I used to use cheapo tools, but I borrowed a Makita circular saw once and it was so nice to use in comparison that I’ve been on team teal ever since.
Comment on The four houses dads belong to.
tim-clark@kbin.social 5 months ago
Makita still going strong after 15yrs of use. They were the best at the time and still works amazing today with backwards compatibility batteries. My 15yrs old driver can use a brand new battery that a 2023 model uses.
Drill a 1/2" hole through 4" thick stainless without a hiccup on a single battery. Then tap the hole on the same battery. Impressive power and reliable
thehatfox@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
4 inch thick stainless steel? What in tarnation is that for?
Kittenstix@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Custom bunker door installation?
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Port holes in armored vehicles, so the soldiers can stick their rifles out of and shoot at people.
tim-clark@kbin.social 5 months ago
Adding a lift point. Did 12 of them and the driver was on the toasty side when done
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
A lift point on what, though?
tim-clark@kbin.social 5 months ago
Large pieces of billet material, lift point added for moving between machines on the first 2 operations. Afterwards the item is light enough to pickup. Roughly 323lbs of material removed in the first 2 operations. Then the items went on to 6 months of machining to complete them. Very expensive one off pieces manufactured during R&D. Final products are low number runs of 2-3 items that take 5 months to manufacture. This was a single piece in a larger piece of equipment that I manufactured. Largest tolerance on the item was 0.0005" with true position at 0.0001". Challenging item to handle and machine
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 months ago
Killdozer2
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
What I’m more intrigued by is that OP didn’t say that they use any kind of guide or frame to hold the power drill. Try drilling 10cm by hand straight enough that it makes sense to tap the hole.
tim-clark@kbin.social 5 months ago
Free hand, lots of practice. The threaded hole was to add a lift point, didn't need to be perfectly perpendicular