Recent content by Flivver250

Wright tool.

Wright

Big *** wood stove. Wood is easy and cheap to come by in NH with little effort.

Both are great tools. Also consider US made Wright and Williams. I am a huge fan of Wright. My SOs however are 40-45 years old and going strong. The truck coming to the shop removes warranty angst. IMHO Wright is superior to SK.

I am over 60 and SO was mainstream when I started buying tools in the 70's. They were considered the very top shelf. IMHO there will always be a market for those who prefer the best and probably always be a market for those who want imported low price alternatives. Today I think Wright is a...

I started buying Snap-On in 1974. Still buy them today, along with a number of other US forged tools like Wright, SK, Williams, Klein, Mayhew, Wilde and more. While I rarely break a tool, I have always been served well. Most recently I returned a set of screw drivers and pry bars to SO that...

I got a large "Extreme Tools" set two years ago that serves me well off of CL. It replaced my ancient and small SO top, middle and bottom boxes cheaply with no regrets. I paid so little I am embarrassed to say how much. I will probably go to hell for it.

Thought you might get a chuckle out of my apartment workshop. I live in the middle east in an apartment building with an underground parking garage. I missed my tools and workshop at home so I put together a hobbyist’ mobile workshop that can go up and down the elevator. Mostly, Williams...

Nice score!

Maybe the socket with upsidedown lettering will be worth a fortune just like a 1955 double striker penny. 10 years from now you will be slapping your forehead if you send it back. 15 years from now you will kick your own *** for using it and losing the massive "uncirculated" status. You could...

I have a large 8" Snap-On Machinists vise which is essential a big red Wilton, beautiful vise you could grip a Pennsylvania class super-dreadnought in. I also have a beautiful Wilton 3 1/2 inch vise for smaller needs. Why on earth do I keep looking at them with drooling temptation on...

I have one also. Upholstery hammer.

I couldn't choose just one knife or multi-tool. I have drawers full of them, every US brand. Benchmade switchblade is nice, Buck is trusty. I have a bone handled Puma Duke and a Puma Earl I like. Ka-Bar when I ride. Leatherman certainly and I think they are still US made. Some of my...

+1 on Snap-On. My first set od Snap-Ons were bought off the truck in 1978. They have the black plastic handles that finally due to age are starting to split wide open when twisted hard, will get them replaced. I bought a second set of Snap-Ons about 10 years ago and still consider them my new...

Many of you have probably wondered why your ratchets wear out prematurely. In the early days, I too did this wrong. Please ensure you always turn your ratchets off when not in use.