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[atwageman]

Some more punches from Cripes.

 

[ADSR]

$256.99 later...

Nice! I need to buy one of these myself.

 

[bimmerZ5]

My 2nd order from Level Chrome came in:

they sort of messed up a couple of items in the order. sent them a message already; we'll see how they handle it.

 

[90zcar]

Snap on FF80 and a 8pc screwdriver set.

Money well spent sir!


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[RivennHewn]

HF 120V spot welder.

 

[gmt]

My 2nd order from Level Chrome came in:

they sort of messed up a couple of items in the order. sent them a message already; we'll see how they handle it.

I've had two orders with them that had either a wrong item or missing item, they took care of both problems right away with no problems.

How are those Tsunoda pliers?

 

[bimmerZ5]

I've had two orders with them that had either a wrong item or missing item, they took care of both problems right away with no problems.

How are those Tsunoda pliers?

yeah, Level Chrome replied to my email very promptly and will send me the correct items that I ordered. so far, so good...

Love the Tsunoda Power pliers so far... I had previously ordered one and was very impressed so I decided to pick these two up since they were on sale at Level Chrome. I consider them up there with Knipex.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

More arrivals..

VW Rivet tool, with special long-nose rivet dies (?) for reccessed rivets in convertible roofs and upholstery.




Hazet/VW tool set for shock absorber nuts, sockets with pass-through counterhold tools to hold the shock piston while loosening/tightening the nuts.



VW/AMP terminal crimping pliers from a friend. He's had these for 15+ years, no longer uses them and gave them to me for my crimping pliers collection.



Knipex crimping pliers for 2.8mm & 4.8mm terminals. Bought the wrong ones. Have a set for 6.3mm terminals on order..



Various new old stock Hazet special tools. Sensor sockets, headbolt socket, seatbelt bolt socket, diesel fuel line wrenches, deep universal sockets, VW-Audi ECU box socket, long 5mm hex driver, T45 universal Torx driver and special M12 triple square driveshaft bolt wrench.



aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand a VW-Audi VAS5051 main dealer diag machine.



There's some other stuff laying around that arrived the other day too.

 

[YW84U]

A good day all around:

OK, not technically a tool, but important none the less



As it so happened, I was loading up my truck with some recycle stuff today, and a neighbor driving by saw me loading up a dead circa 1970's 10lb Pyrene extinguisher and he stopped to chat. Great guy, and I see him maybe only once a year when he checks on a nearby rental property. He said 'Good God, that's ancient.....here - take a new one!" and he hops out of his truck and fishes this out from the back with a new bracket. I totally forgot he works for a local fire suppression company Insisted I take it for free despite my protest, and then tagged and sealed it. A complete random act of kindness!

Once I resumed my original trip, I went to Canadian Tire to burn off some gift cards from the holidays and was in search of a jack to replace my old dinky trolley jack that was far too short and underpowered



From what I can tell after reading nearly all the jack threads, this one appears to be a kissing cousin to the Arcan HJ2500, but with a 3 Ton capacity and plastered with Motomaster decals everywhere...... Regular $249, but marked down to $117 - with gift cards and wad of CanTire money ended up ~$90 OTD. Not a Hein Werner, but for me a definite upgrade.

Riding on the good tool wave, I treated myself to a set of GW 1/2" extensions from KMS for about $38 to round out the day



Not sure if this one belongs here or the Garage Sale Thread, but found a DeWalt DC385 with box & no battery off a local site similar to CL a couple days ago



Hadn't been used or out of the case, and picked up for $40. Works great, and I already have a whack of 18V NiCads kicking around already

Cheers,
Tom

 

[vdt1977]

Hazet/VW tool set for shock absorber nuts, sockets with pass-through counterhold tools to hold the shock piston while loosening/tightening the nuts.

Badass! I need that in my life.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand a VW-Audi VAS5051 main dealer diag machine.

Junk! Can't tell you how many times I punched the screen of that thing. Sold mine on ebay years ago.

 

[cassidy]

Just picked up this prybar for $25.00 from Craig's list and these Cornwell half inch drive impact sockets on promo for $100.00

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[powerstroker]

Hey guys, new around here and thought I'd start off with a new arrival from my snap on rep. Been looking for a kit like this and it was on sale this month.

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[cassidy]

I have that same kit and I use it all of the time, you will like it.

 

[powerstroker]

Yeah I'm happy with it. Found myself borrowing it from the other mechanic a lot so there it is.


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[UKCHRIS]

My first tool pic

 

[fitz11]

I picked up a new Channellock 440 and some individual Felo Screwdrivers to replace a few worn out Home Depot ones I have.



I also got a bunch of individual Northern tool sockets of clearance to fill up some empty pegs on my socket trays. All of these ended up being under $20

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Badass! I need that in my life.

Haven't had a chance to use them yet, looking forward to it though. Brand new and unused, only paid £85 for that set.

Junk! Can't tell you how many times I punched the screen of that thing. Sold mine on ebay years ago.

We'll disagree on that then. It's painfully slow but it's a great machine in my eyes.

 

[vdt1977]

Haven't had a chance to use them yet, looking forward to it though. Brand new and unused, only paid £85 for that set.




We'll disagree on that then. It's painfully slow but it's a great machine in my eyes.

That's a steal. Retail is over $600 here.

Laptop + VCDS + a good amp clamp and meter, and it renders that box useless.

 

[atwageman]

From Zoro. Mayhew straight screwdriver style pry bay. 17" OAL.

 

[bobemmerich]

HF 120V spot welder.

Nice! I have one, but have yet to use it. How well does it work?

 

[OxJaw]

The Napa clamps (rebranded grip on)are from Cripe, the vise grips from Zoro and the meter is courtesy of the Hot Deals section.

Armstrong impacts, mini pipe cutter, Armstrong wire strippers, and stubby gearwrench ratchet is also from Cripe. Pry bars are from Ollies courtesy of the Hot Deals thread, and the standards came from ebay.

 

[quicknova]

Thanks. I blame the dang promotional deals going on.

what was that promo, how much, no snap on man anymore for me

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Grabbed some USA Williams for the house.

 

[Chadwilliam1]

Hey guys, new around here and thought I'd start off with a new arrival from my snap on rep. Been looking for a kit like this and it was on sale this month.

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How much was that?

 

[Skin]

Saw that GW kit and wished I needed them, I just have so many!

How much was that?

Snap-On rebranded version lists for ~$130, Kastar/Lang version $65.

 

[964haus]

Ordered a couple of torque wrenches online to work on my KTM - great sale price on a 1/4" and 3/8" pair. Very happy....

Matthew.

 

[quattroJoe]

I've been lurking for a few months, figured this was as good a place as any for my first post! Apologies for the lackluster pics

Today I picked up a Titan 1/4" stubby ratchet (thanks to this thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=231208) and a 3/8" gearless stubby at Northern Tool. The 1/4" is very smooth and seems solid, but time will tell. I bought the gearless as a novelty, not sure yet if I like it.

A couple days ago I hit Kmart and Sears Outlet looking for USA Craftsman deals. Kmart had an odd selection and the store was a wreck. I snagged a set of short pry bars for $17 and a battery terminal wrench for GM side posts for $3. Yes, the packages were torn up like that on the shelf (as were most of the other tools there.)

At Sears Outlet I grabbed a combo pack of 9 metric and 9 SAE deep sockets for $20. They're 12 point sockets, but I couldn't pass 'em up. Also got three locking extensions for a few bucks each.

 

[jrsmyd]

I love my school discount.

Inspection mirror and magnetic pickups.

Instinct screwdriver set.

Ratcheting screwdriver.

GearWrench flex metric.

Gerber Bear Grylls survival knife.

Matco magnetic flashlight holder.

 

[DamnYankee]

Not as active on here as I'd like to be, but here are a couple of "tools" I've picked up over the past couple of months. I use ladders pretty extensively, so to me they're a tool...and for ladders, these are both pretty awesome.

This one is the Little Giant Lunar. Lighter than standard extension ladders due to the skeletonized rails. Has a double-pulley robe located on the side rather than centered on the rungs, a V-rung for placement on poles...even a level. One of the biggest things I like is the skeletonized rails allow you to hang tools and stuff (impact, drill, spray bottle, rags, etc.) off the punched out sections. Great for when you're 25' up in the air.

 

[DamnYankee]

And this is the Little Giant Select Step step ladder. Adjusts from a 6' to a 10' step ladder, has a nice standing platform, the "Airdeck"/support handle. Great ladder - I love it. Not your typical tools, but if you spend a lot of time on one, it's easy to get excited about one with great features like this.

 

[powerstroker]

How much was that?

Promo this month for $116 and you get a little clock. Not a crazy deal but I'll use it quite a bit.


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[arms1970]

Excellent buy.

Impact is the cats ***. Doesn't let me down.

 

[Holt]

Not as active on here as I'd like to be, but here are a couple of "tools" I've picked up over the past couple of months. I use ladders pretty extensively, so to me they're a tool...and for ladders, these are both pretty awesome.

This one is the Little Giant Lunar. Lighter than standard extension ladders due to the skeletonized rails. Has a double-pulley robe located on the side rather than centered on the rungs, a V-rung for placement on poles...even a level. One of the biggest things I like is the skeletonized rails allow you to hang tools and stuff (impact, drill, spray bottle, rags, etc.) off the punched out sections. Great for when you're 25' up in the air.

We started using those ladder at work about 2 years ago. A bunch of other techs complained about the side pully getting caught and the v needed to be deeper. Little giant redsigned them for us. Light as heck but be carefull in the winter. If the ladder falls when it real cold out it will warp the frame easy

 

[FlyBy]

More arrivals..

Hazet/VW tool set for shock absorber nuts, sockets with pass-through counterhold tools to hold the shock piston while loosening/tightening the nuts.

Where did you pick this up?? My buddy's vw/audi shop could us this.

 

[the.wong.kid]

Picked these up few weeks ago snap on long reach screwdrivers

And last night:
Snap on high performance box end wrench metric 10-20mm, came with a free stool

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[Mazdaspeed]

Fenix PD35 flashlight + 2 x 3400mAh 18650 batteries + charger:

With my other lights:

 

[mikegt4]

Armstrong impacts, mini pipe cutter, Armstrong wire strippers, and stubby gearwrench ratchet is also from Cripe. Pry bars are from Ollies courtesy of the Hot Deals thread, and the standards came from ebay.

I picked up a set of those Richards pry bars from Ollies as well.

 

[rshadd]

Bought a set of these Slip-N-Snip folding scissors for the toolbox. Made in the U.S.A.

I also picked up a box of Microflex MidKnight nitrile gloves...

 

[The Ratchet Man]

New chop saw. Been doing all my cutting with an angle grinder for the longest time. Not no more...

 

[bimmerZ5]

Where did you pick this up?? My buddy's vw/audi shop could us this.

you can accomplish the same with the Gearwrench Vortex pass-thru socket sets and very long allen key sockets.