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[LanceMc]

I bought a few TEKTON socket to fill in some gaps and expand my old Craftsman metric socket sets up to 24mm. Shipping was fast and included in the price if you order more than $25. They could have packaged them better though. They were just loose in a plastic bag inside a small bubble wrap mailer. If you look closely you can see the dings from shipping.


They fit in pretty well with my old Craftsman sockets. Except that shallow 16mm
The deep Craftsman is an inverted G1 six point and the shallow is an inverted G2D 12 pt. I looked on eBay for the proper Craftsman versions and if I could find them, they were way overpriced. The prices some people ask for USA made Craftsman tools on eBay and FB Marketplace is really crazy. I could have bought new Taiwan made Craftsman singles but they don't make a 3/8 drive 24mm so I would've had even more of a mismatched set.

 

[vwpieces]

Buddy bought the 325 on BF and gave me a deal on his old PrimeWeld 225.
Got it all cleaned up and refurbed an old cart I had.



Just need to figure out what the Red knob does.

Also recently bought the Milwaukee M18 Fuel blower. Real handy for a couple of the lighter snows we had. Bought the 2pc tips too.

 

[moemc]

Last one, metric wrench set. Didn’t have a COO on the box but I’d assume Taiwan.

I will never not find it so strange that companies bother to put the word QUALITY on a product, as if it has any sort of correlation to the quality. As if, THIS is how customers know which products are quality. I feel that stamping it on, if anything, raises questions. I wonder how its decided what type of products they would put it on. Imagine if a vehicle manufacturer added a QUALITY badge on the deck lid.

 

[Squankum]

I will never not find it so strange that companies bother to put the word QUALITY on a product, as if it has any sort of correlation to the quality. As if, THIS is how customers know which products are quality. I feel that stamping it on, if anything, raises questions. I wonder how its decided what type of products they would put it on. Imagine if a vehicle manufacturer added a QUALITY badge on the deck lid.

Back in the day, the YOUPOORBASTARD tools sold poorly.

 

[Squankum]

I just happen to have one of my summer tires right outside the shop:



225/70/16, 28ish inches OD.

That kind of steel wheel looks very familiar and German to my brain -- in smaller sizes. What came with 16" steelies? More recent decontented Jettas? (The return of plastic wheel covers and rear drum brakes (shudder) !)

 

[bugnut]

@vwpieces Really like the finish on the welder cart!

 

[will335i]

Back in the day, the YOUPOORBASTARD tools sold poorly.

You mean to tell me my King **** wrench doesn't make me King D....

 

[Beerhippie]

That kind of steel wheel looks very familiar and German to my brain -- in smaller sizes. What came with 16" steelies? More recent decontented Jettas? (The return of plastic wheel covers and rear drum brakes (shudder) !)

The rims are made in Germany by Mefro. I'm not sure what they were made for, or if they're just simply an aftermarket wheel.

They have very little offset, so I'll have to use 5mm shims to fit them over my new big disks in the front of the Brick.

 

[four.cycle]

I think I paid too much for this.

Astro Pneumatic 1139 3/8" air ratchet 01/08/26

 

[Beerhippie]

That kind of steel wheel looks very familiar and German to my brain -- in smaller sizes. What came with 16" steelies? More recent decontented Jettas? (The return of plastic wheel covers and rear drum brakes (shudder) !)

According to the interwebby, the rims were originally made for Mercedes Benz. Sprinter? Mini-mog? G Wagen? Commercial truck?

 

[L.Cheapo]

@Squankum got me again!



My first Cobras. The business end is smaller than I expected. (that's what she said)

 

[Beerhippie]

@Squankum got me again!

My first Cobras. The business end is smaller than I expected. (that's what she said)

But the maximum opening is greater than a pair of 10" Channel-locks.

 

[Squankum]

@Squankum got me again!



My first Cobras. The business end is smaller than I expected. (that's what she said)

Hooray!

I'm sure it all depends on what you work on, but I bought a set of 12" Cobras later on and they rarely get used. I find the 10"ers and 7"ers handy for many a thing.

 

[Squankum]

According to the interwebby, the rims were originally made for Mercedes Benz. Sprinter? Mini-mog? G Wagen? Commercial truck?

Yeah, I'm guessing Sprinter or Metris van.

 

[moemc]

Back in the day, the YOUPOORBASTARD tools sold poorly.

Harbor Freight is in the position where they could use the entire scale with their stampings. Pittsburgh "JUNK", Quinn "NOT BAD", Icon "QUALITY". It works for them since they have higher tiers to upsell you if you don't like what it says.

 

[Beerhippie]

Harbor Freight is in the position where they could use the entire scale with their stampings. Pittsburgh "JUNK", Quinn "NOT BAD", Icon "QUALITY". It works for them since they have higher tiers to upsell you if you don't like what it says.

I generally stick with the "THERE'S ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE" brand.

 

[wandrur]

I think this is a tool...

Social media ads got me again, but I think this one has some real potential.

 

[Jbear]

My German made WIha is a favorite.

Yesssir! Wiha also makes a different multi-bit and that other one (Drive-Loc VI) is downright AWESOME. Only drawback is the long bits are proprietary, but they have a long bit holder that works around that if you don't wanna get the Wiha ones. I have that fat one in the photo, and it's decent, but...that's about it. Like the Kleins...has the detent ball...not a fan. The Drive-loc...beast!

 

[Brandon_Lutz]

Slowly rolling my ratchet collection over to Snap On. Got a new to me FL80 in the mail today.

 

[Etchase]

Reversible flex head standard length ratcheting wrenches aren’t common. The only other supplier I know is Williams. This is my first Toolant branded anything. $72 on Amazon 8-19 mm when I bought it. Compared to my SAE Williams, they are similar in size, but the Williams has a ridiculously large switch making the toolant lower profile with its recessed switch. The toolant flex portion is also shorter typically providing better access. I prefer having an offset box on the non-ratchet end, as I rarely use an open end. I like the Satin finish. The flex joint is a tad tighter than the Williams. The fit and finish is good. We will see how the durability is over the coming years.

 

[mikeinri]

I think this is a tool...

Social media ads got me again, but I think this one has some real potential.

I see the boys from Daft Punk are now in Marketing???

Mike

 

[lund]

I think I paid too much for this.

Astro Pneumatic 1139 3/8" air ratchet 01/08/26

These days I have a hard time imagining that air ratchets would typically be preferable to compact, battery impacts. Yes, air is compact, but the hose gets in the way even if you have things well setup. You can also find compact battery ratchets with longer necks. So it may be clear why air ratchets are now a hard sell.

 

[mikeinri]

These days I have a hard time imagining that air ratchets would typically be preferable to compact, battery impacts. Yes, air is compact, but the hose gets in the way even if you have things well setup.

Funny, just had that conversation at work yesterday. We're closing down a few buildings in the area as part of a larger consolidation. At one of the sites, there are several nearly new, and quite large air compressors getting ready for auction.

The smallest ones are vertical, 80-gallons each. Pretty sure one has never been used. I toyed with the idea of buying one for my garage, but I'd rarely use it, and it would take up a bunch of space.

...and battery tools have really come a long way.

Mike

 

[LanceMc]

I think the only reason for air impacts/ratchets these days is if you're into HD trucks, I mean real Class VIII trucks, a big 1" air impact and all the things required to operate it are the ticket. That's not very many people though.
I had this discussion with my friend a while back and he was crapping on the battery impact tools initially, but then a few week later he bought one of these

and one of these

But we all know how it is when your friends tell you need more tools...
Come to think of it, I think I need one of these

Battery recharging is a lot less intrusive in your life than an 80 gallon compressor recharging.

These days I have a hard time imagining that air ratchets would typically be preferable to compact, battery impacts. Yes, air is compact, but the hose gets in the way even if you have things well setup.

 

[mikeinri]

Funny, just had that conversation at work yesterday. We're closing down a few buildings in the area as part of a larger consolidation. At one of the sites, there are several nearly new, and quite large air compressors getting ready for auction.

The smallest ones are vertical, 80-gallons each. Pretty sure one has never been used. I toyed with the idea of buying one for my garage, but I'd rarely use it, and it would take up a bunch of space.

...and battery tools have really come a long way.

Mike

The main use I'd have for a large compressor would be to blow out my irrigation system each fall. They keep charging more and more every year for that service.

But, once a year for an hour probably isn't healthy for a large belt-driven compressor, is it?

Mike

 

[four.cycle]

^ To be honest, I grabbed that off the front counter at A-1 Auto Parts in Sequim the other day when I saw the price sticker. I figured my buddy could use it - he's still using conventional air-powered tools.
I only recently acquired a compressor myself, but I'll be using it primarily for blowing stuff off.

Your comments are not lost on me, to be sure. Air-powered tools are going the way of the dinosaur. Ask any pawn shop owner - they almost can't give the stuff away, and few of them are taking any air tools in for pawn these days, as there really is no market for them any more.

 

[Markoos]

Yesterdays delivery from evilbay, Knipex plier wrench 8605180, £47. Just can not stop buying Knipex...

 

[thrifty bill]

We bought a used house, and the garage came filled with those POS Coleman branded particle board cabinets. I was getting the floor epoxied, so I had to move those cabinets. Instead of moving them, I put them up on FB marketplace, cheap, but buyer had to load them. Three hours later, they were all history.

Once the floor was fully cured, it was time for the replacement steel units. I went with New Age Bold cabinets. Incoming was three pallets of cabinets, enough to cover almost all the walls of the 3 car garage.

Somwhat interesting, one set was ordered from Costco, on sale, the other pieces (2 pallets) were ordered a week later directly from New Age. New Age order delivered three weeks later, Costco order delivered six weeks later. Same carrier. And I live about five hours from New Age USA warehouse...

 

[TheRealZeus]

Hope everyone holding cups of coffee. ️
That is actually a beautiful sunrise picture.

 

[Fedwrench]

Reversible flex head standard length ratcheting wrenches aren’t common. The only other supplier I know is Williams. This is my first Toolant branded anything. $72 on Amazon 8-19 mm when I bought it. Compared to my SAE Williams, they are similar in size, but the Williams has a ridiculously large switch making the toolant lower profile with its recessed switch. The toolant flex portion is also shorter typically providing better access. I prefer having an offset box on the non-ratchet end, as I rarely use an open end. I like the Satin finish. The flex joint is a tad tighter than the Williams. The fit and finish is good. We will see how the durability is over the coming years.

Glad to see someone else grab a set!! I love the fact that these are standard length and not extra long. Mine have served me well so far.

 

[LanceMc]

little stubby

 

[Beerhippie]

little stubby

Glad you're man enough to share!

 

[Steel_Rain]

little stubby

Damn Lance! I wanted that when these were on clearance but I could never find one.

eBay?

 

[LanceMc]

Damn Lance! I wanted that when these were on clearance but I could never find one.

eBay?

Yes and a decent deal too.
$26 at my door

 

[Callelle]

I think the only reason for air impacts/ratchets these days is if you're into HD trucks, I mean real Class VIII trucks, a big 1" air impact and all the things required to operate it are the ticket. That's not very many people though.
I had this discussion with my friend a while back and he was crapping on the battery impact tools initially, but then a few week later he bought one of these

Not really true. I work for International, I thought the same thing for air impacts and what not. I haven't touched our 1" gun in my 3 years there. The shops typically supply tools over 1/2" drive, or at least they should. I've bought several singles of 3/4 drive sockets I use often just out of frustration of people not putting stuff back. Battery impacts are plenty strong enough that I use my 2967 with a 33mm to pull wheels when I need, it's even taken lugnuts off of trucks the shop 3/4 gun wouldn't budge.

 

[Brandon_Lutz]

Picked up a Plomb WF-8 to add to my old tool collection. It's a WF-8, 9/32 drive.

 

[LanceMc]

That’s impressive!

Not really true. I work for International, I thought the same thing for air impacts and what not. I haven't touched our 1" gun in my 3 years there. The shops typically supply tools over 1/2" drive, or at least they should. I've bought several singles of 3/4 drive sockets I use often just out of frustration of people not putting stuff back. Battery impacts are plenty strong enough that I use my 2967 with a 33mm to pull wheels when I need, it's even taken lugnuts off of trucks the shop 3/4 gun wouldn't budge.

 

[Buckgnarly]

Working on organizing Milwaukee batteries, got the wall mount pack out and opened up more space to buy more Milwaukee ****!

 

[Etchase]

Air hammers, and die grinders outperform cordless in my experience. I don’t use them, but I see body shops using all kinds of air sanders. Lots of hydraulic rams as well.

 

[a6hux]

Had some autozone reward money!