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fishwatcher
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I bought 6” aluminum rubber faced soft jaws from Zoro. They look good, however I put a little pressure on them in the jaw and the magnet cracked. A little glue fixed it up, but I’ve got an email into Zoro since this obviously should not happen.
Update: Zoro replied that a replacement shipment is on the way and the defective product doesn’t need to be shipped back.
This is my first time using Zoro. It seems their customer support is pretty responsive and easy to work with.
Update: Zoro replied that a replacement shipment is on the way and the defective product doesn’t need to be shipped back.
This is my first time using Zoro. It seems their customer support is pretty responsive and easy to work with.
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zmotorsports
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My new Snap-on PT338 3/8" stubby showed up last week.
jonesg
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extended metric wrench set, 10mm to 24mm.
Always craved these when loosening brake bracket bolts, $46.
Always craved these when loosening brake bracket bolts, $46.
jonesg
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needle scaler beats a dremel with carbide burr in tight spots.
Doing some rewelds on muffler bracket. Old, rusty but still useable.
Doing some rewelds on muffler bracket. Old, rusty but still useable.
jonesg
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luggage scale , needed to recalibrate my HF torq wrench.
It seems way off.
Nice its usb rechargable, buying batteries is expensive.
It seems way off.
Nice its usb rechargable, buying batteries is expensive.
MWEric
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Stopped by my dealers truck. He had the Grip edge so I had to get them. Also a seal puller.
MWEric
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My order from DRPD also showed up. 
geojag
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Picked up some Tsuonda pleirs recently; I'm new to this brand. I haven't really used the combination pliers yet so can't really offer an opinion other than they seem well made. The 8" duckbill pliers are an instant favorite and I find myself picking them up a lot in situations where I formerly would've picked up a pair of needlenose. The jaws are very precise and fine, and grip extremely well. They seem very well made. My only complaint is that the rearward area of the jaws had a very sharp corner; I eased those corners with some wet/dry 600 paper and now they are just perfect. And they were very inexpensive to boot!
extended metric wrench set, 10mm to 24mm.
Always craved these when loosening brake bracket bolts, $46.
Nice! Brand / source?
Mike
Chance
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I like how the coupling tool says "Yourself, free energy"
jonesg
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the ones I really like cost $250 , flex end and ratcheting, so forget that.
These were $45 and beat the daylights out of coupling 2 wrenches together to get leverage.
They're heavy and very shiny, what more could we wish for in any tool.
Mr. Roboto
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Trying out the new icons. While I don’t own the snap on equivalent, they do seem very nice. Especially for $18.99! I was going to grab the 8” needle nose too, but I do already have those in snap on.
If you have time to lean you have time to clean
I built a bunch of Little Caesars pizzas and got to know quite a few owners
2ndGearRubber
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That mentality just makes for nonsense busy work like scrubbing oil soaked concrete with water.
People drag *** because they're incentivized to take as long as possible and run the clock out. At one point I know this was the norm. I've worked with plenty of guys who brag about the hours they're on the clock. But they're inefficient, and what they do in 60 hours can be done in 40. Time logged isn't equivalent to work done.
carbide scribes.
sorry somehow this thread keeps dropping from my alerts
Jarhead0408
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No worries. Thanks for the reply.
There's always something simple that needs to be cleaned or restocked at a place like McDonald's. That expression was used when people were standing around socializing instead of doing anything useful, especially if surrounded by filth and/or in sight of customers.
Scheduling hours is a whole different animal.
Mike
My brother got me these for helping him get his truck back on the road. Gearwrench 3/8 & 1/4 drive SAE and metric socket set and metric/SAE combination ratchet wrench sets. Looks like I need to get another tool box now. My box was full already. These will be handy when I have to carry tools with me. No loose sockets falling out of the rack or wrenches getting lost.
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GearWrench sockets are top notch. You will like them. I know I do.
CHI_Tool&Die
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Finally got part of my Williams order. I canceled part of it and decided to wait out the ratchets. Got a 1/2 flex head and a 3/8 spinner.
Also picked up some Napa Carlyle hex sockets. Got the 1/4 metric and the 3/8 ball end metric and SAE. I think overall, as far as hex bit sockets, Napa are my favorites. Williams MiUSA are good but only offered in SAE. My Stahlwille are ok. They are showing a lot of wear compared to my others. The Carlyle have been workhorses and I haven’t any complaints.
Also picked up some Napa Carlyle hex sockets. Got the 1/4 metric and the 3/8 ball end metric and SAE. I think overall, as far as hex bit sockets, Napa are my favorites. Williams MiUSA are good but only offered in SAE. My Stahlwille are ok. They are showing a lot of wear compared to my others. The Carlyle have been workhorses and I haven’t any complaints.
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assassin10000
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I've been meaning to pick one of these up and the recent posts about them reminded me to order it (finally).
Also saw these on the discount table, figured I might as well.
Also saw these on the discount table, figured I might as well.
Shop-hound
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Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten. Thinnest heads and best ratcheting wrenches by a long shot. Enjoy them!
fishwatcher
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Replacement soft and hard rubber tips for an old Craftsman 12 oz mallet came in from Zoro.
The old ones weren’t terrible, but I thought I would freshen up this mallet with Minwax mahogany stain, a satin semi-gloss poly urethane and new Vaughn replacement tips.
I bought the mallet along with a handful of old c-clamps a few months ago for $20.
The old ones weren’t terrible, but I thought I would freshen up this mallet with Minwax mahogany stain, a satin semi-gloss poly urethane and new Vaughn replacement tips.
I bought the mallet along with a handful of old c-clamps a few months ago for $20.
Wow, that's a great idea, reminds me of a funny story.
I tried to teach an old friend (from high school and college) how to replace his brakes once. I think he dragged his feet on purpose (no one that smart can really be that stupid with tools). I got so frustrated that I told him to get out of the way, I finished the job on the condition that he buy me dinner at our favorite restaurant.
Dinner was delicious (and not cheap), and we always had a blast together, but in hindsight, it'd be even more memorable to have tools to look at and remind me of that crazy day.
Mike
I assume that most of us here started taking things apart as small children (then successfully reassembling at some point after that) and had access to tools. There's a learning curve to a lot of this -- like how young I started swinging a hammer -- and try to remind myself that there are adults who are, on these matters, still 5.
Ms. Squankum holds a hammer in the middle of the handle... I don't know what to say.
Stelzer
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I know this is technically a show & tell thread, but I just ordered these a few minutes ago and wanted to include a link in case anyone else wanted in. Best price I've seen in a long time. Not a fan that it skips 9mm & 11mm, but for $153.99 shipped, I can live with it.
Platinum PLT99650 5 Pc. XL Ratcheting Wrench Set with 10 Metric Sizes
Platinum PLT99650 5 Pc. XL Ratcheting Wrench Set with 10 Metric Sizes
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Pretty cool. Exactly the same as icon from harbor freight. Saved quite a bit in exchange for lack of warranty
Yay Fumoto!
I feel silly, owning all of the wrenches and sockets (as the average citizen would see it) and still buying a valve for oil changes, but I bought one, tried it, and got used to it really quickly! There's a high-mileage driver in the household and I'm doing an oil change about every 6 weeks.
I even converted the ATF pans on that persons' vehicles to having drain plugs, which I put Fumotos into, so I can do an easy "Drain 4 quarts, add 4 quarts" ATF change once in a while between official pan-off filter changes.
What's the thing with the blue handle?
Very fair price! Are yours metric-but-splined? YouTube mechanic Rainman Ray loves his "Mountain" brand of these, which are splined, same size skip. Model MTNRM6 currently showing on Amazon at $220. They're probably all coming off the same line in Taiwan.
Chance
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Malco TNP2S Heavy Duty Trim Nail Punch
humpty
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Much love for the Fumotos!
My buddy did the ****** pan on his ex's car as well due to high mileage. On Hondas you don't get it all out so he just dumped it every other oil change. Thing had mega miles and the ****** was still happy.
My buddy did the ****** pan on his ex's car as well due to high mileage. On Hondas you don't get it all out so he just dumped it every other oil change. Thing had mega miles and the ****** was still happy.
The Critic
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From Matco.com:
1/4” dr 8mm, 10mm, 14mm impact swivel sockets.
From eBay:
3/8” dr 19mm impact swivel socket (old stock)
Note the difference between the old stock and new - old stock shows USA.
Regardless, these things are extremely nice - very very smooth and compact. @Fedwrench was right.
I still have a few more on the way- when done, I plan to have 1/4” dr 8/10/12/14mm and 3/8” dr 10/12/14/17/19mm.
1/4” dr 8mm, 10mm, 14mm impact swivel sockets.
From eBay:
3/8” dr 19mm impact swivel socket (old stock)
Note the difference between the old stock and new - old stock shows USA.
Regardless, these things are extremely nice - very very smooth and compact. @Fedwrench was right.
I still have a few more on the way- when done, I plan to have 1/4” dr 8/10/12/14mm and 3/8” dr 10/12/14/17/19mm.
Every 6 weeks!
How many miles in 6 weeks?
Hmm... maybe it's 8 weeks. I aim for 5,000 mile changes. I can imagine a future where I go longer with high-zoot synthetics and the engines are in top form, but we're using decent synthetics and the engines are... uh... eh.
Her less-frequently used car, a modern BMW, I've got the Blackstone people egging me on to go 7,500 miles on changes based on test results (Shaeffer oil.) It feels weird, l'm creeping in that direction on that motor.
The Critic
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I guess Christmas came early today.
These 12pt took the place of my 6-pt semi-deep sockets, so this arrangement may trigger my OCD.
These 12pt took the place of my 6-pt semi-deep sockets, so this arrangement may trigger my OCD.
wandrur
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I couldn't resist. Less than $90 on Woot.
