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[Beerhippie]

A year's supply of assorted belts for the 1/2 X 18" mini-belt sander:



The ones on top are zirconia, the ones in the box are mixed alumina, corundum and zirconia.

I can now sharpen and clean to my heart's content.

 

[Beerhippie]

Here they are, all sorted out by grit:



Bottom row: 40-240
Top: 400-5,000.

I should be able to shinyfy a few things. I think I'll start with the Skandi grind Maarttini puukko I'm restoring.

First, 'though, is figuring out how to organize and store them. I'm thinking some pipe scraps....

 

[Beerhippie]

Pipe scraps it is! 15 6" pieces of 1 1/2" sch 80 PVC and DWV.



Until I find a better box--30 cal. ammo can is too small. Each piece of tubing is labeled for grit. I need to figure out which is which abrasive and label that, too.

 

[MWEric]

Set of weatherhead sockets. Snap on no longer does these in sets, so all ordered individually. Yep, expensive, but that’s between me and my god. Ratchet was a warranty replacement for an old 710 series I had lying around. 13 mm wrench was also a warranty replacement.

 

[ChefRex]

Just some camphor tabs for my tool chest drawers. I try to change them about once every 12-18 months or so.

Why do you use them in your toolbox?

 

[cody1325]

Why do you use them in your toolbox?

Supposedly, they work decently for keeping rust out, at a pretty decent price. I used to keep them in all my toolboxes as a teenager, as my local pharmacy carried big packs of them for next-to-nothing.

 

[BWWgarage]

Set of weatherhead sockets. Snap on no longer does these in sets, so all ordered individually. Yep, expensive, but that’s between me and my god. Ratchet was a warranty replacement for an old 710 series I had lying around. 13 mm wrench was also a warranty replacement.

I had to look up weatherhead socket uses

 

[mikeinri]

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I had to look up weatherhead socket uses

Ditto. Did the same with the camphor earlier today...

Mike

 

[Beerhippie]

I had to look up weatherhead socket uses

Wanta' share?

When I think "weatherhead", I think of the fitting where the power companies' lines enter the building. Anything below that is my problem. Those little sockets ain't fitting the kind of weatherhead I'm thinking of.

 

[ETJ]

Some unused 2nd hand tools I bought recently.

Snap-on heavy duty angle cut off tool. I really like the size, weight and ergonomics compared to my angle grinders.



Snap-on PT200A


Mac tools 120 degree angled die grinder.


Snap-on test leads and probes I got for 12 euros.


Used stuff:

Snap-on Torx plus set. Size 10 missing from the set. LArger sizes are rusty.




Other stuff:

My second Picard hammer. This model is discontinued, but I managed to find one new from a shop in Netherlands.



Bahco Wedge dolly.


Ruko Carbide Burrs


And a digital angle gauge

 

[BWWgarage]

Wanta' share?

When I think "weatherhead", I think of the fitting where the power companies' lines enter the building. Anything below that is my problem. Those little sockets ain't fitting the kind of weatherhead I'm thinking of.

Weatherhead sockets are used to remove and install Weatherhead fittings, which are often found on hydraulic hoses and in 90-degree elbow joint applications.

 

[Carquest]

Set of weatherhead sockets. Snap on no longer does these in sets, so all ordered individually. Yep, expensive, but that’s between me and my god. Ratchet was a warranty replacement for an old 710 series I had lying around. 13 mm wrench was also a warranty replacement.

Never knew they made these, sure would be handy to have sometimes. If you don't mind me asking, approx how much were those sockets?

 

[AJHD]

Weatherhead sockets are used to remove and install Weatherhead fittings, which are often found on hydraulic hoses and in 90-degree elbow joint applications.

For people like me who can't visualize things easily;

 

[Beerhippie]

Weatherhead sockets are used to remove and install Weatherhead fittings, which are often found on hydraulic hoses and in 90-degree elbow joint applications.

I'll be damned. I thought those were just strange, blocky ells. I use them in NPT, flare, comp and combinations thereof. Never knew there was a name for them.

 

[trashmanssd]

sunex makes a set that won't make your hole pucker like the Snap-On price does.

SUNEX TOOLS 3/8" Drive Weatherhead Socket 13 Piece Master Set

Complete 13-Piece SAE Weatherhead Socket Coverage - Includes every essential size from 7/16" to 29/32", giving technicians a full range of Weatherhead-specific sockets for hydraulic service, repairs, and installations. Purpose-Built for Weatherhead Fittings - Engineered to grip square and...

sunextools.com

 

[Steve_P]

I'll be damned. I thought those were just strange, blocky ells. I use them in NPT, flare, comp and combinations thereof. Never knew there was a name for them.

Weatherhead is a brand name, but many call them Weatherhead fittings, regardless of the manufacturer, like we say Q-tips, Band-Aids....

 

[Beerhippie]

Weatherhead is a brand name, but many call them Weatherhead fittings, regardless of the manufacturer, like we say Q-tips, Band-Aids....

Cool! Another name I can use to confuse the F out of the kid behind the hardware store counter!

 

[four.cycle]

We carried "Weatherhead" brass fittings in the 1960s.

Weatherhead / Weatherhead Co., Ft. Wayne, IN (1959) Cleveland, OH (1939) / brass fittings / acquired by Eaton Hydraulics 2002 /

 

[MWEric]

Never knew they made these, sure would be handy to have sometimes. If you don't mind me asking, approx how much were those sockets?

Best just to go with the sunex set that the trash man posted, or go used on eBay.
I definitely don’t use them daily but enough that the set will be handy vs an adjustable wrench

 

[Radio Flyer]

Dropped a wiring harness down a wall cavity. Had to run to HD for and emergency purchase.

 

[rword]

$20 score from my local Napa

 

[mikeinri]

Dropped a wiring harness down a wall cavity. Had to run to HD for and emergency purchase.

OK, I'm pretty sure surgeons have these... What we need is Milwaukee to combine a fishing tape, with a grabbing end, and a camera. That way, you send ONE tool into the cavity, can look for the part needed, and grab it all in one shot.

At least, theoretically...

Mike

 

[Beerhippie]

OK, I'm pretty sure surgeons have these... What we need is Milwaukee to combine a fishing tape, with a grabbing end, and a camera. That way, you send ONE tool into the cavity, can look for the part needed, and grab it all in one shot.

At least, theoretically...

Mike

The fish tape/camera/grabber also needs to be capable of directional drilling!

Hey, a man's gotta dream....

 

[pfbz]

The only new tools are some individual sizes of 3/8" nut grip sockets (Koken likes to do a lot of skip-sizes in their sets, and I filled in with individually purchased. sockets), but decided to do a family portrait... I might have gone a bit overboard on the Koken stuff in the past few months, but I really do like it. I almost always will grab a Koken ratchet over a snappy, and I have many of both.

 

[mikeinri]

sunex makes a set that won't make your hole pucker like the Snap-On price does.

SUNEX TOOLS 3/8" Drive Weatherhead Socket 13 Piece Master Set

Complete 13-Piece SAE Weatherhead Socket Coverage - Includes every essential size from 7/16" to 29/32", giving technicians a full range of Weatherhead-specific sockets for hydraulic service, repairs, and installations. Purpose-Built for Weatherhead Fittings - Engineered to grip square and...

sunextools.com

VERY cool, but what's wrong with this picture (from that website)???



Mike

 

[AJHD]

VERY cool, but what's wrong with this picture (from that website)???



Mike

What is "the hose is still connected".

What do I win?

 

[mikeinri]

Maybe, but you can't see the other end. What's the bigger problem?

Mike

 

[66HertzClone]

It's going to be pretty difficult to loosen that fitting with the hose still connected, unless the socket is there to hold the fitting and his other hand is holding a wrench that will loosen the nut on the end of the pressure hose.

 

[DerbyBob32]

Orientation of the socket is 90 degrees off, and the nut needs to be loosened.

 

[LeeG]

Mac Tools SMEDL3PT 1/4" drive and SXEDLA3PT 3/8" drive locking hand drive extension sets. I bought them on a BOGO back in March and they finally made it here.

I got mine delivered about ppm on Monday night. Heard a noise outside, and there were 2 big boxes on the front steps.


At this point, I have forgotten what they even cost, so it's like Christmas in July.

Lee

 

[Squankum]

My second Picard hammer. This model is discontinued, but I managed to find one new from a shop in Netherlands.

You are quoting the captain when you reach for these, aren't you?

 

[Squankum]

$20 score from my local Napa

I like it! Any nut drivers beats no nut drivers.

 

[Squankum]

The only new tools are some individual sizes of 3/8" nut grip sockets (Koken likes to do a lot of skip-sizes in their sets, and I filled in with individually purchased. sockets), but decided to do a family portrait... I might have gone a bit overboard on the Koken stuff in the past few months, but I really do like it. I almost always will grab a Koken ratchet over a snappy, and I have many of both.

Watched your recent video the other day and being a GJ maniac, I have no problems understanding why you have a dozen different tools to remove fastener of a specific size -- what I wonder is, why are you buying so many kewl tools now? Did the screwheads steal your old tools?

 

[Squankum]

The fish tape/camera/grabber also needs to be capable of directional drilling!

Hey, a man's gotta dream....

And it needs to install a little magdrill so we get perfectly perpendicular holes!

 

[Beerhippie]

And it needs to install a little magdrill so we get perfectly perpendicular holes!

Now you've gotta show me that mag drill that sticks to wood....

 

[Squankum]

VERY cool, but what's wrong with this picture (from that website)???

My favorite silly advertising this week is FACOM's ad agency hiring a male model to stride confidently into a hangar, cut a whole bunch of wires on a fighter jet when nobody else is around, and stroll on out. But thanks to FACOM's innovative design, his hand and wrist didn't get sore from all of his sabotaging.

 

[Squankum]

Now you've gotta show me that mag drill that sticks to wood....

Duh! A compressed air line and suction ports!

 

[Squankum]

An addition to my road tool bag: deep 3/8" sockets. From the Stanley Black & Decker universe, these are non-Sears Craftsman V-series = FACOM = Taiwan's finest subcontractors.

Not a hot steaming deal. Bought on ebay, $65.95 before tax, free shipping. Started of looking for old CMan, found many sets that weren't very cheap and always had two fewer sockets than this one, plus this gave me a rail. The magnetic part is under the bottom, for a tool chest drawer. The square pegs fight you some, which normally I would despise, but for a road bag, will be nice.











I was never one to peer inside of sockets but I know some GJ folks do, so here are my attempts at close ups:

 

[four.cycle]

Tsunoda PN150 flush-cutters for zip ties 07/09/25

 

[Squankum]

Tsunoda PN150 flush-cutters for zip ties 07/09/25

I love the titles for the warning and caution sections also being translated into English, but the warnings and cautions are only in Japanese!


How much? I'm sure they're nice.