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I finally need to pick up my own sets of testers like compression, leak down, and oil/fuel pressure kits. Is there any advantage or disadvantage to going digital vs dial face on these sets?

Which is more of a must have to include when buying a new pliers set if including both isn't an option? Edit: Examples:

Review: Astro 65SL 650 Lumen Slimlight Skin's thread prompted me to do a little review on this light because I haven't seen anything about this one yet. I picked this light up a few weeks ago for $58 as I was already looking for an additional 40SLMAX which I paid around $60 for. Below is a...

Co-worker gets Matco's new "Hyper-Step" drill bits: "These drill though everything" Says he. So I say "Prove it, that size is lifetime isn't it?" He proceeds to dig out of his tool box a spare lonely flarenut wrench and does this :lol_hitti Speed holes I guess?

Found it pretty interesting, although I don't see a lot of husky boxes around myself.

I saw some ratcheting flare nut wrenches at SEMA that looked decent, but one size per wrench. Which got me thinking, what size on cars do you guys run into the most? Mostly Metric? SAE? I've seen some threads mention this, but not much consensus. I see often: 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 5/8" 10's 12's...

Anyone else get this email? Haven't seen a new inflator type in awhile. I personally use the digital one but know peeps that prefer dial face. http://www.astrotools.com/index.php/tpms-dial-tire-inflator-w-stainless-hose-0-65psi.html First one I've seen with a stainless hose besides Snap-On:

I've seen plenty of the cheap Chinese kits that work a couple times each, and I've seen Channellock decent pairs but are only one design/angle and you'd need to buy 2-4 to make it comprehensive. So what do you guys like between the $30 cheap kit and buying $100 in pliers?

I see a lot of "highest transfer efficiency yet" and "even higher than before" and of course >65% which is basically the legal minimum. But no numbers. Sata, DeVilbiss, Iwata all mention improvements with new models but no baseline to go off of that i've found. Do any manufacturers?:wtf: With...

Saw it over the weekend

How loud is your favorite impact? I know everyone has their favorite, and some people don't mind ear protection. But, at what point is a 1/2" impact too loud no matter how cool or powerful it is? It seems the smaller they get the louder they get. I used a 102db impact the other week and...

These 20-25 piece rad pressure test kits seem pretty comprehensive, but I've heard some people mention some of the caps not working from some kits for newer GM and/or Fords. Anyone noticing some of the newer caps not being found in some of the master kits? Seems like a lot of money to drop in...

I know measuring the pad thickness w/out taking off the wheel or even the piston/caliper is asking too much, but it seems like there should be a tool to measure the rotor thickness with the wheel on. Either long and thin enough to fit through spokes or if the wheel doesn't allow, at least from...

Now, call me a layman - but I'm not up to date on the latest style of ratchets. I have my go-to's that fill up most of a chest drawer and if they aren't too big or too small I call it good. But this set caught my eye. Anyone know what this style is called? It appears to be a 70 or 72 tooth...