I refuse to abandon my old batteries.

[@undefinablereasoning]

Honestly we need some open standards for these battery connectors; the sheer amount of e-waste produced due to company greed these days is nuts.

[@EvanMonsma]

Yup, same thing is going on in so many industries, it’s a shame

[@robsdeviceunknown]

The EU did that. Makes perfect sense to me. no reason we can't do that in America. Lithium is limited. Why waste it because everyone wants to have a propriatary battery.

[@6atlantis]

Start buying Bosch, their AMP SHARE batteries are compatible with Fein and dozens of other European companies.

[@kristofbarta2964]

google CAS.

[@Jacksparrow4986]

​@robsdeviceunknown noone wants to have proprietary batteries. Companies want to sell them, that's all the benefits to the..

[@befer]

4:30 This is a very good representation of what depression feels like, and not having that drive. Exactly what im going through right now

[@Shirlbw54]

I really love your thoughts on learning and reading. I am a 68 year old woman who recently got into woodworking. I realize that one thing I like about it is figuring new things out. Plus, power tools are kind of fun! Good luck on your channel!

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks! Power tools are indeed fun

[@StrangelyIronic]

There are schools that make learning fun, and the students generally do really well during and after school in life. It's just those schools only exist with the funding required, which does exists in public schools... just not nearly enough is spent to make those types of approaches and facilities widespread. I went to a rural middle of nowhere Midwest school, but thanks to cramming core classes every slot early I was able to graduate with useless honors and have big openings in my schedule the last 2 years, so I spent most of the day working with my school's tech person (was a class credit for me, went from 1 hour to 4+) rerunning networking for multiple campuses, settings up computers all over, building servers, and a final where I had basically an unlimited budget to build a workstation I got to take home when I graduated. I had two amazing teachers that got me to that point, one being that tech coordinator. Most kids don't get even close to an opportunity like that, especially in rural schools like I went to (that at the time was a national leader in standardized testing thanks to a great principle that encouraged effort and progress in general, not just the top of the top scores... which collapsed when said principle I had was replaced with one that put sports first... 10 years later we're barely staying certified with the same principle).

[@EvanMonsma]

Yeah definitely true. And a lot of those good schools get pressured by the districts to normalize curriculum/standards and make things worse. I had a similar experience in late high school, I was able to work ahead far enough that by my senior year I had three periods every day free, I mostly used that time to just run a little online business I had going at the time based around graphic design, and improving my skills there. In my case it felt like some of my best learning opportunities were in spite of the school system, where I had to 'beat the game' in order to have time to do the actual learning I wanted to do. That being said, the engineering department at my school was legitimately valuable since they got money from a local industry to provide 3D printers for us to learn with.

[@denoftools]

Great video. I love the emphasis on just having fun experimenting.

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks! I watch your channel btw - glad you liked my video!

[@gremlinsbreath]

At one point you could take a Harbor Freight battery and put the inner working, battery board and all, into a Black & Decker case and it would work perfectly. When the manufacturer found out they discontinued the battery. Now I can't even switch the 18650 batteries inside. Somehow the charger knows and won't allow it to be charged.

[@benfuhler9556]

Wow. You’ve got a small channel and I didn’t realize until I went to like the video. Your production quality and finish is amazing, your going places.

[@Dragoslav_MD]

Exactly what I came here to say.

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks! It means a lot, now I just have to keep putting enough out there for the algorithm to notice haha

[@BreakingElegance]

The pin out on the battery is different that's why it doesn't work and the adapter is required to reroute the pinout

[@EvanMonsma]

Yeah I’d definitely like to mess with it more and get it working in a more compact way later. Definitely should be doable to rewire the pins in the case

[@kevinnobody3052]

I love the fact that you are focusing on adaptive thought towards product. Keep up this content and you'll have all the old guys (like me) looking to see what you're doing next. I'm 65 and there's a slew of us out here that grew up learning how to reengineer things that we needed

[@EvanMonsma]

It’s definitely a skill that I love to encourage- fixing things and making things just isn’t as common with my generation, but it’s easier than ever with all the information online

[@chadsimmons6347]

@@EvanMonsma I failed several times before getting a system down for reassembly, its better than TV lol

[@deaultusername]

The electrical part of the adapter is just a 10K resister, something you could add easy yourself.

[@kenny-d]

I would add some quotation marks to make it read: “Dewalt”

[@lordmemester8798]

I love this channel so much and in a sense I have to thank William Osman for introducing me to it. I find myself sharing many of your sentiments. Nice to know I'm not the only one, and this is also an inspiration to me. Thank you.

[@nizzle658]

What you said about the school system towards the end there has essentially been the answer to a question I've had for a few years now. Why am I bad at remembering math? Well it's because I don't know how it works. I've gotten into highschool recently, and all the math has gotten fairly complex, and i've had a big difficulty doing it, because i didn't understand how it worked. I get told that this problem gets solved this way, but I never get told why it works. I have never been told how formula's work in math and I forget it, yet I have an almost perfect memory of how my dad's old toyota mr2's wheel well assembly works because I helped him build it. Thank you for answering a question I've had without you even knowing it and it being completely unrelated to the video.

[@kevinmorris9023]

I loved your message about learning at the end, you are absolutely right sir!

[@bowieinc]

Great video! I’m sure someone probably has mentioned this, but some cheap “no name” batteries will use resistors in place of thermal runaway circuitry, tricking the tool to work, but eliminating the overheating and potential fire preventing safety circuitry. I use whatever works, but it’s something to be aware of. I spend 3 hours trying to swap a sonic toothbrush battery out that was spot welded in and made to be thrown away just because I wanted the challenge and I wanted to know how it worked:)

[@EvanMonsma]

Interesting- yeah they're always doing something to mess with consumer modifications. Honestly after this whole thing I ended up using the dewalt batteries more often anyway lol. The adapter is nice to have for travels though so I don't have to pack two sets of batteries and chargers

[@Nicholas77-nm3un]

I am really glad I clicked on this video. Thank you for such a nice simple video that was easy to watch.

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks man, means a lot! I feel like people on KZbin right now are too focused on fast pace and a massive spectacle- and I’m trying to work against that trend and see if it works out

[@kathrynmonsma]

Some DeWalt sales rep is quaking in his branded boots right now 😂

[@EvanMonsma]

True

[@thomasjohannesen1003]

I'm glad the algorithm brought me here

[@EvanMonsma]

🙏🛠️

[@DevonTalksTabletop]

I will send you an invoice once I’ve taken apart my differently branded batteries and ruined them all… well done 🙂

[@EvanMonsma]

Haha thanks

[@patthesoundguy]

You showed up in my feed 😁 it won't take long for your channel to grow. The algorithm is seeing you and putting you out there. Great video 👍👍👍

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks! It’s very cool to see the algorithm at work

[@Derek_Garnham]

Nice work, I do similar things, though usually don't refine the aesthetic as well as you do (I'm totally with you on the scrap wood/technology combo)

[@Quackalope]

Really enjoyed the videos and thoughts! Keep it up :)

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks! 🐣

[@seanoconnor1905]

Excellent videos, you’ll do very well once you get a “break” through video. This one definitely hits a cord with tool lovers!

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks!

[@FishuaJo]

Nice reflections, and I think you made a good Dewalt battery.

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks haha - at least ‘good enough’

[@markchacon5971]

Great video man please keep uploading 🙏🏾

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks man- I got more coming

[@bartsons]

Found your channel some time ago and its amazing. Great storytelling and amazing maker perspective insights. Here for the long ride! Spraypaint wise; more distance and thin layers. The thick overspray kinda hurts sorry hahah

[@EvanMonsma]

yea if I remember right I used some kind of high pressure automotive paint on this one so it was bad lol

[@joeflosion]

This video popped up on the side while i was watching an AvE video, and I'm glad it did. Nice video, happy to give you a sub. Looking forward to watching more

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks!

[@KrakkenZero]

harbor freight also carries rotary tool end mill that work wonders on plastic removal...and is really fkin satisfying lol

[@EvanMonsma]

Oo I’ll have to check that out- the cutting dremel was not the best tool for the job

[@KrakkenZero]

@@EvanMonsma yeah I seen that but after I discovered the end mil bits they just eat right through plastic and you can be pretty accurate with it

[@BADD400]

Very good points you brought up

[@EvanMonsma]

👍

[@bm5298]

Id like to see a break down of the circuit board that came with the adaptor; like what is it modifying? how does the intended battery send that particular signal, how do you find the signal? asking for my self who constantly forgets which brand of what i have and having way too many types of chargers.

[@EvanMonsma]

I may do a follow-up down the road, I’ve got some more ideas. Here’s what’s in the adapter- The adapter only receives 2 pins from the Bauer battery (positive and negative) and it adds 2 extra pins for the dewalt end. One of those pins is connected to the positive with a voltage regulator, the other is connected with a resistor. I assume those are arbitrary and change per brand, and the tool checks voltage through those pins to ‘authenticate’ the battery. If you do any experimentation with it let me know!

[@me7229]

I still take stuff apart all the time as an adult. I like doing the exact same thing and trying to figure out how things work or to fix them or modify them. I just like to tinker.

[@EvanMonsma]

It’s such a fun way to learn how things work

[@Trantor475]

Only channel i have the bell on, and u didnt even asked for it. Love your content mate!!

[@Residew]

Found you a few days ago through a camera vid and I've been looking watching a lot of your videos since! You're an extraordinary maker and an inspiration. Just my kind of channel. I'm curious, who do you watch on KZbin?

[@ianide2480]

Acetone smoothing only works really well with ABS. Even with that you can only use vapors, a full acetone bath with ABS printed items would give you a pile of mush heh... If you are very curious, check out what others use for smoothing on specific types of 3D printer filament. Most popular and/or common are PLA, PETG, and ABS. Been tinkering my whole life, I have a slew of projects going. Self built 3D printer, CNC engraver for creating my own PCBs, testing equipment (some self made) for refurbing the electronics in old tube radios, I built a CAD workstation separate from my main computer, one of my cars needs some work on the head so I have that tore apart, I created my own NAS, and the list goes on.... it doesn't matter what it is, I'll tinker with it. I'll check your channel out =) you earned another sub my friend.

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks for the comment! I had seen vapor baths before so was vaguely familiar with the concept - I guess I lucked out that it wasn't ABS so I didn't totally dissolve my part lol. I did notice that it didn't really do much, so I assume it was PLA, in my memory acetone worked for all of them but I guess not. Did this in 2 days so I was just in a rush to get it "good enough". When I get a printer myself I'll definitely dive into setting up a proper vapor bath. Last time I really tinkered with a 3D printer was like 5 years ago, but I'm excited to see just how much things have improved when I start really diving in again to buy a new printer. That custom CNC project sounds awesome- I've looked into that a little myself, although I was interested in milling aluminum which is a bit more scary to mess with DIY so not sure if I'll go through with that one. A NAS is also something I'm interested in down the road, and car maintenance is always interesting - I've got a lot going on with my car myself. I'm sure you'll find some of my upcoming stuff interesting, glad you're here!

[@bradley9856]

all u need is a 10k resistor between the positive and pin 5 (i think) and 12v to pin 3 (I think). at least thats how I made a dewalt drill run from a regular 20v power supply

[@shoopnooop2952]

Just an fyi every one of the batteries used in powertools with the exception for ryobi have no real protection circuitry. This means you can run a battery down so low it doesn't work because it's the tool that is turning off instead of the battery. Ideally the adapter would have some kind of low voltage cutoff but most don't so just don't run the too far down and you'll be fine.

[@BeeUseful]

I agree with your comment about the school system

[@EvanMonsma]

Yup, the assembly-line teaching approach we have right now just really doesn’t work for most students

[@chadsimmons6347]

The Milwaukee battery adaptor for the V 28 model to use the M 18 battery is about the size of a brick, but works great

[@EvanMonsma]

Good to know! I’m definitely gonna buy more of these adapters

[@alanmelendezmunoz3686]

Hola soy de mexico, disfrute mucho el video, me parecio entretenido y relajante, mucho exito! Hi, I'm from Mexico, I really enjoyed the video, I found it entertaining and relaxing, good luck!

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks!

[@alexbergen9981]

“I’ve heard a lot of these brands are actually based” - Bevman discussing power tools

[@EvanMonsma]

This is out of context I would never

[@nicolasjan1584]

This IS juwlery.

[@FlyinBentley]

W Lucki beat

[@EvanMonsma]

First person to recognize it lol

[@esqueue]

Wouldn't just adding the circuitry from the adapter in the bauer battery worked also? Cool video.

[@EvanMonsma]

Yeah it would have, although that would permanently make it a dewalt battery and wouldn’t work on Bauer tools anymore. The idea with the cutting is that it would work with both. I still might go back and add the resistors at some point though

[@kennysiskmusic3743]

If you isolated the Dewalt circuit with a switch, it could still work with both

[@EvanMonsma]

@@kennysiskmusic3743 Good point- that also sounds hilarious- a switch that changes the batteries’ brand lmao. I gotta try that

[@TreyCook21]

Harbor Freight minion here, and I approve of this nonsense. Try incorporating that small board into the Bauer casing. Furthermore, ask yourself "what is that little board doing?"

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks! I used to work at a harbor freight myself. I should have elaborated more in the video- my thought process was that I didn’t want to do the electrical modifications and permanently turn it into a dewalt battery, in theory the physical modifications would have allowed it to function as both. Another commentor brought up a good idea though - add a switch that swaps between the two boards, effectively switching the brand back and forth. Something I might try in the future.

[@TreyCook21]

@@EvanMonsma You realize you may have tumbled into a can of worms here? You could spin this into a sub-series on your channel. Delve into Hercules, too. Heck, I'll probably send some 1.5aH batteries for testing purposes.

[@EvanMonsma]

@@TreyCook21 Thanks! I’ve messed with Hercules a little bit before, didn’t get quite as deep into it, but it’s definitely doable the same way. For now, the adapters will be my solution but I’ll absolutely dive back into this topic when I get a new tool I need to adapt

[@elusivemindsstudios]

Bro make more videos they are so good man

[@ric0000]

Keep making videos

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks! I will

[@ATruePotatoGamer]

this is cool

[@EvanMonsma]

Thanks! 😎

[@Thelobbyingdetective]

YO what is GOING ON HERE YOU CANT DO THAT STOPPPP

[@EvanMonsma]

Haha my experimentation can’t be stopped

[@stowgood]

We got an adapter like that to use my drill batteries on my dyson vaccum that eats their crap batteries. The drill batteries are way better.

[@TheMurderousStan]

Your the modern day (better) casey neistat😂

[@EvanMonsma]

Big claims - thank you, means a lot. Casey is a major inspiration

[@howardschlereth9368]

Maybe a Better “DeWalt” battery 🖖😻🤘

[@EvanMonsma]

Might not be better but it’s at least ‘good enough’ haha - It makes the saw spin

[@Sugar3Glider]

I want that orange marker 🧡

[@LiamsManual]

Ive been binging a lot of your videos lately, do you ever get demonitzed for all your usage of music?

[@EvanMonsma]

My older videos like this one are all demonetized for copyright, in the newer ones I've been making my own music though

[@Arweris]

New viewer, but you look a lot like my buddy Max haha

[@EvanMonsma]

Who says I’m not him? 🧐

[@realprojecttools3543]

i believe theres an adapter for this

[@EvanMonsma]

2:49 :)

[@chasemadsen7679]

Bauer bro > Dewalt dude

[@EvanMonsma]

Big words coming from another man with yellow tools

[@truesimplicity]

Don't have that problem as I have settled on the RYOBI platform... whom hasn't change their battery format since its inception... 🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋

[@EvanMonsma]

Good on ryobi for that!

[@crobus_]

babe wake up evan is defeating capitalism with ingenuity and innovation (edit: didnt realize this was from a year ago whoops)

[@JuanMartinez-fu9ym]

Ur on 2 something

[@EvanMonsma]

🛠️👍

[@SpatialDragon]

I was with you until you started playing the "music." Nope, I am gone.

[@EvanMonsma]

Fair enough - thanks for the criticism. I did think about using less ‘abrasive’ music during the editing process haha. I’ll continue experimenting in future videos.

[@SVMSICE]

Don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you!

[@user-nx2qz5jo5g]

"It is a curse to have everything go right on your first attempt" -Robert Greene Edited to include i also take things apart! ❤ starting with my bicycle at age 7 when i got ahold of my grandpas 🪛 💀 LOVING ALL UR UPLOADS!!!!!