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[mikeinri]

I need that sort of magic to work on my OBD-1, 1993 Ford E350-based RV!

I've spent too much money, and they still can't figure out what's causing the code (tried new distributor, wires, plugs, etc.).

Supposedly a Cylinder 1 misfire, runs a little rough sometimes at startup, otherwise runs and drives great. Constant CEL, though.

Mike

 

[Blue Chips]

Just got back from a nice little vacation, and on the way home, we stopped at one of my favorite 'antique' shops, and as usual, a couple of items followed me home.

A nice, gently used Starrett 0-1" micrometer in its original box, including all the paperwork and the little pin spanner tool for 22 bucks.



Also found a Starrett "Last Word" indicator in its original case, in excellent condition for $14. It just needs a bit of cleaning.

 

[Skyman]

Coupla things given to me yesterday by a friend who's downsizing.

 

[Squankum]

1st time buying " used -like new " off amazon.
Got these for $5

Warehouse Deals has always been good to me.

 

[Squankum]

I need that sort of magic to work on my OBD-1, 1993 Ford E350-based RV!

I've spent too much money, and they still can't figure out what's causing the code (tried new distributor, wires, plugs, etc.).

Supposedly a Cylinder 1 misfire, runs a little rough sometimes at startup, otherwise runs and drives great. Constant CEL, though.

Mike

Saw an episode of Wrenching with Kenny last night where there was a subtle misfire and no codes yet, and he eventually swapped injectors around to find out it was one injector going bad.

 

[Dmsr87]

Some Black&Decker chuck key holders from Amazon. I use them as labels more than holders (I don't attach them to the drill cord, I hang them on a rack). A bit pricey at $9/pair. I chose yellow holders so that labeling done with a black Sharpie will be highly visible.

Not picturing the use case here. If you don’t mind can you take an after pic?

 

[Squankum]

Harry Epstein's 4th of July event (which ends tonight!) tools arrived for me today:



HJE T shirt & can coozie
Two 10" Malco locking pliers
Woodowl Japanese file
Mayhew springy punch set
Pipeknife driving wedge (not actually wedge-shaped!)
C.S. Osborne Sloyd-style knife
FACOM 13mm nut driver (it's giant... just because the nut is bigger doesn't mean I'm standing further away from it!)

 

[CFC2]

1st time buying " used -like new " off amazon.
Got these for $5

Looks kind of new to me. Nice score.

 

[AJHD]

Harry Epstein's 4th of July event (which ends tonight!) tools arrived for me today:



HJE T shirt & can coozie
Two 10" Malco locking pliers
Woodowl Japanese file
Mayhew springy punch set
Pipeknife driving wedge (not actually wedge-shaped!)
C.S. Osborne Sloyd-style knife
FACOM 13mm nut driver (it's giant... just because the nut is bigger doesn't mean I'm standing further away from it!)

I want the cat, you can have the tools.

 

[Squankum]

I want the cat, you can have the tools.

Sorry, she's mine and I'm hers! We found her on the streets as a kitten two years ago, put off taking her home for an extra month, and when we brought her home she was preggers! Couldn't get them out and needed a C-section to save her life and get three kittens out of there. It all turned out great and those three kittens found homes.

 

[CFC2]

Harry Epstein's 4th of July event (which ends tonight!) tools arrived for me today:



HJE T shirt & can coozie
Two 10" Malco locking pliers
Woodowl Japanese file
Mayhew springy punch set
Pipeknife driving wedge (not actually wedge-shaped!)
C.S. Osborne Sloyd-style knife
FACOM 13mm nut driver (it's giant... just because the nut is bigger doesn't mean I'm standing further away from it!)

Nice looking cat. I didn’t realize HJE had those for sale!

 

[mikeinri]

Just got back from a nice little vacation, and on the way home, we stopped at one of my favorite 'antique' shops, and as usual, a couple of items followed me home.

A nice, gently used Starrett 0-1" micrometer in its original box, including all the paperwork and the little pin spanner tool for 22 bucks.



Also found a Starrett "Last Word" indicator in its original case, in excellent condition for $14. It just needs a bit of cleaning.

You ****! Where was the vacation?

Saw an episode of Wrenching with Kenny last night where there was a subtle misfire and no codes yet, and he eventually swapped injectors around to find out it was one injector going bad.

Thanks! PM sent, don't want to derail the thread any further...


Mike

 

[mikeinri]

^ Good question. You made me go look.

If YOUR inspection mirror is the type that employs the Smith Kyser design (patent 3582123) to attach the mirror head to the handle, yes, it most definitely can easily be knocked out of kilter.

IF your inspection mirror employs a nut-and-screw affair that allows you to adjust the tension on the ball pivot, then it will be more difficult to knock it out of adjustment.

The Armstrong model has a larger screw and nut securing the mirror head to the handle. When I just pulled this one out of the box, the head "swivel" is fairly stiff.

The problem I've had with the telescoping models with the round handles is that the head will twirl around if you bump it into something - the hexagonal-shaped shaft prevents that from happening.

YMMV

Oooohhhh... I missed that little detail. Very cool!

Mike

Forgot to mention, there is no one-size-fits-all answer here. I've had jobs where you need to insert the mirror straight (to get past obstacles), then play with it by pushing against whatever you can, to achieve the angle needed deep inside the engine bay.

Joys of DIY mechanic-ing, I guess...

Mike

 

[BobsYourUncle69]

Looks kind of new to me. Nice score.

Yes , still sealed and never opened.
I have to assume it was a return that was resold as used instead of ending up in a pallet. I almost bought the exact same cutters at HD but had to leave as the store was closing, that's when I jumped on Amazon and saw these.
I've picked up some new sealed stuff at stores that sell Amazon returns before stuff like a sealed philps shaver , Klein multi meter etc for like $10 a pop ,so hard to day what criteria something has to meet to be sold on amazon or goes to a pallet.

 

[Squankum]

Yes , still sealed and never opened.
I have to assume it was a return that was resold as used instead of ending up in a pallet. I almost bought the exact same cutters at HD but had to leave as the store was closing, that's when I jumped on Amazon and saw these.
I've picked up some new sealed stuff at stores that sell Amazon returns before stuff like a sealed philps shaver , Klein multi meter etc for like $10 a pop ,so hard to day what criteria something has to meet to be sold on amazon or goes to a pallet.

Im guessing no Amazon warehouse employee can ogle a returned multimeter and know if it's still good, so down the surplus chute it goes. More mechanical tools, they might divert into the Warehouse Deals program.

 

[CHI_Tool&Die]

A small order from KC Tool.

A 1/2x9/16 deep offset wrench by Heyco. I wanted to try their deep offset vs my Stahlwille. She’s a bit porkier on the ring ends but the length is nice and the finish has a nice grip to it. So far I’ve only gotten to test it out a few times. The chamfer is possibly going to create a few issues as it’s a tad deeper than my Stahlwille wrenches. Overall though I’m really pleased.

A 3/4 combo from Heyco to replace one that I had with really bad broaching on the box end. I’ve had pretty bad luck with Heyco combos, the first set I ordered had major chrome issues and peeling, the second set had bad broaching. I made the mistake of ordering from another company with the second set and they refused to warranty out any of the bad wrenches and they told me that although they are a Heyco distributor any warranty issues are between myself and Heyco. Needless to say, I’ll be ordering all my Heyco stuff from KC Tool. I learned my lesson and those guys handle everything way better and to me that justifies the price difference.

A Stahlwille 12mm and 14mm to fill out my wrench roll at work. I’m now covered for all the sizes I’ll find on the Japanese machines at work. Still have room in my wrench roll for one more wrench but I’m not sure what size yet. I’m good with a 7,8,10,12,13,14,17 and 19mm so far.

 

[AJHD]

Sorry, she's mine and I'm hers! We found her on the streets as a kitten two years ago, put off taking her home for an extra month, and when we brought her home she was preggers! Couldn't get them out and needed a C-section to save her life and get three kittens out of there. It all turned out great and those three kittens found homes.

Mine was a rescue as well. Although she was just a baby herself at the time, so no kittens except her 2 sisters (which also went to good homes).

 

[Squankum]

Ever since I was a kid In the past year or so, I've wanted a tamper. Lowe's Kobalt 10" x 10".
Taking the sting out of the purchase is that it might be heavy enough to serve as an LED work light holder in some situations.

 

[shakenfake]

Upgraded to an Autel MaxiCheck MX808S tablet to read data on my vehicles and those of relatives. So far has been decent in the week of use. Kind of did something strange on a new to my nephew 2019 Mustang GT. He and his Dad called about a misfire and I expected to see what cylinder might be setting the code(S). P0300 set but no specific cylinder. Once I hooked to car the idle increased and the engine ran smoothly with just P0300 as history and no freeze frame data. Car has run fine since so SMH on it. LoL

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Is that Autel USB-C charging? I have a MK808 and it is micro USB or some dumb garbage like that. Literally the only thing I dislike about it. I don't think I would upgrade just because of that but I would consider it lol

 

[Squankum]

Is that Autel USB-C charging? I have a MK808 and it is micro USB or some dumb garbage like that. Literally the only thing I dislike about it. I don't think I would upgrade just because of that but I would consider it lol

I have the opinion that mankind paid a global microtax for a decade plus trying to put a USB cord into a hole, stopping, looking, turning it around, trying it again. A tiny loss x a huge number of times.

USB-C has been a pleasant change.

 

[Mr.zippy]

I've noticed children will put the wrong shoes on the wrong feet close to 100% of the time. And now I will try to put one of those wedge USB things in upside down about 100% of the time!

 

[Blue Chips]

You ****! Where was the vacation?

We rented the Burnt Coat Harbor Light lighthouse keeper's house on Swan's Island, Maine for a week. Very scenic and relaxing!



When we got home, I found a couple of tools in our mailbox. Just a small purchase, but these precision erasers are extremely handy when doing pencil drawings/sketches. The erasers feed through the pencil-style holder in pretty much the same way as leads in a mechanical pencil. If you do much sketching, you probably already have a set of these, but if you don't have them, you should get some!



Close-up of the eraser tips:

 

[Squankum]

We rented the Burnt Coat Harbor Light lighthouse keeper's house on Swan's Island, Maine for a week. Very scenic and relaxing!

I have never heard of such a place and you took that picture from the boathouse, didn't you?

 

[Squankum]

We rented the Burnt Coat Harbor Light lighthouse keeper's house on Swan's Island, Maine for a week. Very scenic and relaxing!



When we got home, I found a couple of tools in our mailbox. Just a small purchase, but these precision erasers are extremely handy when doing pencil drawings/sketches. The erasers feed through the pencil-style holder in pretty much the same way as leads in a mechanical pencil. If you do much sketching, you probably already have a set of these, but if you don't have them, you should get some!



Close-up of the eraser tips:

Garsh! News to me. It's been so long, all we had when I was a boy was the eraser shield.

 

[Blue Chips]

I have never heard of such a place and you took that picture from the boathouse, didn't you?

I think I was standing next to the bell tower when I took that photo. The lighthouse is in a beautiful location. It's hard to get a bad photo.

 

[Blue Chips]

Garsh! News to me. It's been so long, all we had when I was a boy was the eraser shield.

We used eraser shields in mechanical drawing class in high school, many years ago, when people still used things like pencils instead of CAD software.

 

[Skyman]

I have the opinion that mankind paid a global microtax for a decade plus trying to put a USB cord into a hole, stopping, looking, turning it around, trying it again. A tiny loss x a huge number of times.

USB-C has been a pleasant change.

USB. Only two ways it can be mated. Still takes three tries.

 

[BobsYourUncle69]

Some more cutters arrived today , these are really nice.
I now have enough cutters I think
COO Austria

 

[Steve_P]

Harry Epstein's 4th of July event (which ends tonight!) tools arrived for me today:



HJE T shirt & can coozie
Two 10" Malco locking pliers
Woodowl Japanese file
Mayhew springy punch set
Pipeknife driving wedge (not actually wedge-shaped!)
C.S. Osborne Sloyd-style knife
FACOM 13mm nut driver (it's giant... just because the nut is bigger doesn't mean I'm standing further away from it!)

The cat made me laugh. Big eyes looking at you! Thanks for saving her- and I don't even have a house plant, let alone a cat

 

[Outahere]

Not picturing the use case here. If you don’t mind can you take an after pic?

 

[CHRIII]

I got this new to me screwdriver at the same time I got these. I put it away and just recently really looked at it. It's a "Stanley", "Hurwood", "No. 20", and "MADE IN USA". I had to look up Stanley Hurwood and found that Stanley purchased in 1904 the George E. Wood Company, of Plantsville, Conn., manufacturers of "Hurwood" Screw Drivers.




The other tool I got there was a Craftsman hammer. The head is pretty beat up, but you can make out "Craftsman" and "REG USA TM OFF -M".

 

[SouthernIllinois]

My 7.5" Snap-On side cutters some how got a nick to the point they are a PIA to use.

Gonna be a couple weeks until I can get them warrantied (if they will and don't claim abuse).

Decided to get a pair of 7.25" Kipnex anyway - hopefully they hold up better.

 

[stevobeavo]

Snap on dealer had a great deal on a FHLLFD80HV a few weeks ago so grabbed it. Picked it up for £160 including tax ($205).

Goes nicely in my draw with the SHLFD80AHV I got a few months ago.

 

[Dmsr87]

Thanks for the pic

 

[WWheeler]

Got a prescription filled today for the next time my nuts are swollen ...

 

[MongoTA]

I like these, but I don't love them. The handles are comfortable enough to hold with a few different grip holds, but for some bizarre reason I find the black shaft/shank off-putting. With tools I am a substance-over-style guy, so it sort of surprises me that I have that reaction.

Good news? They work!

 

[mikeinri]

We rented the Burnt Coat Harbor Light lighthouse keeper's house on Swan's Island, Maine for a week. Very scenic and relaxing!

Wow, that's amazing! You can do the same thing at the Rose Island Lighthouse in Newport, RI (literally on an island just outside the harbor).

Mike

 

[Jure]

hss-co,made in china...$35

 

[Brunel]

Decided to get some new hex keys. Went for Eklind - I am in the UK, but I'm very happy to buy quality American tools . They only have the size and COO stamped on them. I wonder if Eklind also supply other companies, so they don't bother with a maker's mark.

 

[2ndGearRubber]

Wanted a standard length ratchet, got a 1/4 high speed. Seller on Amazon had the correct part number, but the first two pictures of the Gen 1 brushed tool, and the rest of the pictures of the modern Fuel tool but with Spanish captions. 130 bucks later, they came through with my 2566