Recent content by idahochevy

I have both the deep 1/2 drive metric set (10mm-36mm) and the deep 1/2 drive standard (5/16-1-1/2) GP sets. I am a diesel technician and have used both sets for around 10 years. The only socket I have broken is the 36mm and it has had the **** worked out of it. I ended up buying both 3/8 drive...

My Snap-on dealer said that they were getting new butane torches due to the old ones having so many issues. I was looking to get one the other day but he didn't have one on his truck

You are not going to go very far with an attitude like that. There is a lot of good information on this sight, but not if you piss everybody off right off the bat.

Well I finally broke down and bought a new welder, so of course I had to build a new welding cart for it.

If i remember right it was a late "A" model and it had around 5000 hrs on it. The left hand track tensioner kept on bleeding off.

I was in a Field truck for a while. However when i switched stores i had to move back in the shop. Here are a couple of pics that i have.

I have Craftsman up to 1 3/8" and 30mm in metric. Above that i just have harbor freight up to 2 1/2. They have held up just fine and i don't feel near as bad if I have to hammer on the side of the wrench to bust a fitting loose. Plus, what the tool trucks want for bigger wrenches is pretty...

I also agree that the Zep Cherry bomb works really great. We have the Snap-on hand cleaner at work and it seems to work good, but it takes forever in rinsing it off to get that "greasy" feeling to go away.

I remember seeing craftsman offering gold plated ratchets probably five or seven years ago. Personally, if i can't use it, then i see no point in buying it.

The laser etching is nice when the sockets are brand new, but they wear off after time. I wished mine were the old style that had the numbers still stamped on the bottom.

I have a set, and do use them from time to time. They are one of those tools that when you need them, it seems like nothing else will really work.

Does this take the same batteries as the 1/2 impact? i asked my Snap-on guy and he claimed they were different. I was about ready to buy one until i heard that it took a different battery.

I ended up working on my pickup all day yesterday. Ripped out the old, stained carpet and installed vinyl. Hopefully the rest of the weekend i can sit back, relax, and drink a few beers.

On my bigger saws i like running a skip-tooth chain. They cut really good and there is less sharpening you have to do when they get dull.

I know i use my 3/4 torque wrench all the time. The shop has one, but it seems like it is being used a lot of the time. I don't really trust the calibation on the shop's either with the way some of the other mechanics handle it.