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SCouldn´t resist... Metabo BS 18 BL Edition
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SNice setup! To most on GJ, this is “just getting started.” 🤣
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SMarketplace KRL1201 top chest to complete my stack and facilitate my tool addiction!
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SUllman inspection mirror
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SSo that's how the Subaru spark plugs get serviced in Japan!
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SKoken 1/4" and 3/8" Wobble/Fix extensions. These things fit their ratchets and sockets so well.
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SI picked these up the past few months, working on different projects or when something went on clearance. Bought this crimping tool...
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Ssilkman reacted to PoorUB's post in the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them? with
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I have a set of 1/2" standard 12 point I rarely use, but I have a set of 1/2" deep impact that are used all the time. Same with 3/8"... -
Ssilkman reacted to Samuel D's post in the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them? with Like.
I prefer pulling as closely as possible to the plane of the bolt head, for the reasons AEAdam explained (to reduce the cam-off torque)...
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Ssilkman replied to the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them?.Home gamer here. I have a full set of 1/2" deeps that came in a socket set that i never use, I have probably needed one in 10 years...
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Ssilkman reacted to Wamsutta's post in the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them? with Like.
Deep sockets are for nuts that are threaded onto studs. Sometimes the nut will be built into the stud as a one-piece nut/stud for...
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Ssilkman reacted to AEAdam's post in the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them? with Like.
A little bit more info that I hope will help: When you apply torque to a bolt head with a 0 degree wrench, the load you apply largely...
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Ssilkman reacted to danielbuck's post in the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them? with Like.
I like using deep sockets because once the nut is free, (if I'm not using air or impact) I find it easier to spin the nut off the rest...
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Ssilkman reacted to NitroExpress's post in the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them? with Like.
Some interesting perspectives here, especially from the pro’s. I typically reach first for a shallow 6 point with mid-length being a...
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Ssilkman reacted to AEAdam's post in the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them? with Like.
I doubt people use deeps because they need deeps because (like a battery hold down) there are threads beyond the nut. I encounter very...
