Didn't watch the video, but from the screenshot I wouldn't touch that Gedore ratchet if you gave it to me. Esthetically speaking it looks terrible.
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Didn't watch the video, but from the screenshot I wouldn't touch that Gedore ratchet if you gave it to me. Esthetically speaking it looks terrible.
Only six? lol.... Damn, that is tempting. $8 shipping, but a new customer 20% discount as well so $52 shipped with tax.Ok, some SOB posted a deal on this board for $50 so I picked up a set. This makes my 6th set of metric wrench I have so I really didn’t need them but it is nice having two sets of wrenches in each box in different locations.
lol... pictures don't really do it justice and it feels much higher quality in-hand than perhaps it looks in pictures., but yeah, it's not a beauty queen.
That said, the Wright wrenches are also some of the least aesthetically pleasing wrenches I've owned, but from all reports and my initial impressions, some of the very best, so as they say, looks aren't everything.
Wait, not for this guy???
Mike
Yes! Thanks for the remmendation!
Looks familiar!
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Also explains the "Poles" holding up my front porch...
zmotorsports
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Capri wrench extender / cheater bar came in today from Amazon.
To be honest, when I first saw these I thought they were kinda gimmicky. But a couple days ago I was doing the old one wrench on another trick and it slipped out on me.
Got mad and ordered one of these.
First impression is it’s heavy as hell. A lot more beefier than I was expecting for $20.
Time will tell but for now, I am pleased with it.
I too thought these were kind of "gimmicky" when I saw them. I've always just used a box end of a second wrench over the open end to increase leverage. However, there's been a few times when I need the open end as the box end won't fit and that is where these really shine. I was hesitant when I first bought mine a few years ago, but actually reach for it more often than I thought I would.
Meursault74
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Do you keep them well lubed for maximum spin? Apparently Pedro's works well for that task according to this slippery advertisement.Also explains the "Poles" holding up my front porch...
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Martin long reach / tight space pick hammer and more tool box magnets from Etsy.
I have 5 tool boxes around the shop and sometimes the ones I am rarely in frustrate me looking for something I know I have in one of them.
I am in the gray cart all the time and don’t need “reminders” on the drawers.
I have 5 tool boxes around the shop and sometimes the ones I am rarely in frustrate me looking for something I know I have in one of them.
I am in the gray cart all the time and don’t need “reminders” on the drawers.
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I need to order a dozen or so of the "Stray and Homeless" labels. It'll save time organizing.Martin long reach / tight space pick hammer and more tool box magnets from Etsy.
I have 5 tool boxes around the shop and sometimes the ones I am rarely in frustrate me looking for something I know I have in one of them.
I am in the gray cart all the time and don’t need “reminders” on the drawers.
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I like those.Hammer of the day. Expensive Blue-point BF616 back scratcher. Pretty much only thing it's good for.
No longer have my Snap On / Blue Point one so I just bought a Martin - showed up today as a matter of fact.
I like it for reaching in tight spots like door shells and deep into quarter panels.
I also find myself reaching for it to tap down high spots instead of a regular pick hammer.
If you had seen the young woman delivering for UPS to the HD shop I worked at in the 70's, you would change your mind.
Sadly, I vividly recall our service manager telling me once that she asked him if he could help her with a really heavy delivery and he responded with "You wanted a man's job, now do it".
Craftsman Overdrive metric longish wrenches $50 at Lowe’s. Says that price is good until 30 December. I assume it’s a Black Friday/holiday item that might get clearanced at the end of the year, but I wanted to try it out. I like square beam wrenches so these work really well for me. Available in imperial as well. I really need to stop buying wrenches, but the case makes these easy to store.
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...more tool box magnets from Etsy.
Can you post a link to the Etsy listing for those?
Mike
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Those Gedore ratchets are nice to use , they're my go to.
The lower 48 tooth count doesn't really matter as there is no ways you're using them in the sort of tight spaces you'd need a lower arch swing from having more teeth. You'd pick up a different ratchet for that but that ratchet probably won't have the grip on the handle that makes this ,along with the low backdrag , a comfortable every day ratchet to use.
I also don't like polished chrome handles(polished chrome tools in general actually and only buy them when there is a significant cost advantage like the Tekton socket sets ) and use them only when I have to , or when space is tight etc
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The ones I posted a picture of are the small ones. I ordered a few of the larger ones awhile back just to see and didn’t care for them. I thought they were too big for my taste.
Too bad they don't get paid like grocery workers. I guy I grew up with started working at a grocery store at 16. He moved up the ranks and retired as a store director for a local large chain.
This guy volunteered to work practically every holiday through most of his career. Long shifts too. He'd get double or sometimes, as I recall, triple overtime. He was raking it in.
Of course, if Amazon did that, how would we get our cheap stuff?
@Squankum - When I used to work Tuesday thru Saturday, it was great to have Monday off to get things done at "regular" businesses. And, I could sometimes go meet my wife for lunch on Mondays and she could meet me on Saturdays.
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I have the Gedore 1/2" ratchet set and gave all the men in my family those sets last Xmas. 9 sets in all from the blowout at Zoro tools. It is one of our most favored ratchets. Don't judge a book by it's cover.
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Recent estate sale acquisitions. I've wanted a DWS780 for a while, and this one was reasonably priced. Pipe wrenches were cheap as well.
Johnson square came from Lowe's. Was looking around and saw that the USA ones were tucked behind a pile of made in China ones
Johnson square came from Lowe's. Was looking around and saw that the USA ones were tucked behind a pile of made in China ones
Some new Lisle CV boot clamp pliers and some CV boot clamps.
I was having the hardest time sourcing these clamps locally, you would think being in a big city it would be easy, those days are gone, eBay to the rescue for the clamps, and RockAuto for the pliers.
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Bought another Vevor motorcycle lift. Came in the mail today. Brought outside and greased up the screw mechanism and rollers.
I broke my other one a few months ago and I'll need one to mount atop of my M/C lift table to work on the FLH Harleys' rear wheel, brake, swing arm and chain over the winter.
I broke my other one a few months ago and I'll need one to mount atop of my M/C lift table to work on the FLH Harleys' rear wheel, brake, swing arm and chain over the winter.
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Which set was that ? The same c19 set that was on sale recently on Zoro or another ?
I picked up that from mail yesterday also.
I only use pick hammer in tight corners, or for example aligning self made inner panels. Torch in one hand and the hammer in other to get them fit tighter. But I try to avoid using them on visible panels as much as possible. I am afraid I'll ruin the panel if I use them. Slightly too much force and there is a deep hole or a dent in the panel. (= not enough skill and knowledge). But that one I bought purely because I am collecting Snap-on and Blue-point body hammers. I had a list of 6-7 hammers that I wanted from them and suddenly I had 14. So now I might just try to get the rest of them.
On topic:
Hammer of the day. Just showed up in the mail. Blue-point BF612.
No more hammers for a while as I need to save for a bead roller and a english wheel.
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Same set at around $50.
With 0 VDE screwdrivers in the collection, this was the gap I saw providing me an excuse to continue buying screwdrivers.
A week back I got a Wiha VDE combo-tip driver. Shortly after, I saw Wiha has this “slimline” where the insulation is flush with the tip. So I ordered the VDE Phillips/flat combo size 1 and 2 set in slimline. One pic compares last weeks non-slimline to the slimline version up close.
Last weekend, working on wiring in an older panel with breakers that only have flat head screws, I wished I had some normal VDE drivers. So I ordered this 7 piece set from Home Depot for instore pickup, only $33. This is non-slimline but the price is so good whatever.
Snuck in a Stahlwille VDE Phillips since I’m a fan and it was only $10.50. If anything, the red on the handle looks amazing in person, it glows like neon. Close color to the PB Swiss handles.
Lastly I got this Bahco 9035 R US today. I’m rebuilding this awesome US made race jack and it has a 2.125” nut I have been unable to free so far. Didn’t want to buy a big wrench for it to only use once, so opted to spend a little more and get an adjustable capable of reaching that size. This thing is RAD.
A week back I got a Wiha VDE combo-tip driver. Shortly after, I saw Wiha has this “slimline” where the insulation is flush with the tip. So I ordered the VDE Phillips/flat combo size 1 and 2 set in slimline. One pic compares last weeks non-slimline to the slimline version up close.
Last weekend, working on wiring in an older panel with breakers that only have flat head screws, I wished I had some normal VDE drivers. So I ordered this 7 piece set from Home Depot for instore pickup, only $33. This is non-slimline but the price is so good whatever.
Snuck in a Stahlwille VDE Phillips since I’m a fan and it was only $10.50. If anything, the red on the handle looks amazing in person, it glows like neon. Close color to the PB Swiss handles.
Lastly I got this Bahco 9035 R US today. I’m rebuilding this awesome US made race jack and it has a 2.125” nut I have been unable to free so far. Didn’t want to buy a big wrench for it to only use once, so opted to spend a little more and get an adjustable capable of reaching that size. This thing is RAD.
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They stamp too much information. Don't need the patent number, definitely not the "patent pending". I'd prefer "WRIGHT" instead of the funky WrightGrip logo.
They do better on their other wrenches.
Has anyone like the Torque Test Channel ever tested the metrinch sockets that came with those sets? I've been very curious about how they actually perform.
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I've used the wright grip marking to identify what generation a particular wrench was, so at least to me that's useful. Specifically, I chose to not buy a set of wrenches because I wanted the right grip twos rather than one that was pre-wright grip.
I really don't care about patents and patent pending and that sort of thing because I don't find it useful
Assenmacher OFSU1042 oil fill funnel for Subaru. Could not find this on Amazon, did find it at Zoro but didn't need anything else from them. Finally found it for a fair price and free shipping from JB Tools on ebay, $27.68 before tax, free shipping.
Stop cleaning everything with brake cleaner, you maniacs!
Stop cleaning everything with brake cleaner, you maniacs!
Perfect for Subys. You’ll just leave it installed after the ring lands have been liberatedAssenmacher OFSU1042 oil fill funnel for Subaru. Could not find this on Amazon, did find it at Zoro but didn't need anything else from them. Finally found it for a fair price and free shipping from JB Tools on ebay, $27.68 before tax, free shipping.
Stop cleaning everything with brake cleaner, you maniacs!
just trollingI also ordered the Craftsman Overdrive wrenches with the $50 Lowes deal, they arrived today. Pretty nice. Some images comparing them to my USAG set.
A few notes:
A few notes:
- Lengths are the same.
- The anti-slip features look pretty damn similar, even if the craftsman is technically not RBRT?
- The craftsman's are definitely thinner, not as nice In the hand.
- USAG set is 8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19mm (12 piece)
- CMan set is 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19mm (11 piece)
- The wrench holder on the USAG was sold separately ($8), but *much* nicer.
- USAG set was ~$150 delivered (Mr Worker)
- CMan set was ~$50 delivered (Lowes)
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Perfect for Subys. You’ll just leave it installed after the ring lands have been liberated
My secret weapons!
1. Red Line oil
2. Don't futz with the things. Yes, you could make MOAR power with MOAR boost, but no. This will remain stock.
3. Girl car!