Matco is rebadging those wire strippers? Weird. Fry's sells them for about $7 iirc.
They're great little strippers, don't get me wrong. Adjustable strip length, automatic sizing, you can even strip 3–4 wires at the same time.
I have one of those guys, only worse -- early / mid 20's guy - He ******* about money / not making enough when he was started out at the highest hourly rate than anyone in our shops history....I've watched him, since he started 8 months or so, on the tool truck buy at least 4k in tools for home projects / personal cars and he rarely buys the stuff I tell him he needs to do his job...I recently found out he has, from his previous job, the HIGHEST SO credit balance I have ever heard off (asked him if he set up a whole auto repair shop at home or what ?)....and I had to twist his arm to get him to buy a basic 12v test light for the work we do.....
This kid spent 20k on snap on, bought a 9k box off matco, and about 5k Iirc from Cornwell,
And still buys more, the kid is an idiot, I have made tools but he has to borrow them because he won't ruin his precious snap on that doesn't get used [emoji849]
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We have the oppisite at my job,Guy about 24 inherited his dad's huge collection of tools,54 inch double bank snap on box 75th anniversary teal blue loaded with snap on,Mac,and craftsman from the 80s-90s that his dad acquired over 30 years of being an auto and truck mechanic.as soon as they moved him into the shop he brought the box over,he does mainly maintenance and demanded to get factory training with a dollar raise for every certification,something most of us don't even get.so he starts getting trained,going to classes,and getting certified.problem is now he gets a job he's certified for and got a raise for it,but needs help to diag or refuses to diag and passes it along after he wasted over an hour,or he gets the diag and then ***** foots around the repair and gets it dispatched to some one else because it's to hard,he's scared,or he hasn't done it before.he only does easy diags like swapping coils to find the misfire cause,or replace radio codes.
Really annoying when all of us have been doing this for years and have dumped countless thousands of dollars into our tools and training suffering financially at times.but no this kid just inherited his and throws a fit when we tell him why don't you buy it when he has to borrow tools.refuses to buy anything,I think all he's bought is a matco impact gun and caliper twist compressor tool.when I was his age I was doing all the **** work and had no choice,he'll I still don't have any choice.i made the same he's getting paid when I was his age but I all my money went to tools I needed and bills,no vacations, no toys,no nice trucks.but what does he do since he doesn't need to dump thousands into tools? Buys a diesel truck,camper ,and dirt bikes.must be nice.....
1960s it's oldHow about the drill bit stand?
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That looks cool.
Is blade changing easy ?
COO ?
Needed a new, quality, utility knife so decided it was a good excuse for my first Stahlwille purchase!
I just ordered these 15" and 18" Matco socket rails and 1/2" socket studs last week. They showed up today with this Matco 1/2" ratchet. I ordered the ratchet so long ago that I forgot about it. Seriously, I totally forgot, to the point that I ordered a Snap On 1/2" ratchet last week. ****, now I'm going to have two really nice 1/2" ratchets. LOL,
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Tools were 10 percent off, storage was 20 percent off.
I've been looking for one of those as a set. I received one with the Philips as a GJSS gift set year and really like it. I'd love to get the full set of bits for it.
Local CL ad that i could not pass on the deal. They have never been out of the plastic it appears.



Local CL ad that i could not pass on the deal. They have never been out of the plastic it appears.
I just ordered these 15" and 18" Matco socket rails and 1/2" socket studs last week. They showed up today with this Matco 1/2" ratchet. I ordered the ratchet so long ago that I forgot about it. Seriously, I totally forgot, to the point that I ordered a Snap On 1/2" ratchet last week. ****, now I'm going to have two really nice 1/2" ratchets. LOL,
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You know Harbor freight sells those socket rails in a 3 pack for 3.99 but they only come in one color
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-pc-socket-rail-set-68101.html
You know Harbor freight sells those socket rails in a 3 pack for 3.99 but they only come in one color
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-pc-socket-rail-set-68101.html
My dad has the harbor freight ones and while they look the same, they are definitely not. The socket holders on the harbor freight are super loose sockets slide all over when moving them vs the other models which are generally stiffer and the socket attachments are a bit more in place. Also, the detents on the HF ones pop out super easily.
Some new tools! Rough starting from scratch when you dad has all the tools you could need...have to start all over now that I finally have a garage. Albeit only 1 car apartment garage.
:Looks like you're building a good collection for yourself.
I'm in the same situation... I know what you mean. Still live close to my parents so I can easily borrow stuff, but it's nice to have your own stuff, too! So much to buy!
I just got this Skil circular saw for:
Exactly. I'm about 20-25 minutes away, but usually when I realize I need it I don't want to take an hour out of my day to go get it! Now I just need to figure out what I want to build with all these new tools. lol
Looks like you're building a good collection for yourself.
I'm in the same situation... I know what you mean. Still live close to my parents so I can easily borrow stuff, but it's nice to have your own stuff, too! So much to buy!
I just got this Skil circular saw for:
Exactly. I'm about 20-25 minutes away, but usually when I realize I need it I don't want to take an hour out of my day to go get it! Now I just need to figure out what I want to build with all these new tools. lol
12 minutes from the parents and 6 minutes from the grandparents, my home tool collection is sparse due to these reasons lol
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Some new hex and torx swivel wrenches, sold by Napa but pretty sure made by bondhus.
New Bondhus hex and torx screwdrivers.
And some new snapring pliers, bought 3 sets to have different tips on them without have to change them, got all 3 sets for $30.
I was just looking at this the other day. I used one very similar to this at a tire shop and really liked it.
I have the same one. had it for quite awhile. it is worth every penny.
Some new hex and torx swivel wrenches, sold by Napa but pretty sure made by bondhus.
New Bondhus hex and torx screwdrivers.
And some new snapring pliers, bought 3 sets to have different tips on them without have to change them, got all 3 sets for $30.
Did you get the hex/torx sets from the seller on eBay?
Yes they all came from eBay actually