I don't know what happened to mine. Just looking for some budget reliable recs. They don't have to be the cheapest. They don't have to be the best. But lets go with best value/bang for my buck. Thank you.

How long is it currently taking to get a reply back from them. I don’t want to let my warranty request go as I have put it off for too long. But I also don’t want to annoy them. Anybody communicated with them lately?

Google lens is not showing me any love. I see tons of ads for them on eBay, but no explanation of what they're supposed to be for.

I inherited it among a bunch of other tools from my wife's grandfather. He was a tobacco farmer and tinkerer with a lot of mechanical stuff.

What do you do with the tools that refuse to die? I got Bosch 12v impact drill (ps130) about 10-12 year ago. It’s a brushed compact impact drill that is just amazing. I’ve used and abused this thing a lot. About 3 years ago I got its brushless replacement (also Bosch 12v), but the little thing is just keep going. I want to use the new drill, which is a little lighter and more powerful, but I can’t let go of the old one. 12 years of heavy/moderate use and it’s still going! How do you replace a tool like that?

Hi everyone thanks for taking the time to read this.

Long story short I need an ID on a small tool for screw extraction, I’ll describe its form as best I can:

• A small metal device, it has a square hole to attach a ratchet or ratchet screwdriver etc, it then has another hole which closes over a screw. When you turn your screwdriver it closes teeth around the screw and grips it tight. it then allows you to utilise far more torque than usual in turning the screw -

That’s as best as I can describe it, I’ve used them plentiful times at work but nobody actually knows what they’re called other than the ‘Magic Tool’

These are all my cordless hand tools. Started with yellow, discovered Milwaukee m12 and then sprinkled Ryobi as needed. Not sure how I ended up with four impact guns and three drills.

I've had this the 29 piece DeWalt pilot point set for about 6 years now. Use varies from a few holes per month to 300+ holes per month. I would like to upgrade because a few of them are non-usable.

I know the big hype now is the twist bits. I bought a single bit to drill 60 holes through wood and then through 3/16 tubing on a dump truck for new decking. It is still very sharp and very usable, I'm convinced.

What set is everyone buying? There are a bunch on Amazon, including but not limited to the ones below. I am not limited to these sets but I am really looking for a higher-piece kit as I've used all of these for one reason or another.

My use for these is steel, usually nothing more than 1/4" thick (but that's not too often). I have no problem getting another DeWalt set (they're cheaper, after all), but I'm pretty sold on these "twist bits" or whatever they're called) after buying the one and drilling that many holes.

Drill America:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTTR9K6T/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?pd_rd_i=B0BTTR9K6T&pd_rd_w=jWKyr&content-id=amzn1.sym.f2f1cf8f-cab4-44dc-82ba-0ca811fb90cc&pf_rd_p=f2f1cf8f-cab4-44dc-82ba-0ca811fb90cc&pf_rd_r=QANGKWBX2E2PR5SHQYXQ&pd_rd_wg=eMfee&pd_rd_r=6a66f780-63b3-438a-b19e-278fa9f0d8f3&s=hi&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1

Steel Vision:
https://www.amazon.com/Steel-Vision-Premium-TurboStep-Mechanics/dp/B09W7X5FSN/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3A1MG6VZRQA9R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FONtsVL-r6M-Tg8t7i-Ms2rJdbvK4WVTiNxHL26MlnVGgM2raPh0bgWnD1EtLJ07u2Ox1Cwevz90FFo5aPkXwZBAc0mRPGGh3kjijSSGkHrEoSm9HzuYe6Lq2-Cjwc_if2oHrpB-tiAz6f92ijiFVp5sgR1TKJs3TSdg4WdZA9TWiHazhcF17tvHM0ADH_LBVohlVekQB6Apq0cOBQUZpQcHF9BhSeju_Ifq-JNfkJ-a5awtsXnr6en8QapqwL668THaHFIeExLDBrS3wQ4Bb-OSqnYHF_axw4lv0RRLQAA.grS4OkOTKxue95kYGknq0XVuBH-32exahuJzYHA76lc&dib_tag=se&keywords=stepped%2Bdrill%2Bbit&qid=1730592926&s=hi&sprefix=stepped%2Bdrill%2Bbi%2Ctools%2C234&sr=1-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

Better Steel Vision:
https://www.amazon.com/Stepped-Tip-Drill-Bit-29pc/dp/B09S1H3SPB/ref=sr_1_11?crid=3A1MG6VZRQA9R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FONtsVL-r6M-Tg8t7i-Ms2rJdbvK4WVTiNxHL26MlnVGgM2raPh0bgWnD1EtLJ07u2Ox1Cwevz90FFo5aPkXwZBAc0mRPGGh3kjijSSGkHrEoSm9HzuYe6Lq2-Cjwc_if2oHrpB-tiAz6f92ijiFVp5sgR1TKJs3TSdg4WdZA9TWiHazhcF17tvHM0ADH_LBVohlVekQB6Apq0cOBQUZpQcHF9BhSeju_Ifq-JNfkJ-a5awtsXnr6en8QapqwL668THaHFIeExLDBrS3wQ4Bb-OSqnYHF_axw4lv0RRLQAA.grS4OkOTKxue95kYGknq0XVuBH-32exahuJzYHA76lc&dib_tag=se&keywords=stepped%2Bdrill%2Bbit&qid=1730592926&s=hi&sprefix=stepped%2Bdrill%2Bbi%2Ctools%2C234&sr=1-11&th=1

Knkut:
https://www.amazon.com/KnKut-Piece-Drill-Mechanics-Length/dp/B0C46RHQZG/ref=sr_1_4?crid=DMWI7CIFQTG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ppRHkMhYkq_OW0UyJwwDHFctcH0sksY-8tU57_7skelyaoLjgx_a1NVP9bguvYycUAb6nfskvdVXFY5wE-h2Dqz4OqJhm1wwpM8pAFNIRyB3HdBdzKNgtsmgLqaCF_A1kk-18ptVy1p-VD1lYle56LPRJHmDWI-hcl9-Gad0nM0-41yc-J85hB1Rhk6L7aWr5AcPSYko8Jxed-IPctVYB46NET9Oc8aKMvSK6fr7o0NUrznNo2Rd7mGpPu8u3EfGO1g2p9DCycWeElymeskeLfow19hiRTeKt14gzp-uGb0.OO-8fcIgbV1SnbmXat-GG2YXanivjQZ1aKXQNiIN4fw&dib_tag=se&keywords=knkut&qid=1730593055&s=hi&sprefix=twist+drill+bit%2Ctools%2C492&sr=1-4

I do try to use oil on my bits if it's more than a few and thicker metal. I go low speed, low pressure and let the bit do the cutting, not my weight. Thank you, grandpa, for teaching me how to make bits last a long time. Unfortunately, I can't control how the people who use my bits treat them.

Heads up! The 232 piece Gearwrench set currently on sale for $199 at Home Depot doesn't contain regular Gearwrench parts. The sockets don't have the Gearerench trademark double line or knurling to represent SAE or metric, and the chrome plating and dimension stamping is very poor. All the sockets and extension have a "G" appended to their otherwise normal Gearwrench product numbers. The ratcheting wrenches' part numbers are also nowhere to be found on the Gearwrench site and don't look or feel that great, either.

It looks like this was a set designed to hit a price point for HD, and they pulled in some Crescent or SATA parts (all owned by Apex Tool) to get there.

Overall, it's probably an OK deal for $199, but it's not really Gearwrench. I returned mine, and I'll cry once and expand my Tekton kit.

My buddy has a 6 gallon Dewalt pancake compressor in his garage and it pretty well covers all the same use cases as me. Occasional brad nailing, tire inflating and might use an air ratchet here and there. I'd like to stick around the same size footprint, which could include some of the upright 8, 10 and 20 gallon models I've seen with wheels. 120 volt is all that's available to me, so no 240v models. Noise isn't a concern. What would you recommend under $300 that will get me several years of use?

I’ve somehow managed to acquire around half a dozen bottle jacks in my life ranging between 2 tons & 20 tons in weight capacity. Some of them were gifted/dumped onto me and others I purposefully bought. I’m not one to really sell any of my tools because I’ve learned that the moment I sell something soon after I’ll regret it for something I needed it for. I’m not a fan of using bottle jacks for automotive purposes as I’ve seen and heard of people having bad experiences with them because of the lack of surface area compared to floor jacks. I’ve used them for floor joist leveling and home repairs before but that’s really about all. Does anyone else use them frequently for something I’m missing or are they one of those tools that collect dust until you need it sort of deal?

I’ve got the Kobalt quiet-tech compressor- the portable one on wheels, not the big ass one. When the tool pressure is lower than the tank pressure it hisses at me. Sounds like it’s leaking from underneath the regulator knob. I keep my tool pressure at 90 so this leak (from the tank, I guess?) is causing the compressor to kick on every 5-6 minutes, which is causing my wife to give me the side-eye and tsk as if that sound is single handedly ruining the experience of watching reruns of Guy’s Grocery Games.

Anyway my YouTube research led to a misdiagnosis, which included warranty-ing and replacing the whole manifold assembly after a 2-month wait and subsequently replacing all of the factory fittings aside from the gauges and relief valve.

TLDR: I’m getting a leak when the tool pressure is set lower than the pressure in the tank. If I turn it off when the tank pressure reaches 90 PSI, no hiss. If I leave it on til the tank fills to the max, then turn up the tool pressure to 150, no hiss. Anything else? Hiss. Pls help

I once used a estwing claw hammer to remove a motor from a lawn mower with the claw side as an axe head ended up having to remove said claw from from my own shin bone ....I found out

I have lots of old PCs and dusty equipment in the basement. I don't like to use those compressed air dusters because they seem wasteful and/or not as effective for larger/extended applications like cleaning a car.

Are air compressors worth getting and how to shop for one? Do they degrade (through excessive usage or general wear and tear) and/or require maintenance over time or can it potentially be buy-it-for-life and always useful? Ideally parts are replaceable or self-serviceable.

My only concern is that I don't use it often enough for it to be worth it if it somehow fails or needs to be replaced. If it can easily last a decade or more with regular usage, then it would be a no brainer.

My previous coworker had some sort of handheld pneumatic engraving tool. It looked like a tattoo gun and it reciprocated (not rotary) and had a whole selection of tips. The one I used had a blunt tip for hammering and it was great at removing identification if a mistake was made when it was stamped or etched.

I see some tools called engraving pens online that are the same idea but nothing with more than four tips. The process is more like peening not engraving but any attempts to search for peen tools are nowhere close to what I’m looking for. I’m considering buying one of those and blunting the tip but the shaft looks like it may be too small in pictures online.

For context if I stamp the wrong number on steel I take a small hole punch and hammer on the etch to fill in the stamp, then grind the surface to match the finish. I’m basically looking for a power tool to do that hammering for me