Recent content by cody1325

Wharncliffe/sheepsfoot (sorta), AXIS style lock, and bit driver. Now, we're talking something close to perfect for my uses! Does it lock shut? I've got the hawkbill, and it makes it impossible to open with the thumb slot in the blade--I have to pull the lock bar back and wrist-flick for...

Just under $2.50 at Dollar General today. Roughneck 50cm "Just under 20-in" (so, we know it's intended to be metric mainly) folding ruler. Bought mostly for the tiny tools collection. There's a few problems with this design--cheap keychain, and the markings aren't engraved, only printed. Thus...

Used they are also pretty darn affordable. I think aside from my smallest Spydercos (two Ladybugs, a Jester, a Roadie, and a Dragonfly); all of what I own was usually around $30-50 used (Saver Salt Rescue, Harpy; Benchmade Mini Griptillian, Bone Collector Mini/Mini Presidio) or factory seconds...

Western Electric 5302; if I'm not mistaken with the F1W handset. 1950s, mostly. If I'm not mistaken, they couldn't make 502s fast enough to meet demand. Thus, they mostly just rebuilt 302s and put them in new shells when people wanted newer phones. Cost me around $5 at a local antiques...

For what handles 99% of what I need, the Fieldmaster/Huntsman is perfect. That was the first decent Swiss Army Knife I ever had.

Couldn't make up my mind this morning. Spyderco Para 3: Blackout S30V. This is a factory second that I bought direct during one of the few times Spyderco had the sale online (wanna say around 2020-21). To this date, I can't tell you what's wrong with it; and I got a $200+ knife for around $50...

The story I've been told is that Snap-On bought the tooling to produce the pliers; and relocated it to an existing facility SO had here in the States. They did not reopen the plant.

Hyper Tough 6-foot tape measure. At last count I own several--two Crescent (one is an 8-footer; so technically not in this club), a Stanley, a Craftsman, a Kobalt, a Bauer, and a Hart--plus two vintage ones I don't use often--a Lufkin and a Western Auto. Those two mostly just live in a drawer...

Gotta check, but mine say "AMERICRAFT".

Too bad Sam's Club doesn't have a version yet. At almost $2 each, Lowe's is stupid overpriced compared to seven bucks for TEN of what I've been told is the same OEM as Lowe's. Personally, mini buckets are "Cody, you've got virtually every one Lowe's, Walmart, and Tractor Supply has put on a...

Basement--woodworking/carpentry, and most hobby stuff. I even have a specific corner just for hobby projects. The "old garage" has been a farm shop pretty much ever since my folks moved here in '69. But it's tiny--literally a 1950s single-car and nothing much else building--integral to the...

Since I'm on the Lowe's website and haven't gotten photos taken since I bought these two short-ish hand saws (as my old Disstons are huge, and won't fit in a hand box "Just to Have") yesterday. The Finish-Cut model is made in France. Cuts nicely, smooth, and seems to easily glide through the...

British Racing Green--awesome!

I may have to break down and get my mechanic to give me the Snap-On guy I visited there about a year ago's number. The Talon Grip clones Harbor Freight sells are way too big for my uses for needlenose, yet the smaller SOs (5" and 6") are just right for what I'd need them for. I've tried some...

In this humidity, yep, even PLA has been stringing like heck. I just turned on my Sunlu S1 and chucked in a roll of glow PLA (the overpriced Hobby Lobby stuff--which basically only gets bought if I was in there for diecast, or by Rural King) I rarely use, and it was at 66%--that's about 15%...