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    Show your new tool arrivals

    Desoutter made them for SO / BP. Best air drill you can buy if i say so myself, they run beautifully and the trigger is so nice.
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    Socket Organisation UK

    There are a few hanson style trays on ebay that can be had for cheap, fits all my sockets perfect.
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    snap on kra handle bolts

    Hi, i have a snap on 7 drawer roll cab with the KRA style handle, does anyone know what size bolts are used to attach it? I could do with a few to mount things on the side. Cheers!
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    Show your new tool arrivals

    Just thought i'd point out, those snap on trim tools are made by a company called bojo for sub $20, they also sell the non marring o-ring pick set that snap on sells for under $10 :thumbup: I actually picked up both the trim tool set and o ring pick set for around $18 new.
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    Mitutoyo problems

    Having spoke to someone at work whose had a few pairs he assures me they are genuine and the only issue is the battery contacts which have been bent out, problem seems to be solved. I found when the battery is removed and put back in before the capacitors discharge it switches back to metric &...
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    Mitutoyo problems

    Could you send me some pictures of the defining features of a counterfeit? They were purchased from a private seller with over 12 years of account history, not a business.
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    Mitutoyo problems

    I should probably have mentioned the issues are periodic. They do not happen all of the time. I will contact mitutoyo later in the week if that's the case.
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    Mitutoyo problems

    It came with all of the papers, original inspection certificate w/ matching serial numbers and warranty booklet etc. It also recently passed a UKAS accredited calibration. Certain that it is genuine. I will get some pictures on monday as they are in my toolbox. Edit: should also add that its...
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    Mitutoyo problems

    I purchased a new mitutoyo digital caliper a few months ago, model no. 500-196-20. Periodically the caliper will switch itself from inches to mm or when measuring the ID of an item will turn off when the ID measuring tangs make contact with whatever I am measuring. I don't feel like i am...
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    How to protect exposed threads/bolt?

    use a graphite anti seize compound such as MIL-T-5544, only apply it to the mating surfaces on the bolt head, washer and the threads of the bolt. If you care about torque then you will need to calculate the wet torque.
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    Tools that rarely get used anymore

    Used all the time on aircraft
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    Idea for storing flammables safely.

    Flame proof cabinet. Wouldn't a metal filing cabinet be better than wood?
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Rudi's Datsun resto and late nights shed in Australia.

    Re: 23x23 Japanese muscle car garage in Australia Nice bad obsession motorsport mug :D
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    Anybody Got Some Aviation Tools

    :lol_hitti No pictures but I do have some hot section tools for a pt6-42.
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    Difference between two mac pick sets?

    I believe that the mac and snap on mini picks are the same just with different handles? Packaging is the same, the picks look the same minus the handles.
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    Difference between two mac pick sets?

    Thanks, would this mean that the older picks have no finish on the stainless steel?
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    Difference between two mac pick sets?

    Hi all, im trying to find out the difference between two MAC pick sets. Pick set #1 PS21 PS22 PS23 PS24 Pick set #2 PS21A PS22A PS23A PS24A I see few visual differences, stamping on the handles mainly, is there any difference in durability between the two? Thanks.
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    How Do You Organize Your Zip Ties

    Sections of drain pipe.
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    Top Boxes: what's in your top tray?

    Hi, that makita drill, is it one of those specifically made for driving in screws? I see a few of them on the makita website but there is nothing on there that differentiates the few that are similar. Thanks.
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