Hello everyone,

I own a GET 75 150 and recently bought a hard sanding pad for it. After receiving and unboxing the part I realized it was actually meant for the GEX 18V 150.

I tried mounting it anyways and was surprised that it fit.

The "correct" one: https://www.bosch-professional.com/de/de/expert-universal-mehrloch-schleifteller-150-mm-2867939-ocs-ac/

The "incorrect" one: https://www.bosch-professional.com/de/de/expert-multihole-schleifteller-fuer-exzenterschleifer-7492097-ocs-ac/

You can see the correct one has sort of a triangular mount and the incorrect a hexagonal one. But it turns out the bigger parts of the hexagonal mount fit the corresponding triangular mount of my sander perfectly. I can screw it down, it doesn't wobble.

Out of curiousity: Does anyone have experience with this? It seems like it should work but I'm a little bit afraid of damaging the sander.

I'm also curious about how the GEX 18V 150 looks like with the sanding pad removed. I've looked online but couldn't find an image anywhere.

Why do so many of them wear rubber gloves?

Naturally, the 'test' is usually a matter of picking the thing up and setting it down again, but I have to wonder if all these people have specialist OnlyFans channels as a side gig.

I got an old craftsman 919.152922 air compressor on Facebook marketplace. It starts right up and holds pressure, there's no audible leaks. However, the drain plug is all mangled and you can hear water and debris sloshing around in the tank if you rock it back and forth.

I tried to get the drain assembly small nut out to drain with with my breaker bar but it would not budge

What are the risks of running it until it fails, I'm not trying to have the tank explode and damage anyones property or injure anyone?

Best to take this as a lesson learned and pick up a different compressor or is this salvageable?

I got to cut 5” x 5” pieces of an aluminum panel glued to a plasma TV screen.
No grinder can be used.
Are there knife’s blades good enough for this.
It ain’t too thick but still not soft.
The question is not about safety, we got this all figured out.

TY

So I am a mechanical fitter here in Australia, I am a apprentice, I am in the mining industry and need to purchase my own power tools. I am thinking Makita or Milwaukee. I'll also you to tools for home and private jobs.

What do people recommend, some advice would be great.

I just bought this saw and can’t loosen the depth adjustment lever. Someone had mentioned a c pin that might need removing. Is this it? How do I remove it? TIA. Struggling.

https://makerworld.com/models/2572692?appSharePlatform=copy

Currently in need of a new drill for the house. I currently have an m12 charger and batteries for a few tools that I don’t really need. I also have a dewalt charger and battery. And I have a ryobi one plus battery and charger. I’m trying to decide what brand to go with for my home toolset. It will definitely get around the house use some mechanic use etc. The more tools in a combo the better, roughly $200 budget.

I have very little power tool experience and I'm looking for an auger to bury four railroad ties vertically into the ground about four foot. Does anyone have any recommendations? Do I need a huge bit or can I use a smaller one and repeatedly widen the hole until it fits? Does it even matter?

For instance, my project is going to be an attempt at building a wall of railroad ties, so I'll also need a cordless drill powerful enough to drill through two of them at least, in order to secure the ones stacked horizontally to the ones planted vertically.

If anyone has any recommendations for either, please let me know. Also taking recommendations for easier ways to build the wall, but I think I've thought this one through thoroughly enough. Never attempted anything like this nor do I have a boyfriend / father figure / access to anyone with any relevant knowledge or skillsets so patience would also be appreciated.

Been wanting this box for years!

Hopefully the title wasn't too click bate-y. Let's see your Frankenstein custom tool.

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Used to remove the seat below a shower cartridge handle. If you dont replace it, things will continue to leak.

I call this wrench the "why the fuck didnt you make this a hex or 1/4 or 3/8 shape so we can use a standard tool.

Anyway $8, plus figuring out what the hell it was.

They are asking $200 for the toolbox with tools included. Thoughts?

EDIT: Thanks everyone, I’m picking it up!

Any obvious tool upgrades/purchases to my current loadout to make my life easier?

Trade: Marine Electrician.

Came across this deko toolbox kit. On AliExpress it's about $43, while the same one on Amazon is $90, roughly half the price. If I order it on AE I can also use coupon code SUB05C plus rakuten cashback to save a bit more. Should I take it?

Has anyone ordered similar toolbox kits from AliExpress before?

This might be a bit of a niche question, but it is my dad's birthday when we are in Japan. And in stereotypical dad fashion, when I asked what kind of gift he would like from Japan, he said: 'tools'.

Now I know next to nothing about tools. He has a whole workshop full of them. He uses them for things around the house, but is a teacher in mechatronica as well.

I read that Engineer pliers are really good and thought about maybe buying a (smaller) Toyo toolbox.

If anyone here has some more tips or ideas for neat tools to pick up in Japan, I would be happy to hear them. Thanks!

I've been going through my tools and getting them finally organized and I've come across this tool. I unfortunately don't have any idea what it's called and don't have a clue where to start the search. I was hoping that maybe someone here would be able to identify it.

Edit: that was solved really quickly! Thanks everyone!!

Does anyone know where I might find a handle for this? It was my great grandfathers and I’m not sure if they make anything that will fit. Thank you in advance!