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BigKOfJustice posted:Speaking of vehicle mounted compressors, this was a nice tool we picked up:
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PBCrunch posted:My wife works as a dispatcher for AAA Auto Club. Their trucks exclusively use those air jacks for tire changes. They are fast and awesome and much less likely to damage the vehicle since the force is more distributed. They don't even have to really look for the jack points. If you inflated it really, really fast, could you flip over the car?
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# ? Oct 23, 2009 16:42 |
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oxbrain posted:What's your budget?
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# ? Oct 23, 2009 16:56 |
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Canadians, Princess Auto has auto darkening welding helmets on for 48 dollars, 1'4" die grinders for $9.99 and a bunch of other good poo poo is on sale. The helmet I have personally used and it works awesome. Sale is Oct 27th to Nov. 1st. http://emailsend.mf1.ca/T/ViewEmail/r/672BC501CE349637/3F3ED18A1BDD076D9A8E73400EDACAB4 http://www.princessauto.com/current...le+items+online
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# ? Oct 23, 2009 17:02 |
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Suniikaa posted:Canadians, Princess Auto has auto darkening welding helmets on for 48 dollars Sweeet. Need to make a battery bracket for the 323 and this will be much better than the old industrial one I have.
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# ? Oct 24, 2009 10:02 |
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Suniikaa posted:Canadians, Princess Auto has auto darkening welding helmets on for 48 dollars I have the same model. It works great.
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# ? Oct 24, 2009 10:31 |
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Suniikaa posted:Canadians, Princess Auto has auto darkening welding helmets on for 48 dollars Sgt Fox posted:I have the same model. It works great. Power Fist makes another sale. And cause the wife gave the OK on something else there too (old birthday gift cards made this on sale);
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# ? Oct 24, 2009 23:29 |
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Getting completely fed up with my 4th Craftsman 3/8" ratchet breaking in the last 2 years, I bought myself an early birthday present. Here's hoping BluePoints can last me a little longer.
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# ? Oct 25, 2009 06:35 |
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Sockington posted:And cause the wife gave the OK on something else there too (old birthday gift cards made this on sale); Do you mind me asking how much that ran you? I'm getting read to pull the motor from the parts car and may be in need of one. Canadian->US currency conversion please/thanks.
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# ? Oct 25, 2009 07:06 |
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FormulaXFD posted:Getting completely fed up with my 4th Craftsman 3/8" ratchet breaking in the last 2 years, I bought myself an early birthday present. Here's hoping BluePoints can last me a little longer. Isn't Blue-Point the Snap-On budget brand?
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# ? Oct 25, 2009 20:19 |
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Yeah it is. I'm just hoping they last more than 2 years before needing a rebuild. Supposedly SnapOn is still honoring warranties (Bluepoints get similar warranties), which will be the big deal.
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# ? Oct 25, 2009 21:06 |
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How have you managed to break so many craftsman ratchets? Granted, I don't think I've even had my hands on any craftsman ratchets made in the last 7-10 years, but has the quality really gone downhill that badly? I think we have 7 or so older ratchets that are still doing pretty damned good for their age. We're generally pretty hard on tools at home and at work, and I've only ever broken one ratchet before, and that was while hanging off of it underneath a car on a lift and sorta reverse-jump/hanging off it. It was some horrible chinese Mac knockoff, too.
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# ? Oct 25, 2009 21:27 |
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First, gently caress my buddy logged in and didn't log out. Hypnolobster posted:How have you managed to break so many craftsman ratchets? I lost the one I had bought 4+ years ago somewhere when I had to move garages. I bought a small 3/8" kit from Sears, then after 6 months of use the ratchet seized. Took it to sears and they shrugged, denying the warranty under "misuse and abuse." I've been needing something and so I kept buying newer replacements about every 6 months. Just said "gently caress it." These lovely ratchets now serve as breaker bars on poo poo I don't care about.
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# ? Oct 25, 2009 21:31 |
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Man, your Sears is run by jerks . I've never been even slightly questioned about replacing stuff, and I do things like bring in wrenches that have been bent with a torch and screwdrivers that've been ground down 30 times. I know people go to garage sales occasionally and buy the worst looking craftsman tools for 10c apiece and sears tends to replace those too. e: VVV 30 year old dryer motors make fantastic stationary wire wheels. Hypnolobster fucked around with this message at 00:06 on Oct 26, 2009 |
# ? Oct 25, 2009 21:42 |
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I've worked on a lot of machines. And I've never broken a rachet.. And i'm not gentle. I am not beyond taking a mallet to the handle on a rachet to break lose a bolt. Or standing on a rachet. Speaking of tools. Have any of you built your own? Say your own grinder, or buffind wheel? Perhaps a special breaker bar? Or the right spanner to undo a custom nut that honda decided had to be on a clutch. (I had to do that...) I'm building a mill right now. Which will eventually be CNC.
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# ? Oct 25, 2009 23:58 |
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Had to make plenty of fixtures for mills and grind screwdrivers to be various tools.
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# ? Oct 26, 2009 00:06 |
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Nerobro posted:Speaking of tools. Have any of you built your own? I used a hammer and vice grips to make my own 19mm socket out of a piece of intake manifold. I never go to the junkyard without a full toolbox now.
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# ? Oct 26, 2009 00:16 |
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What do I need to replace the hand valve on this ex-freon-can air tank? It leaks. I didn't build it, friend found cleaning out a house and gave to me. the guage, the hose, the schrader valve (for filling the tank) and maybe some type of pressure relief thing are all on some kind manifold that looks like it can be removed from the valve. none of that stuff leaks. I just need the valve I guess, is that part of the freon tank originally or does that look like it was added? How high can I charge this thing? I take it to work to blow poo poo out with, and charge it to 100psi all the time and it seems ok, I'm scared to go higher until anonymous internet users tell me it's ok. Vin BioEthanol fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Oct 28, 2009 |
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Hypnolobster posted:Man, your Sears is run by jerks . I've never been even slightly questioned about replacing stuff, and I do things like bring in wrenches that have been bent with a torch and screwdrivers that've been ground down 30 times. I know people go to garage sales occasionally and buy the worst looking craftsman tools for 10c apiece and sears tends to replace those too. I used to be a hardware monkey at Sears in high school, and have swapped screwdrivers that have been bent from use as pry bars, old grimey as gently caress wrenches broken in two, regular sockets that had been used on an impact wrench and snapped in two.. and honestly, those replacement ratchet innards are like $2 if they wouldn't give you one then they're the worst Sears ever.
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Wagonburner posted:What do I need to replace the hand valve on this ex-freon-can air tank? It leaks. I didn't build it, friend found cleaning out a house and gave to me. The freon bottles i've seen all had valves like that on them, you might be able to replace it, hard to tell from that picture. As for pressure, the tank is probably rated to more than your compressor can put out so don't worry too much about overfilling it.
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# ? Oct 28, 2009 05:00 |
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Interested in finally getting some air tools in the future...mostly light duty impact and air ratchet. Maybe some wire wheel or cutting wheel use. Definitely no paint or sand blasting. Harbor freight have anything good that would meet these requirements? Or am I better off getting something from a pawn shop. Tank/compressor will indoors, 120v.
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# ? Oct 28, 2009 20:59 |
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So I asked.... But didn't offer up my own. I'm building a 3 axis cnc mill. I think that qualifies as "building your own tools" http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3216673 So far, I've been able to make "some" progress every day. As little as tapping eight holes some days, to as much as cutting out 13 parts another day.
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BraveUlysses posted:Interested in finally getting some air tools in the future...mostly light duty impact and air ratchet. Maybe some wire wheel or cutting wheel use. Definitely no paint or sand blasting. For light duty HF air tools are fine. They use more air for the power compared to more expensive tools, but the ones I've used have been durable enough. Keep them well oiled and they'll be fine. A good compressor will run cheaper tools better than a lovely compressor will run expensive tools. quote:Shop/garage compressor buying guide.
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# ? Oct 28, 2009 23:44 |
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How hard is bending and flaring exhaust pipe, and what are the right tools? Cutting it seems like a breeze. My current cat is dead, not OEM, and has no identifying marks; to put anything on I'm going to have to bend the output pipe.
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# ? Oct 28, 2009 23:48 |
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Black Friday HF ad: http://tgiblackfriday.com/merchant_images/HarborFreight-2009-Ad.pdf I'm probably in for one of those 8 gallon compressor/tank setups.
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# ? Oct 29, 2009 03:22 |
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I have one of those compressors. It was damaged out of the box, twice, but other than that it's been great. Just open the box before you leave.
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# ? Oct 29, 2009 04:06 |
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I've been fighting the urge to buy a crane, for $100 I can't say no.
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# ? Oct 29, 2009 05:04 |
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Can someone recommend me a good hand truck? I'd like to get one that won't just break on me.
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# ? Oct 29, 2009 05:57 |
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angryhampster posted:Black Friday HF ad: Holy crap, that tool storage unit is cheap! At that price I can't imagine it has ball bearing slides, but if it's still sturdy it'd still be worth it. Anyone have one?
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# ? Oct 29, 2009 16:01 |
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We bought one here at work. No ball bearings on the slides, but it's fairly sturdy. Put a lot of weight in the drawers and they don't slide well, but that's to be expected. The top lid is kinda flimsy though, but for the price it's a good deal.
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# ? Oct 29, 2009 16:10 |
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Tool storage like that really makes me appreciate that my dad works for MAC Tools. Makes me want to go clean up all of my tools now ps: you haven't lived until you've gotten tons of nice tools for free.
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blankooie posted:Tool storage like that really makes me appreciate that my dad works for MAC Tools. Makes me want to go clean up all of my tools now I hate you.
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# ? Oct 29, 2009 16:41 |
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Doctor Zero posted:Holy crap, that tool storage unit is cheap! At that price I can't imagine it has ball bearing slides, but if it's still sturdy it'd still be worth it. Anyone have one? Not sure if this helps but I played with both of them at the big retail store in South Carolina. The red tool storage chest I'd say is nicer than my basic red Craftsman which has, IIRC, Nylon/plastic roller slides but the black one is not. Id use it for tools that I don't use that much as it can be had for great prices. EDIT: A similar setup from craftsman costs more than double what this one does. AnomalousBoners fucked around with this message at 16:56 on Oct 29, 2009 |
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Rhyno posted:I've been fighting the urge to buy a crane, for $100 I can't say no. I've got a 2 ton folding crane on craigslist for $150, I'd sell it to you for $125. I wont ship it though. http://eugene.craigslist.org/tls/1433666397.html
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# ? Oct 29, 2009 22:06 |
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GARARRRRRRRGHAGH Goddamn you Harbor Freight, I'm in desperate need of a larger tool chest.
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# ? Oct 29, 2009 23:51 |
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:GARARRRRRRRGHAGH Goddamn you Harbor Freight, I'm in desperate need of a larger tool chest. I know exactly what you mean, but I don't know what to do with my old 3-drawer chest...
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# ? Oct 30, 2009 04:34 |
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I have never welded before but it's something I would like to learn about and how to do. Now this is is just and idea and I know I shouldn't buy stuff like this from Harbor Freight but for the price I can't see the harm. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94056 At the end of this month they'll be putting it on sale for $97.99 and I have a handful of 20% off coupons so that would drop it under $80. Would I be wasting my time/money on this or would this be a good starter kit?
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# ? Nov 5, 2009 02:05 |
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Rhyno posted:I have never welded before but it's something I would like to learn about and how to do. Now this is is just and idea and I know I shouldn't buy stuff like this from Harbor Freight but for the price I can't see the harm. What are you wanting to weld? Tractors, yea probably fine, cars, no, get a MIG not a lovely lovely flux. Fabrication that you can clamp things in place or on a table? Get a TIG. Also, get HF's auto darkening helmet, its pretty awesome and cheap.
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two_beer_bishes posted:I know exactly what you mean, but I don't know what to do with my old 3-drawer chest... Night table stand. If Liz Miles does it you know its cool: http://hotrod.automotive.com/67200/hrdp-0612-1968-chevy-camaro/photos7-0.html Bulk Vanderhuge fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Nov 5, 2009 |
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Had to borrow my dad's drill. Well, it wasn't really his, but his late grandfather's, so I was using my great-grandpa's drill. From 1956. Needless to say, they don't make them like they used to.
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