Recent content by Trucker88

The **** storm starts because a bunch of Snap-On fanboys get butthurt when someone nearly suggests a tool may be better quality and at the fraction of the price. Just because you own or do something specific doesn’t necessarily make it the best. Snap-On fanboys look like a bunch of schoolgirls...

That is the whole point of my statement. Why would you care about what other people say about Snap-On? It’s your money and you only need to convince yourself that you got a good deal buying Snap-On. But hating everyone with an alternative opinion or proclaiming everything else is junk is just...

I recently picked up a few ratchets, 3 piece wire cutters, stool, gearwrench ratcheting wrench sets and these screwdrivers from Napa and so far very impressed with the quality. Two downsides would be that I don’t think they would be a good deal at their normal list prices and any warranty issues...

I don’t “hate” Snap-On. I just hate the idiots who think they are the only tools in existence that can change an alternator more than once. They are great tools. There are plenty of other great tools that equally compare in quality costing far less money. Did you read the part in my statement...

Most of his reviews don’t involve HF. But the HF/SO ones garner the most attention. I highly doubt there is some secret conspiracy to make Snap-On look bad. If you want to convince people that your product is the best you would likely compare it to what people would likely consider the best...

It’s actually a very valid point. I had a cheap little swivel vise that broke about a year ago and it looked like pot metal inside. Then I bought this little cheap flat vise at HF (I am not knocking HF as I own several things that have lasted over 20 years) and the very first time I cranked the...

Just a hair over 3.5”

I don’t think it’s clickbait. It’s what people ask for and want to see. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

I was feeling really good about my set up until I stumbled on this post☹️ Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

After I cleaned it up it looks like the numbers are 443. Is that possible?

That is really nice looking. The handle is on it I just unscrewed it. Is it popular to paint them or just leave it the way it is. I was in the market for a decent vise. All I have is a flat funny looking little vise from HF. Thanks for replying.

It is there I just unscrewed it. I actually was looking through some posts and I never knew there was such a following of old vises. I feel extremely lucky.

Just found this attached to an old bench top under a pile of straw in the loft of my barn. Gonna try to do a bit of research on it. I can read on one side Rock island ILL, a 50 on the handle,041-20 on top of swivel base and rock island mfc co No 440?. Curious if anyone else has one of these.

I think the overall point trying to be made is in that price range you could buy a higher end tool. I have to agree that $65 is quite a bit of money for a Carlyle ratchet. Most of the ones I see are around the $100 range and that’s pure crazy. They are nice but they aren’t any better (maybe a...

I really like the 56. If I ever wind up in a shop I would get the 72” Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app