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cosmik binturong
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Craigslist find of the day: Snap On TQFR250E. Total cost $30. Anyone recommend where to send it to be calibrated?
the truck guy, CDI or your local calibration service shop.
Hpozzuoli
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Craigslist find of the day: Snap On TQFR250E. Total cost $30. Anyone recommend where to send it to be calibrated?
That's one of my favorite torque wrenches. It's also one of the best out there in my opinion....sadly I don't even have one yet. You stole that thing.
Got this from eBay for $178. Hot a question though. It was built in 1997 and recalibrated in 1999, do I need to have it calibrated again? Will it still be reliable, even though it's so old? I don't know anything about the reliability that is why I was asking.
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Got this from eBay for $178. Hot a question though. It was built in 1997 and recalibrated in 1999, do I need to have it calibrated again? Will it still be reliable, even though it's so old? I don't know anything about the reliability that is why I was asking.
That's a nice price, considering the condition and the included accessories. The meter looks flawless. Well done.
If it hasn't been abused then it should still be in spec; especially since it had a cal done later. Meters drift the most in their first year and each year it gets older they tend to drift less and less. Atleast, until certain components reach the end of their life. I had a batch of fluke 8x series I meters I picked up a while back. Other than the ones that were abused they were all still within spec. To be honest the ones that were abused might have still been in spec if they weren't dead.
Flukes are damn reliable. I don't trust the new budget like 11x that are made in China but the rest are great. One thing to keep an eye on is faded digits. That's how I got the bunch of meters I had and sold. It's an easy fix, if it starts happening shoot me a message and I'll tell you how to fix it. For those that wonder, I check my meters with a couple devices. I have a DMMCheck Plus that I used to check all of the functions. I also have an old precision power supply that I use to check the voltages from 0-40V. Plus I have several precision resistors, for testing a variety of resistances.
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Yes, the meter is CLEAN. I bought it from an older gentleman. He let me know that it was used twice and has been sitting ever since. After he shipped it, he emailed me to let me know that he had also insured the package and if I found anything wrong with the meter I could return it.
I Just found out that newer Fluke meters are made in china. Anyone know when this transition happened?
I Just found out that newer Fluke meters are made in china. Anyone know when this transition happened?
If it hasn't been abused then it should still be in spec. Especially since it had a cal done later. Meters drift the most in their first year. I had a batch of fluke 8x series I meters I picked up a while back. Other than the ones that were abused they were all still within spec. To be honest the ones that were abused might have still been in spec if they weren't dead.
I check my meters with a couple devices. I have a DMMCheck Plus that I used to check all of the functions. I also have an old precision power supply that I use to check the voltages from 0-40V.
That's a nice price too, considering the condition. The meter looks flawless.
So apart from the 11x, everything else is still made in the USA? Such as the 88 Series?
Brownsfan
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Only the lower end 113/115/117 etc are made in China. I own a 113 and It's still.pretty nice not as nice as a 80 series or anything like that.
pedrodagr8
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The newer 11x series (113 and up) are made in china by Uni-T. Truthfully, if I wanted a chinese manufacturer to make meters, Uni-T would be it. I own several of their meters and they aren't half bad (other than the cheaper input protection). Their new models slated for release (UT171x and UT181) are going to be some high quality meters. First ones that they are taking input protection seriously and submitting the meters to American and European testing labs for verification of CAT values. With Brymen and Der EE from Taiwan, Keysight (formerly Agilent) and now Uni-T there is getting to be some good competition for Fluke.
But I digress, the older Fluke 110-112 were USA made. They, being the 11x series, aren't bad meters but not up to the caliber of the more expensive Fluke series. Fluke has a few other models that are Chinese made, the Fluke 15B-17B, 19, etc. are also made in china but are china domestic market models not intended for the USA. Another exception is the Fluke 7x-III series (which includes the last version of the Fluke 78 automotive meter). These were made in China and were so unreliable fluke brought production back to the USA for the Fluke 7x-IV series. As far as I know, EVERYTHING else is made in the USA.
Might want to note, that Fluke at least designed their Chinese manufactured DMM's, not just slap a label on another product as so many do.
Shame they fell short on this for other products in the networks/telecom categories (i.e. I had a Chinese made Fluke **** set that was a total POS, and I mean a "90 day wonder" level).
That said, it's been a few years though (~2008), so that may have been rectified by now. Turned me off of their products for that market though, so I'm not going to cough up the cash to find out.
I'll wait for someone else to play guinea pig.
padronanniversary
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Can't recall if it was $200 or $300 but it was new with plastic still on
. Not bad for a $1200 cartJust need to fab a bottle holder on the back now
owenst7
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Craigslist find of the day: Snap On TQFR250E. Total cost $30. Anyone recommend where to send it to be calibrated?
You can do it yourself with a vise, pull scale, and a tape measure.
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Van Steele
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Fujiya snap ring pliers with interchangeable tips and oil filter wrench. both KTC.
34 mm impact socket from Halfords, which was a perfect fit to drive in spark plug tube seals on a 7A-FE engine.
From the boot sale a pair of Knipex water pump pliers, Orbis smooth jaws electronic pliers, unbranded needle-nose pliers - they cleaned up rather well and I prefer vinyl grips over them bulky ergo/comfort abominations - and finally a Irwin/Unibit step drill and a Blue-Point pry-bar, both USA made.
aaronrkelly
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Tank I scored off Craigslist for $100 - going to exchange it for argon to use with my Hobart welder....I've been using a small bottle.
Armstrong ratchet off eBay...paid $18 or so. Has a few marks on it
...guess the PO didn't own a hammer.
My socket drawer got lots of new sockets. All my deep sockets and my ½ stuff where mismatch. All my other sockets were Craftsman....there was a sale so I got 3/8 and ¼ ...SAE and metric deep sets, ½ shallow metric and standard, spark plug set and a few others.
Matco shears.....VIM 3/8 driver handle/extensions (they accept a ratchet in the handle). I had been looking for them forever ....use my ¼ driver/extension all the time.
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marinepride
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Just ordered snap ons micro lithium 3/8's impact. Cant wait.
Crown Imperial
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Bead roller.
Not sure if Vibrant imitation or made by the actual OEM for the Vibrant version. $170 on ebay.
Looks and feels sturdy enough.
Not sure if Vibrant imitation or made by the actual OEM for the Vibrant version. $170 on ebay.
Looks and feels sturdy enough.
Dust Devil
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marinepride
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I cant wait. Friday is a long ways away lol
cosmik binturong
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speaking of orders, have just ordered last night an Armstrong 18-972 quarter rat with industrial finish from some random eBay vendor and then tried in vain to find the newer 88 tooth model, like the 10-992 sold by hj epstein but with the black oxide finish. anybody knows the model number or if they do in fact even exist?
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PelicanPines
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Picked this up off ebay... The original packaging can NOT be opened without tools. The clear pack was seriously welded shut in spots you couldn't easily cut. The clincher was the security strip was sealed inside a "container" that was bolted into the air inlet. You absolutely needed a tool to get inside that container. Wicked anti-theft precautions. Hope the tool works as well as the security design.
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This is what showed up last Wednesday via Road Runner Freight. Only 5-months of waiting.
What she looks like now after several days of assembling, truing and dialing in. Also spent several hours customizing it to my satisfaction, fabricating a toolholder rack and a place to store drill chucks and "T" handles within easy reach yet out of the way.
She is now ready to get to work.
Mike.
What she looks like now after several days of assembling, truing and dialing in. Also spent several hours customizing it to my satisfaction, fabricating a toolholder rack and a place to store drill chucks and "T" handles within easy reach yet out of the way.
She is now ready to get to work.
Mike.
speaking of orders, have just ordered last night an Armstrong 18-972 quarter rat with industrial finish from some random eBay vendor and then tried in vain to find the newer 88 tooth model, like the 10-992 sold by hj epstein but with the black oxide finish. anybody knows the model number or if they do in fact even exist?
Those "Maxx" ratchets are only available in chrome. Very nice ratchets though, definitely worth checking out. Maybe you'll have to buy a full set of those and the black oxide ratchets so nothing looks out of place in your collection
nmcqueen469
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She is now ready to get to work.
Mike.
You win Mike. Everyone else can just stop posting today.
NorCalWrenchin
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Oh yeah. The sockets and the pliers are better than anything else I have haha
This is what showed up last Wednesday via Road Runner Freight. Only 5-months of waiting.
What she looks like now after several days of assembling, truing and dialing in. Also spent several hours customizing it to my satisfaction, fabricating a toolholder rack and a place to store drill chucks and "T" handles within easy reach yet out of the way.
She is now ready to get to work.
Mike.
Wow!
That is so cool!
Yessssss!
cosmik binturong
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Those "Maxx" ratchets are only available in chrome. Very nice ratchets though, definitely worth checking out. Maybe you'll have to buy a full set of those and the black oxide ratchets so nothing looks out of place in your collection
only size i need is 1/4". black. not chrome. so i'll either wait for a black one to be available or i'll pass. or i'll get a chromed shinny one, strip her of all her bling then tan her steel hide darkly.
anybody from Armstrong can chime in for when they *might* be available.
JBradley500
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I won these on eBay for $45 and shipping. Couldn't pass that up.
Picked these up for 3 quid will be useful for something lol
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I have some similar ones, and my smallest is good for repairing eyeglasses. They come in handy every now and then. Also for taking apart small devices.