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I'm the same way. I haven't bought any tools really since the end of December but there's lots of things on my wish list that I've been eyeing. Pretty soon I'll go on a tool spree again. I'm mostly just waiting for spring so I can make some more money. The shop has been dead at work lately.

The spirals work ok for exhaust manifold bolts if you can get to them to drill. That's all I used to use until the shop I work for finally got a welder. Now I just build a nub on the end of the bolt with the welder and turn them out with vise grips. Takes half as much time as drilling :thumbup:

That would be interesting. I've never had vise grips that gripped like Milwaukee's. I can't believe I haven't broken them torqueing on the adjustment loop with a pry bar!

Kobalt's Taiwan made 1/4" extensions are nice. I bought a set a couple of years ago, use them everyday. The knurling is nice and the chrome is as good as anything else i own. Pretty reasonably priced too if I remember right.

I guess that's one downside of all the bright colors; they don't stay bright very long. I like the blue for that reason. I got my first TC dead blow yesterday in blue and I love it. Now I'm just afraid of ending up like Strouty. :lol_hitti

I know this is a colors thread, but have you guys looked into a poly hammer line with rubber grips (like Snap-On, etc.)? Just curious. As far as the colors go, I like the yellow idea. Caterpillar yellow would sell I bet.

We have Flexzilla's at work, and other than me dropping brake rotors on two of them and hot slag from torching getting a third, they've been fantastic. They coil easy and they hold up. Not much more you can ask from an air hose.

One of my co workers has an expert wrench set. They seem pretty decent; my only complaint is that they're shorter than most wrenches.

My dual 80's are all hard to get the sockets off, at least with shallow chrome. Usually I just give the ratchet head a good whack on the edge of my service cart or the workbench. They pop right off. Only downside is after 5 years the edge of my cart doesn't have a drop of paint left!

Don't know if anyone mentioned this yet but ratchets with the selector opposite of everyone else. I have a Kobalt 1/4" ratchet that the selector goes left for reverse and right for forward. Nice ratchet but it drive me nuts to use it after using an SO dual 80 all day

I'm sold on the Lang set from Amazon. I think they're the best for the money and I can't imagine ever wearing them out unless all I did all day was snap rings. They've been great.

Nobody seems to make locking pliers that are worth a **** anymore. NOS Petersons are about the only option anymore. I keep wearing the teeth off everything else. My Taiwan made Milwaukee locking pliers are the only import I've used that worked, and that's probably due to me cranking them down...

I use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-35400-Door-Upholstery-Remover/dp/B0002BC0PA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1447031903&sr=8-3&keywords=Lisle+trim Sometimes I have to get under the head with a knife, but they never unscrew. Unless I'm in a bad mood or one of them gets stuck, and then I...

I couldn't swing SK Day and the green hammer deal that close together, but I guess I'll have to order a couple the next time they have a promo and see what all the fuss is about. They look really nice!

Order number 100001545. Thanks HJE!

I just bought a set of Lang pliers from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lang-Tools-12-Piece-Combination-Internal/dp/B005MVB6TG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445776314&sr=8-1&keywords=Lang+snap+ring I've only used them a couple of times but they seem very nice, and they're US made.

Blue hawk *****. Newer Kobalt china is pretty terrible too. As for Regal, I bought a ratchet and socket set when i was 14 and the ratchet still exists. It's not good but I've hit it with a hammer and had a 2 foot pipe on it and it hasn't broken. What more can I can ask for $10 in 10 years?

I have a set of 3/8" Tekton impact extensions that I use all the time. I'm not sure how good they are at transferring torque, but they hold up to my MG325 well. I have no complaints for the price.

Hey guys, I just had to send my 3/8" M12 ratchet to Milwaukee for repairs and I wanted to let you guys know how easy it was. My ratchet had motor issues; the motor was only running at about half speed and it smelled like the brushes were burning with no load. Sometimes the motor wouldn't start...

One of my coworkers is coming back to work this Monday after being out since March for a similar injury. He was doing parking brakes on a Kia when the hold down spring popped out and sliced his left eye so bad the surgeon didnt think he would ever see again. He has at least partial vision back...