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    How much money has this forum cost you?

    I'm more of an "Oooooh, that looks handy!" kinda guy :ROFLMAO:
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    Looking at a 3/8 Makita impact wrench XWT16Z

    I have the 15 which is basically the same gun with a 1\2" anvil. It's taken off very lugnut that i've thrown at it on passenger cars and pickup trucks. It removes brake caliper brackets and shock bolts. I've even tried it with a ball joint press and it handled it, albeit slowly. I'm quite...
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    Amazon Deals on New Retail Items - Post them!

    Nabbed 2, nice. Thanks!
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    Amazon Deals on New Retail Items - Post them!

    Don't know how many of you are on the Dewalt platform, but i snagged the 5ah Powerstack last month for $118 with a charger. You can get them for $99 right now if you pick CoastalTool as the seller. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPK11KXY/?tag=atomicindus08-20
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    How much money has this forum cost you?

    I'm mostly discovering things that i didn't realize were in existence. Apparently raising kids puts you pretty far out of the loop. Now i just need to whip my garage back into shape and stop using it as a storage shed for all the yard toys and decorations that never seem to stop showing up :ROFLMAO:
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    My wife is taking a break so I need a nut splitter.

    Fair enough. This is how i justified my Dewalt DCF900 :ROFLMAO:
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    Cutting end off 12 point wrench

    I cut one down and when i got to the point of final tightening, i was able to sneak needle nose vise grips in and "clamp" the improvised line wrench onto the flare nut. This kept the wrench from spreading and rounding my fitting. It actually worked pretty good.
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    Cutting end off 12 point wrench

    I've done it in a pinch. It usually weakens it to the point of being useless if you have to apply any kind of beans to it at all.
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    How much money has this forum cost you?

    This reply just reminded me of the millions of videos..."how much was it?, Nothing, they just gave it to me!!" :ROFLMAO:
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    How much money has this forum cost you?

    Hi Everyone! Longtime lurker, first time poster. Just wondering if anyone here can estimate how much coin you've dropped when you see a post and you just gotta have it...i've pressed "place order" about 5 times in the past week since i've rediscovered GJ, and have quite a bit of a wish list...
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    My wife is taking a break so I need a nut splitter.

    The one that nearly took out my coworker had north of 180k on it FWIW:oops: I also expect OP to have success with an impact, unless he's using a real dog of a tool. I've never ridden the struggle bus for too long on those bolts.
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    My wife is taking a break so I need a nut splitter.

    I'm just here to reiterate what a few have said about not heating that close to a gas charged strut. I've seen the aftermath of a blown shock tube first hand, i don't get anywhere near them with my torches anymore. My nearly 10 year old HF Earthquake still spins those nuts off with very little...
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