Why Did No One EVER Tell Me...

bczygan · Apr 30, 2013

Did I miss the meeting notice?

Do people just not like me?

Am I not one of the "In" people?

The secret of life...

The answer to the eternal question...

What gives true happiness...

A die grinder!!!

I just picked up 2 of the HF ones on sale for $10.99 ea plus the set of mandrels and discs for them.

Hooked it up to my Porter Cable pancake and took the rust off the bottom of a toolbox like it was butter!!! The POWER! The convenience! The ECSTASY!!!

Picked up 2 for the boss at work.

May get a couple more when they go on sale again.

...So what other secrets have you all been keeping from me?

'

Skin · Apr 30, 2013

bczygan said:
...So what other secrets have you all been keeping from me?

'

You know how peanut butter and jelly are great on their own right? Try them...together.

bczygan · Apr 30, 2013

Skin said:
You know how peanut butter and jelly are great on their own right? Try them...together.

OMG!...It's just one revelation after another!

Seriously! Nothing with rust or bad paint will ever be safe from me again. I have been given the power. I think of all the wasted years I stood around and looked at rusty toolboxes and vises and things I could have done something with...if only I knew there was a tool.

What other tools have this magic transformational power?

celticbhoy · Apr 30, 2013

Air Hammer.

blackz26 · Apr 30, 2013

A right angle die grinder is on my wish list.

Did you know you can get pizza made FOR you, and delivered? At midnight!

kc-steve · Apr 30, 2013

Maybe no one said anything because they used to sell them all day long for $9.95, "on sale" of course.

Steve

SCTony · Apr 30, 2013

Impact driver (18V)

oldtools · Apr 30, 2013

Did you know the government will give you free money if you don't want to go to work anymore.

sdguy55 · Apr 30, 2013

You have 3,000 posts here and you havent come acrossed one post that says something to the tune of 'wow if i hadnt had my die grinder this would have taken forever!'

But for real though. Wait till you come acrossed a gasket that is just GLUED to the surface. Lightly use your die grinder on it and shazaam! Gone. Just dont get carried away.

greasemonkey44 · Apr 30, 2013

wait til you try one with serious power and a bristle disc
heaven

Haukur · Apr 30, 2013

Impact screwdrivers and right angle drills. They're the bee's knees.

SARG · Apr 30, 2013

You might want to look at the right angle adapter for your Dremel.

It's a good thing.

smothers33 · Apr 30, 2013

wait till you figure out the attachments you can use and what you can use em for. cutting whells, sanding pads, gasket scrapers, carbide burrs, flap discs, wire wheels. they can do alot more than removing rust.
also buy yourself good quality carbide burrs. the cheap ones are fine for a wheel but the dull very quickly.

wise · Apr 30, 2013

I have 1/4 of a 40" drawer dedicated to my carbides, flappers, rolocs, stones, cut-offs, etc in every shape and size. Quit while you're ahead

Lucky my work supplies most of it.

diesel research · Apr 30, 2013

most 90* die grinders ****. The pinion gears strip out easily. If you need 90* ergonomics, get the "pistol grip" grinders with inline motor if at all possible. Non geared.

Die grinders easily damage machined mating surfaces, so the real secret is using "aircraft stripper"

At first cheap air die grinders are cool until they die or lack the power for ever expanding amount of attachments. At some point, 1/3 or 1/2hp is desired. Minor cleanup no big deal, but eventually other attachments get used more boldly.

At 20,000rpm, high quality attachments are desired. Not only safer, but last longer and perform more in less time.

Buy dedicated cutoff tool if you ever feel a wild burr to attach an abrasive wheel to it.

theoldwizard1 · Apr 30, 2013

bczygan said:
The secret of life...

The answer to the eternal question...

What gives true happiness...

A die grinder!!!

I just picked up 2 of the HF ones on sale for $10.99 ea plus the set of mandrels and discs for them.

Hooked it up to my Porter Cable pancake ...

Usually a die grinder and a small compressor are NOT a good combination.

Rico. · Apr 30, 2013

blackz26 said:
Did you know you can get pizza made FOR you, and delivered? At midnight!

After my last visit to the United States, I'm pretty sure almost everybody knows that...
and has done for quite some time.

toomanytoyzz · Apr 30, 2013

diesel research said:
most 90* die grinders ****. The pinion gears strip out easily. If you need 90* ergonomics, get the "pistol grip" grinders with inline motor if at all possible. Non geared.

Die grinders easily damage machined mating surfaces, so the real secret is using "aircraft stripper"

At first cheap air die grinders are cool until they die or lack the power for ever expanding amount of attachments. At some point, 1/3 or 1/2hp is desired. Minor cleanup no big deal, but eventually other attachments get used more boldly.

At 20,000rpm, high quality attachments are desired. Not only safer, but last longer and perform more in less time.

Buy dedicated cutoff tool if you ever feel a wild burr to attach an abrasive wheel to it.

I feel you with using chemical strippers, but my IR die grinder has been abused for over ten years and still works as good as the day I got it. I have a couple of bigger gun style air grinders with more ***, but they can't get into the tight spots a smaller 90 degree angle grinder can especially with a 1" wheel.

I do 95% autobody restoration work with it so this may not be something you feel the need to use such a grinder for. :dunno:

blackz26 · Apr 30, 2013

Rico. said:
After my last visit to the United States, I'm pretty sure almost everybody knows that...
and has done for quite some time.

How bout being able to buy ***? :scared:

kc-steve · May 1, 2013

This should probably go without saying but since you brought it up, wear ear protection with those.

Steve

thebeekeeper1 · May 1, 2013

Evapo-rust

doan · May 1, 2013

bczygan said:
OMG!...It's just one revelation after another!

Seriously! Nothing with rust or bad paint will ever be safe from me again. I have been given the power. I think of all the wasted years I stood around and looked at rusty toolboxes and vises and things I could have done something with...if only I knew there was a tool.

What other tools have this magic transformational power?

4.5" angle grinder. get cut-off wheels and a wire cup

also for your angle die grinder, ger a 1" cup brush.

Adam McLaughlin · May 1, 2013

I've been a trans guy for SO long....
I use mine on every job, usually with the plastic bristle brush for cleaning gasket material

Adam

lilscorpion · May 1, 2013

So many tools find their way onto the "why didn't I ever know about this" list. I think this is why tool chests were invented.

jeffmoss26 · May 1, 2013

One of my favorite tools at work is the right angled air grinder. Just cleaned a bunch of rough spots off an old padlock with one today!

NJHandyGuy · May 1, 2013

bill so this never happes again go buy an impact driver and use it instead of a cordless drill

woody 73 · May 1, 2013

85 gram super lube grease item # 93744 from HF for $5.99 per tube "As the tv ad says "I put that **** on everything" (well I think it was for Franks red hots) but you get the idea!

sberry · May 1, 2013

air tools

toomanytoyzz · May 1, 2013

I have three jitterbugs in my arsenal. They are oldies but goodies. My dad says that his autobody supply guy chuckles when he orders paper for it, and says how old school those machines are. I guess it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks.

The Ratchet Man · May 1, 2013

toomanytoyzz said:
I have three jitterbugs in my arsenal. They are oldies but goodies. My dad says that his autobody supply guy chuckles when he orders paper for it, and says how old school those machines are. I guess it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks.

My dad bought my mom a Jitterbug for her birthday. She really likes it cause the big numbers help her when dialing phone numbers....

toomanytoyzz · May 1, 2013

The Ratchet Man said:
My dad bought my mom a Jitterbug for her birthday. She really likes it cause the big numbers help her when dialing phone numbers....

I guess you could do Morse code with the autobody version :dunno:

!!

Moosehead905 · May 25, 2013

HOT damn bczygan...you know what i am in the process of restoring 3 old vidmars which have a lot of rust on the bottom drawers and the base of it and i spent about an hr on one with my DA and 100 grit, Why the hell didnt i think of using my angle grinder.

P.s. sorry for bringing back an old thread to life, but i am pretty excited now to get back out there and get at it, i was dreading going back out there to tackle that rust with the DA.

fflintstone · May 25, 2013

greasemonkey44 said:
wait til you try one with serious power and a bristle disc
heaven

yes, rolloks are your friend.

I just cant wait till I get a dynabrade die grinder.

bran1har · May 26, 2013

oldtools said:
Did you know the government will give you free money if you don't want to go to work anymore.

Did you know the government will welcome people who hate America into our country, grant them citizenship, then give them money to buy bombs that kill us.

Hafen_Kafer · May 26, 2013

I like where this is going
:thumbup:

alex71 · May 26, 2013

I think someone hinted at this but if you like a hf die grinder and a pancake compressor, wait til you try a GOOD die grinder hooked up to a REAL compressor, 20+ cfm!

redwrench60 · May 26, 2013

^^^^oh yeah, this!

TAMPAGT07 · May 26, 2013

bczygan said:
Did I miss the meeting notice?

Do people just not like me?

Am I not one of the "In" people?

The jig is up, fellow GJer's.....Bczygan just realized he's not one of us....Sorry buddy, you just didn't fit in..... :lol_hitti

NUTTSGT · May 26, 2013

NJHandyGuy said:
bill so this never happes again go buy an impact driver and use it instead of a cordless drill

No kidding, that's money well spent. :thumbup:

turbowoodworker · May 26, 2013

What other tools have this magic transformational power?

How about an electric toothbrush. I suspect a few members could use one. :lol_hitti

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