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    groomsmen gifts?

    $100~ each
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    groomsmen gifts?

    i need to pick up a couple groomsmen gifts soon was looking at leathermans, knives, something well made/classy. we like tools and things made out of metal/wood no engraved flasks or beer mugs, no drink dispensing golf clubs. wondering what you may have bought? any suggestions would be greatly...
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    Mechanic's hat? What do you gents wear?

    cycling caps became my favorite when i scored a bunch of free super ugly ones. now i have run out though, and theyre $15-30:( back to welding caps/beanies. i have been known to cut the brims off baseball caps too
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    Bringing a used SO box into Canada

    UPS are crooks. find a private broker (parcel service) jvitez described exactly how i order 90% of my stuff.
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    Bringing a used SO box into Canada

    they do NOT like that. ive seen it. theyre not dumb. even if you know youre telling the truth,,, my friend left a suspension kit in their trunk. informed the US side, went down, came right back with another package.. good luck explaining that to CAD
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    Bringing a used SO box into Canada

    yes. but the difference in 'enhanced' license price is similar to a passport. so, unless you cross frequently, it makes a poor investment. tell them how much you paid. they WILL look for comparables online if they try to roast you. they will have a good, or inflated idea of what it is worth...
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    Does Matco and Cornwell exsist in Canada?

    i have never seen either on the west coast. doesnt mean theyre not on the way...
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    Need some buying advice on first set of tools...

    THIS is gospel. my box was bought on a line of credit. good rate. but damn that was a deep hole.
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    My "new/used" KRL 1022 arrived today.

    in my market, west coast canada, this is a fair price. considering the top and stainless add-ons i think you did well. i paid 5000CAD for a 722 top and bottom, so basically i paid 2500~ for a 722 roller. we dont have nearly as many people, mechanics or turn over in BC, so boxes hold their...
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    Need some buying advice on first set of tools...

    my advice from a 25 year old who is on his last 4 weeks of apprenticeship and started out much like you; i spent 2000~ first week on the job, that was for a decent sized Waterloo roll cab, and the rest in Mastercrap tools. the shop i work in has a loose basic tool policy and really without...
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    How it's made ----> Snap-on Tools

    weeeeird. different voice-over than canada. just like your Planet Earth series too:shocking: whats with that
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    common axle nut sizes

    1993ish and up went to 12point IIRC. that may have just been the bigger axles/motors aswell. not 100% sure. but i know pre-93 are 30mm 6 point and post are 12. but i dont see a ton of 90mm axles (4cyl) and later onto other sizes/points
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    Snap-on Butane Soldering Question

    im going to go out on a limb and say youre illiterate. i even mentioned their ranges in my post. read harder. which was exactly what hes asking. and as i said before, i still vote the larger output.
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    Snap-on Butane Soldering Question

    no one has given him a relevant wattage/usage answer. and i do not have one either. i would say the higher the better. its going to have a wider and longer range for you. unless youre doing very tiny tiny stuff.
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    Any strange tool terms?

    thats one of those actual definitions. like the butterfly gun. italian micrometer is the best thing ive heard so far.
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    EZ-Out Stories and Methods

    Booooooooooosh!
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    Any strange tool terms?

    i get weird looks when i call this a butterfly but im pretty sure this is the exact name
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    Any strange tool terms?

    i forgot about that one, a plumbing term that i use for that is 'Snipe' we call all of our large SO prybars 'Conan' 'pass me that conan' if youre checking kingpins or something:)
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    EZ-Out Stories and Methods

    my experience with easy outs is pretty decent, they work, sometimes, a lot of the above methods are great. drilling, tapping, torches. for cap screws especially,, for best results i will often shock the bolt, and especially give it a quick tighten, 64th turn or something, just enough to get the...
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    Any strange tool terms?

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