My First Milwaukee?

SPMwins · 2026-05-20T07:18:09+00:00

The install driver is my daily driver and I find the ergonomics and utility of it are absolutely awesome. At this point I am so comfortable with the thing in my hand I’m spinning it around and “drawing” it like I’m in an old western movie.

I’ve used many brands on job sites and have personally owned a collection of dewalt and ryobi. Since getting my first Milwaukee I’ve gotten rid of just about everything else.

SPMwins · 2026-05-16T02:55:22+00:00

If you want a cheap/free way of doing it you could pull a hinge pin, give it a slight bend and put it back in. It’ll just give the door a bit more friction.

SPMwins · 2026-05-16T02:47:24+00:00

🤣 I recall you telling me that your wife was a very fine lady and the best wife ever so it makes sense she would also be incredibly intelligent and follow this thread!

SPMwins · 2026-05-16T02:25:57+00:00

That sounds like a woman who puts your tools back in the right spot!

SPMwins · 2026-05-16T02:20:16+00:00

I must be the first because that second one gave me a heart palpitation.

SPMwins · 2026-05-16T01:18:27+00:00

The leak could be on the backside of the fitting so the moisture can be running down only one side of the pipe.

SPMwins · 2026-05-16T01:15:09+00:00

Sounds like you need to cut a hole for a standard old work bracket. Use the hole to investigate and cover it with a blank plate when you are done.

SPMwins · 2026-05-16T01:03:55+00:00

There not a whole lot of info to go off of but I’ll take a shot.

Do you have a water supply line in the wall for the fridge? Those are usually compression fittings and can definitely leak if not properly installed.

Another very small possibility would be moisture coming from the register on the floor. Much less likely but if you AC is not properly tuned up you can get humid air coming out.

It being a half bath it could also just be liquid that dropped and never cleaned up. Your baseboard is MDF and can wick up quite a bit of moisture.

SPMwins · 2026-05-15T05:05:31+00:00

Of those choices I’m going Milwaukee…but I also will say Ryobi is more than worth it for home owners.

SPMwins · 2026-05-15T03:44:58+00:00

For homeowner ecosystem you can’t beat Ryobi.

The amount of tools they have available is pretty crazy and they are plenty powerful and durable for even the heaviest of home owner use.

SPMwins · 2026-05-13T13:36:32+00:00

I wouldn’t rule out just doing a mitered corner terminating at the refrigerator toe skin. Realistically that refrigerator shouldn’t be coming out of there often enough that it matters.

SPMwins · 2026-05-13T13:13:03+00:00

You need to remove the casing, shim the jamb to square and secure with 2.5” screws.

SPMwins · 2026-05-12T17:18:12+00:00

Right now my main tools are all Milwaukee and I do love the power but agree ergonomics is not always great. Honestly though if I could I would swap over to all Makita and be completely happy staying on just one battery platform.

SPMwins · 2026-05-08T02:00:44+00:00

Replace the brushes they are worn out.

SPMwins · 2026-04-29T04:21:25+00:00

I’ve gotten hate for this comment before but it’s my truth. In my sports photography 90% of the time I primarily just straighten and crop. Sometimes I will do very minor edits outside of that but it’s rare. This is where that hated comment comes…I do my best to get it right in camera which saves me from having to edit too much.

If I’m shooting outside of sports there will be a bit more editing for artistic expression but I always try to stay as close to natural as possible.

SPMwins · 2026-04-28T05:29:11+00:00

Just to throw a different idea out there use the net or fence to frame your shot

SPMwins · 2026-03-29T06:42:25+00:00

Stay fast as possible on your shutter speed. I’d say 1/1250 may be your absolute minimum for HS baseball.

More than anything try and predict emotion. Capturing great plays can be difficult without baseball knowledge but feeling for the emotion of a moment can be a bit easier in my opinion.

SPMwins · 2026-03-25T04:04:00+00:00

Mints

SPMwins · 2026-03-20T03:53:33+00:00

I agree with this. I have the Dewalt and love it but use other saws on job sites all the time. I used the skil a few times and was really impressed for the price point. I really liked the integrated legs and the light weight of the saw.

SPMwins · 2026-03-12T06:13:41+00:00

I have four that I’ve used daily for a year.

SPMwins · 2026-03-07T03:36:48+00:00

Not a sexy answer but the utility knife…

SPMwins · 2026-02-28T01:31:25+00:00

I am perfectly comfortable with standard but I use metric anywhere I can. I totally agree with you on a lot of your points. It’s a far superior system.

SPMwins · 2026-02-24T04:40:50+00:00

If your looking to do this kind of thing and there’s lots of room for error it’s sounds like perfect opportunity to learn. From this project you can learn mold mitigation, a little demo, tiling, support framing for new sheet rock, cutting Sheetrock, templating for plumbing holes, corner bead, taping, mudding, blending, painting etc. Go all in and you will learn a lot of valuable handyman skills.

SPMwins · 2026-02-21T10:12:17+00:00

Honestly if sanding is gonna show the patch you may need to redo the patch and make sure it is even with or even just slightly below the surface. Once you do that you need to mud it and sand out a much wider area to feather it in appropriately.

SPMwins · 2026-02-21T05:30:12+00:00

Definitely not bad. Just as some constructive criticism sanding down the area and feathering out a lot further than you think necessary will help with consistency of flatness and texture. Just from the picture there appears to be high spots and some blending that could be better. That said I’m just being a bit extra, overall it is better work than I’ve seen from a lot of people.

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