What did you do to the expy today

[JExpedition07]

Took it to Home Depot and ended up picking out some new saws since my old recip saw petered out. They’ve got some good kick for just being battery tools, I’m impressed.

 

[sjwelds]

Took it to Home Depot and ended up picking out some new saws since my old recip saw petered out. They’ve got some good kick for just being battery tools, I’m impressed.
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Shoulda been red.

 

[JExpedition07]

Shoulda been red.

Is red Milwaukee? I looked at those but these were $650 all said and done after tax packaged with batteries. I would have been in about 8 bills on those. My framing contractor uses these same dewalt 60V units and swears by them, he framed 24 apartments for me with them and no extension chords....so I followed suit lol. No osha fines for chords. Most everything on site can be done with batteries and air now.

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

DeWalt, Milwaukee and Ridgid all make some nice cordless stuff for pro use. For the average DIY homeowner (like me), I'm a big fan of Ryobi for price : performance.

 

[Trainmaster]

Some of the Dewalt stuff these days is very good. They really surprised me. They have a line now that's USA made, though I don't know if it's sold at the homeowner stores. Unfortunately Milwaukee's quality has been on a spiral down since the Chinese bought them.

 

[JExpedition07]

Trying to change brakes. My mechanic always had told me he LOATHES F-150s and Expeditions with all of his being because of this.

 

[JExpedition07]

Some of the Dewalt stuff these days is very good. They really surprised me. They have a line now that's USA made, though I don't know if it's sold at the homeowner stores. Unfortunately Milwaukee's quality has been on a spiral down since the Chinese bought them.

I stay away from supply houses when it comes to power tools. At least here in western New York you are paying more for the same tool, the supply houses don’t have the buying power the big box stores have so you pay more.

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Trying to change brakes. My mechanic always had told me he LOATHES F-150s and Expeditions with all of his being because of this.

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Wow, that doesn't look good. :x

 

[JExpedition07]

Wow, that doesn't look good. :x

I’m ready to take my new reciprocating saw and cut the rim off LOL.

 

[Trainmaster]

You can usually pound an undersized socket on that nut and get it off. Or find a tight fit and **** it so it's jammed on there and twist. Hopefully it's not too tight. Good luck.

With the right struggling, you can chisel and peel that stainless skin off the thing and then find a socket to fit what's left. Looks like you're going in that direction.

I feel your pain. Been there.

I've found some mail order tool places that sell high end things you can't find at the homeowner stores.