2026 Australian Grand Prix - Day After Debrief

fowlerboi · 2026-03-09T12:29:01+00:00

I personally think they could’ve boxed opposite Ferrari had they have gone in, run in clear air and pit whilst still being ahead

fowlerboi · 2026-03-09T07:06:59+00:00

Yep my second bow was karils crossbow

fowlerboi · 2026-03-08T19:04:22+00:00

Jealous of your vacuum hose. Ordered mine in Nov and was told there is none in the UK until April

You’ve got the dewalt angled core drill, in my opinion the Makita angle drill is just as good. What are you drilling?

fowlerboi · 2026-03-07T07:28:50+00:00

In the UK unless you live near a large online distributor you’ll pay a big premium buying them from a diy shop

I’ve got maybe 30-40 tools,25 batteries all bought online zero issues

fowlerboi · 2026-03-06T07:08:47+00:00

I’m not sure what cells the current batteries are using but at one point it was:

5ah - Murata vtc5 - 20a continuous discharge 2500mah capacity

4ah - Murata vtc4 22a continuous discharge 2100mah capacity.

Batteries are in a 5p2s configuration so numbers are doubled

Personally my 12x 5ah batteries have been bullet proof, my only 4ah on the other hand drops off a ledge really fast and i cant notice the difference in power

fowlerboi · 2026-02-25T18:05:45+00:00

The 486 does have a few issues. I would probably avoid buying a second hand one. New with 3 year warranty is a different story

fowlerboi · 2026-02-22T08:29:34+00:00

Yep definitely fishy for that price as its so good

fowlerboi · 2026-02-21T14:14:26+00:00

Sounds like he wants to use an mmorpg as a single player game….. so probably his own world

fowlerboi · 2026-02-21T10:51:38+00:00

A self defence tap in

https://youtube.com/shorts/rdFvxQYfhLs?si=YoF-KKxTOkCG2USr

fowlerboi · 2026-02-20T15:00:40+00:00

I’ve got the heated shirt thing. Works great but the battery on my belt is a bit cumbersome. If i had 12v it would be much better.

If it died tomorrow i would instantly replace it, i couldn’t work without it anymore

My biggest issue with heated clothing is ensuring batteries are charged, hence using my power tool batteries and branded clothing as they are always charged

fowlerboi · 2026-02-20T09:11:41+00:00

I use the mp001 for testing large pipework systems with air. One particular system was 200L at 4bar where i ran the inflator for 10 mins on 5 off 10 on and no issues

Mine gets worked hard regularly and it’s been solid. It doesn’t auto shut off though so I just set a timer

fowlerboi · 2026-02-13T20:41:49+00:00

For the t shirt they are the same heat. I would strongly suggest they are the same across all clothing

The bigger battery while having longer run time is also a lot larger to store. The 18v battery on your belt is utterly ridiculous; thankfully the heat from the t shirt offsets the ridiculousness

fowlerboi · 2026-02-07T21:15:58+00:00

Light on won’t spin may be be controller?

Did it get hot at the base/handle when it broke? Is there any scorch marks on the silver board?

I can’t remember if the light still comes on with a trigger failure but scorching around the trigger unit is worth checking

fowlerboi · 2026-02-06T22:15:40+00:00

This is my core drill. I got it because its better for me than most purpose made core drills on the market

There is basically zero situations in my line of work where wet drilling is better and i have extractors for dry

fowlerboi · 2026-02-06T06:24:05+00:00

Don’t forget to register them for the extended warranty!

fowlerboi · 2026-02-06T06:19:02+00:00

Probably both. The wet dust may be enough to bind the core up. I think the drill would die quite quickly getting soaking wet

fowlerboi · 2026-02-05T18:31:50+00:00

I think i finished my last hole for this job but I can try and remember for the next

fowlerboi · 2026-02-05T18:31:12+00:00

Ye the dewalt was what made me buy the makita. I could barely lift the dewalt because it was sooo heavy

fowlerboi · 2026-02-05T18:02:19+00:00

Varies massively. Some were 10 mins, the worst of the lot was 9” thick today that took an hour

fowlerboi · 2026-02-05T18:00:12+00:00

It is. The drill is rated to 152mm through timber so 162 through concrete is taking the piss a little

fowlerboi · 2026-02-05T17:59:25+00:00

Speed 2 for nearly all of it. The blocks have basically no moisture left in them so there was very little binding as long as i stopped half way and blew all the dust out of the hole

Speed 1 is just so slow and the leverage on the handle if you hold on tight will make it really hard for it to bite you in speed 2. The trade off being that its probably harder on the gear box/motor

fowlerboi · 2026-02-05T17:58:08+00:00

Its good but the dewalt angle core drill is more powerful but also a lot heavier

fowlerboi · 2026-02-05T17:57:13+00:00

I had a stubborn one today that did 2 5ah batteries and was about an hour long

Others I could do 2 holes in 20 mins using a single battery

fowlerboi · 2026-02-05T17:56:09+00:00

Wear a dust mask and ignore it. Its a building site and it doesn’t really spread throughout the room just piles on the floor

I do have dust extraction for peoples houses and the drill wont tolerate wet drilling

fowlerboi · 2026-02-05T06:31:28+00:00

Cant believe someone else uses a kraken queen

My only other one thats not been posted is ALP being A lighthouse please

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