Farmall450
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I need to pull the trigger on these. I have the "nicest" Farm & Fleet set, which is decent, but still not that nice. I always forget the best brand, so thanks!
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Behold. My new Midnight Tapmeasure! I had a 2m one from Ikea, I used to have it on my desk and used it at random times (usually after midnight) to measure the available space around the house for an upcoming furniture or decoration. This was the time when I could review what is going where so obviosly went to measure it right away. But the old tape measure just died so I found this ideal compact sized replacement 
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Picked up a Snap On ratcheting bit driver to try out and a bit set from Walmart that says it's German drill bits and Italian screwdriver bits. Case doesn't look great long term but bits might be decent, don't even know what the bottom 4 are for though. Not compatible obviously but drill bits are consumables so a couple extras is always good and the HF 100 piece bit set I bought a few months ago should be convenient with the driver as a set in a pencil bag.
Another stop on the Matco truck...
Can't blame @PelicanPines, but this is the first thing I thought of when I saw those three pink rings...
BTW, this is GJ: No one's going to say anything about the crotch shot in his Matco pic???
Mike
Look like countersinking bits for screwheads.
Yeah, realized it's on the box too but it's the old style I guess instead of the more normal looking countersink drill bits. I guess kinda a spade bit version.
Meursault74
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I like your first thought better.Can't blame @PelicanPines, but this is the first thing I thought of when I saw those three pink rings...
BTW, this is GJ: No one's going to say anything about the crotch shot in his Matco pic???
Mike
The first thing I thought of when I saw those 3 rings was a fullerene.
BobsYourUncle69
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I was visting a neighbor's driveway on Halloween before sundown. Their toddler was following dad around, wanted to help him in the yard. Somehow he was carrying some 20" long loppers, vertically. A few minutes later I saw him standing at the edge of the English ivy, with some kind of cutters in his hand... hey, those are wire strippers... OMG are those Channellocks? I squinted and saw that the blue was not smooth, but textured, and did some calculations in my head about what I think I know about his dad, and yeah, those are probably some cheap ****. Have at it, kid. Cut that ivy.
Farmall450
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PelicanPines
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I'm Pines... And I didn't go down that road. You must be worse than him. LOLCan't blame @PelicanPines, but this is the first thing I thought of when I saw those three pink rings...
BTW, this is GJ: No one's going to say anything about the crotch shot in his Matco pic???
Mike
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I have that screwdriver in green - it's my go to for most things.Picked up a Snap On ratcheting bit driver to try out and a bit set from Walmart that says it's German drill bits and Italian screwdriver bits. Case doesn't look great long term but bits might be decent, don't even know what the bottom 4 are for though. Not compatible obviously but drill bits are consumables so a couple extras is always good and the HF 100 piece bit set I bought a few months ago should be convenient with the driver as a set in a pencil bag.
I had a 12v Nicad version of this I chucked because I no longer had batteries for it. It was a nice drill for my uses. Had enough power with the 2 speeds.
I got a Milwaukee m12 to replace the one I tossed and it ***** and I don’t recommend it.
Happened to pop open the Lowe’s app last night and saw this marked down to $99 so I jumped on it.
I got a Milwaukee m12 to replace the one I tossed and it ***** and I don’t recommend it.
Happened to pop open the Lowe’s app last night and saw this marked down to $99 so I jumped on it.
shoggoth80
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Been eyeballing these for a while. Don't have much in the way of a pipe wrench (it's not great, and needs a rehab). On top of any gnarly automotive tasks, I do have a little very minor plumbing work to do. Good excuse right? 
The newest (open) tool and its Knipex buddy did some good work as I was demoing some odd and old lattice and other bits on the deck of our house. They did great - wire cutters and blade used
Technically a set of these are my newest tools, but they're still in the car. It's my second set and I've been very happy with the first - for $22 a steal$21.99 for 7 days of ITC starts now. 57% off these.
When I saw this mini low angle block plane for $13 I just had to try it out. It arrived today and took a devent shaving from a piece of cured maple right out of the box, which is impressive for the price. It appears to be very well made and came with an O1 steel blade. I think it may go in my general purpose(handyman) tool bag.
I absolutely love mine. Very surprisingly nice little tool for a great price.
PugetDude
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Nice shrinking hammer. (I have one that I don't believe has ever been used.)Couple of days later and I already slipped. Another Snap-on hammer (BF631) into my collection. A hammer I don't need, but I had to have it. The guy I bought it from works 400 meters down the road from where I live. Super rare to see any Snap-on body hammers for sale locally.
Jarhead0408
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Yes sir. I've got a ton of them. They will serve you well.
Jarhead0408
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Yeah, but I kind of want to keep my 'neighbors" employed and their kids fed, so I buy the Safety Seal set.Dang, just saw this (on sale for $17 too)
iagsxr
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Had some Tekton rewards I needed to use. Got their most complete allen socket set. Won't get a ton of use, but I have a Mac ball end set that I break literally every time I use it. Hopefully, these will be more durable. It's worth it just for a little piece of mind. 
Fly Fishing Rick
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Was running some electric cable today and ran into a spot where my standard bit just wouldn't do it. I now own exactly 1 Milwaukee tool haha.
Cleaning up in the shop today, found this new purchase! (Checks Amazon sales history... August 2024.) I'm sure I was inspired by somebody else here.
Sadly, I have a few things like that out there. Inspired by GJ, yet to be opened...
Mike
Was running some electric cable today and ran into a spot where my standard bit just wouldn't do it. I now own exactly 1 Milwaukee tool haha.
I'm confused about how the wire-pulling feature is used.
You'd need access to both sides of the wall to get the wire into the drill bit's hole, and at that point the hole in the wall is already drilled, so why wouldn't you just push the wire through the hole in the wall?
I looked for a video, didn't find any.
Mike
Beerhippie
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It's called a "bell hanger's" bit--that should give you a clue.
The "bell" referred to is a doorbell, with access to both sides of the wall. Useful anytime you need to pull a wire (or whatever) through a wall. I use one when running spaghetti--Ethernet cable--and wiring CCTV cameras. The hole is small, so you'll often need to use a smaller "fish" to pull your wire.
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Fly Fishing Rick
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Allows you to pull cable through a wall or ceiling more easily than pushing often. Especially when you're using cable that isn't stiff or if you're drilling through multiple layers of material where pushing a wire through could make it get hung up easily.
I'm not worried about not having opened it yet -- haven't needed it yet -- just happy to have removed one layer of sediment from one pile and get this into the VOM drawer!
Ohio Andy
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I don't own any bits that short, mine are like 3 ft to 5 ft. Long and when I get to where I want to be I might attach a fish line and then pull that back up and then I can use that fish line pull the wire... And the assumption is that where it comes out you can get to it.
Last time I did it I cut a in the wall that would take a box and then I use this long bit that was long enough And flexible enough but I was able to stick the bit in the hole, shove it into the piece and the floor I wanted to drill through drilled through when it came out. The other side someone underneath tied a string to it then I pulled the bit up..
After that I installed a box and we ran ethernet cables...
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Ohio Andy
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So because it's for doorbells the assumption is you don't have to drill that far. I was wondering why it was only 18 in long. Usually I'm coming in from above or below so then my shaft needs to flex And I wanted at least 4 ft long
Beerhippie
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Obviously, you need directional drilling. Talk to someone in the oil/gas industry and they can set you up.
When these bits earned their moniker, exterior wall studs were 2" X 4" nominal. 18 inches was fine.
For drilling floor-to-ceiling in the pub, I use a two-foot long auger and a two-foot extension.
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Ohio Andy
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Yeah that would do it... I have a buddy who uses an extension for all the drilling of that sort he does... He did point out to me that in the long run it's cheaper than buying long bits. Well, bits with long shafts
Beerhippie
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The only drawback is that the hole needs to be at least 5/8" to clear the head of the extension. You may also need multiple extensions for different size bits. I have a set of augers with the same size shaft just for using with an extension, and another extension just for 1/4" bits which I generally use for pilot holes for hole saws.
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Cobweb and bug vacuum for the shop and aviation skin tool, aka Superman’s thumbnail. Great little pry bar - useful in bodywork.
four.cycle
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^ that "4140" skin-wedge tool should be in every tool box. how'd I live so long without one?
Skyman
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^ that "4140" skin-wedge tool should be in every tool box. how'd I live so long without one?
Agreed. It excels in many situations.