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Price drops: Snap-On TLL72 Ratchet - $70 Snap-On 12” adjustable wrench - $65 Photo added to show the jaws have teeth and aren’t smooth. Snap-On 12pt 1/4” drive swivel sockets (1/4, 11/32, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16) Set is missing 5/16 - $105 Craftsman (P/N 42801) Metric Ratcheting Wrench Sockets...

I haven’t bought or sold anything on here for awhile so bear with me if the process is slow. All tools shipped via USPS flat rate. Prices below include shipping. Snap-On TLL72 Ratchet - $80 Snap-On 12” adjustable wrench - $75 Snap-On 12pt 1/4” drive swivel sockets (1/4, 11/32, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2...

With a 1K budget I’d look at Craigslist or other sites. I know a couple guys who made out pretty good buying retiring workers took sets. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

I’m impressed with how quickly you found that. I navigated that site for a few days with no luck. Thank you!

I picked up this cart at an estate sale over the summer. I haven’t seen anything like it before. Only markings I can find say Snap-On Chicago. I’m trying to gather info on it (value?) as I have some hospital bills coming and may need to part with it. Thanks for the help!

I have a relative who works with an auctioneer and asked him to place a bid for me. He said after he won it a gentleman approached him and told him how good of a deal he (well, I) had gotten. I was amazed at how smooth it turned with almost no play at all. That Harley poster is probably the...

Thanks for all your information. I'm excited to put it to use. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

My new Reed 404 1/2. Picked it up at an estate auction for $45. Just needs cleaned up and it'll be ready to go! Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Get a pair with Vibram soles. I think most are sewn on and can be replaced. The molded soles will separate and slowly fall apart. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

I've had similar issues with boots. I had USA red wings last me about a year and a half but I really stretched that out. They had started falling apart in the first 3 months. My last 2 pairs have been Danners and they hold up great for me. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

I like that. I think this style is the way I'll go. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Lone wolf - You have any luck with your gate? I need one to keep my son from running into the street. I already have the gate posted above but don't want to make it a permanent fixture. I like the idea of 2 gates that can swing closed and be locked. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Get some phenolic scrapers. They're the best for scraping sealant

I started working in aviation my senior year of high school at a small GA place at my local airport. Went to school and earned a bachelors degree and A&P. Had a few internships working on GA aircraft, King Airs. After college worked for Piedmont airlines on their Dash 8's but I hated working...

At work, I use the 7" everyday. The jaws can expand up to 1" too. The 10" comes in handy as well but if I had to pick 1 it'd be the 7"