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  1. J

    Good run in with our Matco guy

    I consider my last 2 Snap On dealers freinds I help my last one with his brother in laws dirt car and stay at his house sat. nights so I dont have to drive home at 1:00 in the morning. The dealer I deal with now comes to my house to eat lunch on thursdays I don't owe him any more money but like...
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    Snap-on vs. Cornwell

    I guess I have been lucky in close to 20 years of buying Snap On tools and 4 dealers later I have had nothing but good things to say about them The 3rd one I helped out on his brother in-laws dirt modified weekly in Pa, He paid my way into the track and after the races I stayed at his house and...
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    Best way to drill 2" hole in concrete wall?

    Not me I was a very good employee in my opinion I took like 4-5 vacations in that time was there every morning 6:30 till 5:30 sat 8:00 to 5:00 snow rain sleet etcc,,,, I broke 3 toes and a bone on top of my foot while there didn't even go to the Dr's during hours went after work and he gave me a...
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    Best way to drill 2" hole in concrete wall?

    The company I worked for had a four hour charge for the drill but not the bit. Its a national company I'm not going to name them because I hate the company they let me go with no notice after 16 years (initals ar T.R.) but hey now they have no mechanic or welder ha ha ha, and buissness has gone...
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    Best way to drill 2" hole in concrete wall?

    Nissan its been over a year since I worked there but from what I recall should be about $100 +/- a day best deal we had was pick it up after 3 on sat bring back monday morning by 9 one day charge... John
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    Best way to drill 2" hole in concrete wall?

    Exactly what Buck said I worked in a rental store for 16 years all you need is a hand held core drill 4" is the biggest you could go with the machine we had it was a 110 volt with a garden hose hook up the bit will cost you more than the drill to rent diamond bits are expensive.. John
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    New Member, new project

    Atv, being a circle trsck guy myself I enjoyed the pics. We're running out of tracks here in Jersey down to two short tracks (New Egypt & Bridgeport) both dirt. Since losing Wall Speedway I have lost alot of bussiness build and repair race cars was a hobby till last year when I lost my job now...
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    my Permit will be denied, what to do? Variance?

    hey Sun, if I had a yard like that I'd stay in Jersey.. But my area's getting kinda bad, Plainfield is closing into my section of Piscataway, If I had kids I wouldn't send them to public schools here all schools I went to (grad. 88).I worry about my garage nightly I have alot of race car fab...
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    New Cornwell mid depth sockets

    I use my S/O semi deeps all the time just because their in a metal rack hanging off the front of my box (both metric and standard) Just a case of lazyness ..I have short and deeps that look brand new lol \... John
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    4307's work shop.... basement!

    Hi 4307, who makes that blue bender that you have I could really use somthing like that in my shop... Thanks,John
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    thread restoring set

    I have Snap On's version of the Craftsman set and a Snap on I think 214 pc set came with taps and dies and drills and extractors use them alot and are great. John
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    1 1/2 Impact Socket....Sears??

    I would go with the deep socket I used to do alot of hitch istalations when I worked at a rental store and sometimes more thread sticks out then would work with a shallow socket I have a Snap On one and used it most every day at least once John
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    Anyone use those handheld sandblasters that Eastwood sells?

    I have the same Blue Point one Elroy has. I Love it but like they said you need DRY air jusr like any blaster.... John
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    needle scaler

    When I was a mechanic at a rental store (16 years up to last sept.) I used my needle scaler all the time to remove mortar and cenment from the mixers nobody cleaned them when they were done when wet so it came to me to clean then 1/2 the time had to eplace he drum bearings cause they were all...
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    Has anybody used/own a unibit ...

    Hi doing sheet metal bodies and intierors on race cars I'd be lost without them I have prob,a total of 12 them some duplicates I use them on my cordless drill all day long sometimes John
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    new tool from dewalt!

    Guess I gotta start going to Home Depot and Lowes more often instead of the gun shop lol John
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    New Snap on deep bolt remover

    I forget the price but I have a Blue Point set just like that for about 2 -3 years works great came in a yellow box not red..but same sizes.. John
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    HF Impact gun/wrench and sockets

    We didn't bring a comp. to the track just 3 Nitrogen bottles for tires (air has mositure in it and raises the psi which messes up the stagger you just spent all that time setting lol) and we used it for pit stops for the gun for tire changes. But now with no asphalt tracks in NJ Im bored lol John
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    HF Impact gun/wrench and sockets

    When I was a crew chief at a local short track I used the IR thunder gun exclusively, running it in nitrogen its kicks **** dont use it here at the shop I have 2 snap on 1/2 " for that. I can recomend the IR totally.. John
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    Let's see your toolbox.

    Nice work that box came out awsome.... John
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