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    funky large adjustable wrenches

    yes. a 12 point is still a 120 degree angle. not a 90, like a double square/8-point a triple square has 90s at 12 points... but its teeth get in the way of being used on a square im not tool collector by any means, but i see a lot of older wrenches with 6 point ends to the contrary. which is...
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    funky large adjustable wrenches

    double post
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    Sigh depressed (ok more disappointed)

    warranty can go beyond breakage, it can be chrome flaking, spreading and so on, handle damage, ive seen SO warrant a dead blow because the face was so damaged from proper use, not that they have to, but that the dealer wants to keep his big customers happy.
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    Sigh depressed (ok more disappointed)

    this is a must have. i often have to bring it home from work for automotive projects at home. worth the cost. anyone got a used one for sale?:thumbup:
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    Sigh depressed (ok more disappointed)

    i should clarify that i was referring to my experience with franchisees as snap on, not the company.
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    Sigh depressed (ok more disappointed)

    you gotta pay to play. i complain about snap-on out sourcing, about their lack of customer service, their lack of attention to some of the finer details but, as a pro day in and day out theyre the only thing ive had stand up to the abuse, and the warranty has always been as good. there's lots...
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    continuing downward spiral? SO missing the little things...

    finally, after 4 weeks my replacement KRL722 showed up yesterday, my 791 came in immediately. been waiting for the bottom. anyways its only been a couple years since myself and anyone in my shop ordered a SO box, so i was quite surprised when it was missing any of the finer touches. it did not...
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    Mac Tools Warranty Experience.

    i dont know. but they look an awful lot like the german sockets we use on our Voith transmission. i have always wondered what type they actually are. ours are made by stalwhille (spelling?) germans have been known to use every strange internal fastener they can imagine.
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    Mac Tools Warranty Experience.

    i stopped buying mac my first year in trades. i had purchased a number of tools from my MAC driver in a sort of estate sale from a customer who passed away, the wife sold his entire lot to our MAC guy. lots of good deals, or so i thought. i picked up a set of offset ratcheting wrenches. they...
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    how to remove KRL lock cylinders

    thank you!
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    how to remove KRL lock cylinders

    ive seen my driver do it, but he's nowhere in sight, you put the key in, then magic? the whole thing comes out? halp i want to match my new box with my old locks:thumbup:
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    Funny thing about tool engravings...

    my NFL mini-ball i keep in my trunk all summer long has my name and phone number on it.:spit: heres an interesting question.. is anyone familiar with frolf? frisbee golf? at the course i grew up playing it had several water hazards, fairly rare for a frolf course. and people often lost their...
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    Caterpillar snap-on, i never knew

    yea, the gasket kit for a 3406E (my only experience really with cat) comes with EVERY gasket for every engine variation, and is the only thing you can buy, cummins/detroit kits were a couple hundy, if i remember correctly cat was 1000~
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    Caterpillar snap-on, i never knew

    looked like 2000 on the date stamp..
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    Bike tools

    honest question, does anyone make an adjustable head set wrench? yes, i still have a threaded headset or two in the fleet.
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    Bike tools

    ill just jump right in, skipped most of the thread sorry... i bought a Filzer starter kit because i needed alot of tools and i needed them fast. i dont bike crazy, but i own 3 or 4 (you know) and so far the entry level stuff has been great, park tire levers, for sure though. the cone...
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    Caterpillar snap-on, i never knew

    wrenches, screw drivers and so on. our latest hire from the mines up north brought these things in, box is filled, almost every thing says cat when did this happen, what did they make? being a man i obviously love everything caterpillar yellow, and now wrenches, blew my mind. that is all.
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    Snap-On Impact stopped working.

    were you not oiling on each use? and, as mentioned now you buy a rebuild kit from snap on...
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    Torque Wrench Calibration

    S O trucks often have a tester, its just another dial gauge torque wrench basically that they compare against. we use a local company to calibrate.
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    plastic epoxy/glues

    whats your favorite/BEST plastics glue? i must fix a pair of sunglasses i broke,, plastic weld? a lot of talk on tools, not a ton on supplies go;
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