Recent content by Dick Tracy

I’ve never had an issue with chrome fittings getting marred up with smooth jaw channellock pliers, if that’s an issue for you the 415sj/similar, a Ridgid hex wrench or crescent automotive wrench may serve you better, especially since it sounds like you may be working on Sloan valves and sink...

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You find them useful?? Mine are sitting in a drawer that includes the craftsman pocket socket and clench wrench. Gifted to me years ago, all **** for their intended purpose, all pushed by Bob Vila. Even the “lock” function on the robo barely works. If I’m grabbing soft material I’ll use...

300lbs for a PAIR of dikes seems a little on the light side to me…. Anyway I can’t stand den of tools, especially the older ones with the with the weird, strait out of the bathhouse bear filter. Like he was appealing to furry’s or something. Nothing like a cartoon bear trying to convince me to...

I bough a larger craftsman industrial set like that from Grainger around 2009 I believe, to live on my service truck. The industrial line was not in sears stores in my area back then, just special order. I was pretty disappointed when I cracked it open and found out they were no different than...

Wait.. you’re not going to walk around with the key in your murse to liberate water from others property like the op of this thread wants to do?? Wild.

Nothing smells worse than a pelican case or a toolbox drawer full of Xcelite brand acetate handle screwdrivers. Those things put off such a stomach churning smell you’ll believe your either going to start witnessing the rapture or they will spring to life out of a pharaohs tomb. You can...

I can actually give you a big reason as to why this is a bad idea. As it seems that neither one of you are commercial plumbers or in any type of facility management, I’ll give a bit of background for you. Most of these tamper resistant silcocks are recessed in cinder block, brick, concrete etc...

Does your friend do most of their work out of a service truck or shop? Do they currently have a tool truck that stops by on route?

My choice.. The “Blackhawk by Proto” polished, non ratcheting, 12 point combination 1/4- 1 1/4 sets sold in the early 2000’s. They say USA but are probably made overseas.. I like those the best as I’ve had the sets for over 20 years and have literally hammered on them in an industrial setting...

It looks like the op wants the ability to hooch someone’s else’s water, in a overly complicated yet very metro way.

If you can walk around with a fanny pack full of oddball tools you can buy a water bottle or bring one with you. Just another accessory at that point. Anyway…here in Chicago you could and probably would be arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and trespassed/arrested for trespassing (it...

I have to assume they are looking for a 1/4 drive bit set that is female square 1/4, 5/16, 9/32 and 11/32.

It’s just a man purse that is carried around by the type of person who identify as either “edc enthusiast” or “urban preppers” or swing both those ways. They carry around a bunch of tiny knipex pliers, knives that are over priced, several multitools, bit drivers and whatever else in a man baggie...

Thanks, I’ll post there. After I originally posted I did discover a website post I glanced over before that sold a more recent te-33 kit, but with a traditional tan holster, it had a pro America pair of lineman’s and a Camillus electricians knife, with an gov. issue date of 2011. So I guess the...