I am considering getting the inflator for my motorcycle… It is such a pain in the ass to get readings of the psi when you fill it up at the gas stations. (For those who don’t know, motorcycle tire valves can often be very awkwardly placed.)
@haydesigner Do it. At least for me, for a lot of the times, stations either charge $ for air or it’s completely out of order.
A while back, I rolled the dice on one from a cat-sat-on-a-keyboard brand that was clearing out their inventory for $10 – and I’ll be damned, it actually works fine. After the last one sold, though, the whole listing was removed. Besides not being able to leave any feedback, I was also SOL on any sort of seller’s warranty.
@haydesigner@narfcake legal requirement for gas stations to provide free air and water. Putting on the coin mechanism is just a trick, if you go to the attendant they have to switch them on for you for free. They have a button behind the desk to do so.
@haydesigner@narfcake we have a gas station around the corner that has free air “while supplies last.” I always look at that and think if supplies run out, we’ve got bigger problems
@haydesigner too awkward to use your own pressure gauge? I would never trust some rando compressor guage anyway, just buy a 10$ digital gauge on amazon they work fine. I think project farm did a video on many of them if you’re really into it.
This inflator hose actually screws onto the valve stem BTW, not just press and clip on, so you do get a very sturdy connection.
@bobthenormal That “free air” must be a local thing in your state. Here in Texas, there is no such requirement, and very few gas stations provide it. But Discount Tire does, even when you didn’t get your tires from them.
@werehatrack well TIL, I thought there was a federal law from interstate highway building days about that but apparently it’s only in CA… that’s a shame… Funny I never had any issue with asking for them to turn it on free (while buying gas) in tons of places across the US on road trips with a trailer. Maybe the confidence of asking while assuming they have to is self fulfilling, lol. Guess it’s good I have one of these now.
@werehatrack oh also Costco tire centers will air up your tires with N2 too, and some now have N2 stations installed in the parking lot, totally free, but they lock them up when they close
@bobthenormal@werehatrack Discount Tire has been airing up my tires and rotating them for free for 2 years so far and I still haven’t bought a thing from them yet
@ShotgunX mine lacks torque even on the highest setting and will often fail with ikea furniture or household hardware repairs like door knob screws. It is also a little bit of a pain to create a dedicated usb-c charging area for a screwdriver when you have to have a real drill/driver charging in the garage. I think this ends up being more of a novelty than a helpful tool.
@Jebbielax@ShotgunX
… But OTOH having a dedicated USB-C port in your garage mean you can plug in your phone while you’re working out there, as well as your jump starter pack at least semi-annually.
I bought this exact inflator last October. I paid the full price for it. It’s fantastic. I have 22" tires and it had no problem with them. I topped off all 4 tires on my car and 4 tires on 2 bicycles and still had plenty of charge left. It’s great to keep in the trunk along with the jump starter pack.
@Bingo Same here. I bought the inflator (or a close cousin of it) at Costco a few years ago and it’s been great, largely because I can set the target pressure, start it up, and walk away. (However, I recently moved from a small sedan to a large pickup truck with 30ish" tires and if all four truck tires are pretty low, I expect this inflator to require a charge or two in the middle vs. the old SLA boat-anchor inflator/jump starter I have that seemed like it could inflate tires forever before requiring a recharge.)
In some old (Slickdeals?) thread, someone mentioned this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099SBMBJV and it was a game-changer for me. Now it’s easy peasy to attach/detach to each valve stem and I just leave it screwed into the inflator.
@actionPacked
My general plan of action is to recharge both the jump starter packs and my tire inflators in my vehicles semi-annually. I try to do it at the same time I change smoke alarm batteries.
@haydesigner I literally did. Like twice lmao. “AI” really is turning people’s brains to mush. Speaking of unanswered questions though, why would it matter? If “AI” image slop is okay so would “AI” write-up slop, there’s no ethical nor pragmatic difference.
The screwdriver seems to have different versions. The S1 Pro sold by Fanttik has 16 bits, yet this one advertises 14. The model linked to the Fanttik website says there are 16, but the image on here clearly shows 14.
Upon inspection, it seems like the one here drops the T10H, T15H, T20H, T25H and H6, but adds TR10, TR15, and TR20 (which appear to be similar or the same as T10H, T15H and T20H). So it seems to drop a torx and a hex bit from the one sold on their website (and at Costco late last year - see below).
Meh - you shouldn’t link to a product that’s clearly not the same.
There also doesn’t seem to be any indication of what “refurbished” means in this case. Are there any cosmetic issues?
Costco was selling the regular S1 Pro late last year for $39.99 (new, and with the famous Costco backing). As mentioned above, they also have one right now that’s part of a 7-in-1 kit of tools for $29.99, but the bundled S1 Pro in there only has 10 bits and doesn’t have the cool charging storage case that this one has.
It drives me nuts when manufacturers have slightly different versions of products and no clarity about those differences. There are at least three versions of the S1 Pro out there.
@jeffcohen The comp we’re linking to on Amazon has the same 14 bits we’re advertising, which matches our specs. The model on fanttik.com appears to have gone through a little evolution, but I could not find any prior iterations of the S1 Pro on Fanttik’s site. The link on the main page will always be the most accurate, while any links in our specs are more for supplemental information.
They both look pretty damn Snazzy, BUT just how refurbished are they
Battery(s) condition and Warranty would be my only real concerns
I might just have to roll the
Costco sold the air inflator new for… I think 40? 50? Used it a few times and works well. Obviously slow and loud as hell but works and has plenty of battery.
I got a Fanttik X8 Tire Inflator from Amazon awhile back and it’s been great filling the tires on my Subaru. Very handy, compact and gets the job done. Mine looks a little different and doesn’t have “Apex” in the name, which apparently costs another $30. I also have a Slime tire inflator that plugs into the accessory outlet in car, in case I neglected to keep the Fanttik battery charged.
@chienfou@heartny Plenty of home videos out there starring dads who didn’t believe in redundancy with pants around ankles while walking the bride down the aisle.
Screw this deal… I am going to blow it off… (sorry - just had to put the puns in). Actually the tire inflator might be useful. I could see stripping screws with a power screw driver though.
I checked out Fanttik on amazon, looks they’ve got vacuums big n small, inflators big n small, jump packs, screw drivers big n small, air dusters, tool kits, cordless soldering iron, electric sprayer, pressure washer, pool cleaner, mini chainsaw, pocket green laser.
They even have an electric kids wiggle car
Fanttik has an entire ecosystem, so the products must be somewhat reliable, reviews aren’t bad either
When is there an emergency need to run a brad nailer? Nailing up plywood ahead of a hurricane maybe, but for that you’d need a full nail gun. (And, frankly, a hammer would seem to be a better backup in a power outage).
@ergomeh Battery power isn’t just about your grid connextion going down. It’s also if I need to reattach some shoe molding in the back of the closet… Do I really want to go and start my whole compressor, unroll 1 or 2 hoses, run them, put 5 brads in, then reroll the hoses, drain the compressor, ensure it hasn’t gotten water, etc? Or grab this, a short hose, pop×5?
@ergomeh@KlfJoat You have described a situation I’ve never found myself in, but it makes sense.
(I don’t have any pneumatic tools, so that part does me no good, but it’s nice to have ideas available.)
@ergomeh@KlfJoat@xobzoo I’m trying to think of the last time that I needed to do a few screws, and I’m coming up dry.
Now the inflator, if the psi indicator is accurate, that could be great. I’m very lazy about checking your pressure, but I’m far more likely with an easy thing like this than dragging out a whole compressor and hose.
@ergomeh@KlfJoat@xobzoo
My only problem with this is you would probably have to cobble together some sort of adapter to get air to the brad nailer. All mine use quick connects. And yes, I have found myself in just those kinds of situations often enough that I finally broke down and bought a dedicated Ryobi ONE+ brad nailer. Love it!
Oh…BTW . Do yourself and (your neighbors) a favor and don’t nail up your plywood with a brad nailer in the event of a hurricane!!
Can someone explain to me why this Fanttik screwdriver has blown up seemingly out of nowhere the last year or so? Is it really that great and what’s great about it? Or is it like Stanley and just the next in a long line (Yeti, Tervis) of the same thing with only style to differentiate it?
@KlfJoat Heavy marketing would be my first guess. I was mildly tempted at this price, but with no variable speed and a refurb with non replaceable battery of unknown health quickly chilled that inclination, not to mention the same price Costco alternative. Having extra bits in this one is ok, but it’s not like they’re high end tool steel that we can’t easily get or don’t already have a collection of.
$15 less and I might’ve bitten just out of curiosity.
I have a different version of this air pump - it’s great and if I needed another, I would absolutely buy one at this price. Hell, maybe I should just to have one that lives in my car.
@user12967321
If you have space for it that’s the best place to keep these. I found myself using it (or something similar) away from home more often than at home.
This also has worked well for an inflatable SUP in a pinch.
Oh … can this air compressor be used on an air mattress?
I know “anything is possible” … so I guess my real question is “how easily can this be used for an air mattress?”
I’m sure it depends on a lot of things. If I had any non-hypothetical air mattresses to use it on right now, I’d go look at how their air intake is shaped. (I’m pretty sure the only one we have is no longer airtight, and should probably be thrown out, if it hasn’t been already.)
And someone mentioned how noisy it is. I suppose that would have the added benefit of scaring away any bears while camping?
Someone mentioned using to board up for Hurricane? NO! Buy a product named “PLYLOK”. You slide 2 on for each side of a cut piece of Plywood unless window is really big and then just lock in place. Little gripper feet on the edge to lock in place. Works great. No drilling holes in brick. I use a hole saw to make a circle to ease pressure and to allow a little light, plus easy to grab when removing. Really nothing to do with this product, but hurricane season is almost upon us and the price has come down… Reusable and worth having. Cut, Mark Boards, and use year after year .
@Mandamm@phendrick Those don’t always work; the window frame area has to be exactly as they illustrate with no slanted bricks. Around here, that’s not the usual construction. A close friend whose house was built with slanted bricks around the windows bought the Plylox and spent at least four hours trying to get them to work as a hurricane approached. I already had precut storm plywood for my house with all the holes in place, so I had my own windows safe in a matter of 45 minutes, and headed down there with cordless tools, extra materials, and my fasteners of choice. After a few added attempts to make the Plylox work as per their instructions, we defaulted to my methods and had the entire house done in less than an hour. I still had time to drive back home before the storm. They saved the shutters and fasteners after the storm, and they had them in place in less than 20 minutes the next time.
@icerc A valid concern, since “refurbished” literally just means “made prettier”. I’ve been bitten by it, most infamously in the form of a Fuji S2500 digital camera that initially had a nonfuctional lens zoom motor. When that one fault was fixed, it turned out to also have a nonfunctional autofocus, and then a glitchy motherboard that randomly failed to save images. After three trips back to the repair facility (at my expense for shipping), it finally worked. At that point, I’d saved just $22 vs the price of a new one that would have had several times as much warranty duration.
Very smart. Sell the tool that will inevitably leave bits on my garage floor or driveway, puncture my tire, THEN sell another tool to re-inflate my tire. Brilliant.
@jml326 I recommend the DeWalt DCF961 impact wrench for that task. It’s usually overkill, except when it isn’t. I have yet to encounter a car or light truck lug nut that can resist it, given the right socket - which sometimes is one of the types that eats the nut in the process.
@kittykat9180 Sometimes a drill makes an excellent power screwdriver. A power screwdriver is often less useful when a drill is needed. The two each have their strengths, and most people will get more use from the drill. Your mileage may vary.
@kittykat9180 kinda, the screwdriver is smaller and better for light jobs as it’s easier to handle. It also has less likelihood of over-tightening and stripping either the head of the screw or the hole it’s going into.
My tires are 29.7", so i use a ViAir 88P portable air pump. It’s made to pump up HD truck tires, so it’ll handle anythi g i cam throw at it, and it rides in my trunk. Paid $45 for it back before inflation went nuts, now they are twice the price.
For driving screws, love my little DeWalt impact driver… no more stripped screw heads! Got the driver and drill for one of those $120 combo deals on Amazon a while back, including batteries. Impact works on lugnuts, too, once i break them free with a breaker bar.
Why do they make the light on the screwdriver turn on only when the bit is spinning? I need it to get the tip lined up with the screw while it isn’t spinning.
Classic meh deal: I already bought an S1 Pro off Amazon two months ago during a “sale” and now it’s here for less than half price…I will say the screwdriver has a surprising amount of oomph and I was able to easily drive drywall screws through 3/4" pine and 3/4" plywood, and I had to change the torque setting to not sink the screws super deep into the pine. I screwed together a custom dog ramp the size of a child’s plastic slide (but made of the above pine and ply) all on a single charge. It also can handle some amount of manual turning if you needed to drive most of a screw with power and then finish with a safe hand-tighten (which I did to not split the wood in some spots). This one’s a buy IMO and I’m getting the air compressor just so I don’t feel like I got robbed meh keep doing business with these guys these are quality products
I bought the screwdriver from Costco a few months back. I like it a lot. It’s very slick and made for good gifts to the brother and father in law. I like that it and the bits are contained in its own case. It’s definitely over-engineered, but it’s great for it’s purpose. My only recommendation is to get yourself a flex extension for the bits. I use it to build computers and there are a few tight spots it’s slightly too big to get into. Its also a bit hard to hold because it’s round, BUT… I use this because I’d rather it slip than strip a screw head. So … Inadvertent feature?
I use DeWalt 20v drivers and drills a LOT, but this little guy is great on my workbench when detail works is needed. Great for just having to save your joints.
I’m gonna grab the air compressor for my bike trips and camping. I’m always losing air to thorns.
Fanttik lists an upgraded version of the air compressor currently on sale for $70 (new). Anyone know 1) what the upgrade is and 2) if this the upgraded version.
Costco has a 7-piece tool kit that says it includes a S1 Pro screwdriver on sale for $30 down from $80.
I normally come on here to talk about Georgia Red, but I bought one of these for my daughter who is off to college. She got one use out of it which more than paid for the Costco price AND my piece of mind that she wasn’t stuck somewhere I would not want her stuck when it would have taken my an hour or more to get to her. . . I’m buying 3 more today for myself and other kids. Highly recommend.
@kimgab Sometimes, but when batteries are involved and the warranty period is short, it becomes much more of a gamble. Especially if the item is likely to be sitting around unused for extended periods of time.
Had a similar inflator (not this brand) which was used mainly for bicycle tires. It pressure reading was not very accurate (one of my tires had a blowout while riding). Anyone know how accurate this one is?
Specs
Product: Fanttik X8 Apex Tire Inflator or S1 Pro Electric Screwdriver (Refurbished)
Model: Nex S1 Pro, X8 APEX
Condition: Refurbished
Fanttik S1 Pro Electric Screwdriver
Fanttik X8 Apex Tire Inflator
What’s Included?
OR
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Wednesday, Apr 16 - Friday, Apr 18
What brand of orange juice do they use?
Well, that blows.
I am considering getting the inflator for my motorcycle… It is such a pain in the ass to get readings of the psi when you fill it up at the gas stations. (For those who don’t know, motorcycle tire valves can often be very awkwardly placed.)
@haydesigner Do it. At least for me, for a lot of the times, stations either charge $ for air or it’s completely out of order.
A while back, I rolled the dice on one from a cat-sat-on-a-keyboard brand that was clearing out their inventory for $10 – and I’ll be damned, it actually works fine. After the last one sold, though, the whole listing was removed. Besides not being able to leave any feedback, I was also SOL on any sort of seller’s warranty.
@haydesigner @narfcake legal requirement for gas stations to provide free air and water. Putting on the coin mechanism is just a trick, if you go to the attendant they have to switch them on for you for free. They have a button behind the desk to do so.
@haydesigner @narfcake we have a gas station around the corner that has free air “while supplies last.” I always look at that and think if supplies run out, we’ve got bigger problems
@haydesigner too awkward to use your own pressure gauge? I would never trust some rando compressor guage anyway, just buy a 10$ digital gauge on amazon they work fine. I think project farm did a video on many of them if you’re really into it.
This inflator hose actually screws onto the valve stem BTW, not just press and clip on, so you do get a very sturdy connection.
@bobthenormal That “free air” must be a local thing in your state. Here in Texas, there is no such requirement, and very few gas stations provide it. But Discount Tire does, even when you didn’t get your tires from them.
@werehatrack well TIL, I thought there was a federal law from interstate highway building days about that but apparently it’s only in CA… that’s a shame… Funny I never had any issue with asking for them to turn it on free (while buying gas) in tons of places across the US on road trips with a trailer. Maybe the confidence of asking while assuming they have to is self fulfilling, lol. Guess it’s good I have one of these now.
@werehatrack oh also Costco tire centers will air up your tires with N2 too, and some now have N2 stations installed in the parking lot, totally free, but they lock them up when they close
@bobthenormal @haydesigner Rando $10 gauge from Amazon is more accurate than gauge on rando compressor from Meh? You willing to die on this hill?
@bobthenormal @haydesigner @uscpsycho Why do they have to die? That seems a little extreme.
Maybe say, “You willing to stub a toe on this hill?” Or maybe, “You willing to endure a couple paper cuts on this hill?”
@bobthenormal @werehatrack Discount Tire has been airing up my tires and rotating them for free for 2 years so far and I still haven’t bought a thing from them yet
Instead of those can I get the Fanttik T1 Max Soldering Iron?
I have a Fanttik micro electric screwdriver for electronics. It’s not bad.
@ShotgunX mine lacks torque even on the highest setting and will often fail with ikea furniture or household hardware repairs like door knob screws. It is also a little bit of a pain to create a dedicated usb-c charging area for a screwdriver when you have to have a real drill/driver charging in the garage. I think this ends up being more of a novelty than a helpful tool.
@ShotgunX same. The micro screwdriver works fine but the battery in mine does not hold up for very long (subjective, I know).
@Jebbielax @ShotgunX
… But OTOH having a dedicated USB-C port in your garage mean you can plug in your phone while you’re working out there, as well as your jump starter pack at least semi-annually.
I just got the Fanttik S1 screwdriver in a “household tool kit” from Costco. It’s $29.99 new. It doesn’t come with as many bits as the Meh offering, but it does come with other tools and it’s new and backed by Costco return policy. The link is: https://www.costco.com/fanttik-n100-7-piece-household-tool-kit-with-s1-pro-value-bundle.product.4000302269.html. I think that’s the better deal right now.
@Odysseus1001 thanks just ordered one of those.
I bought this exact inflator last October. I paid the full price for it. It’s fantastic. I have 22" tires and it had no problem with them. I topped off all 4 tires on my car and 4 tires on 2 bicycles and still had plenty of charge left. It’s great to keep in the trunk along with the jump starter pack.
@Bingo Same here. I bought the inflator (or a close cousin of it) at Costco a few years ago and it’s been great, largely because I can set the target pressure, start it up, and walk away. (However, I recently moved from a small sedan to a large pickup truck with 30ish" tires and if all four truck tires are pretty low, I expect this inflator to require a charge or two in the middle vs. the old SLA boat-anchor inflator/jump starter I have that seemed like it could inflate tires forever before requiring a recharge.)
In some old (Slickdeals?) thread, someone mentioned this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099SBMBJV and it was a game-changer for me. Now it’s easy peasy to attach/detach to each valve stem and I just leave it screwed into the inflator.
How long can it sit in my drawer on a charge and still inflate a car tire?
@actionPacked
My general plan of action is to recharge both the jump starter packs and my tire inflators in my vehicles semi-annually. I try to do it at the same time I change smoke alarm batteries.
Nothing inflates weak people more than “AI” use.
@DrunkCat so you didn’t answer me yesterday… how do you know Meh has been replacing employees with AI? Have they said so somewhere?
@haydesigner I literally did. Like twice lmao. “AI” really is turning people’s brains to mush. Speaking of unanswered questions though, why would it matter? If “AI” image slop is okay so would “AI” write-up slop, there’s no ethical nor pragmatic difference.
So where’s the poll? Does some regular forumite have to start the thread again?
@Kyeh It ran away with the daily video.
The screwdriver seems to have different versions. The S1 Pro sold by Fanttik has 16 bits, yet this one advertises 14. The model linked to the Fanttik website says there are 16, but the image on here clearly shows 14.
Upon inspection, it seems like the one here drops the T10H, T15H, T20H, T25H and H6, but adds TR10, TR15, and TR20 (which appear to be similar or the same as T10H, T15H and T20H). So it seems to drop a torx and a hex bit from the one sold on their website (and at Costco late last year - see below).
Meh - you shouldn’t link to a product that’s clearly not the same.
There also doesn’t seem to be any indication of what “refurbished” means in this case. Are there any cosmetic issues?
Costco was selling the regular S1 Pro late last year for $39.99 (new, and with the famous Costco backing). As mentioned above, they also have one right now that’s part of a 7-in-1 kit of tools for $29.99, but the bundled S1 Pro in there only has 10 bits and doesn’t have the cool charging storage case that this one has.
It drives me nuts when manufacturers have slightly different versions of products and no clarity about those differences. There are at least three versions of the S1 Pro out there.
@jeffcohen The comp we’re linking to on Amazon has the same 14 bits we’re advertising, which matches our specs. The model on fanttik.com appears to have gone through a little evolution, but I could not find any prior iterations of the S1 Pro on Fanttik’s site. The link on the main page will always be the most accurate, while any links in our specs are more for supplemental information.
@troy Thanks, good to know! Still confusing to have both linked, but at least I’m with you on the Amazon one. I hadn’t looked there.
They both look pretty damn Snazzy, BUT just how refurbished are they
Battery(s) condition and Warranty would be my only real concerns
I might just have to roll the
Costco sold the air inflator new for… I think 40? 50? Used it a few times and works well. Obviously slow and loud as hell but works and has plenty of battery.
I got a Fanttik X8 Tire Inflator from Amazon awhile back and it’s been great filling the tires on my Subaru. Very handy, compact and gets the job done. Mine looks a little different and doesn’t have “Apex” in the name, which apparently costs another $30. I also have a Slime tire inflator that plugs into the accessory outlet in car, in case I neglected to keep the Fanttik battery charged.
@heartny
Ah, yes… the old “belt and suspenders”.
Redundancy is always nice in those situations when you need it to work “for sure”.
@chienfou @heartny Plenty of home videos out there starring dads who didn’t believe in redundancy with pants around ankles while walking the bride down the aisle.
KuoH
Screw this deal… I am going to blow it off… (sorry - just had to put the puns in). Actually the tire inflator might be useful. I could see stripping screws with a power screw driver though.
I checked out Fanttik on amazon, looks they’ve got vacuums big n small, inflators big n small, jump packs, screw drivers big n small, air dusters, tool kits, cordless soldering iron, electric sprayer, pressure washer, pool cleaner, mini chainsaw, pocket green laser.
They even have an electric kids wiggle car
Fanttik has an entire ecosystem, so the products must be somewhat reliable, reviews aren’t bad either
@dahobbs9 This also appeared to be true of Tacklife at one point, though Fanttik appears to have outlasted them by a significant margin.
When is there an emergency need to run a brad nailer? Nailing up plywood ahead of a hurricane maybe, but for that you’d need a full nail gun. (And, frankly, a hammer would seem to be a better backup in a power outage).
@ergomeh Battery power isn’t just about your grid connextion going down. It’s also if I need to reattach some shoe molding in the back of the closet… Do I really want to go and start my whole compressor, unroll 1 or 2 hoses, run them, put 5 brads in, then reroll the hoses, drain the compressor, ensure it hasn’t gotten water, etc? Or grab this, a short hose, pop×5?
@ergomeh @KlfJoat You have described a situation I’ve never found myself in, but it makes sense.
(I don’t have any pneumatic tools, so that part does me no good, but it’s nice to have ideas available.)
@ergomeh @KlfJoat @xobzoo I’m trying to think of the last time that I needed to do a few screws, and I’m coming up dry.
Now the inflator, if the psi indicator is accurate, that could be great. I’m very lazy about checking your pressure, but I’m far more likely with an easy thing like this than dragging out a whole compressor and hose.
@ergomeh @KlfJoat @xobzoo
My only problem with this is you would probably have to cobble together some sort of adapter to get air to the brad nailer. All mine use quick connects. And yes, I have found myself in just those kinds of situations often enough that I finally broke down and bought a dedicated Ryobi ONE+ brad nailer. Love it!
Oh…BTW . Do yourself and (your neighbors) a favor and don’t nail up your plywood with a brad nailer in the event of a hurricane!!
Can someone explain to me why this Fanttik screwdriver has blown up seemingly out of nowhere the last year or so? Is it really that great and what’s great about it? Or is it like Stanley and just the next in a long line (Yeti, Tervis) of the same thing with only style to differentiate it?
@KlfJoat Heavy marketing would be my first guess. I was mildly tempted at this price, but with no variable speed and a refurb with non replaceable battery of unknown health quickly chilled that inclination, not to mention the same price Costco alternative. Having extra bits in this one is ok, but it’s not like they’re high end tool steel that we can’t easily get or don’t already have a collection of.
$15 less and I might’ve bitten just out of curiosity.
KuoH
@KlfJoat @kuoh
That eloquently sums up my thoughts entirely…
I have a different version of this air pump - it’s great and if I needed another, I would absolutely buy one at this price. Hell, maybe I should just to have one that lives in my car.
@user12967321
If you have space for it that’s the best place to keep these. I found myself using it (or something similar) away from home more often than at home.
This also has worked well for an inflatable SUP in a pinch.
I’ve been thinking about getting a tire inflator to keep in my truck, so I’ll give this one a go.
/giphy ballistic-permissible-nickel
Oh … can this air compressor be used on an air mattress?
I know “anything is possible” … so I guess my real question is “how easily can this be used for an air mattress?”
I’m sure it depends on a lot of things. If I had any non-hypothetical air mattresses to use it on right now, I’d go look at how their air intake is shaped. (I’m pretty sure the only one we have is no longer airtight, and should probably be thrown out, if it hasn’t been already.)
And someone mentioned how noisy it is. I suppose that would have the added benefit of scaring away any bears while camping?
Someone mentioned using to board up for Hurricane? NO! Buy a product named “PLYLOK”. You slide 2 on for each side of a cut piece of Plywood unless window is really big and then just lock in place. Little gripper feet on the edge to lock in place. Works great. No drilling holes in brick. I use a hole saw to make a circle to ease pressure and to allow a little light, plus easy to grab when removing. Really nothing to do with this product, but hurricane season is almost upon us and the price has come down… Reusable and worth having. Cut, Mark Boards, and use year after year .
@Mandamm
[had to check it out; TY for the info]
https://plylox.com/
@Mandamm @phendrick Those don’t always work; the window frame area has to be exactly as they illustrate with no slanted bricks. Around here, that’s not the usual construction. A close friend whose house was built with slanted bricks around the windows bought the Plylox and spent at least four hours trying to get them to work as a hurricane approached. I already had precut storm plywood for my house with all the holes in place, so I had my own windows safe in a matter of 45 minutes, and headed down there with cordless tools, extra materials, and my fasteners of choice. After a few added attempts to make the Plylox work as per their instructions, we defaulted to my methods and had the entire house done in less than an hour. I still had time to drive back home before the storm. They saved the shutters and fasteners after the storm, and they had them in place in less than 20 minutes the next time.
Who did the refurbishing? Still I wonder how used these and how many pieces and parts were replaced.
@icerc A valid concern, since “refurbished” literally just means “made prettier”. I’ve been bitten by it, most infamously in the form of a Fuji S2500 digital camera that initially had a nonfuctional lens zoom motor. When that one fault was fixed, it turned out to also have a nonfunctional autofocus, and then a glitchy motherboard that randomly failed to save images. After three trips back to the repair facility (at my expense for shipping), it finally worked. At that point, I’d saved just $22 vs the price of a new one that would have had several times as much warranty duration.
I’m in for the screwdriver. I’m a tinkerer, so I’m sure I’ll get a lot of use out of it.
/showme blase unanswered rat
Very smart. Sell the tool that will inevitably leave bits on my garage floor or driveway, puncture my tire, THEN sell another tool to re-inflate my tire. Brilliant.
In for (5) inflators. They will make great gifts.
@Trinityscrew
You’ll make (at least) five people happy. Having an inflator in your vehicle is an awesome addition to your on-the-road piece of mind.
KRULL! A SKULL! BRETT HULL! AWESOME!
If only the screw driver had torque to remove lug nuts
@jml326 I recommend the DeWalt DCF961 impact wrench for that task. It’s usually overkill, except when it isn’t. I have yet to encounter a car or light truck lug nut that can resist it, given the right socket - which sometimes is one of the types that eats the nut in the process.
@werehatrack if I’m buying a tire inflation tool, why not gear it to tires as well is my point.
Is having a drill the same as having an electric screwdriver?
@kittykat9180 Sometimes a drill makes an excellent power screwdriver. A power screwdriver is often less useful when a drill is needed. The two each have their strengths, and most people will get more use from the drill. Your mileage may vary.
@kittykat9180 kinda, the screwdriver is smaller and better for light jobs as it’s easier to handle. It also has less likelihood of over-tightening and stripping either the head of the screw or the hole it’s going into.
My tires are 29.7", so i use a ViAir 88P portable air pump. It’s made to pump up HD truck tires, so it’ll handle anythi g i cam throw at it, and it rides in my trunk. Paid $45 for it back before inflation went nuts, now they are twice the price.
For driving screws, love my little DeWalt impact driver… no more stripped screw heads! Got the driver and drill for one of those $120 combo deals on Amazon a while back, including batteries. Impact works on lugnuts, too, once i break them free with a breaker bar.
Why do they make the light on the screwdriver turn on only when the bit is spinning? I need it to get the tip lined up with the screw while it isn’t spinning.
@IAMIS you can tap it and it stays on for a bit.
Will this work with Presta valves? This could be valuable for bike tires
@Badpookey The “what’s included” list includes a Presta adapter, so the answer is “Yes, but not as conveniently as if it had a Presta-friendly chuck.”
“Free your hand”!
Very surprised no one commented on that, yet.
Here’s a video review of the Costco version of the screwdriver
Summary: Meh
Classic meh deal: I already bought an S1 Pro off Amazon two months ago during a “sale” and now it’s here for less than half price…I will say the screwdriver has a surprising amount of oomph and I was able to easily drive drywall screws through 3/4" pine and 3/4" plywood, and I had to change the torque setting to not sink the screws super deep into the pine. I screwed together a custom dog ramp the size of a child’s plastic slide (but made of the above pine and ply) all on a single charge. It also can handle some amount of manual turning if you needed to drive most of a screw with power and then finish with a safe hand-tighten (which I did to not split the wood in some spots). This one’s a buy IMO and I’m getting the air compressor just so I don’t feel like I got robbed
meh keep doing business with these guys these are quality products
I should probably order the tire inflator now before the tariffs impact inflation.
I bought the screwdriver from Costco a few months back. I like it a lot. It’s very slick and made for good gifts to the brother and father in law. I like that it and the bits are contained in its own case. It’s definitely over-engineered, but it’s great for it’s purpose. My only recommendation is to get yourself a flex extension for the bits. I use it to build computers and there are a few tight spots it’s slightly too big to get into. Its also a bit hard to hold because it’s round, BUT… I use this because I’d rather it slip than strip a screw head. So … Inadvertent feature?
I use DeWalt 20v drivers and drills a LOT, but this little guy is great on my workbench when detail works is needed. Great for just having to save your joints.
I’m gonna grab the air compressor for my bike trips and camping. I’m always losing air to thorns.
Fanttik lists an upgraded version of the air compressor currently on sale for $70 (new). Anyone know 1) what the upgrade is and 2) if this the upgraded version.
Costco has a 7-piece tool kit that says it includes a S1 Pro screwdriver on sale for $30 down from $80.
https://www.costco.com/fanttik-n100-7-piece-household-tool-kit-with-s1-pro-value-bundle.product.4000302269.html
I normally come on here to talk about Georgia Red, but I bought one of these for my daughter who is off to college. She got one use out of it which more than paid for the Costco price AND my piece of mind that she wasn’t stuck somewhere I would not want her stuck when it would have taken my an hour or more to get to her. . . I’m buying 3 more today for myself and other kids. Highly recommend.
Immediate buy x2. When you need one, you really need one. I experienced this and will never again thanks to meh.
/giphy eaten-laughing-dime
are refurbished products good to buy?
@kimgab Sometimes, but when batteries are involved and the warranty period is short, it becomes much more of a gamble. Especially if the item is likely to be sitting around unused for extended periods of time.
KuoH
Had a similar inflator (not this brand) which was used mainly for bicycle tires. It pressure reading was not very accurate (one of my tires had a blowout while riding). Anyone know how accurate this one is?
Would this be able to supply ~90 psi for a bicycle tire?
Get ready for a GAAAME CHANGER