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    tell me about my burndey MY28 cable crimper

    This was sitting in a box forever and I never used it. Is it made to crimp brass lugs onto battery terminals? It reads on the side "aircraft flag and two piece terminals." Thanks
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    are the usa craftsman torque wrenches worth spending tbe money to have recalibrated?

    I think my early 2000's 1/2" drive craftsman click torque wrench needs to be recalibrated. I don't trust it due to forgetting to set it to zero several times over the years before I knew better. Will sears recalibrate it, should I send it off somewhere or should I buy a new one? If the later...
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    do i need a pair of ratcheting double crimpers?

    I've been doing some rewire work lately on my boat. I have heat shrink connectors that I've been using for all my wiring. They are expensive compared to standard 3m terminals but the peace of mind can't be beat. I've been using my channellock 909's for all my crimping needs. I don't think...
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    source for adhesive lined heat shrink tubing?

    Not the stuff commonly found at home depot or auto supply stores that you cut off what you need, shrink it, and it stats flexible. I mean the stuff found on those expensive 3m heat shrink terminals that when you shrink it, it is hard as a rock and keeps stress off of your crimped connections...
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    just bought a vise from my neighbor for 5 bucks

    Its a duracraft industrial tools made in 1980. It has four inch jaws. Did I score? Sorry, no pics.
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    recommend some long reach needle nose plier sets?

    Needing a standard straight nose, bent nose and maybe some hose pliers. Any suggestions? Would like to keep it on the less expensive side. Under a 100 for a set if possible.
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    help me repair these threads

    I had to replace the o rings on the fuel cell of a fuel pump for my boat engine. Me being a *******, I overtightened the 10-32 screws and stripped out the threads on the aluminium fuel cell housing. I would say just fix it using heli-coils but the housing is so thin id run the risk of blowing...
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    recommend tap and dies?

    I have a kastar thread chasing kit I bought that would cover list thread repairs but it doesn't have anything too small. I'm looking into buying a set of smaller tap and dies now. My first thought was to buy a cheap set and just replace the individual pieces as needed with stuff I can buy...
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    need help with power steering hose flare fitting

    I have a 2004 kia sorrento. I was going to wait until I get my set of sk metric line wrenches to change the power steering line out but a leak turned into a rupture so I was forced to change it out now. unfortunately the only option I had was to go to autozone and buy their duralast ****. the...
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    Gw jumbo metric 4pc ratcheting wrench set

    Saw these on sale for half off in sears today for 29.95. I need some larger wrenches (bigger than 19mm) for occassional suspension work. Will this set cover most fasteners or at least can I add pieces to this set?
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    COO of craftsman bit sockets?

    Heard they may not be usa made anymore.
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    Performance tools

    Does performance tools make decent stuff for serious diy'ers and weekend mechanics? I got my summit racing tool catalog today and they have some stuff I could use. I have a pass through socket set that i've used a few times and it's done its job.
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    My 20 dollar spending spree

    Today I was on the opposite side of town and drove by a lowes that ive never been to. I banged a u-ey and decide to check out their tool selection. I found a set of metric and standard kobalt stubbies. They are, as many of you know, on clearance for ten buck a set. Even at full price, these...
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    Need a set of metric flare wrenches

    For an up coming job on the wifes car. Have an sae set by craftsman before they went to complete **** with their chicom garbage that have been reliable but obviously vant use them for this job. Can you guys recommend a reasonably priced set (around 50 bucks) that won't spread like a virgin...
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    Ernst wrench rails

    Just got a set of these in part# 6014. They are great exept all my wrenches are 19mm / 7\8 and under. Still have three more sets to organize. Basically, i'd just be using half the rail, cutting it and throwing the top half in the trash unless they make smaller rail for smaller sets. Ideas...
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    Cman socket question

    originally I was going to make this another sears ***** thread but I decided not to because dealing with people at sears is just plain painful experience and goes without saying. anyway to the subject of this thread. I swapped out some sockets today from my set that needed replacing. of the...
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    Well, my day is ruined

    I was in carquest this morning buying some filters and the customer next to me puts a a nos gearwrench metric set of racheting combos on the counter. It was a 15pc set or so that went up to the larger sizes. It was missing a few of the smaller sizes. He dug it out of the clearance bin. The...
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    Where did toolsdelivered.com go?

    I put it in my search engine and come up with nothing. Is the sight down?
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    My 3k dollar hf tire inflator

    I've had this thing for about five years and finally realized that the guage showed 10psi to high. So for the last five years I've been running around with my tires low on pressure. I guessimate that it has cost me an extra 3k in fuel *AND TIRES*.
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    Anyone have a hf 3 ton floor jack coupon?

    I had one but they wouldnt take it cause it was expired.
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