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Need to restock paint pens/markers at work. These are the ones we usually get, Genpack "The Pumper" https://www.grainger.ca/en/product/PERMANENT-MARKER-YELLOW-PIGMENT/p/GPK04010013 They kinda ****. They're not great on wet/oily surfaces although they advertise that they do work. More...

Looking for a new scan tool for work. We have a Snapon solus that's about 10 years old, has been fine up until now but obviously it does nothing for newer vehicles. Most of our work vehicles are domestic pickups - f250s up to 2019 , f550s up to 2012, Chevy 4500 passenger bus up to 2019 etc...

Trying to decide on a slope/grade for my attached garage slab. It's a small-ish space at 19 wide and will be multi functioning as a workshop (woodworking, metalworking and car maintenance, no parking). To add a floor drain would require an oil separator etc for code - simply not going to...

We've got this all metal broom at our shop, its been there longer than me. The thing's damn near indestructible, it's been used to push dust, dirt, gravel, oily soaker pads, snow. It's been run over by a snowcat and bent back into shape. The bristles were pretty soft and moved anything you...

Selection of vacuums on sale for/in the lead up to BF. Canadian examples/links, US has different/better prices. Feel free to post them. $168 - HD1200 - NXT 45L (12 Gal) 5.0 Peak HP...

Need to buy some levels for home framing/renos. All I have right now is a cheap Stanley torpedo. Not living in a big city, my options to buy locally are Home Hardware (Benchmark house brand, kinda junk) or Canadian tire (Mastercraft/Maxiumum House Brand, a few Johnsons 9850 Series Box). My...

Self building a house next year (all going well with permitting) and I want to get a tool belt. I'm not looking for something heirloom, I don't need it to last 10 years of a career. I'm fine with Poly, I quite like Canvas, going to hazard a guess that leather is out of my price range. From...

There was a thread on this before but I don't want to revive an 8 year old thread... Looking for an air hammer. I don't need one all that often and the guys I work with are pretty good about letting me borrow stuff, but it's near the top of my "to buy" list as I fill out my toolbox. I don't do...

Looking at adding a Pliers Wrench (or something similar) to my tools. Definitely want something parallel-jaw as my main use case for it will be hydraulic hoses. Not unheard of for me to do a callout on a blown hose and I need to jump on a quad or snowmobile with a backpack full of tools to go...

My main socket set right now is the 159pc Tekton impact set. 3/8: 1/4-1", 6-24mm 1/2: 5/16-1 1/4, 8-32mm https://www.tekton.com/6-point-impact-socket-set-bundle-sid99401 I use them for hand tools and impacts and rarely (but sometimes) do I find that I wish I had a thinner wall socket. I have...

Shopping for a new toolbox for work. Been keeping an eye out for a used truck tool brand box but so far not much has popped up (except one that I might have missed out on thinking it was a scam). Lots of brands don't necessarily list their steel thicknesses online, or they might claim 16ga when...

In the market for a new toolbox. In between wanting the 44" and 56" US Generals. I don't think I quite need the space of a 56" (I also have a 5 drawer cart and would want to add a locker), but the double blank split and only one full length drawer on the 44" put me off when I saw it in person -...

Looking for a new torque wrench - actually I need to add a 3/8" and replace my 1/2" but budget is for 1 right now. My current 3/8 is too low a range and there's no overlap with my 1/2" and the 1/2" is just worn out, the markings on the handle are all illegible and sometimes it slips instead of...

Tried searching for this on Google, does anyone know the dimensions of a packaged US General box? Does the packaging add much to the listed size of a box? I want to make sure I have room before heading to the store and not being able to buy what I want.

I'm looking to buy a die grinder (or two). I'm an apprentice Heavy Duty Mechanic. We generally don't see a lot of die grinder use, I'd say most the guys in our shop reach for one once a month at most. In summer we use them a bit more when we're doing more equipment rebuilds, but generally that's...

Hey there, I was wondering if the fine folks of GJ could help me out. I would like to buy myself a ratcheting crimper. I'm an apprentice Heavy Duty Mechanic. Will mostly be using it for **** connectors to replace damaged wires. We usually have these Heat Shrink **** Connectors at the shop...

Hey there, doing some tool shopping and hammers are a big gap in my toolbox now. I'm a first year apprentice Heavy Duty Mechanic, although we do some automotive/light duty stuff in our shop as well. The only hammer I have right now is a $5, 16oz rubber mallet - not even sure what I bought it for...

The Canadian Tire MAXIMUM 5-Drawer cart is due to go on sale next week ($299 instead of 599). That puts it in the ballpark of the US General that everyone seems to think is the best value for money (still a little pricier than the HF with a coupon, same price as without one). They look very...