Yes, they are definately lower vibration too. But for whatever reason, 2-stroke motor vibrations do not seem to bother me much even at upper middle age. The fumes and noise and thevpain of start/stop/restart are all gone or dramatically mitigated with high voltage battery powered without sacraficing power.
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Qualitytools
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Thank you, it appears that the ICON set has the L and R, is that what you are referring to?
Meursault74
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Cross post from the bike tool thread. It's used to help mount bike tires. I never needed one before, just used my hands, but I ran into some extremely stubborn vintage tires I had in storage that had been folded for way too long and I couldn't do it. This tool did the job.
Beerhippie
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I just remember their brake pads for side-pull and cantilever brakes that came out in the seventies. First real brake pads I ever had! Long distance touring the mountain west made brakes fade FAST--but the Koolstops didn't. They were also hard as rocks compared to the squishy rubber-like compounds most pads used, making for far superior brake feel.Cross post from the bike tool thread. It's used to help mount bike tires. I never needed one before, just used my hands, but I ran into some extremely stubborn vintage tires I had in storage that had been folded for way too long and I couldn't do it. This tool did the job.
All of which just reminds me of some truly ****-clenching descents with fully-loaded road bikes... I once melted the glue holding my sew-up front tire to the rim, resulting in severe damage to the bike and myself... passing cars on mountain turns because I couldn't clench the brake levers anymore....
You kids with your disk brakes just don't know what you're missing!
Meursault74
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I don't have any disk brakes. Tubular glue on tires were before my time. I run clinchers with tubes. On long mountain descents I'll use an air brake (sit up and let the wind hit my chest). helps slow down some.
I had some Koolstop pads for cantilever brakes. I actually didn't like them because of the little lip/squeegie tip they put on those. Made toeing them in to eliminate the squeal very difficult. I've never tried them for side pull caliper brakes. I just put in some new Shimano pads. I could flip myself over if I grabbed it hard enough with those.
I have a set of Koolstop tire levers though. Had them for a very long time. Tough plastic. seems to be the same tough plastic as the bead jack.
Wiz02
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I have similar memories of being unable to slow down on a hill and passing cars. I still have a racing bike sitting in the basement with sew-up rims and petrified tires and another with rims for clinchers. I know that I need to either sell or donate them as my bicycle riding days are behind me.
four.cycle
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I’m not into HF stuff, but I’m sure that kits would be fine.
Nobody-named-Olli
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- 1000 4x13mm pan-head wood/universal screws
- 1/4” to 1/4” hex bit adapter
- Supplier branded Felo Torx 10 driver
- VDE insulated cleaning brush
- Small square (70x100mm) (Made in Germany)
- Zinc spray
- 100 12.7mm cable clips
Kind regards,
Olli
- 1/4” to 1/4” hex bit adapter
- Supplier branded Felo Torx 10 driver
- VDE insulated cleaning brush
- Small square (70x100mm) (Made in Germany)
- Zinc spray
- 100 12.7mm cable clips
Kind regards,
Olli
That's neat, the little cutout, on the square to make sure the corner does prevent the surface from being flush. I haven't seen one with that before. Is that unique?- Small square (70x100mm) (Made in Germany)
Kind regards,
Olli
Beerhippie
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The Koolstop pads were the first---maybe not the best. But your Shimano pads are directly descended from them. Trust me, before Koolstops, bike brake pads were mushy ****.
Yeah, I tore my old Paramount P51 down to the frame for repainting a few... decades ago. All Campy, Reynold's 531 DB. I wish it had an odometer. I rode it all over the West back in the late '70s-early '80s, weeks on end of 100+ mile days. We carried all our gear back then and camped out. I did swap the rims to clinchers when the first good high-pressure, low-profile tires came out in the late '70s.--the Gentleman Tourist--I don't recall who made them, but paired with 19mm rims @120 psi, they made for a ride and rolling resistance comparable with sew-ups.
A certain bicycle tour for the indulged class comes through our area every few years. Sag wagon, catering, $10K bikes and Lycra. They completely take over the roads and shut towns down when they pass through. They've created an atmosphere of bicycle hate among the locals that has made me extremely uncomfortable riding anymore. I don't like feeling like a target--being invisible was bad enough.
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Harbor Freight air hammer bolt-breaker-loose -extension-things - MADE IN USA
Was going to wait until Snap-On Thursday to buy these off the truck - no need once I noticed they were made in the US.
I think Mayhew makes them.
Was going to wait until Snap-On Thursday to buy these off the truck - no need once I noticed they were made in the US.
I think Mayhew makes them.
Nobody-named-Olli
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Around here, nothing unique about it. If you search for “Schlosserwinkel“ (German for die maker’s square) or “Anschlagwinkel” (German for try square/ stop angle) not necessary all, but many will have the cut out.
Kind regards,
Olli
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four.cycle
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Harbor Freight carries 30 different items in the "Chief" brand.
PugetDude
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Krein, the snooty rich cousin of Kobalt.
Klein is/was a legit electrician, linesman, millwright, ironworker, plumber, telecom, HVAC… tool manufacturer.
Kobalt was never that.
Klein may be ruining its reputation, but it is nothing like Kobalt.
Does Kobalt manufacture anything? How are Kobalt and Klein related, other than both being sold at Lowe’s?
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SouthernIllinois
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And most are NOT made n the US.Harbor Freight carries 30 different items in the "Chief" brand.
What’s your point?
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Buckgnarly
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Harbor Freight carries 30 different items in the "Chief" brand.
The pin and drift punch set is made in the USA as well. Probably the best place to buy them when there is a coupon.
PugetDude
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Sorry to break it to you, but the glory days are gone. Klein sold their soul to Lowes. Just like Craftsman, now distant memories for those of us old enough to remember when both were considered a top quality brand, with the requisite made in the USA cachet.
Those not young enough to know the difference just see them as another brand available at Lowe's. Maybe they will perceive them to be a step above Kobalt because they are priced at a couple of bucks more? Who knows?
I do know that Lowes will drop them like a hot rock if they don't sell. It's quite a gamble, but they went all in- with their reputation as collateral. Survival of the fittest replaced by survival of the cheapest.
No matter how you rationalize it, Krein at Lowes isn't your Grandpa's Klein.
neophyte
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Sort of like Craftsman for Sears.
A few decades ago, when Lowes was expanding across the country, some of the Kobalt tools, like dockets and wrenches, were actually made by JH Williams.
Other tools are sometimes made in the USA.
Taiwan seems to be more common a region of manufacture nowadays for Kobalt.
Klein is a legitimate professional tool manufacturer, with multiple manufacturing locations, making pliers, and other hand tools, and even tool bags.
Klein expanded their line up with some outsourced tools, some imported, adding tools they thought their customers would like.
Klein also knows a lot of professional customers buy tools at “Home Centers” and used to have an agreement with Home Depot, so Home Depot was the exclusive big box home center to have Klein tools.
Home Depot switched to Milwaukee hand tools, when Milwaukee came out with their hand yool line, do Klein moved over to Lowes, with a much wider selection of tools.
Some of those tools may be Klein branded tools that Lowes specifically wanted carried under the Klein brand.
Kobalt is a Lowes store brand, that has existed for decades.
Sort of like Craftsman for Sears.
A few decades ago, when Lowes was expanding across the country, some of the Kobalt tools, like dockets and wrenches, were actually made by JH Williams.
Other tools are sometimes made in the USA.
Taiwan seems to be more common a region of manufacture nowadays for Kobalt.
Klein is a legitimate professional tool manufacturer, with multiple manufacturing locations, making pliers, and other hand tools, and even tool bags.
Klein expanded their line up with some outsourced tools, some imported, adding tools they thought their customers would like.
Klein also knows a lot of professional customers buy tools at “Home Centers” and used to have an agreement with Home Depot, so Home Depot was the exclusive big box home center to have Klein tools.
Home Depot switched to Milwaukee hand tools, when Milwaukee came out with their hand yool line, do Klein moved over to Lowes, with a much wider selection of tools.
Some of those tools may be Klein branded tools that Lowes specifically wanted carried under the Klein brand.
neophyte
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Milwaukee and Ridgid sold their soles to Home Depot.
four.cycle
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new arrivals 06/24/25
The Chinese-made electrical connector pliers were crazy cheap - less than $20 bucks for the pair, and they threw in the little "pick" tools free.
Something tells me that a plastic wiring connector doesn't require Snap-on quality - it's plastic, after all.
four.cycle
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SRU1436
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Jumped on the discontinued Tekton hard handle sale.
cody1325
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I think I may have found something more appropriate for my skill level:
having trouble with the instructions, though....
Nice set!
It's apparently not REAL tools like they used to be (I remember a European-made set of miniature kid's woodworking tools at Tuesday Morning for cheap--to this date, I wish I'd gotten it), but still looks like a really nice set. I think I may have a couple Handy Andy tools around here--I know I've still got the like 4-inch slip-joints from both mine, and my Dad's kid's miniature tool sets.
All of this talk of Klein selling their soul to Lowe’s and Home Depot got me thinking… My Uncle who’s a retired electrician is helping us install new ceiling fans in our house this weekend. I found these Commercial Electric wire strippers at Home Depot for $16.97, and they appeared to be nicer than Milwaukee and Klein. The cable ripper is a nice added feature. Made in China. I’ll gift this to my Uncle after we’re done installing the fans.
PugetDude
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If your Uncle is a retired electrician who spent 40 years using Kleins, this pair may well appear in the "Tools You Have Found in the Road" thread.All of this talk of Klein selling their soul to Lowe’s and Home Depot got me thinking… My Uncle who’s a retired electrician is helping us install new ceiling fans in our house this weekend. I found these Commercial Electric wire strippers at Home Depot for $16.97, and they appeared to be nicer than Milwaukee and Klein. The cable ripper is a nice added feature. Made in China. I’ll gift this to my Uncle after we’re done installing the fans.
Old habits die hard .
Beerhippie
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Who needs built-in cable rippers when you have a knife? Who needs Band-aids or stitches when you have electrician's tape?If your Uncle is a retired electrician who spent 40 years using Kleins, this pair may well appear in the "Tools You Have Found in the Road" thread.
Old habits die hard .
CHI_Tool&Die
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My second year as an apprentice I remember slicing off a huge chunk of knuckle meat on my left hand and I kid you not the supervising Jman grabbed some duct tape and wrapped the living **** out of my finger. He said, “W ain’t got time for this sh*t and we ain’t got the amigos to fill out the shift so you’re stuck here. Deal with it. Besides a little tape never hurt no body”. I will never forget all the **** I saw and experienced as an apprentice under all the Boomers — just crazy stuff. My current GenX foreman and managers seem so tame in comparison.
four.cycle
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Ya know... the last "Klein" I bought down at Platt Electric was high quality, U.S. made stuff I sent out for "Secret Santa".
Their needle-nose models are made in U.S.A. Linemans pliers made in U.S.A. Those are two of their top sellers to tradesmen.
Certainly they'll probably start bringing in offshore-sourced product with their name stamped on it - remember what Paul Simon said.
Lowes' customers want cheaper cheaper cheaper - somebody will be willing to sell it to them.
Their needle-nose models are made in U.S.A. Linemans pliers made in U.S.A. Those are two of their top sellers to tradesmen.
Certainly they'll probably start bringing in offshore-sourced product with their name stamped on it - remember what Paul Simon said.
Lowes' customers want cheaper cheaper cheaper - somebody will be willing to sell it to them.
Beerhippie
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I swear that duct tape and electrician's tape adhesives work as antiseptics, and have healing powers.
--An old boomer.
Harbor Freight air hammer bolt-breaker-loose -extension-things - MADE IN USA
Was going to wait until Snap-On Thursday to buy these off the truck - no need once I noticed they were made in the US.
I think Mayhew makes them.
Wow! Moving on up the food chain, they are. I'm surprised they didn't create a new brand, say, Matthew.
Yeah, I picked up an offset Wilde scraper at HJE a few years ago and it's been my favorite. No longer available on their website.
I found a Japanese one!
Kakuri Woodworking Starter Set
Discover the art of Japanese woodworking with this Kakuri starter set. A thoughtful, enduring gift for craft enthusiasts and makers.
omakase-forest.com
"For those drawn to the quiet discipline of Japanese woodworking..."
Yep, just what every kid wants... quiet discipline and lessons in patience. And what parent doesn't want to give their child two sharp chisels?
OK, here's something not bad from the Czech Republic.
Bigjigs Toys Junior Tool Case
Shop Original Czech Bigjigs Toys Junior Tool Case toys with delivery to United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and United Kingdom. Bigjigs Toys Kufrik s naradim Junior is a toy for children made by RAPPA in the Czech Republic. There is everything a young woodworker needs to use his skills with...
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Beerhippie
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Well, we had chemistry sets that contained enough interesting chemicals to make large BOOMS, destroy the carpeting in our parent's homes and Erector Sets so we could make delivery devices!I found a Japanese one!
Kakuri Woodworking Starter Set
Discover the art of Japanese woodworking with this Kakuri starter set. A thoughtful, enduring gift for craft enthusiasts and makers.
"For those drawn to the quiet discipline of Japanese woodworking..."
Yep, just what every kid wants... quiet discipline and lessons in patience. And what parent doesn't want to give their child two sharp chisels?
OK, here's something not bad from the Czech Republic.
Bigjigs Toys Junior Tool Case
Shop Original Czech Bigjigs Toys Junior Tool Case toys with delivery to United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and United Kingdom. Bigjigs Toys Kufrik s naradim Junior is a toy for children made by RAPPA in the Czech Republic. There is everything a young woodworker needs to use his skills with...
Beerhippie
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Not to mention the ever-handy dissection kit! Need a really sharp scalpel for anything?
Estes rockets for long-range delivery of your chemistry experiments?
Toys were so much more fun in the sixties....
Estes rockets for long-range delivery of your chemistry experiments?
Toys were so much more fun in the sixties....