Madjik Man
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If I had unlimited funds I’d buy every Koken ratchet available.
They truly are the pinnacle as far as I’m concerned.
They truly are the pinnacle as far as I’m concerned.
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It is really nice, but like you said... the price. The rest of my stuff is a mix of Gearwrench, Tekton, Ikon, old Craftsman, and 1 each Carlyle and Snap On ratchets that I got good deals on.
Madjik Man
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The last set of ratchets I bought, which will be my last for awhile, are those new 90T Capri ones. They are great. I find myself grabbing those first now. The Kokens I have will always be the best but their handles are just a tad small (in length) for my XL hands. However I know I'll eventually buy a 72T 1/4" and 1/2" Koken ratchet eventually.
The Capri comfort grips are easily the most comfortable handle on a ratchet I've held. A close second is the Tekton comfort grip. I think they nailed it with the shape.
LWB
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Drool...Don't do it. Don't do it!
I'm trying to avoid finding out!
Got two tools today...
Avoiding Chinesum whenever possible...
Those ring pliers are the bomb, they also make one off-set that is great on shafts.
Houdini5150
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Just got some picks, scraped, 3 in 1 oil, and needle nose pliers from harbor frank
And lastly, a NOS USA Craftsman Industrial SAE Ratcheting Wrench Set
Where'd you find that Craftsman set?
I am not a welder (yet) but I did stumble across this tool a few years ago and kicked myself in the *** for not having invented it myself:
Summit Racing SUM-693322 Summit Racing™ Exhaust Welding Clamps | Summit Racing
Free Shipping - Summit Racing™ Exhaust Welding Clamps with qualifying orders of $125. Shop Exhaust Welding Clamps at Summit Racing.www.summitracing.com
Shouldn't that be made from copper (weld splatter)?
I noticed that at a different local store (not Autozone, but similar). I don't understand this, with so many trucks on the road. Not sure if we should blame HF or Amazon, but it really *****.
Mike
I figure I need to get some of these instead of using dental picks to get out O-rings.
OK, boomer alert...
30+ years ago, I spent most nights at McDonald's, tearing the internals of the shake and soft serve (ice cream) machines apart for cleaning and sanitizing. LOTS of o-rings in there.
After struggling to dig them out with a dental pick, I came across another manager who always did this faster than anyone else. I watched her closely one night, and saw that she squeezed the o-rings and pushed them on the shaft to get them to protrude enough to get the pick under them, without gouging the groove.
I know, the jokes write themselves here, but trust me this works (so well, that you don't always even need a tool)...
So, for that reason, I don't see the reason for those "specialized" tools. But, YouTube to the rescue, here's a situation where the grab, squeeze, push method clearly wouldn't work...
Mike
Yeah, I put one in my "Fiddly Little Tools" section for poking and prodding and prying and lifting and scraping grease out from under a ball joint area, and the other three in a "picks not going to be used very often" drawer in a less convenient tool chest. Like many things nowadays, I wish they didn't make me buy a whole set of 'em.
So that's why the shake machine is always broken!
Well, yes and no... I had read stories in the past about the tangled conflict of interest between shake machine maker and McDonald's, and service contracts, but here's a newer story adding the right-to-repair angle on top of it. And a reminder that, well, it is a very complicated machine.
The Cold War Over Hacking McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines
Secret codes. Legal threats. Betrayal. How one couple built a device to fix McDonald’s notoriously broken soft-serve machines—and how the fast-food giant froze them out.
Put the smallest one in the medicine cabinet and label it earwax removal tool!
WWheeler
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It was part of a craftsman industrial distribution salesman's sample kit.
New toy. Love it. A couple of years ago, I wouldn't spend $90 on a pair of pliers, somehow it's acceptable now.
How did you spend $90 on it? It's listed at $68.25.
PS. I just ordered the green one.
ThePostman
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New jewelery, and my first Ko-ken ratchet, and bought from the Mac truck. He asked me a few weeks ago if I was interested in Ko-ken. I said sure, I've read a lot from here, and I could use a stubby flex head 3/8". But no one here in northern Virginia seems to carry anything if you want to handle it before buying. lt's in a 1/4" drive head. I have to admit it feels nice, but he shows up at 4pm on Fridays, so no testing out. All the Honda guys on his route bought them through the week.
Meursault74
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I'd say add some sales tax and high shipping cost.
Holy smokes I just tried to check out with it and it's $95 after shipping and tax.
Chance
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That's one nice-looking stubby 3/8. Low drag? How many teeth? (Sorry to ask, I can't make out the part number in the photo)New jewelery, and my first Ko-ken ratchet, and bought from the Mac truck. He asked me a few weeks ago if I was interested in Ko-ken. I said sure, I've read a lot from here, and I could use a stubby flex head 3/8". But no one here in northern Virginia seems to carry anything if you want to handle it before buying. lt's in a 1/4" drive head. I have to admit it feels nice, but he shows up at 4pm on Fridays, so no testing out. All the Honda guys on his route bought them through the week.
visionguru
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I got it from eBay for $70, $10 shipping, about $10 tax. Had I ordered from Snap On, the cost would have been $10 higher.Meursault74
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I got mine from a local Snap On dealer. I emailed him and paid him with paypal. I paid the list price on the website at the time plus tax, but the shipping was reasonable (less than $5).
ThePostman
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It is a 2726z, 72 tooth. It feels low drag, we'll see how it performs, when the time comes. Probably sooner than later.
whitesco
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Well I scored 2 of the now-obligatory sets of Wiha screwdrivers from Lowe’s today, then when I joined my better half at Ross in the adjoining strip mall I found a 12” Crescent slip joint pliers for 10.99 just like these:
Crescent 12 in. Z2 K9 Straight Jaw Tongue and Groove Dual Material Pliers RTZ212CG - The Home Depot
Get a handy addition to your toolbox by choosing this Crescent Z Jaw Dual Material Tongue and Groove Pliers. handles.
www.homedepot.com
Madjik Man
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Bought this Lang ramp spark plug gauge/gapping tool. I like the premise of it however the crappy burnishing on the finish makes the metric side pretty useless. Contacted the seller and they refunded me and told me to keep it. Might eventually try to replace it with a better unit but I only use the inch side so it should be good to go.
One thing to note: If you use do the metric side there are two circles/spots on the inch side (which will be the underside for the metric side) that protrude a bit. It will impede you from smoothly sliding the spark plug up the ramp.
Lang Tools 4450A. Made in the USA.
One thing to note: If you use do the metric side there are two circles/spots on the inch side (which will be the underside for the metric side) that protrude a bit. It will impede you from smoothly sliding the spark plug up the ramp.
Lang Tools 4450A. Made in the USA.
Well I scored 2 of the now-obligatory sets of Wiha screwdrivers from Lowe’s today, then when I joined my better half at Ross in the adjoining strip mall I found a 12” Crescent slip joint pliers for 10.99 just like these:
Crescent 12 in. Z2 K9 Straight Jaw Tongue and Groove Dual Material Pliers RTZ212CG - The Home Depot
Get a handy addition to your toolbox by choosing this Crescent Z Jaw Dual Material Tongue and Groove Pliers. handles.www.homedepot.com
Ross has tools?!? Thanks.
whitesco
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ROSS - Because You Just Never Know….
So that's why the shake machine is always broken!
Well, yes and no... I had read stories in the past about the tangled conflict of interest between shake machine maker and McDonald's, and service contracts, but here's a newer story adding the right-to-repair angle on top of it. And a reminder that, well, it is a very complicated machine.
The Cold War Over Hacking McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines
Secret codes. Legal threats. Betrayal. How one couple built a device to fix McDonald’s notoriously broken soft-serve machines—and how the fast-food giant froze them out.www.wired.com
You must have missed the part about this being 30+ years ago. The only "computers" in the place were the cash registers and maybe the thermometers / timers on the fryers. The ice cream stuff was all just good old-fashioned hardware.
Mike
Counts as a tool?
I think my previous ear protection accidentally got swept up in a donation pile, so I took the opportunity to upgrade - gel ear pads and bluetooth. Looking forward to seeing how they do while mowing, etc. I don't have expectations for great sound...
I think my previous ear protection accidentally got swept up in a donation pile, so I took the opportunity to upgrade - gel ear pads and bluetooth. Looking forward to seeing how they do while mowing, etc. I don't have expectations for great sound...
Counts as a tool?
I think my previous ear protection accidentally got swept up in a donation pile, so I took the opportunity to upgrade - gel ear pads and bluetooth. Looking forward to seeing how they do while mowing, etc. I don't have expectations for great sound...
I've got some 3M Worktunes that I only use for FM radio, and I like them a lot. I use them for mowing... but my mower's power source is me, so I can't judge them for that. And they don't block as much sound as my 3M Peltor X-series 31 dB muffs, but that's okay.
That was part of the story! It's basically the same danged ol' shake machine, and it's very complex and hard to keep reliable.
captain14
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Taylor Freeze? I think that what we used when I flipped burgers professionally in high school in the mid 70’s. The closing cashier had to tear the milkshake machine down every night to clean and sanitize it. There were some o-rings On the mixing blade. Taylor lube was required for assembly in The morning.
Meursault74
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I haven't gone in years, but I remember getting one of the expandable/stretchy garden water hoses there while I was there for the normal items. I don't recall tools at that time.
Now I'm curious, but I think I can resist checking it out
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Madjik Man
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I have that Irwin set saved in my Amazon list. Waiting for the front diff fill plug on my 1st Gen Tacoma.
ratcheted
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Liking my new torque wrench, 5-100ft-lbs. Spend a lot of time wrenching on the old jeep, this will come in handy.
I thought that whole story was about intentional software bugs.
I don't recall the manufacturer, but that sounds right. Each machine had a formed plastic tray, so you could lay out the pieces to make sure none were missing after cleaning.
We also ran sanitizer through the machine as part of the process, IIRC.
I was a manager for a few years, and worked in 6 different stores at different times. They did NOT all take cleanliness to the same level, sadly. Only one or two stores stripped the machines daily, for example.
With the skeleton crews these places employ today, I hate to think about what corners are being cut.
Mike
Wiz02
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My first job that I received a paycheck as opposed to cutting lawns and shoveling snow was McDonald's with the Golden Arches and no dining in option.
I stunk of grease so badly after running the grill for a shift, that Mom made me take off all the uniform clothes in the laundry room and put them in the washer.
But if the manager caught you standing around and you weren't cleaning something, you were given a couple of warnings and then you were canned.
I stunk of grease so badly after running the grill for a shift, that Mom made me take off all the uniform clothes in the laundry room and put them in the washer.
But if the manager caught you standing around and you weren't cleaning something, you were given a couple of warnings and then you were canned.
1000% "If you can lean, you can clean!" Also, CAYGO (clean as you go), FIFO for food safety, etc.
I was very lucky to have worked for one good franchisee, and some great managers. Unfortunately, that also made me aware how bad the other franchisee, managers and (local) corporate management was.
The smells were another issue altogether, especially if you were a closer. I used to bring spare clothes (there was no way to stay dry, especially if washing dishes), and even those smelled bad just from the drive home. I'd usually try to take a shower before going to bed, but that would wake everyone up.
Mike
I was very lucky to have worked for one good franchisee, and some great managers. Unfortunately, that also made me aware how bad the other franchisee, managers and (local) corporate management was.
The smells were another issue altogether, especially if you were a closer. I used to bring spare clothes (there was no way to stay dry, especially if washing dishes), and even those smelled bad just from the drive home. I'd usually try to take a shower before going to bed, but that would wake everyone up.
Mike
Patrickm82
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New to me Craigslist find. Lincoln buzz box, it doesn’t look like it has ever welded anything.
BlakeTheCarGuy
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I had two surprise packages delivered today. My birthday is Sunday so it looks like some early tool presents arrived. I’m super excited to use these. Especially the sockets. I’ve heard some great things about these so I’m pumped. One of the things I’ve needed for along while and have just borrowed or got by with a normal universal joint. Some members on my other forum sent these. One is a member here too. The member here sent me the three ratchets. Something which will be put to good use too especially the long one. I love ratchets lol. Thanks @demarpaint for the ratchets. I will be 21 Sunday the 23rd. My niece who I share a birthday with will be 11. Don’t worry we do our cake and presents and stuff separately lol. My birthday is already off to a good start. Thanks guys.