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[brandon_w_t]

Vacuums?

How about some vac pictures!?!?! I want to see your kirbys! You seem to have quite the collection!

 

[aeoliandave]

No vacuums on this trip.

Check the Forum Archives when ya have a few hours & days to kill

I read through every archive thread in sequence when I joined and before I began to post. There's a lot to digest there to get the Big Picture.

 

[aeoliandave]

Cheap but useful Chinese tools even cheaper on 50% off the s

Can never have too many of these close by the vacuum disassemble bench, says I. Particularly when one has small hands. Tools like this are usually American sized for big beefy hands like Crevictool's. Up until this Ryobi - probably marketed to girls...I mean Women - my most used power screwdriver is the first generation Black & decker

Charged them both overnight and they work just fine. The mini 'dremel' will be handy when the task is light detail grinding and polishing and one doesn't want to set up the 120 volt Fordham motor with long shaft drive.

The nice thing is, both tool shafts are precise in their bearings aand thrust washers - they don't have that nasty slack forward and back so the tool bit contacts exactly where you aim it, know what I mean?
And they are BLUE!

 

[aeoliandave]

Obsesive Powerdriver Comparison

The shortcoming of the Ryobi is the very short bit collet, but it's good to have a torque dial. I can always snap in the extension shafts, tho. when the screw is way down there. If the Black & Deckers are 'WallE' the Ryobi is 'Eva'.

All time Favorite is the early short light B&D with the long collet and tapered head for getting into tight confines. I have replaced its NiCads 3 times to keep it running. What I do is snag a few B&D multi-cell PowerPaks from the recycler, take 'em apart and re-spot weld the contact strips. I find that the end cells are usually flatlined but the middle ones are still viable for recharging.

Next favorite is the compact packable orange portable B&D because is uses 4 AA alkalines when you forgot to charge the others. The handle is oval in shape so fits the hand well.

Least favorite is the next & current generation B&D - it's heavy and badly balanced. The fluted handle hurts my fingers.

Of course sometimes only a long shaft manual screwdriver will do the trick so I have several tool boxes full of reclaimed screwdrivers. Now that I have the full Torx line of tips the one I really need to get in these modern times is the one with the triangular tip - more and more toys and appliances use these screw heads for 'security'. Yeah, like that's gonna stop me from getting something apart. LOL