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jimbothecricket
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Every year I go to Mexico to build houses with my church and I keep borrowing tool belts. Decided to buy one this year. Cripe Distributing decided I could use a few more items lol
Abco tool belt
- not the nicest tool belt I've ever worn but it was cheap and gets the job done. Made in USA
No brand aluminum speed square
- I bought this to take to Mexico. High schoolers have a tendency to make crooked walls
Lufkin 3 piece tape measure set
- These are also for the Mexico trip. Can never have too many tape measures. The tapes at the build site will also be full of dirt. I sprayed the outer edge with plastidip to make them a little grippier (the 10' tape is currently at work)
Nicholson hand saw
- Also for the Mexico trip, but I'm not sure I'll take it. We don't use power tools
16 inch tool bag
- a futile attempt to turn a pile of tools into a hopefully more organized pile of tools inside of a bag (unrelated to Mexico trip)
Abco tool belt
- not the nicest tool belt I've ever worn but it was cheap and gets the job done. Made in USA
No brand aluminum speed square
- I bought this to take to Mexico. High schoolers have a tendency to make crooked walls
Lufkin 3 piece tape measure set
- These are also for the Mexico trip. Can never have too many tape measures. The tapes at the build site will also be full of dirt. I sprayed the outer edge with plastidip to make them a little grippier (the 10' tape is currently at work)
Nicholson hand saw
- Also for the Mexico trip, but I'm not sure I'll take it. We don't use power tools
16 inch tool bag
- a futile attempt to turn a pile of tools into a hopefully more organized pile of tools inside of a bag (unrelated to Mexico trip)
Perfect just what I was looking to see! Thanks, I want to get a set but don’t know how much I’d use the other two pairsThey are like the LN47's
Left to right: LN44, LN46, LN47
MP&C
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PugetDude
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Now you're just showing off, Robert.
Madjik Man
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Interesting product placement.
hhhahahah had to place is somewhere
Wamsutta
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Accessory for the bandsaw came today.
@zmotorsports Gee Mike, I didn't realize it was a tube the size of a grease tube. I was expecting an overgrown chapstick tube of the stuff. I guess I should have paid attention to the ounces in the description.
That's about the kind of picture I'm trying to take. May I ask which camera you used?
02Xterra
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After wanting a set of these for years, I finally jumped on them when I saw that Westling was having a 20% off sale on the green or orange trays.. wanted to go all green, but it was unavailable. However I am super pleased with both colors! And I've realized I need to order one more tray before the sale ends.
The showoff part comes when we see the same pic but they're all polished and nice newly stained handles. Can't wait.
Wamsutta
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Can I ask you what camera you used for that shot?Picked up some Moutain Wrenches
Wamsutta
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May I ask which camera you used for that shot there?
These days I just use my smart phone's camera, I would assume most others here do too. For me it's currently the Samsung S23 Ultra. Mine is a UK model but that makes no difference for the camera vs US models.
Before I used the camera on smart phones I used Canon point & shoot cameras. I just preferred Canon while others preferred Nikon,. I'm no photographer though....
It's not a fancy phone but it's rugged and what I need.
While I have had Kyocera phones for the last 10 years, since I switched from a flip to smart phone, this appeared to be the least rugged.
I actually have a case on it, a cheap plastic case for edge of phone protection and something to give me some grip while holding it.
Heiko
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I used my smartphone camera Samsung S23 Ultra
Smokeshow69
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**ahem, I’m going to have to cry fowl on this photo. This is the model child of photos that I talked about in last year’s opening garage sale post. I know that you were excited to get new tools but are you seriously telling me there was no other flat surface to take a picture on? ** no one wants to stare at your crotch to see what you bought
Very… I know he’s excited but dang it . Take 2 seconds and find another spot to photograph
I was visiting family last week, and I stopped by the repair shop my sister owns just as the Snap On truck showed up.
Call it an impulse buy.
Lee
Mmm, riiigghht, sure ................... just as the Snap On truck pulled up
All good stuff there
T
This ain't the GS thread...
But we have chatted about it here.
Mike
**ahem, I’m going to have to cry fowl on this photo. This is the model child of photos that I talked about in last year’s opening garage sale post. I know that you were excited to get new tools but are you seriously telling me there was no other flat surface to take a picture on? ** no one wants to stare at your crotch to see what you bought
Very… I know he’s excited but dang it . Take 2 seconds and find another spot to photograph
This ain't the GS thread...
But we have chatted about it here.
Mike
nicks78camaro
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E10 1/4 snappy shallow socket. Possibly the most useful tool for working on BMW & other German vehicles.
One of the few companies that make E10 and E12 in 1/4" drive. You need em working on some newer small GM stuff (Cruze, etc)
Blue Chips
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Someday soon, I hope to get moving again on my 1954 Dodge M37 restoration project. It's currently in a storage unit about half a mile from our house. One of the next tasks on the project is to fabricate an entire set of new brake lines. Naturally, that was a good excuse to buy another tool, an S.U.R.&R. PFT409 pistol-grip hydraulic-ram flaring tool. It came with enough double-ended dies to make several different sizes of 45-degree and DIN flares, including the 1/4" 45-degree double flares that I was looking for. I can add more dies later for other types of flares (such as 37-degree flares) if I ever need them. I already had a couple of sets of manual double-flaring tools, but this should make the job easier, faster, and more consistent...and after all, it's a new addition to the tool stable.
I'm planning to use .028" wall copper-nickel brake lines.
Here's the current state of the M-37 project (the rest of the parts are in the storage unit):
In theory, it should look something like this if/when it's finished:
I'm planning to use .028" wall copper-nickel brake lines.
Here's the current state of the M-37 project (the rest of the parts are in the storage unit):
In theory, it should look something like this if/when it's finished:
Also picked this up.
Boy, the way they space those tools out, you'd think they were selling tool chests, too.
My second set of Knipex arrived today, this time the 38 25 200 -
I predict you will enjoy those and find them handy!
New toy arrived today..................................
I assume that's "carbon look"? For the professional who uses these for hours, a lighter, carbon-fiber-bodied polisher might be pretty darned neat!
Hello everyone,
pneumatic rivet gun - this means 3/32" to 1/4" rivets can be set in milliseconds.
So far I've only had a simple hand tool (on the left in the picture, looks smaller than it is in perspective) that was quite laborious with large rivets. Unfortunately, electrical tools for this are far too big/long for me (e.g. in a narrow engine compartment) and are also more expensive.
I got one of these a few years ago, price was fair, seemed like something to have, had a friend with one... then came time to built some gutters and WOW, no regrets! Better quality work, done faster and with less frustration? Love it.
He should ask his parents for a SHLX80A, I mean, they're only $308.
Snap-on Store
(OK, I have one, GJ people egged me on, and I bought a used one, and it is awesome.)
**ahem, I’m going to have to cry fowl on this photo. This is the model child of photos that I talked about in last year’s opening garage sale post. I know that you were excited to get new tools but are you seriously telling me there was no other flat surface to take a picture on? ** no one wants to stare at your crotch to see what you bought
Very… I know he’s excited but dang it . Take 2 seconds and find another spot to photograph
For all we know he has cut a hole in his pants and has himself unleashed under that box! That's the kind of thing these sickos get off on and try to make us think about!
turnthewrench 2.0
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Ridgid 16 Gallon Shop Vac. Used it to clean this dusty old shed today to get it organized a bit.
Mike S.
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I brought this home today. Struts aren't something that I replace very often, but it's often enough that it was worth having.
cody1325
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I was visiting family last week, and I stopped by the repair shop my sister owns just as the Snap On truck showed up.
Call it an impulse buy.
Lee
Nice! I'm trying to work out who the Snap-On guy is here, and where (and when) he stops, coincidentally for most of the same stuff; as I have Mac figured out. Mac guy is first thing Tuesday at a relative's shop in a neighboring town, and Thursday at a shop close to my house.
What are your thoughts about them? Been looking to try the PBM5 (straight and curved) --I Iike Mac's PN2, but they are pricey for being Taiwan-made, and the clips are terrible (within two weeks, one popped off the PN2C). I like Tekton's best, but they don't make them with clips. Still on the fence on whether I should buy the 44ACF or LN44ACF as pocket pliers, as my current pair is Knipex--125mm Cobra+140mm Combination Pliers. I've been considering getting both if and when I can afford them.
The Rupes is noticeably lighter than my battery powered ShineMate polishers. Not only that, but the weight is also more evenly balanced. Can't wait to try it out.
