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Jarhead0408
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Thanks. If Tekton made them
I’d buy them.
upgrading
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From Amazon, seen a few pages back
Madjik Man
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I wonder if the OEM is IPS?From Amazon, seen a few pages back
tiredoldironworker
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I bought those pliers also and they are very well made. The semi-auto sizing is cool.
Buckgnarly
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Tekton haul.....the bar clamps are nice enough I ordered 2 more of the 24 and 30. New deeper O2 sensor socket, THICK wall on this and 3/8 drive plus hex, lots of options for wahtever drives it...Some close out and some newer satin finish angle wrenches...and the 3 new angle picks.
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I've bought crowsfeet in 17 18 19 and 24mm. Bought just in case, I've never used them.
I needed to take out a cat sensor and it needed a 22mm, so went and got an overpriced 22mm crowfoot in 3/8.
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I hate you all.
I needed to take out a cat sensor and it needed a 22mm, so went and got an overpriced 22mm crowfoot in 3/8.
No pic.
I hate you all.
WWheeler
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Just a teeny thing this week ...
Armstrong 66-582 Gearless Ratcheting Screwdriver Handle. The ~2-1/4" stubby takes 1/4 bits (not included).
Armstrong 66-582 Gearless Ratcheting Screwdriver Handle. The ~2-1/4" stubby takes 1/4 bits (not included).
I've been buying up as much Koken stuff as I can manage while the Yen is still so weak. I just got the 1/2 kit, here next to the 1/4 and 3/8. I've also got a bunch of other Koken stuff here and more in my other box (e.g. their 3/8 locking extensions). One thing to note is that Palmac has some foam kits that are unavailable in Japan, so not everything is discounted right now. The wobble set in picture below is a Palmac exclusive (something about the owner the Palmac also owns part of Koken USA?).
chucktee
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Not new--new to me.
If I have to declare a passion, it's woodworking, not wrenching. But of course there's always been a need for tools for building, maintaining, and repairing things outside the world of timber, so I've had a modest and slowly growing set of tools ever since I was a teenager.
As of the past couple of years, we have a cabin and some acreage nearby. We've got a tractor, implements, and toys to maintain and enjoy the fields and trails on the property. Thus I need a second set of tools to leave at the cabin for maintaining the equipment that maintains the property. For the most part, unless an urgent situation necessitates buying a brand new tool right now, I'm content to do this as a bottom feeder at estate sales and antique/secondhand shops.
I follow a certain estate sale outfit online and visit their sales when they feature tools in their advertisements.
This outfit usually tosses all of the sockets, no matter how they might have been organized by the owner, into a bin for $1 each. I pick through the collection, looking for the okay-to-good quality USA made sockets and leave the rest. This time, as I looked through the box, I found Craftsman USA after Craftsman USA, so I stopped picking and just bought the entire box for what ended up to be about $20.
In the box I ended up with six complete or nearly complete Craftsman USA socket sets from 1/4" to 1/2" drive, two partial or almost complete Taiwanese sets, and a few odds and ends. 75 sockets altogether. Not a bad little haul for my $20.
The extensions were priced separately at a few bucks each. Also picked up a few odd wrenches and pliers which I might show off in their respective vintage tool threads.
Interestingly, I never see ratchets, breaker bars, or T-handles at these sales. Not even in the photos prior to the sale. Either they walk out with the first customers through the door, or someone on the staff is a collector who swipes them up before they're even listed.
If I have to declare a passion, it's woodworking, not wrenching. But of course there's always been a need for tools for building, maintaining, and repairing things outside the world of timber, so I've had a modest and slowly growing set of tools ever since I was a teenager.
As of the past couple of years, we have a cabin and some acreage nearby. We've got a tractor, implements, and toys to maintain and enjoy the fields and trails on the property. Thus I need a second set of tools to leave at the cabin for maintaining the equipment that maintains the property. For the most part, unless an urgent situation necessitates buying a brand new tool right now, I'm content to do this as a bottom feeder at estate sales and antique/secondhand shops.
I follow a certain estate sale outfit online and visit their sales when they feature tools in their advertisements.
This outfit usually tosses all of the sockets, no matter how they might have been organized by the owner, into a bin for $1 each. I pick through the collection, looking for the okay-to-good quality USA made sockets and leave the rest. This time, as I looked through the box, I found Craftsman USA after Craftsman USA, so I stopped picking and just bought the entire box for what ended up to be about $20.
In the box I ended up with six complete or nearly complete Craftsman USA socket sets from 1/4" to 1/2" drive, two partial or almost complete Taiwanese sets, and a few odds and ends. 75 sockets altogether. Not a bad little haul for my $20.
The extensions were priced separately at a few bucks each. Also picked up a few odd wrenches and pliers which I might show off in their respective vintage tool threads.
Interestingly, I never see ratchets, breaker bars, or T-handles at these sales. Not even in the photos prior to the sale. Either they walk out with the first customers through the door, or someone on the staff is a collector who swipes them up before they're even listed.
Tim in Indiana
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The bits look like 4mm wing shank drive screwdriver bits. You can buy them from Vessel, Whia, and others. They should have some on Amazon. What matters is if the round portion is around 4mm.One more thing:
90deg Carb adjustment Tool
First impressions are good. I was going to get the motion pro version but the reviews were terrible.
Only thing I don’t care for on this one is the bits seem to be proprietary. Would be very handy if it just took standard 1/4 bits.
Where does one go to purchase Koken stuff?I've been buying up as much Koken stuff as I can manage while the Yen is still so weak. I just got the 1/2 kit, here next to the 1/4 and 3/8. I've also got a bunch of other Koken stuff here and more in my other box (e.g. their 3/8 locking extensions). One thing to note is that Palmac has some foam kits that are unavailable in Japan, so not everything is discounted right now. The wobble set in picture below is a Palmac exclusive (something about the owner the Palmac also owns part of Koken USA?).
Does Tekton have manufacturing facilities here? That would be really cool.Tekton flare nut crows feet.
I’ve been impressed with the other Tekton made in USA tools I’ve had and I like the direction the company is going. Plus the storage solution they provide is perfect.
Yes. Michigan.
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scooby074
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Spent the most on tools in one go since I left the trades. Prime Day got me with some pretty sweet deals I got to say.
Phoenix Lite 2 scanner. Streamlight Strion HL to replace the POS Milwaukee that died. Preciva Ferrule crimp set.
Phoenix Lite 2 scanner. Streamlight Strion HL to replace the POS Milwaukee that died. Preciva Ferrule crimp set.
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With Yen being weak against the dollar, Amazon Japan is probably your best bet right now.
I've also seen Koken at American Amazon, and also at Harry Epstein's:
Note, also search for Ko-ken, as they have a few tools listed that way.
Meursault74
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In another setting, Ko-Ken might be Barbie's Japanese boyfriend.I've also seen Koken at American Amazon, and also at Harry Epstein's:
Note, also search for Ko-ken, as they have a few tools listed that way.
I've bought crowsfeet in 17 18 19 and 24mm. Bought just in case, I've never used them.
I needed to take out a cat sensor and it needed a 22mm, so went and got an overpriced 22mm crowfoot in 3/8.
No pic.
I hate you all.
ONE tool at a time??? I'd say your resistance is still working! Diminished, maybe, but still putting up a fight!
Honestly, I thought for a moment that maybe @BlakeTheCarGuy hacked your account, but there's no gratuitous leg-in-background pic...
Mike
Yes they sure do, thanks for commenting! When I posted this I was hoping someone would know what they were.
Off to Amazon JP I go!
I got one of these recently to safely handle struts with ease.
This is a stock pic of the one I have.
In order to compress shorter coils they offer a Bridge-plate that sits on top of strut.
Unfortunately, it Will not fit this latest model. WTF?
I had to make my own with some steel bar and rods.
This is a stock pic of the one I have.
In order to compress shorter coils they offer a Bridge-plate that sits on top of strut.
Unfortunately, it Will not fit this latest model. WTF?
I had to make my own with some steel bar and rods.
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scooby074
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Is that muffler copper (or similar)? If so, tres cool!
$20 made in taiwan it has magnet and the claw.
Some new to me stuff I have acquired over the last few weeks, just now finished cleaning them all up:
- Proto indexible breaker bar (the drive is spring loaded so you can press it in and rotate a few degrees with an internal spline system).
- A few 3/8" extensions; Husky, Crafstman, Challenger
- Snap-On 3/8 spinner handle
- Diamond snap ring pliers
- Igarashi pliers
- Plomb 1/4" ratchet
- SK diamond logo 3/8" ratchet
- Honda (Kowa) 14x17 DOE wrench
Also, a Snap-On 3/8" quick spinner:
- Proto indexible breaker bar (the drive is spring loaded so you can press it in and rotate a few degrees with an internal spline system).
- A few 3/8" extensions; Husky, Crafstman, Challenger
- Snap-On 3/8 spinner handle
- Diamond snap ring pliers
- Igarashi pliers
- Plomb 1/4" ratchet
- SK diamond logo 3/8" ratchet
- Honda (Kowa) 14x17 DOE wrench
Also, a Snap-On 3/8" quick spinner:
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And some new stuff from Zoro:
1/2" Proto round head ratchet (Facom palm control). It's a nice polished oxide, similar to what Cornwell does. Out of the box, it didn't want to ratchet very far before getting stuck and the selector switch was very hard to turn. Popped it open and there was a little scrap of red plastic jammed in the mechanism. While I had it open, I polished the sliding contact faces between the pawl/anvil and re-lubed the whole thing with PTFE based fluid. Ratcheting action and the reverse switch is much smoother now but the design is fairly loud/clicky. Haven't had a chance to use it much yet.
Marketed as a carbide blade sharpener for garden tools, but makes a great (and cheap) deburring tool. I discovered it because Snap-On lists it as a steel key deburring tool in their official Honda catalog and I got one to use when cutting Toyota keys at work. Worked well enough that I got a second for home use.
A couple of Proto stubbies. I doubt the 11 will see any use but it was cheap to make a set just in case.
Comparison to the regular length wrenches. The stampings are styled differently but the forging/broaching/grinding is identical besides the length.
1/2" Proto round head ratchet (Facom palm control). It's a nice polished oxide, similar to what Cornwell does. Out of the box, it didn't want to ratchet very far before getting stuck and the selector switch was very hard to turn. Popped it open and there was a little scrap of red plastic jammed in the mechanism. While I had it open, I polished the sliding contact faces between the pawl/anvil and re-lubed the whole thing with PTFE based fluid. Ratcheting action and the reverse switch is much smoother now but the design is fairly loud/clicky. Haven't had a chance to use it much yet.
Marketed as a carbide blade sharpener for garden tools, but makes a great (and cheap) deburring tool. I discovered it because Snap-On lists it as a steel key deburring tool in their official Honda catalog and I got one to use when cutting Toyota keys at work. Worked well enough that I got a second for home use.
A couple of Proto stubbies. I doubt the 11 will see any use but it was cheap to make a set just in case.
Comparison to the regular length wrenches. The stampings are styled differently but the forging/broaching/grinding is identical besides the length.
Some things tends to be cheaper on Amazon Japan, but Harry's has some decent prices as well.I've also seen Koken at American Amazon, and also at Harry Epstein's:
Note, also search for Ko-ken, as they have a few tools listed that way.
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This is how they limit their sales to serious, industrial/professional customers. If you don't how to fix our ratchets, we don't think you're the right customer for us!
This is how they limit their sales to serious, industrial/professional customers. If you don't how to fix our ratchets, we don't think you're the right customer for us!
P.S. What I was thinking of when I wrote that earlier today was two different German car moments:
a) in the 1980's, VW in the USA would not sell you a GTI with an automatic transmission. If you weren't going to drive the 5 speed, then a GTI wasn't for you, this wasn't just a top luxury trim level for salesmen to cram on the unaware.
2) back in the late 50's/early 60's, my dad had some 4 cylinder air-cooled Porsches and proceeded to have... incidents. Some with oversteer, and then a downshift problem that hurt an engine. I think it was the bad downshift that set off the officious, white-coated German service adviser at the American Porsche dealer took his keys and told him that he wasn't getting his car back until he took some driving lessons.
I won't get into my father's personality here (not a good match for this situation) but let's just say that he had a short fuse for officious Germans making up rules after his all-expenses-paid tour of Europe in the 40's.
ronkz650
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What a dream any automaker would mandate a manual transmission. Any and all forms of automatic transmission since 1950 are useless garbage.
No,its ss/alu and its quite old..like 30 y but its in decent shape.
scooby074
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Ahh cool. ThanksNo,its ss/alu and its quite old..like 30 y but its in decent shape.
Shadowdog500
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I picked up a centipede saw horse on Amazon prime day and used it this weekend. I had the centipede and the foam cutting base set up in seconds. This is a is a lot quicker and easier than setting my regular sawhorses with a 3/4” melamine base under the foam board. This is also the first real use of the Dewalt dust separator that I also picked up on Amazon prime day. It worked great.
The lattice work was an excuse to set this up for the track saw, but it did make short work of it.
The lattice work was an excuse to set this up for the track saw, but it did make short work of it.
How is that opening it up by yourself.I picked up a centipede saw horse on Amazon prime day and used it this weekend. I had the centipede and the foam cutting base set up in seconds. This is a is a lot quicker and easier than setting my regular sawhorses with a 3/4” melamine base under the foam board. This is also the first real use of the Dewalt dust separator that I also picked up on Amazon prime day. It worked great.
The lattice work was an excuse to set this up for the track saw, but it did make short work of it.
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I ordered one of those from Ali not long ago. Had to ask for a refund because it turned out to be a silver spray painted piece of iron. The paint came off as soon as I tried to sharpen some shears. The tapered diamond files provide much better access in most cases anyway. I'll stick to those.
Marketed as a carbide blade sharpener for garden tools, but makes a great (and cheap) deburring tool. I discovered it because Snap-On lists it as a steel key deburring tool in their official Honda catalog and I got one to use when cutting Toyota keys at work. Worked well enough that I got a second for home use.
Aliexpress? Alibaba?
I don't know what you ordered but it sounds like a completely different tool. I don't see any spray paint and the carbide tip is way less magnetic than the steel handle, so it's certainly not iron.
I have primarily used it for cleaning freshly cut steel keys to detach large burs and take the edge off before going to a wire wheel. The square profile really comes in handy to shear stubborn shavings off, especially when they are folded over. Using a file would be too aggressive and very labor intensive.
I just tried it to sharpen an old pair of forged steel shears and it seemed to work fine on that too.
It does only cost ~$8 USD, so I'm sure there are better dedicated blade care tools. But it does work nicely for general deburring. YMMV
Shadowdog500
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I did set it up myself. It was extremely easy to set up myself and literally took seconds.
Aliexpress of course. Alibaba is wholesale. Basically what I said is that I got a fake. That's all.
Very nice! I have the same ratchet in 3/8” and 1/2”. While the 3/8” is nice and smooth sounding, almost like a zipper, i noticed the 1/2” is quite a bit more “clicky” in its action. I used 3-n-1 to lube it but maybe a light grease would be more appropriate.And some new stuff from Zoro:
1/2" Proto round head ratchet (Facom palm control). It's a nice polished oxide, similar to what Cornwell does. Out of the box, it didn't want to ratchet very far before getting stuck and the selector switch was very hard to turn. Popped it open and there was a little scrap of red plastic jammed in the mechanism. While I had it open, I polished the sliding contact faces between the pawl/anvil and re-lubed the whole thing with PTFE based fluid. Ratcheting action and the reverse switch is much smoother now but the design is fairly loud/clicky. Haven't had a chance to use it much yet.
Edit: I suppose I could say something about these.
Replacing the shank on the weight distribution hitch are 3/4" bolts. I had no impact sockets this size.
So if I was buying a deepwell, I was going to buy the shallow as well.
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