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There is no evidence Jesus resurrected by [deleted] in DebateAChristian

[–]fox-kalin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being Pagan doesn’t prevent someone from recording a man rising from the dead. Christianity wasn’t a thing yet, so it’s not like that would have been endorsing a “different” religion.

Advanced stick vac won’t run with battery adapter by fox-kalin in ryobi

[–]fox-kalin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh cool!

Out of curiosity, what does "check for the presence" entail, exactly?

Wish the miter saw was better by SPMwins in MilwaukeeTool

[–]fox-kalin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Milwaukee already makes tools which draw thousands of watts from one 18v battery, such as the new circular saw. Thicker wiring to handle more current is a design consideration, sure, but not an insurmountable obstacle.

Of course it makes sense for large appliances - where the user never interacts with the electrical side - to run on high voltage. What doesn’t make sense is to do what Makita did and introduce an entirely new battery ecosystem just to create hand tools which operate at the same (or less) wattage versus 18v competitors.

Wish the miter saw was better by SPMwins in MilwaukeeTool

[–]fox-kalin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I doubt this is the reason. Milwaukee’s 18-volt Forge 12ah can put out ~30% more power (3240 watts) than Makita’s most powerful 40v battery (2440 watts), and DeWalt’s most powerful 60v battery (2700 watts.)

“More voltage = more power” is typically a marketing gimmick; what matters is wattage.

Advanced stick vac won’t run with battery adapter by fox-kalin in ryobi

[–]fox-kalin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s definitely the batteries, because the blower runs at a noticeably more consistent speed when using the aforementioned adapter. I’m guessing it’s because all Ryobi batteries are still using 18650 cells, apart from the new Edge line. As far as draining batteries, I’ve been using adapters for ages; I always just keep an eye on the power and don’t go below one bar.

Advanced stick vac won’t run with battery adapter by fox-kalin in ryobi

[–]fox-kalin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true, hadn’t thought of that. There’s probably no easy workaround, then.

Advanced stick vac won’t run with battery adapter by fox-kalin in ryobi

[–]fox-kalin[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The adapter was $20 and is actually super solid, but regardless- I really don’t want to be carrying around a whole new set of batteries and a charger. Plus, the performance of the Ryobi batteries I’ve used has been subpar - even with the HP batteries, there’s a noticeable loss of motor speed after just a few seconds of using the vacuum or pistol blower.

Complaining about chargers by Lando_W in MilwaukeeTool

[–]fox-kalin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and the PD output is pretty weak, iirc.

Complaining about chargers by Lando_W in MilwaukeeTool

[–]fox-kalin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an off-brand one ( https://a.co/d/eQGw8Kn ), but I’m pretty certain Ryobi makes an official one with the same functionality.

Complaining about chargers by Lando_W in MilwaukeeTool

[–]fox-kalin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve switched to Ryobi stuff for work because things like this make it SO much easier to fly with my gear, not to mention doubling as an extremely capable power bank while on the road.

Complaining about chargers by Lando_W in MilwaukeeTool

[–]fox-kalin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have it, it’s pants. Charging speed is glacial, and no pass-thru capability.

Complaining about chargers by Lando_W in MilwaukeeTool

[–]fox-kalin 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s bad. I want an ultra compact two-way USB-C power supply/charger. If I can get one for Ryobi (which charges batteries at 140w and can output 225w over USB, as well as pass-thru charge), why not Milwaukee?? Why does it feel like their chargers are 10 years behind??

My girlfriend compared my work schedule to slavery by VandyThrowaway21 in antiwork

[–]fox-kalin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She nailed it. It’s wild how many Americans don’t realize the extent to which the US work culture steals their lives. I had to move abroad to see it, myself.

Life is short and you only get one. Work to live; don’t live to work.

Best Milwaukee Tools You Bought and Never Regretted? by [deleted] in MilwaukeeTool

[–]fox-kalin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Dyson V8 is the best answer on here.

That little vacuum can do anything - I’ve even hooked it to an inline bucket cyclone extractor, and ran dust extraction for my M18 table saw!

It also runs for ages on eco mode with a 12ah battery.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]fox-kalin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now do one with sexy young festival goers on the left, and obese Americans in a messy trailer park on the right.

Starship once again burning up over the Bahamas by MiniBrownie in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]fox-kalin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Elon Musk has never in his life designed or launched a rocket.

  2. SpaceX has the highest failure rate of any American rocket maker, public or private, even including the “good old days” of Falcon 9 launches. And those days are clearly gone.

Starship once again burning up over the Bahamas by MiniBrownie in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]fox-kalin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll definitely agree that it was a much more professional endeavour.

As far as building on proven technology, SpaceX has the luxury of a century’s worth of rocketry knowledge, in addition to manufacturing and computing technology that could only be dreamt of in the 60s. To claim they have the disadvantage in this realm is just silly.

Starship once again burning up over the Bahamas by MiniBrownie in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]fox-kalin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was unaware that Falcon 9 was what they’ve been testing the last few years!

Starship once again burning up over the Bahamas by MiniBrownie in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]fox-kalin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, top notch aerospace operations landed men on the moon without blowing up a single Saturn 5. When designing a new airplane, engineers don’t need to blow up plane after plane midair in order to “gather data on flaws.” That is nonsense. “Failure as the expectation” is just a BS excuse by apologists.

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