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[Mr. Tool]

P.S.: ERROR!

I checked, and some BMW (and our BMW), and Mini and Nissan need the 14mm thin wall 12 pt spark plug socket, not 16mm.

That is why I like to have various size's and style types, etc. (12mm-16mm) of spark plug sockets on hand, at least for myself.....because you just never know when you may very well need that specific size spark plug socket (yes even though you may not use it very often).....not only just for various vehicles....but also tractors, ZT & riding mowers, machinery, etc.....basically any engine that calls for a spark plug.
But not every one agrees with that so to each their own.

 

[AJHD]

P.S.: ERROR!

I checked, and some BMW (and our BMW), and Mini and Nissan need the 14mm thinwall 12 pt spark plug socket, not 16mm.

First I'm hearing about Nissan needing 12-point. Must be newer models.

 

[Squankum]

That is why I like to have various size's and style types, etc. (12mm-16mm) of spark plug sockets on hand, at least for myself.....because you just never know when you may very well need that specific size spark plug socket (yes even though you may not use it very often).....not only just for various vehicles....but also tractors, ZT & riding mowers, machinery, etc.....basically any engine that calls for a spark plug.
But not every one agrees with that so to each their own.

Same reason we like to buy lots of other tools -- to not be dead in the water halfway into a job!

 

[LopezBart]

Arrived today:

These two replace the ones I left for our son to use in CA:


I've had the cut-off saw for 20+ years - it's built a lot of stuff, and still works. I need it to
build the swinging doors for our new shop. The air mover is so I can blow the welding/grinding
fumes away - plus for ventilation when using solvents, etc.

 

[bugnut]

Returned an apache case to HF. Picked up a trio of flex head ratchets.

 

[Squankum]

Arrived today:

These two replace the ones I left for our son to use in CA:


I've had the cut-off saw for 20+ years - it's built a lot of stuff, and still works. I need it to
build the swinging doors for our new shop. The air mover is so I can blow the welding/grinding
fumes away - plus for ventilation when using solvents, etc.

Fresh air!

 

[mikeinri]

Power source is 3 lr44 batteries, light is down the center and has on off switch on push/plunger end worked a treat. 14$ from the jungle.

NoCry Magnetic Flexible Claw Grabber Pickup Tool with Bright LED Light - 27.7in Long Magnetic Pickup Tool, Retractable Claw Grabbing Tool, Magnetic Grabber Tool with 5lb Pull Strength Pick Up Tool ​

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SZNWYD9?tag=atomicindus08-20

Ordered, thanks!

Ditto. Still $14.99 (25% off).

I hate that it's button batteries, but I'll get over it...

Mike

 

[darrowco]

Power source is 3 lr44 batteries, light is down the center and has on off switch on push/plunger end worked a treat. 14$ from the jungle.

NoCry Magnetic Flexible Claw Grabber Pickup Tool with Bright LED Light - 27.7in Long Magnetic Pickup Tool, Retractable Claw Grabbing Tool, Magnetic Grabber Tool with 5lb Pull Strength Pick Up Tool ​

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SZNWYD9?tag=atomicindus08-20

Hey, I will try one. I use my standard weak version all of the time. Thanks bugnut!

 

[Steve_P]

Not new, but I used this a few days ago. After using one of those $5 Ace Hardware plastic conical pyramid balancers for 30 years, and they work fine, I finally bought the real deal a few years ago. I was going to mount it to a 1X4 section of wood, but have just been using it in soft vise jaws on my mobile welding bench. Yes, expensive for a few uses a year, but....

When I worked in a small engine shop decades ago, we had this, or something similar, screwed to the wall at the grinding wheel for mower blades. The wheel was a very legit setup, 48-60" diameter, ~2" wide with a water drip on it. It had a custom made stainless sheet enclosure around it that had an outlet for the water on the bottom. The wheel was so heavy that it took a while to get up to speed so I'd turn it on and then grab ahold of it and spin it to help get it going. I bet they're still using that same setup, and wheel, and it's 50+ years old by now.

 

[Steve_P]

Generic bearing press tools from Amazon. Another not new but used a few days ago to install some differential bearings. I've only used it a couple of times and I only use the cylinders since I have a press.

 

[Steel_Rain]

More Milwaukee items:

 

[Steve_P]

Another not new, but... I haven't actually used these before, but since I asked for some Eagle Grip pics, here are the uncommon ones that I have. Yes, the second pic *****, sorry.

 

[INSP380]

Bought these today at a local closeout store, wanted something to hold sockets while I put together sets. Price was right!

Steve

 

[esben57]

VL Churchill think it's a Ford special tool.

Is there a Mr Stupid GJ award, and if not why not?
What I passed up on yesterday was a wall mounted tool cabinet. A Gordon Tools no less. Never seen one, nowhere to put it so left it.
By the time I was on my way home I was thoroughly cursing myself.
Will post this on the British tools thread and await the stupid medal.

 

[LXCam]

VL Churchill think it's a Ford special tool.

Is there a Mr Stupid GJ award, and if not why not?
What I passed up on yesterday was a wall mounted tool cabinet. A Gordon Tools no less. Never seen one, nowhere to put it so left it.
By the time I was on my way home I was thoroughly cursing myself.
Will post this on the British tools thread and await the stupid medal.

Why wait?!

.

 

[CoThG]

Purchased this used Snap-On SPP1710 handle press to change out newly acquired non orange handled ratchets and other tools with orange. Works great as I've already swapped out three non orange hard handle ratchets to orange.

 

[Gator13mx]

Wurth order, Torx set, t handle nut drivers, HV pliers, HV insulated ratchet and extension and some double open end metric wrenches.

 

[Shelbylex]

Purchased this used Snap-On SPP1710 handle press to change out newly acquired non orange handled ratchets and other tools with orange. Works great as I've already swapped out three non orange hard handle ratchets to orange.

Looks interesting. Congratulations!
How much do those hand presses go for?

 

[Pexto]

Picked up a pair of Proto 222G pliers. They seem pretty nice, with very precise grinding.

 

[Brandon_Lutz]

New arrivals. Got my 10" Knipex pliers wrench set in and a new set of Snap-On 408CF 35 degree nose pliers.



Up next is a Matco BFR5TK conversion kit that allows one to turn their 1/4 ratchet into a small 3/8 ratchet.



I bought the kit so I could convert my Armstrong 10-994 60 tooth ratchet into a small body 88 tooth 3/8th ratchet.

 

[Steel_Rain]

Last minute parking lot sale Icon ball ends:

 

[CoThG]

Fresh air!

Times Square!

 

[CHI_Tool&Die]

Purchased this used Snap-On SPP1710 handle press to change out newly acquired non orange handled ratchets and other tools with orange. Works great as I've already swapped out three non orange hard handle ratchets to orange.

So, what’s so special about orange for you? I mean it’s got to be a favorite color and all but is there more to it?

 

[CoThG]

So, what’s so special about orange for you? I mean it’s got to be a favorite color and all but is there more to it?

I like orange and I like my things to match.

 

[Shelbylex]

I like orange and I like my things to match.

CoThG, do you know where to buy hard screwdriver handles for replacement that are not standard black/orange/red? (I could not find any on the SO web site). If you have a link on the site, can you include it in the answer?

Do they sell screwdriver shanks somewhere? (seeing your handle press made me think if I could replace the shank on one of my BelAir edition flat tip screwdrivers. It's not bad, but if it's possible to replace it without damaging the handle, a new one might be beneficial) Do you have parts numbers? (I assume if you bought a press, you might be doing enough work to know the details. )

 

[Squankum]

A bit of a cross post, but I did buy a tool the other day.

I stopped by HF and they had one Quinn left in stock. Picked it up for $15, to give to Lady Squankum for her and her employees, who do not deserve keep track of nice things.

Taiwan! Just like the Knipex.

They're small. I expected that. The red part of the handle is hard, slippery plastic. Boo! But I don't know what the Knipexes are like. Mine will arrive later this week. Is a better handle worth $11? That's about what I pay when I get comfort grips on my usual Knipex purchases, but for now, the Doyle sure looks like a fantastic value. And no matter how much sensual grippy texture Knipex has on theirs, I'm expecting the finger holes will always hate my hand.

INOX HRC 56, it says. INOX = French/Euro word for stainless steel, HRC 56 means "hardness Rockwell C, 56." The Knipex has the same marking. I can't say if the fonts are identical until I have them side by side.

Ryan, El Jefe, has a post on the front page about the Knipex version of this that he fell in love with:

Knipex Electrician’s Shears

I wandered into a friend’s shop today, a man deep in the guts of some vintage travel trailer, chasing wires through wall cavities like a man possessed. Electricity is pure voodoo to me, so I kept my distance and watched him wrestle a high-tech inverter, a bank of solar panels, and various other...

www.garagejournal.com

 

[CoThG]

CoThG, do you know where to buy hard screwdriver handles for replacement that are not standard black/orange/red? (I could not find any on the SO web site). If you have a link on the site, can you include it in the answer?

Do they sell screwdriver shanks somewhere? (seeing your handle press made me think if I could replace the shank on one of my BelAir edition flat tip screwdrivers. It's not bad, but if it's possible to replace it without damaging the handle, a new one might be beneficial) Do you have parts numbers? (I assume if you bought a press, you might be doing enough work to know the details. )

Snap-On is phasing out the traditional hard handle and only offer a few colors with new tools. Your Snap-On dealer should be able to order hard handles new from the factory. I do not know what colors they offer, but my dealer says they still produce orange hard handles for all sizes of ratchets and screwdrivers. If you can't find a color you want from your dealer, you'll probably have to search Ebay and pay their inflated prices.

As for shanks, your dealer can get replacement shanks as that's the part of the screwdriver they replace when under warranty.

Now, if you don't have a dealer or access to a Snap-On truck, you're probably at the mercy of trying to find what you want/need from Ebay or Marketplace. You can try to flag down a Snap-On truck and explain what you are wanting and while they might be hesitant to offer you a warranty replacement on your screwdriver since you didn't purchase it from them, you can offer to pay cash for the shank and ask if he can confidently replace your collector hard handle without damage.

Worse case would probably be you purchasing a new screwdriver with the proper shank you need and swapping handles. There are many videos of removing and replacing both soft and hard handles, It seems that in absence of a factory press, the best way to minimize damage for removal of a hard handle is to clamp the shank in a properly padded vice and use an open end wrench that just clears the base of the shank and using a hammer, hit the wrench to drive the handle off. Replace it by using a dead blow or other soft faced hammer to drive the handle into the new shank.

 

[pfbz]

Snap-On is phasing out the traditional hard handle and only offer a few colors with new tools...

You would think with Snap On would better capitalize on tool pro/collectors who will buy expensive SO tools even in duplicates because of some handle or color variation...

I mean what's better than selling a $225 ratchet that has ~$25 production cost? Selling six of them in different colors and handle variations to the same customer!

 

[Squankum]

Snap-On is phasing out the traditional hard handle and only offer a few colors with new tools. Your Snap-On dealer should be able to order hard handles new from the factory. I do not know what colors they offer, but my dealer says they still produce orange hard handles for all sizes of ratchets and screwdrivers. If you can't find a color you want from your dealer, you'll probably have to search Ebay and pay their inflated prices.

As for shanks, your dealer can get replacement shanks as that's the part of the screwdriver they replace when under warranty.

Now, if you don't have a dealer or access to a Snap-On truck, you're probably at the mercy of trying to find what you want/need from Ebay or Marketplace. You can try to flag down a Snap-On truck and explain what you are wanting and while they might be hesitant to offer you a warranty replacement on your screwdriver since you didn't purchase it from them, you can offer to pay cash for the shank and ask if he can confidently replace your collector hard handle without damage.

Worse case would probably be you purchasing a new screwdriver with the proper shank you need and swapping handles. There are many videos of removing and replacing both soft and hard handles, It seems that in absence of a factory press, the best way to minimize damage for removal of a hard handle is to clamp the shank in a properly padded vice and use an open end wrench that just clears the base of the shank and using a hammer, hit the wrench to drive the handle off. Replace it by using a dead blow or other soft faced hammer to drive the handle into the new shank.

Do you think it might get to the point that people are 3-D printing their own hard handles, in custom colors, with a Smap-On logo?

 

[Shelbylex]

Snap-On is phasing out the traditional hard handle and only offer a few colors with new tools. Your Snap-On dealer should be able to order hard handles new from the factory. I do not know what colors they offer, but my dealer says they still produce orange hard handles for all sizes of ratchets and screwdrivers. If you can't find a color you want from your dealer, you'll probably have to search Ebay and pay their inflated prices.

As for shanks, your dealer can get replacement shanks as that's the part of the screwdriver they replace when under warranty.

Now, if you don't have a dealer or access to a Snap-On truck, you're probably at the mercy of trying to find what you want/need from Ebay or Marketplace. You can try to flag down a Snap-On truck and explain what you are wanting and while they might be hesitant to offer you a warranty replacement on your screwdriver since you didn't purchase it from them, you can offer to pay cash for the shank and ask if he can confidently replace your collector hard handle without damage.

Worse case would probably be you purchasing a new screwdriver with the proper shank you need and swapping handles. There are many videos of removing and replacing both soft and hard handles, It seems that in absence of a factory press, the best way to minimize damage for removal of a hard handle is to clamp the shank in a properly padded vice and use an open end wrench that just clears the base of the shank and using a hammer, hit the wrench to drive the handle off. Replace it by using a dead blow or other soft faced hammer to drive the handle into the new shank.

Thank you, CoThG! Appreciate it! I will try to catch a truck at some point. I can pay for the shank if the person can do it right.

Found a video of the press used on newer softer handles - looks nice. How did it work on hard handles? Any problems with removal of hard handles intact?

 

[CoThG]

You would think with Snap On would better capitalize on tool pro/collectors who will buy expensive SO tools even in duplicates because of some handle or color variation...

I mean what's better than selling a $225 ratchet that has ~$25 production cost? Selling six of them in different colors and handle variations to the same customer!

From what I understand, the shanks are different on the old hard handle ratchets and Snap-On doesn't want to run two separate forging processes.

 

[CoThG]

Do you think it might get to the point that people are 3-D printing their own hard handles, in custom colors, with a Smap-On logo?

Icon should do that! Make exact clones of the hard handle ratchets.

 

[CoThG]

Thank you, CoThG! Appreciate it! I will try to catch a truck at some point. I can pay for the shank if the person can do it right.

Found a video of the press used on newer softer handles - looks nice. How did it work on hard handles? Any problems with removal of hard handles intact?

You're welcome. No issues with hard handles. They come off looking pristine.

 

[NUTTSGT]

$34 from Lowe's, Klein borescope w/ 10' gooseneck lead.




If anyone else is interested....

 

[cody1325]

Needed a Gamebit-type driver for my old Gameboy Advance SP, as its problems may be related to a ribbon cable (and the battery looked a little bit swollen, too--which is a surprise that it hasn't catastrophically failed in the 23 years I've had it).

Got the precision set (as I had lost most of the weird bits in my old sets) I could find locally with the right bit--which was this one from Walmart--from the Hyper Tough store brand.





It is really well made, actually it seems too good to just be a $12 store brand set (most of my previous sets were the junk old Hyper Tough sets with terrible quaiity bits). While it even has a few screw types I don't recognize, it still has everything I need for most electronics repair, knife maintenance, and 3D printer repair/maintenance in one set. The bits seem to be much better quality than those cheap sets, plus not being shiny mean they grip better.

Bit holder is machined aluminum throughout, with a strong magnet. The case (which doesn't feel flimsy in the least) has magnets that hold everything down. The old cheap sets tended to not hold the bits well.




As it turns out, the bottom revealed it's made by HOTO--which seems to do a lot of higher-end electronics tools. Walmart is $12.50. Inexplicably, HOTO is $25 on sale on Amazon (or double the price of the Hyper Tough version)--$40 MSRP.

The electric precision screwdriver is HOTO as well--and again, around half HOTO's own price. Thus, I'll likely get it as well for stuff like laptops that have tons of screws.

 

[rword]

Off the truck !

 

[cody1325]

Off the truck !

Nice haul!

I need to see if they make the bent pocket prybars in Power Blue--as I got the straight when the Snap-On truck just happened to be at my mechanic's when I passed by.

My Macs came as a two-pack in green, but I bought my Power Blue in straight as A: it was my only non-black option and B: I liked it.

But, it seems like they don't list the Power Blue color on the website for the pocket prybars--just the standard ones.

 

[rword]

Nice haul!

I need to see if they make the bent pocket prybars in Power Blue--as I got the straight when the Snap-On truck just happened to be at my mechanic's when I passed by.

My Macs came as a two-pack in green, but I bought my Power Blue in straight as A: it was my only non-black option and B: I liked it.

But, it seems like they don't list the Power Blue color on the website for the pocket prybars--just the standard ones.

This one ? Yes they have it. I’m going to get off the truck next time.

 

[rword]

My first tools from Mac. Got off their flyer. Both sets for $200

 

[T45]

This is a stock photo, but I picked up one of these at Grainger's last week. Apex 1-inch bitset for $ cheap on closeout. (Via the **hot deals** thread).