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[oled]

A set of NOS Würth ball hex drivers.
Before the current model of Zebra screwdrivers were introduced, Würth sold rebranded Wera drivers. Did I need these? Maybe not, but they fit nicely in my Wera collection. Have to rearrange the tool wall to make them fit.

 

[NUTTSGT]

And let me guess, did they too try to say you needed to renew your ITC? They did that with me once, literally a week after I renewed online as I'd let it lapse as for the longest time, I didn't go to HFT (especially when I have a Proto dealer not 10 minutes from my house, and HFT is almost a half-hour--and I was expanding with the old SK stuff that same mine and industrial supply was practically paying me to take). There's one cashier that constantly tries to upsell too. Meanwhile, with the mine supply--it basically equates to--call the guy in the office, hand him the cash, and go home. Or if I am stuck with the card (I think they don't take card payments under $50), go in the tool area with the manager, grab whatever old stuff that I like that hasn't probably sold since I was in diapers--and then go home.

No, she didn't but I sent an email to customer service you see if there's any online resolve...drive to that store isn't worth the discrepancy.

Did visit different store at 0800 and ordered a 56" slate gray box.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Since Eklind is closing shop...

 

[four.cycle]

Not sure if I missed something in this mini ratchet thread on the Utoku that four.cycle mentioned -- I didn't see a link. Thought I'd mention they are available for $20 - $24 from ABD tools: https://abdtoolsandsupply.com/collections/ratchets/bit-ratchet. I haven't purchased from ABD but am looking at a couple of things.

^ Not sure where I got that one. I didn't pay more than $20 bucks for it.

ahhhh wait... got it on Amazon. $10 bucks! It was on a promo. No longer available at that price.

 

[Beerhippie]

Going to try to get the rockers of my Van cleaned up, masked and painted today. Lots of rattle-can work and the ol' trigger finger ain't what it used to be. "Arthritis friendly"--we'll find out.

 

[Beerhippie]

It fits. That's a start.

Now to get to cleaning, plugging and masking....

 

[Skyman]

I'll look forward to hearing your opinion of that after you've used it, Timm.

TIA.

 

[Skyman]

I found myself needing a long, zero-offset, box-end 9/16 while wrenching on the antique, so I bought these. I don't expect to use them often, so I saw no need for top-dollar stuff.

 

[Beerhippie]

I'll look forward to hearing your opinion of that after you've used it, Timm.

TIA.

Hoping it will be something I can post to a semi-family-friendly forum.

Back to scrubbing....

 

[Etchase]

I guess this can be used on large fasteners, but I’ve only used this on small stripped out screws on an electronic enclosure so far. Not really sure how often that the need for this type of hand impact will come up and I have other options for this, which are bulkier though. What’s I found impressive was the bit. It’s a PH2.



Vessel has this style bit for other fasteners, but they have been difficult to source. This video shows them.

 

[captain14]

It fits. That's a start.

I bought the HF version during one of the 30% off $10 deals. Needless to say I wasn’t impressed

 

[Beerhippie]

I bought the HF version during one of the 30% off $10 deals. Needless to say I wasn’t impressed

I paid $6 for it. Hoping I'm not as disappointed.

Last time I did a big rattle can job, my right trigger finger was cramped for two days.

 

[Tarantula]

My local CAT dealer seems to run a tight ship, I placed an order after hours on Thursday, asked for these by the 30th and here they are.
⅜ drive, 8mm-19mm, 6 point. Pretty nifty.

 

[Beerhippie]

The Can Gun 1 was very nice. Best $6 painting aid I've bought.



A can-and-a-half of undercoating and no finger cramps.

It's kind of hard to figure out how someone could screw up so simple a device.

 

[Rkcubed]

It’s been a while. This is from several different sources. Most came from a journey to Epsteins. Picked up so e Top, Koken, Martian, Bonney, and Vessel. Last week picked up the Knipex pliers and bottl opener

 

[KnurledNut]

I see the new Carlyle angle wrenches are no longer 30/60. More than that, they look like garbage. They have really dropped the ball with the new stuff.

I came across a really good deal on a new set of the old Taiwan ones and pulled the trigger:

 

[Steel_Rain]

This weeks acquisitions:

 

[NightSky]

Two items from Wurth:
ZEBRA POWERDRIV 12-Point Metric Deep Offset Double Box End Wrench Set; 8 Pieces 6 mm - 22 mm, skips 21 mm
ZEBRA 3/8 Inch Reversible Ratchet, Dust Protected (sealed)

Here's the 3/8" along with it's 1/2" sibling

 

[shoggoth80]

More luminous goodies.

 

[rmack898]

I have a dyna-file but rarely use it because it’s loud and heavy.
While visiting my son’s shop I got a chance to use his M12 band file and was really impressed with it.

He sent me one for Father’s Day.

 

[Beerhippie]

I have a dyna-file but rarely use it because it’s loud and heavy.
While visiting my son’s shop I got a chance to use his M12 band file and was really impressed with it.

He sent me one for Father’s Day.

Good kid!

 

[LXCam]

I have a dyna-file but rarely use it because it’s loud and heavy.
While visiting my son’s shop I got a chance to use his M12 band file and was really impressed with it.

He sent me one for Father’s Day.

I use mine weekly, I luv that thing.

 

[freudianfloyd]

Well thanks to YouTube, I went down a rabbit hole that cost me a ton of money.

I have been debating buying my dad's New Holland skid steer since he is getting too old to use it or even get up into it. It is an older machine but low hours and in good shape, just needs a deep cleaning. It is covered in moss and grease and looks way older than it is. Anyway, my phone must've heard me thinking about that and suddenly my video suggestions are for detailing heavy equipment.

This made me realize im lacking in a good pressure washer. I still wasnt pulling the trigger on it until my wife actually tried using the pressure washer I do have and complaining about its lack of power when cleaning a rug. So that settled it, she was onboard, so I ran out and got the most powerful one I could find that I didnt have to order.

A Simpson Powershot 4000 psi 3.5 gpm unit. Compared to my 1700 psi Stihl electric pressure washer, this thing is a beast.


As far as accessories, I picked up some wand extensions, a stainless turbo nozzle, and undercarriage sprayer, rubber hose to replace the stiff plastic hose, and a reel to keep the hose organized on the pressure washer. And of course a short nozzle since I dont need 3 feet of wand for everything and using a soap cannon is a pain way out front.

I am still waiting on them so I dont have any pictures yet.

I also bought a few other tools for a few jobs I have coming up.

I need to do a cam swap on a Ford 1.5l. But first need to cut open the oil filter to see if metal glitter is in the system. So to do that I needed an oil fikter cutter.



And of course a cam timing tool for said engine.



And for a different job, I need to find a short in a wire on my truck. I first need to test the wire connectors and figured a backstab kit would be handy.

And then when looking at Powerprobe short finding tool, I ran across this much cheaper knockoff. Figured for the price I would give it a try.


I think that is all for now.

 

[esben57]

F830. Is that code for 1976?

 

[SouthernIllinois]

Small Lisle hose clamp

 

[willf650]

Out of action for the moment as I got a new hip Friday but took my walker to the mail box today and retrieved these.



If you know these you are probably an industrial electrician or work in automation.


Picked these up for my torque screwdriver.

 

[lund]

I had an 80-series and a 100-series that were bulletproof to over 200k miles. Expected the same from my 200-series but at fewer miles I've had many failures:

Valley Plate coolant leak
Radiator
Starter
Water Pump
HVAC Blower motor
Radio Headunit - TWICE
Mark Levinson amplifier
Power steering pressure hose
AHC shocks
Transfer case actuator
AHC globes
Rear axle seals

Problems that I haven't had but are known issues on the 5.7L engine: timing chain tensioner, cam tower leaks, timing cover leaks, secondary air injection issues. A number of folks have reported head gasket failures.

Still a decent truck but, in my opinion, really bad compared to what Toyota used to build. My truck is getting old and typically I'd look for a 300-series, but they're under an unsolved recall for engines blowing up!

I live in Michigan and this would be a very very modest list at 200k miles. Temp extremes, rust belt, and very rough roads combine to make life hell on cars. My lists are easily 5x for cars like a Honda Civic hatchback, a Subaru Forester, and a Toyota Tacoma small pickup. I guess it keeps me "entertained" but unscheduled repair work and can heavy at times. I do a fair amount of preventative maintenance past 120k ish miles to try and boost reliability. But a lot of necessary repairs too.

 

[Madjik Man]

Tekton 3/8” semi deep 6-24mm

Was interested in the rail too to see if this is the organization I’m going to commit to for all my sockets.

Organizer Pros:
cheap
Clips lock in place on the rail (vs the aluminum rails where the clips slide back and forth)
Twist lock isn’t so bad

Cons:
Plastic
Non magnetic
Not sure if it can cut them down to size cleanly.

The sockets are nice though.

 

[LXCam]

Out of action for the moment as I got a new hip Friday but took my walker to the mail box today and retrieved these.



If you know these you are probably an industrial electrician or work in automation.


Picked these up for my torque screwdriver.

Just yesterday I was looking at felo bits. I’ve been on a binge trying to find a decent set. Thru the years I’ve had a few of their screwdrivers and really like them. So I take it their bits are good too ( unlike wera )

Tekton 3/8” semi deep 6-24mm

Was interested in the rail too to see if this is the organization I’m going to commit to for all my sockets.

Organizer Pros:
cheap
Clips lock in place on the rail (vs the aluminum rails where the clips slide back and forth)
Twist lock isn’t so bad

Cons:
Plastic
Non magnetic
Not sure if it can cut them down to size cleanly.

The sockets are nice though.

Those rails sure look like Ernst stuff. Just saying

 

[Madjik Man]

Just yesterday I was looking at felo bits. I’ve been on a binge trying to find a decent set. Thru the years I’ve had a few of their screwdrivers and really like them. So I take it their bits are good too ( unlike wera )



Those rails sure look like Ernst stuff. Just saying

They are. If I go for these I'll be buying them from Ernst

 

[Ohio Andy]

Just yesterday I was looking at felo bits. I’ve been on a binge trying to find a decent set. Thru the years I’ve had a few of their screwdrivers and really like them. So I take it their bits are good too ( unlike wera )

I have some standard felo bits and I bought their impact set.. I bought the impact set specifically because it is an impact set and I wanted a small grab and go impact set.



I own a lot of different bits and lately I have mostly been using PV Swiss and zypher so I have not done much with my felo bits.

Well I can say is those bits fit very snugly in that bit holder. So snugly in fact I thought it was a flaw. Part of that is that the included bits are very short, or at least they feel short given their form. Form. Specifically they have a stubby little part on the bottom and then a long skinny thing which I assume is to absorb shock, and then the actual bit that goes in place. And it's much easier to drop in a full size power drive bit.

All my other felo bits are just standard insert bits not meant for impact.

So although I have no particular reason to not trust the bits, I don't feel like I've abused them enough to say for sure that they will hold up... And I posted to show the set.

 

[Beerhippie]

Not sure if it can cut them down to size cleanly.

Anything can be cut down. Oh, cleanly? That's another matter.

 

[SteadyC]

More random/GJ buys. The flashlight is my second one (got it cheap $20) and a Malco 8mm and 10mm. Someone here posted the Klein driver on sale. The volt claw was more of a curiosity.

 

[four.cycle]

Went to the post office and Earthwise where I had items waiting for me:


Huot number-size drill merchandiser. This will get re-purposed to hold my taps and dies. Perfect.
A new brass wheel. This is a really nice one (or at least appears to be.)
and
Based on @Fedwrench previous assessment:

First up, Workpro 4.75 inch long mini long nose, two position slip joint pliers from Amazon. For $18, I'm quite happy with them. Nice finish, semi flush joint rivet, deep serrations. Just what my desk tool kit needed.

These are nice. A bit more than I'd like to pay, but.. c'est la vie.
This pair will go to my oldest sister's new admirer. I'll have to get two more pairs - one for me and one for my buddy.
These are tiny little things - less than five inches long. Downsized version of the ICON or Snap-on "Long-nose slip joint".
They've pulled it off nicely. Nice fit and finish - really grabby jaws - super lightweight.

Thanks for the recommendation, @Fedwrench



they just dropped the price to $15.19. (for Prime accounts only) (I paid $18 for this pair.)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFDC5KD6?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[casualtyper]

Icon g2 14” ratchet to replace FX80A.
It took 2 weeks to arrive in the UK from the US. Overall quality is subjectively about 80% of Snap on, but considering the price it’s a no brainer. Even at £75($100) I consider it a good buy with no alternatives on the UK market.

Biggest difference(to my F80, except length) is anvil/pawl engagement and I feel that Snap on has tighter tolerances in machining those moving parts. I will upgrade this ratchet with Snap on’s repair kit and possibly soft grip handle. Icon’s handle is a good quality and quite comfortable however.

So I got few bits from SO, including repair kit just to see what difference it will make and I have to say i made it worse. Backdrag was stronger and not as smooth. I put back the original, lubed with Super Lube oil and it’s perfect now, almost as good as Snap On.

Don’t waste your money on this “upgrade”, because it makes it worse.