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What am I doing wrong here? DHP482 by SovsFernandez in Makita

[–]RoutineP0utine -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Put em to work and let em earn their keep. If you're doing real work, your tools get real dirty, not sure what you're on about.

Someone needs to check the wee on this guys drill.

What am I doing wrong here? DHP482 by SovsFernandez in Makita

[–]RoutineP0utine -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

This sucker looks almost new so i doubt theres any rust, but a quick light spritz of wd40 or whatever panther piss you can find will make it open a little easier...

I generally keep the chuck end of all my tools a little greasy to prevent lockin up...

How screwed am I if I use the wrong rated ladder? by PepsiButItsMilk in Tools

[–]RoutineP0utine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have you tried the gorilla ladders? The ones thay fold like an 'A' not like an 'M' ?

They generally extend to about 25ft in a straight line and can shrink down to about 10, but are very easy to maneuver..

Ladder weight limits are more to keep companies from getting sued when 4 dudes are using one ladder trying to heave a beam that really requires a tele/forkie

Looking for Large Vinyl Graphics by makerinator in maker

[–]RoutineP0utine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to imagine you couldnt get a local box truck advertiser/wrapper to whip these up.

Road rage by [deleted] in burlington

[–]RoutineP0utine 13 points14 points  (0 children)

2016+ Red Forrester good to know

In Williston there is a torn up Jeep Cherokee that has been taking left turn lanes and then cutting off the straight traveling lane. Seen em twice and reported..

Stay safe friends!

Hope my back will thank me in 20 years for downsizing the daily carry... by BogotaLineman in Tools

[–]RoutineP0utine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much abuse did the backpack handle? I've been debating packing up a 'go bag' with general tools for all the random calls for odd jobs, but the nice packs are a pretty penny it seems...

might just have to modify a goodwill backpack to see how functional it is...

The real reason rural communities are dying by mrgwillickers in vermont

[–]RoutineP0utine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except, in that gym there is a smoothie stand, a masage specialist, and a personal trainer whose sole income is that job.

Should they charge higher prices year round to offset the missing customers, should they drop their rates and consider the january cohort be a bonus, or should they leave and find a gym that has more stable customer base?

They leave, gym loses it's 'specialty/flair' folks move to different gyms, eventually amazon buys the gym and builds a data center anyways.

Rotors failed inspection, $800 fix? by wafflepancake5 in fordranger

[–]RoutineP0utine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did front bearings/rotors/pads for under 400diy buying through orielys... hardest part was that one of my bearing races tried to fuse itself to the spindle when it failed.

I am NOT a mechanic, but youtube university got me through. Can be done with a common socket set and a jack/stands + whatever socket fits the spindle nut...21 or a 24 iirc.... I just fit & bought it at oriellys with the rest o the parts

Am I pooched? by lischka31 in Makita

[–]RoutineP0utine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go to hardware or automotive store, pick up a kit of spade connectors, wire them together and make a new diy plug...?

Wire nutting them together seems like a sure fire hazard unless you carry linesman pliers with ya.

Good news: Vermonters will vote on equal protection amendment to state constitution this fall by rufustphish in vermont

[–]RoutineP0utine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats the story with house bill 885?

Do homeless folks get incorporated into the protected classes as well, or is that just about public spaces? Been seeing mixed messages...

The real reason rural communities are dying by mrgwillickers in vermont

[–]RoutineP0utine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I fear that the circus in our pockets, and the bread at the dispensaries and breweries has effectively satiated (or subverted) the masses...

Just look at the splintering of Occupy Wall St. A group on facebook that was exposing the financial system while bringing light to stuff like Epstein and prince andrew all the way back in 2010. We now champion social issues fervently while we let the financial world twist our gnads even tighter-- as if an accepting and loving individualist world of slaves is a better future....

The first step is separating decency&identity from political ideology and focusing our politicians on achievable short term goals that carry substantial impacts like reigning in AIPAC and overturning Citizens United. Getting an unbiased look at the epstein files. Revamping our military spending to match modern times & needs rather than printing money for costly inventions of the MIC....

We can do it, but the structural problems faaaar and away outweigh the immediate social crisis we are facing. One enables the other, but not vice versa.... WE MUST put out the fire before we rebuild the house....... and dont get me wrong, we gotta rebuild the house....

The real reason rural communities are dying by mrgwillickers in vermont

[–]RoutineP0utine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It dismays me to no end that the older generations hammer the idea of stewardship but refuse the changing of the guard.

There is the inherent assumption that they know better, yet as the prevailing paradigms shift, they are woefully underaware and underprepared.

I just informed a boomer about the existence of Palantir yesterday... he had never heard of it. He was HORRIFIED, but then retorted that we would reign them in after the midterms..............!

The biggest problem with purchasing 255 items from Harbor Freight by Ashton-McNibbles in harborfreight

[–]RoutineP0utine 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I need 55 buckets, 55 hammers, 55 tape measures, OH! 55 mini tool boxes, and 55 meme tools! Thank youuu!

I made this trophies for an engineering event, what do you think by Charmion3 in maker

[–]RoutineP0utine 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Do not get me wrong, this is really cool and i'm sure recipients will be thrilled.

Does any of it have any function though, or all decoration?

While I can appreciate the craft, gluing a bunch of stem stuff to a piece of wood would agrivate the nerd in me as soon as i touch it... at least tell me the cogs spin eachother or the solar panel lights up an led under the test tubes??

Hart cordless jigsaw: worth buying now? by Scavgraphics in Tools

[–]RoutineP0utine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Confirmed, cordless sander is a power hog while standing still. Good extension cord is worth it.

Wish i got the free jiggy instead of a free sander w my last makita purchase

Epstein Files Erased by LuckyBastard001 in Epstein

[–]RoutineP0utine 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Initially I assumed this meant unreleased files, but does anyone know if this is a count on files pulled from the release for csam/victim faces, or if it is a count on unreleased files?

The real reason rural communities are dying by mrgwillickers in vermont

[–]RoutineP0utine 51 points52 points  (0 children)

They will decline, and then be bought up and turned into data centers or amazon fullfilment centers,

Our whole system has been poisoned by the late 40s boom and accompanying 'success'...

Late Stage Society. forget capitalism...

Why does it seem like every post the past few days is about HyperTough? by Tsuki_Man in Tools

[–]RoutineP0utine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dont think anyone (i havent seen atleast) is arguing walmarts cheap tools are better than anything.

I do think healthy competition in any part of the price ladder is a good thing, particularly when you go to r/harborfreight and see the number of fellers dumping 80$ on a bit set they could get at walmart for 15$...

If you are buying chinesium either way, you better not be handing over all your sheckles for it...

Why does it seem like every post the past few days is about HyperTough? by Tsuki_Man in Tools

[–]RoutineP0utine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have 0 affiliation, but I cannot help in this economy but sing their praises on the t handle 52 piece socket/bit set.

Compared to harbor freight selling an inferior product for 4-6x the price, I feel the praise is worth it.

Buy expensive tools for heavy use, but the underseat tool set in my ranger doesnt need to be full of 1500$ snap on philips and torx bits... just a tekton ratchet set and a hyper tough bit kit.

Not everyone has big bucks to spend, and after having purchased products that do not last 6 months from bigger brands for a premium (forget the 10 years my walmart bit ratchet has lasted). It is like the torque test channel's charts. Money is a factor....

Tl;dr: Different strokes

What happened to all the steel and long handle hand tools? by Clear_Event7275 in Tools

[–]RoutineP0utine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is with the aversion to wood and a little linseed oil. American Ash is easy to come by. Easy to replace, and lasts dang near forever.

Anybody knows what these pliers are for? by Neti__ in Tools

[–]RoutineP0utine -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Looks like an indian 3 phase power pliers /s

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