Recent content by brandyspaw

I rarely use nut drivers so mine have been relegated to a tool cart rather than my main tool box these days. This early Snap-On set is SAE and the old Craftsman set in metric live with trim tools, picks, scrappers and other rarely used tools.

I bought the two Icon pistol grip pliers and rarely use them but there have been a few times where I've found they're handy. Necessary? No, but they are handy. The flat nose plier especially, has been great to extract screws (such as cabinet screws) where the head gets stripped out. The...

In 1970 I graduated high school. I then completed a 2 year Automotive Tech course at the local community college and started work at a new car dealership while building my professional tool arsenal along the way. Back then Snap-On was definitely the best. The only other tool truck in my locale...

I've got way too many screwdrivers as I keep buying them. Worse, is that they're not that necessary these days with all the 1/4" screwdriver bit sets I've got.

No, it is my problem because if I don't have a plan to get rid of stuff (or have the stuff gone by the time I die) I'll leave it all on my wife's shoulders. No one else is around to help. Its not a concern of the money as much as the concern of having things in order for the future.

This has been a big concern for me ever since I've become so damn old. My concern is not just finding a way to get rid of my tools but also selling off the other gear from the hobbies I have such as vehicles, guitars, etc. The options I have to get rid of stuff are pretty limited as I have no...

I've still got the hand tools that I got from my Dad from when he was an implement mechanic in the late forties and into the fifties. They were a wide mix of brands but were all really decent quality. Then I still have some tools that were given to me when I started out as an young auto...

This is an interesting post. I just recently boxed up a bunch of my old suspension, transmission and other special tools when I changed out to different roll cabs. I just felt it was a good time to box them up to have more room for tools I'll actually use. I'll likely never use them again as...

I sold my Snap-On KRL series boxes and needed some cheap tool boxes. I had a set of Snap-On BelAir boxes but was always paranoid about moving/using them and, since I retired, I needed the cash. One replacement box I bought was a Harbor Freight 56" 11 drawer roll cab. All seemed to be OK except...

When I sold my KRL boxes last November the guy picked up both boxes with a U-haul motorcycle trailer. I helped the guy roll them on and they loaded pretty easy with 2 people. The buyer later told me he had a neighbor help him roll them off and he said it went pretty easy on that end as well...

I still keep all my old factory service manuals as well as my Motor, Chilton's and Mitchell manuals on a couple of shelves near the work benches. I just used Gorilla shelves as the manuals are pretty heavy and I had issues with the them pulling the single shelves off the wall. I like to have...

I think the Snap-on special edition boxes do limit the number of buyers to a large extent. I had my 57' Chevy BelAir set for sale for close to a couple of years before finding a local buyer. I had some potential out-of-state buyers but once they found out the cost to ship those heavy boxes the...

I have to admit the HF 56" roll cab is actually a pretty darn good box for the money. I had a pair of KRL Snap-on BelAir boxes that I sold off when I was downsizing and simplifying after retiring. My plan was to buy a used KRL from Craigslist but I couldn't find anything after looking for a...

That's a darn nice setup to start out with. I wish I'd have had close to that set when I started out as a mechanic forty plus years ago. When I was started out at my first job in an auto shop I had borrowed some tools and a small tool chest from my Dad and was slowly building my set as I...

Thanks for the heads up---I'll be heading there to ****** that smoking deal first thing in the morning.