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    Hot steamin' Knipex Cobra deal

    Knipex Cobra 10"ers -- with comfort grip handles. I do not understand this price, but it is. Bought a pair for a friend and shipping was free, too...
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    Powerwashing gutters near electrical service

    I'm in the process of cleaning the long-neglected gutters on my house. They are coated with krunk, an organic buildup of some kind. So much so that rain isn't curling around the lip of the solid top shield and into the gutter below. Made some fast progress on the other half of the back of the...
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    Trusty-Cook (factory blems) at The Yard

    Thanks to Jori Sackin of HJE, I learned about The Yard in Wichita yesterday. I'm glad I don't live near it or I'd come home with too much stuff! Went to their website and found they have some factory seconds/blemished Trusty-Cook soft-face deadblow hammers for what look like good prices...
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    LTI Bi-directional air hammer

    Got an email from Jersey Discount Tool Co. the other day and it contained a better mousetrap: an air hammer than can also be configured to pull and hammer. (Their price, $299.) I'm not finding any threads about it. To me, seems a lot less clumsy than the Texas Twister attachment which was on my...
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    WTB Snap On 1/2" dr. ratchet SHR80A

    New? Maybe. Used is normally more in line with my price point. Red, orange, even green, don't care. 1/2" drive foot-long soft grip handle quick release button Dual 80. Merry Christmas to me! Money for you! Thanks, Squankum
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    Torque Test Channel - open-end wrench testing

    New video up by TTC. Some unsurprising results, and some pleasant surprises, too!
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    Water heater wiring kludge

    This weekend, my mission was to make the electric hot water heater make hot water again. Given the low price of parts, I fired the parts cannon at it and changed both heater elements and the upper and lower thermostat. Since AC electrical is not something I’ve worked with much, I’ve come for...
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    Deep e-torx sockets - found at HF

    There I was, at HF the other day, doing some late Christmas shopping for a friend (make your own joke there.) Just stopping by to ****** up one of their "Braun" brand (wink wink, it's like that German company! (it's not)) LED work lights, which are very good, and with the right coupon, great. I...
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    Craftsman 3/8" dr chrome socket 13mm 12 pt

    Standard depth. And now, for the kicker: -G- series, please.
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    ESCO now making a "shorty" (kind of) jackstand

    It appears that ESCO has taken their jackstand and taken just a few inches out of their height. This is good news for those people who still drive those old-timey conveyances called "cars." http://esco.net/products/esco-3-ton-performance-shorty-style-jack-stand/ Amazon link...
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    Dimmer switch question – I am a 120V newb

    Electrical work is not something I’ve done much of. I have a healthy respect/fear based on inexperience. House was built in the late 50’s, maybe early 60’s. Chandelier over dining room table runs off a push on/off rotating dimmer switch. That switch has died. It’s a Leviton switch from some...
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    Free pocket screwdriver from HJR - what's this thingy for?

    EDIT: HJE, not HJR! It's a Wright. I'm pointing the pencil at it -- the silvery nub. It doesn't move. Is this for Shrader valve tire pressure bleeding? These screwdrivers have been around since the Neolithic age, but I never owned one until last night.
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    Buying a tool from Snap On meant for VW dealers

    I’m looking for a VW special tool. It’s used for holding a driveshaft in the press while the inner CV is pressed down against a thrust washer, so you can get a circlip onto a groove and hold it all together. Snap On has it at their website, and the price isn’t bad, compared to what German...
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    "Propane Hammer" - the hand held pile driver!

    For once in my life, one of the ads google stuck before a youtube video was for something cool: http://propanehammer.com/video.php OK, not a pile driver, but a fence post driver. I'm assuming it's a wee, and non-smokey version of the ol' two stroke diesel pile driver, such: Google tells...
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    T&E gearless 3/8" ratchet, also, the cheap new Kobalt gearless

    T&E gearless ratchet #23105 $31.00 plus shipping on Amazon http://amzn.com/B004JVYP5W Sold by Norwalk Tools in Norwalk, CT COO: Taiwan I bought a new ratchet. Why? This is GJ. You know why. A coworker who's not much into tools told me he had bought a neat ratchet at Lowe's. He was...
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    Ball joint rivet removal

    Howdy gang. I'm gearing up for a potentially unpleasant job on a first-gen Durango. The upper ball joints are riveted in. I have a cutoff wheel, good drill bits, a 4 1/2" angle grinder, and an air hammer with chisels. If I do start going down the grinding route, is this a good disc? Black &...
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    ESCO jack stands - with both types of tops

    The special letter is K. http://www.mile-x.com/esco-10498k-3-ton-jack-stand-kit-sold-individually/ That will get you both the flat top and a saddle top, for just a few dollars more ($75 each). I only found three vendors who sell this part #. I think Northern Tool and Pelican Parts are selling...
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    HJE has shiny new Snap On!

    http://store.harryepstein.com/cp/Government/NAF-1110-14.html Well... new old stock. And maybe not shiny. But the price is fair! Nyuck nyuck nyuck.
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    My new HF 20T press - boo boo worth worrying about?

    This is my new Harbor Freight 20 ton press, 60603, the new style. It's purdy! It's the nicest press I've ever had! (I've never had a press before.) Hey, wait, uh, that part where the business gets done, welded to the bottom of the jack plate, does that look off? Please ignore eye bolts and...
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    Virtual welding training

    http://durangoherald.com/article/20140325/NEWS04/140329697/0/NEWS01/Is-this-way-of-welding-real?&template=mobileart
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