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I have a lot of Milwaukee tools so why not add more? I detail cars so these would be some of my "tools". They arrived today so I tried them out. I'm somewhat disappointed but I should have known there use was going to be limited.
The vacuum was ok for small areas where you don't want to mess with a cord. Of course it doesn't perform as well as a corded vacuum. The polishing machine would be ok for a small area but don't expect more than ten minutes run time and that's with the larger battery. I'll probably return these to HD.
The vacuum was ok for small areas where you don't want to mess with a cord. Of course it doesn't perform as well as a corded vacuum. The polishing machine would be ok for a small area but don't expect more than ten minutes run time and that's with the larger battery. I'll probably return these to HD.
I get 30+ minutes of very aggressive sanding on a 6.0. If lighter work I get closer to 45 min. I love not having too bust out my die grinder for small jobsI have a lot of Milwaukee tools so why not add more? I detail cars so these would be some of my "tools". They arrived today so I tried them out. I'm somewhat disappointed but I should have known there use was going to be limited.
The vacuum was ok for small areas where you don't want to mess with a cord. Of course it doesn't perform as well as a corded vacuum. The polishing machine would be ok for a small area but don't expect more than ten minutes run time and that's with the larger battery. I'll probably return these to HD.
MSC is running a deal on Gibraltar *********** c-clamps this month in the monthly metalworking flier, page 64. So I placed an order for a couple coworkers and I. Also got a few other things.. had free shipping and it was all on my front porch in 24 hours!
https://www.mscdirect.com/FlyerView?contentPath=/sales-catalogs/metalworking
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Project_shadow
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Anyone know where to get rivet bits for bucking rivets? In need of the bits for an air hammer for work, usually 1/2 heads and 7/8 head rivets, I can't find anywhere to buy them,
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Got a couple new ratchets: Gearwrench 81306F 1/2" 84T flex head and a Blackhawk BP-1214 1/4"( both Taiwan). Pic here comparing the Blackhawk to some of my other 1/4 ratchets. It actually reminds me more of the Wera bit ratchet than it does my other 1/4 drive tools.
Bonus picture, got a small Lenox hole saw in from McMaster at work today and the paint was still wet... WTF?
Bonus picture, got a small Lenox hole saw in from McMaster at work today and the paint was still wet... WTF?
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Technically the harbor freight grinder is not new for me, I warrantied it as I toasted my old one last night. Menards is having a sale on grinders till the end of the month so I grabbed this hitachi, may grab another before the sale ends.
Sliding T-Handle
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I think brass hammers are outrageously high priced but I scored this for 40 bucks plus $10 shipping. 2.5 pound head. it was still sealed in Factory Proto box. There is one that says Mac Tools on it that is undoubtedly made by the same company that was $80 or best offer. This one was $50 or best offer. $40 was accepted.
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I love my m12 polisher/sander and feel it’s one of the best tools in the m12 line. I have plenty of batteries to swap out while using, so run time has never been an issue.
davethorik
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Brass hammers are one of those items you can usually find way cheaper than list used at garage sales/flea markets. But if you need one and don't have one, ya gotta bite the bullet.
Your hammer was made by Nupla for Proto.
Sliding T-Handle
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I've seen nupla 2.5 lb on discount for $38 on eBay before. I just wanted a new one I guess. Many of the big-name 4 lb brass hammers are well over $100
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Wamsutta
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I see Hitachi moved to a slide switch on the left side like Bosch does; smart move on their part.
Haven't gotten to try it but that's one if the main reasons I bought it.
dutchgray
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You know most small grinders you can undo the screws and rotate the head to any of the 4 possible positions, some even have it listed in the features on the box.
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Bought this factory refurbished 1/2” impact wrench. It’s for weekend warrior use so it should suit me pretty well. Has a few small scratches on it but otherwise seems brand new.
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Bought the newer style set on March 23/2017. Needed to warranty the 7/16 wrench earlier this week, brought in the whole kit just in case, they couldn't find the exact 7/16 style, so they swapped the whole kit out but got the older style set. Cant complain. Thanks Canadian Tire.
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Picked up a couple needs. I had written off the J5257f since proto listed it at 8.5", but in reality it is 10-5/8". The smallest round head I have personally seen with very little back drag. Directions can also be switched without having to hold the anvil i.e. one handed.
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davethorik
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I was lucky and snagged a 1.5 lb copper Cook Hammer Co. (Not to be confused with Trusty-Cook, they appear to be separate companies) almost 10 years ago out of an MSC sale flyer for something like $15. It is a good hammer, USA made with a nice beefy hickory handle dipped in yellow paint.
I have 3 Nuplas...a Proto 4 lb rubber dead blow, Nuplaflex 2 lb rubber dead blow, and a shorty 3 lb hand drilling hammer (bought on clearance at a closing Sears Hardware store). I love the ribbed grip.
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The grip is my dad's favorite thing about it. He wants a 2lb drilling or engineers head with that handle.
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Just bought that ratchet recently, I’m really happy with it.
An old guy I play tennis with is cleaning out the garage of his deceased 101 year old father-in-law. He said he had some tools in his van that he didn’t recognize. That will peek my interest! When I saw these and told him what they were he told me I could have them for a favor I did for him last year. Score. That stuff never happens to me.
The spring compressor is cool. I don’t know what the tool in the upper left is that has the 3/8”square Drive -anyone?
The spring compressor is cool. I don’t know what the tool in the upper left is that has the 3/8”square Drive -anyone?
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JR. ^^^^. believe that is an adjustable oil filter wrench
I may be wrong, someone will get it right.
I may be wrong, someone will get it right.
hoston23
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the spring compress is for Briggs and Stratton engines, i have the same one
Toptul 24/22 flare nut for air brake fittings. Nice quality.
Picked up a ph3 screwdriver as well to try out the toptul drivers as they have a nice set available, wanted to try one before I went for the complete set though. Seems nice.
Knipex cobra was on sale. I have the biggest and smallest cobra so now there's a middle to join the family
Picked up four vice grips on sale at 10 euro/12 dollars ish each, good price over here anyway.
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Also flathead twin Onan and Kohler air cooled engines.
A little tool haul from big box stores:
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This ratchet seems similar to hf one. Though I give the swivel head a go...
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turnthewrench 2.0
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Needed a t40 tamper proof torx today, so I purchased my first gearwrench brand tool. I won the Chinese lottery with them....but it worked for the task. Unfortunately I did have a Proto 4mm long hex socket bite the dust on me today. First time I've used it. Shoved it in a 4mm socket. Guess I'll be trying out Protos warranty.
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I've got a number of GearWrench sockets and socket accessories. They're well made, durable and reliable, and one of the brands within the Apex Tool Group. BTW, if you look at the back of the package it came in, I believe you'll find they were not made in China (aka PRC), but in Taiwan (aka ROC). There is a very distinct difference between the two countries. They're a good brand in general for hand tools for those who cannot economically justify the Tool Truck brands. I think you'll find them OK. Apex acquired K-D (aka Kay-Dee) in 2014 and merged them with GearWrench. You'll find the two using the same stock numbers now.
Regarding Torx in particular:
I've found the drivers and bits in general to be more fragile compared to hex, especially the hollow ones to deal with the tamper-proof. Doesn't matter who makes them. They have less cross sectional area for the same/equivalent size fastener. Honks me off when I find them used in a high(er) torque application, especially a tamper-proof, and am trying to remove one without breaking the bit.
Torx are used in industry because they can be picked up and driven more reliably than hex or Phillips during product assembly on high volume assembly lines without cam-out common to Phillips in particular, or round-out with hex (aka Allen), using motorized torque drivers set to a specific torque for that assembly step/stage. Most manufacturing now is about lowest assembly cost, and consumer products are designed for that, not disassembly to maintain it. Initially, Torx were also used in part to discourage end users from disassembling things. As the drivers became more prevalent, the tamper-proof were created, at the cost of making the bit weaker.
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Wanted a second set of SAE combination wrenches for the garage work bench as I keep the primary ones in a tool box inside the house. Was tired of retrieving SAE from the house on the occasions I needed them. Got these Tekton from Amazon for about $40 to my doorstep and was very pleasantly surprised for the price. I'm not using SAE hardly at all for any higher torque things in the garage. Not a big fan of wrench storage racks, etc. IMHO they take up too much space, which is at a premium for my tool storage and expansion of that is not an option. Tool rolls for wrenches are much more compact. They have a mirror finish (reflections obvious in the photo) which I'm ambivalent to. Exactly what I wanted and at a price I could justify given how much they'll be used. Almost bought the smaller 11-wrench set but it didn't have the 9/32 and 11/32 I encounter some, especially the 11/32. If upping it to the 13-wrench set, may as well go to the 15 as adding the big sizes later is more expensive.
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jalind
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In a throwback to your parent's Clue game, or perhaps your grandparent's I picked up this pair of 12" monkey wrenches. Both are very vintage, especially the Pexto which is an antique. The nickel one is a Diamond Horseshoe, from the company in Minnesota, and as best I can determine is from some time in the 1950's. The Pexto is an antique, and at over 3-1/2 pounds with jaws an inch wide, it's also a very lethal weapon. It was made circa WWI, with my best guess at circa 1914 or so. Unlike many Pexto, it has a steel handle that's pegged to the rectangular shaft with a large steel pin. Jaws on the Diamond are also wide at 3/4" compared to most car/truck/Ford monkey wrenches and its I-beam handle forging makes it strong while reducing weight (and material used). Both have built-in thumb detectors, also unlike most monkey wrenches, another reason for the wider jaws. Both work extremely will with the rack and worm gearing in excellent condition and the jaws meet up flush with no appreciable gap. They're in excellent condition compared to most which have been misused and abused, with mangled jaws and bent handles from being over-torqued using cheater pipes (or standing on the handle), as if they were millwright wrenches, and the ones without hammer heads having been bashed up being used as hammers.
While the Pexto is mostly conversation piece, the Diamond isn't and wanted a 12". I use monkey wrenches for plumbing work (have two more of the Ford style a bit smaller) as their jaws open enough to deal with the hex nuts on residential and light industrial drain pipe fittings, metal and PVC. It's not that high a torque application exceeding what they were designed for.
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While the Pexto is mostly conversation piece, the Diamond isn't and wanted a 12". I use monkey wrenches for plumbing work (have two more of the Ford style a bit smaller) as their jaws open enough to deal with the hex nuts on residential and light industrial drain pipe fittings, metal and PVC. It's not that high a torque application exceeding what they were designed for.
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In a throwback to your parent's Clue game, or perhaps your grandparent's I picked up this pair of 12" monkey wrenches. Both are very vintage, especially the Pexto which is an antique. The nickel one is a Diamond Horseshoe, from the company in Minnesota, and as best I can determine is from some time in the 1950's. The Pexto is an antique, and at over 3-1/2 pounds with jaws an inch wide, it's also a very lethal weapon. It was made circa WWI, with my best guess at circa 1914 or so. Unlike many Pexto, it has a steel handle that's pegged to the rectangular shaft with a large steel pin. Jaws on the Diamond are also wide at 3/4" compared to most car/truck/Ford monkey wrenches and its I-beam handle forging makes it strong while reducing weight (and material used). Both have built-in thumb detectors, also unlike most monkey wrenches, another reason for the wider jaws. Both work extremely will with the rack and worm gearing in excellent condition and the jaws meet up flush with no appreciable gap. They're in excellent condition compared to most which have been misused and abused, with mangled jaws and bent handles from being over-torqued using cheater pipes (or standing on the handle), as if they were millwright wrenches, and the ones without hammer heads having been bashed up being used as hammers.
While the Pexto is mostly conversation piece, the Diamond isn't and wanted a 12". I use monkey wrenches for plumbing work (have two more of the Ford style a bit smaller) as their jaws open enough to deal with the hex nuts on residential and light industrial drain pipe fittings, metal and PVC. It's not that high a torque application exceeding what they were designed for.
John
I use a couple diamond auto wrenches like that at work. One is similar with the hammer head on the backside, i think it is around 12" long. Other one is 8-9. Boy every once and awhile that one hydraulic hose you cant get onto with anything else, its nice to have these.
jalind
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I was impressed with the Diamond when it arrived from that infamous auction site. Had never handled one before. Quite well made. Saw some for sale presumably from later production years that had a marking on the handle not to use extensions (cheater pipes) or hammers to strike it. Don't recall the exact wording but obviously they had come to realize some owners were grossly abusing them and marked them accordingly. Most of the Pexto I've seen have wood handles in varying condition. This one was unusual.
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Acquired this very large nut rounder recently as I thought I might have to deal with very large nuts holding a large bollard shaped post onto bolts embedded in a concrete base. The bolts were 1-1/2" and turned out the nuts were heavy duty at 2-3/8" across the flats instead of 2-1/4". Bought it online as nobody had one this size locally. Turns out we didn't need to use it to remove the large post but return shipping cost and restocking fee didn't make it worth returning. Would have been a one-time project use which made this wrench an inexpensive solution compared to a 1" drive breaker and 2-3/8" socket. Hangs from a large hook under a heavy wire shelf in my garage, just in case it's ever needed in the future, but I'm not holding my breath. Wrench under it is a 12" miner's wrench for size comparison. It is my largest wrench now and at 7-1/2 pounds it's also my heaviest. Looks even bigger in the flesh compared to the photo. Run the rack out to expose a tooth or two and there isn't a beer bottle made it cannot open. Says "drop forged" on the other side which is also a warning. Drop it and it will definitely forge your foot.
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I could use that to remove some corroded brass fittings at work...lolAcquired this very large nut rounder recently as I thought I might have to deal with very large nuts holding a large bollard shaped post onto bolts embedded in a concrete base. The bolts were 1-1/2" and turned out the nuts were heavy duty at 2-3/8" across the flats instead of 2-1/4". Bought it online as nobody had one this size locally. Turns out we didn't need to use it to remove the large post but return shipping cost and restocking fee didn't make it worth returning. Would have been a one-time project use which made this wrench an inexpensive solution compared to a 1" drive breaker and 2-3/8" socket. Hangs from a large hook under a heavy wire shelf in my garage, just in case it's ever needed in the future, but I'm not holding my breath. Wrench under it is a 12" miner's wrench for size comparison. It is my largest wrench now and at 7-1/2 pounds it's also my heaviest. Looks even bigger in the flesh compared to the photo. Run the rack out to expose a tooth or two and there isn't a beer bottle made it cannot open. Says "drop forged" on the other side which is also a warning. Drop it and it will definitely forge your foot.
John
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