I bought a Husky socket today too - they had 4 of mine in stock (1/2 drive 13mm 12-point shallow), but I noticed three of them had a nickel finish and one slightly different was regular chrome. What is yours? I can't quite tell from the pic. I wonder if they are moving over to nickel nowadays?
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BlakeTheCarGuy
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This one was covered in dust and appears to be chrome. Hopefully they aren’t switching their sockets to other places they switched their wrenches to India and a few other things to Vietnam and the quality is noticeably different as well as the finish.
Beerhippie
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You probably aren't doing what I do, but I'd rather haul these around all day while climbing ladders and trees:New DeWalt pruner. On sale at last in HD for $90 down from $120 (I've been watching its price). This item is not on Amazon btw. No battery but I have some of the 20V.
It's the thick stuff that gets me - I have to get out the loppers and it's a real pita sometimes, and I'm not as young as I used to be! This thing doesn't even notice 1/2" fresh 'branches'. (And I can do them with one hand now).
Beerhippie
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This style of saw:
will rip through a 1/2" branch in one pull. A few seconds will take down a 2" branch. They leave a very clean cut for faster healing. They fit in a pocket when folded.
I modify mine to open one-handed--one hand for the tree/ladder, one for the tool.
I also replace them about every year, and those are due. The inductive hardening on the teeth makes them almost impossible to sharpen, but for $20 or so.... Brand doesn't even seem to matter. I just pick the ones with the handles that best fit my hands, which seems to change year-to-year.
Looks like a handy tool to have around. I hope it makes things easier for you!New DeWalt pruner. On sale at last in HD for $90 down from $120 (I've been watching its price). This item is not on Amazon btw. No battery but I have some of the 20V.
I do have one like yours, had it for 20 years now. (I prefer the fixed-blade version + leather case, which I hang off my belt, but I don't do all that much up in the trees - I wonder if the DeWalt could snip through a lanyard?)
It's just, for me around my property line, I have endless encroaching woody brush and **** to clean up and then chop up smaller for the compost mountain.
swsman
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For singles I typically order via Tekton.comT27 torx bit socket in 3/8. Didn’t have a 3/8 one at the house and wanted one because 3/8 is my preferred drive and I have a Stihl weed eater and plan on getting more Stihl equipment so this will definitely see use. Didn’t realize how hard it was to find a 3/8 drive one.
Can mix and match as needed
Have shallow 6 point impact sockets coming, 1/2 drive in sizes I typically use. No need for the full set as I would never use lots of them.
Just an idea for you.
Do you even need to squeeze any harder?
If you have to lift the 3-lb tool up above your head a lot, it becomes a pain. But I only had it for a day so farDo you even need to squeeze any harder?
. The trigger is just a light squeeze, just like any power tool.T27 torx bit socket in 3/8. Didn’t have a 3/8 one at the house and wanted one because 3/8 is my preferred drive and I have a Stihl weed eater and plan on getting more Stihl equipment so this will definitely see use. Didn’t realize how hard it was to find a 3/8 drive one.
I have an older Craftsman torx set (probably from the 90s) that's 3/8 drive. I think they still make them.
Mike
Sorry, just a reference to a video. It's a really nice channel, worth a watchIf you have to lift the 3-lb tool up above your head a lot, it becomes a pain. But I only had it for a day so far
Mr onetwo
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My ancient (40 plus years old) 
Makita rotary hammer is very tired and doesn't chip...so I bought one of these last week
$248...special offer on Amazon
https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XRH01Z
Makita rotary hammer is very tired and doesn't chip...so I bought one of these last week$248...special offer on Amazon
https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XRH01Z
I couldn't tell what it was at first, finally found it on HD's website. Linky: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...acuum-Attachment-1-Piece-49-90-2031/319238483At Depot yesterday and they had these on sale for $10. And considering I had an empty space on the new vacuum thought what the heck, we’ll see if this is handy or not.
I will say the swivel aspect locks in nicely and there doesn’t seem to be any deformation of the flex tubing.
I've been wanting to update my bandsaw game and I saw this come up on OfferUp. It's a Roll In model EF 1459. I've always thought they were cool and the orientation works better for the space I have than than a longer horizontal saw with similar capacity.
The prior owner had a one inch blade on it but it looks like the set of guide rollers on it are meant for 3/4" or less, so I have another blade on order. I'm going to wait for the new blade to arrive to really start tuning it but I've made several test cuts and everything works well.
The prior owner had a one inch blade on it but it looks like the set of guide rollers on it are meant for 3/4" or less, so I have another blade on order. I'm going to wait for the new blade to arrive to really start tuning it but I've made several test cuts and everything works well.
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david3921
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That sure brings back memories. I transferred to a position and a saw like this one was mine to use. It came with the equivalent of the 'arc of shame'. Someone (or many someones) had fed the blade too fast and the blade slot was damaged. I had the tooling guys take the top off, braze the whole slot, and we cut a new one. I think it came with a blade welder on the side also.
PugetDude
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I sold one of those for a friend here in the GJ last year. Great saw but it took up too much floor space in his residential garage.
Do you really want a jack to have easier to roll wheels ?!?!Been eyeing this jack since it was released. Finally decided to purchase as it was on sale.
yup.
Well that's not good for me since I'm putting it in my residential garage!
In fairness, I had hoped to replace a powermatic 143 vertical saw and a benchtop horizontal bandsaw on a cart, so it should be a relatively small net increase in floor space.
Beerhippie
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Absolutely! Something has to move with a floor jack--either the jack or the vehicle being lifted. The latter is not good.
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Tested it today, seems well built, my driveway/garage concrete is not perfect so this rolled a lot easier than my 3 ton HF jack. Also helps not having to almost fully extend to get my truck off the ground.
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david3921
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Did your saw come with the cylinder that controls the speed that the saw moves?
Basskiller
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We have one that gets beat on the Rubicon and Fordyce. Still intact. Sits most of its life in back of whats left of a first gen Bronco, uv light on the wheels.
Yes, there is a sliding weight on one side that adjusts the feed pressure but there is also a hydraulic cylinder that limits the feed like a typical gravity horizontal bandsaw.
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PelicanPines
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GJ... Some (nice person) posted these the other day... requiring me... to purchase the same... so cute.
Beerhippie
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And another nice person commented that the metric and inch sizes work out to be the same.GJ... Some (nice person) posted these the other day... requiring me... to purchase the same... so cute.
Department of redundancy department is working overtime again.
Ohio Andy
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Wait what
Beerhippie
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The Department of Redundancy Department has not yet been made redundant yet.Wait what
That’s worth repeating
PelicanPines
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Have not confirmed that fact yet.
Ohio Andy
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I decided to do a little test. So I decided I should pull out my most accurate digital calipers, my mitutoyo 500-196-30 / CD-6" ASX
I measured multiple metric and SAE sets.
The L wrenches I have had for some years and they are all gold-plated and they look great, at least for the sets I measured.
The newer sets have regular screwdriver handles and those are very new.
0.05" = 1.27mm measured at 1.27mm
1/16" = 1.5875mm measured at 1.57 to 1.58mm
5/64" =1.9843mm measured at 1.97mm
1.5mm measured at 1.49mm
2mm measured at 1.98mm
I didn't bother measuring anymore, it seemed pretty clear to me that they actually are different. Especially if the 5/64ths and the 2 mm are not measuring the same.
Meursault74
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Picked up these metric hex extractors from O'Reilly's. Had a coupon so figured why not.
They're 3 sided hex bits. I mean three wall hex bits on the business end. The three sides grab if the bit is perpendicular. If you tilt the bit a little, the other fluted edges seem to dig in as well. I haven't use them in anger yet, but I did play with them a bit. It seems they should be ok for me, as I'd need them for bicycles. I've dealt with a few rusted out hex heads and enlarged hexes on bikes before, so hopefully this will make it easier when I see one again. Yes, there is a 2mm hex on a bike. (brake pad retaining screw on Shimano road calipers).
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They're 3 sided hex bits. I mean three wall hex bits on the business end. The three sides grab if the bit is perpendicular. If you tilt the bit a little, the other fluted edges seem to dig in as well. I haven't use them in anger yet, but I did play with them a bit. It seems they should be ok for me, as I'd need them for bicycles. I've dealt with a few rusted out hex heads and enlarged hexes on bikes before, so hopefully this will make it easier when I see one again. Yes, there is a 2mm hex on a bike. (brake pad retaining screw on Shimano road calipers).
If I'm reading the catalog correctly, those calipers are accurate to within 0.02mm. Aren't all of those measurements too close for the tool to tell apart?
On another note, those gold keys are pretty dang cool.
Ohio Andy
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Range: 0-6″/150mm
Resolution: .0005″/0.01mm
Repeatability: .0005″/.01mm
Accuracy: +/- .001″
So even worse, 0.0254mm is the resolution.
Repeatability at 0.01mm so that helps a bunch.
My results were consistent on 3 pairs of edges per tool.
In every case, the tool that should have a smaller measurement always has a smaller measurement than the tool that should have a larger measurement. I took a lot of measurements.
Are some functionally equivalent? Probably.
They may be the same on the newer models. I did not test my newest ball end drivers
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