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    Show your new tool arrivals

    Good enough for a field box. I normally get Wright sockets. They should be coming out with a lot more hand tools made in the USA in a few months. I had an interview with Tti at the Milwaukee/brookfield facility. It was pretty cool what they are doing hopefully it will work out. I think...
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    Show your new tool arrivals

    They have been on the Home Depot deal of the day. The two small sets were 25 and the other 35. Got them for the road trip fox for work. Better then the HarborFreight ones I was going to get.
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    Show your new tool arrivals

    Got some Milwaukee sockets on sale.
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    Snap-On tools and metal used

    https://tenor.com/view/you-cant-handle-truth-gif-18356187 Not helpful I know but I could not help myself 😄
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    Home Depot is getting out of the tool repair business including Ridgid LSA repairs.

    Back when I was in college, I worked at Home Depot. This is just a hypothesis on to repair at Home Depot. When I worked there tool rental and Rigid tools were new. The tool rental department worked on the tools that they rented they did PMs and repair. From what I understood from other people...
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    Home Depot is getting out of the tool repair business including Ridgid LSA repairs.

    I had one of the 2ah batteries go bad on me. Called this morning instead of using the online form to talk to one of the customer service representatives about not having a local repair center anywhere close to Milwaukee. The closest one to me is outside Chicago. They told me you can have three...
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    What tools did you get rid of today and why?

    Old Harbor freight pancake air compressor still working just not enough CFM for what I need it for now. An old no-name brand line voltage 1/2 impact driver . One of those cheap tool sets don’t even know how I got it. Donated it.
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    Looking to buy the XL ratcheting box metric wrench set icon or tekton

    I have a set of both. If you have a harbor, freight close by then I would go that route especially when you catch them on sale. The good thing about Tekton is if you have to warranty they ship it to you at least in my case. Where I am going to be moving there is no Harbor freight close, but I...
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    Aircraft Mechanic Looking to outfit my box nice and proper.

    I worked at Midwest Express Airlines for 10 years and for Republic/Frontier. Was a good job when I worked for YX but during the sale to Republic and them buying Frontier it was a **** show. Worked at Universal Studios Orlando for a little bit, but then had to move back because of my parents...
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    Shallow vs. Semi-Deep vs. Deep Socket

    I have a set of Astro nano mm and sae and Capri in the mid sae and mm. I use the Astros all the time removing hard stops and bump stops.
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    Raise panel vs. Smooth wrenches

    I like the Wright satin finish.
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    Please Help Me Identify This Tool

    I have worked on a bunch of weird stuff from nuclear reactors (not anything crazy just the Control side of it) to animatronics and aircraft. I like working on some of the older stuff to and trying to figure out how it works especially trying to restore old Nickelodeon’s. Worked on animatronics...
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    Please Help Me Identify This Tool

    Looks like a player, piano part. The few I’ve worked on had something similar, but not 100% sure.
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    Ridgid Impact Bits

    Direct tools have some Ridgid drillbits, and an impact driver bit set. Don’t know why not at Home Depot.I tried a few of them and not very good. Years ago, Home Depot did sell Ridgid wood bore drill bits. Along with Ridgid screwdrivers and self adjusting wrenches. It would be nice if they did...
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    Ratchet and Socket Drawer.

    Not organized all that great but this is what I have in my main box at work.
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    Anyone have wera joker ratcheting wrenches?

    I have two of them and did not like them. The sae one I have did not seem to fit very well. The 16mm one is not bad but don’t use it that often.
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    The Ridgid addiction thread

    Got the some of the new ope from Ridgid for the house in NC.
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    Astro Nano Sockets

    I wonder if this would work. I found something like it from Sunex but looks thicker. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B5YJ1NB4/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_3?smid=A2PALMKFQLWYK1&psc=1
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    2023 Home Depot deals/sales/clearance thread

    1/4 pass-through socket set.
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