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CHI_Tool&Die
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Just grabbed some 1/4” extensions from my Matco guy. Just the most used sizes in one set. I don’t have a need for any long extensions and these are supposedly made by AJ right down the street so it’s a double win.
Also grabbed a demo/pry screwdriver set from the last flyer. This set allows me to compare the Matco handles to the Snappy and MAC handles.
Also grabbed a demo/pry screwdriver set from the last flyer. This set allows me to compare the Matco handles to the Snappy and MAC handles.
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JustVicingIt
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First time buying Icon. They don't fill out the full Omni-Wall storage but it'll be nice to have a basic set of the main wrench stuff I'll need.
Normally I don't either, I've already sent back stuff because I received something that was Chinese made. I'll keep the 8mm though, only because I'll likely end up losing it anyway.
New Tool Tuesday....
A few new pieces of Knipex goodness and a short video showing them along with mod plans for the Porsche 930...
KNIPEX 8" External Circlip Pliers, 49 11 A2
KNIPEX 8" Long Nose S Pliers, 38 81 200 B
KNIPEX 10" Pliers Wrench, 86 032 50
Short Video:
A few new pieces of Knipex goodness and a short video showing them along with mod plans for the Porsche 930...
KNIPEX 8" External Circlip Pliers, 49 11 A2
KNIPEX 8" Long Nose S Pliers, 38 81 200 B
KNIPEX 10" Pliers Wrench, 86 032 50
Short Video:
Wiha extra-long bit holder:
Polish-made for €12.95 in my local Hornbach? Yes please!
Total length 410 mm, shank length from handle to tip 303 mm, hex bar across flats 6.0 mm.
Initially bought to rebuild a tyre pump, but I often encounter situations where this will be handy. It’s true that removeable bits aren’t ideal in a deep recess for which a long shank is useful, but it’s also true that I can’t afford (money, space) a bunch of extremely long screwdrivers. So this compromise will do for me.
Polish-made for €12.95 in my local Hornbach? Yes please!
Total length 410 mm, shank length from handle to tip 303 mm, hex bar across flats 6.0 mm.
Initially bought to rebuild a tyre pump, but I often encounter situations where this will be handy. It’s true that removeable bits aren’t ideal in a deep recess for which a long shank is useful, but it’s also true that I can’t afford (money, space) a bunch of extremely long screwdrivers. So this compromise will do for me.
Nobody-named-Olli
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@Samuel D If you additionally splurge for this one: https://www.hazet.de/en/products/ha...ool-screwdriver-bit/product/ean-4000896249336 you’re all set on the t-handle end of things as well. 
Kind regards,
Olli
Kind regards,
Olli
Nobody-named-Olli
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Nobody-named-Olli
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@ETJ Awesome! That (and the 6mm) are the two sizes I don’t have in my set of the previous generation (SOEXRM) reversible, ratcheting wrenches. Just checked, they are available as singles - now I know what my next order will be.
I don’t know if I’m correct, but I do believe 6 and 7mm were never available in the old style?
Thanks for brining that to my attention!
Kind regards,
Olli
I don’t know if I’m correct, but I do believe 6 and 7mm were never available in the old style?
Thanks for brining that to my attention!
Kind regards,
Olli
INSP380
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Thanks! Same one, I had to hunt for the tip in the box. Found the second tip for the last word as well. Found most of the attachments including a nice Starrett swivel post.
Steve
You should post this haul over here:
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INSP380
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I’d like too but I don’t want to be that guy cross posting all over. Figured this could go into this thread, vintage toolbox, Kennedy … ect. I try to pick one and be done..lol.You should post this haul over here:
2025 Garage Sale Thread (14th Annual)
Happy New Year! Or as I prefer to say... It's the end of the world as we know it... and I feel FINE!!! Now that I have the obligatory pop culture reference out of the way (late '80s REM song, in case you were wondering)... Welcome to the 14th annual edition of the Garage Journal Garage Sale...
Mike
Steve
New Tool Tuesday....
A few new pieces of Knipex goodness and a short video showing them along with mod plans for the Porsche 930...
KNIPEX 8" External Circlip Pliers, 49 11 A2
KNIPEX 8" Long Nose S Pliers, 38 81 200 B
KNIPEX 10" Pliers Wrench, 86 032 50
Short Video:
Knipex Raptor lists at $43.15 at Harry Epstein's, something you could order on the coming HJE Day 2025 this coming weekend. (Plus shipping. Order more stuff, shipping isn't so bad.)
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Hey, it's March already. Wil there be a 2025 Epstein's day? Fireworks, seared flesh, apple pie and tools from an American Small Business. :bounce: On behalf of Fedwrench, @jsackin First of all, how is Steve and can we get an update ? Secondly, Jori is this going this going to happen this...
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rshadd
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$40 on Amazon.. Price is crazy right now. A month ago it was $12
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Is that Euros or something else ?Wiha extra-long bit holder:
Polish-made for €12.95 in my local Hornbach? Yes please!
Total length 410 mm, shank length from handle to tip 303 mm, hex bar across flats 6.0 mm.
Initially bought to rebuild a tyre pump, but I often encounter situations where this will be handy. It’s true that removeable bits aren’t ideal in a deep recess for which a long shank is useful, but it’s also true that I can’t afford (money, space) a bunch of extremely long screwdrivers. So this compromise will do for me.
In US Dollars ?
chris_1001
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I'm in MA, back in the late 70's I remember my Dad getting the permit so we could buy the engines, Village Tinker in Sudbury was my go to hobby shop.
Wiha extra-long bit holder:
Polish-made for €12.95 in my local Hornbach? Yes please!
Total length 410 mm, shank length from handle to tip 303 mm, hex bar across flats 6.0 mm.
Nice! Coincidently, I also picked one up, arrived a couple of days ago... ~$8 and some change on Amazon.
Mine is red instead of yellow, and stamped "Made in Germany". i wonder if the yellow on yours is what denotes the non German COO?
Super nice tool for eight bucks! Magnetic bit retention is just right, holds firmly but still is removable with a good tug. Shown next to my new Wiha Centrofix, which is also nice, but 4X the price.
Been waiting a couple of weeks.....
Euros. I’m in the Netherlands. €13 is about $15 I suppose.
I see Hornbach in Austria only charges €10 for this long bit driver.
These prices include the 20-odd per cent VAT (a sales tax) that European countries charge.
Even better!
Could be, regarding the colours. I’m happy with a CoO of any free democracy these days. Poland has manufacturing heritage too, of course.
Does the flat on the handle opposite your embossed MADE IN GERMANY have a number perchance? Mine says 24, which might just be a mould part number but could equally be the year of manufacture.
Beerhippie
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Best of luck with that!
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Maxcustody
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I had this same tool and unfortunately did not last long. I have a large property and a lot of weeds. The motor did not last and burned up. Now it sits in the garage, broken in the closet.................Been slowly converting my smaller outdoor equipment into electric, never the large chainsaw, but my less used stuff like leaf blowers, string trimmers, and edgers- YES!
My older Husquvana 2 stroke has done my well, but because they used less and they sit around a lot. This just made more sense and I know my shoulder will thank me later.
And since all my garage stuff is already on the Dewalt 20 volt platform, this is just making more and more sense as of late.
I hope you have better luck.
Those doggone Hansen socket trays.
Does this fall under Cause & Effect ?
Does this fall under Cause & Effect ?
SC Fly Guy
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I think a lot of us post frequently in both. My rationale … new tool purchases in this thread, new to me, but well-loved in the Garage Sale thread.
Beerhippie
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Time to mix up a new batch of Miracle Rust Remover!
Better living through chemistry!
Beerhippie
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This just dropped on my doorstep, breaking the step:
I don't have a mill or surface grinder, so what the hell am I going to use this for, other than an F4 tornado-rated paperweight?
I don't have a mill or surface grinder, so what the hell am I going to use this for, other than an F4 tornado-rated paperweight?
I think in Japan the standard line voltage is 100V AC rms @ 50 Hz or at 60 Hz. The 50 Hz case is in roughly half of the country, and 60 Hz in the other half. The segregation exists for historical reasons. For high power applications the higher usa line voltage standard of 120 V AC rms @ 60 Hz can make a difference. Heating elements etc will be significantly stronger Power = V^2/R where R is the resistance of the element. So for the same R, the power will be (120/100)^2 = 1.44 times larger. This can cause high power systems (example: an electric heating element in a cooking appliance or hair dryer) to go out of design power range. So care is needed when you use small appliances and equipment from Japan to the USA. For electric motors, the 50 Hz standard in Japan (if designed for that) can result, depending on specifics of the motor design, lower rpm speeds that may impact applications.
I am not sure what the implications for the chain saw morticer would be. That is a question for the manufacturer. They should know since Japan exports a lot.
Note these AC line voltage differences do not make much difference for universal DC supplies powering electronics. Most electronic power supplies can easily operate with either US or Japanese line voltages and the frequency shift is largely irrelevant (maybe a bit more ripple on the DC output for 50 Hz but that should not matter for most stuff). "Universal" power supplies for electronics are often designed to work with either 240V AC @ 60Hz European standard or US 120 V AC @ 60 Hz standard power sources.
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See my post: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-tool-arrivals.103272/page-1870#post-11228936
This issue is notorious and results from the motor vents getting plugged. Different DeWalt models with the motor on the users end connecting to the trim head via a drive shaft do not suffer the issue.
Beerhippie
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Here's what the magnetic chuck is for:
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With a great USA made Wilton clamp no less. My name is Jerry and I approve this set up. Good eye! I just picked up a few of them from the scrap yard. I think I'm going to put them in the ultrasonic cleaner with some Evapo-rust and see if I can get them cleaned up decently. I'll probably...
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Mine says 23. Hadn't really thought about it, but year of manufacture seems like a pretty good guess!
PelicanPines
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Too late my friend, too late.
Either I bought the sockets today or ordered them from The Jungle.... most of the rest will be here tomorrow.
I've superglued bits in when I was worried they were going to come off. Usually, a good tug and twist with a pair of pliers gets it out, but a little heat or brake cleaner (mostly acetone) works too. I've also superglued screws to the bit (and washers to nuts, and ...) for similar reasons.
I've never tried
I've never tried those particular solutions before... i'll keep that in mind the next time a similar need arises.
superglue is handy for all sorts of stuff around the shop. I always had luck with the stuff, but I've discovered the trick is having fresh stuff and using activator/accelerator. When I was a kid, my dad treated it like it was precious. he kept it a special cardboard thing in the fridge, and it never worked. about 15 years ago, I got a job in a building that also housed a superglue distributor. I ran into the owner in the hallway a lot, and one day he asked me and a bunch of my coworkers if we wanted some CA glue. We said sure, and he came back with a couple thousand little tubes of glue. It was a private label product, and they'd lost the contract or something. I'm down to my last 15 tubes, I think. I use enough of it that the tubes are always used up before they go bad.
The accelerator thing is eye opening. you spray it on the joint, and it's set. Or you can spray one side of the joint in advance, and put glue on the other. Put 'em togeher and bang. No long holding, just a scond or so. There's a loss of strength, but for lots of the things I do that either doesn't matter, or is a good thing.