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noid · Oct 29, 2018

sweet victory said:
And probably what I was the most exited for, magnetic adapters. Pretty self explanatory, they hold the fastener in the socket. They come in two different sizes for each drive size. After trying these out, you want to get the adapters with the smaller magnets. I ordered the larger magnets, but will be swapping them out for the smaller ones. The larger magnets won't fit in the E-torx sockets, and I'm sure most would prefer to have the adapter that will work on all their sockets.

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Have you considered the koken nutgrips?

More of a mechanical solution than a magnetic one.

Skin · Oct 29, 2018

sweet victory · Oct 30, 2018

noid said:
Have you considered the koken nutgrips?

More of a mechanical solution than a magnetic one.

Nope. I looked into getting some Nepros and Koken stuff a few months back, but ended up just spending that money on the Snap On truck. :Help:

jonshonda · Oct 30, 2018

Although this will spend most of it's time in the garage, it is a tool for trails! Gonna spend as much on this thing as most guys spend on a new 54" SO box!

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trytochaseme · Oct 30, 2018

jonshonda said:
Although this will spend most of it's time in the garage, it is a tool for trails! Gonna spend as much on this thing as most guys spend on a new 54" SO box!

HT1 by Jon S, on Flickr

heck yea! i came so close to picking up a new bronson but then i found a heck of a deal on the zerode and im beyond stoked on it

CoogarXR · Oct 30, 2018

Continuing on with my acetate-handle addiction (started Here)

I picked up some (barely) used Xcelite nut drivers. I bought the metric set first, then the SAE. Both sets fit perfectly into the drawer I had set aside for them:

Michael_in_DE · Oct 30, 2018

sweet victory said:
And probably what I was the most exited for, magnetic adapters.

noid said:
Have you considered the koken nutgrips?

More of a mechanical solution than a magnetic one.

Forget both of those.

Check these out. Magnetic inset, with spring loaded back. they have shallow sets too. Use them constantly. Hard to go back to regular sockets now.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M1H960/?tag=atomicindus08-20

PelicanPines · Oct 30, 2018

Had to do some work on a CHEAP *** Murry Mower... odd thing... it uses an 11/16" socket for the spark plug... I'm old... never hit that one before... Went to the auto store and talked to "the guy"... he said... that's 18mm... I said... it's 17.49mm... he smiled and pulled one of these off the shelf... I looked at it... Gimmy ONE OF EACH...

They don't have that annoying rubber foam **** inside... instead... see that brass colored collar... it holds 2 bubble tabs springy... that holds the spark plug secure. "Patent Pending"

Only tried the 18mm so far... works well... feels good...

Carquest · Oct 30, 2018

Looks like the same type of retainer the Kokens have....

OCD · Oct 30, 2018

I picked up a new 130 watt soldering iron and some wrenches!!

Metric double end flare,

Metric 20 - 24,

Got 140 dollar discount on the wrenches, a free mat and two sets of knives in the deal!!

Negen · Oct 31, 2018

I bought a cheap 20$ digital caliper seems to work fine will probably get my monies worth. Made in China of course.

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sweet victory · Oct 31, 2018

Those cheapo calipers are great for using as scribes with layout fluid!

sweet victory · Oct 31, 2018

jonshonda said:
Although this will spend most of it's time in the garage, it is a tool for trails! Gonna spend as much on this thing as most guys spend on a new 54" SO box!

HT1 by Jon S, on Flickr

Absolutely beautiful! Got into road cycling about a year ago to get more cardio in. If people thought we're insane for buying Snap On..wait till they see sticker prices on a consumable S-works frame!

Negen · Oct 31, 2018

sweet victory said:
Those cheapo calipers are great for using as scribes with layout fluid!

Well at work we have a 100$ digital and this one is equal or better I like that this one has a depth gauge. I am not really sure what a nice calliper looks like I have seen high price 200+ online but never in person. But it seems better than the plastic ones they sell locally.

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jonshonda · Oct 31, 2018

sweet victory said:
Absolutely beautiful! Got into road cycling about a year ago to get more cardio in. If people thought we're insane for buying Snap On..wait till they see sticker prices on a consumable S-works frame!

Haha, it's amazing how quickly and easily you can justify spending stupid amounts of cash on bike parts.

equitiesguy · Oct 31, 2018

sweet victory said:
And probably what I was the most exited for, magnetic adapters. Pretty self explanatory, they hold the fastener in the socket. They come in two different sizes for each drive size. After trying these out, you want to get the adapters with the smaller magnets. I ordered the larger magnets, but will be swapping them out for the smaller ones. The larger magnets won't fit in the E-torx sockets, and I'm sure most would prefer to have the adapter that will work on all their sockets.

It must be the way they machine the external torx sockets over a standard 3/8 socket. When I compare a standard 17mm 3/8 socket to the E-torx I can't see a difference why it would work on one but not the other.

I never knew Snap-on made these. I'll have to pickup a set.

kb1982 · Oct 31, 2018

Not the normal tool you see in this thread, but I got one of these in yesterday. Its a Pit Pal 201 engine sling. The days of the chain bolted up are over.

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JBradley500 · Oct 31, 2018

Negen said:
Well at work we have a 100$ digital and this one is equal or better I like that this one has a depth gauge. I am not really sure what a nice calliper looks like I have seen high price 200+ online but never in person. But it seems better than the plastic ones they sell locally.

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AvE has a video on YouTube where he compares the typical cheap calipers to a good set. It’s pretty interesting.

Performance Over Style · Oct 31, 2018

kb1982 said:
Not the normal tool you see in this thread, but I got one of these in yesterday. Its a Pit Pal 201 engine sling. The days of the chain bolted up are over.

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I dig it!

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sweet victory · Oct 31, 2018

equitiesguy said:
It must be the way they machine the external torx sockets over a standard 3/8 socket. When I compare a standard 17mm 3/8 socket to the E-torx I can't see a difference why it would work on one but not the other.

I never knew Snap-on made these. I'll have to pickup a set.

Look at the difference in size for the thru hole. (The thru hole between the 3/8" square drive and the broached inverted torx.

equitiesguy · Oct 31, 2018

sweet victory said:
Look at the difference in size for the thru hole. (The thru hole between the 3/8" square drive and the broached inverted torx.

It's a very minor difference in the broach. It looks like it's even less for the 1/2" drive (I'm mostly looking at the SLE18*) I absolutely believe you though. That magnetic extension looks like a great tool either way.

Grant Gunderson · Oct 31, 2018

jonshonda said:
Although this will spend most of it's time in the garage, it is a tool for trails! Gonna spend as much on this thing as most guys spend on a new 54" SO box!

HT1 by Jon S, on Flickr

Nice! I had a carbon nomad before upgrading to an Evil Wreckoning.

sweet victory · Oct 31, 2018

I'm not 100% sure that it will work on the inverted torx. I just remember asking my dealer why the different sizes and he didn't have an answer. When I was putting them away in my box, I picked up an inverted torx before a normal hex head to try them on and the light bulb went off when it didn't fit. I'll know for sure on Monday if they'll fit the torx.

garthg · Oct 31, 2018

Probably my last significant purchase at Sears. I was waiting to find a Craftsman Block grinder, but they seem scarce at a reasonable price and a reasonable distance from here.
Sears tempted me on this one with almost 50% off list price, then additional $15 in SYW points. This one also had the 8" wheels, with one being a wire wheel which I wanted. And light and guards. My old cheapo Sino-grinder will be relegated to polishing duties.
I ordered it before the big BK (bankruptcy), but Sears still came through, although a week later than originally promised.
And then when I was there to pick it up I found a NOS Craftsman USA combo wrench in a size (20mm) I didn't have already. 20mm is not common, but BMW and others are using it in suspension and other places. And SYW points paid for the wrench ($12.48) so it was a freebie!

WWheeler · Oct 31, 2018

Don't know if it's just me but garthg's google photo links only try to open gmail for me. :headscrat

EDIT: Yep, they're fixed now.

garthg · Oct 31, 2018

WWheeler said:
Don't know if it's just me but garthg's google photo links only try to open gmail for me.

It's working for me now. I had to repost the links a couple of times.

Negen · Nov 1, 2018

JBradley500 said:
AvE has a video on YouTube where he compares the typical cheap calipers to a good set. It’s pretty interesting.

Thanks I will have to check it out

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Performance Over Style · Nov 1, 2018

Just picked up some Westling socket organizers. Great quality...

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Performance Over Style · Nov 1, 2018

ecotec said:
Those are awesome! I did not know that they made them for shallow/mid length/deep.

They don’t come in a package deal. You have to get them individually. You can select how many rows you want. So far I’m impressed and they live up to the reviews.

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Project_shadow · Nov 1, 2018

JBradley500 said:
AvE has a video on YouTube where he compares the typical cheap calipers to a good set. It’s pretty interesting.

AvE is an exceptional teacher for anyone wanting to learn about stuff, usually pretty random, but theres a few gems he tells alot of information in the simplest way

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Negen · Nov 1, 2018

JBradley500 said:
AvE has a video on YouTube where he compares the typical cheap calipers to a good set. It’s pretty interesting.

Watched the video seemed kinda like a waste of time. Odd that someone would expect a 10-20 tool to be equal to 150$ dollar tool. Digital calipers are not precision tools from my understanding. I always thought micrometers or other precision measure tools were for people with mission critical needs.

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Gears_call · Nov 1, 2018

Today was both a good and bad day. Good in the sense that I got some stuff, but bad cause my snappy man didn't have everything I ordered in stock. But I guess it just builds the anticipation. As shown in the photos first up is Snap on trim pad set, snap on pick set, and snap on XL pick set (not pictured but also placed on this order is the 8 piece screwdriver set, 4 piece smaller flathead/Philips set, 4pc torx set, and the 2 piece XL set..... wanna guess the colors of all these? Next up is the ez red plier set (thanks to tool_drop) and last but not least was a VIM trim tool also in a XL configuration it was $10 and is pretty thiccc so you best bet its gonna basically be a prybar and abused cause for $10 why not

Wamsutta · Nov 1, 2018

They got the sizes marked on them now?!!? WOW !!

Tdubyac · Nov 1, 2018

Wamsutta said:
They got the sizes marked on them now?!!? WOW !!

That offset numbering would drive my ocd absolutely crazy.

jonshonda · Nov 1, 2018

Grant Gunderson said:
Nice! I had a carbon nomad before upgrading to an Evil Wreckoning.

Traitor!!! :rocketwho

My friend has an Evil The Following that he likes a lot. Nice looking bikes indeed, but it's no Santa Cruz!! haha

Performance Over Style · Nov 1, 2018

Wamsutta said:
They got the sizes marked on them now?!!? WOW !!

It’s an option

Tdubyac said:
That offset numbering would drive my ocd absolutely crazy.

I almost didn’t get the number because of the offset, but decided it would be easier to see what size I’m grabbing.

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d.mcfarland · Nov 2, 2018

All are around $15 so we are going to see how they hold up.

garthg · Nov 2, 2018

Got the Craftsman Professional Grinding Center installed. I had to drill the Harbor Freight grinder stand which was just wide enough to accommodate. There was a LOT of vibration when I first turned it on. I had to bolt the stand to the floor to keep it from walking. A strategic zip-tie kept the lamp in place. Some reviews at Sears.com suggested the wheels, particularly the wire wheel, might be out of round. Now that's it's all bolted down, and I tightened all the bolts and screws, it seems okay.

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bimmer630 · Nov 2, 2018

I saw something shiny on the snapon truck today and had to have it.
I’ve gotten away with not having deep box end wrenches for years, because I have the style 15 stahlwille combo wrenches, but a few things I’ve run into have made me realize I should have a proper deep box wrench set.

Here are the stahlwille wrenches. They were great wrenches for the money, but they don’t quite fit in some spots

Stahlwille box vs. snapon deep box

Snapon chrome is like eye candy...

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garthg · Nov 2, 2018

bimmer630 said:
I saw something shiny on the snapon truck today and had to have it.
I’ve gotten away with not having deep box end wrenches for years, because I have the style 15 stahlwille combo wrenches, but a few things I’ve run into have made me realize I should have a proper deep box wrench set.

That's a BMW payment right there. Nice, though. I've got a couple.

The other thing about Snap-On chrome is that it lasts practically forever. I've got one of those from ebay with a 1987 date code. It's got some light scratches from drawer wear but otherwise it's perfect.

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