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What Tool Did You Not Really Need But Bought Anyhow? Pretty much everything... Sadly, I buy tools based on anticipated future need versus current need. A LOT of times, I either never end up needing them, or end up finding something even better to use so end up getting that.

Ever get stuck with tools you thought you’d need but don’t really need and not worth reselling and maybe you’ll need them someday = everything I own and my wife complains about ("you don't even use this!").

I do it if it's something that is in enclosed area and generally doesn't get much contact with fingers, etc., otherwise as @seber stated, I don't find they last very long if anything rubs against it. I've tried lightly sanding prior to application, etc., but I suspect many of the plastics are...

I have one I got YEARS ago...from Radio Shack. I have since also picked up the sucker type where you use a separate soldering gun and it's essentially a "manual" vacuum tube that you place on the molten solder and click to release the vacuum to such it up. I have personally found both types to...

If this question is for me, I do have (3) digital torque adapters, but: 1. They are not very oil resistant and robust (in case I drop it) - I'm pretty clumsy. 2. It works a treat, and I don't have to listen for the "ramp up" and eventual screaming of the tone. Just turn til it clicks - no...

I got the 25nM one ($31) specifically for our Prius and it seems to have worked fine (tested with digital torque adapter). 18ft lbs happens to be the specified torque for the plastic oil filter housing for the cartridge filter. I got it because the Prius is so low to the ground, even on ramps...

It's been a long time since I've searched or done anything with my Husky 60 gal as since Red starting coming out with their impacts, etc. I've never even plugged it in. I don't know if it's the same, but my Husky was actually made by CH so much of the parts, manuals, etc. was gained by...

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Just thought members would get a kick out of this.

As far as I know as well, the only M12 battery designated as HIGH OUTPUT is the 5.0. I think TTC also pointed that out when they tested the new stubby and compared the 5.0HO to the 6.0XC (and showed the 5.0HO improved performance. IIRC, in their testing, the new stubby was the only tool where...

Having both M12 and M18 tools, and being DIY, I find myself grabbing the M12 stuff for the vast majority of the time. They tend to be lighter and more than adequate. I do have "dupes" between formats, such as impact wrenches, impact drivers, etc. and as long as the M12 is capable, that is what...

Garage Journal math is much simpler: Being DIY, See saw + not much use for saw = want saw = buy saw anyway. Equation applies to both Milwaukee and Makita. So I originally got the corded Makita. Worked fine for the few times I've used it so far, but was constantly annoyed at the cord getting...

I have the DS808 from the Cretaceous period of scanners. Being DIY, I only got an update because we got a new-to-us RAV recently because there's really not much to "update" if it's for a vehicle already covered - in my case, it was a 2010 Prius and 2013 Taco. The Rav is 2022. I don't remember...

I believe FLIR is still the standard bearer, albeit the expensive standard bearer. Years ago I got the E4 because it was on sale ($700 at the time) and there was a hack for the firmware to increase resolution because they all actually used the same chip and each model was resolution limited via...

This SAYS it's compatible https://www.partselect.com/PS17016246-Ridgid-12528-Hose-2-1-2.htm?srsltid=AfmBOopUl6TKtIbMng16D6OqlJ6se8vC8AzR1fMgd5EoGVJauyRAYY2O

It may not be new, but it's new to my eyes. Not too sure if I'm going to try it out. The head actually looks like the same design as the original Milwaukee M12 ratchet. He has links in the video description: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY7Z93S2/?tag=atomicindus08-20...

My wife's friend's husband did an SO truck for awhile. I believe it depends on your truck guy. My wife's friend would do his route on a schedule, but if a customer called because his ratchet broke, he would fit the customer in that same day, if not right away, depending on his route. I don't...

The ONLY SO I have is a set of flare wrenches because EVERYBODY said it was THE SO thing that was superior enough to quantify the purchase. They ARE good, but being DIY I don't have much to compare. Everything else is a mix of GW, Tekton, some SK, etc. That being said, I TOTALLY get the need...

I personally preferred the look of Cragars. I couldn't afford either at the time anyway so had brands that I can't even remember, but in our "group" there were few guys that had either Cragars or Centerlines - the guys with the Centerlines were slower so they were the target of constant...

I am dating myself, but in my "hotrod days," the big wheels to get were Centerline wheels - I don't even know if they still exist. At the track, a LOT of "posers" had Centerline wheels and Mickey Thompson slicks on cars that would do 15 seconds+ down the quarter mile. Then you had the guys that...