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So I’m looking into purchasing a pro press setup to press up to 2” copper. This will be a tool used in a manufacturing plant to make emergency repairs as well as new installations. All the contractors I see are using either Ridgid or Milwauke. We are standardized on Dewalt as a battery...

So the other day I stopped by Lowes to pick up some sheetrock (Did not want to drive the extra distance to HD) . This is probably my first time in a Lowes in about three of four years. I figured I would bring in my Cman 3/8 long flexhead ratchet for warranty, this broken ratchet has been...

So, I'm on the hunt for a new welding helmet. I have a ten or something year old Miller Elite that works fine but is heavy. I like it if I'm tacking up a lot if stuff, especially if using TIG process. What I don't like is while wearing it it gets heavy after a few hours. I'm currently...

So the other night I started checking my dads truck (2005 GMC 2500) over for it's annual state inspection. Found a couple of bulbs out and the rear brakes were just over the state minimum requirement of 2/32". So I removed the calipers and rotors, cleaned the caliper brackets and the rotor...

What's the deal with used ratchet prices on Fleebay? I have been looking for a Wright 3425 or similar ratchet. I tried for old Matco ratchets and had to laugh at the price, when you figure in shipping cost of a 30 something year old Matco ratchet it comes to within a few dollars of the new...

I'm looking for a couple of small vessel screwdrivers, specifically a 910 p0 and 910 p00. I can't find them on ebay or amazon. JDV lists the p0 but not the p00 on there site but it is in the catalog.

Well I received the ratchet I ordered that was referenced to in this thread post #17 https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=375147. When I opened the package I could not believe how cute this thing is, the 3/8" drive just looks silly on the small ratchet head. I used it...

I'm going to pull the plug on either a Wright 3425 or a Williams B-53A. I have never used either one of these ratchets. I guess what I'm wondering is how close to is the Williams mechanism to the Facom round head used in the SBD ratchets? I have a Mac fine tooth round flex head and have fell...

Most of the tool box pics I see here feature pristine tools that are perfectly laid out in the drawers. If I arranged my tools like some here I would need twice the toolbox room and when ever I closed a drawer all the tools would slide to the back. Most of the tools featured in said photos...

Does anyone know of any decent metric only tape measures available in the us? I work for a German company and all our measurements are in metric, which is a much easier system IMO. All the tape measures available seem to be both imperial and metric which is a pain in the but because the metric...

I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of PB Swiss wrenches. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RFDPXES/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Are they really that good. I'm using Bondhus now but am looking for something better. I work on manufacturing equipment that uses a lot of socket head fasteners and I'm...

About two weeks ago I purchased an armstrong 3/8" locking flex head ratchet. I just had a chance to really use the ratchet today at work and after about 10 or so bolts the flexhead started to slip one notch, then just got worse. Now I can move the head all the way down and one notch up from...

I was at the local Toyota dealer having a recall done on my car. I noticed that all the toolboxes were Lista style, they were either very close together or attached to form a wall of tool box. Has any here worked at a dealer that provided/required you to use their tool box? Would such a...

I have had a 13" MAC Axis flexhead ratchet for about six months now. It is a nice ratchet but the head does not stay tight, all they use to keep tension on the head is a crappy little spring washer. About every other month I have to remove the head and bend the washer to give it more tension...

A month or so ago I was at work and was having a hell of a time removing some JIS screws from a motor. So I went to the McMaster catalog and wrote down the P/N's for a #1 and #2 JIS screwdrivers. Well the next day two Vessel screwdrivers showed up and they worked beautifully on the JIS screws...

Short story, I really like my new Cman China made ratchet! For those of you that are not two disgusted and want to read further here is the long version. I have a long handle 3/8" drive flex head RP ratchet in my toolbox at work. I don't know the history of this tool as I am not the first...

I see all these photos of tool boxes here and I can't help to notice the abundance of chrome sockets on display. I would say that I reach for impact sockets the vast majority of the time as a do all socket. The only time I will reach for a chrome socket is when the walls of an impact will be...

I was wondering if some of the industrial mechanics on the forum could show some pics of their toolbox setups. I'm looking for ideas to customize my tool box for greater efficiency. I know every environment is different in regards to what is needed but any ideas would help. Unfortunately we...

I'm sorry if this been discussed before but I could not find much in a search. I know my question sounds like an oxymoron but here goes. I'm looking for some good quality adjustable wrenches. The ones that the company provided me are some **** westword brand from grainger that really ****. I...