Relax
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Leave the batteries in the vehicles and run SAE extensions if necessary.
What did you do in your garage today..?
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I don’t have enough toys to yank the batteries and charge in a central area. I typically have a trickle charger for each toy plugged into its own circuit in the garage. It may appear I’m a dewalt snob but, it’s only for practical purposes and having the same battery type and charging. My FIL has every tool brand known and scrambling to find the right battery for said tool can become its own unplanned time wasting activity.
The car battery charger is plugged into the garage door opener.
The T100 charger wire routed behind the bench to the bike’s plug in.
The car battery charger is plugged into the garage door opener.
The T100 charger wire routed behind the bench to the bike’s plug in.
I mostly have red but for various reasons also have a little yellow, blue and green. I have a storage area above part of the garage. I mounted all of the chargers in the joists for that area along with a power bar so I can cut power to all of them. Charged batteries get tossed into a tool bag that just holds batteries. Easy enough to pick out the right colour.
Mad Mike
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80-90lbs is a lot of torque for the first hit, should be no more than 30lbs.
Mad Mike
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I'm all red, now for the cordless stuff - mainly because red has the widest range of tools, hands down the best warranty service, and awesome promos. Downside of red is the number of times things go for warranty - not as dependable as yellow or green. Sawzall, hackzall, 1/4" driver and 1/2" drill replaced in the last 12 months.
Never red for the corded stuff - yellow, blue or green for ruggedness and dependability. ,
I can check again sometime. Probably high because it is spinning Mach Jesus before it hits. I can also check unloaded rpm as I have no idea what it is. Probably 5-10k rpm.
Gaoler
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I've always been wary of companies who make a big deal out of their warranty...
There’s an optic brand, "Vortex" that touts its warranty service big time... they make a decent line of products, but... I know lots of people who have had failures and have had to send their item in for service/repair.
Ive got 30 year old Leupold optics that have never needed work.
Leopold costs more, but... they dont fail.
Which did you save the engine or the frame?
Frame. Easily loaded in the car and already dropped off at the scrap yard.Which did you save the engine or the frame?
Shaman
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Added a 1000W QSC KW181 18" subwoofer to my setup. This thing isn't loud, it's neighborhood rock show loud, which is perfect because this isn't just my workshop setup, the Class-D 980W heads and 1000W subwoofer will do a medium-sized outdoor show (hundreds of people at minimum) for our band/s. Total investment for this system if you don't include what I originally paid for the legacy tape + CD stack + home theatre amp (which are just to play some of my old music on if the mood hits, the small mixer plays USB & Bluetooth): $2800.00
My vehicles are in a shipping container with no power, and maybe 75 feet from the nearest outlet. I don't want to drill anything in it.
I used to do exactly that to my vehicles when I had a garage.
Yeah, I was trying to get them off the workspace closest to where my bike sits now on a work stand - they took all of a workbench - but I do agree it feels like a waste. Although that shelf was a major junk collecting area for me anyways.
Your point about leaking acid onto my tools is a good one.
My thought was IF something happened to one of those batteries - like start on fire -the risk of the fire spreading MIGHT be reduced here. When I did have a garage fire, the first thing the inspector asked me was whether I had any batteries on chargers.
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rip it all down and blow in some foam
Too late!
I looked at it still needed drywall behind for fire rating. Also didn't really like the shiny look either.
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When we bought this place, more than 30 years ago, the previous owner put up plywood. I haven’t had to repaint or anything. White paint too. There is concrete 6” up the sides so it doesn’t get wet.
I see you can find it through Home Hardware. I’ve been researching for our garage. No tape/mudding/sanding etc.
From a time and ease to install standpoint, seems attractive. Cost per sq might be a bit spendy.
Wasn’t aware of any code requirements. See lots of endorsements for its use in garage but, haven’t gone down the rabbit hole enough to know better. Doesn’t make sense to drywall and then install trusscore over it.
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