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I've given up on soldering guns. I use an iroda torch like this: I took it apart and used an ignition point file to file a "ramp" under the control valve, which allows me to adjust the flame down to almost nothing, for fine wires down to 18awg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I intend to. Just got excited prematurely, thinking napa was selling rebranded knipex..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Never seen those before. Willing to bet you guys are right, the OEM is Irwin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's kind of what I thought, but I've never seen an "alligator" adjustment on anything other than knipex. Maybe it's just different enough to skirt the patent ? Dunno. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Noticed these in the Napa (Canada) flyer today. At first I thought Knipex was the OEM but then the price made me wonder if they are Chinese knock off? $30 for 12" water pump pliers? Napa is usually expensive. Did knipex's patents expire? Anybody buy some? Some Ultra Pro stuff crosses over to the...

I buy cheap digi's from napa. There like $12 on sale, and I think they have been on sale for the past year or more. They come with 2 batteries too, one replacement battery is like $10, so after I've used up the 2 batts I chuck em and buy new, cheaper than I could buy 2 replacement batteries...

I would be looking at International. Either with its own branding, or ultra pro branded from napa. Some of them are made in Canada. I don't think they all are though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a 25/32" wrench I found. I think they were common on old ford front ends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have been lusting after a track saw and a pocket hole jig for some time now. I think I could get by ok with a saw board/homemade track saw jig for a while at least. All my plywood projects this winter required all the rips to be the same width, so I just got Home Depot to rip them on their...

Going to start building my wood shop this spring if this 3' of snow ever melts. I have gotten by for a long time with just a circular saw a sliding compound mitre saw and a jig saw. I build a little of everything. Rough framing to cabinets. The first purchase will be a table saw. Hoping to...

I think a lot of the supposed sae fasteners on modern vehicles are really metric and people just use sae on them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You're gonna need pretty much a full set of both. I'm Canadian , they only taught metric in school, but standard is far more common in day to day life. The result ends up being a hodge podge of both. Older folks are likely to speak in 4.5L imperial gallons. Younger people tend to use US...

Looking around the web, these seem to vary wildly according to model. Emailed him for model #. No reply yet Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Kijiji seller has a new in box Mitty 0-1" micrometer. Emailed him about price and he said to make an offer. What does GJ think it is worth? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Go big or go home. If you like power strokes, buy one. If you want to work on diesels work on big ones. Fleet work provides a steady reliable source of income, and still plenty of opportunity for OT and OEM training. Dealerships are likely to pay better, and the in house training is...