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[wkndwarrior29]

New vim stubby hex sockets... Here's a comparison to a matco stubby I was using... (Sorry for the shadows)

Pro's:
awesome quality,
extremely short,
Hex plus
branded as blue point,
$23,
great customer support


Con's:
I had to contact customer support to send two sockets as the set had two duplicates instead.
They are labelled with part numbers but not hex size
No warranty due to being discontinued.
I wish they had other stubbies on clearance!
They aren't dual drive like some otc's that I have for triple square, but I can live with it.

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[Carquest]

7 Pelican cases acquired in two weeks, does that mean I’m a hoarder??


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[kb1982]

Picked up few things recently. First is a 200 piece Powerbuilt tool set. It will see light duty use around the apartment. Also got some Elora triple square sockets alont with a few long metric hex sockets. Amazon has some Elora struff fairly cheap, so more is on the way. Last are a pair of Orbis VDE angled nose pliers

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[PelicanPines]

7 Pelican cases acquired in two weeks, does that mean I’m a hoarder??


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Haven't seen that many Pelicans stacked on the floor... since my last family reunion.

 

[Alpine4x4]

Those heavy duty black rubber hoses are unkillable.

Do they kink easily? Seems all the garden store variety hoses are absolute **** and kink with the slightest pull. I'm still holding on to some old green ones that are near as old as me because they just wont kink.

 

[jsmeece]

Do they kink easily? Seems all the garden store variety hoses are absolute **** and kink with the slightest pull. I'm still holding on to some old green ones that are near as old as me because they just wont kink.

There are TWO different types of Craftsman black hoses: the octagon ones and round ones. The octagon ones are USA made, are better, and are hard to kink, the round ones are CHINA and are **** and kink very easily. Fittings on these two hoses are also different. Maybe you have the round Chinese made ones. The octagon ones I have are almost 10 years old and still look brand new, and I have never had a problem with them "kinking."

 

[Wamsutta]

There are TWO different types of Craftsman black hoses: the octagon ones and round ones. The octagon ones are USA made, are better, and are hard to kink, the round ones are CHINA and are **** and kink very easily. Fittings on these two hoses are also different. Maybe you have the round Chinese made ones. The octagon ones I have are almost 10 years old and still look brand new, and I have never had a problem with them "kinking."

Did Sears discontinue the USA made octagon hoses? Because I went to warranty an octagon hose last week and they gave me a round Chinese hose.

 

[eaglefan1]

Got that hose in 1992 for my first house warming present. I still have it. Had to replace the male end, got ran over. Other then that its been great, no black on your hands either like some other hoses

I have the octagon one

 

[SRSemenza]

For those who drill holes in wood ...................... just got these Fisch brad points. They are really nice! Clean , fast cutting, sharp. Just drilled some test holes to try them in pine and maple. Even the smallest (1/16") clears the dust / chips out instead of clogging the flutes. Very good bits.

29 piece 1/16" through 1/2" by 64ths. The four smallest are not brad point, but that is common on the small sizes.


Seth

 

[bert1913]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009X8GP4/?tag=atomicindus08-20

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X4OFN6/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[PR1Gneon]

GearWrench 6-19mm 6pt socket set for $15.50 plus tax at Advance Auto.


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[Alpine4x4]

There are TWO different types of Craftsman black hoses: the octagon ones and round ones. The octagon ones are USA made, are better, and are hard to kink, the round ones are CHINA and are **** and kink very easily. Fittings on these two hoses are also different. Maybe you have the round Chinese made ones. The octagon ones I have are almost 10 years old and still look brand new, and I have never had a problem with them "kinking."

Perfect, I'll be on the hunt for an Octagon one.

 

[LXCam]

It's new toy day. 3/8" to 7/8" tubing and both 3/4" and 1" square dies. All rated up too 16ga. Zoro's 25 off made it all that more palatable.

 

[jimreed2160]

New Kobalt 40v hedge trimmer
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-40-volt-20-in-Dual-Cordless-Hedge-Trimmer-Battery-Included/1000462987
I have lots of brush on my lot that is too thick for a string trimmer. I have been using Roundup and an old school sling blade. It has been slow going but now there is a new sheriff in town. This hedge trimmer is a real shrub tamer. Anything that fits into the teeth goes down. After a brief 45 minute honeymoon I am in love with this tool.

 

[Wamsutta]

That Craftsman part number is 71 69602.

If you have that hose and take it into Sears for a warranty replacement, chances are they will hand you a Chinese made 71 62602 as a replacement. Don't let them do that. Insist on the 71 69602 or get your money for it. The current price for the 71 69602 is $26.99. My local Sears has them on backorder.

 

[AmishFury]

the individuals

21mm 3/8" 6pt shallow
24mm 3/8" 6 pt shallow
15/16" 3/8" 6pt shallow and deep
1" 3/8" 6pt shallow and deep
10" 3/8" wobble extension

 

[Strouty]

This is a PSA about a cool thing that the GJ has going, thought people in here might be interested. It is a spring cleaning tool swap, you can read about it in this thread.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=392056

 

[Wamsutta]

This is a PSA about a cool thing that the GJ has going, thought people in here might be interested. It is a spring cleaning tool swap, you can read about it in this thread.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=392056

And 3M says PSA stands for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive.

 

[mrspeed]

New shipment arrived. My first Bahco tools, some pliers, cutters, and bits I found on sale. I was pretty excited to add me first Swedish made steel to the bunch, didn't realize none of these are actually made in Sweden. Probably should have done my research first.

The VDE pliers and cutters are made in Spain, which is still cool, though oddly the cutters don't actually say that anywhere on the tool itself, only on the card. Less excitingly, the bits are made in Taiwan and the cable shears are made in China. I'd consider returning the shears, but they're actually pretty massive for what they are.

And the bigger delivery for the day, the new set of Proto (rebranded Grip-on) locking pliers, along with the Knipex tubular welding grip pliers. Couldn't pass up the opportunity to finally get a full set of Grip-on, which I've had my eyes on for a few years.

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[Prowagen]

New shipment arrived. My first Bahco tools, some pliers, cutters, and bits I found on sale. I was pretty excited to add me first Swedish made steel to the bunch, didn't realize none of these are actually made in Sweden. Probably should have done my research first.

The VDE pliers and cutters are made in Spain, which is still cool, though oddly the cutters don't actually say that anywhere on the tool itself, only on the card. Less excitingly, the bits are made in Taiwan and the cable shears are made in China. I'd consider returning the shears, but they're actually pretty massive for what they are.

IIRC the Bahco cutters are made in Spain, I used to sell them on my Snap-On(UK) truck when I did that back in the early 2000's. They kicked the **** of the Snap-On cutters, so many of us Snappy guys in UK used to stock those over the S.O. ones as the S.O. ones were always too soft, the cutting edges deformed/dulled easily.
Bahco diag cutters are the best I have used to date, but I just got myself a set of Orbis, so time will tell.

S.O. Owns a couple of Spanish companies, one Palmera tools makes a lot for S.O. under the Snap On Eurotools line, it wouldn't surprise me if they were the OEM for the Bahco's.

 

[Kasal]

New shipment arrived. My first Bahco tools, some pliers, cutters, and bits I found on sale. I was pretty excited to add me first Swedish made steel to the bunch, didn't realize none of these are actually made in Sweden. Probably should have done my research first.

The VDE pliers and cutters are made in Spain, which is still cool, though oddly the cutters don't actually say that anywhere on the tool itself, only on the card. Less excitingly, the bits are made in Taiwan and the cable shears are made in China. I'd consider returning the shears, but they're actually pretty massive for what they are.

And the bigger delivery for the day, the new set of Proto (rebranded Grip-on) locking pliers, along with the Knipex tubular welding grip pliers. Couldn't pass up the opportunity to finally get a full set of Grip-on, which I've had my eyes on for a few years.

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Oh yeah, I'm glad to know that the tools made in Spain have good reputation in GJ.

 

[mrspeed]

IIRC the Bahco cutters are made in Spain, I used to sell them on my Snap-On(UK) truck when I did that back in the early 2000's. They kicked the **** of the Snap-On cutters, so many of us Snappy guys in UK used to stock those over the S.O. ones as the S.O. ones were always too soft, the cutting edges deformed/dulled easily.
Bahco diag cutters are the best I have used to date, but I just got myself a set of Orbis, so time will tell.

S.O. Owns a couple of Spanish companies, one Palmera tools makes a lot for S.O. under the Snap On Eurotools line, it wouldn't surprise me if they were the OEM for the Bahco's.

Yeah the VDE cutters on the end are made in Spain. The cable cutters in the middle are made in China, which was surprising.

The VDE cutters are rated for piano wire, so pretty hard. The finish though, which looks like epoxy coating, is not as nice as the finish on the VDE pliers.

Oh yeah, I'm glad to know that the tools made in Spain have good reputation in GJ.

I don't have a ton of experience with tools from Spain other than Grip-on, which I like, and which have a good reputation. In general, I figure tools that haven't been outsourced to the cheapest manufacturing location in the world probably have similarly aligned goals in terms of quality.

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[AmishFury]

couple things i forgot to add to the larger SK order... plus i decided to go ahead and get the DT80 upgrade... now to decide if i want it in the shiny new ratchet from the set or put it in one of my older ones (or maybe my roto)

also just making sure... the 21mm deep is supposed to be broached like the other SK deeps right? hex only going part of the way down?

edit: checked specs in print catalog... the 3/8" deeps are full broach from 20mm up

 

[drtyler]

I have a 21mm deep SK socket from two years ago, and it has the typical SK shallow broach.

Looks like you have an oops. Consider yourself lucky.

also just making sure... the 21mm deep is supposed to be broached like the other SK deeps right? hex only going part of the way down?

 

[ocloc24]

couple things i forgot to add to the larger SK order... plus i decided to go ahead and get the DT80 upgrade... now to decide if i want it in the shiny new ratchet from the set or put it in one of my older ones (or maybe my roto)

also just making sure... the 21mm deep is supposed to be broached like the other SK deeps right? hex only going part of the way down?

If I had to guess that's a lug socket or something specific.

 

[AmishFury]

I have a 21mm deep SK socket from two years ago, and it has the typical SK shallow broach.

Looks like you have an oops. Consider yourself lucky.

now is that 3/8 or 1/2"... because i just double checked my print sk catalog and the 3/8" deeps are shallow broach up to 19mm and 20+mm are full broach

 

[EVOLVO]

You machinist types are really going to hate me. My buddy called me and said his neighbor had a mill he wanted to sell, so I went to take a look. It's a Millport, Bridgeport clone. Looked decent although it wasn't running. It included a lot of tooling. So I asked him how much he wanted? His reply, "I haven't used it in years and I just want it to go to somebody who'll appreciate and use it. How about $400?"

I said OK and gave him the $$$. Then he says, "I've got this old magnetic surface grinder, too. You can have it if you want." I said OK!

He threw in the Phase-O-Matic, too!

Happy to report that both the mill and grinder are in my shop.

 

[WWheeler]

That's black-hole suckage right there.

 

[EVOLVO]

Just to make it a little less painful for ya'll I should tell you the red vice in the 4th pic I already had. It wasn't part of the deal.

 

[L.Cheapo]

...

Please pick up your suckage on the way out.

 

[chohdog]

I finally read that Mr. Denny Toptul won't be selling anymore, so I pulled the trigger on some items since everything will be harder to get soon. Still amazed at the quality for the price.

 

[anndel]

Just to make it a little less painful for ya'll I should tell you the red vice in the 4th pic I already had. It wasn't part of the deal.

You ****. Congratulations on an awesome score!

 

[ttpete]

Just to make it a little less painful for ya'll I should tell you the red vice in the 4th pic I already had. It wasn't part of the deal.

That is a sweet little surface grinder. Perfect for doing valve clearance shims.

 

[EVOLVO]

That is a sweet little surface grinder. Perfect for doing valve clearance shims.

I got it fired up today and discovered the cable on the stroke wheel is fubar. Any knowledge on how to repair it? TIA

 

[Skin]

I have a 21mm deep SK socket from two years ago, and it has the typical SK shallow broach.

Looks like you have an oops. Consider yourself lucky.

in 3/8 drive? Mine is identical to his.

 

[ttpete]

I got it fired up today and discovered the cable on the stroke wheel is fubar. Any knowledge on how to repair it? TIA

Is it anything like a motorcycle clutch cable?

 

[EVOLVO]

Is it anything like a motorcycle clutch cable?

Thinner than that, more like a bicycle shift cable. I'm just wondering how far I will have to dismantle it to do the repair.

 

[ttpete]

Thinner than that, more like a bicycle shift cable. I'm just wondering how far I will have to dismantle it to do the repair.

Have you checked online for a manual?

 

[rshadd]

 

[ocloc24]

They had a sale on ratchets, I think I have every style of 3/8 ratchet snappy makes now.