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Got a call this morning, a local MOT (safety inspection) station got hit last night. It's next door to the shop i used to run, very near the shop i run now. The guy who's stuff got stolen is like a brother to my mate who i work for. I feel for him, ****** situation. They went in through the...

I'm looking to buy an air hammer, mostly likely an IR 118 or 122. What's better in terms of performance a long or short stroke? :confused: Another thing i'm wondering about is hex or round shank. If i buy a hex shank hammer, can i still use round shank bits in it? I'm guessing a hex shank means...

Hey, folks, I want to buy a little air cut-off tool, useful for rusty exhaust bolts and all kinds of stuff, but am unsure which to buy. There's loads of cheap ones out there, but i don't want something that's going to die the second time i use it. A co-worker has a Blue-Point (rebranded...

Here it is, after almost TWO DAYS of waiting for it, my Fluke 289 has arrived! It's a pretty serious industrial multimeter, graphing/logging capabilities, and more functions than i'll ever need. Here's me using it to test a VW ignition amplifier.. Graphing is cool! Close-up of the...

Does anyone know the OEM for this hand impact? I'm after one but i'm not spending £110 for a Taiwan rebranded one. I've found ones that i believe to be the same but the hand grips are very slightly different...

Folks, it's that time of year again and as many of you know we're having another Secret Santa in good ol' GJ tradition. :) xmas If you don't know how Secret Santa works, Google it! If you do know, skip to the below steps! This is for Senior Members or members who have joined before 1st August...

Ok, Peeps, here's the deal - where i work we don't have oxy-acetylene and this presents me with a problem when it comes to heating stuff. (Who'da thunk it?) I don't know what's required to get oxy-acetylene nor am i prepared to pay that cost or deal with whatever paperwork is needed, so i'm...

After going out and buying an 11mm drill bit for something totally unrelated, i remembered it's the size i needed for drilling out handles for 3/8" and 1/2" Snap-on ratchets. Sooooo... The green-handled SHL80 is for Diesel-Mech, the SHF80 and FHF936 are for me. :)

For clutch pressure plate bolts i use a deep Snap-on 3/8" socket. Thin-walled, clears the housing. But i doubt you'll have a problem with any brand. Other pressure plates often need a 6mm hex driver. I don't think there are any other special clutch tools, unless you get into self-adjusting...

Hello folks, For sale, Snap-on FL836. Works fine, ratchets fine, some chome worn on the head and some marking on the head too. The Handle is worn too, the usual wear from use. No grinding or engraving, no owner marks. More pics availabe on request. Recently cleaned and greased internally...

Moose Presents A World First! As a way to say thank you to DaMaN for helping me ship all my tools, i asked him what kind of handles he prefered, so i could transplant one onto a THL72 for him. He told me that he likes Snap-on hard red Instinct handles, so i set to work! I started out with a...

I came home the other day and found a GIANT box of tools had arrived! :D Yep, that's going on 30" long! :thumbup: And what have we here? Some contents. (Less the stuff that belongs to my friend that was shipped too.) My new yellow 8-piece set. Many thanks to Mike (kblazer87) for this set...

Howdy Folks, Having (temporarily) run out of other tools to buy, i've decided it's time to buy a multimeter. Having survived without one, it's time i got that basic piece of diagnostic equipment. I was planning to just buy one once, not buy one and upgrade later, but i found a Fluke 15B...

Would any of you guys (you know who you are..) do this to your boxes? :D And now my box is all bolted together. :) -Moosey.

Howdy, Folks! Welcome to the first installment of "Moose Explains", well more of a pilot really. Just a little something to help any novices who might be interested, or for anyone to read for whatever reason that appeals to them, or even just for a laugh! :) We'll start off with something...

Someone posted a link to one on eBay Australia that sold for silly money. Found this on eBay UK, the guy has two. (He had 4, i bought 2!) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=350174097548 -Moose.

As per request, a quick tour of my ratchet collection, including the 9 "new arrivals" that came in the mail yesterday. This isn't all my ratchets, i have a few more waiting to be sent, i can't remember off-hand how many more i have, maybe 5 or 6. Who knows.. Anyway, on with the tour! Ratchet...

Came across this on eBay, seems a little steep to me! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Snap-On-3-4-Impact-wrench-EXCELLENT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3911Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem220285434673QQitemZ220285434673 More so when Snap-on's...

I've just ordered two pairs of Knipex pliers, a pair of their Pliers Wrench, and their Cobra waterpump pliers, both are 180mm. I've been lusting after these for a while, and just got round to ordering them. These are the pliers in question: Pliers Wrench Cobra waterpump pliers I have a...

Does anyone else use/have one of these? I found one at work and use it all the time. It's about as basic as could be, just a support that goes across the engine bay and supports the engine off one of the lift rings. They great for things like changing clutches and timing belts. Or pretty much...