New tire gauges and some concrete tools

[cjet69]

My old Blue Point tire gauge gave up the ghost, so I bought a couple replacements along with some concrete tools for my upcoming concrete project on the shop.

 

[Propane1]

My son has one of those digital pressure gauges. Likes it great.

Noel

 

[Sawdust]

Those are nice I’ve been wanting to get a clamp on type chuck. Lately I wished I had one. My concrete trowels haven’t seen much use. Concrete is one area of construction I was never fond of.

 

[olcowhand]

My concrete trowels haven’t seen much use. Concrete is one area of construction I was never fond of.

Same here, but still have all the tools. Hoping to expand my shop with a 30x12 in front of the bathroom, but if I ever get around to it, I'll likely hire out the concrete work. My neck and everything else for that matter aren't up to that challenge. If I do get to it, I'll also redo the floor and front foundation wall of our small old original shop.

 

[ol' stonebreaker]

Wet concrete= lots of hard work!!

 

[cjet69]

I don't mind doing concrete work occasionally. I do notice it more now than when I was younger, but it's the same putting up the hay every year also.
When we pour a large slab I call a gut I went to school with that does it for a living. He will supply the nice forms and do the float and finish and I do all of the site prep and form setting.

 

[chieffan]

Lot of the hard work is done by machine now days. Used to screed, floated, trowed by hand. I have my old concrete tools also. Know right where they are going to stay too if I have anything to say about it.

 

[ol' stonebreaker]

Best thing that ever happened to concrete fishing is the powered screed boards. Of course with the cost only pros buy them.

 

[Cvans]

My son has one of those digital pressure gauges. Likes it great.

Do those digital gauges work when its really cold out?

 

[Propane1]

Do those digital gauges work when its really cold out?

I don’t know that Chris. He has it in his heated garage, and normally uses it in the garage.

Noel

 

[4getgto]

Do those digital gauges work when its really cold out?

What I found with a meters, temp sensors and such in the cold is they're only about as good as the batteries used them. Rayovac, HF and dollar store batteries don't do well in freezing temperatures.

 

[Toomanytoys84]

What I found with a meters, temp sensors and such in the cold is they're only about as good as the batteries used them. Rayovac, HF and dollar store batteries don't do well in freezing temperatures.

Energizer lithium batteries. I had to run those in my weather station. Good from -40F to 140F. The dollar store batteries died fast below freezing.

 

[4getgto]

Energizer lithium batteries. I had to run those in my weather station. Good from -40F to 140F. The dollar store batteries died fast below freezing.

I took many a battery out , warmed in my hands and put back in to make do. Helps for a bit.

 

[chieffan]

What I found with a meters, temp sensors and such in the cold is they're only about as good as the batteries used them. Rayovac, HF and dollar store batteries don't do well in freezing temperatures.

I use Rayovac AA batteries in 5 of my trail cams and have no issue with them going dead prematurely. Energizers work well also. My digital tire gauge works OK any time. Have no clue what battery is in it as it has not stopped working so haven't checked. Thinking a button cell or two?

 

[Cvans]

I just remember trying to use digital Volt meters in the freezers and as soon as they started to get cold the display would fade out.
Didn't seem to make any difference on brand or batteries used.

 

[TAHOE]

I'm still using the concrete tools my dad bought 40.or 50 yrs ago, he did all his own concrete and taught me how to do it. Unless it's a big pour, I do all my own finish work and also brick work.