It is a nicer solution than a piece of pipe for sure!My first extendable ratchet. Button locking flex is nice. I was dubious about the usefulness of extendable ratchets, but it does let you get within a couple inches of the maximum leverage space allows. I have no complaints about the quality of this tool. Surprisingly good fit and finish for $36. Firstinfo offers another Taiwan distributer offering good quality tools. What keeps this ratchet in the least used drawer is the bulkiness of having an extension mechanism. Unless I need a handle length I don’t have in a non-extendable ratchet, this one isn’t getting used.
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My dog is stupid, but hasn't been stupid enough to try eating tools. Wow...
My first extendable ratchet. Button locking flex is nice. I was dubious about the usefulness of extendable ratchets, but it does let you get within a couple inches of the maximum leverage space allows. I have no complaints about the quality of this tool. Surprisingly good fit and finish for $36. Firstinfo offers another Taiwan distributer offering good quality tools. What keeps this ratchet in the least used drawer is the bulkiness of having an extension mechanism. Unless I need a handle length I don’t have in a non-extendable ratchet, this one isn’t getting used.
That belongs in the "tools I didn't know existed" thread...
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Well call me crazy but I bought myself a welder - Hobart 210 MVP. Gonna do a little self-learning and then try that cat replacement myself. If that works I’ve got years worth of “when I finally learn how to weld” projects to try out…
Wow, you're FIRST welding project will be to replace a catalytic converter??? Good luck, let us know how it goes!
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I just meant cheaper copies of better quality tools, typically made in china.
SPC is the company/brand.
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Gonna try it… it’s on an RV so no time crunch, I can redo it a few times if I need to. We’ll see… insurance wrote us a check for $1,100 I could buy a $200 cat and a welder, or give it all to a shop to do it. I’m sure they would charge exactly what the insurance claim paid out so I figure at least this way I get a new tool and hopefully some new skills out of it. Probably a few new scars too but I’ll try to keep those to a minimum LOL.
My first extendable ratchet. Button locking flex is nice. I was dubious about the usefulness of extendable ratchets, but it does let you get within a couple inches of the maximum leverage space allows. I have no complaints about the quality of this tool. Surprisingly good fit and finish for $36. Firstinfo offers another Taiwan distributer offering good quality tools. What keeps this ratchet in the least used drawer is the bulkiness of having an extension mechanism. Unless I need a handle length I don’t have in a non-extendable ratchet, this one isn’t getting used.
I got a 1/2" extendable ratchet from HF a few years ago and it's not bad at all. Good for junkyard runs, in that it fits in my small toolbox. Also, after you crack something loose, you can slide it back to its shortest length and move more quickly on the loosening.
HF's smaller version, 1/4" dr. on one side of the head and 3/8" dr. on the other, that struck me as awkward and a potential problem.
If you're looking for quality (and to spend money) somebody just a few days ago posted some FACOM extendable ratchets here:
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Haha. I decided to use an adapter with my 1/2 gun after lunch ended up snapping both adapters on a very stuck lug nut. Was expecting the socket to go before the adapters. I didn’t even try the 3/8 because if the half couldn’t get it then I knew the 3/8 wouldn’t. And I had to use the chrome...
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I got a 1/2" extendable ratchet from HF a few years ago and it's not bad at all. Good for junkyard runs, in that it fits in my small toolbox. Also, after you crack something loose, you can slide it back to its shortest length and move more quickly on the loosening.
HF's smaller version, 1/4" dr. on one side of the head and 3/8" dr. on the other, that struck me as awkward and a potential problem.
If you're looking for quality (and to spend money) somebody just a few days ago posted some FACOM extendable ratchets here:
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Haha. I decided to use an adapter with my 1/2 gun after lunch ended up snapping both adapters on a very stuck lug nut. Was expecting the socket to go before the adapters. I didn’t even try the 3/8 because if the half couldn’t get it then I knew the 3/8 wouldn’t. And I had to use the chrome...
I actually failed in buying the USAG version, do to stocking issues a year or so ago, before buying this cheap one. The Stanley ones are non-serviceable, which I’m not comfortable with yet. They will probably last at least 25 years, but still I’m not sure.
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Lowes & Harbor Freight today. The Wiha screwdrivers were $12 at Lowes. At Harbor Freight, I got a freebie multi screwdriver, test leads for $15 with a coupon, and hose pinch clamp set. I will just toss the multi screwdriver in the household misc. drawer, I figured my wife can use it. The hose pinch off clamps I use at work on coolant hoses for DEF pumps and sending units.
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You’ll love those pliers! Well worth the money in my opinionWell boys. I finally got myself my first SnapOn tools ever. Better late than never. This is how it starts? I'm already itching.
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My slipjoint pliers always sit in the toolchest, unused. What kind of things do you use them for?
Random stuff I probably shouldn't be using them on. Whatever I didn't grab a socket for if it's a not too tight easily accessible nut or bolt, wing nuts, different size things in the same immediate area I'm working on when it's quicker just to use those then go grab more tools or switch out sockets etc... Mostly for the convenience or the quick and dirty jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none jobs.
The cheapo ones I've had for years had seen their days long ago. Well overdue for a quality set under the theory of replacing the tools you break or use the most with quality stuff.
The new long nose slip joint pliers are next on my list I might order today or by this weekend. (In GREEN!)
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Ordered a Durham rolling shelf/cart about a month ago and it arrived yesterday.
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I didn't know of long nose slip joints until just now. Did a search. Now those look useful for my "electricians" bag. Thanks for mentioning them.
Well boys. I finally got myself my first SnapOn tools ever. Better late than never. This is how it starts? I'm already itching.
I've got those needle noses, and they are sturdy.
They're in 2nd place to my Knipexes, which aren't so sturdy, but I love the Knipex comfort grips and the smooth joint. I reach for the Snap Ons when things are going to get rough. (I can't say the SO's don't have a smooth joint, for I bought mine used, and when sprayed with WD-40, rust oozed out of the joint, and I've done what I can to clean it out. In my tool chest, the Knipex are smoother.)
The grips on the Snap Ons are very grippy, almost sticky somehow. Neat. Hooray for not dropping things! That's my frustration with HF's PIttsburgh Pro and ICON ratchets. So close to very good or great, but their copy of the Snap On comfort handle is not grippy at all.
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Hit the nail on the head. They are very sturdy. That was my first reaction when picking them up. I kept looking and feeling the grip thinking wow these are extra grippy, are they supposed to be like this? I have not seen another tool with this much grip ever. I don't have anything Knipex yet. Soon enough. I can't wait to get the green slip joint needle nose pliers.
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Welp this was a mistake that will no doubt lead to more spending. I. Don't. Need. More. Screwdrivers.
Didn't even realize I placed this in my Amazon cart when reading about it earlier this week. I finally placed the order I intended to and these showed up today. No doubt I'll be buying the P1 and P3 versions. All my other Vessels are non-JawsFit so it'll honestly be nice to have a set of JawsFit for those, "it's about to go down" moments.
Vessel Megadora 930 P2x100 JawsFit screwdriver. Made in Japan
Didn't even realize I placed this in my Amazon cart when reading about it earlier this week. I finally placed the order I intended to and these showed up today. No doubt I'll be buying the P1 and P3 versions. All my other Vessels are non-JawsFit so it'll honestly be nice to have a set of JawsFit for those, "it's about to go down" moments.
Vessel Megadora 930 P2x100 JawsFit screwdriver. Made in Japan
Welp this was a mistake that will no doubt lead to more spending. I. Don't. Need. More. Screwdrivers.
Didn't even realize I placed this in my Amazon cart when reading about it earlier this week. I finally placed the order I intended to and these showed up today. No doubt I'll be buying the P1 and P3 versions. All my other Vessels are non-JawsFit so it'll honestly be nice to have a set of JawsFit for those, "it's about to go down" moments.
Vessel Megadora 930 P2x100 JawsFit screwdriver. Made in Japan
It sounds like you’re at least not loading up on slotted drivers!
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Thank you for being the angel on my shoulder.
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My 1/2" drive 19" long Gearwrench 120xp ratchet finally arrived yesterday. I ordered it ~10 weeks ago not realizing that it hadn't been released yet.
I forgot that I had ordered it.
I forgot that I had ordered it.
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Preparing to do a brake job this weekend on my daughters car.
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Picked up these today at Menards. I think they are made by Pro America. But feel free to correct me.
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Anytime something may need gripping and pulling. I almost always grab them when I go to do a job just in case they're needed. I even bought the snap-on high grip ones which really put clamping powr on stuff. Works wonders for nails when the head pops off.
Our Lowe’s had the Wiha screwdriver set in its clearance area, so I bought all 3 sets.
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Welding magnet doodads, metal marking pencils, toolbox latches & a rather spiffy stainless auto trim pry tool thingie....
My Lowes has them in one of those middle isle (black Friday/special item) displays. It shows them clearanced to $19.98 from $29.98, but they did show online and ring up $11.97. This particular store had a bunch of them, probably at least 10 sets, I almost bought 2...........lol
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The Lowes closest to the house had 6 sets of the Wiha screwdrivers on clearance for $11.97. I ordered 2 set early last week. I looked this morning and they still have 3 sets, well according to the on-line inventory, which at my store is usually pretty accurate. I can't believe they still have 3 sets available? I guess in my neck of the woods, nobody is very familiar with Wiha tools. May get another set to give a Christmas gift, not sure yet. I hate to buy them if some else needs good screwdrivers but I figured two weeks should be sufficient wait time.
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That’s the Jack I want to get. Only I have to know if it can slide underneath the front of a 3rd Gen Prius.
I just want you to know, we're all pulling for you, Jack.
Are you going from the front bumper or from the side? It fits under my BMW 3 series but does not reach the jacking point under the motor unless I use one of the jack points on the side first.
I am willing to bet your Prius sits up higher than my BMW but it will depend on how far back the lift point is. The min height they have listed is 3-3/4". For a little bit more you could look at the lighter Ultra-Low-Profile aluminum jack that has a min higher of 2-3/8".
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When mine was new I posted up some of the observable and specs measured the saddle height as the highest point at 3-15/16". Just mentioning that as Harbor Freight advertises it as 3-3/4" and mine never gets quite that low.
BTW, it's now been well over 5 years since I got it and it's been a GREAT jack so far. If it will fit under your intended vehicle(s) I highly recommend it. For the price and a 3 yr warranty the Super Duty (other HF jacks including Daytonas only have 90 days) is hard to beat IMHO. We've been putting ours to hard use since day one. Not under Priuses though. We have more than a dozen vehicles plus various pieces of equipment it gets used on and about the lightest thing has probably been my Tacoma or 4Runner and the heaviest is our GMC Topkicks with lifts and dump beds that weigh well over 6,000 lbs empty, which is never.
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MWEric said:
RE: Southwire SCP9TPCD-WW 9-in side-cutting pliers
They look like they might be made by ProAmerica - the blue handle with the red band is a good indicator (although that same handle style has been duplicated on Asian-made imports.)
I contacted the factory but was not able to get a definitive answer as to source (which should come as no surprise.)
It looks like they've brought three different U.S. made models of pliers into their product mix of pliers, all three of which appear to be from ProAmerica (at least to these eyes.)
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I needed to get something to get under the front of my car as well. I have the 1.5 ton aluminum jack and it works well but it's so short it's not always the best option.
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I used this style spring compressor when I changed the top mount bearings on my wife’s mustang last year. It was a bit disappointing, none of the excitement or feeling of danger you get with traditional spring compressors
Who makes this and what is the model?
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I've used one like it from Eastwood. I didn't want to trust it but it convinced me otherwise.