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The 12 point VS 6 point debate has everything to do with whether or not you reside in a location where road salt is used. 15 years as a Millwright and 15 years in vintage auto restoration and I have NEVER found a situation where a 6 point was necessary when using quality sockets. But I live in...

I picked up a drawer full of Tektons when they went on sale a few years ago and greatly prefer them to the NOS Petersens I have collected. I like the operation of the release lever on the Tekton pliers much better. In all other aspects they seem to be equal.

Air ratchet.... Or the Tinman tech pneumatic planishing hammer

That's cool, but it ain't no Stud Wedler!

They have a flaw where water vapor will get into the oil system. Eastwood has downplayed this and instituted a monthly oil system drain maintenance step. https://www.eastwood.com/30-60-scroll-compressor-service-bulletin-1 Ours will start acting up and vent oil, water and air, sometimes...

That mill is known as the Rong-Fu milling machine. Relabeled by everyone including Jet and Grizzly. Popular worldwide. I had one for a few years while I was waiting for room to set up my Bridgeport in a small shop space. I hated it because I was used to big knee mills. It also did everything I...

Because mechanics value different traits from taps and dies than machinists. The Irwin manufactured "carbon steel" taps are objectively bad taps when you are machining new parts but, the fact that they are duller and stronger than a good machinist tap makes them excellent for a flat rate tech...

Someone borrowed and broke some blades on my Beard adjustable reamer. I would love to have a replacement to put back in my matching set If you have a Beard "C" 19/32" to 21/32" reamer you don't need, or replacement blades for one let me know

The pro I know uses cheap "snap off" blade utility knives, a heat gun, squeegee and a spray bottle. The specialized equipment consists of a 4X8 piece of Lexan screwed to the wall to stick the tint pieces to while working and lots of lights. His shop was set up like a spray booth with...

I can't believe DickAss brakes haven't been mentioned in 3 pages of this

Because when you have a "shop" tap and die set that all the employees use the Snap-on guy would replace dull and broken taps for free without question. The initial purchase price I paid for that set was an absolute bargain if you consider the fact that every piece of the kit was replaced at...

The cutest little drill press vice I ever did see. The body is 2.75" long

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I am a bit of a DOE junkie. I probably collect them more than I use them but I was very stoked to have a customer gift these to me. When is the last time anyone saw a set of Craftsman "Whitworth" wrenches? They were painted red but cleaned up very nicely with the vapor blaster. We do a fair...

The counselor II here has the ceramic disc cap as well.

The Facom thin offset DOE set starts at 2.5mm thick on the 3.2mm wrench and graduates up to 4.5mm thick on the 17mm. The 5mm is 2.5

This thread made me curious so I just pulled two drawers out of one. By the looks of the multiple height option holes for the rivet it seems like they planned for a few different drawer layouts. Best case scenario you could drill out some rivets and relocate a deep drawer to the top. Worst case...

I have used some atomically crappy hand tools over the years and the only wrenches I have ever broken in 35 years of professional wrench turning have been SK flare wrenches. 3 times! Most recently the 7/16" on a brass fitting I was holding in my hand. The jaw that popped off hit me square...

I deal with classic British (Jaguar, MG, Triumph) and Italian (Maserati, Ferrari) Borrani wheel knock offs daily. I have always used the inexpensive lead hammers from Dayton wire wheel. They used to be under $30 but who knows what they are now. I see there are 4lb "Dayton type" hammers on ebay...

As a former millwright I have serviced hundreds of water pumps. I have never used this style of plier when doing so. I have been curious for decades where the name came from