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Good morning I have probably bought this bit set 4 or 5x https://www.harborfreight.com/security-bit-set-with-case-100-piece-68457.html I keep one in my car, one in my electrical bag, etc. last night I needed to fix an Electrolux dryer and found it was held together by Robertson head screws...

Good evening all I am sure this has been discussed before but I couldn't google up a definitive answer. I was looking at one of my socket rails and I'd skipped a position, and after looking more closely, I hadn't lost a socket, it appears more like I'd reserved one for an odd x/32" size that...

He's currently working on some stuff with tight engine bays (2009 Camry and some Kia minivan thing) and asked me what would be a finer tooth ratchet than what he has. I believe he is currently using 90t Kobalts. Obviously not just tooth count but backlash and backdrag factor in. I'm still...

Picked up a Vessel hand impact today. It looks like the typical blue metal case deal but is branded Vessel (model 2500) so I grabbed it. I can't find my preferred impact, a Snap-On PIT120. Anyone used both and is the Vessel good or is it closer to the old parts store cheapies? Bits are...

Yesterday I was on my way home and needed to stop and get gas so I stopped at Costco. Ran into the ReStore as it's two doors down. What do I find but an Irwin No. 22 "expansive bit" (basically an adjustable bit for an old school brace.) $2? Such a deal! (and I didn't have one, either.) I...

Good morning For a while now I've had a Harbor Freight solar panel and charge controller in one of my seldom used cars that has a high key off current draw. I think the charge controller has packed it in however. I don't like it anyway as it doesn't have any kind of readout, just LEDs to...

anyone have any experience? Found three Asahi branded combo wrenches at my local ReStore today, of course they were 12, 14, 15 (you saw that coming right?) but they looked decent and were in good condition. I would have bought them had I found anything else to take home but I didn't. Should I...

looking for following SK sockets, 1/4" 6 pt. 4mm deep 41697 FOUND 4.5mm deep 41698 FOUND 5mm deep 41699 FOUND 5.5mm deep 41700 FOUND 7mm deep 41702 FOUND 11mm deep 41707 FOUND 3/16" deep 41906 7/32" deep 41907 7/16" deep 41914 1/4" drive universal joint, 40990 FOUND set of metric shallows...

If I order new SK sockets (singles) will they be made in USA? I have a 1/4" drive set under my desk at work but since I pieced it together off eBay (and bought a SAE box from a member here, but I'm talking metric sockets) some sockets are missing. I've seen recent mention that chrome sockets...

Good afternoon Years ago, I started organizing all my stuff and bought a pile of Craftsman plastic socket rails. Well one of them busted a clip, it was a 1/2" drive deep socket, so understandable. Question is, since I don't have a neighborhood Sears to pop over to to buy replacements, does...

With the aftermarket front bumper that's on my Jeep (2001 Cherokee) it's a complete pain in the **** to remove the trim around the headlights so to aim them I want a Torx screwdriver that I can slip in there (not a bit holder). Any recommendations? Bonus points if you know what size I need. I...

no, not a harp... I saw a torchière at value village that I would have bought except someone had thought it would be cool to unscrew the little plastic nut thing that holds the shade to the outside of the metal socket. If I knew I could get a replacement I would have bought it. Anyone know the...

Good morning all, and happy new year. I moved maybe 6 months ago and am still cleaning up... got one problem I'd like to solve more quickly On the street I live on, there are no houses across the street. It faces the backside of the local elementary school, but the fence is about 10 feet...

Is there anywhere that I can buy Vessel bits inexpensively? I have the ratcheting screwdriver and the JIS #2 has gone missing of course, but it seems that it's cheaper to buy another whole screwdriver kit from Amazon because shipping is free. Is there anywhere I could buy them...

Good morning all As part of the discussion of tire chucks, I've already ordered a pair of JACO S2 chucks that should arrive tomorrow so my immediate problem (original chuck on my 8 year old Viair compressor's inflator no longer gripping a Schrader valve) should be solved. I've been thinking of...

Good evening everyone my turn to ask a question, if I may. I have a Viair 12V air compressor that I keep in the back of my Jeep. The other morning I decided to use it to air up all the tires as it'd gone from 50s-70s to below freezing. Well the inflator was sticky so I thought it might be...

good afternoon everyone well, this morning was fun. Just for background, I live in a row house that was built in the 1990s sometime and it appears to have the original HVAC but a newish gas water heater. Landlady likes me I think because I'm handy so I save her $$ on stuff that I can take...

good morning, I'm looking for a set of shallow broach 1/4" drive deep sockets. Really only need 1/4" - 3/8" or maybe 7/16". This is going to be for a minimalist electrical toolkit. Something like old SK maybe? or what do you have? Don't care about matching or pretty just functional. If you...

good morning everyone I'm trying to put together a very small toolbox to leave at my office, for when I need to test stuff. I am a fire alarm systems designer so basically think minimalist tool set for a FA tech/electrician. So far I have a Vessel ratcheting screwdriver, the Harbor Freight...

For 99% of my screwdriving needs, I use either a Snap-On or Vessel bit holder with bits. However today I ran into a situation where I need a dedicated Phillips (actually JIS, but Phillips will probably work) screwdriver to disassemble a table radio with recessed screws. Somewhere I have a set...