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[darkzero]

How much did you pay? I added to my Amazon wish list, seems like it sometimes drops to $130

Amazon isn't always the cheapest. Last month I pointed my coworker to ebay to get his for $99. Price varies depending on color, $100-$115.

That's for the basic only in clamshell though. Can find better deals on used ones. They sure have gone up in price. I got my PP3 kit (w/ ext cables, adapters, & case) for $95 on Amz but that was in 2015. It's pretty much been sitting under my bed ever since. I still use my PP2 but now that my PP2 lives at work now the PP3 may see daylight more now.

 

[four.cycle]

Looks like they sell an assortment of crodless and croded hand tools

Hychika / see Ningboshi Zhongjing E-business Co., Ltd. /

Ningboshi / Ningboshi Zhongjing E-business Co., Ltd., Ningbo, China / https://hychika.com/ / est. 2015 (as TSP Tool Group Ltd., Hong Kong) / corded and cordless hand-held power tools and accessories /

 

[darkzero]

Hychika....

Translation for those who don't know spanish.

"Heeey guuurl!"

Is that how to pick up the ladies these days?

(I did not make this photo, straight from their website. Holding flowers with a cordless drill, why? Because..... "Heeey guuurl!")

 

[darkzero]

Sorry, one more....

"Ideal for Mother's Day Gifts". Yeah right, I like to see how that goes, definitely not like the pic on the left..... On Mother's Day, "Heeey guuurl, Ready Set Clean, I got you a vacuum so we can have a Better Life". Your chica gonna beat your *** with that vacuum! Don't do it!

 

[four.cycle]

"Ideal for Mother's Day Gifts"

I had a woman in my house long ago who told me "anything with a cord is not a gift."

 

[DAustin]

"Ideal for Mother's Day Gifts"

I had a woman in my house long ago who told me "anything with a cord is not a gift."

If she was a mother, then she had at least one gift on a cord.

 

[darkzero]

"Cordless" vac....

 

[Mr onetwo]

My new cart via the 20% off insiders coupon https://www.harborfreight.com/30-in-service-cart-with-drawer-orange-58472.html

 

[darkzero]

A year or so ago a buddy gave me one of these:

Amazon.com

Well, something like this, not sure which brand. Strong magnet, but you can also turn if "off", so to speak. Had to do some quick sewing a few months ago and thanks to the assistance of too many cats, wound up losing a needle, and the carpet wasn't even shaggy. (But the color pattern was made to hide things.) First I tried low-angle bright light in the dark, that didn't work. When I went downstairs and got my magnetic wand, that solved it in about 20 seconds. An authoritative "click" was heard as the needle flew to the tip of the pickup tool.

I've got that same exact one. Works pretty good & cheap compared to the ones I was originally looking at. But I rarely use it, I thought I would use it much more.

 

[Meursault74]

"Ideal for Mother's Day Gifts"

I had a woman in my house long ago who told me "anything with a cord is not a gift."

Darn it, guess I should have known better than to get her a box of tampons for Christmas.

 

[Farmall450]

How much did you pay? I added to my Amazon wish list, seems like it sometimes drops to $130

It was a birthday present from my brother, so I'm not sure.

 

[Farmall450]

Found this for $40 on clearance at the local F&F. Hearing that the going rate is $200 just to check pressures around here...I have 2 new to me vehicles that both seem to have pretty good A/C, but I'd still like to verify their charge.

My dad has a set, but what's the point in borrowing someone else's tools

 

[mikeinri]

"Ideal for Mother's Day Gifts"

I had a woman in my house long ago who told me "anything with a cord is not a gift."

Funny, when we were still just dating, my wife and I discussed what our parents would typically buy one another: Dads got tools (power and hand), and Moms got appliances. Everyone was happy...

...except, my wife told me that those gifts were "for the house" and not for one another. Maybe that was a red flag?

LOL...

Mike

 

[richfinn]

Laptop based, gateways, and DIOP.... what brand is that?

We have a supply deal with Wurth (a big European supplier), but I suspect Auto-Com (Sweden) make it for them, eventually we will rebrand it ourselves and supply to our guys if it's successful.

They also sell rebranded PICO stuff

DIALOOQ

DIALOOQ - Diagnostic services and systems from WOW! Würth Online World

www.wow-portal.com

 

[GE45]

New arrival, but not for me, going to be a gift to a good friend of mine who helps me out all the time. He was looking for a long nose 45 degree needle at HF the other day when we were there buying a fluid transfer pump. They only had a 90 degree Pittsburg. I got on Amazon and found this kit for him, giving it today.

 

[Patrickm82]

What a guy. That’s a nice set, I got the same one a few years back.

 

[GE45]

What a guy. That’s a nice set, I got the same one a few years back.

Thx bud. The guy they are going to is unbelievably helpful. He’s a professional tech and really good at what he does.

 

[Heiko]

Some Milwaukee stuff arrived today

 

[Squankum]

New arrival, but not for me, going to be a gift to a good friend of mine who helps me out all the time. He was looking for a long nose 45 degree needle at HF the other day when we were there buying a fluid transfer pump. They only had a 90 degree Pittsburg. I got on Amazon and found this kit for him, giving it today.

I have that pair of long pliers. There are longer ones out there, for sure, even before you get into the "X frame" type -- but these are well made, as you would expect.

 

[Monte]

Nice colors there

Dark blue look good Not many tools available in that color (Cornwell / some Matco tools)





Speed Blaster media blaster

 

[darkzero]

Nice!!

Yes, the new ones seem to have more "you'll poke your eye out" verbiage, but I can only assume they are built just as well.
I may have gotten these and other worthy kit ever-so-past my prime, but you're never too old for good tools!

Well, goes to show how good my memory is, lol. Same thing as my new ones although my old ones are engraved much better. Again I got these from Matco somewhere between 1999 to 2001.

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

Picked up my second evolution 14” chop saw. Had the last one for 5 years and it performed flawlessly. Sold it when I moved and now setting up a new home metal fab shop so bought another. If you haven’t tried these vs the abrasive chop saws you’re in for a treat.

 

[CR888]

New arrival, but not for me, going to be a gift to a good friend of mine who helps me out all the time. He was looking for a long nose 45 degree needle at HF the other day when we were there buying a fluid transfer pump. They only had a 90 degree Pittsburg. I got on Amazon and found this kit for him, giving it today.

That's super nice if you. Steering a good friend away from Pittsburgh unless it's really he more dire of circumstances is what friends should do . I think they offer another set with the 2 X 11" pliers with 2 other pliers but the one you got is best.

 

[BobsYourUncle69]

I'm sure a few of you have been in ebay and seen these for between $15 and $20.

I had some change left in my south African bank account and saw an ad from Shein.
Got little bits an pieces likr little storage bins for screws etc and saw this for $5 incl shipping.
How bad could it be ? I'm sure a couple of you have atleast wondered. I bought one so you don't have to.
How bad is it ?
Ratchet - better than expected.
Extension pieces - horrid
T sliding piece - absolutely disgusting
Finish on the sockets - um , yeah I don't know , super shiny but as if left over contaminated come easily used as they actually look like cheap plastic that's been chromed but they aren't plastic.
A rip off at $15-20 in my opinion and I feel that at $5 , I wasn't completely ripped a new one.
To be fair , at $5 it's ok for someone who wants to put IKEA together or change a car battery and even change car body parts assuming the bolts haven't rusted or anything. For someone's glove box, not mine.
Some of the parts give me the idea of being cast rather than forged
Considering it's cost , I'll give it a 4 /10 , if i paid $15 /20 I'd be pissed and give it a 0 or a 1 /10

 

[four.cycle]

^ You paid too much.

We sold Hollywood Accessories, Wilmar, Buffalo, Medallion, and Zomax.
This 46-piece China-made 1/4" drive socket set is below sub-par even down at that price point level.

This one is at least two rungs down the ladder (in respect to overall product quality, fit, and finish) from the "Rosewill" set I posted yesterday.

 

[BobsYourUncle69]

^ You paid too much.

We sold Hollywood Accessories, Wilmar, Buffalo, Medallion, and Zomax.
This 46-piece China-made 1/4" drive socket set is below sub-par even down at that price point level.

This one is at least two rungs down the ladder (in respect to overall product quality, fit, and finish) from the "Rosewill" set I posted yesterday.

That I did. That person who paid $10.50 , even more so.

 

[four.cycle]

^ I think I paid right about $15, including the shipping. The Rosewill set came in at about the same. I was curious to see where the bottom is currently, and that 46-piece set is definitely where it's located.
Those are all over ebay, etsy, Amazon, and other online sites - they must have stamped out millions of them.
Absolute garbage - the Taiwan and Hong Kong stuff we were peddling in the 1970's was actually better quality than this junk.

 

[BobsYourUncle69]

I can honestly say I've never felt such badly made sockets and extensions before and that sliding T bar takes the cake. I never expected much but this came in way below my already low expectations.

 

[terrific]

I bought a NOS Crescent 15" adjustable wrench. The packaging indicates it was made in the USA by Apex. Yikes... not a great purchase. They didn't round off the ends of the screw's thread, leaving two sharp corners that might require gloves. Super sharp burrs on the edges of the bottom jaw. And something is preventing the jaw from closing completely, though I haven't figured out what's blocking it.

I bought it because I needed to use it like a prybar, and I guess it will work for that, but I'm a little bummed it might not be suitable for some other tasks (thin metal, especially). Ah well.

It did make me reconsider purchasing NOS tools. That purchase won't help any existing manufacturing, and the warranty is pointless.

I guess when I saw "made in the USA", I was hoping it would be like my Dad's old 10" Craftsman USA adjustable, which was super smooth and pretty flawless.

 

[BobsYourUncle69]

I bought a NOS Crescent 15" adjustable wrench. The packaging indicates it was made in the USA by Apex. Yikes... not a great purchase. They didn't round off the ends of the screw's thread, leaving two sharp corners that might require gloves. Super sharp burrs on the edges of the bottom jaw. And something is preventing the jaw from closing completely, though I haven't figured out what's blocking it.

I bought it because I needed to use it like a prybar, and I guess it will work for that, but I'm a little bummed it might not be suitable for some other tasks (thin metal, especially). Ah well.

It did make me reconsider purchasing NOS tools. That purchase won't help any existing manufacturer, and the warranty is pointless.

I guess when I saw "made in the USA", I was hoping it would be like my Dad's old 10" Craftsman USA adjustable, which was super smooth and pretty flawless.

My Indian made Craftsman are the same when it come to the satin finish wrenches , I actually feel like I need to go over them with some 220 grit. The polished chrome ones in the same set , don't have that issue. I guess some tools require final finishing by the user these days , who would have thought.

 

[terrific]

My Indian made Craftsman are the same when it come to the satin finish wrenches , I actually feel like I need to go over them with some 220 grit. The polished chrome ones in the same set , don't have that issue. I guess some tools require final finishing by the user these days , who would have thought.

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to at least remove the burrs from the lower jaw. I'm a little worried I'll remove the chrome, though. I might be able to get at the screw with a dremel, but I think I'll try to keep my thumb centered for now.

The 4"/10" rebadged Irega wrenches I bought from Channellock have that same unfinished feel. I was hoping the NOS would be from a period where they spent a little more time removing the rough edges.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Got these in today

 

[cody1325]

Went to a local indoor flea market along with a neighbor's son, and I tried to teach him the ins and outs (OK, OK, my own pretty greenhorn view of it); and bought a few things for $5 total.



Craftsman PH2.

Tip is still great, and for less than a buck I can't say no to US-made tools in good shape. Besides, I'm starting to build a toolbox for my truck, and need a few extras that aren't worn out.






Craftsman Professional PH1.

I picked this one up, as I keep hearing people want stupid money for them. Why, I don't know. It feels weird, and despite little wear, does not engage the screw well. Yet, people pay the same prices as I do for Williams/Proto, and even Snap-On.




Armstrong USA 3/8 Drive Impact extension.

Why--Granddad never bought extensions for his pneumatic impacts, and I'm using them more and more.



Eklind Tool 25171 "Ergofold" hex key set.

I have hardly any Metric hex keys--all SAE. Buying a Bondhus set, but for less than a buck, this'll work.



Basic Mathematics with Electronics Applications from 1972. $2. Bought fully with the intention of learning from it.

Goes over some stuff I forgot in school, college, and mechatronics; and also will teach me how to use the slide rule--something iI've long wanted to master.



We went to a comic book/collectibles store near the indoor flea market that he liked to go to, but honestly, was overpriced to me.

Picked up a Marx Thunderbolt for $25, about what it's worth. The Marx horses from the Johnny West range are about the only affordable 12"/1:6 scale horses out there, and previously, I'd only seen them on eBay, and had wanted one for a cowgirl figure I was putting together.




I am not sure about touching up the airbrushed socks, blaze, and muzzle, but the worn-off black paint in the eyes just looked strange. Grabbed my Testors paint and some brushes and touched them up.



On a previous trip (which only yielded some beat up Craftsman sockets/bit drivers--half of which I later figured out had impact damage/cracks that the dirt hid), I found a nearly as old Breyer. Other than one of Breyer's own dealers, I've rarely found old Breyer "in the wild", and for $5, she had to come home with me. Been hoping to find some larger ones, but so far, no.

Stablemates "G1" Thoroughbred Mare, 1975-1988.

Identify Your Breyer - Thoroughbred Mare (Stablemates series)

Breyer models made on the Stablemates series Thoroughbred Mare mold.

identifyyourbreyer.com

 

[cody1325]

At Lowe's yesterday as well.

Wiha PicoFinish Precision Screwdriver set. Was on sale for $17.


Keep hearing these are the best precision screwdrivers you can buy, and outside of the Swiss watchmaker's screwdrivers I inherited from my great-Granddad-, I agree.



Kobalt Mini Toolbox.


I kept wanting one of these, and finally bought one. My original plan was for electronics, but currently, I decided to set it up for EDC.

I'm impressed by the build quality--really nice steel in it. Only complaint is that the top compartment is too shallow to really put much in it. I've found only my pocket screwdrivers fit.

 

[Blind1]

Funny, when we were still just dating, my wife and I discussed what our parents would typically buy one another: Dads got tools (power and hand), and Moms got appliances. Everyone was happy...

...except, my wife told me that those gifts were "for the house" and not for one another. Maybe that was a red flag?

LOL...

Mike

Those types of gifts are the most important - non-selfish “gifts” to further the families prosperity, health, and well being.

Society’s rampant consumerism has all but erased that kind of “giving” and focused on selfish receiving.

I’ll bet that pair of shoes, that bag, or those earrings are definitely “for one another” though.

 

[mikeinri]

Well, at least when I was younger, I'd always remember gifts (and their givers) such as tools and other useful things every time I used them. My memory isn't what it used to be, but I do remember a bunch of them.

I may have stated it incorrectly, she was saying that such gifts weren't "personal" if they were too utilitarian. Obviously, I disagree with that sentiment.

Having said that, she's not a high-maintenance, shallow person, or we never would have made it past the first Christmas. I dated too many of those.

Mike

 

[Squankum]

^ I think I paid right about $15, including the shipping. The Rosewill set came in at about the same. I was curious to see where the bottom is currently, and that 46-piece set is definitely where it's located.
Those are all over ebay, etsy, Amazon, and other online sites - they must have stamped out millions of them.
Absolute garbage - the Taiwan and Hong Kong stuff we were peddling in the 1970's was actually better quality than this junk.

It's like they're selling the idea of tools to people who don't have tools or know tools and haven't... learned yet.

(Alas, some people starting out buy **** like this, their project takes an early exit to Poopton, and they they throw up their hands and say "I'm just not handy!" and don't attempt things in the future. Makes me a sad panda.)

 

[Squankum]

Craftsman Professional PH1.

I picked this one up, as I keep hearing people want stupid money for them. Why, I don't know. It feels weird, and despite little wear, does not engage the screw well

I have that one! And it's weird! I never thought of it as "my weird PH1." I thought of it as "my weird PH2." It has never engaged right, but I keep it in mind for screws that might... want that kind of thing, I guess.

I bought it retail, I'm sure, and I thought of it as "Craftsman Professional", but tonight you made me go down into the lair, bring it back up to the world of bright lights, and it's "Craftsman Industrial" and was made by Western Forge. I also have a cheap Stanley Ph2 that's too big and maybe another Craftsman that's too big. My go-to Ph2 is a Wiha and it's juuust right in all ways.

My Craftsman Industrial has little wear, too, for the obvious reasons stated above.

And yeah, the handle gives no ergonomic happies, either.

 

[Squankum]

I am not sure about touching up the airbrushed socks, blaze, and muzzle, but the worn-off black paint in the eyes just looked strange. Grabbed my Testors paint and some brushes and touched them up.

That brought some life to it! But I kinda like the "before" one, as a blind, mystical prophet horse.

 

[Squankum]

At Lowe's yesterday as well.

Wiha PicoFinish Precision Screwdriver set. Was on sale for $17.

Dang! Now I feel ripped off! I bought an 8 pc. Wiha set like this for $55 in the past year. Is Lowe's just doing "insane German screwdriver pricing" every summer now?