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    Impact socket wear...

    So i've got 2763 impact with a hog ring anvil. Anyway i have only high quality impact sockets all my 1/2 impacts sockets below 1-1/4 are SK anything bigger than that is wright, So my most used Sockets are my deep well 1-1/2, 1-1/8 and 3/4 they are all around 2 years old and have what i would...
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    needle scaler as an attatchment?

    anyone use one? like on a .401 air hammer i use my scaler mostly for chipping welding slag. I just bought an ingersoll EC400-NS attachment to try on my 118max air hammer. I'm wondering how well it will perform, i noticed the BPM on my 118 is 2500 to my 125 scaler's 4500 thats a huge difference...
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    is the lathe a good deal? is it the right lathe?

    I'm looking to buy my first lathe I'm having a hard time finding on cheap I'm justwonddering if this is a good starter and if its worth the money I know very little About running a lathe and even less about buying one so what do you think? http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/5057713786.html
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    im wanting a lathe but is this one worth my time?

    I'm wanting a lathe to learn on. But is this project worth mytime it seems cheap but I don't know if I should start here http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/5102494121.html
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    2763 ruining sockets? is it me?

    i'll try to post a video tomorrow however this has happened to my most commonly used sockets! here's the skinny I bought the 2763 around this time last year. love it, never let me down yet, love the battery life the power is worth the extra weight and it continues to impress with its every use...
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    Proto vs SK

    I'm really looking at spending about 300 on a set of metric impact sockets and its down to Proto or Sk Proto being about 20 dollars cheaper i'm torn between the proto j74216 and the SK 4047 what do you think? i have plenty of both brands but this is a large set and a fairly large price so lets...
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    ir 118 max set screws

    i just got the first chance to use my new to me 118 max and it is incredible. I dont have alot of experience with air hammers this small, but this thing is incredible how hard it hits! however it did not come with any set screwsin the quick change chuck. I went to the storeroom to get some...
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    made in usa welding hood.

    Does one exist? i know the jacksons are now vietnamese and i use to see made in usa on the prostars but im not seeing it anymore. anyone know of one? a flipper only no auto tint
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    What is the coloring on this ratchet?

    I recently won an auction on a proto torque wrench it was such a good deal, i'm really not scared of it, though i'm cursious about a few things like for instance the drive end has a not quite rust, copper coloring and the ratchet cover plate is not labeled like my other proto ratchets. what do...
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    extendable/indexable pry bars

    I used one of those gearwrench indexing/extendable prybars today and found it REALLY handy. http://www.gearwrench.com/pry-bars/gearwrench-82220-29-extendable-indexing-pry-bar.html Anyone know if there is an American Made version of this?
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    show us whats in your kennedy 1022's w/pictures

    Well fellow millwrights and other tool enthusiasts. Its time for a thorough tool degreasing and today it was time to do the good old kennedy 1022. After unloading it from my truck i began to unload the contents onto my bench and realized i did not clear enough bench space to properly photograph...
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    kd 3652

    anyone use this puller seems like the ratcheting feature would be really handy. how many times have ypu gotten a puller almost ready to wrench on shortly before it falls off? it looks like it might be a little small fo a 5 ton puller though. http://store.harryepstein.com/cp/Pullers/3625.html...
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    torch tip question

    the other day i saw a rosebud tip for a victor strait cutting torch, no bigger than a regular torch tip, it just had a rosebud on the end of it. anyone know a name for this? i'd really like to buy one and sorry i dont have pictures
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    A question for Milwaukee tool company

    Let me start by saying that this is in no way a ***** about milwaukee tools. I'm wondering will they're corded technology ever catch up to their cordless technology? More of a reference to drills and impacts. For instance the 2763 1/2 impact is rated at 700ft/lbs of torque in mode 2, thats a...
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    k&t milling machine 300 bucks

    http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/4780073684.html i'm not knowledgeable on machines but this seems like a great price. probably more than that in scrap for this hting I've done some exensive work on a super-sized version of this machine at a foundry that makes wheels for the railroad...
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    yet another "identify my vise" thread

    it seams like there needs to be a section for this and im sorry if there already is! lol I was recently given this vise by a friend of mine who works in an appliance repair shop. It was attached to a table destined for the dumpster. It looks like a wilton to me but im not sure
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    which SK set to buy

    Let me start by saying I'm a millwright apprentice and i'm finishing out my tool list with metric tool (for the second time) Well, this time i feel like i'm doing it right. I'm really torn between two sets for my metric 1/2 inch sockets and i'm wanting some opinions hopefully from other...
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    Plastic storage case for sockets?

    Has anyone heard of anywhere you can buy bare plastic set cases? Reason im asking is i have a set of Proto 3/8 deep impact sockets and the way the stay attached to the rail is pitiful!
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    Pawnshop Score! Billings Auto wrench

    Was killing some time at a pawn shop today and scored a nice haul! A 15" Billings & Spencer Co Auto wrench well used A 12" proto J712 (fairly new) and a 3/8 drive well used KD tools torque wrench!
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    who has the best USA 3/4 set for the money

    Hello all I'm in the market for a 3/4 set with ratchet and case, needs to be usa I already know im in the 4-7 hundred dollar range and i have a pretty wide set of proto tools, i like the sk 20 pc set but im not sure i want something from a company that changes ownership that often, i'm wanting...
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