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[AJHD]

Set of four Milwaukee adjustable wrenches: 6", 8", 10", 12":



Sold as a set of 4, but this is how they came packaged. Go figure. $70 from HD. These won the Project Farm adjustable wrench test, primarily because they don't back off during use. We're gonna test that!

I had a few of them at one point. Only got to use them a handful of times, but I liked them. They are bit bulky/heavy and a little expensive (normal cost), but I feel a good adjustable wrench overall for the price.

$70 for all 4 is a great deal... Almost makes me want to buy them again.

 

[mikeinri]

Set of four Milwaukee adjustable wrenches: 6", 8", 10", 12":



Sold as a set of 4, but this is how they came packaged. Go figure. $70 from HD. These won the Project Farm adjustable wrench test, primarily because they don't back off during use. We're gonna test that!

VERY cool!

Mike

 

[shakenfake]

@dwasifar I’ve been using a Kobalt 6”(?) for work and that thing is so god awful. Backs off literally every single turn. It is probably going in the scrap pile soon. The other one I was using got stolen so had to turn to this POS I had laying around.

 

[dwasifar]

I had a few of them at one point. Only got to use them a handful of times, but I liked them.

Were they stolen?

 

[SC Fly Guy]

Took advantage of the latest HF Inside Track deal … buy anything, get a free gift. I chose the free Icon Socket Adapter Set. $3.77 out the door!

 

[LXCam]

On Tuesday I found out my 30yr old logging meter bit the dust and I had to get some peak load values submitted by Friday

So Grainger to the rescue

 

[AJHD]

Were they stolen?

No. I sold them after leaving the CAT dealership. I kept my Snap On.

 

[Skyman]

Performs orchidectomies from a safe range?

I expect this thing'll ectomize nearly anything that's between it jaws when anyone mashes its trigger. I intend to keep all parts of my (and anyone else's) anatomy well clear of the business end of this device.

 

[Squankum]

My nutdriver story.

Since some time in the 90's, it's been these Craftsman -V- series:



Then, last summer, I added that monster FACOM 13mm. (Harry J. Epstein's, $4.00. They have 103 in stock if you want to hand them out as party favors.)

Time to put the flap up on the old Craftsmans. It's been probably 13 years since that flap was brought out from below.




I don't know if this advertising slogan is genius in its simplicity, or just lame:



I resisted this set for a solid year. Then I snapped. $50ish, Amazon. Hyar, German tools drive me nuts!



Here it is with gaps filled by ebay purchases:



One of the ebay purchases doesn't have a red Wiha word on it. The imprinted size on the socket end is not clocked to the handle in any way. (Imagine the Japanese trying to imagine doing such a thing.) They do have their size printed in small white numbers on the red part of the handle (backside from these pics) and the red end cap.

Darnit, now I have a 13mm that's even longer than my monster FACOM:



(And the job I use that FACOM for has clearance issues on about 1 in 4 fasteners.)

Amazon set $50ish, ebay 9mm $9.62, 11mm $12.40, 12mm $12.84; total $85.18 or $8.50/nutdriver.

I shopped FACOM and for even more money you could have a bigger set, but I don't need anything smaller than 5mm, and boy, I have never heard of 6.5mm before, either, so I passed.

 

[Professor Gascan]

My nutdriver story.

Since some time in the 90's, it's been these Craftsman -V- series:



Then, last summer, I added that monster FACOM 13mm. (Harry J. Epstein's, $4.00. They have 103 in stock if you want to hand them out as party favors.)

Time to put the flap up on the old Craftsmans. It's been probably 13 years since that flap was brought out from below.




I don't know if this advertising slogan is genius in its simplicity, or just lame:



I resisted this set for a solid year. Then I snapped. $50ish, Amazon. Hyar, German tools drive me nuts!



Here it is with gaps filled by ebay purchases:



One of the ebay purchases doesn't have a red Wiha word on it. The imprinted size on the socket end is not clocked to the handle in any way. (Imagine the Japanese trying to imagine doing such a thing.) They do have their size printed in small white numbers on the red part of the handle (backside from these pics) and the red end cap.

Darnit, now I have a 13mm that's even longer than my monster FACOM:



(And the job I use that FACOM for has clearance issues on about a 1 in 4 fasteners.)

Amazon set $50ish, ebay 9mm $9.62, 11mm $12.40, 12mm $12.84; total $85.18 or $8.50/nutdriver.

I shopped FACOM and for even more money you could have a bigger set, but I don't need anything smaller than 5mm, and boy, I have never heard of 6.5mm before, either, so I passed.

That last pic made me laugh.

 

[Squankum]

That last pic made me laugh.

Her foot is in the previous pic, too.

 

[rmsg0040]

Husky mini toolbox, $20 at Home Depot in Canada, comes in 4 colours, ball bearing slides on the drawer

IMG_20250530_160045863 by Gopes Ram, on Flickr
IMG_20250530_160056271 by Gopes Ram, on Flickr
IMG_20250530_160102760 by Gopes Ram, on Flickr

 

[Terra Nova]

Picked up these little guys from Amazon. Can’t read a word on the packaging but they sure cut zip ties flush

 

[WWheeler]

That last pic made me laugh.

I suspect that last pic may be Squankum when there's a full moon.

 

[ararat]

Picked up these little guys from Amazon. Can’t read a word on the packaging but they sure cut zip ties flush

https://a.co/d/8NUHZJN

Ordered some of these. GJ influence strikes again.

 

[L.Cheapo]

Lisle relay jump test set. Had it in my camelcamelcamel for a long time, and it dropped in price by a significant amount, and it was enough to sway me.

 

[WWheeler]

As per usual, I needed a 1-1/16 crowfoot for a job and my Craftsman Industrial set only went up to 1", so I ordered a Williams and let the project sit until it arrived.



And while I was looking at / thinking about my crowfoot sets, I figured I'd take another look for a set of SAE crowfoot flare nut. I've had the metric and SAE sets of craftsman Industrial crowfoots, and I have a set of MAC crowfoot flare nuts in metric, but not in SAE. I'd off and on been looking to pick up a set but not yet ran into a tempting enough lure to bite, until now. Picked up a 7 pc Snap-on set in their original tray, or what's left of it.



I actually got these a couple weeks back, but needed to do some reorganization to free up some real estate in my drawer so they would even fit which I just got around to, but that's a story for another thread.

 

[Madjik Man]

Picked up these little guys from Amazon. Can’t read a word on the packaging but they sure cut zip ties flush

Those are my go tos

 

[darkzero]

A couple of very unexpected purchases......

Haven't used any of my air tools in years, die grinders were the last to get retired. Bought me a new air saw for work. I'm loving this thing so far, no need to unscrew a cover for blade changes.


Other unexpected purchase, mainly cause I'm not a fan of M12 ergos. Got the M12 Subcompact kit, also for work. Been using them for a couple of weeks now when needed for tight areas. M18s are still my go to though.



Had no idea these existed. 3D printed vacuum bag adapter for the M18 non-packout 2gal shop vac.

 

[darkzero]

Picked up these little guys from Amazon. Can’t read a word on the packaging but they sure cut zip ties flush

I have 3 pairs of those in the 5"/125mm size. I like them but not for use at work. At work I cut so many zip ties daily I prefer spring loaded. They do make the 4"/100mm spring loaded but they are way too small for me.

Tsunoda if you happen to see this, please make the larger sizes in spring loaded also.

I continue to use Hakko/CHP flush cuts & the Tsunoda TH-125NC at work.

 

[66HertzClone]

I have a couple pair of the Tsunoda and really like them, one of the silicone grips pins have pulled out of the hole, can anyone suggest a way to get it back in place?

 

[darkzero]

If you are refering to the cutter grips on the Tsunodas I posted, on mine the grips are attached with screws. They do sell replacement grips & screws but not on Amz.US the last time I saw. Mine also came with a spare set.

 

[moemc]

More Felo items to continue my ongoing Felo obsession fueled by KC Tools.

The F30850 bit extension is great. Strong magnet. Stamped made in Germany. I wish they also offered a longer version.

I thought I had this fantastic idea to pair the F30851 (female 1/4 hex to female 1/4 square drive) with a 09701910 (male 1/4 hex to male square drive) adapter. This creates a combo adapter/extension that can be used to extend either hex or square, or adapt hex to square or square to hex. In theory it’s great. But the stack-up of play does make for a wobbly bit when all put together. Good for the go-anywhere toolbag.

For anyone that would care, the F30851 appears to be a rebranded import; it is not stamped by Felo or Germany. It also uses a spring clip rather than a magnet.

 

[66HertzClone]

If you are referring to the cutter grips on the Tsunodas I posted, on mine the grips are attached with screws. They do sell replacement grips & screws but not on Amz.US the last time I saw. Mine also came with a spare set.

That's exactly what I'm referring to, if you look closely you will see a dot on the inside above the screw, that is a pin that protrudes from the insert, that has pulled out, I must have pulled on the pliers when making a cut and it moved enough to pull the pin out.

 

[darkzero]

Mine are at work so I can't look at them right now but come to think of it that "pin" you are referring to is part of the silicone grip, just molded silicone. Did it get deformed or rip off?

Edit: Should be able to take the screw out, reposition the grip & slide the pin back in, then put the screw back in.

 

[Squankum]

I actually got these a couple weeks back, but needed to do some reorganization to free up some real estate in my drawer so they would even fit which I just got around to, but that's a story for another thread.

Aha! But do you know about storage rods for crowsfeet? Tekton sells some. IIRC, Snap On's design is a little more convenient and surprisingly fairly priced. (I learned that after I bought Tektons.)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099NXXRJB/

So compact even a hand model can hold it!



D'OH!! Now I have clicked through and see that you built your own. I've pondered doing it with wood. (I could have sworn I saw 3/8" square dowels in my Home Depot a few years ago.)

 

[WWheeler]

Aha! But do you know about storage rods for crowsfeet? Tekton sells some. IIRC, Snap On's design is a little more convenient and surprisingly fairly priced. (I learned that after I bought Tektons.)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099NXXRJB/

So compact even a hand model can hold it!

Yeah, I've seen them, but their two sizes were both way too long for my sets (which would cost me drawer space - my whole reason for going this route), they cost too much for that they are IMHO, and they don't let me easily grab the one I want from either end. If I wanted the smallest one I'd have to pull them all off. I was able to make all four in just the size I needed, where I can grab from either end, out of stuff I already had in my shop. Took a couple hours of my time but I wasn't exactly racing a clock.



That was the first time I've ever done oil bluing steel. Really cool how easy it is and how well it worked.

 

[Squankum]

Picked up these little guys from Amazon. Can’t read a word on the packaging but they sure cut zip ties flush

This should explain things.

 

[rword]

Went 2 days in a row to get my free gift with any purchase for ITC. Back tomorrow to get another as they make good gifts

 

[moemc]

The free shipping from KC Tools for Memorial Day was my push over the edge to get the Hazet drain pan I’ve wanted for a while. $18.21 shipped for the pan. It’s a small thing, but that oil filter rest makes it so appealing to me so my filters can be less messy when I toss them out. It also has a decently deep pouring spout… albeit a little small of diameter (probably so you can directly pour back into used bottles).

 

[moemc]

Me again. 5-6 weeks ago I posted the Gedore 600g induction hardened tipped square hammer. I liked it so much I went back for the 400g, 300g, and a non-IH 100g. They just arrived from Germany, drop-shipped. The 100 is so small, I don’t know what I was expecting. But I already found its purpose: tapping in 3/16” dowel pins in a product assembly. I was using a small framing hammer for that, and this will feel more precise and fancy.

 

[66HertzClone]

Mine are at work so I can't look at them right now but come to think of it that "pin" you are referring to is part of the silicone grip, just molded silicone. Did it get deformed or rip off?

Edit: Should be able to take the screw out, reposition the grip & slide the pin back in, then put the screw back in.

Yeah I’ve tried just that dozens of times, funny thing about silicone is it’s slippery so the pin just slides to the side. ive tried it clean and dry and with lube on the pin, lube in the hole, and both lubed. No comments needed, lol

 

[SC Fly Guy]

Went 2 days in a row to get my free gift with any purchase for ITC. Back tomorrow to get another as they make good gifts

Same … although I’ve gone back 3 times … SO FAR!!

 

[NYBODYMAN]

Same … although I’ve gone back 3 times … SO FAR!!

I spent $4.58 and picked up the step bits today ($18.99 value) and will go back tomorrow for the adapters.

 

[darkzero]

Yeah I’ve tried just that dozens of times, funny thing about silicone is it’s slippery so the pin just slides to the side. ive tried it clean and dry and with lube on the pin, lube in the hole, and both lubed. No comments needed, lol

Lol! Ah I see, I haven't had that happen to me yet. I tried looking for my spare grips but I think I took them to work also. No matter, I'm thinking maybe it got permanently deformed somehow & needs replacing? You don't have the spare set anymore?

One thing I did notice on mine, if I fully tightened the screw on one side, the grip seemed to get deformed. So I used loctite & tightened it just to the point where it wouldn't deform. I figure maybe just that grip wasn't molded well or something.

Edit: Here's the replacements but not sure if that will fix your problem. I haven't found a cheaper source for them yet. I just have to remember to add them to my next amz.jp order. Keep in mind they are different size for the 125mm & 150mm.

Amazon | ツノダ(TSUNODA) TTC つかめるニッパー 125mm TH-125NC/TH-125CNC 交換用 飛散防止パッド NC-TH-125 | 強力ニッパ

ツノダ(TSUNODA) TTC つかめるニッパー 125mm TH-125NC/TH-125CNC 交換用 飛散防止パッド NC-TH-125が強力ニッパストアでいつでもお買い得。当日お急ぎ便対象商品は、当日お届け可能です。アマゾン配送商品は、通常配送無料（一部除く）。

www.amazon.co.jp

 

[rword]

I spent $4.58 and picked up the step bits today ($18.99 value) and will go back tomorrow for the adapters.

Nice foxes !

 

[nicks78camaro]

Went 2 days in a row to get my free gift with any purchase for ITC. Back tomorrow to get another as they make good gifts

No wonder the good stuff sells out quick

 

[66HertzClone]

Lol! Ah I see, I haven't had that happen to me yet. I tried looking for my spare grips but I think I took them to work also. No matter, I'm thinking maybe it got permanently deformed somehow & needs replacing? You don't have the spare set anymore?

One thing I did notice on mine, if I fully tightened the screw on one side, the grip seemed to get deformed. So I used loctite & tightened it just to the point where it wouldn't deform. I figure maybe just that grip wasn't molded well or something.

Edit: Here's the replacements but not sure if that will fix your problem. I haven't found a cheaper source for them yet. I just have to remember to add them to my next amz.jp order. Keep in mind they are different size for the 125mm & 150mm.

Amazon | ツノダ(TSUNODA) TTC つかめるニッパー 125mm TH-125NC/TH-125CNC 交換用 飛散防止パッド NC-TH-125 | 強力ニッパ

ツノダ(TSUNODA) TTC つかめるニッパー 125mm TH-125NC/TH-125CNC 交換用 飛散防止パッド NC-TH-125が強力ニッパストアでいつでもお買い得。当日お急ぎ便対象商品は、当日お届け可能です。アマゾン配送商品は、通常配送無料（一部除く）。

www.amazon.co.jp

Yeah, I guess I will have to just get a replacement set, thanks for the link.

 

[Steve_P]

My nutdriver story.

Since some time in the 90's, it's been these Craftsman -V- series:


Then, last summer, I added that monster FACOM 13mm. (Harry J. Epstein's, $4.00. They have 103 in stock if you want to hand them out as party favors.)

Time to put the flap up on the old Craftsmans. It's been probably 13 years since that flap was brought out from below.


I don't know if this advertising slogan is genius in its simplicity, or just lame:


I resisted this set for a solid year. Then I snapped. $50ish, Amazon. Hyar, German tools drive me nuts!


Here it is with gaps filled by ebay purchases:



One of the ebay purchases doesn't have a red Wiha word on it. The imprinted size on the socket end is not clocked to the handle in any way. (Imagine the Japanese trying to imagine doing such a thing.) They do have their size printed in small white numbers on the red part of the handle (backside from these pics) and the red end cap.

Darnit, now I have a 13mm that's even longer than my monster FACOM:



(And the job I use that FACOM for has clearance issues on about 1 in 4 fasteners.)

Amazon set $50ish, ebay 9mm $9.62, 11mm $12.40, 12mm $12.84; total $85.18 or $8.50/nutdriver.

I shopped FACOM and for even more money you could have a bigger set, but I don't need anything smaller than 5mm, and boy, I have never heard of 6.5mm before, either, so I passed.

The 9mm is just an older model; they changed the graphics a few years ago.

Does that cat have a giant foot, or what? It looks huge in that picture

 

[pfbz]

Sometimes it's the small things...

I wanted a 6" long locking 1/4" extension for my Astro swivels. Ordered the gearwrench version, $12. After it arrived, I spotted this Stahwille for $14 which arrived today. Night and day!

The Gearwrench is bulky and clumsy, the Stahlwhille one is nicely made in Germany and slender. The knurling is nice and the chrome is pretty on the GW, but otherwise a notably inferior extension. Gearwrench is going back...

I find it's the little details like this often what makes tools more enjoyable (and effective) to use!