Ohio Andy
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Wow, not expensive, right now like $15
Titan 11330 1/4-Inch Drive x 2-1/4-Inch 90-Tooth Swivel Head Nano Ratchet
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Titan 11330 1/4-Inch Drive x 2-1/4-Inch 90-Tooth Swivel Head Nano Ratchet
Beerhippie
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Brilliant!
Look, if you need more leverage from your ratchet, you just slip a pipe over it.
True, but that's a flex head, I'm thinking of oddball situations you might want to twist it.
Mike
Kasal
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Thanks for your reply. The wire winding wrenches are for my next job at home. I know how those work. What I was referring to is the rivet extractors, I've never seen them before.
Prospecter
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I really like those NOS Lufkin tapes. Perfect for tucking in a pocket around the shop. Useful the way a pocket knife is useful.Small order from HJE this week. Two leather sheaths for Opinel knives -- also marketed as covers for cast iron skillet handles, which is why I got them, to try them out. The Lufkin tape is vintage NOS, metal housing, from before the era of UPC codes, made in USA. It's a Christmas gift for a buddy.
The tape, it is gray.
So far, so good. It works. You can touch the handle. Got the first of many oil stains on it. Bought it to use it, no biggie.
The Lufkin stash:
The terribly sensibly priced knife sheaths:
Search: 12 results found for "opinel sheath"
The Harry J. Epstein Co. - USA Hand Tools - Surplus/Retail/Liquidationwww.harryepstein.com
Beerhippie
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When I repaired fence for the USFS, we just drilled a 3/16" hole in the screwdriver blade of our chainsaw scrench. Worked just fine for making nice haywire splices, and one less tool to lug around.
Fedwrench
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Some blemished or discontinued goodies from the Tekton Outlet Black Friday sale Top to Bottom, left to right:
8 inch long blade P2 & 1/4 flat screwdrivers, 8, 13, & 15mm flex head ratcheting wrenches, T20 screwdriver, 15 & 13 mm reversible ratcheting wrenches. All of the ratcheting wrenches are the old Tekton design with six point ratcheting boxed ends and fully polished. Magnetic bit holder, T25 screwdriver, 24mm 3/8 drive crowfoot, mini 3/8 drive extension, 1/4 mini pry bars, and a 3/8 drive 22 mm crowfoot. Package came in record time but, some of you peeps bought out a few things I had in my cart before I could order.
8 inch long blade P2 & 1/4 flat screwdrivers, 8, 13, & 15mm flex head ratcheting wrenches, T20 screwdriver, 15 & 13 mm reversible ratcheting wrenches. All of the ratcheting wrenches are the old Tekton design with six point ratcheting boxed ends and fully polished. Magnetic bit holder, T25 screwdriver, 24mm 3/8 drive crowfoot, mini 3/8 drive extension, 1/4 mini pry bars, and a 3/8 drive 22 mm crowfoot. Package came in record time but, some of you peeps bought out a few things I had in my cart before I could order.
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It happened, I broke 2 rules. Never buy cheap power tools from places like HF & Walmart, etc. Although that rule for HF is not as applicable anymore. I also did not want to buy another battery platform. But this thing was so cheap & I really wanted one for work.
$50 for a brushless die grinder including a battery (1.5 ahr) is cheap. But being a cheap *** when it comes to tools for work I waited. Then it dropped down to under $47 so I bought it. 4.0 battery was $25 & the "real" charger was $15 so I got those too (combo available for these for $36 but was OOS). Tool comes with just a wallwart slow charger.
Been using it at work for a little over a week now. Time will tell how long it will last but it will only live an easy life mainly just deburring brackets when I need to make em. We have air die grinders at work but every single one *****, waste more time fumbling with them to get em to work & drag out the air hose than the time actually using them.
This one actually feels slightly better in hand than the MW to me & looking at the side by side it is slighy smaller. I'm not a fan of M12 ergonomics. It's nice that it has a built in spindle lock so no need for two wrenches like the MW or air die grinders. The lock doesn't feel that solid but at least it exists. The speed ramps up weird which I don't like but for the price I can live with it.
Made a magnetic hook for it to hang on the side of my tool box at work. Gonna make one for MW at home too but it usually gets stored in a drawer.
$50 for a brushless die grinder including a battery (1.5 ahr) is cheap. But being a cheap *** when it comes to tools for work I waited. Then it dropped down to under $47 so I bought it. 4.0 battery was $25 & the "real" charger was $15 so I got those too (combo available for these for $36 but was OOS). Tool comes with just a wallwart slow charger.
Been using it at work for a little over a week now. Time will tell how long it will last but it will only live an easy life mainly just deburring brackets when I need to make em. We have air die grinders at work but every single one *****, waste more time fumbling with them to get em to work & drag out the air hose than the time actually using them.
This one actually feels slightly better in hand than the MW to me & looking at the side by side it is slighy smaller. I'm not a fan of M12 ergonomics. It's nice that it has a built in spindle lock so no need for two wrenches like the MW or air die grinders. The lock doesn't feel that solid but at least it exists. The speed ramps up weird which I don't like but for the price I can live with it.
Made a magnetic hook for it to hang on the side of my tool box at work. Gonna make one for MW at home too but it usually gets stored in a drawer.
cody1325
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Popular Mechanics 24" Mechanic's Box. Unsure on OEM, but it's a really well made box, and from what I've found online, was US-made (guessing '80s or '90s era). WM must have had multiple companies make toolboxes for them--my smaller one is thin gauge metal and flimsy, while this one is every bit as good as my nice Craftsman boxes. So, Waterloo?
Drove by the antique store near my house a few days back (Wednesday), and noticed a pretty big toolbox. Weather was getting worse and traffic was starting to pick up, so I called the guy since I'm a regular customer. He said it was a Popular Mechanics (aka Walmart's old store brand for tools) and it would be $25. I said that sounded good and I'd pick it up on Friday or Saturday--I paid for it and picked it up yesterday.
Thinking this one will be my main hand-carry box, since my Granddad's '60s Craftsman is being filled with correct tools as per original spec, my old (smaller) PM box is now electrical, and plastic ones are now storage-only.
Quite a massive upgrade over the tiny Stack-On that barely held what I just used around the house. Even crammed my big Jet Rocket 20 oz. hammer, a Speed Square, a Klein brace drill, two packs of DeWalt bits (drill and drive), my compact tool roll, and a Kobalt 1/4 socket/bit set in there with room to spare.
Only thing missing is my V-Series ratcheting screwdriver--forgot I left it in the cheap Hyper Tough 12V kit (stored in a Harbor Freight $2 toolbag) I mostly keep in the UTV.
Drove by the antique store near my house a few days back (Wednesday), and noticed a pretty big toolbox. Weather was getting worse and traffic was starting to pick up, so I called the guy since I'm a regular customer. He said it was a Popular Mechanics (aka Walmart's old store brand for tools) and it would be $25. I said that sounded good and I'd pick it up on Friday or Saturday--I paid for it and picked it up yesterday.
Thinking this one will be my main hand-carry box, since my Granddad's '60s Craftsman is being filled with correct tools as per original spec, my old (smaller) PM box is now electrical, and plastic ones are now storage-only.
Quite a massive upgrade over the tiny Stack-On that barely held what I just used around the house. Even crammed my big Jet Rocket 20 oz. hammer, a Speed Square, a Klein brace drill, two packs of DeWalt bits (drill and drive), my compact tool roll, and a Kobalt 1/4 socket/bit set in there with room to spare.
Only thing missing is my V-Series ratcheting screwdriver--forgot I left it in the cheap Hyper Tough 12V kit (stored in a Harbor Freight $2 toolbag) I mostly keep in the UTV.
IRQVET
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Couple of odds and ends:
- CMAN Emblem
- Kennedy Machinist box drawer pulls
- Various early CMAN vintage punches (underlined CMAN)
- CMAN Emblem
- Kennedy Machinist box drawer pulls
- Various early CMAN vintage punches (underlined CMAN)
cody1325
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It happened, I broke 2 rules. Never buy cheap power tools from places like HF & Walmart, etc. Although that rule for HF is not as applicable anymore. I also did not want to buy another battery platform. But this thing was so cheap & I really wanted one for work.
$50 for a brushless die grinder including a battery (1.5 ahr) is cheap. But being a cheap *** when it comes to tools for work I waited. Then it dropped down to under $47 so I bought it. 4.0 battery was $25 & the "real" charger was $15 so I got those too (combo available for these for $36 but was OOS). Tool comes with just a wallwart slow charger.
Been using it at work for a little over a week now. Time will tell how long it will last but it will only live an easy life mainly just deburring brackets when I need to make em. We have air die grinders at work but every single one *****, waste more time fumbling with them to get em to work & drag out the air hose than the time actually using them.
This one actually feels slightly better in hand than the MW to me & looking at the side by side it is slighy smaller. I'm not a fan of M12 ergonomics. It's nice that it has a built in spindle lock so no need for two wrenches like the MW or air die grinders. The lock doesn't feel that solid but at least it exists. The speed ramps up weird which I don't like but for the price I can live with it.
Made a magnetic hook for it to hang on the side of my tool box at work. Gonna make one for MW at home too but it usually gets stored in a drawer.
They are definitely not bad for something that's not beyond an impulse purchase. Slowly making my go-tos Bosch (TSC here has some great deals on Bosch 12V and Makita they no longer stock) and Milwaukee 12V, but the Hyper Tough tools have stuck around as so far, I only own one Bosch drill as well as my big Craftsman V20 stuff (plus a ton of '80s corded tools). I have the impact and mini Sawzall (both cheap brushed models, the fast charger, the batteries that came with the tools, and two 2.0ah batteries. Next trip to Walmart will result in me getting their version of the Installation Driver.
The impact has put in tons of screws, as it doesn't weigh me down clipped to a belt (as I hate forgetting where I put it down), and I just recently got the Sawzall a couple months back for pruning--it even handles the big Bosch and Lenox pruning blades well. Probably gonna have to buy my first 4.0 battery for it, as it tends to burn through ALL my batteries quick.
Ohio Andy
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That's pretty smart... I own enough toolboxes I could outfit a couple based on expected task...Popular Mechanics 24" Mechanic's Box. Unsure on OEM, but it's a really well made box, and from what I've found online, was US-made (guessing '80s or '90s era). WM must have had multiple companies make toolboxes for them--my smaller one is thin gauge metal and flimsy, while this one is every bit as good as my nice Craftsman boxes. So, Waterloo?
Drove by the antique store near my house a few days back (Wednesday), and noticed a pretty big toolbox. Weather was getting worse and traffic was starting to pick up, so I called the guy since I'm a regular customer. He said it was a Popular Mechanics (aka Walmart's old store brand for tools) and it would be $25. I said that sounded good and I'd pick it up on Friday or Saturday--I paid for it and picked it up yesterday.
Thinking this one will be my main hand-carry box, since my Granddad's '60s Craftsman is being filled with correct tools as per original spec, my old (smaller) PM box is now electrical, and plastic ones are now storage-only.
Quite a massive upgrade over the tiny Stack-On that barely held what I just used around the house. Even crammed my big Jet Rocket 20 oz. hammer, a Speed Square, a Klein brace drill, two packs of DeWalt bits (drill and drive), my compact tool roll, and a Kobalt 1/4 socket/bit set in there with room to spare.
Only thing missing is my V-Series ratcheting screwdriver--forgot I left it in the cheap Hyper Tough 12V kit (stored in a Harbor Freight $2 toolbag) I mostly keep in the UTV.
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A new tool arrival? More like new tool discovery! I was cleaning up in a dark corner of my screwdriver and nutdriver drawer when I found a handful of wee Craftsman Torxdrivers. I do not remember buying these! Torx really wasn't part of my life until the past ten years, so I probably bought these just to be prepared for a future Torx situation.
Craftsman, Western Forge, USA. T5, T6, T7, T8, T9.
I really don't remember buying these, but this listing at HJE makes me suspect I got them there.
$2.50!
All HJE has left is the T10.
Craftsman, Western Forge, USA. T5, T6, T7, T8, T9.
I really don't remember buying these, but this listing at HJE makes me suspect I got them there.
Craftsman T-10 Torx Screwdriver (41473)
Craftsman T-10 Torx Screwdriver (41473) Craftsman T-10 Torx Screwdriver (41473)
www.harryepstein.com
All HJE has left is the T10.
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Some blemished or discontinued goodies from the Tekton Outlet Black Friday sale Top to Bottom, left to right:
8 inch long blade P2 & 1/4 flat screwdrivers, 8, 13, & 15mm flex head ratcheting wrenches, T20 screwdriver, 15 & 13 mm reversible ratcheting wrenches. All of the ratcheting wrenches are the old Tekton design with six point ratcheting boxed ends and fully polished. Magnetic bit holder, T25 screwdriver, 24mm 3/8 drive crowfoot, mini 3/8 drive extension, 1/4 mini pry bars, and a 3/8 drive 22 mm crowfoot. Package came in record time but, some of you peeps bought out a few things I had in my cart before I could order.
I was looking at a few things there as well. Which of those are made in USA?
Mike
Kasal
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This will be a fun month for me
Wera advent calendar.
Wera advent calendar.
Fedwrench
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The screwdrivers, crowfeet, and mini pry bars are USA made. Everything else is nicely made in Taiwan.
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Ohio Andy
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If you mean Tekton, more than that
Search Hand Tools | TEKTON Sockets, Wrenches, Screwdrivers, Pliers
Find complete tool collections with no skipped sizes, USA-made products, and best-in-class tool organization options at Tekton.com.
If you mean Tekton, more than that
Search Hand Tools | TEKTON Sockets, Wrenches, Screwdrivers, Pliers
Find complete tool collections with no skipped sizes, USA-made products, and best-in-class tool organization options at Tekton.com.www.tekton.com
He bought old stock (from the outlet), I'd guessed that some of those might be imported.
Mike
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About ready to start wiring the new pole barn and I figured this would come in handy with that as well as be useful once the shop is complete.
I looked at several of the "affordable" metal carts but a lot of the reviews weren't very favorable. Having some experience with cheap metal carts I know a lot either come out of square or "racked" or end up that way over time.
I looked at several of the "affordable" metal carts but a lot of the reviews weren't very favorable. Having some experience with cheap metal carts I know a lot either come out of square or "racked" or end up that way over time.
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Fedwrench
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Sorry, I thought the question was which of the items I purchased were made in the USA. I didn't mean all of Tekton, only the items I purchased in the outlet sale.If you mean Tekton, more than that
Search Hand Tools | TEKTON Sockets, Wrenches, Screwdrivers, Pliers
Find complete tool collections with no skipped sizes, USA-made products, and best-in-class tool organization options at Tekton.com.
Beerhippie
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About ready to start wiring the new pole barn and I figured this would come in handy with that as well as be useful once the shop is complete.
I looked at several of the "affordable" metal carts but a lot of the reviews weren't very favorable. Having some experience with cheap metal carts I know a lot either come out of square or "racked" or end up that way over time.
I've been using the Rubbermaid version of that--or, rather, the original from which that was copied--as a TIG welding cart for years. Lots of weight on it and it hasn't so much as sagged. Rubbermaid is about three times the price, so let's hope your is as durable.
I wouldn't go that far, but they do command a bit more premium price.
The large/small are going for ~ $140 today. Totally worth it!
BlakeTheCarGuy
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Dang wish I would’ve seen that at an antique store haha. I collect Popular Mechanics branded stuff. Most of it was really good back in the day. Great find.Popular Mechanics 24" Mechanic's Box. Unsure on OEM, but it's a really well made box, and from what I've found online, was US-made (guessing '80s or '90s era). WM must have had multiple companies make toolboxes for them--my smaller one is thin gauge metal and flimsy, while this one is every bit as good as my nice Craftsman boxes. So, Waterloo?
Drove by the antique store near my house a few days back (Wednesday), and noticed a pretty big toolbox. Weather was getting worse and traffic was starting to pick up, so I called the guy since I'm a regular customer. He said it was a Popular Mechanics (aka Walmart's old store brand for tools) and it would be $25. I said that sounded good and I'd pick it up on Friday or Saturday--I paid for it and picked it up yesterday.
Thinking this one will be my main hand-carry box, since my Granddad's '60s Craftsman is being filled with correct tools as per original spec, my old (smaller) PM box is now electrical, and plastic ones are now storage-only.
Quite a massive upgrade over the tiny Stack-On that barely held what I just used around the house. Even crammed my big Jet Rocket 20 oz. hammer, a Speed Square, a Klein brace drill, two packs of DeWalt bits (drill and drive), my compact tool roll, and a Kobalt 1/4 socket/bit set in there with room to spare.
Only thing missing is my V-Series ratcheting screwdriver--forgot I left it in the cheap Hyper Tough 12V kit (stored in a Harbor Freight $2 toolbag) I mostly keep in the UTV.
iagsxr
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Picked up this Delta 17-900 drill press this morning, one owner, lightly used. Came with a Dayton cross-slide vise, three extra Jacobs chucks, a pair of clamps, the original manual, on a nice rolling base.
Gave $300 for it. I want to feel like I did ok.
Gave $300 for it. I want to feel like I did ok.
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Beerhippie
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$195 from Uline--the price is down from the (IIRC) $230 or so I paid years ago.
Beerhippie
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A free DP for buying $300 in accessories? Yeah, I reckon you did OK.
sqznby
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Beerhippie
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A tool, for sure!Not technically a tool but it will help to use them when it's cold
Tractor Supply $199, not bad.
Just be advised that those can make the air in a closed space unbreathable pretty quickly. Not so much from CO, but other combustion by-products like NOX.
Skyman
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These two items caught my attention at HD today.
sqznby
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Appreciate the heads up, been using them for years in the field as well as the majority of the shops since we've moved to NC.
This one will be used in well-ventilated area at home.
IRQVET
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Today's flee market finds (all for $7 bucks), my first S-K and Performance Tool ever, lol.
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tyyost
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Wiz02
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I have the Harbor Freight knock off of the Rubbermaid small plastic cart for years and it's held up just fine. I think that I paid $70 for it with a coupon, but that was quite a while ago.
I'd love to have that vise on my drill press. That's a beauty.
Picked up three parts assortments at the swap meet.
