dkroth
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Well now you can HAVE.
"Sometimes having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting."
In this case I think Spock is probably wrong.
New snap on hard handles
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"Sometimes having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting."
In this case I think Spock is probably wrong.
Moose-LandTran
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There are cases where he's right, but no, this isn't one of them.
Shame they're not bringing yellow ones back. Lucky i have some already!
(Haha! They look like a small army of buttplugs!)
D9H 90V
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Looks like im gonna have to get a few orange ones to put on some old Cmans with 5/16 hex shanks anyone got a part # for an orange handle that big?
Zrexxer
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Your knowledge of military buttplugs is disturbing, to say the least. Don't ask, don't tell, dude!
Moose-LandTran
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Blasphemy!
Moose-LandTran
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Your knowledge of military buttplugs is disturbing, to say the least. Don't ask, don't tell, dude!
For a joke, i'm going to make my friend a Snap-on Strap-on!
Maybe i should give it to my dealer, more appropriate. Y'know why we call 'em Strap-on?
Because eveytime you buy something it feels like you're getting f*cked.
(Jus' kidding!)
D9H 90V
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I know but they were my grand dads from when he owned a mechanic shop in the 70's, they HAD wooden handles but the shanks are still good , plus they mean alot to me,
Moose-LandTran
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From a marketing perspective, they can't be seen to be taking a step backwards in their technology. The instinct drivers are made to fit the hand better, be more comfortable and provide better grip. If they cut them and bring the hard handles back they're basically saying they were wrong.
Either way, i'm not complaining!
I think we should put this down to a GJ effort!
(Okay, so it probably wasn't us, but that doesn't matter!)
Zrexxer
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Oh, that would be a CLASSIC gift for your dealer. Epic even. Just don't make it out of a stubby!For a joke, i'm going to make my friend a Snap-on Strap-on!
Maybe i should give it to my dealer, more appropriate.
Moose-LandTran
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By the time Luke was on the scene, I had already bid Snap-on farwell, 20 years of dealer B.S. was enough. The Cornwell guy was who I went to. Neal Byron exceeds any mobile tool dealer I ever had, he gets the business. I heard Luke is ok, just typical Snap-on snobby,LOL...........that is the word on the street, not my opinion.
Then there is Frank from Blue Hill..............................
From a marketing perspective, they can't be seen to be taking a step backwards in their technology. The instinct drivers are made to fit the hand better, be more comfortable and provide better grip. If they cut them and bring the hard handles back they're basically saying they were wrong.
Either way, i'm not complaining!
I think we should put this down to a GJ effort!
(Okay, so it probably wasn't us, but that doesn't matter!)
I for one, am not going to hunt down shanks and new handles for my old favorite screwdrivers, Snap-on will either kill the handles or make drivers complete again, as a "classic" line.................that is my bet. Make it easy to buy them again........................I think this is a test, once they milked the hard handle affectionados for the separate prices, they will bring them back. Just a hunch!
Moose-LandTran
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I doubt they'll do that. They may well be testing the market for these, but i doubt they'll release them at a premium and then sell them complete later at a lower price. That just doesn't make sense.
I also doubt they'll bring them back as a Heritage line. Aren't the KRAs the only Heritage line they offer?
fordbroncodave
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just curious, are they going to package some dual 80's ratchets with the hard handles and sell them as a throwback (like the mountain dew and pepsi thing)? that would be sweet if they made a display with all the old time replicas in the new form.
i need handles!!!!!!!
i need handles!!!!!!!
Luke was getting lunch one day at a Store I was doing some service at. Didn't know me from adam, took the time to replace a #2 phillips for me so I bought some stuff. When the transaction was over I told him I had known his dad and grandfather for more than 20 years. Seems like a decent guy to me and if I see him stopped somewhere I'll be buying some bits or whatever from himBy the time Luke was on the scene, I had already bid Snap-on farwell, 20 years of dealer B.S. was enough. The Cornwell guy was who I went to. Neal Byron exceeds any mobile tool dealer I ever had, he gets the business. I heard Luke is ok, just typical Snap-on snobby,LOL...........that is the word on the street, not my opinion.
Then there is Frank from Blue Hill..............................
mrshaun
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I went through my pile and put blades in all of them today and put them all on the front dash display. I have to order a lot more blades to get everything all fixed up. I did find a 12 inch number 3 screwdriver blade in my old pile of discontinued stuff. that one is hard to come by.
That figures, a good Snap-on guy once I change brands, oh well! I don't want to pay two tool dealers every week, so....................Good to know he is here. I occasionally (once a year) buy some Snap-on tools, about 800 bucks worth or so. The stuff I can't get through Cornwell. Instead of buying online I'll give the local guy Luke a call. Quick cash sale, won't put him out much, and I don't have any Snap-on warranty stuff. Thanks for the heads up.
superautobacs
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Are the ACR shafts supposed to have the "S" stamped on them, too? Mine don't.
If you have a vise, a couple pry bars, and a scrap peice of plywood, you can do it:
Clamp the screwdriver shank vertically, between a soft-face vise (aluminum or brass; something soft so that it doesn't damage the shank). Leave a little bit of space between the bottom of the handle and the vise jaws.
Using the vise's jaw face as a firm base, take your two pry bars, one on your left and one on your right, and situate them right under the handle so that you can apply upward force to the end of the handle. You simply force the screwdriver handle off using the pry bar's leverage.
Obviously, you don't want to create unsightly impressions on your screwdriver handle, so that's where the small peice of scrap wood comes in handy. You simply cut out a slot that's wide enough for the blade shank to slide in. Position the wood in front of the screwdriver handle so that the prybar marrs the wood instead of the handle.
Bolster
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Thank you for that clear and succinct explanation!
Garys Garage
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Moose-LandTran
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The diameters are the same. Some of the small ones have knurling added.
Merkava_4
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^ What about the wings of the shank - aren't they different?
Moose-LandTran
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Don't think so.