During my 35 years as a cop I worked construction as my moonlighting job. When I retired earlier this year I went full time with the crew so it was time to add some power tools to my kit rather than rely on the communal set. If starting fresh there is no doubt that I would have gone with Ryobi One tools as they guarantee to maintain battery compatibility in future tools unlike all the others who use the time your tools wear out as a "gotcha" and you also have to buy all new batteries and chargers. However I already had a Dewalt 1/2" impact gun with the ni-cad 18 V XRP batteries so I explored getting an impact driver which would use the same. The local suppliers still want a fortune for Dewalt XRP stuff even though Dewalt has the Lithium stuff too so I cast around on eBay and Amazon. The 825 driver I'm reviewing was part of an unopened set with their regular drill/driver and I got the set with two more batteries and another charger for a great price. That gives me four batteries, the minimum number of ni-cads for one work day, with one charger at home and one on the site. My crew has transitioned to screws for everything except basic framing and roof decking and I've worked my new 825 hard. It will drive Spax and timber screws as easily as deck screws. The heavier-than-lithium batteries are slightly noticeable in the balance of the tool but not enough to be fatiguing. And just recently I saw that Dewalt has come out with Lithium batteries with the XRP architecture for retro fitting and they can can use the same chargers too. Very expensive right now but that will ease, so....hooray Dewalt!
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Case Mate Tough Case Dual Layer Protective Cover For iPhone 5 5s SE Black NEW
May 28, 2018
First one lasted 7 years
I generally hang on to my iPhones until they are dead and care little about having the latest model. When I got my 5c back in 2011 IIRC they gave me a free case almost just like this. Two years ago I upgraded to a 5s and gave my 5c to a grandson and though technically the original case mate was not designed for the 5s it fit adequately and protected the new phone just like it protected the old one. That case mate finally was getting a bit ragged so I bought this new one of the same item. This is the two piece case, with a soft rubber cushiony piece that goes in first, then the harder but grippy shell goes over that. Access is great, it is compact, of course not water resistant and not colorful...I am very happy with it.
Stanley Proto J52109 3/8-inch Drive 5-piece Socket Set- 8-point
Jul 19, 2021
Hard to find sockets are well machined and finished.
Recently I was dismantling an old garage door to replace it with a modern one at a rental house. Every fastener on the door hardware and track was square head. Yes its probably worth something as an antique. But taking the whole thing apart with an end wrench wasn’t the most pleasant work experience. That night I discovered that a set of square sockets wasn’t easy to find any more. But I did find these and at least in situations where a deep socket isn’t needed will be time savers.