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Miatas are the most fun you can have with four wheels. I was completely blown away when I drove a NA (first gen) Miata. Much more fun than a C4 Corvette convertible of the same era.

I have a 1/4” hex impact driver for driving screws. I bought it to put up fence boards in my yard with deck screws instead of swing a hammer with nails. Made the fence job easier and faster. There are 1/4 hex to square 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 drive socket adapters for use with sockets. I used this...

Re: Milwaukee make in China? Yeah and everything in the Pittsburg line at HF are engineered by American-born UPenn grads and hand crafted by union metal workers in Pennsylvania.

At least it’s not an Ace Hardware gift card. I ended up using an Ace gc just for propane refills because Ace’s pricing on most hard goods are so much more than HD.

Why is that??

Right now, I’m torn between these two...

I'm in SoCal. I spent $8 on a BIG can of PB Blaster and realized that it will probably last me a lifetime.:headscrat I used a trolley jack with a piece of 2x4 under the brake rotor and jacked it up a few inches to pop the ball joint out of the knuckle. Getting it out of the lower control arm...

Here’s a reverse set by Ernst Mfg. http://www.ernstmfg.com/Wrench-Organizer-Reverse-Gripper.aspx Tekton tool organizers are just repackaged Ernst items. You can find a way larger variety from Ernst at lower prices than Tekton. Just search Amazon using Ernst item name and model number. Most...

Exactly I’m typing this on a $900 iPhone made in China. Whether it’s the iPhone X or Samsung S8, they are the pinnacles of mobile phone technology and user experience... made in China. The problem isn’t country of origin. The problem is the company that owns the brand. If you could have...

I contemplated buying a set of HF torque wrenches at $11.99 a piece. After handling several specimens at the store, I couldn’t get myself to part with even $11.99 for those units. The fit and finish looked so bad. The chrome finished looked odd, the stampings for the N-m and ft-lb were not 180...

As I'm writing this, I realize that it must come off as the work of a paid shill. I promise you that it is not. I'm just a regular DIY guy who recently had an opportunity to use Tekton's "Always Guaranteed" support. I'm not a professional or tradesman. I recently purchased an array of Tekton...

Different animal but the rear diff is the recommended jack point on Subarus.

It's contagious. I picked one up after seeing this thread. I returned the unopened HF 2 ton aluminum floor jack I bought two weeks ago for $139 which was reduced to $119. This one does 50% more capacity and lifts 3 inches higher for $80! But it's twice as heavy. :dunno:

I guess my title could have been misleading. I have 1/2 drive in the form of impact sockets (11-32mm), impact wrench, 25" breaker bar and 1/2 torque wrench. The need for 1/2 seems to be mostly disassembly work on stubborn parts or final torque after reassembly. The more specific question buried...

I'm in the market for 1/2" drive sockets and ratchet. I'm a home auto DIY and currently have: 1/4" metric, SAE (4-13mm, 5/32-1/2) shallow chrome sockets 3/8" metric, SAE (8-19mm, 5/16-3/4) deep and shallow chrome sockets, ratchet, and breaker bar 1/2" torque wrench Incoming for xmas from the...