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02Xterra
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Recent acquisitions:
Ordered one of the new eagle grips from Amazon so I could get the cool box.
Milwaukee 23ga pin nailer. Fantastic for thin woodworking projects and jigs
Ordered one of the new eagle grips from Amazon so I could get the cool box.
Milwaukee 23ga pin nailer. Fantastic for thin woodworking projects and jigs
jrbpit1
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Farmall450
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Wow that's cool, I didn't know the Eagle Grips were live yet.Recent acquisitions:
Ordered one of the new eagle grips from Amazon so I could get the cool box.
Milwaukee 23ga pin nailer. Fantastic for thin woodworking projects and jigs
jeffmoss26
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eagle grips have been out for at least a month.
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Eagle grip pliers
I've heard that these were scheduled to be released in May of 2019... so far as of May 12, 2019 I haven't heard or seen anything. Does anyone here know what is going on? I am excited about their release.
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Picked up a couple things for the $13 box in the addition.
Set of 3/8 dr extensions, Taiwan made and a pick set. Both Masterforce from Menards.
Set of 3/8 dr extensions, Taiwan made and a pick set. Both Masterforce from Menards.
dodge610
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Added a new member to the Ryobi collection
designer485
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NOS / NIB "Barn Find" Snap-On KR492A. It was originally used for a battery tester / supplies, but it should make for an awesome tool trolley.
BlakeTheCarGuy
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New sockets to take too work. 21mm impact because you use that all the time on lug nuts and 23mm socket because they said we will do a lot of Mazda work especially differential flushes or drain and fills. I had to go to 4 different Lowe’s stores to find a 21mm.
Bighead38
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I actually really like the lug nut sockets at Autozone. They are made by Titan and are a thin wall socket with a plastic sleeve to protect wheels. For certain wheels I had to pull the plastic sleeve off to fit and it was the only socket I had that would fit down the bore. They are also different colors for the sizes.
New sockets to take too work. 21mm impact because you use that all the time on lug nuts and 23mm socket because they said we will do a lot of Mazda work especially differential flushes or drain and fills. I had to go to 4 different Lowe’s stores to find a 21mm.
Found a link if anyone is interested.
Amazon.com: Titan 21095 4-Piece 1/2-Inch Drive Non-marring Impact Deep Lug Nut Socket Set: Automotive
Amazon.com: Titan 21095 4-Piece 1/2-Inch Drive Non-marring Impact Deep Lug Nut Socket Set: Automotive
www.amazon.com
BlakeTheCarGuy
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Yeah I have seen those. I plan to get some eventually. Harbor Freight also has a larger set of them that has a few extra sizes just they wear out really fast because I had a set of them but they wore out.
zmotorsports
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My dad bought me a new toolbox in celebration of my new job and my graduation from high school and college since I didn’t get anything for either besides a phone and some tools which I was fine with but this was nice. Unfortunately they only had orange or yellow and no way I would get yellow. I went off and forgot my Allen keys at home so I will have to put the handle on sometime Monday.
Very nice.
My parent's bought me a stacked Craftsman toolbox for high school graduation as well, back in 1987. Most of my friends got graduation trips and/or cars and trucks but we didn't have that kind of money. I treasured the toolbox for many years knowing it was a stretch for them to be able to afford it and have enough faith in me to warrant that kind of an investment. Brought it to my first career job and used it for several years as an industrial maintenance mechanic before buying a larger one for work and bringing the Craftsman back home to work out of for a few more years before outgrowing it.
Best of luck.
pizza
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mini review of malco eagle grip locking pliers:
i've seen two types of packaging so far:
yay:
i have three samples: 1x LP10WC, 2x LP7WC
LP10WC: no complaints. perfect jaw alignment. sharp jaw teeth. the teeth at the jaw tip are also cross cut for extra grip.
first LP7WC: perfect jaw alignment, but the teeth at the jaw tip are not cross cut as deeply as my LP10WC. i doubt it adds any extra grip.
second LP7WC: imperfect jaw alignment, and the teeth at the jaw tip are very shallowly cross cut (worse than the first LP7WC).
jaw alignment issue:
poor teeth at jaw tip (good LP10WC, comparatively inferior LP7WC, and useless LP7WC on the right):
i might exchange that last LP7WC on amazon. for this price, i'm kind of looking for perfection. sorry to do it to you, malco.
overall impression is these are by far the nicest locking pliers i've seen.
i've seen two types of packaging so far:
- cardboard box
- plastic hanger (thoughtfully designed to be usable on a wall or pegboard for tool organization, see back of packaging in image below)
yay:
- made in usa
- overall quality including beefiness, thumb screw, thumb screw knurling, reinforced thumbscrew thread cap, sharp teeth
- i'll probably never use the wire cutter
- wimp mark -- personal taste... i always try to use good PPE, but i think it's lame to put that on a tool. btw, did you guys know that coffee is hot?? derp
- QC issues (explained below)
i have three samples: 1x LP10WC, 2x LP7WC
LP10WC: no complaints. perfect jaw alignment. sharp jaw teeth. the teeth at the jaw tip are also cross cut for extra grip.
first LP7WC: perfect jaw alignment, but the teeth at the jaw tip are not cross cut as deeply as my LP10WC. i doubt it adds any extra grip.
second LP7WC: imperfect jaw alignment, and the teeth at the jaw tip are very shallowly cross cut (worse than the first LP7WC).
jaw alignment issue:
poor teeth at jaw tip (good LP10WC, comparatively inferior LP7WC, and useless LP7WC on the right):
i might exchange that last LP7WC on amazon. for this price, i'm kind of looking for perfection. sorry to do it to you, malco.
overall impression is these are by far the nicest locking pliers i've seen.
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JatoTheRipper
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JatoTheRipper
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The orange looks amazing! It almost makes me regret getting the red 44" which is supposed to be delivered on Thursday. The other box that I have is red though.
My dad bought me a new toolbox in celebration of my new job and my graduation from high school and college since I didn’t get anything for either besides a phone and some tools which I was fine with but this was nice. Unfortunately they only had orange or yellow and no way I would get yellow. I went off and forgot my Allen keys at home so I will have to put the handle on sometime Monday.
BlakeTheCarGuy
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My other boxes are blue and grey and red. The orange was nice for a change but I still like the blue. At least it’s not yellow or green though LOL. This one definitely stands out but all my coworkers like it.
Did you order them on Amazon? If so then it makes me wonder if there are already knockoffs floating around and given that the design is used multiple manufacturers I doubt it would be hard for counterfeiters. I have 3 sets LP7WC, LP10WC and LP10R that I got from Harry Epstein and they are all perfect.mini review of malco eagle grip locking pliers:
i've seen two types of packaging so far:
- cardboard box
- plastic hanger (thoughtfully designed to be usable on a wall or pegboard for tool organization, see back of packaging in image below)
yay:
neutral:
- made in usa
- overall quality including beefiness, thumb screw, thumb screw knurling, reinforced thumbscrew thread cap, sharp teeth
boo:
- i'll probably never use the wire cutter
- wimp mark -- personal taste... i always try to use good PPE, but i think it's lame to put that on a tool. btw, did you guys know that coffee is hot?? derp
- QC issues (explained below)
i have three samples: 1x LP10WC, 2x LP7WC
LP10WC: no complaints. perfect jaw alignment. sharp jaw teeth. the teeth at the jaw tip are also cross cut for extra grip.
first LP7WC: perfect jaw alignment, but the teeth at the jaw tip are not cross cut as deeply as my LP10WC. i doubt it adds any extra grip.
second LP7WC: imperfect jaw alignment, and the teeth at the jaw tip are very shallowly cross cut (worse than the first LP7WC).
jaw alignment issue:
poor teeth at jaw tip (good LP10WC, comparatively inferior LP7WC, and useless LP7WC on the right):
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i might exchange that last LP7WC on amazon. for this price, i'm kind of looking for perfection. sorry to do it to you, malco.
overall impression is these are by far the nicest locking pliers i've seen.
If you trust they are genuine then I would like to know what Malco has to say about the flaws.
pizza
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some from azus and some from hje, but there's no way they're counterfeit.
i am also slightly curious about what malco would say, but it's a lot easier for me to just exchange. it would also be completely free.
i wonder if malco would even consider these issues worthy of replacement. the shallow knurling on the tips of the jaws, maybe.
upgrading
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Raineman
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Grizzly 8688 Lathe. Pawn shop find. Listed as a wood lathe and missing center. Price too good to walk away.
Going down the ratchet hole is a common affliction around here...
Not sure. My guess is China.
PelicanPines
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Little Giant Ladders are no longer manufactured in the US from what I understand. But they are still a quality ladder company.
I own 4 ... all different sizes. It's the only ladder brand I will buy... other than Wagner.
Indexmill
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Do you mean Werner?
demarpaint
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Relay tester via Amazon $20. Recommended to me by a good friend, the best mechanic/troubleshooter I know. It tests the relay ten times, good for tough to diagnose intermittent electrical problems. Warm up the suspect relay with a hair drier then test it.
12V Electronic Automotive Relay Tester Auto Car Diagnostic Battery Checker Tool Relay Tester Automotive Kit
PelicanPines
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Dag nab autocurrect <--- spelled wrong on porpoise
Thank you... My Werners are all Fiberglass ... my ladder of choice when attempting to get on the roof or when working on ceiling fixtures...
Looking at other brands I think they all are a bit bulky lol. The pictures make it look bigger than it is too.Holy **** that thing is bulky.
I'd have to see it in person. But Makita does seem to be making bulky tools these days, check out the Torque Test Channel.
We only had 1 Makita bay at Home Depot, sometimes 2. But I have very little hands-on with the Makita brand.
PelicanPines
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My wrist hurts just looking at that...
Not in my opinion. It's the battery style that makes that thing bulky but no way around that.
Aside from the battery style, I actually like the Makita ratchet. I like the one handed direction lever, the ability to change drive size anvils if needed (not practical though cause still need a tool to do it), the button trigger style, & the lockout that is on top instead of under like MW.
It's also the second fastest currently on the market. Well they claim to be the fastest at 800 rpm & the MW high speed claims 450 rpm but the Makita doesn't hit no where close to that rpm no load & my MW high speed hits over 1000 rpm no load. Speed is more important than power to me for a powered ratchet.
I love my MW Fuel High speed, hated my prev Fuel MW. Smaller, lighter, & so much faster. I actually was just using it about an hr ago. Who cares what others think, if you like it that's all that matters.
Not in my opinion. It's the battery style that makes that thing bulky but no way around that.
Aside from the battery style, I actually like the Makita ratchet. I like the one handed direction lever, the ability to change drive size anvils if needed (not practical though cause still need a tool to do it), the button trigger style, & the lockout that is on top instead of under like MW.
It's also the second fastest currently on the market. Well they claim to be the fastest at 800 rpm & the MW high speed claims 450 rpm but the Makita doesn't hit no where close to that rpm no load & my MW high speed hits over 1000 rpm no load. Speed is more important than power to me for a powered ratchet.
I love my MW Fuel High speed, hated my prev Fuel MW. Smaller, lighter, & so much faster. I actually was just using it about an hr ago. Who cares what others think, if you like it that's all that matters.
Fair enough. I know that I never got the Fuel version of the Milwaukee ratchets because of their bulk. Up until recently I was still using the non-Fuel versions. I've since moved over to the Snap On 14.4v line for the ratchets. That was before Milwaukee released their newer slimmed down versions like you showed.
For ratchets, I don't care much about speed or power to be honest. It's not a drill/grinder/die-grinder and it's not an impact. It's just a ratchet. It's something that saves my hands from turning a wrench or a hand ratchet all day.
I fail to see how a few extra seconds at most on a really long bolt with a slower ratchet is going to make that much of a difference. As for power, it's not a damn impact and I really wish people would stop trying to break bolts loose with these things and then complain when they don't. And it's not a torque wrench either.
Anyway... I have to be honest, my Snap On 14.4v 3/8" long neck ratchet is ******* heavy. The 1/4" long neck is so much easier and lighter to use. I may even buy the regular non-long neck 3/8" just because of the weight.
I definitely care more about weight than I do size/bulk. My Milwaukee 1/2" high torque is something like 8lbs with a battery. Thankfully I rarely have to use it. When I worked in a shop I used a stubby 1/2" pneumatic more than anything because I hated lugging around a big *** heavy impact all day.
So I guess in summary nothing is ever going to be the perfect balance and is open to personal preference/compromise.
I hear ya. In the past for powered ratchets, I never thought much about speed or power, ok yeah maybe power cause we all tend to look at power when buying, but size & weight yes, that was important to me. My last 1/4" & 3/8" air ratchets were IR & they had 2 speeds. I loved those things. They were faster than any air ratchets I've owned previously & they weren't bulky.
When the MW brushed ratchet came out I never paid attention to it. I was still using air tools then & the only cordless tools I owned then were a Dewalt drill & impact driver. When I later moved to the MW platform & eventually wanted a cordless ratchet, I thought might as well get the latest & greatest Fuel instead of the old brushed. Boy did I make a mistake. I hated the weight & size of the MW Fuel and didn't like how slow it was. Had I gotten the MW brushed ratchet I would probably still be using it today.
When the MW high speed ratchet came out I thought nothing of it & wasn't planning to get it. Then one day I was using my Fuel ratchet & thought, I really hate this thing. Bought me the MW high speed & at full price too which I rarely do, I always wait for deals to buy. Now I am happy. Again I never thought much about speed but maybe I was just too used my IR air ratchets. I love the higher speed. So yeah, speed is factor for me now, power still no.
Back to bulk. Once I started moving to cordless tools, I picked up the 1st gen MW high torque when it came out. Man I had no idea how big & heavy that thing would be, I hated using it. Overkill for my needs which is basically only lug nuts & suspension work these days. When the 1st gen Mid Torque came out I bought it & gave the High Torque to my lil brother.
None of this all really matters much cause I don't work on cars for a living anymore so I'm not using these tools daily & all day. But that High Torque was like double the size of my 1/2" IR air impact & I just couldn't live with it. Now that I have all the MW tools that I'm happy with I've retired pretty much all of my air tools. My air die grinders were the only ones left that I was still using but the MW RA & straight die grinders took care of that too.