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Nice Napa haul today. Was waiting on me at home. Only part one of my order haha. Other part should be here tomorrow. I keep losing my number 2 Phillips heads so I bought an extra one again lol. I ordered one from Snap-on about a month ago but he hasn’t been back since so I’ve pretty much written that off. Then a set of metric ball Allen sockets. So for those who asked if I buy sets yes I do. This set I looked at it in person at a very rude Napa store so I chose to use my coupon and order it online instead of that rude store. I managed to get all of this for just $8 more than the entire set so $158 for everything. The Carlyle set appears very well made. I looked at the set at Auto Zone and Advance and they did not seem quality at all and seemed very weak so I chose the middle ground set. It was either this Snap-on or Mac or Matco and they are all priced $110 more than these so since they aren’t an everyday use tool I chose these. I’ve had excellent luck with Carlyle tools just they are expensive which is why I don’t buy them often. Then I got a 12mm socket for one set I need to complete at the house. And the tool coming tomorrow is for Subaru as I’m still a Subaru tech since the Toyota isn’t permanent.
...Um... No hablo the Carlyle set box (in either pic)...
What sizes are included?
Mike
BlakeTheCarGuy
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3mm-10mm. That’s another advantage cause the sets from the truck skip a few smaller sizes.
jonesg
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Just be sure to use the **** out of it as soon as it arrives, test all the processes within the return period.OH wow! They let you keep the first one? I'm in the same boat I can't afford a 200-amp Lincoln or Hobart, l have this one coming.
If it keeps working after the first few weeks I'd expect it to keep working for years.
jonesg
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**** joints yes, just a series of quick overlapping spot welds, i drag the wire across the joint and cut the heat off.
then just run a bead over the spot welds. I tested the welds by duct taping the ends and putting the air gun through the tape, soapy water sprayed on the welds, no bubbles.
I've done a few joints with a inner sleeve but find its not needed if I work slowly and the joint has no gaps.
then just run a bead over the spot welds. I tested the welds by duct taping the ends and putting the air gun through the tape, soapy water sprayed on the welds, no bubbles.
I've done a few joints with a inner sleeve but find its not needed if I work slowly and the joint has no gaps.
Gotcha, thanks. So none of the x.5 mm sizes. I've seen references to those here on GJ, but (fortunately) haven't come across a fastener needing one (yet).
(I've posted pics of the Spanish side of items before as well...)
Mike
If addicted to tools, it's not a matter of need, but a matter of want. I could return it, but the extra torque could come in handy. For how much I use my tools, overkill is a word that comes to mind.
Chance
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Took a look. That's pretty cool. Too bad I didn't know about that first, but now I know for next time. Thanks!
WWheeler
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New tools to me this week
First up, a Snap-on TLL72 1/4 DR Extra Long Ratchet, a GJ classified purchase from MattVette89 (Thanks!)
A Blackjack KT-340 Tire Repair Kit
And lastly, a NOS USA Craftsman Industrial SAE Ratcheting Wrench Set
First up, a Snap-on TLL72 1/4 DR Extra Long Ratchet, a GJ classified purchase from MattVette89 (Thanks!)
A Blackjack KT-340 Tire Repair Kit
And lastly, a NOS USA Craftsman Industrial SAE Ratcheting Wrench Set
I am not a welder (yet) but I did stumble across this tool a few years ago and kicked myself in the *** for not having invented it myself:
Summit Racing SUM-693322 Summit Racing™ Exhaust Welding Clamps | Summit Racing
Free Shipping - Summit Racing™ Exhaust Welding Clamps with qualifying orders of $125. Shop Exhaust Welding Clamps at Summit Racing.
Dang, I could have sworn these used to be $12.99.
That socket isn't just deep, it's profound!
jonesg
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I am not a welder (yet) but I did stumble across this tool a few years ago and kicked myself in the *** for not having invented it myself:
Summit Racing SUM-693322 Summit Racing™ Exhaust Welding Clamps | Summit Racing
Free Shipping - Summit Racing™ Exhaust Welding Clamps with qualifying orders of $125. Shop Exhaust Welding Clamps at Summit Racing.www.summitracing.com
Dang, I could have sworn these used to be $12.99.
I will drop the exh system, build a jig to keep the exh in proper alignment, cut the bad section out and weld the new into place.
Shops do this too.
visionguru
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New toy. Love it. A couple of years ago, I wouldn't spend $90 on a pair of pliers, somehow it's acceptable now.
MWEric
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Picked up a couple Capri 3/8” impact sets with the Westling holders. The empty Ernst tray behind them is waiting for a back ordered Williams U.S.A. 10-36 set. I’ll post when they show up.
BlakeTheCarGuy
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New tools from eBay and Napa online. Bought the 1 1/2 combination wrench on eBay for $10 old stock Duralast made in Taiwan not China. Really quality made like all their tools. Just hate the blue dots
lol. Red should be SAE but they always had it backwards. I also ordered a Cornwell socket the same day from a different seller and it hasn’t even shipped yet so I’m beyond angry have already reached out to the seller and no response so will be filing a claim shortly. I really needed it this weekend I wanted the 6 point socket as my 12 point 1 1/2 is very sloppy fitment. 1 1/2 is for dads truck multiple places. We have to pull the other drain plug this oil change because the seal formed a leak so instead of just using the quick drain we are gonna pull the other plug this go around. I can’t source a 1 1/2 6 point locally anywhere. I paid almost $30 with shipping for that socket. A better fitting 12 point would probably be ok but I’ve had some bad luck with 12 points so I don’t even like trying them. I will try this wrench but it’s very tight. Auto Zone has since discontinued this big of a wrench. Biggest SAE size I’ve seen lately is 1 inch. Then a Carlyle 13mm square plug socket for Subaru. This is what you need for Subaru differentials. A 1/2 square would probably work but I like tools and like having the right tools. I’m still a Subaru tech and always will be but I’m just helping out at Toyota temporarily. Thankfully it’s only temporary I don’t want to represent that brand any longer. I will be glad to be back to Subaru soon.
wandrur
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I suppose this is a new tool.
Received from eBay today. Will rehaft eventually and put to use or sell it.
Received from eBay today. Will rehaft eventually and put to use or sell it.
Notgrownup
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Indexmill
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Blake, it's very easy to make that blue dot into a red dot... Then, all will be right with the world.
New tools from eBay and Napa online. Bought the 1 1/2 combination wrench on eBay for $10 old stock Duralast made in Taiwan not China. Really quality made like all their tools. Just hate the blue dots
Then a Carlyle 13mm square plug socket for Subaru. This is what you need for Subaru differentials. A 1/2 square would probably work but I like tools and like having the right tools. I’m still a Subaru tech and always will be but I’m just helping out at Toyota temporarily. Thankfully it’s only temporary I don’t want to represent that brand any longer. I will be glad to be back to Subaru soon.
wandrur
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I've been eyeing that one myself.
It's a sickness you contract through the internet - via www.garagejournal.com
New toy. Love it. A couple of years ago, I wouldn't spend $90 on a pair of pliers, somehow it's acceptable now.
New toy. Love it. A couple of years ago, I wouldn't spend $90 on a pair of pliers, somehow it's acceptable now.
I would never spend that kind of money on new Snap On pliers!
That's why I buy used Snap On stuff on ebay. Here and there.
Quality, durable stuff, I'm not at all afraid to buy used.
Got some new Knipex today; finally getting some TwinGrips after finding them quite resistible for the first year or two. Haven't tried them out yet, but was pleasantly surprised at the size -- for some reason I thought they were big, like my linesman's pliers.
Also, $34.24 - with comfort grips - struck me as a fair price from Mr. Bezos' Space Program.
I haven't used normal slip joint pliers in many decades, and then for the past decade my brain's been thinking in Knipex Cobra angles, but for $34ish, I thought I'd give it a try.
Speaking of Knipex, I saw these in Wal-Mart the other night. The answer is no.
Also, $34.24 - with comfort grips - struck me as a fair price from Mr. Bezos' Space Program.
I haven't used normal slip joint pliers in many decades, and then for the past decade my brain's been thinking in Knipex Cobra angles, but for $34ish, I thought I'd give it a try.
Speaking of Knipex, I saw these in Wal-Mart the other night. The answer is no.
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SRU1436
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I figure I need to get some of these instead of using dental picks to get out O-rings.
And if 13mm is a little too loose, because the drain plug has been distorted, Koken makes a 13.5mm square socket.
I figure I need to get some of these instead of using dental picks to get out O-rings.
In theory, sure. If you're reusing the O-ring. Or have good reason to worry about scratching up the piece. But they are neat! They have many, many uses. These and some el cheapo pocket prybars like everybody else at GJ discovered this winter have been some of my funnest, handiest, many-uses tool additions of the past 6 months.
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stonesfan68
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I figure I need to get some of these instead of using dental picks to get out O-rings.
I bought a Titan branded set of those from O’Reilly Auto Parts last Fall and I have found many uses for them as well. As a matter of fact, I don’t think that I’ve used them on an o-ring as of yet.
mjdarg
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Just picked up these Stanley speed wrenches on FB for $20.
Also picked up my first Snap-On box as well. Seller got it from a gov auction. It’s model SM0047 which is pretty much a KRL761 from reading another post on here. The box is in great shape, I’ve got liner material coming today and a few Lock n Roll latches coming sometime next week as a few are worn down from people pulling on them over the years. I plan to keep this box for a long time.
Also picked up my first Snap-On box as well. Seller got it from a gov auction. It’s model SM0047 which is pretty much a KRL761 from reading another post on here. The box is in great shape, I’ve got liner material coming today and a few Lock n Roll latches coming sometime next week as a few are worn down from people pulling on them over the years. I plan to keep this box for a long time.
CHI_Tool&Die
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You cannot go wrong with Proto. After a few years of trying out various brands, I've come to realize that Proto is very good quality and has become one of my two go-to brands. I totally regret that I started with a simple Proto set and then moved over to all these others like Williams and Stahlwille because I was swayed by how jazzed everyone was about them on these boards. I would've saved a ton of money if I had just stuck to my initial instinct and Proto. Nice purchases!Finally decided to upgrade some of my sockets. Been taking a closer look at one of my local Proto dealers and with a recent sale, the pricing looked good enough to pull the trigger.
Took over a month to arrive, but I wasn't going to push.
1/4" drive metric 6 point sockets 4mm to 14mm - no skips (J47200) $41.17 delivered.
3/8" drive metric 12 point sockets 6mm to 26mm - no skips (J52215) $99.25 delivered.
3/8" drive torx bit sockets T15 to T50 (J5239C) $44.06 delivered.
1/2" drive metric 12 point sockets 10mm to 36mm -some skips 31, 33-35mm (J54212) $229.77 delivered.
Napa hex bit sockets are pretty sweet. I've been abusing the **** out of the 5/64" and a 5/32" sockets in my set and they have been bulletproof. I'm also a fan that the bits aren't stepped at the smaller sizes so if I can't warranty one right away I can take an old Bondhus, cut it down, and shove it in the socket. I'm a little miffed that the ball-end sockets are so much more money than the regular sets.
Nice Napa haul today. Was waiting on me at home. Only part one of my order haha. Other part should be here tomorrow. I keep losing my number 2 Phillips heads so I bought an extra one again lol. I ordered one from Snap-on about a month ago but he hasn’t been back since so I’ve pretty much written that off. Then a set of metric ball Allen sockets. So for those who asked if I buy sets yes I do. This set I looked at it in person at a very rude Napa store so I chose to use my coupon and order it online instead of that rude store. I managed to get all of this for just $8 more than the entire set so $158 for everything. The Carlyle set appears very well made. I looked at the set at Auto Zone and Advance and they did not seem quality at all and seemed very weak so I chose the middle ground set. It was either this Snap-on or Mac or Matco and they are all priced $110 more than these so since they aren’t an everyday use tool I chose these. I’ve had excellent luck with Carlyle tools just they are expensive which is why I don’t buy them often. Then I got a 12mm socket for one set I need to complete at the house. And the tool coming tomorrow is for Subaru as I’m still a Subaru tech since the Toyota isn’t permanent.
CHI_Tool&Die
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So, what's the deal with working with Toyota? Not a fan of the shop, the culture, or the cars?
BlakeTheCarGuy
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The way Toyota acts. They are very picky about warranty, and very picky about shop layout and training and all that. Won’t help customers out like Subaru will. And harder to work on than Subaru. I’ve had them down on my list ever since they denied to warranty my moms fraying serpentine belt on her brand new car. They are so knit picky on warranty. I’ve seen a lot of stuff denied that should have been warrantied. Whereas Subaru would generally be like ok well we will take care of it even if the car was just out of warranty they would still usually do it once. And I don’t like the managers over here either. That has a lot to do with it too.
Uptight people minding every penny? From Japan? Surely you are ....
OK, just kidding. Sounds frustrating to deal with. But I can also see how those traits got them where they are today. But that serpentine belt denial was BS.
Long ago, mid 80's, I was a flunky boy at VW dealer. Customer with a Rabbit diesel had a rod bolt fail at less than 85,000 miles. Car was out of warranty, but service advisor called the VWoA mothership and all agreed that that was really not normal, and warrantied it. I was kinda impressed.
Thinking about that a week or two ago, now older and wiser, my brain leapt to its current #1 suspect: has this car been driven by a teenaged boy?
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Hmmm... Wondering if the rod my Rabbit diesel threw in '89 at similar mileage had the same issue. That car wasn't in great shape, so I junked it and got a better car...
PugetDude
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(8) assorted Vise Grips
(7) are vintage Peterson
The 9” welding pliers at the top are Irwin.
eBay bargain.
(7) are vintage Peterson
The 9” welding pliers at the top are Irwin.
eBay bargain.
Madjik Man
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Well... someone here who hates my wallet posted something about this NOS Duro Indestro DBE metric offset set somewhere on this forum, that also hates my wallet.
It was an ebay listing with an OBO offer. So I figured wth, threw in a lowball offer, kind of hoping it would be declined. But apparently that ebay seller also hates my wallet and accepted it.
I have the Tekton 45* offset long pattern set. I could never find info on this DI set but it appears to be 60* or 75* offset... which is what I want. For sure a stubby set compared to the Tekton set.
Came in the original pouch and original plastic bag. These things are really well made, hefty and the finish is great.
For the price I'm psyched.
Duro Indestro 84296. Made in the USA
It was an ebay listing with an OBO offer. So I figured wth, threw in a lowball offer, kind of hoping it would be declined. But apparently that ebay seller also hates my wallet and accepted it.
I have the Tekton 45* offset long pattern set. I could never find info on this DI set but it appears to be 60* or 75* offset... which is what I want. For sure a stubby set compared to the Tekton set.
Came in the original pouch and original plastic bag. These things are really well made, hefty and the finish is great.
For the price I'm psyched.
Duro Indestro 84296. Made in the USA
