LeeG
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Because all the cool kids had this.
Looks like a pretty nice kit.
Looks like a pretty nice kit.
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I don't quite remember ordering these but they came in today. I have been looking at this set for a while now. I will be taking these to work and bringing my Snap-On socket set home. They will be a lot less spendy to repurchase when I inevitably lose one in the field.
3/8 Inch Drive 6-Point Impact Socket Set (6 - 24 mm) | TEKTON
38-piece set includes 6 - 24 mm (metric) shallow and deep 6-point impact sockets with organization rails and trays. No skipped sizes. SID91211.www.tekton.com
That could be a new Snap On marketing/profit-boosting strategy! "If an account holder looks at an item on the website six times, send it to them and put it on their tab."
Have you considered repurchasing all the socket sizes you have, in satin finish?
PelicanPines
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I loved mine so much... I now own 3 of them.I've been wanting a compact cordless impact driver. Thought I'd give this a shot. It is small, and light weight. Time will tell if it does the job.
You guy are starting to wear me down.Because all the cool kids had this.
Looks like a pretty nice kit.
Done
neophyte
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Legally, if a company in the USA sends you an unsolicited product thru the mail, that is not part of a prearranged contract for the product, you can legally keep the item/s, and tell that company to **** a rooster if they ask for payment.That could be a new Snap On marketing/profit-boosting strategy! "If an account holder looks at an item on the website six times, send it to them and put it on their tab."
This may not be good for relations with a company you Need as a supplier, but it’s it’s legal, likely due to scam artists and door to door salesmen signing customers for receipt of products they didn’t order, then demanding payment.
You have three hands?
Oh wait I should know better than to ask such a question...
We're dealing with junkies here! They probaby don't even know what their tab is anymore.
PugetDude
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Three hands AND a third leg.You have three hands?
Oh wait I should know better than to ask such a question...
40% off Maddox stuff today @ HF got me to grab a couple things I've been meaning to get at some point (slide hammer and the sprayer) and a couple things to remediate some dents and dings to the family fleet. At some point I'm going to get a paintless dent removal kit, but won't buy the HF kit.
cody1325
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Rural King.
The Tekton Torx set is my first real Torx set aside from a mixed breed of acetate, Mac Mac Grip, and Screnches. My mixed up mess of very badly worn slotted and a ton of different Phillips are due for replacement also with Tekton when I make a trip back next week to buy the Hi-Lift I budgeted for next month.
I had to have USA or European manufacture, and the US-made Tekton was the only thing on store shelves that ticked that box at a reasonable price. Plus, while both Mac and Snap-On make a T27, the trucks here don't stock them. Tekton included it in their set.
I paid maybe $5 more for this set than I would have for individual screwdrivers off the Mac or Snap-On truck, and personally, the handles are easier to put torque on than my Mac Grip drivers.
The T-27 already got used doing weed-whacker maintenance, and I fell in love with the handle. I had actually put some of these (the individual ones) back about a year ago as I wasn't sure about the handles. Plus, the T20 and under gets a REAL handle instead of the smaller precision type handle Mac used on their T20.
Milwaukee 4" Torque Lock Vise Grips.
These are a tough size to find in stores. The previous pair, a Task Force 4", I've had since I was a kid. They became pretty loose over the course of about two decades of wear, as I always carried them in my pocket. Quality isn't Petersen/Eagle but decent. I'd put it on par with Crescent and modern Irwin--and cheaper than those at ten bucks.
The Torque Lock feature is apparently so you can put a screwdriver through the hole for leverage. Not something I need on "pocket pliers", but I'll use it for a lanyard hole. The flat bar is so much easier to manipulate than a round-headed screw.
Real Work (a house brand) stubby SAE wrench set. Someone had put these down in sporting goods, and I threw them in my cart as an impulse buy. I have a ratcheting Gearwrench metric set, that has come in handy. I figure SAE will help out on some jobs where ye old SK/Craftsman won't fit.
McGuire-Nicholas Pliers Pouch. Bought it so I could carry my pruning shears on yard duty, and these should fit them--as well as oddball pliers like the Plierrench and Maun/Sargent that don't fit regular pliers pouches.
Made in Mexico, and much better made (and immensely better quality leather) than the one Tractor Supply sells under the CLC brand. And it's half the price!
The Tekton Torx set is my first real Torx set aside from a mixed breed of acetate, Mac Mac Grip, and Screnches. My mixed up mess of very badly worn slotted and a ton of different Phillips are due for replacement also with Tekton when I make a trip back next week to buy the Hi-Lift I budgeted for next month.
I had to have USA or European manufacture, and the US-made Tekton was the only thing on store shelves that ticked that box at a reasonable price. Plus, while both Mac and Snap-On make a T27, the trucks here don't stock them. Tekton included it in their set.
I paid maybe $5 more for this set than I would have for individual screwdrivers off the Mac or Snap-On truck, and personally, the handles are easier to put torque on than my Mac Grip drivers.
The T-27 already got used doing weed-whacker maintenance, and I fell in love with the handle. I had actually put some of these (the individual ones) back about a year ago as I wasn't sure about the handles. Plus, the T20 and under gets a REAL handle instead of the smaller precision type handle Mac used on their T20.
Milwaukee 4" Torque Lock Vise Grips.
These are a tough size to find in stores. The previous pair, a Task Force 4", I've had since I was a kid. They became pretty loose over the course of about two decades of wear, as I always carried them in my pocket. Quality isn't Petersen/Eagle but decent. I'd put it on par with Crescent and modern Irwin--and cheaper than those at ten bucks.
The Torque Lock feature is apparently so you can put a screwdriver through the hole for leverage. Not something I need on "pocket pliers", but I'll use it for a lanyard hole. The flat bar is so much easier to manipulate than a round-headed screw.
Real Work (a house brand) stubby SAE wrench set. Someone had put these down in sporting goods, and I threw them in my cart as an impulse buy. I have a ratcheting Gearwrench metric set, that has come in handy. I figure SAE will help out on some jobs where ye old SK/Craftsman won't fit.
McGuire-Nicholas Pliers Pouch. Bought it so I could carry my pruning shears on yard duty, and these should fit them--as well as oddball pliers like the Plierrench and Maun/Sargent that don't fit regular pliers pouches.
Made in Mexico, and much better made (and immensely better quality leather) than the one Tractor Supply sells under the CLC brand. And it's half the price!
cody1325
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Stihl Multi-Function Tool. Had to buy a service kit for the lawnmower, and decided I'd get the service kits for the Stihl stuff since the Deere dealer is also now a Stihl dealer (still prefer my normal dealer with 50 years of experience). Noticed they had this tool in a display case alongside some overpriced cheap knives.
Got tired of taking forever to get my T-27, 5/8 socket and/or Scrench ready (which has changed immensely since I began to take organization seriously), and this looked like a Wiha PocketStar (perhaps they are the maker of these for Stihl?), so I ponied up the $45 for it.
It does a decent job, in something that can fold up compactly. Now, I have the stuff I need to put in rebuild kits, change spark plugs, pop loose the screw-slot mix and oil slots on my old 011AV, and make minor adjustments--all in one compact tool. I already used it to change a plug in my FS70R--and swap an air filter.
Comes in a really nice belt pouch that also includes a slot for a file. This will replace the Scrench I've been carrying in my light-duty/household box for ages, and be transferred to my fencing tool backpack when doing fence repairs/cutting trees off the fence when needed. I'd buy two if these suckers weren't so expensive.
Got tired of taking forever to get my T-27, 5/8 socket and/or Scrench ready (which has changed immensely since I began to take organization seriously), and this looked like a Wiha PocketStar (perhaps they are the maker of these for Stihl?), so I ponied up the $45 for it.
It does a decent job, in something that can fold up compactly. Now, I have the stuff I need to put in rebuild kits, change spark plugs, pop loose the screw-slot mix and oil slots on my old 011AV, and make minor adjustments--all in one compact tool. I already used it to change a plug in my FS70R--and swap an air filter.
Comes in a really nice belt pouch that also includes a slot for a file. This will replace the Scrench I've been carrying in my light-duty/household box for ages, and be transferred to my fencing tool backpack when doing fence repairs/cutting trees off the fence when needed. I'd buy two if these suckers weren't so expensive.
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Looks just like the Matco but half the price! Nice find.Indexing seal puller
And THHHHAAATTs why I shoulda known better than to go there...Three hands AND a third leg.
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HJE.com order and the OMT Bushing Kit from Amazon, but in BLUE!
From HJE:
Snap- ON long awl x3
Starrett Brass Punch Set
Assorted Craftsman USA Torx drivers
A few mechanical fingers
Some burrs
Stubby Pin Punch
Soft Face Hammer
Twine
Craftsman Grip Drive
Stainless Steel Pick
SK Long Nose Pliers
It was a good day!
From HJE:
Snap- ON long awl x3
Starrett Brass Punch Set
Assorted Craftsman USA Torx drivers
A few mechanical fingers
Some burrs
Stubby Pin Punch
Soft Face Hammer
Twine
Craftsman Grip Drive
Stainless Steel Pick
SK Long Nose Pliers
It was a good day!
HJE.com order and the OMT Bushing Kit from Amazon, but in BLUE!
From HJE:
Snap- ON long awl x3
Starrett Brass Punch Set
Assorted Craftsman USA Torx drivers
A few mechanical fingers
Some burrs
Stubby Pin Punch
Soft Face Hammer
Twine
Craftsman Grip Drive
Stainless Steel Pick
SK Long Nose Pliers
It was a good day!
I've got about half of those HJE items, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
I don't think archaeologists will ever be able to figure out why so many tool boxes around the country wound up with the same odd little tools from Kansas City. Unless they can put 2 + 2 together with the box art. Maybe they'll conclude Harry Epstein was a regional warlord.
Obsidian Cliff - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Obsidian Cliff is the primary source of obsidian in a large concentration of Midwestern archeological sites.
www.nps.gov
Beerhippie
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One word: Ritual.I've got about half of those HJE items, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
I don't think archaeologists will ever be able to figure out why so many tool boxes around the country wound up with the same odd little tools from Kansas City. Unless they can put 2 + 2 together with the box art. Maybe they'll conclude Harry Epstein was a regional warlord.
Obsidian Cliff - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Obsidian Cliff is the primary source of obsidian in a large concentration of Midwestern archeological sites.
Semi-hole mechanic
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Me too. I use my 1/4 drive handle all the time, a 3/8 drive handle would come in handy.
Post in thread 'Help me find a 3/8 spinner handle' https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/help-me-find-a-3-8-spinner-handle.455875/post-11117270
Starting my first diesel tech job on Monday and grabbed this in preparation.
Question for those reading - what kind of air fitting do I want to optimize performance? I just have a generic brass V style installed right now.
Is a steel Milton high flow v-style fitting the best choice?
Notgrownup
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It might depend on what kind of coupler is on the air hoses at work? Your new coworkers can help you with this one.
If it fits, sure, Milton high flow v-style is generally good. Heck, I don't know what size air hoses/couplers they'd have at such a shop.
Nobody-named-Olli
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Quick/ universal deburring tool. Made by Noga in Israel for Würth. Blade can be exchanged.
Kind regards,
Olli
Kind regards,
Olli
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Don’t know if I need them for $140, for that kind of money I think an extension will work or an adapter on my 1/4 drive.
But they are on sale.. . . . buy the 3/8" set and get the 1/4" set free. If it's on sale, you have to get it. That's what my wife says. . . . happy wife happy life.
four.cycle
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^ I ran into a Chinese (PRC) built "Kohler" engine on a Husqvarna walk-behind that required a long-reach TORX bit to remove the blower housing cover. Found one of those fold-up multi-bit tools that included a whole range of TORX sizes. Definitely easier and faster than ratchet/extension/bit.
While I was up in beautiful downtown Sequim I checked out my usual go-to haunts and found this gem:
West Haven Mfg. Co. No. 12 'Easy Grip' Universal hacksaw (patent 1060312) 032525
Also found a real surprise, but I'll let the new owner make the announcement when he opens up the package.
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PugetDude
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Thanks, Cam.At Depot yesterday and they had these on sale for $10. And considering I had an empty space on the new vacuum thought what the heck, we’ll see if this is handy or not.
I will say the swivel aspect locks in nicely and there doesn’t seem to be any deformation of the flex tubing.
PugetDude
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Used to find some interesting stuff in the little junk store at Discovery Bay. Not sure if it's even open anymore?^ I ran into a Chinese (PRC) built "Kohler" engine on a Husqvarna walk-behind that required a long-reach TORX bit to remove the blower housing cover. Found one of those fold-up multi-bit tools that included a whole range of TORX sizes. Definitely easier and faster than ratchet/extension/bit.
While I was up in beautiful downtown Sequim I checked out my usual go-to haunts and found this gem. I'm sure trying to figure out the "who" on this one will be fun:
"Universal" hacksaw. Stamped steel frame. Hard black rubber handle. BRASS fittings on the blade attachment points. Battleship GRAY paint appears to be original. If anyone has ANY idea who might have made this, please let me know.
Also found a real surprise, but I'll let the new owner make the announcement when he opens up the package.
cody1325
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^ I ran into a Chinese (PRC) built "Kohler" engine on a Husqvarna walk-behind that required a long-reach TORX bit to remove the blower housing cover. Found one of those fold-up multi-bit tools that included a whole range of TORX sizes. Definitely easier and faster than ratchet/extension/bit.
While I was up in beautiful downtown Sequim I checked out my usual go-to haunts and found this gem. I'm sure trying to figure out the "who" on this one will be fun:
"Universal" hacksaw. Stamped steel frame. Hard black rubber handle. BRASS fittings on the blade attachment points. Battleship GRAY paint appears to be original. If anyone has ANY idea who might have made this, please let me know.
Also found a real surprise, but I'll let the new owner make the announcement when he opens up the package.
Possibly LF&C? They used the "Universal" trademark and a butcher's saw/hacksaw wouldn't have been out of the realm of stuff they make.
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Look how much I saved…
Get the bigger battery 3.0, 4.0 or the 5.0 batteries they wake up that impact !I've been wanting a compact cordless impact driver. Thought I'd give this a shot. It is small, and light weight. Time will tell if it does the job.
I've been wanting a compact cordless impact driver. Thought I'd give this a shot. It is small, and light weight. Time will tell if it does the job.
I want to get the subcompact version of this (3450) when it comes out.
OMG, Blue vs Red, let the debate begin.OMT Bushing Kit from Amazon, but in BLUE!