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[Xicaque]

God! I love tool ****!!!

 

[AmishFury]

Thanks. They are Mac, actually. I'm not sure, but to be brutally honest with you: I would look elsewhere. Some background: The friend in question works at the same shop I used to and several guys had them including the owner and my friend. They are decent pliers, but the quality leaves a lot to be desired compared to most truck brand offerings. They are Chinese made, I believe. They sure as heck aren't USA. Anyway, the big problem are that they aren't very precise, the fit and finish is fairly poor, and they develop excessive play after a while. But, the biggest problem is that the manufacturing tolerances are all over the place. Better off buying Channellock, except they don't make the real long ones, unfortunately. If all you work on is cars it's not so bad. The set also comes with a long nose straight plier and a long diagonal cutter, and the small hose
plier but he knows I'm good on that front, so he left them out. The duckbills are pretty good I now have two sets of those. The set was about $100 on special, so it's not bad if you don't have many pliers yet. But I would rather spend my coin on individual pieces of higher quality, since there's a fair amount of redundancy in this set. Not meaning to sound negative, Knipex has spoiled me.

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looks like they simply changed the infamous "bag of pliers" specials to red handles instead of black

anyway this is what i got the last couple days

found some USA filter wrenches at kmart... looks like they've been sitting on those hooks for some time

and picked this up to fill a gap in a set

 

[dodge610]

Allright Amish fury first post of 2016.

 

[Jamie.91]

How much was this? Those things are HOT!

I know right! I got them on eBay for £150


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[Frontierajl]

new toys I picked up last night.


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[pepi]

Needed some machine tools, so I got some.

USA made

 

[landrover bodger]

Clarke add on side box and a lamp flashlight led with magnetic base

 

[steed andersen]

Those pliers look very nice! I wonder who makes these for Mac? And are they made in USA?

I have a lot of these pliers. From what I can tell they are Sunex rebranded for Mac. They are pretty darn good pliers for the money. I bought one set of 15 for $149.00 and they often have 10 pc sets on sale for $99.00. They are not Knipex but out of 21 pliers of this brand I have only had to warranty one pair and that was me being picky.

 

[AmishFury]

Allright Amish fury first post of 2016.

it was still 2015 here

 

[dodge610]

it was still 2015 here

Where ever here is my neck of the woods it was 2016 either or more usa craftsman stuff showing up good deal.

 

[WhiffySpark]

I have a lot of these pliers. From what I can tell they are Sunex rebranded for Mac. They are pretty darn good pliers for the money. I bought one set of 15 for $149.00 and they often have 10 pc sets on sale for $99.00. They are not Knipex but out of 21 pliers of this brand I have only had to warranty one pair and that was me being picky.

I have the biggest set as well. Came with 4 free crescent wrenches. As far as I can tell they're the same as the cornwell set I brought 5 years ago

 

[dede2897234]

Split die sets and long screwdrivers

ricleh,

Can you please specify the manufacturers of the split die sets and the screwdrivers?


Thanks,

Dave

 

[dede2897234]

Picked up these two for $120. Blackhawk interchangeable set and Gearwrench 68 piece set which has the 84 tooth ratchets. The Blackhawk set is really cool.

Bobcat753,

I like your Blackhawk set. It is similar to the Stanley locking flex ratchet system sold on Amazon here: LINK. However, it doesn't come with the case, the 1/4" drive ratchet head, and the all those ratcheting box ends. I own the Stanley version and it is useful.


Dave

 

[rrich1]

Picked up a few things between Menard's, HD, and Amazon.



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[ricleh]

ricleh,

Can you please specify the manufacturers of the split die sets and the screwdrivers?


Thanks,

Dave

The screwdrivers are from England and say Siegen on them. I know nothing of this brand. I have been looking for an extra long PH3 screwdriver for a long time and this is the first one I have come across. The split dies are made by a guy in Ohio named John Emerson. This is the website.

 

[Bobcat753]

Bobcat753,

I like your Blackhawk set. It is similar to the Stanley locking flex ratchet system sold on Amazon here: LINK. However, it doesn't come with the case, the 1/4" drive ratchet head, and the all those ratcheting box ends. I own the Stanley version and it is useful.


Dave

It's similar because Stanley owns Proto/Blackhawk! This set is really cool and well made. I think it was around $300 new. Hopefuly I'll be able to find some good uses for it soon.

 

[anndel]

Got these this past Monday:

Knipex flush diagonal cutters
Knipex plier wrench 3 pc set
SK Snap Ring Pliers
Snap On 1/4" drive flex head comfort grip ratchet

 

[anndel]

i figured it will be better to invest in a drill doctor once instead of buying new drill bits and sets all the time
Cheaper in the end and it works fast and simple !

Definitely! Good score

 

[anndel]

What sale was this for snap-on ?

It's was an online sale for the green handles only. The black and red handles were at regular price and I believe it ended yesterday - 12/31/15.

 

[MattVette89]

I have a lot of these pliers. From what I can tell they are Sunex rebranded for Mac. They are pretty darn good pliers for the money. I bought one set of 15 for $149.00 and they often have 10 pc sets on sale for $99.00. They are not Knipex but out of 21 pliers of this brand I have only had to warranty one pair and that was me being picky.

I have the MAC versions as well that are a few years old. Not USA quality, but leaps and bounds above the HF version of long pliers I replaced. My favorite and probably most often used for small tasks are a set of mini 45* (or 60? can't remember) needle nose.

 

[davethorik]

These were waiting in the mail for me today :-D

SK 45875 Tuff 1 ratchet, 3/8 bent handle flex head. Discontinued but showed up on Amazon.

Second, Klein D2000-7CST Ironworker's pliers. My 1st pair of Klein pliers, I am impressed so far.

 

[T_Roze]

Thanks. They are Mac, actually. I'm not sure, but to be brutally honest with you: I would look elsewhere. Some background: The friend in question works at the same shop I used to and several guys had them including the owner and my friend. They are decent pliers, but the quality leaves a lot to be desired compared to most truck brand offerings. They are Chinese made, I believe. They sure as heck aren't USA. Anyway, the big problem are that they aren't very precise, the fit and finish is fairly poor, and they develop excessive play after a while. But, the biggest problem is that the manufacturing tolerances are all over the place. Better off buying Channellock, except they don't make the real long ones, unfortunately. If all you work on is cars it's not so bad. The set also comes with a long nose straight plier and a long diagonal cutter, and the small hose
plier but he knows I'm good on that front, so he left them out. The duckbills are pretty good I now have two sets of those. The set was about $100 on special, so it's not bad if you don't have many pliers yet. But I would rather spend my coin on individual pieces of higher quality, since there's a fair amount of redundancy in this set. Not meaning to sound negative, Knipex has spoiled me.

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I picked up this set as well. Half for work and half to have for home. I agree with the quality aspect, they seam midline at best. But for ten bucks a plier, it's not bad. I did find the 3 hose pliers to have a smoother action than my comparable bluepoint set of three that I had bought the week prior. That may be due to not being used at all yet though. The bluepoint pliers (apparently snap on doesn't make hose pliers, according to my driver) are about 30-40% heavier built in the handles. Makes them a lot heftier to hold.

I do like the small set of 4. Those little side cutters work awesome while doing light welding with the mig.


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[Bighead38]

Split die sets and long screwdrivers

What is the purpose of the split die set?

 

[emusa91]

Picked up these Knipex pliers, Metric Gearwrench Midlength sockets in 1/4 and 3/8 drive and some Gearwrench and Armstrong extensions from Sears.com using shopyourway points today. Gotta love free tools!

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[Finky198]

Nice looking Split-Dies. I checked the website they seem kind of expensive is there a reason why you went with his versus other brands that are less expensive

 

[monkeyspanners]

The screwdrivers are from England and say Siegen on them. I know nothing of this brand. I have been looking for an extra long PH3 screwdriver for a long time and this is the first one I have come across. The split dies are made by a guy in Ohio named John Emerson. This is the website.

I think Siegen is Sealey's budget brand.

 

[Jamie.91]

I think Siegen is Sealey's budget brand.

Sealey is a budget brand lol


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[ricleh]

Nice looking Split-Dies. I checked the website they seem kind of expensive is there a reason why you went with his versus other brands that are less expensive

I ordered one set to check them out and was impressed with the quality. Also I don't know of any others that have this range of sizes. I was not impressed with the Murray dies and I don't know of any other manufacturers of split dies.

 

[ricleh]

What is the purpose of the split die set?

I use them in situations where the end of the stud or bolt is messed up. The standard rethreading die will not align with the threads properly because of the damage. It is possible with a split die to put the die behind the damage and back the die off the stud or bolt and repair the damaged threads at the end. There may be other cases for using split dies, but that is why I get them.

 

[Chadwilliam1]

They can be handy if you need to slowly cut the threads. Do very little at a time then go back over it after tightening the die.

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[monkeyspanners]

Sealey is a budget brand lol


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Yeah I have a few Sealey things, impact socket set etc, no problems other than lost a few sockets! Got a set of Siegen E torx spanners which are fine for what i wanted them for.

 

[Jeepster425]

Just some more Sears screw drivers, pick and bit driver

 

[m_hatcher]

$2.12 after $6 surprise points and the 20% off code floating around. And made in USA.

Also picked up this for $45 and some change after 10% off coupon. Was tagged as open box but after opening it up, everything was still packaged from factory. Will be perfect for siding, cars and motorcycles.

 

[tremek]

Picked up these Knipex pliers, Metric Gearwrench Midlength sockets in 1/4 and 3/8 drive and some Gearwrench and Armstrong extensions from Sears.com using shopyourway points today. Gotta love free tools!

You will love those sockets and rails for the money.

 

[Ruger_556]

 

[firworks]

I got a full set of metric deepwell Toptul sockets from dnschmidt to go with the short set I already had. I really like these Toptul sockets. Super nice to use and the fit and finish on them is top notch. Also for those of you who are really into it, they're all 6 point!

And this behemoth. Not sure what I will do with it but my original plan was to use it as a driver on my arbor press. Sure is cool though... and heavy!

Edit: I forgot I also got some wrench racks. I'm not totally sure yet but I think it's better this way. I don't think I got as much room back in each drawer as I was expecting but it's nice having a place for them to go back when you're done using them.

Before:

After:

 

[02Xterra]

Ordered online to get 20% off, picked up the wrenches from the Advance Auto down the road to fill in some spaces. Then to Northern Tool for the Ernst wrench racks and a tamper-proof torx set to go in my vehicle with the other Bondhus fold up tools

 

[Toofast28]

Wera Kraftform plus 900 series chisel tip screwdriver set. Ordered from Amazon with Christmas money.

 

[Jarhead0408]

I use them in situations where the end of the stud or bolt is messed up. The standard rethreading die will not align with the threads properly because of the damage. It is possible with a split die to put the die behind the damage and back the die off the stud or bolt and repair the damaged threads at the end. There may be other cases for using split dies, but that is why I get them.

Thanks for the explanation. I learn something new here everyday.

 

[AmishFury]