Recent content by Piles

I may be in for one if shipping and any extra costs to canada don't kill the deal

Ahh I see. I never go on tooltopia, as last I checked they don't ship to canada.

If you are a perfectionist and would like to actually understand what it is you are looking for/fixing then a good meter is what you want. It is basically the foundation for electrical work. After you use it a while and learn its capabilities then you add on. Like I said I haven't used a power...

Like I said it was a while ago last I remember seeing it. Maybe that was off one of the trucks or something with a big mark up?

Sorry I didn't realize that kit was only 88. Last I saw, which was a while ago it was around 300. Maybe that was a master kit though. Perhaps then. Though I still think apprentices should learn using meters and sealed beam headlights or test lights. IMO it could give them a better...

Sounds like you have a pretty cool boss. I wouldn't worry about a power probe. For how much the kit costs, there is ways around it. And this is someone who does a lot of electrical. Its a tool that sort of encompasses a few simple technologies in one. Slight timesaver I guess but I couldn't...

**** *****. Also the mini ductor aint so mini. Guy at the shop bought one and it honestly takes longer than the torches to get most stuff free while being just as bulky if not more. I am not a fan. Though I am a heavy truck tech, so there is more room and bigger rustier ****. Maybe automotive...

We have the Mac at work as our shop gun. Very powerful. It gets beaten on very hard and never gets oiled or anything as no one cares enough to do it for shop tools. Best 3/4 I have used hands down. Bit heavier than some others I have used but with that big of a gun what do you expect. I plan to...

Best guns on the market imo. Couple guys had snap ons and got rid of them in favour of the macs. The proto is identical, and very enticing but its just so hard for me to warrenty anything proto compared to mac so I decided against it. There "nut busting torque" is a load of ****, but the guns...

This X1000 I find with Mechanics as a trade in general people seem to think the quickest are the best technicians and IMO that is a pretty narrow minded way of viewing it. I might not be the quickest guy in the shop but my jobs never come back, almost always are diagnosed properly the first...

The snappys have a nicer handle IMO. Not that the macs are bad. I have them and have no complaints. Just a ***** to clean. But I have seen snappys with shattered handles on his truck (dont know how it happened). Never seen a broken mac. I think short of major abuse both will be fine, if I were...

Yes thats exactly what I was looking for! I may have just been overlooking them or maybe getting too wordy in my searches. I will order one up and report back on results and if it is indeed workable. Stouty, is the center alignment tool like a pilot bit type deal, like in hole saw kits? I...

So a few years back I aquired some annular cutters with weldon shanks. I recently got the itch to try em out but have nothing other than a drill press with a standard 1/2 chuck. Anyone know where I can get a weldon chuck, with a #2 Morse taper on the other end. I have found a couple while...

Buddy was trying to sell me on the power probe the other day. And honestly I cant see myself buying it anytime soon. I have made probably a hundred different types of jumpers, leads, and connectors for testing, or supplying power and what have you. I think it could very well lead to more mishaps...

I bought a set of Expert branded ones last year for at home. And honestly they impressed the **** outta me. I got snappys at work and wouldnt hesitate to buy another set of the experts for at home if I ever needed. Got them for a song too.