Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system

2021-12-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
@okiebenz.com Cc: ritchey30...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system That's for sure.  The (just finished) carport project involved 600 self-drilling screws.  Possible with a drill but only with considerable pressure.  Stepson's Makita drill-driver was the cat's meow

Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system

2021-12-02 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system That's for sure. The (just finished) carport project involved 600 self-drilling screws. Possible with a drill but only with considerable pressure. Stepson's Makita drill-driver was the cat's meow for these. -Original Message- From: Of Curt

Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system

2021-12-02 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
That's for sure. The (just finished) carport project involved 600 self-drilling screws. Possible with a drill but only with considerable pressure. Stepson's Makita drill-driver was the cat's meow for these. -Original Message- From: Of Curt Raymond Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021

Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system

2021-12-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Props to Home Depot, within 2 hours I had notification that my order was ready for pickup... -Curt On Thursday, December 2, 2021, 11:06:36 AM EST, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I bought a set much like this in Milwaukee tools last summer when we bought the house in Flagstaff. I

Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system

2021-12-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The small impact is wy better for driving screws than a drill, especially for Phillips head.I use mine a lot for light mechanicing too. Especially switching Dad's lawn tractor from mower to snowblower. It's got a spring assist on the lift and dialing the tension on the spring takes forever

Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system

2021-12-02 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I bought a set much like this in Milwaukee tools last summer when we bought the house in Flagstaff. I think I got a drill, impact, charger and two 2A batteries. Since then I’ve purchased the SawZall, leaf blower and a 5A battery. The little batteries work for some time with the drill and

Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system

2021-12-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Last year when I bought my drill/driver set they had a deal where if you bought the most expensive/powerful set they had you got a 5ah battery for "free". It was actually a pretty good deal, the addition of the battery made the whole deal cost less than the mid-range set. When we were building

Re: [MBZ] OT: Working the system

2021-12-02 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
They’re doing their annual “buy a kit” of tools and get another tool or some other related swag. I try to do these with Milwaukee M18 stuff and can never find stock on them when the time comes. Good deal when you can get it. -D > On Dec 2, 2021, at 10:46 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >

[MBZ] OT: Working the system

2021-12-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I've got a credit card with rewards points, one of the ways to spend the points is to get Home Depot gift cards at 10% off. So you get $100 worth of gift cards for $90 worth of points. I've been using the cards to buy tools, including the paint sprayer I used on the house up north. Anyway