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[atikovi]

FJC adaptors to be able to use my existing R134 gauge set and vacuum pump with Yellow Jacket couplers for R1234yf systems.

 

[upgrading]

Nice Witte pick set.

 

[jeffmoss26]

picked up a few things today. Channellock screwdriver and Nicholson file are NOS US made.

 

[PassnThru]

This was on sale, a real bargain, I paid approx $10 and it's HUGE, almost 2 feet (well, 50 cm, to be fair and precise) from tip to toe. I wonder if I'm ever going to use it! [emoji23]

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Disc brake jobs - to compress the caliper

 

[dodge610]

Little shopping spree at good ole HF.


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[b7labelle]

KEO zero flute countersink


******* amazing tool. I put it in a previously chattered to hell countersink, and it scooped a nice fat chip right out. Smoothed out the chamfer like a boss. The little chips are from the Irwin bit, I cleaned off the one from this bit so it’s not shown.

I was at my wits end with my drill press, replaced bearings, reset the chuck, replaced the belt...all because I couldn’t put down a decent countersink. You can see one of the other holes my Irwin set chattered up right next to the one I just finished. The one I have it set in looked just like that

 

[CallumRD1]

Zero flute countersinks are great. I use them a bunch for deburring holes in the machine shop. I keep an old Ryobi cordless screwdriver with one in it. They cut best when you run them quite slow and with plenty of feed pressure. Running them too fast with light feed pressure dulls them fairly quickly.

 

[Alpine4x4]

$25 at a yard sale for all of it. Think I got my moneys worth. The thumbwheel craftsman ratchet is pretty sweet. Already used one of those little ignition wrenches as well. Never saw a need to buy a 3/8" breaker bar, but I'm sure I'll use one now that I have one

 

[b7labelle]

Zero flute countersinks are great. I use them a bunch for deburring holes in the machine shop. I keep an old Ryobi cordless screwdriver with one in it. They cut best when you run them quite slow and with plenty of feed pressure. Running them too fast with light feed pressure dulls them fairly quickly.

Yeah I have my drill press on it’s slowest setting, even with just moderate pressure this thing bites right it.

 

[Jacan]

Not op but these read Swanstrom s44e usually retail for arround 40 so that is a steal

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[davethorik]

My set of metric combos is a hodgepodge.
I wanted to try out a Proto ASD, and didn't have a 27mm.
Picked one up for cheap, nice wrench.

 

[Fedwrench]

swung by Costco today and they had this kind of compact Dewalt 50 piece 1/4 drive set for just under $30. Now 22 pieces of the 50 pieces are bits so, that may detract from the set's value. you get a nice 72 tooth pear head ratchet, a spinner handle, a 3 & 6 inch extension, a 1/4 square drive hex bit holder, 12 shallow metric six point sockets running 4mm to 14mm, and 11 SAE sockets 5/32 to 9/16.

initial observations:
Bits: you get phillips, robertson or square bits, flat tip and phillips. However, you get multiples of some bits. For example, you get four P3 bits, four P2, and three P1. two each R1, R2, & R3. Personally, i would have like to see some Torx bits added and no duplicates in the square bits but, that's just me.
SOCKETS: They include a 4.5 mm but no 5.5 mm but, you do have 7/32 which might work. The one thing i was disappointed to see was that Dewalt is starting to cheap out on their mechanics tools. I'm not sure if the launching of Craftsman has anything to do with it but, I suspect it does. Anyway most of the sockets have nice detents on all four sides of the square drive end. However, the 10, 11, 12, & 13 mm sockets have the funky double detent design that i had only seen on craftsman sockets i the past.
First Dewalt got rid of the anti slip open end on their combination wrenches and now the weird detents on their sockets.
Overall, I think it's a decent portable 1/4 drive socket set for just under $30. Check it out the next time you're at Costco.

 

[Simplytodd]

About a year and half ago I was on the hunt for a new air pressure gauge. Settled on a Accu-Gauge M series. Couldn’t find them anywhere. Ended up contacting the manufacturer who stated they were no longer making the M series. They did give me a phone number for a place that might still have a few left in stock. Gave the guy a call to see if they still had any but alas they were sold out. Fast forward to last week and I get a email from the guy saying that Acc-Gauge was producing the M series again and they had some in stock. The pouch it came in was even made in the USA.


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[mrspeed]

About a year and half ago I was on the hunt for a new air pressure gauge. Settled on a Accu-Gauge M series. Couldn’t find them anywhere. Ended up contacting the manufacturer who stated they were no longer making the M series. They did give me a phone number for a place that might still have a few left in stock. Gave the guy a call to see if they still had any but alas they were sold out. Fast forward to last week and I get a email from the guy saying that Acc-Gauge was producing the M series again and they had some in stock. The pouch it came in was even made in the USA.

I have to ask now, why did you land on this gauge specifically?

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[ptgarcia]

About a year and half ago I was on the hunt for a new air pressure gauge. Settled on a Accu-Gauge M series. Couldn’t find them anywhere. Ended up contacting the manufacturer who stated they were no longer making the M series. They did give me a phone number for a place that might still have a few left in stock. Gave the guy a call to see if they still had any but alas they were sold out. Fast forward to last week and I get a email from the guy saying that Acc-Gauge was producing the M series again and they had some in stock. The pouch it came in was even made in the USA.


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I have an M series from 25+ years ago and its still my go to gauge for tires.

 

[L.Cheapo]

I have to ask now, why did you land on this gauge specifically?

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I bought one a few years ago because its calibrated, trustworthy, high quality, and made in USA.

 

[Simplytodd]

I bought one a few years ago because its calibrated, trustworthy, high quality, and made in USA.

Ditto.

 

[mrspeed]

I bought one a few years ago because its calibrated, trustworthy, high quality, and made in USA.

Good to know! Thanks.

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[PWC Repair]

Stopped in a little bargains and deals type place and picked up all this today for $5.50. There were a LOT more name brand wrenches in a big box, I use mostly metric and they were all standard. Called my buddy who uses more standard and he went and loaded up!

 

[Kasal]

this came today, articulated socket and crow's feet, all in 3/8

 

[Legion Prime]

I was looking for some good fractional wrenches since nothing I have is newer than some 90's era Husky wrenches and the rest are all older Craftsman. I don't really want to use the Craftsman because they were originally my dad's and probably some were my grandfathers and if I break any I'll be stuck replacing them with chinesium wrenches. I was going to buy the black 11pc Supercombos from TD as $128 is a pretty good price, but then I went cruising Amazon and found there was ONE 14pc set left in the high viz yellow for $114. I mean for that price, how could I not?
They just showed up today and dear god this set is HUGE! The whole thing opened up is just shy of three feet wide! I have no idea where I'm going to store this thing. LOL I'll probably put everything up to 3/4 or 7/8 in a rack in a drawer and then just roll the big guys up and keep them elsewhere.

 

[German Satin]

VIM half cut bit set. Just needed one Torx Plus bit at the moment. Don't understand why they duplicate a lot of the security bits. Why not eliminate the corresponding standard bits since the security style fits both fasteners. And I don't see ever using the 5 point Torx.

I wish VIM were available in the uk. I especially like their one-piece hex, torx sockets

 

[ptgarcia]

Love the VIM one-piece stubby hex in 1/4-drive. Perfect for tight spots on motorcycles.

 

[Mustang415]

I’m tired of hauling wheels and tires into town, then pay to watch some kid mount and balance tires in a half assed way. The machines at work are and even further drive and aren’t maintained. So I decided to buy a couple machines like I used about ten years ago. The balancer was super cheap and is rock solid. The changer needs some work. I bought it off a couple of guys who really didn’t know what they were doing. The beauty of a Coats is that parts are readily available and they are tough machines. I’m going to restore the changer to make it look nice and perform like it should. It needs a table top cylinder rebuild and new hoses here and there. Should be a fun project.


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[jeffmoss26]

picked these up last night

 

[Farmall450]

We have a similar coats...very nice machine. Sure makes life easy just having a place to clamp them at a workable height.

 

[PWC Repair]

Love the VIM one-piece stubby hex in 1/4-drive. Perfect for tight spots on motorcycles.

I use my metric set on a daily basis! Don' know what I'd do without them!

 

[BlueBomb]

On the flush cutters thread, someone recommended Swanstorm pliers. Picked these up for $13 shipped, and they are FREAKING AWESOME. I like these faaaaar more than the Snap On flush cuts. Bonus points for having matching handles as my snappys! They are made in the USA as well.

Thanks, just got them today from that Ebay seller and couldn't be more impressed by them. Smaller than I imagined and the machining and alignment are spot on.



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[Smokeshow69]

picked these up last night

Now we know Jeff moss drives a Toyota![emoji23]


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[HaroRider]

Thanks, just got them today from that Ebay seller and couldn't be more impressed by them. Smaller than I imagined and the machining and alignment are spot on.



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I am the OP of that thread! I got the sames ones! Bery happy quality looks great and for the price its super hard to beat.

 

[jmhinkle]

Package of a bunch of stuff thanks to Jimmyin3D.

5 piece set of vise grips with two Irwin demolition screwdrivers.

Asahi 19x22 flare nut wrench

Nepros 1/4 and 3/8 universal

Ko-Ken adapters with Hex fitting for wrenches. 1/4 to 3/8, 3/8 to 1/4, 3/8 to 1/2, 1/2 to 3/8.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Now we know Jeff moss drives a Toyota![emoji23]


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nah, Subaru Forester.

 

[X1 Mike]

I was looking for some good fractional wrenches since nothing I have is newer than some 90's era Husky wrenches and the rest are all older Craftsman. I don't really want to use the Craftsman because they were originally my dad's and probably some were my grandfathers and if I break any I'll be stuck replacing them with chinesium wrenches. I was going to buy the black 11pc Supercombos from TD as $128 is a pretty good price, but then I went cruising Amazon and found there was ONE 14pc set left in the high viz yellow for $114. I mean for that price, how could I not?
They just showed up today and dear god this set is HUGE! The whole thing opened up is just shy of three feet wide! I have no idea where I'm going to store this thing. LOL I'll probably put everything up to 3/4 or 7/8 in a rack in a drawer and then just roll the big guys up and keep them elsewhere.

Really want to know how these hold up. For some reason I have always loved the yellow but talked myself out of it because it will probably just chip off. Hopefully you end up telling us different. Don't be afraid to review them in a couple months in its own thread.

 

[Jacan]

Thanks op I also bought from the same ebay seller, the seller must be like what happened here!

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[mn700vforce]

picked these up last night

How do you like those?

 

[Legion Prime]

Really want to know how these hold up. For some reason I have always loved the yellow but talked myself out of it because it will probably just chip off. Hopefully you end up telling us different. Don't be afraid to review them in a couple months in its own thread.

Yeah it probably will, in fact I kinda hope it does in the open and box ends. I'll keep it in mind for next year, I normally put more hours on my metric stuff these days however that's no reason not to have at least one good set on hand.

 

[Smokeshow69]

nah, Subaru Forester.

I have a 2004 Toyota 4 runner with the same seat fabric but Subaru is owned by Toyota so makes sense


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[Skin]

I have a 2004 Toyota 4 runner with the same seat fabric but Subaru is owned by Toyota so makes sense


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Not owned by Toyota. Subaru was formerly a division of Fuji Heavy Industries, which has since renamed simply to Subaru Cooperation. They actually have their roots as being one of Japans primary Aircraft manufacturers before WWII. Post war rebuild they went into scooters and cars.

 

[SuperXero]

I have a 2004 Toyota 4 runner with the same seat fabric but Subaru is owned by Toyota so makes sense

I hope that is a joke. Toyota has stake in Subaru but certainly not the same company.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Not owned by Toyota. Subaru was formerly a division of Fuji Heavy Industries, which has since renamed simply to Subaru Cooperation. They actually have their roots as being one of Japans primary Aircraft manufacturers before WWII. Post war rebuild they went into scooters and cars.

Correct.... looks like Toyota and Subaru use the same cloth vendor


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