u/ChromedGonk

If you aren’t aware, GSB18V-1330C (GSB 18V-150C global/EU) is the most most powerful cordless drill out there, not just from Bosch lineup, but from other manufacturers as well.

There’s a coupon discount from CPO Outlets until Aug 17 and you get 8Ah ProCORE PROFACTOR battery, charger and a bag (I love this bags!).

CPO Outlets is one of the most trustworthy official Bosch refurbished sellers, I own 3 tools purchased from them, they all arrived brand new (minus original box, they ship in custom refurbished only boxes) and comes with 2 years warranty for this deal specifically.

I was looking for 8Ah battery only but this deal was too good to pass, this kit usually costs $300+ new.

Do most of us need this much power? Not really, even most of the professional contractors won’t max it out, but it’s compact for its power, has kickback control and one of the coolest feature it comes with is electronic angle control! You can set it to 45 and 90 degrees and green LED will let you know if your angle is correct. It’s also a hammer drill and can be connected to Bosch app for more finer controls.

Now I need to sell my GSB18V-65 because between my 12V drill and this one, it became pretty much useless :)

Just to clarify, I'm not against 3rd party options to any battery platforms, what I'm complaining about is sellers deliberately copying original design and trademarks (ProCORE in this case) to trick customers into believing they are buying original products.

Sure, there are many of them and new ones always popup, but all it takes is one dedicated person hired by Bosch corporate to surf eBay, Amazon and other platforms and report them with legal authority.

This specific seller has sold more than 10,000 items and even if 1% of them were dupped into thinking they were getting original batteries, that's 100 customer that got deceived by this scammers.

They have established warehouse in Germany while advertising fake products using Bosch's trademarks and lying about being official partners. It's not like Bosch has to hunt them down in China, they can just sue whoever is involved in Germany at least.

As someone who owns a few Bosch LED lights, this is as good deal as it gets if you need one. Lifestyle by Focus is trustworthy seller selling official Bosch refurbished tools.

They look nice and they around $40 for each set, but never tried anything from despite seeing them all the time on Amazon and eBay.

Anyone tried this specific ones or any other products from them?

Not sure how many of you knew it, but I just noticed them yesterday.

I love 2Ah batteries for their compact size and weight, but ones I have are very old and underpowered.

Model: PRO GBA18V-20

Order number: 1 600 A03 K19

Amazon US price: $87 (single) and $145 (2 pack)

Amazon Germany: 51 EUR (~$59)

Got them discounted for around 80 EUR on Prime day and they finally arrived today!

Disclaimer because some people tend to get upset when they see clean tools: I’m not professional contractor, I use my tools for DIY and my hobbies, I know many people can’t afford cleaning tools after every job.

Mandatory safety warning: Always remove batteries (or unplug) from your tools before cleaning and don’t ask me why I thought this warning was mandatory :)

I would pay extra to not have this horrible thing. 19°C / 66°F difference between roof glass and upholstered part front of it.

“Premium” feature that driver and front passenger never sees and reduces range because HVAC needs to work way harder than if it was regular upholstered roof. Tesla’s implementation is especially horrible because there’s no optional motorized cover other manufacturers offer.

As title says, I’m restoring England made Stanley No 4 and sanded original cracked finish to expose stained Beech (I think it’s Beech at least).

My current “arsenal” of finishing options:

Minwax Wood Finish Penetrating stains (Ebony, Cherry and Walnut);

Minwax Wipe-On Poly (clear satin);

Renaissance Wax;

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Current plan:

Sand it to 180;

Cherry stain as first layer to give it some red base;

Walnut stain as top layer;

Wipe-On Poly as final layer and Renaissance wax on top of it;

I think remain old dark stain will work beautifully with this combo, but never done beech staining before, so I might be wrong.

So, what do you guys and gals think? Am I going to ruin it? Should I try something else?

From https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZQr2yayJSq/

I was looking for good quality needle files set, I really like this Nicholson set specifically but clean looking ones were $80+ so I risked this gross looking one and offered seller $20 and they accepted it.

Turned out none of them were used, not even once! handles are bit rusty that will be easily removed with just vinegar and files themselves are in perfect condition!

First two pics are from eBay listing and last two from yesterday when I unboxed them.

I only realized how funny it looked after I was done with it

They were both on sale simultaneously, both in perfect condition for their age and couldn’t resist picking up both of them. Their main job would be getting restored (well, 110) and sitting next to each other looking pretty on a shelf with occasional use and comical age gap between them.

I own both low and standard angle SW block planes for daily use, so I really don’t have a need for them, but never owned a plane from 19th century and red cap one looks just too darn cute to resist especially in this mint condition.

Question:

Can anyone date 102 more accurately using box and yellow logo? Recent ones are plastic wrapped with black and/or white logos. My best guess would be around 90s but haven’t seen many Stanley planes with Yellow logos from recent era… also looks too new for 70s.

Scrolling eBay lead to yet another discovery! What the hell is this and who thought it was a good idea? It’s basically a new battery ecosystem because regular batteries won’t charge using this frankenmonster and you had to get special batteries for that! :D

Interesting promo video from Bosch: https://youtu.be/FGAv-QHCC2w

It’s currently being auctioned on eBay in case anyone is into collecting weird but interesting power tools. Just search “Bosch WC18CHF-102DDS” to find it.

I have an alert set on eBay for new Bosch 18V tools and I was definitely going to get it if I didn’t already had one (paid $380 for mine :/ ).

It comes with 4Ah pro core battery, charger and plunge base which alone is $100+ separately. Oh, and it comes with L-BOXX with foam inserts!

Someone should offer $250!

Is this just GM “quality” or is my gear selector broken? Never owned GM made car before.

Just to clarify, gear selection works just fine, problem is that it feels too wobbly.

Not an actual loss, but definitely this sub worthy dumb decision and something that lives rent free in my head last few months.