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Vevor Mag Drill Demonstration and Review With Annular Cutters

In this video I have a chance to test out the Vevor Mag Drill kit (aka, portable drill press, frame drill, etc) that comes with 11 annular cutters. I was impressed with how well it worked considering it costs a fraction of the price for a new BRAND NAME mag drill. The annular cutters that come with the kit seem fairly decent… especially when you consider how much those cost by themselves. It’s very easy to get perfectly sized, and perfectly round holes in steel when you use a mag drill with annular cutters. The holes a perfect every time! I don’t have a need for a mag drill every day but occasionally I run into a project when a mag drill would be very handy. I could never get myself to buy one because they cost far to much for a tool that I would only use very occasionally, However, the Vevor mag drill is priced much more affordably, compared to brand name mag drills. Yes, Vevor gave this drill to me but even if they hadn’t, I would still consider buying this tool for myself because of the price alone. And now that I’ve had a chance to try it for myself I can tell that it will do anything that I ever ask it to do. The drill seems to be fairly well made and the motor runs smoothly with no weird smells. If you’re in the market for a mag drill but you don’t want to break the bank, this might be the drill for you.

The YouTube short that I made about the packaging for the Vevor Drill cab be watched below

https://youtube.com/shorts/BqJSOCNRN9k

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LLPOWERS R1500 Solar Generator, Power Station, 1800 Watts, Pure Sine Wave Inverter, UPS

https://youtu.be/2RZk3qB92F4

In this video I take a look at the new ALLPOWERS R1500 solar generator / power station. This device will put out 1800 watts and surge to 3000. It has all the latest and greatest features of a modern solar generator. It has UPS mode, dual charging, dual wireless charging, 100 watt USBC power delivery, 200 watt solar panel, smart phone app, etc, etc. It’s not missing anything. You get all the great features at a more affordable price compares tot he other brand name solar generators. Emergency backup power for power outages, camping, RV’ing, job sites, off grid living, etc, etc… There are MANY uses.

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XTOOL D7W, FIRST Scan Tool With WiFi VCI

https://youtu.be/54JuHonWrEM

BRAND NEW ITEM. Just in time for Black Friday deals. Must see even if you don’t buy.

The XTOOL D7W is the FIRST affordable scan tool to use a WiFi VCI instead of Bluetooth. This means the wireless connection between the vehicle and the scan tool is utilizing WiFi technology instead of Bluetooth technology. Which, to me, is a really big deal! WiFi is light years ahead of Bluetooth in terms of speed, bandwidth, and wireless range. In this video I do a range test and I get very impressive results. I will probably do another video in the near future to determine maximum distance of the WiFi VCI but I ran out of room in this video and I still had a rock solid wireless connection between the scan tool and the VCI. (plugged into my vehicle) The new D7W is the wireless version of the D7S. Both are brand new models from XTOOL and they are both excellent scan tools. Okay, sure, there are SOME other scan tools in this world that DO use WiFi….. but those are few and far ultra high end tools that cost thousands of dollars. This tool is the first AFFORDABLE full bidirectional control scan tool that the majority of people can actually buy. In my opinion this is one of the biggest advancements in the entire scan tool industry since scan tools became Android based. I suspect all other scan tool manufacturers will be scrambling to design their own WiFi VCIs now that XTOOL has released this new D7W. This WILL become the new standard for all scan tools, eventually… If you’ve been looking at new scan tools, this one is definitely worth taking a second look at. The D7 series of scan tools has always had excellent value (maybe the best value of all scan tools) when you consider their overall functionality VS price….. and now with a WiFi VCI, it’s an even better value.

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AIUITIO Rivnut, Nutsert Tool Review and Demonstration

https://youtu.be/ZI6A68Uw6IY

The AIUITIO rivnut / nutsert tool review and quick demonstration. This is a great way to add a threaded hole into a piece of metal where you can’t get to the back side with a nut, and/of if the metal is too thin to cut threads into. This kit is very complete and the tool seems well made. It comes with a bunch of inserts in 13 different sizes. So of course the tool has 13 different mandrels (arbors?) to install all of those different sizes. The two inserts that I installed in this video turned out perfect and they hold very well without spinning in the hole. Seems like a very nice kit. It’s certainly going to be very handy to have one of these in my shop. I can think of many projects in the past where this kit would’ve made things easy. Big thanks to AIUITIO for sending these two kits.

I will be giving away away one of these sets. The drawing will probably be in early December of 2023. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the giveaway. Stay tuned!

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Autel MP900Z-BT – Best New Scan Tool? Test And Review. Watch before You Buy.

https://youtu.be/sEpWq-xdpj0

This is the newest model in the Autel lineup of OBDII diagnostic scan tools. This Bidirectional control scan tool is the next step up from the 808 series. It includes several new features that the previous 808 series does not have. The new features include Wifi printing, Pre & Post scan, and license plate and VIN# scanning, etc. This new model has a 8 inch screen, (larger than the 7″ found on the 808) a 7700mAh battery (larger than the 5000mAh batter with the 808) and it also includes an 8 megapixel camera and flash. (the 808 series never had a camera or a flash) In this video I was asked to focus on the new software features that I mentioned earlier. In my opinion, Autel scan tools are hard to beat and they are my personal favorite of all the scan tool brands on the market. However, these new software features such as VIN# / License plate scanning need a bit more refinement before I could take them as serious features. I know Autel will get them perfected and when they do, these features will be a great addition to their scan tool line-up. However, right now they seem unreliable and they are a novelty, at best.

Bottom line – This is one of the best scan tools money can buy right now, in my opinion. If you’re looking for a pro level scan tool with a great reputation then look no further. The way I see it…. this is a top of the line scan tool that just happens to also have some new (extra) software installed, (VIN / plate scan) that I didn’t really need in the first place, so if that extra software isn’t working properly yet, it’s not a big deal because I would have purchased this tool even if that extra software was not installed. And honestly, I don’t know many guys who use their scan tools tablet to manage their customer / vehicle information anyway. Sure, some guys do, but most shops use a proper computer with software designed for running an auto repair business. To each his own.

This scan tool is awesome when used as a scan tool. One of the best! All that other software fluff is a novelty….. in my opinion anyway!

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