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    princess auto pass/fail thread

    I have some of the ProPoint composite ratchets that I really like.
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    Metric vs. SAE Std tool use

    When I started in the industrial boiler service business about 35 years ago, it was all SAE, up until about 8 years ago it was all SAE. As the super high tech boiler engineering and manufacturing today is mainly from Europe and an occasional piece from Japan, its now necessary to have both SAE...
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    Another Upstate New Yorker

    I'm in the Syracuse area.
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    Mac Metric Wrench - M13CW

    $12, that includes the shipping
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    Mac Metric Wrench - M13CW

    Mac metric combination wrench, 13 mm, M13CW, stamped Sabina, Ohio, for sale or trade.
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    For Sale - 9/32" Drive Universal Joint

    For Sale - a black 9/32" drive unversal joint, black, not chromed, the only markings are STW stamped on the side. $10, that includes USPS flat rate box, in the US.
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    ATF for air tools

    I have some big buck Nitto Kohki air tools and they clearly state not to run ATF, as it will ruin the tool. I would assume that ATF is better than nothing, but the proper air oil is cheap.
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    HF composite ratchet

    I been using 2 of them at work everyday for the last year and a half, they have worked fine and I haven't noticed any excessive noise.
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    My drill press will not produce spirals of metal.

    Its not the drill press, it could be your technique, the angle on the drill bit and how much you are drilling out.
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    The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...

    When you work in a boiler room, with 3 or 4 pieces of equipment or more, that are 40 feet long 12 feet high and 15 feet wide, its not possible to always "watch your tools", it just not that simple. I work with high pressures, high voltages, highly flammable fuels and extreme temperatures, I...
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    The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...

    I work on industrial boilers in schools, hospitals, factories, etc, etc, there is no way to lock the tools. There are days, I'm in 3-4 different boiler rooms, after 35 years, lost/stolen/mis-placed tools is a fact of nature. It happens, if you let it get to you, you will suffer greatly. I end up...
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    The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...

    I'm guessing the 3/8" composite ratchets are a pass, I've had about 15 of them stolen from the job sites so far this year. I'm beginning to think they are just unique/different from the other tools, they bring the thieving element in society out of the woodwork. I had to pick up 3 more...
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    Portable Plasma Cutters, Miller ? Thermal Dynamics?

    I think you will be happy with the Hypertherm plasma cutter. I have a PM 30, a PM 45 and a PM 1250 and love my Hypertherms. jack
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    Hello From Central New York State

    My name is Jack, I work as a industrial boiler service tech in the northeast part of the US, formally work the same type of job, but did it world wide for almost 6 years. I also run a small machine shop in my garage, making parts for obsolete boilers, race car parts for friends and some small...
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