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Skyman

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Agree. I am just a DIY guy. But after a few nightmares of hose removals in packed engine compartments resulting an too much disassembly for minor stuff, I bought one of these. I do not use it a lot. However, it is well worth having. When it helps, it will likely save a lot of cursing directed at whoever designed the engine layout. Modern engines are so packed, even minor things like checking and cleaning or replacing a PVC valve can become a chore due to blocked access. It was $ well spent for me.

I used mine just a coupla weeks ago. It made what would have been a cuss-inducing task an easy-peasy breeze. Moments spent instead of ???
 
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Skyman

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My god. Left chicken meat "stewing" in a hot car would be far far worse than the typical funk from soggy carpet from a leaking condensate pan. You have my sympathy!! I would not even want to open the door to put in the ozone generator.

That reminds me of a college roommate from hell. He had a mini-fridge in the dorm room and was an absolute slob. He unplugged it somehow in his hovel corner. We started smelling something awful. He opened the door to look and we all nearly gagged. His solution was to plug it back in and leave it since he was often not there and at his fraternity house/parties anway. I should have murdered the ******* right there -- but I realized it might be hard to explain to the judge why he had to die.

Shoulda been enough strong young guys in that dorm to help you hump that reefer out of the building and heave it into the dumpster.
 

lund

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Shoulda been enough strong young guys in that dorm to help you hump that reefer out of the building and heave it into the dumpster.
We essentially did: we put the mini fridge outside and told him to get it if he wants but to clean out if he wanted to bring it back. Think guy just left it.

This guy was such a pain so many ways. He also snored super loud. The snoring was so loud that neighbors (who were seperated by cinder block walls) would bang on the door demanding quiet. I went outside some nights to sleep under trees else i was about to murder him. The guy had breathing problems (athsma and more) and was super loud breathing in general. The ***** started smoking at some point ... like that would help? I was so happy when he joined a fraternity mid way through the first term and was rarely in the dorm room after that. I literally wanted to strangle him at one point due to sleep deprivation scrambling my brain. He was a true Roommate from Hell. I was too young to realize that i needed to go and demand a room change so i endured.
 
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Beerhippie

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We essentially did: put the mini fridge outsiflde and told him to get it if he wants but to clean out if he wanted to bring it back. Think guy just left it.

This guy was such a pain so many ways. He also snored super loud. The snoring was so loud that neighbors (who were seperated by cinder block walls) would bang on the door demanding quiet. I went outside some nights to sleep under trees else i was about to strangle him. The guy had breathing problems (athsma and more) and was super loud breathing in general. The ***** started smoking at some point ... like that would help? I was so happy when he joined a fraternity mid way through the firstcterm and was rarely in the room after that. I literally wanted to kill him at one point due to sleep deprivation scrambling my brain. Roommate from hell. I was too young to realize i needed to go and demand a change.
I knew that guy. Apneic snoring *****.
 

willf650

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I got this about a year ago but see how the people on this forum seem to buy a good tool when they see one so here it is.

If you work on motorcycles, especially dirt bikes, you know one of your main tools are T handles. I have a full set of T handles but bought this to mainly take in the truck for rides and parking lot repairs but use it as much in my garage as anything else.

May I present the VIM 1/4” drive speeder T handle with wobble fix drive.
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The green section is movable up and down and contains bearings allowing you to hold it and spin it via a finger flick to make quick work of driving fasteners.
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As said in the opening of my long winded praise of this tool, the drives are of the wobble fix variety and there is the obvious one on the end and also one on the “T” section so you can really produce some torque if needed.
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I was using this today on a lawnmower and still marvel at this and wish I had it years ago. Best part may be it’s available at Zoro so you may be able to use a 20% coupon. I think it may be available in other drive size as well.
 
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Squankum

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I knew that guy. Apneic snoring *****.

At the age of four or so I was dropped off at my grandmother's house for a weekend, and to reassure me, she slept in a bed in the same room as my bed. In case I got scared. I woke up in the middle of the night and was terrified -- GROWLING MONSTER! WHERE?!!! It was her snoring. What doctors call "heroic snoring."
 

afazz

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Looks good. How do you like the toolgrid? I've been thinking about doing my socket drawer in it.
Thanks! It’s okay, I like it for this drawer since I’m not shooting for maximum density and need to rearrange it often. I have a mixture of Hansen, Westling, VIM Magrail, and custom machined organizers in my main box and have achieved a little better density without sacrificing accessibility.
 

LWB

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Thanks! It’s okay, I like it for this drawer since I’m not shooting for maximum density and need to rearrange it often. I have a mixture of Hansen, Westling, VIM Magrail, and custom machined organizers in my main box and have achieved a little better density without sacrificing accessibility.

I have Hansen in my work cart. I have VIM in my personal cart. I'm about to set up 11 rows of sockets and would like to line them up vertically so I have all the same size in the same row. All 3/8 and 1/4 so not a large space. Looking at your setup I think it would work out well.
 
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willf650

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Last of my Prime Day sales arrived while I was at work.
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I have been using those for about 2-3 years at this point and will warn you about something. Even though it will fit and it looks like they are made to take a 1/4" ratchet in the end to spin them that is not the case. The steel cap will simply spin in the plastic handle.

If you are in the trades and carry them in a bag tip down I finally took a band saw and cut a crossed kerf in the steel cap of the Phillips and filled it with a dry paint crayon to identify which driver was which.

They are my favorite drivers in my work bag at this point.
 

NUTTSGT

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I have been using those for about 2-3 years at this point and will warn you about something. Even though it will fit and it looks like they are made to take a 1/4" ratchet in the end to spin them that is not the case. The steel cap will simply spin in the plastic handle.

If you are in the trades and carry them in a bag tip down I finally took a band saw and cut a crossed kerf in the steel cap of the Phillips and filled it with a dry paint crayon to identify which driver was which.

They are my favorite drivers in my work bag at this point.
Thanks for the heads up on the 1/4" driver receiver. I didn't realize it had them until this morning when I opened the bubble package. . . . although wasn't really figuring I would use it.

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Squankum

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From a week or so ago. I bought a paintbrush! I'm fairly certain I own half a dozen paintbrushes somewhere, one of them even nice, but I wasn't finding that when I looked in the usual zone. I did find a cheapass $2.50 Wal-Mart kind of brush (the smaller one on the right) and I painted the door in question with it. Doable, not torture, but I'm patient.

Before coat #2, I was near my nearest (which isn't super convenient) friendly Ace Hardware and bought this one. Coat #2 went on much faster! And it's a nice brush.

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four.cycle

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^ I use them now and then. Very infrequently, as they shed hair like an old dog. My preferred weapon of choice is the throw-away sponge brush. Easy peasy. Dirt cheap. Throw 'em in the trash when done.
If I need a good brush, I've got dozens of them. Still have part of a box of NOS 2-inchers out there in the garage from 1973 - truck driver had six cases of them on the back of the truck and just wanted to get rid of them. Go figure. Also a case of quarts of turpentine.
 
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