What is the name of the handheld power tool that uses vibrations to cut things?

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin

On the commercial it shows it cutting straight into drywall with out a hole to start from..It also showed other attachments for it

Fein multi master, that’s the good one, there is a knock off company trying to cash in on Fein, i think it might be Rockwell, but am not positive. anyways, i have the Fein and absolutely love it!! i work construction and have used the imitators that were owned by other workers, and all were junk! almost all of the guys have said,"next time i’m getting the Fein"!!! so, save yourself some money, buy the Fein the first time, buy it once, have it for life!!
good luck, hope this helps, car dude.

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Question about Air Tools?

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin

I sort of inherited a cheap set of air tools from friend of mine who didn’t have the money to buy an air compressor to power them. Imagine my disappointment when I found the half-inch impact wrench didn’t have enough guts to break loose a lug nut on my car. Now, I have a fleet of four cars to care for and an air wrench sure would come in handy. My question is, how much of an air wrench do I need to take off wheels? I looked in Home Depot and found their wrenches had anywhere from 100 to 650 foot-lbs of torque? How much is enough? Also, are there some brands to stay away from? Can I get something from Northern Tool or Harbor Freight or another cut rate place? I won’t be using this tool a lot, but I want one which will do the job when I need it to.

What does the Gallery say?
Thanks,
Sandy
Thanks for all your answers. I did a little research of my own and found the only air impact wrench Wal-mart sells suffers from the same problem as mine.

Harbor Freight has "the classic 1/2" air wrench" from IR for $135. I think I’ll splurge a little and get that one rather than take a chance on another cheap tool.

IR makes great air tools. A cheap impact gun is not worth buying. I own 2 snap on 1/2 inch impacts and they suck. My Mac tools is way better and my graphite IR is the best. A graphite IR 3/8 impact will change a tire.

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How can I find folks with the same woodworking tool I have?

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin

I bought a Legacy Ornamenatal Mill. I would like to start a club for people with the same model. The company will not share the contact info of their customers. I don’t know how to find others with this tool. If I could we could share tips and tricks. It is a hard tool to learn to use.

The best answer I can think of is to start a group on Yahoo! groups or some other similar site. You can choose to advertise this group on Yahoo and other search engines. This way, if somebody with this same tool is looking for a group, they will find yours. After people join, you can send messages to each other (and post tips and tricks). Good luck!

What do you call those things that cut like this?

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin

There used to be two in my old high school. They’re boards with a cutting tool at the end which you lower onto the board to cut. The board is usually grided to help measure. At target their were some for more or less $10, but they were made of plastic and looked cheap. n I basically just want to cut strait. I’ve heard of one that the company replaces the blades for free, or maybe at discount. That replacement type probably will be hard to find, so any should do and hopefully there are good reviews about it.

guillotine paper cutters and paper trimmers

What kind of Rivets/tools do i need to make this piece of armor?

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin

http://elads.biz/dksfullst.jpg

im planning on using funfoam like placemats so the tools dont have to be super powerful,

but what kind of ’studs’ do i use and what tool do i use to install them?
on all the sites that measure "post/long", is it referring to the "stick" part where they connect?

I rivet for a living, but there is a problem with what you want to do.
Riveting swells and clamps the pieces together.
The pic you have shows articulating sections that need to move.
A better alternative would be to use hardware know as "screw posts" or "Chicago screws":

http://tandyleatherfactory.com/products.asp?dept=232

These are available in different lengths, and finishes.
Use a drop of loctite (from auto parts house) on the threads, screw them together. They’ll allow the connected pieces to move (instead of a hole, use a slot, to allow the pieces to articulate).

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What’s the best pc based automotive diagnostics software?

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin

I need to find the real time temperature of the automatic transmission of a VW Passat. Is there any tool other than VAG-COM?
I need to buy a tool which I can use in other OBD2, EOBD and CAN vehicles as well. Does VAG support other vehicles apart from the VA Group?
Help!

There’s a bit more to it than just the software.
You will need some cables and an interface unit.
I would recommend you do a search on ebay for ELM 327 and look for paying around £45.00 or there are some decent plug and go readers stand alone units from abroad that are quite cheap now.

Can i hook up an electric snow shovel to a car battery?

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin

The power shovel is like a weedwhacker size, and is annoying dragging around a cord. any way i could hook up the cord from it to a battery source i could mount on the snow shovel linked below?

http://www.epinions.com/hmgd-Lawn_and_Garden-Power_tools-Blowers-Toro-Toro_Electric_Power_Shovel

Thanks for any Help.

The amount of power to run a snow shovel is going to be too much for a typical battery. Normal batteries won’t last but only a few minutes. Starting your car and using the car battery is an option, but you will need a DC to AC inverter which would be expensive for the wattage of a typical snow blower. That option requires a cord as well and would defeat the purpose. There won’t be a small enough battery available to mount on the snow shovel to do the work that you need. Sorry, I think you’ll have to live with the cord.

What are some good high quality German made hand tools for automotive repair?

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin

I’m familiar with some of the brand names, but wondered if anyone had any experience with them. Such as, how do the stack up against American brands like Snap-on, Proto, and Craftsman. I own many of the expensive American brands (except Proto, don’t know what they are like) and I’m curious if the Germans manufacture hand tools like everything else…meticulous attention to extreme quality and engineered second to NONE.

Snap on or Mac tools are second to none even all the professional racers and builders use them

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For woodcarving/whittling is an expensive power carving tool better than the cheaper Dremel brand?

Posted on February 6th, 2010 by admin

I’m just getting started in woodcarving small sculptures and I’d like to get a power tool to help out. I see that there are some that cost $300-800 (like the "Mastercarvers Micro Pro") and then there is the Dremel tool and flexishaft accessory for less than $100. I don’t mind spending the extra money if it’s better product–I plan on using it a long time. Does anyone know the benefits of the more expensive products? What’s the difference?

Are you sure that you want to use a dremel tool?
Until you have tried it, you do not know whether you like or hate it.
I would buy a real cheap cheap-brand tool to check whether I like it or not. (In fact I did buy one although not for wood use.)
Sometimes the cheap tools run for years with no problems, sometimes they are crap, but all will not be worth trying to repair when something breaks.
And sometimes the bits and extensions only fit this cheap machine so you will have a hand full of bits left when the machine breaks, or when you run out of bits for this machine you can not replace them.

Cheap tools from proper tool shops are worst in this respect, better go to the real cheap shops, you pay little but you know you buy crap, if you go to a good chain you will pay more but still get crap.

When you are ready to buy an expensive tool, make sure it uses standard bits and extensions, and that it has a repair service for when problems develop.

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what main tools do I need to be able to install air conditiner?

Posted on February 6th, 2010 by admin

I know I need flaring kit and some kompresor

common sense is the best tool you can get

hire someone who knows what there doing

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