Recent content by racinfarmer

Clamp fan FTMFW!

The problem is no one is holding them accountable for the upkeep of the toolbox/tools.

I am surprised there are that many small size bits left in the index. At my last job, the "set-up" staff thought they needed to use taps often, so they'd raid the Machine Shop tool crib. When we canned the one guy, there were hundreds of high quality taps in his toolbox. We fingered well over...

I have a manufacturing engineer and production manager fighting this right now. It is truing beyond belief how far out of their way people will go to be lazy, messy, stubborn, etc. One of our production lines uses 2 preset digital torque wrenches. One set to ft/lb, one to in/lb. It is daily...

I have 1 of each. They each kind of serve their own purpose. The 1 holds the main tools I use. Sockets/ratchets, screwin stuff, wrenches, etc. and some supplies and commonly used parts for small engine (snowmobile) work. The other acts as kind of a "teardown" cart and smaller cart to work...

That is probably the closest one I found too. It looks like there may be more buttons on it. Do you like it?

Anyone here have the new heated 6 liter ultrasonic cleaner from the usual scumbags? Item 59430 for $180 (pretty sure it was $30 cheaper a week ago). Any thoughts? Anyone find the same one under a different name on the jungle website?

I used a thicker tool mat material we were throwing out at my last job. Cut it to size, spray adhesive it in place. Wish I knew where to get more of it.

The blank stare or the stare like an alien is talking to them was also common. I think we've released most of the people I've complained about back to the employment hunt. Let some other companies scrap the bottom of the barrel for assemblers for a while.

We do contract assembly work, where everything is kitted to the job and the assembly line. I swear, my manufacturing group are gloried babysitters at times. They didn't fit in the holes well enough. I broke the last 3 pairs you gave me, these are junk. I wanted them like this. I needed them...

Having had to manage the assembly floor and snap ring pliers being the bane of my existence during that time, where should I start? How much time does everyone have?

Alrighty. I'm going to go back to office jockey and do some research. Doesn't make sense to me I guess.

I'll use an extreme. You use a torque wrench that is 12" long. You find yourself some messed up crowsfoot design that is 18" long from the torque wrench drive to the center of the fastener. Put the messed up crowsfoot straight off the end of the torquewrench and it is 30". Turn the messed up...

You still have different effective lengths applied using this method. Not as "extreme" as you would if you ran the CF straight off the end.

I will use plastic socket rails from the Wal-Mart. They are pretty cheap and good enough for lesser used items.