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Maybe that’s brand specific, but my wrenches with teeth don’t do that.

That wrench will absolutely lock down on nuts that others wont. If its a nut or bolt of questionable conformity, I always reach for the Milwaukee wrenches, they really are that good.

Built a makeshift rod rack and got some of the rods and reels off the floor.

Between shallow and deep sockets, I'll reach for a deep socket before a shallow socket. To further the intrigue, 90% of the time I'll reach for an impact socket before my standard chrome sockets, regardless of purpose.

Ratchets will be fine as long as you clean them out with something that will displace the water, and lube/oil them immediately after use. if I had to use a wrench, I'd use one without a ratcheting mechanism, such a a breaker bar, and just dry it then dip it in oil afterwards. Personally, I...

You're gonna love it. Pair it with a larger battery, like a 4.0 or 5.0, and it will sing for you.

What did I do in my shop today? I opened a bottle of good tequila, made some stellar margaritas, and now I'll be sitting just like this for the foreseeable future. Having a hammock in your shop's bay door is a nice thing after a long week...

I needed to organize my spare socket drawer, so I purchased a triple set of socket organizers in red, and another triple set in blue. I am very pleased with the quality and price point of the rails, so I will be ordering more in the near future.

1. Shelving units; Off-the-floor storage is number one for me, space tends to fill up quicker than you'd think. 2. Lighting; Good lighting coming from multiple angles eliminates a lot of shadows and goes A LONG ways when crawling in, on, around, under projects. 3. Excessive electrical...

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I don't carry any tools on my person while on vacation. I will load a small road trip go-bag of tools in the vehicle though, and that usually consist of a portable wrench and socket set, multiple screw drivers, a wrench roll, tire patch kit, m12 compressor, and an m12 3/8 stubby impact.

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With all of the backyard garden and flower activities we've taken on this year, the wife and I decided it would be nice to have a hand washing station. We couldn't find one we liked, so we built one with some leftover wood, a motion sensing solar light, brass piping and fittings for the water...

Replaced a much older M18 that was wearing out, with a new M12 Hammer Drill/Driver. Very happy so far.

I agree. The milwaukee markers are solid, I wont be using any other brand unless I have too. As far as hand tools go, their combination wrenches are excellent, both flex head and non. Though I own multiple styles of their pliers, I dont have enough experience/time with them yet to comment...

Rod bearings did have wear, but minor compared to that observed on the skirt.

That area between the arrows is what I wiped off with a rag, its edges matching the skirt wear is coincidental. I was wiping the top lip of the piston to see if any marring occurred to the top of the piston. Its not oil washing over the surface and cleaning it. All of the pistons showed skirt...

What I'm actually most curious about is the horizontal wear markings on the cam journal. I've never seen that before, it almost resembles cylindrical bearing wear like you might see on a wheel hub, but there are no bearings between the cam journal and head assembly to make that unique pattern.

For all I know you may be correct :) Thanks for the input, I edited my post accordingly. Heads up though, the oil ring does account for lubrication of the skirt, rings, and cylinder walls and insufficient oil flow through the oil ring will create skirt and cylinder bore damage.

I've removed all of the sensors, coil packs, injectors, etc. and will hold onto them in case I might need to replace one at some point on the newer engine. I'll save a good portion of the bolts since they are quality bolts, just to have as extras. The block and heads will find their way to a...