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The Tools and Workshop Thread

Seen Tavarish connect a dead battery that wouldn't charge to a good battery, to a charger to fool it into charging
 
Perc said:
if the battery is down to absolute zero the charger simply doesn't turn on because it can't tell it's hooked up to anything. The NOCO has a "Force" mode that turns on the charging regardless, until there's enough juice there to resume normal smart charging.
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Is that a typical winter temperature for you? 😜

jack_christie said:
Seen Tavarish connect a dead battery that wouldn't charge to a good battery, to a charger to fool it into charging
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My motorcycle shop used one of these to "wake up" a dead battery so a normal charger could work. Basically using it as a "dumb" charger to get a little juice into the battery before moving it to a smart charger.

DC Power Supply Variable,30V 10A 4 Digital LED Display Adjustable Regulated Switching Power Supply Digital with Leads Power Cord (30V 10A Black) https://a.co/d/fwIwEwU
 
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NTD!

Got tired of cheap electronic calipers constantly needing re-zeroing and re-adjustment and battery swaps and still not being reliable after all that. It's the one tool that I use a ton, especially needing to measure up some part to 3D-print a replacement, but also in general. So decided to get something simple, but hopefully reliable:

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No fancy electronic readouts, digital Mitutoyos are a bit out of my budget, I'm not using them for any sort of job after all. Although if these prove good, I might decide to treat myself at some point.
 
I'm going to need to drill into stone for this next project, so new hammer drill!
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NecroJoe said:
Compelling...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDFMOP0qr3Q
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Tools & Stuff shat all over this for what I think are completely valid reasons.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iawmyi4BljY
Anyway after seeing it in Jonny Smith's latest barn find video, I bought the Kendo Pro collapsing trolley he had. It's not super cheap at £150 but I hope it will last me 20+ years of light use, with metal drawers/shelves. Seems like a better deal than the Beta branded one, which is more like £500. I don't usually sticker-bomb my stuff but this is definitely getting stickered.

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Matt2000 said:
Anyway after seeing it in Jonny Smith's latest barn find video, I bought the Kendo Pro collapsing trolley he had. It's not super cheap at £150 but I hope it will last me 20+ years of light use, with metal drawers/shelves. Seems like a better deal than the Beta branded one, which is more like £500. I don't usually sticker-bomb my stuff but this is definitely getting stickered.

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A guy I know uses one for his tools at the race track, he's made foam inserts with tool cutouts for the top three shelves, the bottom holds parts organizers. It's a really slick setup and much easier to find things than my "tool box with a tool roll and assorted shit" inside it.
 
After seeing them in videos recently, I decided to pick up one of Makita's little bit sets that come in a battery-shaped case. I needed some more long bits and this was in the Prime Day sale at less that £6.

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I assumed that this design was so it could be added to a wall mount or added to a carrier alongside batteries. Nope. As you can see in the photo above, the top cover has been designed with the battery latch, the one that usually retracts as you attach the battery to a tool or mount. Because of this, it won't fit.

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I had to file it off so I could add it to my 3D printed battery holder, but it still won't fit on my 3D printed pegboard mounts for some reason. Seems like a really odd design choice when they've gone to the trouble of partially moulding in the slots and the air vent, the latter of which is totally non functional and could've just been left out.
 
Matt2000 said:
I assumed that this design was so it could be added to a wall mount or added to a carrier alongside batteries. Nope. As you can see in the photo above, the top cover has been designed with the battery latch, the one that usually retracts as you attach the battery to a tool or mount. Because of this, it won't fit.
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that may indeed be one of the most bafflingly stupid design choices... "odd" is being very friendly to makita imo :p
 
That would get yeeted into the garage wall about the third time I try to snap it to the bottom of my drill.
 
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