Started working on replacing a bunch of the piping in this boiler room yesterday

Making shower valves today

Welcome, hope to hear from you more often here

Worked on some gas piping today

rerun_1965 wrote:I’m going to have to check put this l box 3d

Check it real good though

mommozz wrote:I have the x1600 that I used for the winter and it’s perfect. The pockets, comfort, and how damned tough they are. But summer here in MA can be a little too humid and I don’t think the heavy cotton is going to do well.

So I ordered myself another pair on some European website, got the 1525 Lightweight Craftsman Trouser. The…

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mommozz wrote:

theamcguy wrote:
Here is a link to see all of the new tools Milwaukee released last week. Quite a list.

http://toolguyd.com/new-milwaukee-tools-nps17-2017-teaser/

Nice! That’s a lot of new stuff coming. Definitely gonna get me one of those staplers

The staplers look great, thanks for the link @theamcguy

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madman_us wrote:

kswiss wrote:

Haha no I wish, this was actually a gift from my boss
nice pipe wrench you got there kyle @kswiss
did milwaukee send you this one for testing purpose?

It is a new building, not just a rebuild. The site was shut down a few years ago due to the economy but is in full swing now. We’ll be working 10 days on / 4 days off for the next year hopefully.

Doobie wrote:

kswiss wrote:
I’ll probably be at this job for a year and a half, the company I’m with has work lined up for a few years now.

That’s great Kyle! You happy there I assume?

Very happy

theamcguy wrote:

kswiss wrote:
Finally getting some sun out here, the building is growing pretty fast

Man that is nice shot of the sky. That…

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Boschmanbrian wrote:

kswiss wrote:
Finally getting some sun out here, the building is growing pretty fast

Wow, that’s a nice size building. How many units inside?
Keep up the great work Kyle.
Do you have anything lined up after this job, and approximately how much longer will you be working on it.

There are about 150 units total with s…[Read more]

madman_us wrote:

kswiss wrote:
Finally getting some sun out here, the building is growing pretty fast

Wow that’s quite a bit of steal there. What type of building is it going to be?
Not sure if you ever metioned it before.

It is a hotel/condo building

Finally getting some sun out here, the building is growing pretty fast

Doobie wrote:

kswiss wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

kswiss wrote:
I also just got the Milwaukee cheater pipe wrench, I’ll get some pictures up later today

Congratulations Kyle, that should be practical, I’m sure that’s going to be a great tool for your work, better torque.

It will definitely help for tightening up the bigger pipe. I was going…

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Doobie wrote:

kswiss wrote:
Ya the chain clamps the drill to the pipe. Believe me, you definitely don’t want this thing coming loose on you when drilling

What range of pipe sizes can you do with that? Does it require you oil the bit as it’s drilling making it a two man job?

I’ve done up to 10 inch pipe with this one. It’s a bit tri…[Read more]

theamcguy wrote:The first review of the new 12V soldering iron.

http://toolguyd.com/milwaukee-m12-cordless-soldering-iron/

That’s awesome to see, sounds like it will be cheaper than I thought which is nice.

Ya the chain clamps the drill to the pipe. Believe me, you definitely don’t want this thing coming loose on you when drilling