How do these lock in place with no teeth?$27.49 at Lowe’s if you can find them. Identical to the Proto, with the ratcheting size adjustment. I like this over the awkward Knipex size adjust. Made in France. Who thought Craftsman would be my holiday gift of choice.
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msharley
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plastic dry wall plugs....Honestly I've never used a file that small that had a handle so I hadn't even thought of it! I'll see what I can find
Newest addition to the good old work box. My Matco guy still hasn’t shown up with my order from July but he is alive cause he finally responded to my text.
Nice. I'm a huge fan of the GW 90T and the Matco 88. They're essentially identical as far as to the user, the guts interchange, and they just work. Most of mine are from GW because they're obviously much cheaper. And I'm a home DIYer and don't have a Matco guy stopping by. I do have ~5 Matco in longer sizes that GW doesn't offer. But both of them are awesome ratchets. I also have a few Snap On 1/4" 72T ratchets - but still prefer the GW or Matco; I guess mainly because they work as well, and the heads are significantly thinner. And I've never had a SO not fit where I needed it to, but....
I've bought all of my new Matco ratchets online on Ebay, most were about ~50% off list. It's tough to match that deal with Snap On on Ebay as they have much more of a following.
A day gone sideways...but with a good ending?
Yesterday I glued up a couple of countertops from 1x6 cumaru boards. One is about 66" long the other 92"long, both 30" deep.
Not a real easy wood to work with, these boards are extras from a load of Cumaru I bought for a fence. Countertops are for an outside (not fancy) kitchen. The countertops will be under a metal roof, they'll see minimal sun and will only see moisture if it's blowing sideways. They won't see food contact, they're just meant to be somewhat decent looking placeholders for a few years until I get my act together. Not meant to be gorgeous, just meant to be functional. After I took the clamps off I sanded one with a 5" ROS, but this wood needs a belt sander. I have the sander, but my belts are so old the glue let go within 10 seconds of use. So I ran out today to get some belts. I'd easily be back home by 10am.
Almost home from that trip and my phone rang. My cousin. She has MS and with limited mobility she has it bad. She was in a bind and needed help. So I'm off to her place, she lives about 35 minutes away.
About 3 hours later I get into my car, see the belts for the belt sander, sort of give myself a nod of reassurance that I AM going to move forward today because...the sun is still shining and I'm homeward bound.
My phone rings. My mother is in hospice, so at the request of the caregivers I'm now headed to Massachusetts, a 90 minute drive. Get up there, get things squared away, I get into my car and stop to get gas before the drive home. While pumping gas, I look into the car, see the belts and give myself a nod that there's still time, I can get the cumaru slabs moved forward today.
To avoid rush hour stop and go traffic, I drove through some side streets in Worcester, MA to eventually get on the highway. I see a woman in her driveway trying to pull a table and the contents on the table toppled with things going all over. I pull over. She was standing there, not moving, with her hands covering her face. I turned around and drove back. I'd guess she was in her mid-70s or so. "You need help?" She says no. So I start helping. She was moving things out of her garage setting up for a yard sale tomorrow morning when the table spilled.
I see a pretty retro looking bench top drill press off in the corner. I ask "You selling this?" She said Yes, is $25 too much? I offer $50, she's surprised but happy and I'm happy, that's probably what it's worth. Then a 2" belt grinder. No markings, but the yellow belt guard screamed Kalamazoo. In decent shape but the bottom wheel is pockmarked and probably needs replacing. She asked for $10, I offered her another $50. In my head I thought these went for around $100 in good used shape on the secondary markets, but after getting home I discovered this 2FSM version of the 2x48 and it goes for around $600 new, so in retrospect I think I got a pretty good deal. When I left, she was happy and I was happy, although I was running way late.
Got home after dark, brought the bench drill and the belt grinder in the house but <doh> left the belts in the car. That's what tomorrows are for, right?
Anyhow, this thread is about showing new tool arrivals, so here you go:
I love the look of this thing, a Delta-Rockwell 11-100 with a DELTA badge on the pulley cover. I believe it was born in 1966. Much heavier than I thought it would be, it'll be put to good use.
And this, a Kalamazoo 2FSM 2x48 sander/grinder. Needs a bit of love, fortunately I'm a bit of a loving guy.
Yesterday I glued up a couple of countertops from 1x6 cumaru boards. One is about 66" long the other 92"long, both 30" deep.
Not a real easy wood to work with, these boards are extras from a load of Cumaru I bought for a fence. Countertops are for an outside (not fancy) kitchen. The countertops will be under a metal roof, they'll see minimal sun and will only see moisture if it's blowing sideways. They won't see food contact, they're just meant to be somewhat decent looking placeholders for a few years until I get my act together. Not meant to be gorgeous, just meant to be functional. After I took the clamps off I sanded one with a 5" ROS, but this wood needs a belt sander. I have the sander, but my belts are so old the glue let go within 10 seconds of use. So I ran out today to get some belts. I'd easily be back home by 10am.
Almost home from that trip and my phone rang. My cousin. She has MS and with limited mobility she has it bad. She was in a bind and needed help. So I'm off to her place, she lives about 35 minutes away.
About 3 hours later I get into my car, see the belts for the belt sander, sort of give myself a nod of reassurance that I AM going to move forward today because...the sun is still shining and I'm homeward bound.
My phone rings. My mother is in hospice, so at the request of the caregivers I'm now headed to Massachusetts, a 90 minute drive. Get up there, get things squared away, I get into my car and stop to get gas before the drive home. While pumping gas, I look into the car, see the belts and give myself a nod that there's still time, I can get the cumaru slabs moved forward today.
To avoid rush hour stop and go traffic, I drove through some side streets in Worcester, MA to eventually get on the highway. I see a woman in her driveway trying to pull a table and the contents on the table toppled with things going all over. I pull over. She was standing there, not moving, with her hands covering her face. I turned around and drove back. I'd guess she was in her mid-70s or so. "You need help?" She says no. So I start helping. She was moving things out of her garage setting up for a yard sale tomorrow morning when the table spilled.
I see a pretty retro looking bench top drill press off in the corner. I ask "You selling this?" She said Yes, is $25 too much? I offer $50, she's surprised but happy and I'm happy, that's probably what it's worth. Then a 2" belt grinder. No markings, but the yellow belt guard screamed Kalamazoo. In decent shape but the bottom wheel is pockmarked and probably needs replacing. She asked for $10, I offered her another $50. In my head I thought these went for around $100 in good used shape on the secondary markets, but after getting home I discovered this 2FSM version of the 2x48 and it goes for around $600 new, so in retrospect I think I got a pretty good deal. When I left, she was happy and I was happy, although I was running way late.
Got home after dark, brought the bench drill and the belt grinder in the house but <doh> left the belts in the car. That's what tomorrows are for, right?
Anyhow, this thread is about showing new tool arrivals, so here you go:
I love the look of this thing, a Delta-Rockwell 11-100 with a DELTA badge on the pulley cover. I believe it was born in 1966. Much heavier than I thought it would be, it'll be put to good use.
And this, a Kalamazoo 2FSM 2x48 sander/grinder. Needs a bit of love, fortunately I'm a bit of a loving guy.
SC Fly Guy
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Good on you … karma gets rewarded. Nice of you to help out and even nicer that you paid fair prices!!A day gone sideways...but with a good ending?
Yesterday I glued up a couple of countertops from 1x6 cumaru boards. One is about 66" long the other 92"long, both 30" deep.
Not a real easy wood to work with, these boards are extras from a load of Cumaru I bought for a fence. Countertops are for an outside (not fancy) kitchen. The countertops will be under a metal roof, they'll see minimal sun and will only see moisture if it's blowing sideways. They won't see food contact, they're just meant to be somewhat decent looking placeholders for a few years until I get my act together. Not meant to be gorgeous, just meant to be functional. After I took the clamps off I sanded one with a 5" ROS, but this wood needs a belt sander. I have the sander, but my belts are so old the glue let go within 10 seconds of use. So I ran out today to get some belts. I'd easily be back home by 10am.
Almost home from that trip and my phone rang. My cousin. She has MS and with limited mobility she has it bad. She was in a bind and needed help. So I'm off to her place, she lives about 35 minutes away.
About 3 hours later I get into my car, see the belts for the belt sander, sort of give myself a nod of reassurance that I AM going to move forward today because...the sun is still shining and I'm homeward bound.
My phone rings. My mother is in hospice, so at the request of the caregivers I'm now headed to Massachusetts, a 90 minute drive. Get up there, get things squared away, I get into my car and stop to get gas before the drive home. While pumping gas, I look into the car, see the belts and give myself a nod that there's still time, I can get the cumaru slabs moved forward today.
To avoid rush hour stop and go traffic, I drove through some side streets in Worcester, MA to eventually get on the highway. I see a woman in her driveway trying to pull a table and the contents on the table toppled with things going all over. I pull over. She was standing there, not moving, with her hands covering her face. I turned around and drove back. I'd guess she was in her mid-70s or so. "You need help?" She says no. So I start helping. She was moving things out of her garage setting up for a yard sale tomorrow morning when the table spilled.
I see a pretty retro looking bench top drill press off in the corner. I ask "You selling this?" She said Yes, is $25 too much? I offer $50, she's surprised but happy and I'm happy, that's probably what it's worth. Then a 2" belt grinder. No markings, but the yellow belt guard screamed Kalamazoo. In decent shape but the bottom wheel is pockmarked and probably needs replacing. She asked for $10, I offered her another $50. In my head I thought these went for around $100 in good used shape on the secondary markets, but after getting home I discovered this 2FSM version of the 2x48 and it goes for around $600 new, so in retrospect I think I got a pretty good deal. When I left, she was happy and I was happy, although I was running way late.
Got home after dark, brought the bench drill and the belt grinder in the house but <doh> left the belts in the car. That's what tomorrows are for, right?
Anyhow, this thread is about showing new tool arrivals, so here you go:
I love the look of this thing, a Delta-Rockwell 11-100 with a DELTA badge on the pulley cover. I believe it was born in 1966. Much heavier than I thought it would be, it'll be put to good use.
And this, a Kalamazoo 2FSM 2x48 sander/grinder. Needs a bit of love, fortunately I'm a bit of a loving guy.
GX460DIYguy
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I had a slf80a ratchet and a fdx deep metric socket set I was going to list for sale, but decided to track down the snap on truck and see what he’d do trade wise. To my surprise he offered me full msrp trade value for both and made my day. I grabbed a thllf72, 8-19mm flank drive semi deep set(11mm was missing, but he ordered one for me), and a fhnf100. Didn’t want to leave without giving him a little cash so I bought the mini pick set, extension, and flank jaw pliers. I’ll probably end up giving my dad the pliers.
$27.49 at Lowe’s if you can find them. Identical to the Proto, with the ratcheting size adjustment. I like this over the awkward Knipex size adjust. Made in France. Who thought Craftsman would be my holiday gift of choice.
That's a very cool take on the Knipex design. Surprised they make these in France.It’s on the back side.
SC Fly Guy
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Thanks for the tip!! I bought a couple today, but my Lowe’s had them for $22!! They seem to be clearing out the V-Series stuff and I also picked up a bunch of 1/4”-drive sockets at over 1/2-off.$27.49 at Lowe’s if you can find them. Identical to the Proto, with the ratcheting size adjustment. I like this over the awkward Knipex size adjust. Made in France. Who thought Craftsman would be my holiday gift of choice.
GX460DIYguy
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I wish my Lowe’s had any v series stuff.
They are sold under Stanley’s FACOM brand as well, which is the inspiration for several of the v-series offerings. The ratcheting size adjustment is incorporated on several Stanley brands including Irwin and Lenox.
My RIBE bit set only went down to M7, needed an M6. Bought the cheapest single off Amazon,
TengTools @ $10.
Thought it was neat that the display card has the removable metal holder to put it on my rail.
Only use i have had for RIBE is ATE brake calipers. Rebuilding a ser from a 1969 912 porsche.
TengTools @ $10.
Thought it was neat that the display card has the removable metal holder to put it on my rail.
Only use i have had for RIBE is ATE brake calipers. Rebuilding a ser from a 1969 912 porsche.
mjdarg
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Snap-On 95ACF from eBay, basically brand new. FHLF80A from FBMP pretty much new as well.
Torx bits are CAT 194-3584. The rail is filled in with a Craftsman T27 and T47 since they are absent from the set. The E Torx sockets are also CAT, E4 - E18.
Torx bits are CAT 194-3584. The rail is filled in with a Craftsman T27 and T47 since they are absent from the set. The E Torx sockets are also CAT, E4 - E18.
KnurledNut
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A new survival tool:
Semi-hole mechanic
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Needed a moving blanket/furniture pad so I used the HF 30% off under $10 items and picked up a couple of little things while I was there.
Moving blankets in 2 sizes
Cheap bungee cords for misc stuff around the house.
SS scrapers - always handy
Eye loupes for the small stuff I need to see
Moving blankets in 2 sizes
Cheap bungee cords for misc stuff around the house.
SS scrapers - always handy
Eye loupes for the small stuff I need to see
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That's because these are FACOM pliers wrenches!
Knipex sells a bunch of pliers wrenches nowadays, and I have two, and I love 'em. I'm curious what these FACOM/Craftsman are like, but not about to spend the dough and wind up owning two 10" pliers wrenches. Given what I've experienced of FACOM tools made in France, they do not screw around and I expect these to be just as good as Knipex. This is a hot steamin' deal!
I have seen -- somewhere on GJ -- ancient, early 20th century B&W catalog entries/ads for pliers made in France much like these or Knipex, but can't find them tonight. My memory said "Eifel" but now I don't think that's a French company, having found this, about some American Eifel geared pliers wrenches from just before WWII:
Eifel Geared Plierench — Rust Magazine
Eifel geared pliers, Plierench, are a very useful tool. No longer made they come from a time when tools were made to a high standard. The Plierench is a tool you will love to have in your box.
www.rustmag.com
Eifel Geared Plierench: Part Two — Rust Magazine
In which master craftsman Jerry Blanchard details the history of the Eifel Geared Plierench and we print the Eifel catalog in its entirety for your education and enjoyment. The Eifel Geared Plierench, alas no longer in production, is one of the most versatile of all hand tools and a tool which all d
www.rustmag.com
Boasting the same 10-to-1 force multiplication ratio as Knipex does!
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That's because these are FACOM pliers wrenches!
Knipex sells a bunch of pliers wrenches nowadays, and I have two, and I love 'em. I'm curious what these FACOM/Craftsman are like, but not about to spend the dough and wind up owning two 10" pliers wrenches.
I have seen -- somewhere on GJ -- ancient, early 20th century B&W catalog entries/ads for pliers made in France much like these or Knipex, but can't find them tonight. My memory said "Eifel" but now I don't think that's a French company, having found this, about some American Eifel geared pliers wrenches from just before WWII:
Eifel Geared Plierench — Rust Magazine
Eifel geared pliers, Plierench, are a very useful tool. No longer made they come from a time when tools were made to a high standard. The Plierench is a tool you will love to have in your box.Eifel Geared Plierench: Part Two — Rust Magazine
In which master craftsman Jerry Blanchard details the history of the Eifel Geared Plierench and we print the Eifel catalog in its entirety for your education and enjoyment. The Eifel Geared Plierench, alas no longer in production, is one of the most versatile of all hand tools and a tool which all d
Boasting the same 10-to-1 force multiplication ratio as Knipex does!
Yeah I have a few Facom tools I really like. More so surprised they "still" make them in france and not in taiwan like most of the rest of their lineup. I think the higher end vise grips are made in france too.
These are a more recent design so it makes me happy to seethey invest into new tooling on the French location. Probably plan to keep it though you never know with conglomerates...
landrover bodger
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What I hope are a good quality pair of scissors to Finnish off the interior trim in my defender 90 rebuild 
richfinn
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Did you laugh at the cold? Oh wait, that was Damart long underwear.
More on Damart and Duofold, starting at:
Underground Lair of the Squankum
Don't know why my reply didn't come through but it was quick and witty and went something like this: They do have the seat bottom for my truck, now I need motivation. Will probably look at ordering one to pick up on one of my work trips across the border in the new year.www.garagejournal.com
Have you tried the modern wool baselayers? Smartwool is the first big name, but L.L. Bean's "Cresta" base layers are just as good for a little less (or a lot less come spring.) Also, REI, and many other brands now. The itch is gone!
I live pretty close to the Damart place in Bingley West Yorkshire, it's on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal close to the Five Rise Lock, some very interesting buildings and Infrastructure from the Industrial Revolution era in this area, and not far from Shipley where J Parkinson and Son made Vise's at Canal Ironworks.
Bingley Five Rise Locks - Wikipedia
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BobsYourUncle69
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Unless your wife sells it all for what you told her you paid
3rd section of Ernst plier organizers came in while I was at work.
I live pretty close to the Damart place in Bingley West Yorkshire, it's on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal close to the Five Rise Lock, some very interesting buildings and Infrastructure from the Industrial Revolution era in this area, and not far from Shipley where J Parkinson and Son made Vise's at Canal Ironworks.
Bingley Five Rise Locks - Wikipedia
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Thanks! I always like to learn about industrial history and infrastructure.
Also, trainspotting never had much appeal to me but maybe when I retire I can become a gongoozler!
Gongoozler - Wikipedia
neophyte
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Joseph Eifel who designed the original Plierench, was from the United States.That's because these are FACOM pliers wrenches!
Knipex sells a bunch of pliers wrenches nowadays, and I have two, and I love 'em. I'm curious what these FACOM/Craftsman are like, but not about to spend the dough and wind up owning two 10" pliers wrenches. Given what I've experienced of FACOM tools made in France, they do not screw around and I expect these to be just as good as Knipex. This is a hot steamin' deal!
I have seen -- somewhere on GJ -- ancient, early 20th century B&W catalog entries/ads for pliers made in France much like these or Knipex, but can't find them tonight. My memory said "Eifel" but now I don't think that's a French company, having found this, about some American Eifel geared pliers wrenches from just before WWII:
Eifel Geared Plierench — Rust Magazine
Eifel geared pliers, Plierench, are a very useful tool. No longer made they come from a time when tools were made to a high standard. The Plierench is a tool you will love to have in your box.Eifel Geared Plierench: Part Two — Rust Magazine
In which master craftsman Jerry Blanchard details the history of the Eifel Geared Plierench and we print the Eifel catalog in its entirety for your education and enjoyment. The Eifel Geared Plierench, alas no longer in production, is one of the most versatile of all hand tools and a tool which all d
Boasting the same 10-to-1 force multiplication ratio as Knipex does!
While the Knipex Plier Wrench,
and the Eifel Plierench,
work functionally sort of the same for the user,
The actual method of function is different, which is why Knipex was able to patent their version.
The Eifel version was gear teeth cut into the end of the movable handle.
Those gear teeth engage teeth milled into the dynamic plier jaw, causing the jaw to open and close.
The handle with the gear end has a pin fitted into a slot in the stationary handle and jaw, allowing the dynamic handle to be pilled away from the dynamic haw, so the jaw can be adjusted in and out to adjust the opening and closing jaw distance.
On the Knipex, there is a slot with teeth.
The jaw opening is set with the push button adjustment mechanism, that also acts as a pivot for the dynamic plier handle.
This dynamic plier handle, has a cam at the short end, that engages a surface in the dynamic jaw, opening and closing the jaw.
The Eifel design allowed the jaws to be swapped out for multiple tasks, although the jaws seem to have routinely gotten lost over time.
The Knipex design is simpler.
I find it unlikely the designers at Knipex were unfamiliar with the Eifel designs, although they seem to have figured out ways to redesign the mechanisms for newer patents, and maybe lower cost manufacture.
I'm local could you please give me advance notice?
Look for the bright flash on the horizon...
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richfinn
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Thanks! I always like to learn about industrial history and infrastructure.
Also, trainspotting never had much appeal to me but maybe when I retire I can become a gongoozler!
Gongoozler - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
The Canals in England have definitely become a bit of a leisure activity/wildlife sanctuary during my lifetime, we've spent countless hours "pub-crawling" along the towpaths over the years, I am a proud Gongoozler
SC Fly Guy
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My store will soon be devoid of V Series tools as well!!
I went back today for some 3/8” sockets at >50% off. I think the sockets are on par with the current import models, but the magnetic rails they come on are kind of cool. These and the 1/4” sockets I got yesterday will likely go into a kit I’m preparing for my new homeowner son. Hopefully, that keeps him from pillaging behind my back! 
PelicanPines
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Well, I plan on surviving my Cancer... but I do have some bad post nasal drip.
I will mention ... pay the Mrs a good price... if not.. I will haunt your ***.
IRQVET
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This post is inspired by a moving company who lost a lot of my tools, but like everything, I didn't notice until I went to locate 1 of 3 of my 18 gauge nailers I used to own, and now I couldn't find a single one.
Don't own a lot of Metabo, but the few things I have from them have performed well. Figured I'd give this one a shot.
Don't own a lot of Metabo, but the few things I have from them have performed well. Figured I'd give this one a shot.
neophyte
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Metabo HPT is just the current branding for what used yo be Hitachi Power Tools.This post is inspired by a moving company who lost a lot of my tools, but like everything, I didn't notice until I went to locate 1 of 3 of my 18 gauge nailers I used to own, and now I couldn't find a single one.
Don't own a lot of Metabo, but the few things I have from them have performed well. Figured I'd give this one a shot.
Hitachi was known for making mostly really good pneumatic nailer models.
I have a new SO FD+ set, but couldn’t pass up this set of Cornwell USAs at 8 dollars per wrench (used but great condition). Awesome wrenches, imo they are more comfortable in-hand than SO. Finish is not as good, but the profile is what I like.
Pics for comparison..
Pics for comparison..
mjdarg
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I agree about the Cornwell wrenches. I have a few in a mixed set of SAE wrenches, and the profile just feels secure and nice in the hand.
This post is inspired by a moving company who lost a lot of my tools, but like everything, I didn't notice until I went to locate 1 of 3 of my 18 gauge nailers I used to own, and now I couldn't find a single one.
Don't own a lot of Metabo, but the few things I have from them have performed well. Figured I'd give this one a shot.
If a modern Metabo is eye-wateringly expensive, that's good ol' German Metabo. If the price is fair, it's Hitachi -- and also quite nice!
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Since I bought another section of wrench organizers, I needed to fill a few spots. So I ordered another section of wrench organizers... going to be another order coming soon for those.
I have a large set of GRIP branded T&G pliers and been wanting to upgrade to a set of Channellocks. I just didn't have room in the old box.
Also grabbed a 2lb sledge to fill in between the 3lb sledge I already have and my largest ball peen.
Then a few sockets for the Hansen rails in the other box.
I have a large set of GRIP branded T&G pliers and been wanting to upgrade to a set of Channellocks. I just didn't have room in the old box.
Also grabbed a 2lb sledge to fill in between the 3lb sledge I already have and my largest ball peen.
Then a few sockets for the Hansen rails in the other box.
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SC Fly Guy
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The clearance continues and I’ve just about got them cleaned out. All at about 50-60% off.
I’ll probably try to find a Craftsman box for my son to store these in.
I’ll probably try to find a Craftsman box for my son to store these in.