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    Do you remember this shop poster?

    Ok, this is killing me. My great-uncle had a poster in his shop that was of a **** girl sitting down with her legs extended smoking a cigarette with the smoke artistically streaming upwards. The background was black and the lettering was in red to the best of my knowledge.The only clues I can...
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    Grizzly Tool Boxes

    Looking at mini-mills and came across Grizzly's new ,or updated, line of toolboxes. Anyone have any experience with these? I'm sure they are made in China but was wondering what you opinion of them is.... http://www.grizzly.com/products/category.aspx?key=32
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    Snap On Tools, Made in Taiwan!

    We shouldn't have wasted so much time countering him, I mean, the dude has two posts. He was in and out to stir up the pot here. I think we got duped!
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    Proto SpinFlex, Proto Ratchet, Blackhawk Screwdriver

    Yulp, the handle locks. The Spin-Flex ratchet works quite well. The Big Dawg I could probably of fixed if I wasn't within 100 miles of my shop but I'm kinda looking to see if Proto will make me a customer for life or not.
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    Proto SpinFlex, Proto Ratchet, Blackhawk Screwdriver

    So after working on the Proto Ratchet a bit I decided to send it to Proto. The allen screws that hold the assembly together were a tad bit loose, after tightening them up I realized the ratchet did not have much play in it. I took the darn thing apart and put it back together and it still sounds...
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    Snap On Tools, Made in Taiwan!

    I'm not sure you know much about manufacturing, forging, heat treating processes. There is a big difference, and while some us more than others pay high prices for tools I think the difference is evident. Alot of companies spend more time replicating other higher class designs for cheaper...
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    Stacey David's GEARZ to be on SpeedTV

    Tell us more! :bounce:
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    I actually bought a MAC tool

    I gave up on that type of air ratchets. I came close to losing fingers with the kick back. Of course, I was using a cheap one not a MAC. Looks good, let us know how its works out in the long run....
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    Garage Machine shop for Custom Bike Building

    Agreed. When I started Mechanical Engineering I thought students would be mechanically inclined, but I was wrong. I thought I had a hunch you might be since your shop mainly includes lathes/mills/metal tools and everything is organized and neat. The cleanliness and organization is something they...
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    Dream garage

    That is rediculous! Good job, I would eat dinner off that floor. Dang, I thought I was organized...
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    Stacey David's GEARZ to be on SpeedTV

    Put him back on Trucks! They ruined trucks, and many of their other shows, recently with new crews. Stacy may have lost some steam but he did the best work and had the best personality out of all them!
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    New Britain NAPA Socket Set

    Very nice! Tool's made for real people!
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    Garage Machine shop for Custom Bike Building

    With a garage that looks as spiffy and thought out as yours I would gander to think you might be an engineer of some nature? Keep up the pictures...
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    New Tool Box

    heh, I actually shop at Bob's Tools in Des Moines. Great place, definitely one of my favorites...
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    Eatly 60's Snap On Military Ratchet on Ebay

    Does anyone make ratchets with that kind of handle design anymore? That is one beautiful tool!
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    Whoa... check it out: tools made to fix orchestral instruments!

    That site hurts! Amazing web site designer..
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    Good Metabo Production Vid

    I feel betrayed..
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    Good Metabo Production Vid

    Not sure what everyones opinion is of Metabo but I have always been curious. This is a pretty good video they came up with http://www.metabousa.com/Metabo-Corporate-Video-Kopie-1.21019.0.html
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    Proto SpinFlex, Proto Ratchet, Blackhawk Screwdriver

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230215591906&indexURL=1&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting Uh oh....Stanley did it....Blackhaiwan
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    Allen tools (Danaher) warranty?

    Sears likes to make it difficult for you to replace GearWrench because by the time they wear you out on replacement you just buy the Craftsman set.
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