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[Finky198]

thats what I was hoping.

 

[tr0n]

i always thought you were supposed to cut the hangars off and replace with a chunk of tire sidewall! pliers, sheesh.

 

[vintage nut]

You mean that's not what the sawzall or torch are for?

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[firworks]

They look good.
I like the color.

They seem nice so far, especially for 9$! I'm doing a run time test right now. They've been on full power for 2 hours. Both are holding on. It's also kinda good that they have no rubberized texture on them. They're all hard plastic so they might be a good option for people who are constantly oily or fuely as they won't get gummy/sticky and dissolve.

I also took one apart to check out the electronics and it was better than I expected. Heatsinking was sub par (I put a thermal probe on the Heatsink and after about 10 minutes it was up at 170F. Not too hot for a COB LED panel but surprisingly toasty) but overall good. It even used connectors on board for some of the wiring rather than just hard wiring everything. I'm not sure if tool people are really interested in the internals of this sort of thing though.

 

[zhs19977]

I sincerely wish there was interest in Toptul in the USA. I've had some of my Toptul tools for well over fifteen years and I have never had a single issue with them. I know they seem to be very popular in Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia, etc. They even have Toptul trucks just like we have Snap-On trucks.

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[Agha Abbas]

Hello everyone here. I'm new to this forum. Kindly forgive my lack of experience and curious questions and I love a quiting and experimenting with tools.
I just got a knife-like tool, around 8" blade with 3 edges extending all the way from the wodden, circular handle to the tip of the blade. I got no idea what it is.
Wish there was an easier way of posting a photograph here than entering a URL.
Will do soon as I figure out how it works.
Thanking you. Best!

 

[willjogervais]

Try posting in the open forum. More people will help you. Also, click on advanced, and then manage attachments and you can attach a picture. Good luck and welcome to the forum

 

[ecotec]

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I have not seen an SK truck yet.

I cannot imagine seeing Toptul trucks here...

 

[stonesfan68]

Am I the only one who wishes we still had the square plastic handles?
Those are second only to the wooden handle mac and protos in my opinion

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They still make the screwdrivers with the old style hard handles:

https://store.snapon.com/Non-Catalog-Items-7PC-COMBO-SD-SET-RED-P9723068.aspx


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[vintage nut]

They still make the screwdrivers with the old style hard handles:

https://store.snapon.com/Non-Catalog-Items-7PC-COMBO-SD-SET-RED-P9723068.aspx


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Did not know that!
And still probably won't buy them... Most of mine were less than $5 a piece from Craigslist and garage sales. The red handle Mac's with the slightly rounded corners are my absolute favorite.

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[bubinga]

Did not know that!
And still probably won't buy them... Most of mine were less than $5 a piece from Craigslist and garage sales. The red handle Mac's with the slightly rounded corners are my absolute favorite.

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Those were nice, The old red ones.

 

[66HertzClone]

Hello everyone here. I'm new to this forum. Kindly forgive my lack of experience and curious questions and I love a quiting and experimenting with tools.
I just got a knife-like tool, around 8" blade with 3 edges extending all the way from the wodden, circular handle to the tip of the blade. I got no idea what it is.
Wish there was an easier way of posting a photograph here than entering a URL.
Will do soon as I figure out how it works.
Thanking you. Best!

There is, if that photo is on your hard drive or other storage media, you can attach it. Scroll down and look for the "manage attachments" button, click it and then click a browse button, select your image and then click the upload button, once it has been uploaded close the window. If you click the preview post button you should see it there.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[vintage nut]

Those were nice, The old red ones.

I've got so many mac screwdrivers, my favorite brand for those. Couple dozen of the wood ones, including a set of Phillips head. Some of the round ribbed plastic handles too


The square red ones are my absolute favorite to use though

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[02Xterra]

New SK 1/2 - 1-1/4 1/2 drive set from an eBay seller, 3/8 and 7/16 from Circle C Supply.

Slowly filling up my socket trays! The 3/8 metric is craftsman, some of my first sockets.. The 1/2 shallow impacts are Wright and the deep impacts are MAC. The rest is SK

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[maintguy]

new stuff

 

[Rossco]

My $68 'merica socket set from Amazon

Nice.

High quality stuff.

 

[Local]

My $68 'merica socket set from Amazon

You have a link I can't find that set?

 

[ADSR]

My $68 'merica socket set from Amazon

Congrats on an awesome quality set!

 

[visedog]

Got my new 4-1/2" quick release, double-ribbed vise. It is made in India by a company called Apex and weighs 45 lb. This is my first quick-release vise so I am excited about it. Right now heavily packed in grease. Will mount it on the table tomorrow and test it out.

 

[bubinga]

You have a link I can't find that set?

don't think it's 68 any more. Think it was a warehouse deal.

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

New test lead kit:

 

[Seiler]

New goodies! Puppy not included.

by The Color Orange

IR W7150 Impact. I'm a TIG welder by trade and any decrease in knuckle busting keeps my hands in good condition when working on vehicles. I've wanted an impact forever so I finally spent the coin. So far it's awesome!

by The Color Orange

Sunex 1/2" drive impact sets. They're the most complete sets I could find for the cheapest price. HD has their Husky 64 piece set for $200, but both of these cost $250 total off amazon and end result is 86 pieces.

by The Color Orange

 

[Z2V]

The impact only came with one battery?

 

[Seiler]

The impact only came with one battery?

There are multiple choices. You can do a kit with no battery, 1 x 3Ah, 1 x 5Ah, 2 x 3Ah and 2 x 5Ah. I chose the single 3Ah kit.

 

[Z2V]

Ah, I see. Great looking gun. Being IR I bet it's a haus!!

Nice dog too

 

[HanShotFirst]

Wanting a set of metric long pattern combo wrenches but being very tight on funds, I settled for a 13 piece set of Craftsman Full Polish wrenches that I assume were made in China or Taiwan. Got them off Ebay for $32.00 delivered, it was by far the cheapest set of long pattern wrenches I had found.

They arrived today (mini review on another thread)

 

[jimreed2160]

Shop tunes

 

[vintage nut]

I just went out to buy a pie for lunch, found a 3/8 drive craftsman 10mm socket on the side of the road. Looks brand new

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[upgrading]

Nice DeWalt.

 

[jimmy-ray]

the switch/reverse mechanism feels cheap on the smaller wrenches, hope they hold up ok

 

[KWtech90]

I have not seen an SK truck yet.

I cannot imagine seeing Toptul trucks here...

Our mac dealer recently switched to sk brand. I don't really understand why anybody would buy sk tools from him. He's charging nearly double what the online retail prices are. He wants $470 for a set of x frames that can be had for under $200. I mean its kind of understandable for traditional tool truck brands because the pricing is the same on the truck as it is on their website and they're not available through distributors, but I just feel sorry for the guys he will end up swindling.

 

[Finky198]

Jimmy Their nice wrenches. I have the stubbies no worries they will hold up just fine.

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

I received these today from Amazon. Had a gift card from my brother for my birthday. Pondered getting the non-locking flex with the cushion handle, but ultimately decided on this set of locking flex. Have not used them yet, but they look and feel nice for Imported ratchets.

 

[mlum6969]

those are pretty nice gearwrench ratchets. but why not the 120xp's?

 

[Loscaldazar]

those are pretty nice gearwrench ratchets. but why not the 120xp's?

84T > 120XP

120XP have too much back drag in general. Mechanism really isn't that great overall, is super thick, and only sells because it has 120T (which really isn't any better than 84T).

The 84T has its problems, but it's better than the 120XP when it works right

 

[bubinga]

set of cornwell, 7-19.
$35.00 on CL, was missing 11 & 13,
Got the 11 & 13, on e bay for 15 shipped.
so Have $50.00 in the set.

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

those are pretty nice gearwrench ratchets. but why not the 120xp's?

84T > 120XP



120XP have too much back drag in general. Mechanism really isn't that great overall, is super thick, and only sells because it has 120T (which really isn't any better than 84T).



The 84T has its problems, but it's better than the 120XP when it works right

Pretty much the reason I went with the 84 tooth, heard they were slightly better then the 120.

 

[mlum6969]

i haven't tried the 84's but i think the 120xp's works great. its the first time i've seen anyway say 84>120. maybe i haven't done enough research.

 

[lightning02]

i wonder which pawl design is stronger? less chance of stripping.

 

[bubinga]

those are pretty nice gearwrench ratchets. but why not the 120xp's?

84T > 120XP

120XP have too much back drag in general. Mechanism really isn't that great overall, is super thick, and only sells because it has 120T (which really isn't any better than 84T).

The 84T has its problems, but it's better than the 120XP when it works right

Pretty much the reason I went with the 84 tooth, heard they were slightly better then the 120.

i haven't tried the 84's but i think the 120xp's works great. its the first time i've seen anyway say 84>120. maybe i haven't done enough research.

i wonder which pawl design is stronger? less chance of stripping.

l guess you reach a point where "Fine Tooth Is Fine Tooth"???
I have a few GW rat's, don't ask me how many teeth, as IDK.
I have the spark plug set they sold too, came with 2 sockets with the built on swivel extensions.
I have another on or 2 GW too.
I like it, have not used it all that much, Hell, I'm a GJ kind O guy,
I honestly can't tell you how many Rat's I have with out a head count.
PSA, FYI, as you may know, advance has them on sale again.