Today's Snappy Purchases

[House Sparrow]

I finally got my green mini pick and driver set. I like it, but agree with others here who have bought them that they should have kept the knurled shanks on the drivers.

I also picked up a new FBF80 3/8 flex ratchet to replace my trusty old 1996 F832. That ratchet was the first Snap-On tool I ever bought, and I've used the hell out of it. The pin that holds the head on keeps starting to work its way out, and SO doesn't make the pin for it anymore. My dealer offered to give me warranty on it, but I didn't want to give it up. It still works great, I just have to knock the pin back in once in a while. In case I ever bust up my new one, I'll keep it for a spare so I'll have one to use until I get it fixed.

So, I sacrificed $120 to keep a beat-up old ratchet that I will rarely ever use anymore. I'm not the only one who has ever done something like this...am I?? I know tools have no feelings and it couldn't care less, but I just couldn't send it in to be scrapped when it has given me 16 years of good service and is still functional.

 

[tjmonsen5]

nice picks, they are glowing!

I would have taken the warranty on the ratchet. That alot of money to leave it in the box just in case your new one breaks.

 

[bcradio]

Get the ratchet warrantied. After a year of using the new one you will forget the old one and you'll be happy you did also.

 

[Altec]

I completely understand about wanting to keep your old rat . I have a old QR (713 maybe) that I brought to my SO man asking about a kit for it. He said "Sure, but I can give you a new one if you want." I started to tell him that it holds some sentimental value, and without skipping a beat he said he understood!

 

[karl1672]

I have the same ratchet that I purchased in the early 70s when I was starting out as an A&P. One of the first ones I bought as well. Like you, I'm holding on to it. I think it's survived the years better than I have

 

[supersteve]

I finally got my green mini pick and driver set. I like it, but agree with others here who have bought them that they should have kept the knurled shanks on the drivers.

I also picked up a new FBF80 3/8 flex ratchet to replace my trusty old 1996 F832. That ratchet was the first Snap-On tool I ever bought, and I've used the hell out of it. The pin that holds the head on keeps starting to work its way out, and SO doesn't make the pin for it anymore. My dealer offered to give me warranty on it, but I didn't want to give it up. It still works great, I just have to knock the pin back in once in a while. In case I ever bust up my new one, I'll keep it for a spare so I'll have one to use until I get it fixed.

So, I sacrificed $120 to keep a beat-up old ratchet that I will rarely ever use anymore. I'm not the only one who has ever done something like this...am I?? I know tools have no feelings and it couldn't care less, but I just couldn't send it in to be scrapped when it has given me 16 years of good service and is still functional.

Did you buy those picks new (still available)? If so, would you be able to give me a part number? I can't make the numbers out in the picture and can't find them on the S-o website.
thanks
I got a hankerin' for some orange Kool-aid

 

[Altec]

SDMINI10G (Green)
SDMINI10O (Orange)
SDMINI10R (Red)

 

[Speed-Racer]

I still have my first snap-on flex ratchet and do not plan on using the warranty. Makes me smile every time I pick it up, surprised I used it so much. It has replaced so many parts and never failed me, seems a shame to have it melted down.

 

[drew03cmc]

Man, sentiment is overrated. I buy tools to use the hell out of them. I am not above doing what is necessary to get the job done, so if I break something, it gets warranteed out, not saved for posterity. YMMV of course.

 

[supersteve]

SDMINI10G (Green)
SDMINI10O (Orange)
SDMINI10R (Red)

Thanks!!!!!

I hate to be a pain but you wouldn't know the numbers (or number "pattern") for the individual picks, would you? Or the numbers for just the handles?

I can't read the damn numbers in the pic! So close!

 

[Altec]

Don't think you can order singles, sadly. But I'm sure the drivers, and mirror/magnet will sell easy. Or sell It back to your Snap-on guy...


Bent: SD3ASH45
Straight: SD3ASA
90*: SD3ASH90
Hook: SD3ASH

 

[el tanque prohibido]

I want one of those extreme green magnets.

 

[supersteve]

I want one of those extreme green magnets.

You sure you don't want orange?

 

[supersteve]

Don't think you can order singles, sadly. But I'm sure the drivers, and mirror/magnet will sell easy. Or sell It back to your Snap-on guy...


Bent: SD3ASH45
Straight: SD3ASA
90*: SD3ASH90
Hook: SD3ASH

Thanks, I think I'll go ahead and get two sets and cannibalize one for handles for my long picks.
Or maybe I should get three sets, so I can keep one unmolested.
Or maybe I should get four and keep an extra one in a bank safety deposit box, in case there's a fire at work.
Or maybe I'll get five............

 

[House Sparrow]

Five is a nice number, Steve. There's no such thing as too many hard handle goodies

Most of my tools see hard use, as I'm a mechanic by trade. When a tool bites the dirt, it gets turned in for warranty. This ratchet isn't dead, it's just old and the pin thing is slightly annoying. I like it enough that it was worth the money to me to keep it. I never even expected my dealer to offer me warranty on it since it really isn't "broken", but the pin being discontinued does make it impossible to fix it to 100%.

I'm looking forward to more green Snap-On goodies. A green hammer set is looking better and better Most of mine started as orange, got busted up and replaced over the years, and now I have all red. It's green hammer time now!

 

[supersteve]

Five is a nice number, Steve. There's no such thing as too many hard handle goodies

Most of my tools see hard use, as I'm a mechanic by trade. When a tool bites the dirt, it gets turned in for warranty. This ratchet isn't dead, it's just old and the pin thing is slightly annoying. I like it enough that it was worth the money to me to keep it. I never even expected my dealer to offer me warranty on it since it really isn't "broken", but the pin being discontinued does make it impossible to fix it to 100%.

I'm looking forward to more green Snap-On goodies. A green hammer set is looking better and better Most of mine started as orange, got busted up and replaced over the years, and now I have all red. It's green hammer time now!

How elaborate is the pin?
Is it something that can be fabricated, say from a valve stem on a lathe with a tool post grinder?

 

[House Sparrow]

I'm sure I could have a pin fabricated if it ever bothers me enough. It's pretty much just a short steel dowel pin with rounded ends from the looks of it.

 

[geologist]

So, I sacrificed $120 to keep a beat-up old ratchet that I will rarely ever use anymore. I'm not the only one who has ever done something like this...am I?? I know tools have no feelings and it couldn't care less, but I just couldn't send it in to be scrapped when it has given me 16 years of good service and is still functional.

I have a hammer that belonged to my Dad (now deceased) which is the only tool I've got that was his (his widow and I are completely disassociated). Long story short, I wouldn't trade it for a garage full of Snap-on, loaded with a dozen motorcycles and super cars of my choice -- it means that much to me.

But then again, we used it to:

-Build a shed when I was 4 or 5.
-Build a deck when I was 5.
-Build a new house when the old one burned.
-Renovate an old barn on the property.
-Built a club house.
-Build a lean-to on the old barn.
-Replace a wood bridge.
-Build a garage.
-Build a cabin.
-Build a replacement barn after the old one burned.
-Build a new shed.
-Build form-work to replace wood bridge with concrete.
-Build form-work to pour a concrete driveway.
-Build a back deck.
-Build a front covered porch.
-Replace the back deck w/ maintenance free composite.
-Build a back covered porch.

Nah, there's no way in hell I would ever get rid of that hammer aside from possibly handing it down to a son or daughter in the future. There's a good possibility that the hammer is coming with me when I take my dirt nap. I'd be more pissed if someone stole that hammer than if someone stole my car.

I'm 27 now, so that's 23 years of building on this hammer - which I got my Dad as a Fathers Day present back when I was a kid.

 

[House Sparrow]

That's a special hammer for sure. Glad you still have it after all those years.

 

[Syndicate]

I have a hammer that belonged to my Dad (now deceased) which is the only tool I've got that was his (his widow and I are completely disassociated). Long story short, I wouldn't trade it for a garage full of Snap-on, loaded with a dozen motorcycles and super cars of my choice -- it means that much to me.

But then again, we used it to:

-Build a shed when I was 4 or 5.
-Build a deck when I was 5.
-Build a new house when the old one burned.
-Renovate an old barn on the property.
-Built a club house.
-Build a lean-to on the old barn.
-Replace a wood bridge.
-Build a garage.
-Build a cabin.
-Build a replacement barn after the old one burned.
-Build a new shed.
-Build form-work to replace wood bridge with concrete.
-Build form-work to pour a concrete driveway.
-Build a back deck.
-Build a front covered porch.
-Replace the back deck w/ maintenance free composite.
-Build a back covered porch.

Nah, there's no way in hell I would ever get rid of that hammer aside from possibly handing it down to a son or daughter in the future. There's a good possibility that the hammer is coming with me when I take my dirt nap. I'd be more pissed if someone stole that hammer than if someone stole my car.

I'm 27 now, so that's 23 years of building on this hammer - which I got my Dad as a Fathers Day present back when I was a kid.

I wanna see some pics of said hammer please! I am glad you will never give that hammer up unless it goes to kin.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Me too!