Early release

I have heard good things about the Gp3300i inverter generator from Generac. Full disclosure I have sold a few of those. They "typically" cost anywhere from $650 to $900.

Sean Dorval

Tool elitism is a real thing lol. I have noticed if you are talking about Knipex or Wera, yeah, there is a difference but that's why they are expensive.

Sean Dorval

Also just joined - discord link expired.

Same here, Discord link invalid

Crystal Brock

I just joined to with the same issue.

Jeff Sparks

I just joined, and the Discord link isn't working for me. Is it out of commission? Not a big deal -- I'm just happy to support Beau's work -- but I'd be happy to join the server if it's still there.

Beau Dure

Where are we with moore V Harper?

lawhoff95

Idk about Ryobi having that. We have an E.go at our house. Cut up a tree that fell in neighbor's yard.

Ashley Fox

As a former employee of a hardware store, I can absolutely attest to that tool classism you speak of. It blew my mind back then. But then I learned it's usually one brand that has interchangeable parts and batteries which is why you stick with one brand. That makes it make more sense. Also, made in America tools versus those made overseas was another driving factor in brand choice for my wonderful customers. I miss that store.

Ashley Fox

Is it Ryobi that has one charger that works for all of their stuff? I am going to build a good set of power tools as part of preparedness. Live in Hurricane country.

lawhoff95

Today I learned something about chainsaws..., The versatility of the topics you cover never ceases to amaze me. I recognize some of the tools you showed that I use to renovate. I don't own the most expensive brands either, sometimes it's disappointing, and sometimes you last surprisingly long with something that costs much less. Proper cleaning after use, storage, and some light maintenance also works wonders.

Mo po

Carpenters out west (US) make vicious fun of easterners (i.e. that side of Nevada) who buy skilsaws such as was exhibited here. Western pros use exclusively wormgear-drive saws. These have the motor driving a worm gear perpendicular to the blade axis, driving a gear coupled to the blade. The principle is that, instead of direct-coupling the motor to the blade so the blade RPM matches the motor RPM and load torque directly fights with limited low-RPM motor torque, the motor runs at thousands of RPM and is barely affected by any resistance the blade encounters. A worm-drive saw will slice through three stacked sheets of plywood without slowing down. A quick scroll through Walmart.com didn't turn up any of the worm drive saws, but persistence revealed some which they call "compact circular saws" by e.g. Hychika, Wuketin, Powersmart and Tacklife. (I don't know how well-made any of those are.) If you actually search for "worm-drive saw", they reveal the real ones, that no regular digging will find. Even Skil makes them now. Why they make them hard to find without a search by name is a mystery. I should add that it is essential to keep the gearbox well lubricated.

Nathan Myers

“Doesn’t cut it” That’s what she said

Randall Jennings

I like DeWalt but it is usually overpriced. I don't live on a farm so for me the kobolt while not as high quality works for most of my normal use, but my table saw and miter and 1 drill are DeWalt

John of the bankruptcy pirates

Walmart has a house brand of tools now? Is this where the Milwaukee vs DeWalt fight starts?

John of the bankruptcy pirates

This falls into the "having something is better than having nothing in an emergency" category. Sounds like a great alternative for people in an urban area who don't have a place to safely store gasoline.

Donald Wert

Glad to see more Roads content coming out. Look forward to more. I'm close enough to hurricane country, and have lived in it too. I'd love to be able to give back at some point.

Chris L

Keep us updated--if it's even cheaper than Ryobi but holds up well, no harm in stocking up on backup tools or keeping those ones in vehicles for the quick odd job that needs done!

Zoe Valk

It's Dewalt in my family. I'm going to keep using these until they fail because at this point I'm curious how long they'll actually hold up. The drill in particular I have a weird fascination with. By cost, it should've given up long ago.

Beau of The Fifth Column

As soon as I said it, I knew that was going to clipped and put on social media. 😆

Beau of The Fifth Column

Nice pause to keep from laughing over the additional 4 inches would have made it (the chainsaw) a lot better. Not to worry, though, I laughed for you!

Rebecca S Walker

Appreciate the content as always, Beau.

Bryan Schmidt

It's funny you say that. After Ian one of the only places we could get generators was harbor freight. They have one called a predator that was like $500 dollars that was used to run stuff for two houses until everything was restored. It was advertised as "super quiet". It wasn't, but it worked.

Beau of The Fifth Column

Harbor Freight just called and asked for a mention

The "tool snobbery" is real. I grew up in a Snap On household. *Edit because my dog bumped my phone while I was typing and it posted* Ryobi is also pretty impressive. I'm not sure about the price comparisons, but we've got damn near everything they put out and all of it has been fantastic. The new high power system they have out is a lot of fun to use and not only gets the job done, but does so efficiently. Not sure about anyone else's experience but for me, it's been a good one with that brand.

Zoe Valk