Comment on DIY Universal Power Tools?
stratosmacker@lemmy.world 4 days agoYeah, I think for better or worse, the most universal and least consumerist “cordless” system is picking up your favorite used Mains corded tools, and getting yourself a Jackery/Ecoflow/whatever battery bank to plug into. This can be really cost effective for a DIY setup.
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Petrol generator is probably cheaper. But still expensive.
I really hate proprietary batteries on powertools, so corded is tempting. But I can’t get power 250m away across a road and several other peoples gardens.
Jackery/similar are a far higher capacity than I would realistically need to run a few tools for a fairly brief duration but you need the big ones to have a high enough current limit to reliably run any kind of garden power tools I may need.
I found another solution though. Return to tradition! Got a hand scythe. Also working to remove most grass areas. Not 100% sure what to do with the space over winter when veg isn’t growing. More rhubarb? At least weeds don’t grow as much over winter either.
bryndos@fedia.io 3 days ago
yes.
Brace and bits,
screwdriver,
hammer + chisel,
a few hand planes
a few handsaws
axe.
These tools' biological battery power source can be easily re-charged on the go by inserting waste vegetable matter.
Lubricate regularly with beer (or other fermented waste vegetable matter).
That's what i mostly use; I'm dealing with wood mostly though - and of course i do it in order to pass time, not to make up rent, so slower is just fine for me.
Scythe is worth having just for the coolness of the word - unfortunately I don't have any use for one.
Adze would be another good one I'd like to find cheap and sharpen up.
But I'll grant the power tools awkward situations like up a ladder, stretching over precariously, a battery drill one handed can be useful.'
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
I generally prefer fermented fruits and honey. Although I suppose rhubarb is a vegetable, and one of the things I grow with hand tools.
whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 4 days ago
I have seen battery adapters that let you use one brand’s batteries on another brand’s tools. Though I think some newer batteries now use proprietary controllers in addition to proprietary formats.
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Yeah, expectation of them doing HP style bullshit makes me want to refuse the entire thing.
Plus as long as hand tools do a good enough job there is something rather satisfying about using them. So much quieter too, I can hear the local cats if one of them turns up and wants a head scratch. Or if I have gloves on, a tummy rub.