I can’t imagine that it would make much difference if a grinder is brand new or reconditioned by Bosch. Grinders are one of the quickest tools to get scratched and etched and paint chipped and gritty and dust coated from gear box oil effusion mixing with the grinder work generated dust that forms a permanent paste that adheres to every non…[Read more]

The event that I was referring to at the time of that post was subsequently cancelled, but in a little over a month, another event is planned, and if scheduling works out, I will try to attend, and will bring up your questions at that time.

Just like “Melissa”, it appears that “Sarah” can’t quite get the spam links correct on the first try.

Don’t click. (Obviously)

Like new BTP spammer “estion” from two weeks ago, aka “Melissa J”, it appears that “Sarah S Swaan”, as member “lablight60”, is here for the exact same reason. Perhaps they are the same person.

Was in Fry’s this evening, and finally noticed an end cap of Bosch tools, including the 6.3ah battery with charger kit much discussed in this thread. The price was $149.99.

Miamicuse wrote:my experience is similar to that of CB, the locking flange flips one way for grinding wheels and the other way for thin diamond discs.

Either you are missing the inside backing flange, or may be at some point you have multiple grinders and you interchanged some flanges?

I never tried paper discs on the grinder though, I did…

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Seven-Delta-FortyOne wrote:Figured it out today.

The backing nut was on backwards. Don’t know why, I’ve never removed it, didn’t even know it came off.

Put it on right, and now it works.

Thanks for the help guys.

Thank you for the followup. I was wondering what became of this.

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

redwood wrote:
until next winter. Well I may have been wrong. We are forecast to get 8″ tonight. I’m excited.

So much for that global warming ,,,

“Deniers of climate change have used recent snow dumps to cast doubt on a warming climate from human influences. Yet they could not be more wrong.”

“The maximum amount of moi…[Read more]

I remember that Milwaukee battery system. That was pre TTi. I was already 20 batteries deep in 9.6v Makita at the time, but all my corded drills were Milwaukees.

Sorpa wrote:

CB wrote:
“Weld Done”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7033891/Man-epic-DIY-fail-soldering-head-stuck-steel-railing-building.html#v-2121397375364544694

Looks like he did it on purpose.
What are the chances to have a grinder, with a good blade at your reach?

100% likely.

A grinder and a welder go hand in hand. That’s why…[Read more]

Doobie wrote:Those older style ones are definitely not what I was thinking of. They were clumsily big handled and unbalanced. The new smaller version of what would be aluminum battery based would not recur those past issues with making a battery that could be significantly lighter, slimmer and shorter than those of the very old tech they had…

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“Weld Done”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7033891/Man-epic-DIY-fail-soldering-head-stuck-steel-railing-building.html#v-2121397375364544694

Doobie wrote:
Makes me wonder if their bodies could be changed such that for things like drills that it would be Sharpie marker shaped and they just get inserted into the body of the handle of a drill rather than hanging off the bottom like all non 12V style cordless drills accept today.

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Doobie wrote: Been raining more or less since the weekend and we’ve still got a few more days of rain ahead.

With several days of rain ahead, why not put the cart to use hauling that pallet of moisture setting material inside your shop or garage?

Doobie wrote:Makita service center… sold the wheelbarrow carrier with both the carrier rack and bucket for $832

I paid $700 for my first Ford pickup truck.

Couldn’t squeeze through a narrow backyard gate though.

Boschmanbrian wrote:
Or at least post pictures…
What’s the saying pictures or it didn’t happen lol

Finally got (almost) all of them corralled into one place for a minute to take your requested photo Boschmanbrian…

Doobie wrote:

Good to know that this may be an ongoing issue and not just related to a new chain getting its initial work-in detensioning. Might put a little notice sticker to myself on the unit just so I don’t forget about this issue.

I just hope it doesn’t wear over time where it is constantly coming loose in much shorter periods.

I won…

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Boschmanbrian wrote:
Are you mainly running Makita cordless , how many tools from them do you have ,
Do you just have those batteries , or do you have other amp hour Makita batteries.
I’ve always made sure to have extra batteries in either platform

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A photo below of my 10″ top handle chainsaw that Makita just introduced this year, also with the captured nut and screw.

The chainsaw that I was going to get was the 36v two battery 12″, for $150 brand new in box close out many in stock on eBay (XCU02z). Instead, I waited, and paid $280 full sticker no dicker for this little guy, believing…[Read more]

theamcguy wrote:

kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:
The battery investment to go to all cordless in what we do would be quite large.

Yes it would retail prices are around $100 a battery unless you can find a sale.

To take advantage of the functional freedom and ease and speed of cordless, one has to go all in. I have a dozen 6 ah LXT batteries in…[Read more]