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VVinny replied to the thread Tools that actually look nice and have some form of aesthetic.The old art deco Craftsman drill presses come to mind.
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VAll of my A/C tools are Yellow Jacket. Not cheap, but high quality and American made. When I had a question, I called them. The nice...
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VVinny replied to the thread Do Tool Companies Intentionally Hire People that Know Nothing About Tools?.So I get using a sander like this to remove paint/filler/rust, but I've never seen anyone use one for those finishing operations, only...
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VAny thumbnail with some idiot making a stupid face superimposed onto anything gets an immediate "don't recommend channel" click. I...
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VVinny reacted to hailwood1965's post in the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them? with
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VVinny replied to the thread Auto mechs, how often do you use deep sockets? Would you miss them?.For things that I consider in the realm of a shady tree mechanic, like oil changes, brakes, spark plugs, etc., not often. Doing things...
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VVinny replied to the thread Broke my brand new tubing cutter.We buy specialty wheels, depending on the material we're cutting.
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VVinny replied to the thread Things worth knowing about each power tool brand and their ecosystems.I buy Bosch as it's the least Chinese of the usual consumer brands and I find it to be higher quality than the other colors I've tried...
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VVinny replied to the thread Broke my brand new tubing cutter.These are the real deal. We use them at work to cut bad welds to redo them on stainless and inconel. Cuts clean so we don't have to...
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VDrones "Made in USA" typically put on a very different type of show.. :thumbup:
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VVinny replied to the thread Can anyone tell me what the proper name of these sockets are?.The type on the bottom right I see all the time in aerospace, and we call them spanner sockets. Parts made to fit to them are usually...
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VVinny replied to the thread Another merger: Makita buys Panasonic’s Power Tools division..Panasonic does a lot of things. Did you know they still make steel bike frames the old fashioned way? My main ride is by them. This...
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VVinny replied to the thread In need of tap and die set..Agree with this. No tapand die set at your price range will be any good.
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VVinny replied to the thread CRAZY VIM DBE ratcheting wrench price.Understand, all these tool companies that import from China and Taiwan were never doing it to save you money. That's just a by product...
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VVinny replied to the thread What did you do "IN" your garage today?.Installed a new AC compressor in my 2019 Mazda 3 today. I think the clutch went bad on the old one as I could see it spin but never...