four.cycle
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thanks.
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ElectroMechTech
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Also getpipe.com has them.
The ones from Gray Tool, I got from Zoro. Took about three weeks from Zoro, but was worth the wait.
And yes, both are made by Wilde.
ElectroMechTech
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NightSky
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Wow! The supply house you mentioned here is 5x the reasonable price when buying directly from Wal-Rich. And it looked like a quantity of one for both sources. This pricing may be to reduce dealing with retail purchasers... or it may be the government price.
I also noticed that there is a smooth, toothless variant you may need to add to your collection if you haven't already. It's also 10" like the other.
ElectroMechTech
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Wow! The supply house you mentioned here is 5x the reasonable price when buying directly from Wal-Rich. And it looked like a quantity of one for both sources. This pricing may be to reduce dealing with retail purchasers... or it may be the government price.
I also noticed that there is a smooth, toothless variant you may need to add to your collection if you haven't already. It's also 10" like the other.
I only paid about $25 shipped for mine.
a6hux
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That's google AI for ya. Only the highest prices for its users!
four.cycle
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^ Unless I am mistaken, the best price on that unit right now is from Harry Epstein. Wilde makes those for everybody (other than Channellock.)
ElectroMechTech
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Klein Tools D532-7 pliers wrench with knurled jaws. Made in South Korea. The 10" model is supposed to deliver to me on Tuesday. I can already tell I'm gonna like these compared to my bloated in size Channellock SpeedGrips.
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One meeeeeelion dollars
ElectroMechTech
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That has to be for case quantity or something. I know Zoro sells some Wilde stamped pliers with minimum orders of 5.
What’s the draw to Wilde pliers?
As I mentioned earlier I saw them as the Douglas brand as an apprentice like 30 years ago. The mechanical foreman on a job had a set. He didn’t use tools much running large jobs but they didn’t seem great to me at the time compared to channelocks.
I never knew they were Wilde at the time, just that they were sold at plumbing supply houses.
ElectroMechTech
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I've got a modest collection of old Wilde pliers. Then one day for no good reason, I started down the rabbit hole of modern era Wilde rebrands.
As far as actual use making a living, I have few Wilde things I use. But mostly use Knipex.
Their lock ring pliers, typically used for rebuilding a manual transmission are fantastic. Otherwise I have no other pliers by Wilde.
These:
I have a set of those that are like 35 years old but swear they are branded Lisle. Not a tool I use often. Bought them at Sears when I was in high school.
Which company is the OEM?
KnurledNut
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Decided to upgrade my well used wire strippers at work.
four.cycle
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Other than producing a product which is superior to that of their largest competitor?
Lemme think on that one a bit....
We will have to disagree on that.Other than producing a product which is superior to that of their largest competitor?
Lemme think on that one a bit....
Do you like those curved handles, imDecided to upgrade my well used wire strippers at work.
Not a fan at all.
The rest of my Klein order made it at some point this week. Nothing special but two modbox conduit bender clamps and a replacement light for one I gave to one of my temp guys a couple months back. I have the original large light but liked this one much better. I have no idea why it provided better lighting and the battery lasts significantly longer than the other one too.
KnurledNut
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My old pair these are replacing have klein kurve handles. I didn’t care for them at first, but they grew on me with use.
But you can have your cake and eat it too because Klein recently released a straight handle version of these slim forged.
https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/...im-forged-wire-strippercutter-straight-handle
afazz
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Marketplace KRL1201 top chest to complete my stack and facilitate my tool addiction!
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Nice setup!Marketplace KRL1201 top chest to complete my stack and facilitate my tool addiction!
To most on GJ, this is “just getting started.”
SC Fly Guy
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Wilde. They make them for lots of manufacturers, including Proto. I am not a huge Wilde fan, but these pliers are legit. I am not impressed by Wilde's punches (not good) or their pry bars (merely ok)
Ohio Andy
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Curious what your complaint with the punches are.. I just got a set of six pin punches and I thought they were pretty nice, admittedly I haven't used them yet. I just liked how they felt in my hand...
Meursault74
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Bike Spoke Tension Meter. Used it today to check my work after a repair and use. It's not a game changer for me.
But it didn't cost much, so I'm OK with having it even if I don't really need it. Yeah, I hang out here too much.
But it didn't cost much, so I'm OK with having it even if I don't really need it. Yeah, I hang out here too much.
Meursault74
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If they’re anything like the ones I had, they are just softer and bend easier than more premium offerings. The good news is they’re easy to bend back LOL
On topic: Grabbed this Neiko Torx Plus set and Lisle “Universal” noid light
I don’t see that much Torx Plus, maybe 1-2x a week, so I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a set. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Neiko from other mechanics so I figured I’d give them a try. They sure pass the “eye test”:
I was looking for a Noid light set after borrowing one a few times but I wasn’t sure which one to get. I didn’t want to buy a set only to find out that it didn’t have the right lights for my needs.
This light has the pins on a swivel joint so they are infinitely adjustable.
The cable is a few feet long and the light has a suction cup so you can mount it on the windshield and see if it lights up from the drivers seat. No more turning the key and having to move to the engine bay to see if the little light is turning on. I thought it was an innovative design and I’m looking forward to using it
Beerhippie
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Back in the late seventies, electronic guitar tuners had just hit the market. One of the guys who worked in the same bike shop as I was a guitarist and brought his in to show off. We immediately figured out it made a great spoke tensiometer and he had difficulty getting it back.
We were trained to check spoke tension by ear back then.
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BlakeTheCarGuy
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Neighbor called me up the other day hey as you know I’m not a diesel mechanic anymore and I’m not really able to work on much other than light stuff and just left my job as a mower mechanic so why don’t you come over this weekend and look at my tools and see what you want. He was available today. He got me for $500 so far who knows what else I’ll end up with haha. Finally got me one of them Snap-on zap guns as I call it and my driver calls it the one with the toggle like trigger. In my opinion the only good power tool that Snap-on makes lol. Lots of bigger stuff to work on dad’s truck with and lots of Craftsman USA which is a brand I collect. I feel like $500 is fair considering the two things in the blow molded cases cost about $800 a piece or so these days plus the complete sets of Snap-on impact sockets too. Couple broke Craftsman and Snap-on and Icon things which I’ll have warrantied out. Never once in my life have I seen a broken 20mm socket until today lol. 20 must of been for something special on big rigs or something. Most of this will come in handy when fixing dads truck and most of it I got just because it was cool haha.
Meursault74
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I've never built a wheel up from scratch. Replaced plenty of random broken spokes over the years and trued up the wheels. I broke a spoke last week, fixed it and rode it for while. Still true. This tool was only $17, just to play with it was worth it I guess. The Park Tool (which this one copied) is over a $100. I don't know how absolute accuracy is with this "cheap" one, but it can give a number to the tension. I did a pretty good job just going by feel squeezing parallel spokes. So that's why I said I didn't really need this, especially if I'm not building up wheels.
I don't think I could use my hearing to tell spoke tension though.
Neighbor called me up the other day hey as you know I’m not a diesel mechanic anymore and I’m not really able to work on much other than light stuff and just left my job as a mower mechanic so why don’t you come over this weekend and look at my tools and see what you want. He was available today. He got me for $500 so far who knows what else I’ll end up with haha. Finally got me one of them Snap-on zap guns as I call it and my driver calls it the one with the toggle like trigger. In my opinion the only good power tool that Snap-on makes lol. Lots of bigger stuff to work on dad’s truck with and lots of Craftsman USA which is a brand I collect. I feel like $500 is fair considering the two things in the blow molded cases cost about $800 a piece or so these days plus the complete sets of Snap-on impact sockets too. Couple broke Craftsman and Snap-on and Icon things which I’ll have warrantied out. Never once in my life have I seen a broken 20mm socket until today lol. 20 must of been for something special on big rigs or something. Most of this will come in handy when fixing dads truck and most of it I got just because it was cool haha.
What's in the blow molded cases?
Definitely would be interested to know what the 20mm socket was used for.
On a new model this year apparently there has been complaints of belt noise, part of the procedure is to download a Gates drive belt app on your phone.
Motorcycle shops tend to be noisy, how the heck am I supposed to "Tune" a belt when the app is picking up every noise in the shop, got it as close as I could and down the road it goes, they haven't been back so good?
M.Brane
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Ducati timing belts are set to 110HZ.
Starrett punches are way, way.... more durable than Wilde.
I would never have the milage I have on my Ulysses if I had the maintenance requirements of a Duck.
I would love to have one don't get me wrong, but my Buells are so easy to maintain.
I still have a bit of distain for HD killing the brand.
Yes it's alive but I have a fondness for the aircooled models.
I picked this Matco air drill for a song, $70 shipped, off eBay. Great exterior condition, let’s hope it works as good as it looks…
It’s missing the chuck key but it’s a Jacobs chuck so I Imagine it won’t be hard to get the replacement.
It’s missing the chuck key but it’s a Jacobs chuck so I Imagine it won’t be hard to get the replacement.