/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1598968
>>1598860
I don’t understand the manlets who complain about the grips. I love those barrel batteries. The M12 Fuel impacts look awesome, you don’t even really need an 18v 1/4” driver if you have one of those things. The M12 Fuel is barely longer than most right angle drivers. First job I did after getting my Ridgid 12v set was a water pump on a V6 Jeep and I had room between the engine and radiator to run those long bolts out.

>>1598971
That’s not a bad use for those. Are they Li-Ion or NiCd?

Also fucking HF, they just released the Hercules 12V tools while the 20v lineup is still half assed. Plus they have new Earthquake tools (20V and 12V) and the mid-range Bauer line is the closest to a real lineup. They need to consolidate the Earthquake and Hercules lines and then actually release tools people want like a Hercules sawzall. If the 90-day warranty didn’t stop somebody from buying into higher end HF power tools, the half assed product lines and 5 different chargers should.

>>1552617
Mostly shitpost. I need an idea for another good project. I fucked around with a couple light and Li-Ion projects but I’m retarded and it was really basic. And then the other weekend I ripped apart this old surround sound DVD player I had and I have been poking around trying to see how it works and debate what I can do with the big transformer or all the little motors and stuff that were in there.

I gotta do an oil change soon too, but that’s like half an hour.

>>1541930
>junk
Nah. You should own an 18V set, but the 12V tools have their time and place. I love the 12V impact driver for working under the hood and dealing with dozens of trim screws on panels inside and outside of the car. So much easier getting that little gun with the barrel battery around than an 18V tool.

>>1541972
Yeah but is that the stubby stubby one? The one in my Shockwave set is like medium length and the stubby bits are sold on their own. Do you own any new Milwaukee impact drivers? I always figured they fit in the red tools but not others. If I push it down in my Ridgid 12V, it will stay in but won’t completely lock. They still work if you need that extra 1/2”, but I would be bummed to hear they don’t even fit in Milwaukee impacts.

>>1542146
>>1541969
My Ridgid Gen5 impact driver removes 100ft-lb lugnuts no problem, I was honestly impressed even though it’s rated something like 180ft-lbs. I bet it could get close to 150ft-lbs with a few seconds of hammering.