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[zendriver]

Since I now have trash service with the small bins. I try to keep it full with tiny branches that fall in the yard, that I chopped into small pieces Some are a little too big for the pruners, and I don’t feel like getting out of power tool to saw through

Have an olderhand saw but the teeth aren’t all for somewhat Greenwoodthat thought I’d give this a try for $5.50

Pretty sweet and well built. Blade is thin but then pruner blades usually are and has a locking mechanism blade is 9 1/2 inches

 

[L.Cheapo]

My first pair of good scissors. Handmade in Sheffield, England by a company that's been doing it since 1760. This is their "DIY" model, designed for cutting cardboard, leather, fabric, rope, string, cable ties, plastic, rubber, etc, so I'm calling it a tool.



New tool fetish unlocked!

 

[Tchicken]

Nice looking blades - I know Wilkinson to be top quality from their razor blades

 

[Squankum]

That will be perfect for rafters and studs--for a dollhouse.

"All the pieces matter."

 

[Semi-hole mechanic]

I'll give you $20 if you lick the coil wire off off a MSD box.

I was setting the timing on my ‘78 Grand Prix in HS and the timing light had somehow come unclipped from the plug wire and I reached to grab the clip and grabbed the plug wire instead and apparently there was a crack in the insulation that was causing the misfire not the timing. My right arm hurt for a couple of days.

 

[Skyman]

My first pair of good scissors. Handmade in Sheffield, England by a company that's been doing it since 1760. This is their "DIY" model, designed for cutting cardboard, leather, fabric, rope, string, cable ties, plastic, rubber, etc, so I'm calling it a tool.



New tool fetish unlocked!

Anything that allows (or helps) you to do something that you cannot do with your bare hands or your teeth is a tool.

Fine looking scissors there.

 

[Skyman]

 

[Squankum]

I'll give you $20 if you lick the coil wire off off a MSD box.

Mama says an MSD box is ornery unless it makes sparks daily.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Mama says an MSD box is ornery unless it makes sparks daily.

Ahhhh.... Multiple Spark Discharge...

IYKYK

 

[930dreamer]

No new tool, just looking for a better A-frame type hoist.

 

[Etchase]

This worked well for soldering some speaker wires while on a step ladder. $29 at Lowe’s right now.

 

[Squankum]

So what's hot in your pocket?

 

[Squankum]

I'm always a sucker for a new vacuum attachment. Learned about this from a man whose entire YouTube channel is him, professionally cleaning out people's clogged dryers and their ductwork. This is not fully rigid and can fit into narrow spots like a normal person might encounter between car seats. (I'll assume here that normal people don't need these for their dryers because normal people don't keep mashing the button and running it for three or four hours to try to get one load dry, like he reports.)



The black bit is just U-channel used for shipping. The big brush was a freebie that came with it.



One of the features of the design is that soft, flexible silicone-like base that fits over a variety of shop vac hose diameters.




$8. Really.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQY6MPNG?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[16again]

Been using that same tool for years. Makes cleaning the dryer and the duct quite easy.

 

[Twisted Sid]

Icon 32oz dead blow ball peen hammer got sunday.
Capri 15/16" and Amazon "brand" Firstinfo 1 1/8" torque adapters got delivered yesterday.

 

[Beerhippie]

Icon 32oz dead blow ball peen hammer got sunday.
Capri 15/16" and Amazon "brand" Firstinfo 1 1/8" torque adapters got delivered yesterday.

Quick glance and seeing the hammer there, I reckoned those were slug wrenches.

 

[Squankum]

Been using that same tool for years. Makes cleaning the dryer and the duct quite easy.

Is your dryer's lint trap a pocket by the door, or a dipstick-screen on the top panel?

 

[Hakeem]

Bought this magnetic belt clip to hold stuff at work. Smaller than anticipated!


I’m a little disappointed because I don’t think this will be able to hold more than 1 tool or a couple fasteners at a time …. But it has been fun seeing how large of a tool the magnet will hold

 

[MichaelP]

RE: "But it has been fun seeing how large of a tool the magnet will hold"

Maybe it can substitute the blue pill...

 

[Squankum]

Bought this magnetic belt clip to hold stuff at work. Smaller than anticipated!


I’m a little disappointed because I don’t think this will be able to hold more than 1 tool or a couple fasteners at a time …. But it has been fun seeing how large of a tool the magnet will hold

Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new handle for my Snap On ratchet. So, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I'd hang a giant Swedish pipe wrench from a magnet on my belt, which was the style at the time!

 

[SouthernIllinois]

Matco Dual Drive Metric Socket Set

 

[Jarhead0408]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQY6MPNG?tag=atomicindus08-20

In a strange coincidence I added this to the cart once already today, but from a different ASIN/Product page. Not for the hose attachment, but the brush! It was recommended by a guy who professionally cleans out window AC units. And another guy who uses it to clean the coils on the bottom of refrigerators. Weird that it would come up twice in one day.

 

[Lesserstore]

Got this 40 piece Century metric tap and die set off eBay. Made in Japan. I was surprised that the tap wrench and screwdriver also had Japan on them, as I thought just the taps and dies were Japanese made.



This die has a bit of a typo:


It also seems like Century is changing to an Indian supplier. The first one I got from another seller arrived Monday; the coo on the box had India and Japan on it. I figured that meant the accessories were made India; nope, all but 3 dies were made in India. I sent that one back since it cost the same.

 

[Jgaz]

Got this 40 piece Century metric tap and die set off eBay. Made in Japan. I was surprised that the tap wrench and screwdriver also had Japan on them, as I thought just the taps and dies were Japanese made.



This die has a bit of a typo:


It also seems like Century is changing to an Indian supplier. The first one I got from another seller arrived Monday; the coo on the box had India and Japan on it. I figured that meant the accessories were made India; nope, all but 3 dies were made in India. I sent that one back since it cost the same.

Wow, do those two trays look like my 70’s vintage Craftsman Tap snd Die set.
I wonder if Century was the OEM manufacture?

I had to make a new box for my set after the original black plastic box self destructed.
Not sure what the COO on my set is

 

[Lesserstore]

Wow, do those two trays look like my 70’s vintage Craftsman Tap snd Die set.
I wonder if Century was the OEM manufacture?

I had to make a new box for my set after the original black plastic box self destructed.
Not sure what the COO on my set is

I have one as well, in SAE. Made in the US by Vermont American from 1959 up until the early 2010s.

 

[Jgaz]

I have one as well in SAE. Made in the US by Vermont American from 1959 up until the early 2010s.

Mine shown is SAE as well

 

[Hakeem]

Got this 40 piece Century metric tap and die set off eBay. Made in Japan. I was surprised that the tap wrench and screwdriver also had Japan on them, as I thought just the taps and dies were Japanese made.



This die has a bit of a typo:


It also seems like Century is changing to an Indian supplier. The first one I got from another seller arrived Monday; the coo on the box had India and Japan on it. I figured that meant the accessories were made India; nope, all but 3 dies were made in India. I sent that one back since it cost the same.

Can confirm, I recently bought a few single larger sizes from Century tool and they were all made in India. They’ve been adequate for my purposes but still, a disappointment since I was hoping for Japanese origin,

 

[16again]

Is your dryer's lint trap a pocket by the door, or a dipstick-screen on the top panel?

It's the screen.