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    Anyone seen a price jump like this before

    here you go http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sk-86048-SuperKrome-12-Pt-Fractional-Long-Pattern-Combination-Wrench-Set-/261382421984?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368
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    Got a new Matco ratchet today

    Yep, what a bargin. Really for the abuse I give it, the 60-70 bucks more for matco from usa vs gearwrench from taiwan, it is worth it. When they break I still get mad cause I still need it.
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    Got a new Matco ratchet today

    Here is a pic
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    33 year old Air Compressor - keep or toss???

    i'll probably get burned at the stake for this but I wouldn't worry about it. Any compressor tank that I've seen rust out is just a small pin hole, not a explosion. Maybe others have had compressor tanks blow, then I'm wrong. Usually the blown up tank stories are " I know a guy who knows a guy...
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    Got a new Matco ratchet today

    So far it sounds like I made a good decision. I haven't used it yet cause I bought it at the end of the day. I was really tossing back and forth between the Gearwrench or the Matco for a long time. I think it was well worth the extra money for a USA Matco . I hope I don't like it too much and...
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    Got a new Matco ratchet today

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/182212483215?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true I didnt take a pic of it but here is a link to the identical ratchet.
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    Got a new Matco ratchet today

    Are they being made again or did I get a NOS. It is a long 1/2 flex head on sale for $ 160. It says USA on it and I asked him if was a rebranded Gearwrench and he said no, it was a true Matco. Hopefully they are producing them again.
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    What's your essential home oil change equipment?

    Oil Change instructions for Men : 1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00. 2) Stop by 7/11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home. 3) Open a beer and drink it. 4)...
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    Dumpster Diving Finds

    9 inch Milwaukee hand grinder at a scrap yard, put new cord on it and still using it 5 yrs later. Also picked up a bucket of those antique wrenches with all the curves and what not. Kinda wish I would have left them there cause i've been moving them around in the shop ever since and can't bring...
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    FLAT RATE MECHANICS Any secrets to being more productive and turning BIG hours??

    Tricks are learn shortcuts and experience. That being said, I worked on a modified flat rate/hourly wage for 15 yrs and I think it is a terrible idea. First, the customer gets screwed because, some shortcuts should not be done and many things get overlooked and then billed for looking at it...
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    I'm kind of undecided on which type of impact wrench to really get

    I replaced my 3/8 20 volt Dewalt that died after only about a year with a 18 volt Milwaukee Fuel. It has so much more power than my old Dewalt that it wasn't even comparable. I work with two other guys that have the Snap On CT8810A and both them have had their impacts sent up to get rebuilt...
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    Leaving a compressor on its wood skid

    I've never seen one not on a pallet including my own I don't I think I would worry about it.
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    Rigid or Snap on pipe wrenches ??

    Been reading this thread and would have to agree, good grief, all you were wondering about is a pipe wrench. Then you got treated like a pyosiopath that gets his thrills out of killing inoccent pipe wrenches. I myself have a drawer dedicated to cut up , welded on and bent wrenches that purposely...
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    E-Z Red vs Gearwrench ratchet

    I was looking at the extendable ez, but I assume the heads are the same as standard. Does gw make an extendable one?
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    E-Z Red vs Gearwrench ratchet

    More curious than anything, our SO dealer handles the EZ and our auto parts store has GW. They both seem like decent ratchets for the money, just wondering if one holds up better than the other or both about the same.
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    How buying Snap On may actually cheaper than Harbor Freight

    I kinda get it, your moving money instead of spending money. But it only works if you sell the Snap on at some point. I don't think you will get 75 dollars for the SO ratchet in 25 yrs though.
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    18v fuel combo kit ?

    I have the 3/8 and 1/2 fuel. Unbelievable power. My 3/8 fuel out powers both my co workers SO 3/8 drives. I don't know anything about IR cordless. The combo doesn't sound like too bad of a deal to me if it has the bigger batteries. It is a really good deal if you consider that you could only...
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    Mac Antivibe COO ?

    I have one of the anti vibes from mac. Good hammer but the only thing that keeps me from buying another is that the rubber handles are not oil resistant. Just like so many re branded tools that these trucks sell the rubber swells and gets squishy after a short while when exposed to oil. Never...
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    Snap On impact vs IR - anvil stop, etc

    Like op said, the anvil stop is nice but I will still take my IR 2235. My SO dealer tried to trade me out of it and brought me their gun to show how much more power it had. Well, after my 1 1/2 year old 2235 was out powering his SO in both forward and reverse, he stopped trying to sell me a SO.
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