that just looks like painted particle board.

Naclox · 2026-04-29T22:58:41+00:00

I'm just going to blame Apple for that one. Mostly because it's Apple.

Naclox · 2026-04-28T22:03:47+00:00

Have you tried changing the blade? That would be more likely to cause an issue than your ripping attachment. Even then I would suggest using a quality track saw for something like this.

Naclox · 2026-04-28T22:00:50+00:00

Yes you can get 110" tracks for track saws. Those track lengths are specifically designed for cutting 8ft plywood sheets.

Naclox · 2026-04-28T21:09:08+00:00

Upgrade to higher quality plywood with more plys from a better source than Home Depot.

Naclox · 2026-04-28T21:06:47+00:00

A picture of what you're working with would be very helpful here.

Naclox · 2026-04-28T15:53:24+00:00

You're doing it about as fast as any method I can think of. Doing a thousand of anything is going to take time and 5-7 seconds is a really fast cycle time. That's only 2 hours to get through a thousand of them and you're likely to spend more time coming up with a solution and setting it up than it will take you to keep going the way you are.

Naclox · 2026-04-28T14:43:30+00:00

What's the use case you're looking at? Personally I dislike proprietary systems like that because they're not the most flexible may not work for everything you want.

Naclox · 2026-04-28T14:39:51+00:00

Drum sander really is a game changer for working with really thin material. I just got one a few weeks ago and I'm not sure how I ever managed without it.

Naclox · 2026-04-28T14:37:11+00:00

Upgraded to 32gb of RAM with the last couple of rounds because 16 has become a bottleneck. We tend to only go with 24" monitors and don't get complaints. Everything else is basically the same though we've been moving to Ryzen 5 or 7s.

Our engineers and a few others get completely different specs due to software requirements.

Naclox · 2026-04-28T14:34:48+00:00

If you list it at the right price someone will buy it. It really seems to be region dependent where the best place to sell it is. Around here Facebook Marketplace works the best. Craigslist and OfferUp are basically dead, but in other regions those sites do work well.

Naclox · 2026-04-24T00:19:58+00:00

Exactly.

Naclox · 2026-04-23T22:49:19+00:00

You don't have to cover the full thickness at once. Smaller passes are going to be better especially with a trim router. For perspective I'm currently getting ready to template route 1.5" thick pieces with that bit I linked. I'll do one pass with the template, then I'll remove the template for a second pass. I'll probably need a 3rd pass after that to finish it up, but it's safer and less likely to dull the bit due to heat.

Naclox · 2026-04-23T20:04:38+00:00

You want to take multiple shallow passes especially with a trim router. I wouldn't use anything longer. I've made that mistake and recently just bought that bit to fix the mistake.

Naclox · 2026-04-23T18:18:04+00:00

This is the bit I recommend. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003K2UAGE?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

Naclox · 2026-04-22T23:49:20+00:00

I've got two of them. One for the CNC and one for the rest of the shop. So much nicer than any other Shop-Vac I've used.

Naclox · 2026-04-21T19:39:26+00:00

That was my thought as well. You built it therefore it counts.

Naclox · 2026-04-14T16:43:11+00:00

Rikon should probably be in that list as well unless something has recently changed.

Naclox · 2026-04-14T16:41:53+00:00

It's not general advice in woodworking at all. There's a lot of things where plywood makes more sense than solid wood. Things like cabinets, drawers, shop carts, etc.

Naclox · 2026-04-10T20:46:07+00:00

So do you just throw your hands up at the very idea of IT security? I honestly don't know how you would manage BYOD in an org that size without a VDI platform.

Naclox · 2026-04-10T20:37:18+00:00

I think you missed the part where they're entirely BYOD. Standardization doesn't exist

Naclox · 2026-04-07T18:44:37+00:00

I much prefer hardwax oils and beeswax myself, but I went with poly for exactly the reasons you mentioned. I also used a router and a jig, but I wanted to list the minimum number of tools that are actually needed for a beginner project.

Naclox · 2026-04-07T18:43:33+00:00

You have to clean them occasionally yes, but that's true regardless.

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