saltwater4life
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Lang brake piston compressor
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GX460DIYguy
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Thoughts? I’ve been eyeing that myself.Lang brake piston compressor
Qualitytools
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Are those common sizes on Japanese cars?Vessel made Toyota 8mm Nut Driver 09041-2C121
Vessel made Toyota 10mm Nut Driver 09041-2C131
Yes. 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 . . . I can break down 75% of a Jap motorcycle with 3 of those sizes.
Madjik Man
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I have two 1st gen Tacomas. 8, 10 and 12mm are very common (10 and 12 moreso). Anything larger than that I’m using a socket+ratchet or equivalent.
Vessel doesn’t make a 12mm but driver for Toyota. At least that I could find.
ThePostman
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Just buy it. Save yourself the headache. Lang is who makes it for everyone. There is a smaller version, for rear and compact calipers. There is now a bigger version as well for 6 piston calipers, thank you VAG for unleashing those on us that work on everything.
four.cycle
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1958 Evans Rule Co. catalog with price lists
You probably never heard of Evans Rule.
They're the outfit who invented the little retractable key holder that all the mailmen carried on their belt.
Evans / Evans Rule Co., 400-416 Trumbull St., Elizabeth, NJ (later 7768 Frelinghuysen Ave, Newark, NJ 07114) / rules, tape measures, retractable key holder / est. ? / patent D203672 Feb 8 1966 John J. Evans /
I'll try to get that out to Mark as soon as I can so he can get it uploaded to ITCL.
Also got this cute little Indestro 2800 1/4" drive SAE socket set - all there except the cross-bar -
- this one was one of those "grab bag" deals - seller had no clue what they had - crappy photos that didn't give a clear picture of what the contents were - blurry photos - you get the idea -
GJ member @Etchase just grabbed some New Britain from me. A few weeks ago he had expressed interest in another New Britain set that I had listed on Ebay, but because of the way I had listed it, he wasn't able to bid on it, his being in Hawaii.
I sent him a P/M and told him I was anticipating delivery of the Inestro set, and that I thought it looked like it had some New Britain in it - Don had helped me ID it - and asked him if he'd be willing to wait a couple extra days on the package of stuff he bought and I'd toss in what ever oddball New Britain I got in the set I had coming into the stuff I was going to ship to him.
Well, it looks like @Etchase's patience paid off - here's the "oddball" New Britain that was in that Indestro set:
New Britain Machine Co. 1/4" drive SAE "Chrome" socket set
When I realized what was there, I went looking for a box, but didn't have any luck. (That's in a different thread.)
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Meursault74
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Stubby 3/8 drive ratchet. You can put 3/8 extension on the handle or a joint and extension for versatility.
I got a good deal using an O'Reilly Auto reward so I figured to post here as a thanks.
The selector has a middle position that locks the ratchet. Guess that could come in handy if you needed to rock the fastener back and forth.
I got a good deal using an O'Reilly Auto reward so I figured to post here as a thanks.
The selector has a middle position that locks the ratchet. Guess that could come in handy if you needed to rock the fastener back and forth.
Jarhead0408
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Nice little Stubby. Looks like yours is missing the rubber cap/grip that covers the anvil on the handle. Mine had one. Figured I’d mention it in case you want to swap it out.Stubby 3/8 drive ratchet. You can put 3/8 extension on the handle or a joint and extension for versatility.
I got a good deal using an O'Reilly Auto reward so I figured to post here as a thanks.
The selector has a middle position that locks the ratchet. Guess that could come in handy if you needed to rock the fastener back and forth.
Chrome Vanadium Cody
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My new contender for modern 1/4” drive ratchet with the smallest head width: Performance Tool W36101. 72 tooth, made in China, quick release. Bought at a local tool store for $20. This one measures .765” side to side. My best before this was a Carlyle R14TD at .795”. If anyone has one smaller I’d love to hear about it!
Stubby 3/8 drive ratchet. You can put 3/8 extension on the handle or a joint and extension for versatility.
I got a good deal using an O'Reilly Auto reward so I figured to post here as a thanks.
The selector has a middle position that locks the ratchet. Guess that could come in handy if you needed to rock the fastener back and forth.
Nice, the locking feature seems useful.
Have to admit, I laughed a little when I read your description of adding extensions or joints to make it more useful. Sort of figured anyone buying a ratchet (especially anyone on GJ) would know that (and if buying a specialty ratchet like that would already own a few), LOL...
The more I've worked on vehicles over the years, the more I've learned that you can't have too many extensions or u-joints.
Mike
Meursault74
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Thanks. I had read in some of the reviews that they've stopped including that cover.
Meursault74
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I mentioned it more to be thorough. I take lousy pictures with my cell phone. I wasn't sure if that feature would show up very well.
I'm an idiot. I didn't realize that you meant the OUTER end of the handle. That is pretty cool.
Mike
Meursault74
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I told you the picture sucked.
I don't own one, but am aware of Pro-Auto's MHR-2, which is listed as having a head width of 15.5mm (0.610").My new contender for modern 1/4” drive ratchet with the smallest head width: Performance Tool W36101. 72 tooth, made in China, quick release. Bought at a local tool store for $20. This one measures .765” side to side. My best before this was a Carlyle R14TD at .795”. If anyone has one smaller I’d love to hear about it!
Chrome Vanadium Cody
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Wowawewa! That’s crazy small. Gonna have to track me down one of those.
Wow - these 1/4" Z-series sockets from Ko-ken are crazy-shallow...
Comparison to several other sets upcoming in a day or three...
The 8mm is perfect for the distributor cap on the M88
I was strugging with that mf'er recently - one of the reasons I've been on a shallowness kick recently. Unfortunately for me I have a custom all-aluminum rad that is thicker than stock and made it even worse. The solution at the time was the long-flex ratcheting wrench, but will have to see what else would have worked with these new sockets...
I finally encountered some frozen phillips head screws that wouldn't be budged by my Vessel Megadora, they just wanted to strip out. I had to resort to additional firepower:
The Impacta worked like a charm, they are so very worth it.
The Impacta worked like a charm, they are so very worth it.
I was cleaning up in the shop last weekend and found a non-descript cardboard box.
Oh yeah! That arrived when I was on vacation a few months ago!
(Yes, this all implies my shop is a heap this year.)
I like how the bails hold the paper on each side, instead of having clamps front and rear. At least, I think I do, haven't used it yet.
UPDATE: They included a piece of sandpaper (with pre-punched vacuum holes) and I installed that today. The bails operate clamps to the front and rear, which is neat.
Made in Malaysia, $41.99 in August from Amazon.
Oh yeah! That arrived when I was on vacation a few months ago!
(Yes, this all implies my shop is a heap this year.)
I like how the bails hold the paper on each side, instead of having clamps front and rear. At least, I think I do, haven't used it yet.
UPDATE: They included a piece of sandpaper (with pre-punched vacuum holes) and I installed that today. The bails operate clamps to the front and rear, which is neat.
Made in Malaysia, $41.99 in August from Amazon.
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SCORE!
and it has a round dust port that just might fit a vac hose with no $25 adapter.
Vacuum port was indeed my goal, but i checked it against the hose of the new Bosch monsterdustvac* and nope, I'm going to need an adapter, dangit.
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* Not yet shown here at Show & Tell.
I have one of the snap on versions and I am super happy with it. Lang is the oem but when I bought mine snap on was offering more options in sizes.
ThePostman
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Ko-ken 2725z-160. 3/8 in a 1/4 body. I liked the 2726z so I added this one to the collection
Well, that looks like a nice, sturdy ratchet I could live with.
Being a ratchet fiend, I already have one of the ratchets in that video (a Snap On). I do have a 1/2" extendy-ratchet (cheap HF, but it's really not bad) and that FACOM 3/8" extendy looks neat.
I stand by my usual beef: ATTENTION MODERN TOOL MANUFACTURERS! Stop trying to be clever with your "dual component" handles, with half of it smooth plastic! Just make the whole thing out of the grippy stuff, like Snap On does.
four.cycle
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Squankum said:
As I recall, the small Makita palm sander that someone left here was a real PITA to change paper on.
I do hope your Bosch unit is more efficient at containing the sanding dust than the Makita - I put it on the curb last summer and somebody picked it up.
richfinn
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Maybe not a "tool" but anyway...
Renault 4 tl overflow tank,and a piece of hose,i got tired of using a funnel on my bike for carb synching,finally made this thing so i can hang it and run a bike with tank removed.
Is that one of the Coolant tanks that was held to the body with a rubber strap?
Jarhead0408
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Nice play on words. Great looking screwdrivers too.JIS some Vessel screwdrivers
Wamsutta
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Those would be awesome if they were available in screwdriver tips.