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[Rezeppa]

I live in Detroit Michigan and have taken Carhartt for granted. I never considered how difficult it would be to buy quality work jackets and FR winter clothes without having Carhartt readily available. Hell in the summer on Clearance I've never paid more than 65$ for a nice jacket. I love the Carhartt insulated HD hoodie. Unfortunately they are banned from the steel mill now. If there is some thing specific anyone is looking for Carhartt PM me i can try to acquire and ship.

 

[Monte]

Yeah the carhartt jackets and pants are nice. When ever I need a new one, I pick one up when ever I or the wifey cross the pond now. I went to the carhartt store in frankfurt, and it is way to expensive. They are super warm great for the german winters as I found out. I have an older pair of carhartt ducks, the overall for when I am working in the garden in the late fall or winter.

....unfortunately all clothes are more expensive over here...carhartt, Dickies, Levis etc....and ordering/shipping from the US is quite expensive like $35.- for a jacket...






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[Altec]

Matco Disconnect Set!

Blue-Point Assorted Blow Gun

Assorted Tools. A GM rocker arm tool, Snap-on pry bar, assorted hammer handles, Imp cutter, cheap ATD pocket knife, and a small pipe wrench.

 

[Chris_PT]

^ What exactly is the GM rocker arm tool's use?

 

[supra90turbo]

It's for GM pushrod v6's. Allows you to pry up the rocker arms to get the pushrods out without unbolting the arms when doing intake gaskets. Flat rate problems.

You can even do it without removing the valve cover

 

[shocksandstrutz]

new tool chest from lowes.....was a markdown and someone dropped it, so i took it home, re shaped it the best i could, squared it up and now it looks great, i needed the extra space for a few new things ive picked up and gotten on order to be delivered soon.....didnt think the proice was bad either

next is the last purchase i made, some cutting wheels, hook and pick set, 3/8 drive 1" socket and the set of ratchets, (thanks to TATER swapping out my RP for them)

 

[Altec]

It's for GM pushrod v6's. Allows you to pry up the rocker arms to get the pushrods out without unbolting the arms when doing intake gaskets. Flat rate problems.

You can even do it without removing the valve cover

Not just a flat rate problem. I've known about the tool for a long time but never got one. Well, last week doing lower intake gaskets on a 3100 I noticed they had been done before. Whoever did it last overtightened the rocker bolts. When I went to reinstall the bolts several pulled the threads out with little effort. Lost a lot of time doing heli-coils and vowed to pick that tool up...

 

[supra90turbo]

Eww, seen that before as well. 3.1s/3.4s come in with a sudden misfire after a diy intake reseal...

I should have waited to respond. I didn't mean to speak for you.

 

[Unmarked Bill]

Heres mine for today, 189 all told.

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[bimmer630]

Yup. Total ********. Was a letdown this morning when I dug the package out of the trash.... Pay USA prices for Taiwan ****...

And it looks like it was a humid day in the chrome department. Same as 2 sets of Matco half moons I sent back. Rust is popping through the chrome.

I had chrome peeling on my USA made MAC 22-24mm long double box and I warrantied it, but they sent me back a wrench with different looking chrome and no USA anywhere on it... kinda lame

 

[skulldrinker]

HF 20 ton air jack $69. Kinda heavy I wish it had wheels and a long handle to push around on the floor.

 

[ckadams00]

For some reason all of the casters at my local Menard's are on the clearance shelf. Tons of them - including the heavy duty 5" and 6".
The larger ones in back are 5" 2
50# capacity (supposedly) - going to use these for a movable tablesaw/bench assembly in the garage this summer. The smaller ones are 2" and 1". $28 out the door for the lot.

 

[Skin]

I had chrome peeling on my USA made MAC 22-24mm long double box and I warrantied it, but they sent me back a wrench with different looking chrome and no USA anywhere on it... kinda lame

MAC started sourcing their high performance wrenches from Taiwan 3-4 years ago.

 

[Chris_PT]

My latest sears snag. Not bad for $60 spent on USA tools

 

[Altec]

Eww, seen that before as well. 3.1s/3.4s come in with a sudden misfire after a diy intake reseal...

I should have waited to respond. I didn't mean to speak for you.

Nope, no problem. You are 100% right, it just wasn't my reasons.

 

[Flash69]

Heres mine for today, 189 all told.

Where did you get those? I am looking for a set. Does your source have more?

 

[jeffmoss26]

DROOL!! NOS goodness!

 

[jpickar]

I just picked this up this last week at a pawn shop. A Utica 402 6 1/2 parallel pliers. I have no idea what they are used for but I didn't have one so I got it.
John

 

[Unmarked Bill]

Not sure, he had a ton of stuff. I could have spent 30 grand.

 

[kunkernator]

Brand new Kershaw pocket knife! Made in USA!

I am so happy!


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[87Pomona]

Craftsman Industrial Ratcheting Wrenches

 

[mattyrattypoo]

You beat me to it Unmarked Bill. I called that guy and he wouldn't text me his address for an hour. I called him back and he said someone is coming to get it haha. At least its going to a fellow GJ member.

 

[Unmarked Bill]

Its too nice for me, want to trade for something cool?

 

[Unmarked Bill]

I just went and got these from him. Real nice guy.

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[Grasseth]

Its bad how many tools I buy for that reason alone.

Logan

I just picked this up this last week at a pawn shop. A Utica 402 6 1/2 parallel pliers. I have no idea what they are used for but I didn't have one so I got it.
John

 

[Unmarked Bill]

Heres mine for today, 189 all told.

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I don't know too much about the differences between SnapOn stuff, the red handles are more contoured than the black ones I think? Are they a different model? The red Phillips says SDDP and the black ones say SDP.

Is there a difference to collectors between the two? Or is it just about the colors?

 

[tsonka]

The black ones are an older generation, you can tell by the logo.

 

[supra90turbo]

Wow, I can't believe how much NOS that guy has...
I wish he was local to me, but it's probably best he's not.

 

[slowtwitch]

I just picked this up this last week at a pawn shop. A Utica 402 6 1/2 parallel pliers. I have no idea what they are used for but I didn't have one so I got it.
John

I used them when I was in the electric motor repair business. On many large motors, the coils used in the motor were wound with square or rectangular wire. We used these to bend and shape the wire, when making up the connections on the motor. The cutter was kinda useless, as it didn't offer to much leverage in cutting the thick copper wire.

 

[mercucho]

Received today:

And:

Made in Japan...

 

[NathanC]

well I got these reallly long screwdrivers off the truck today for $139! what a steal, the newer instinct ones are $200! as much as I like the instinct the price difference was to much.


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[lugnut71]

That lobster crescent wrench looks real nice. Tell me more about them.

 

[otis66]

Just got the Snap On Instinct hard handles today for $125.00 I will be getting the Dual 80 Fll80 on friday.

 

[70NOVA]

I just picked this up this last week at a pawn shop. A Utica 402 6 1/2 parallel pliers. I have no idea what they are used for but I didn't have one so I got it.
John

I have a pair of Manley pliers that look like that. They are fishing pliers.

 

[FlyBy]

Collected a bunch of things over the last couple months, mostly Mac tools, all new:

Great deal off the Mac truck: 3 piece long needle nose for $62, couldn't resist
Swanson magnetic level, LED lit! Sears marked down to $14, normally $26!

Mac 3/8" flex ratchet, 1/2" drive wobble extension, T-handle allen set.

 

[jpickar]

I have a pair of Manley pliers that look like that. They are fishing pliers.

Really? Wow! That is cool! Thanks, John

 

[Gotmayhem]

New to me Snap-On IM5100 1/2" impact - Gifted from cooworker
Matco 8 piece Silver Eagle mini plier set - $70
Snap-On/Grip-On locking plier set - $75

 

[ianguilly]

Got these from another member, more SO orange awesomeness.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Let's see the mini driver!

 

[Roland-5.0]

Got these in the mail tonight.


And they don't look bad beside my Matco drivers.


And I think my new box is filling up nice. I'll just keep these here for now. I have about 300 new screwdrivers still in the packages in the crawl space its a dirty addiction