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[javyLSU]

I just searched for the IFIXIT kit by name and I see they make several ones, is there a particular model or number you could share please? Thanks.

This is the one I own. It's the first one they came out with, and it used to be called the "Pro Tech" toolkit, but now it's called the "Mako" tool kit. Seems like they've added a bunch of things to the Pro Tech toolkit and increased the price to reflect the extras. I would absolutely buy this kit again...

iFixit Mako Driver Kit: Precision Screwdriver Bit Set for Electronics

iFixit's 4 mm aluminum screwdriver handle with magnetic bit socket, knurled grip, and swivel top — plus 64 essential precision bits to tackle sneaky security screws.

www.ifixit.com

 

[tripplejl]

I've owned that Pro Tech Toolkit for about 5 years, and it's been fantastic - it's the only kit I've ever needed for electronics work. I did manage to bend one of the slotted tip bits, and they sent me out a replacement under the lifetime warranty very quickly. Can't recommend this kit enough.

Very cool! I wanted to go this year but circumstances wouldn't permit, hopefully next year I can make the trip.

Yes I'm happy with the toolkit. Hopefully it serves me as well as yours served you.

 

[Strouty]

I just searched for the IFIXIT kit by name and I see they make several ones, is there a particular model or number you could share please? Thanks.

The Manta kit is the best one for the drivers, you can buy the other tools separate, but with the Manta kit you get both the small and large handles for the driver bits, to me that was the best reason to own it in particular.

They also are offering $10 off $50 with free shipping right now for Father's Day.

 

[Sgtboz]

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Never seen these before, how well do they cut? Price?

 

[Qualitytools]

Thanks to all who have responded to my inquiry about the IFIXIT kit

 

[XxToolAholicxX]

Went Lowe’s as usual looking through the clearance table.. On my to that corner I saw this and a nice older gentleman working there was trying to open drawer but couldn’t he asked if I would buy it so at that price what would you do?

 

[ukruser]

I decided not to use anymore cheap Chinese multimeters. Not surprise for my, but COO of this one is also China

 

[ChefRex]

Never seen these before, how well do they cut? Price?

The flyer I saw they were north of $500

 

[Fedwrench]

The flyer I saw they were north of $500

Yes but, that's for bits with a warranty and truck to you service. You can cut that price in half by buying from Eppys or epstein's without the warranty or truck to you service. I have a set from Eppys and they perform quite well. the MATCO set is PRC made while the sets from Eppys & epsteins are made in the USA.

 

[Raineman]

What is the Eppy set number for those drill bits? A buddy has the Matco set, they are badass.

 

[bassJAM]

Picked up this set of hollow ground flat heads this week for my gun room. My chinese "Winchester" set can get moved to my range bag now.

 

[livinloud11]

Ordered this certified refurbished on eBay for a good price. Came in yesterday and used it today!

 

[Fedwrench]

What is the Eppy set number for those drill bits? A buddy has the Matco set, they are badass.

Steel Vision Tools 63106 - 29pc Stepped Cutter Drill Bit Set

Steel Vision Tools 63106 - 29pc Stepped Cutter Drill Bit Set - Sizes: 1/16 - 1/2 Outlasts split point bits 4-1 Never needs pilot hole Mechanics length makes them less prone to breakage Patented tungsten-cobalt hi-moly alloy

www.eppys.com

 

[tripplejl]

Never seen these before, how well do they cut? Price?

They work quite well. At least the few I have tried have. As far as longevity, time will tell. retail was 349 but I can't remember what I got for a discount. I think it was 15% off during Matco's new driver/truck promotion. Still quite expensive but the 2 larger rows are all lifetime warranty. The smaller bits on the bottom row are not. So far I am happy with them but I have only used a few so far.

 

[DGersic]

Same garage sale as last week. These Proto crowsfoot wrenches were $10, and I passed but kinda thought I should have taken them. This week, there’s a big “make offer / everything negotiable“ sign. $5 and they’re mine. Not really sure I’ll ever use them, especially the big sizes, but I have them now if I find a need for them, and the guy trying to clear out what is probably his parents’ estate of stuff has a little bit less stuff to deal with.

 

[Indexmill]

Never seen these before, how well do they cut? Price?

No, they don't cut holes. If you pound them hard enough, they will punch you a ****** hole. What the hell do you expect from a damn drill bit? Cutting??

 

[darkzero]

I thought those Matco bits were pretty interesting when they came out. Having a unibit for the tip I thought they would drill pretty well. Then I saw the price. But regardless of the price, once I thought about how to sharpen them, which I don't have a way of doing, I quickly lost interest.

 

[JMToolCo]

Same garage sale as last week. These Proto crowsfoot wrenches were $10, and I passed but kinda thought I should have taken them. This week, there’s a big “make offer / everything negotiable“ sign. $5 and they’re mine. Not really sure I’ll ever use them, especially the big sizes, but I have them now if I find a need for them, and the guy trying to clear out what is probably his parents’ estate of stuff has a little bit less stuff to deal with.

Nice! I'd be all over them even at $10

 

[consti2tion]

Went Lowe’s as usual looking through the clearance table.. On my to that corner I saw this and a nice older gentleman working there was trying to open drawer but couldn’t he asked if I would buy it so at that price what would you do?

I would just tell him it's junk and he should keep moving... Then I would buy it haha!

 

[consti2tion]

Picked up these Proto ASD combos for the company truck. The long needle nose are actually cheaper to buy separately then as a set. Zoro with 20% off coupon.

 

[dwasifar]

I grabbed a set of 1/2" quick-release extensions at HF with the 20% coupon:

 

[gatewaysysop]

Update on this set:

Take note, MAC cannot produce 1/4" extensions worth of ****. Of this brand new 5-piece set, I have found that 3 of them are bent from the factory (6", 10" and 14") enough that you can see it bowed out while using them and, additionally, one (6") also has a defective ball detent that won't accept a socket no matter how much force you try to use. The bend is significant enough on the 10" and 14" that they won't even roll on a flat surface without bottoming out.

I understand that manufacturing defects happen, but 3 extensions bent and 1 completely unusable out of brand new a 5-piece set is pretty piss poor quality control. I guess I got lucky that the 5-piece 3/8" set was flawless, but yeah, stay away from these in 1/4" apparently.

Going to track down a MAC guy to attempt to warranty these out in person, because I have zero faith in a mail-in exchange if the odds of a factory dud are this ridiculously high.

Update 2:

So much for locating a dealer. I called MAC Tools and waited on hold for ages only to get a customer service rep that informed me of their latest dealer locator policy. Get this, they claim that so many dealers have been attacked and beaten, robbed or worse, that they no longer give out dealer contact information, even to new shops. Literally will not give out a phone number. "It's a liability issue for MAC tools," was all they'd tell me. I asked how all their competitors are able to give out dealer info, but they had no response. There is a dealer route management team you can appeal to, but no way to speak to them by phone, and they don't take inbound email, so you have to give the customer service rep your email to forward along, and hope for a reply "in a few weeks." I told them their policy was pure insanity and just hung up.

I'm going to toss the broken extension, relegate the bent ones to beater duty and already ordered something else. Will post that up in a few days when it gets here.

Well, final update here on the MAC 1/4" extension set. Against my better judgment, I sent in the bent ones and the flat out broken one with the defective detent ball. Per instructions, I included a list of what I was warrantying and detailed what was wrong with each item.

After a couple weeks, the UPS guy showed up today with a box from MAC. In it were all three of the items I sent them, no exchange, just returned the originals. A form inside detailed the warranty rejection and was signed off by the inspector as well as his supervisor, detailing that all of them were found to be in working order and not replaced. This includes the 6" extension which physically is unusable because the detent ball is stuck "up" and you cannot put a socket on it, even with excessive force.

I can understand refusing to warranty the obviously-bent-but-arguably-usable 10" and 14" extensions, but the flat out defective, unusable 6" one? Seriously? Absolute insanity to not warranty a clear factory dud. The fact not one but TWO people signed their name to this idiocy is mind numbing.

I will never spend a dime on any of their products again. I thought about writing in to let them know the names of these two employees who can't figure out that a 1/4" extension is defective when it has ONE MOVING PART, but somehow it just doesn't seem worth the hassle. Certainly not after the time and money wasted already.

So there you have it. Apparently the MAC Tools warranty isn't worth wiping your *** with. Maybe this is why they said their dealers keep getting beaten and robbed? Can't say I have any sympathy at this point.

 

[merkyworks]

Went Lowe’s as usual looking through the clearance table.. On my to that corner I saw this and a nice older gentleman working there was trying to open drawer but couldn’t he asked if I would buy it so at that price what would you do?

Wow you got that for $432, that's a buy without thinking price in my book.

 

[Legion Prime]

I will never spend a dime on any of their products again. I thought about writing in to let them know the names of these two employees who can't figure out that a 1/4" extension is defective when it has ONE MOVING PART, but somehow it just doesn't seem worth the hassle. Certainly not after the time and money wasted already.

Dude, absolutely write them back! They fucked up, make sure they know exactly why & how. Then return them for refund and if they won't accept it have your CC company do a chargeback.

 

[GeoBruin]

I've been coveting one of these for a long time. I found a nearly new hmd904 on Craigslist recently for a good price but I convinced myself to hold off since I wanted the "s" variant with the swivel foot. Fast forward to last week and I got some unexpected Amazon credit. Anyway, I put a 1" hole in a couple pieces of beam tonight and it was a cakewalk. The same cut with the same cutter made my poor mill drill groan in protest and I actually stopped the spindle a time or two. I think I'll get a lot of use out of it.

 

[dwasifar]

I got this oil funnel that screws into the engine's filler neck:

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

New warranty replacement Craftsman tools. The 11/16 socket they said they didn’t keep a 6 point shallow 11/16 in stock because it’s such an uncommon size… so they offered to send me a deep which I accepted otherwise I would of had to wait weeks or months. I don’t agree with them on it not being a common size. It may not be a common size anymore but it certainly was on old Ford, Chevy and Dodge. They offered the bi-material screwdriver since they said they were having a hard time getting acetate for the other one so I happily accepted it as it is more expensive and I have been wanting to try these handles for awhile.

 

[dwasifar]

How did you break the adapter and sockets, and what was wrong with the screwdriver?

 

[SRU1436]

New warranty replacement Craftsman tools. The 11/16 socket they said they didn’t keep a 6 point shallow 11/16 in stock because it’s such an uncommon size… so they offered to send me a deep which I accepted otherwise I would of had to wait weeks or months. I don’t agree with them on it not being a common size. It may not be a common size anymore but it certainly was on old Ford, Chevy and Dodge. They offered the bi-material screwdriver since they said they were having a hard time getting acetate for the other one so I happily accepted it as it is more expensive and I have been wanting to try these handles for awhile.

Serious torque on the 1/4 extension. Are you using those sockets on an impact, those splits are crazy?!

 

[Fedwrench]

The crack on the venerable V series 17 mm socket could just be from age with sustained use.

It's great that you're getting replacements but, I'm not sure if the new stuff will last nearly as long as the old stuff. I'm surprised there's no knurling on the new style metric socket. Let us know how you like the new Craftsman screwdriver handle.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

How did you break the adapter and sockets, and what was wrong with the screwdriver?

The adapter broke trying to get a front valve cover off of a V6 Ford Escape. You have to angle in there weird and it’s so tight you can’t use 1/4 drive ratchet so I used a 3/8 with a 1/4 socket. It wouldn’t budge with a ratchet so I had to get out a breaker bar then snap…. Then I got another one and got it off it’s a shame the Craftsman USA one broke and the Stanley one that I used after that didn’t. The 17mm socket cracked on Toyota brake caliper bracket bolts with I think a 21 inch breaker bar. The 11/16 was from the pawn shop already cracked . The end of the screwdriver broke off and the handle faded which was bothering me so I asked if it could be replaced they said sure.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Serious torque on the 1/4 extension. Are you using those sockets on an impact, those splits are crazy?!

No impact useage. Not sure about the 11/16 though since I got it already cracked .

The crack on the venerable V series 17 mm socket could just be from age with sustained use.

It's great that you're getting replacements but, I'm not sure if the new stuff will last nearly as long as the old stuff. I'm surprised there's no knurling on the new style metric socket. Let us know how you like the new Craftsman screwdriver handle.

Yeah it is pretty old. I hated cracking it but it is what it is. I have another V series one. Yeah at least the new ones are Taiwan made and not China made though which is a plus. I’ve got some other ones I warrantied a few months ago that have been holding up pretty well. So far I like the feel of the screwdriver but I haven’t used it yet so I can’t form an opinion yet.

 

[dwasifar]

The end of the screwdriver broke off and the handle faded which was bothering me so I asked if it could be replaced they said sure.

Yeah, I can see where you ground it down.

Funny story about that. When I was a little kid, my parents liked to take us to a nearby restaurant converted from a former dairy farm. The grounds had walking paths with various antique implements as outdoor decor, including an old seated grinding wheel like this:



My dad, cheapskate that he was, would bring a pocketful of screwdrivers with damaged tips, and surreptitiously use the antique grinding wheel to fix the tips while the rest of us stood guard to make sure nobody saw him doing it. This was necessary on nearly every visit, because he always bought cheap screwdrivers that didn't stand up to much use.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Yeah, I can see where you ground it down.

Funny story about that. When I was a little kid, my parents liked to take us to a nearby restaurant converted from a former dairy farm. The grounds had walking paths with various antique implements as outdoor decor, including an old seated grinding wheel like this:



My dad, cheapskate that he was, would bring a pocketful of screwdrivers with damaged tips, and surreptitiously use the antique grinding wheel to fix the tips while the rest of us stood guard to make sure nobody saw him doing it. This was necessary on nearly every visit, because he always bought cheap screwdrivers that didn't stand up to much use.

That’s pretty funny lol. Nothing worse than a cheap screwdriver. I’ve damaged many screw heads that way. That’s funny that the grinder would of even worked but that’s good. My friend ground this one down and now it’s shorter than normal so that was bothering me too lol . But it lives in the box of broken tools now and will probably be used to open paint cans in the future.

 

[Legion Prime]

I've rehabbed several screwdrivers, not always even cheap ones, one was a Sears screwdriver that's probably just older than I am. I usually use a file on the flats to clean them up, square the tip on the grinder then either grind or file further to get the fit I'm looking for. Last one I did was from a cheap childrens tool set my parents got me when I was a kid but I sized it to fit the screws for switchplate covers which it's more than adequate for and don't intend any other use for it. It works.

 

[ThePostman]

 

[ThePostman]

3/8 Snap-On swivel, CMAn 5 and 6 mm swivel sockets, some silicone cable ties, gearwrench swivel magnetic spark plug socket, harbor freight 5 dollar mag bar, and monster 3/8 tie rod tool, could have used it 3 days ago. I own the 1/2" drive version as well, it works good. Oh and. Vintage snap on 9 and 11mm flare wrench, slightly loñger than the current offering, and less of a head profile

 

[Kevkx125]

today's buy a small parts sorter & some channel locks for my bicycle tool box

 

[dwasifar]

I bought this set of four Jorgensen clamps at Lowe's for $27:

 

[ptgarcia]

I needed M18 batteries and figured why not bundle the 48-59-1862S 6.0 starter kit with the 2131-20 M18 rocket light for $299?