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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:x-post from the stupid question thread because it's about a tool and a stupid question: I'd say go for it. Is as DC or AC/DC? AC is needed for welding ally. Also check what the minimum output is, as being a 3-phase machine it's probably something like 300A-capable, which is well into 3/8" mild steel territory, and that gets pretty fuckin' hot! Hobart is a good brand, and that's an industrial grade machine. Do you have/can you get 240v 3-phase at home or where you'd be using it? TIG welding is both great fun and extremely rewarding. Don't listen to anyone who says that TIG is "Really hard" or that you "Have to be taught by a professional". I taught myself by doing a relatively small amount of reading on setting up the machine and welding amerpages, and then watching tutorials by Welding Tips & Tricks on Youtube. (That guy is fuckin' awesome, by the way!) If i can do it, anyone can as i have almost no patience and the hand-eye co-ordination of a blind amputee.
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Mooseykins posted:I'd say go for it. Is as DC or AC/DC? AC is needed for welding ally. Also check what the minimum output is, as being a 3-phase machine it's probably something like 300A-capable, which is well into 3/8" mild steel territory, and that gets pretty fuckin' hot! Hobart is a good brand, and that's an industrial grade machine. Do you have/can you get 240v 3-phase at home or where you'd be using it? It's AC/DC and it looked like it went down to 35A. My garage is already wired for it, it's a long story but apparently this welder was actually used in my shop before I moved here. I think it also has a second lever adjuster on the right hand side that the one in the picture doesn't have. I should have taken a pic, but I got a bit excited when he gave me the price.
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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:It's AC/DC and it looked like it went down to 35A. My garage is already wired for it, it's a long story but apparently this welder was actually used in my shop before I moved here. I think it also has a second lever adjuster on the right hand side that the one in the picture doesn't have. I should have taken a pic, but I got a bit excited when he gave me the price. Sounds good, 35A is about what you'd use for 1/16" mild steel, so if you want to do thin sheet it may not have a low enough range. However i think the lowest i've run my machine was 18A to repair a flexi section on a stainless exhaust for a DB6, gently caress doing that again.. Good that it has AC though as well. If you buy it, get the biggest gas bottle you can find. You'll rinse it pretty quick, TIG is addictive.
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Mooseykins posted:Sounds good, 35A is about what you'd use for 1/16" mild steel, so if you want to do thin sheet it may not have a low enough range. However i think the lowest i've run my machine was 18A to repair a flexi section on a stainless exhaust for a DB6, gently caress doing that again.. Good to know, I've got the flux core for really thin stuff. After some practice I've been able to draw a clean bead on as thin as 22 gauge. I don't know how much stainless/aluminum I'll be doing to start, but I definitely want to learn. I'm going to check out that guys youtube channel, I've been having a hard time finding good guide/walkthroughs.
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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:Good to know, I've got the flux core for really thin stuff. After some practice I've been able to draw a clean bead on as thin as 22 gauge. I don't know how much stainless/aluminum I'll be doing to start, but I definitely want to learn. I'm going to check out that guys youtube channel, I've been having a hard time finding good guide/walkthroughs. Start off with 1/8" mild steel. Clean it up with a flap disc or something in an angle grinder (Tungstens don't like dirty workpieces.) and maybe wipe down with rubbing alcohol, go from there. Just all about practice really. Once you know your basics and such it's easy to get going. You'll set your machine up and while learning will adjust it a couple times, them you'll only adjust amperage as you learn. Basics: http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/tig-tutorial.htm Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/weldingtipsandtricks
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The Craftsman bottle cap wrench is actually really, really nice to use: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-cap-wrench-bottle-opener/p-00944500000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1
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mod sassinator posted:The Craftsman bottle cap wrench is actually really, really nice to use: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-cap-wrench-bottle-opener/p-00944500000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1 Seconding this! I bought mine the day after Thanksgiving a couple of years ago, and it might be the best Craftsman purchase I ever made. Which isn't saying much.
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I was an electrician's apprentice once upon a time, so I prefer the Klein bottle opener. http://www.amazon.com/Klein-98002BT-Bottle-Opener/dp/B00093GENU
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I stopped by Sears to get a few of the cheaper things I needed where quality didn't matter too much for the moment (wrench wrap, inspection mirror, LED light, etc.). drat but that place is depressing. Whole sections of the store cordoned off and empty, or filled with junk. One or two salesmen in a huge store, and perhaps half that many customers. Amazing how a little short-term greed can ruin everything.
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ctishman posted:I stopped by Sears to get a few of the cheaper things I needed where quality didn't matter too much for the moment (wrench wrap, inspection mirror, LED light, etc.). drat but that place is depressing. Whole sections of the store cordoned off and empty, or filled with junk. One or two salesmen in a huge store, and perhaps half that many customers. Amazing how a little short-term greed can ruin everything. What happened? Please forgive my ignorant foreign self. Anyway I'm here to ask a question. What are the spanners called that have a big offset presumably for recessed / crowded nuts / bolts? I'd really like a couple of them but I don't know what they are called.
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General_Failure posted:What happened? He's probably referring to when Sears merged/bought out Kmart a few years ago, apparently they have been in an incredibly steep nose dive since. At least in terms of quality and financially speaking. Edit: Here's something I've been wondering, being a home mechanic its quite hard for me to find the better brands of tools locally. Mainly Sears and Harbor Freight are the only two stores remotely close, if I was to want to purchase better tools what are my options(Snap On, etc)? Of course I can order them online, but what happens at that point if I need to get them fixed/warrantied/replaced? Would I need to mail them back to the manufacturer? Are there any kind of tool truck type setups for non-technicians out there? 100% Dundee fucked around with this message at 22:27 on Aug 18, 2013 |
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100% Dundee posted:Edit: Here's something I've been wondering, being a home mechanic its quite hard for me to find the better brands of tools locally. Mainly Sears and Harbor Freight are the only two stores remotely close, if I was to want to purchase better tools what are my options(Snap On, etc)? Of course I can order them online, but what happens at that point if I need to get them fixed/warrantied/replaced? Would I need to mail them back to the manufacturer? You know anyone at your local garage(s)? Ask them when the tool truck shows up. He'll be happy to sell to you for cash, but you're unlikely to get any kind of financing.
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Motronic posted:You know anyone at your local garage(s)? Ask them when the tool truck shows up. He'll be happy to sell to you for cash, but you're unlikely to get any kind of financing. I have a few highschool friends who are techs at local dealerships, I've bought tools directly from my friends before but never thought to ask them when the truck comes and if I could just walk up and buy them myself. I'm mainly looking for smaller hand tools, impact sockets, that kind of stuff so I would definitely be paying cash and not needing any credit from them, would they also do the warranties/exchanges without problem?
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Powershift posted:$20 sockets. From canadian tire on the left and princess auto on the right. What the poo poo. I will never buy individual tools from canadian tire. They are four times as expensive and still poo poo. At least with princess auto I can buy sockets for like 3 bucks and throw it away when I ruin it. I have a bunch of their massive sockets (32mm, 36mm and 42mm) that I bought for one-off jobs. Crustashio fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Aug 18, 2013 |
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wallaka posted:I was an electrician's apprentice once upon a time, so I prefer the Klein bottle opener. http://www.amazon.com/Klein-98002BT-Bottle-Opener/dp/B00093GENU That looks nice but how the heck does it open a klein bottle? 
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100% Dundee posted:would they also do the warranties/exchanges without problem? I brought the broken lifetime warranty SK (Snap On bought them) socket my grandfather passed down to me to the Snap On guy at my friend's garage (he has no idea who I am, just that I don't work there) and he not only gave me a new socket buy told me to keep the old one because it was my grandfathers. He also asked if my ratchets had serial numbers and if he could seem them  (they do and he dated them to the early 50s, which makes sense).Your mileage my vary, as these are all independent dealers, but there's no reason you should be hassled.
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100% Dundee posted:I have a few highschool friends who are techs at local dealerships, I've bought tools directly from my friends before but never thought to ask them when the truck comes and if I could just walk up and buy them myself. I'm mainly looking for smaller hand tools, impact sockets, that kind of stuff so I would definitely be paying cash and not needing any credit from them, would they also do the warranties/exchanges without problem? Can't speak for Mac/Cornwell/Matco but you can buy Snap-on directly off their website, i believe they offer free shipping in the US for purchases under $500.
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peepsalot posted:That looks nice but how the heck does it open a klein bottle? You smash it.
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peepsalot posted:That looks nice but how the heck does it open a klein bottle? It's already open on the bottom.
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Safety Dance posted:Fight for my affection! Now kith.
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Not sure if anyone here would be interested in a Milwaukee cordless drill and 1/4" impact driver tool combo, but a friend passed this deal to me, and I thought I'd post it here http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a880445e4086c75a5a4e8122c&id=480ec4f712&e=2c517a442a
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I paid $250 for the same set (except with a red plastic case instead of a bag, and it was before the Red lithium packs came out) and it was worth every cent. Heck of a deal.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I paid $250 for the same set (except with a red plastic case instead of a bag, and it was before the Red lithium packs came out) and it was worth every cent. Heck of a deal. Absolutely correct, thats a great deal. The charger and batteries alone are worth almost $150 so you're basically paying $30 for both of those bare tools. I think you could easily come out ahead even if you didn't need either of those tools and bought that deal, resold the tools on CL/locally/wherever and kept the batteries/charger and just bought any M18 tools you actually want as a bare-tool for much cheaper. Edit: For example, the M18 1/2" Impact Wrench is $169 bare tool but if you get it with the batteries and charger its either $299 remanufactured and $379 new. That's a $130-$210 savings if you already have batteries and a charger. 100% Dundee fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Aug 19, 2013 |
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Wow, with the combo charger too? Sick deal. I think I'm still going to hold off and grab an M12 Fuel combo kit whenever they go on sale. I was messing around with the drill & driver at HD last weekend - those little guys seem just as powerful as the regular M18 stuff, and they're ridiculously light.
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Question about crimpers. Is this thing like the U.S. Harbor Freight ones or something different. I really do need a proper crimper given the sheer number of them I do, but I'm not sure if it's worthwhile getting the really good ones running over $100. I don't do auto electrics for a living. just my stuff. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RATCHET-CRIMPING-TOOL-HEAVY-DUTY-NEW-PRO-QUALITY-/300950168829
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I asked the maintenance guy about Milwaukee cordless tools and he said they used to have them here but every year Milwaukee changes their batteries and they're not interchangeable or something.
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fps_bill posted:I asked the maintenance guy about Milwaukee cordless tools and he said they used to have them here but every year Milwaukee changes their batteries and they're not interchangeable or something. It's not every year, but yeah.....it's more than say DeWalt, where you can still use the same 18v NiCad packs on the same tools that have the newer XRP packs (or the XRPs on older tools). This has made this style battery and charger so common that it's unlikely you'll exceed the useful life of the tools and be without batteries, even if they are 3rd party. Many cordless tools end up being unviable simply due to the limited availability of batteries and/or their price when you can find them because the manufacturer has moved on in battery styles before producing and selling a critical mass of tools that would cause sufficient demand for the manufacturers or third parties to continue making batteries at a reasonable price. This may or may not be a problem for you depending on how much you use your tools or how hard you are on them. But it's going to be a huge issue for people who barely ever use their tools and don't leave batteries on the charger for Li-ion batteries (which will eventually fall to a charge level low enough to destroy the battery on their own). Motronic fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Aug 20, 2013 |
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General_Failure posted:Question about crimpers. That looks exactly like the Harbor Freight ratcheting crimper. I have one. It gets the job done for me, but take that with a grain of salt as I have no basis for comparison, never having used a "good" one. I only do light, non-critical car electrical work - stereos and what not - so I only use it once in a while, and couldn't justify spending 6x the cost of the HF one on a decent brand. People who can compare them pretty much agree that the HF one blows though, FWIW.
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Does anyone have a recommendation on a power bleeder for brakes? I have seen/used a mityvac before, but I now have an air compressor and am curious about the pneumatic ones. It seems they range in price greatly. Are there other quality options to look for? I don't mind spending a bit of money if it really will save me time on my three cars and last me through the next three cars or more. If there is a pump style bleeder that doesn't require me to constantly pump like I'm pissed with a stress ball, then I'm open to that too. Bonus points if it has an attachment that can let me pump fluid into transmissions and differentials. I think that might just be better had in a separate tool though?
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Aflicted posted:Does anyone have a recommendation on a power bleeder for brakes? I have seen/used a mityvac before, but I now have an air compressor and am curious about the pneumatic ones. It seems they range in price greatly. Are there other quality options to look for? I don't mind spending a bit of money if it really will save me time on my three cars and last me through the next three cars or more. You don't need a compressor. Just get a Motive Power Bleeder and the appropriate caps and you'll be happy.
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Motronic posted:You don't need a compressor. Just get a Motive Power Bleeder and the appropriate caps and you'll be happy. goddamn you are fast.
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Aflicted posted:goddamn you are fast. And now I see your edit......with my motive I can pump it about 10-15 times (depending on how much fluid is in it) and fully bleed an entire brake system on a car. Sometimes you have to re-pump if it's particularly full or it's a truck or something with stupid long brake lines. This is definitely not the same device you use to pump transmission oil.
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OK, I'm fine with pressurizing something equivalent to a garden sprayer. Two of them are Subarus so I should be able to use the same cap for the motive, I need to go find out what my old Dakota uses. That truck will be the first vehicle it gets used on. I wasn't sure if there was something that would let me convert it into a fluid pump or not. I will just look at one of those for the trans/diffs. All my cars are 4wd so I have plenty of that to pump around too.
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Knowing my luck I'd pull the trigger on that combo and they'd switch batteries before I could afford to get the other tools I want.
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I'm trying to fit a tool chest into a relatively small area. I'm looking at 24"-26" wide, something like a top chest. I've looked at a few craftsman ones just because sears is nearby, but I recall hearing that they're not quite up to snuff. I don't want to spend more than like $250, and it's honestly not going to be super heavily used. Any reccomendations or will a $100-$150 sears or lowe's chest be ok for moderate use tool storage in my apartment? I can't seem to find anything that size from harbor freight either.
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Viper915 posted:I'm trying to fit a tool chest into a relatively small area. I'm looking at 24"-26" wide, something like a top chest. I've looked at a few craftsman ones just because sears is nearby, but I recall hearing that they're not quite up to snuff. I don't want to spend more than like $250, and it's honestly not going to be super heavily used. Any reccomendations or will a $100-$150 sears or lowe's chest be ok for moderate use tool storage in my apartment? I can't seem to find anything that size from harbor freight either. http://www.harborfreight.com/6-drawer-top-chest-67423.html It's 26" and 3/4. I hate to recommend this, but check out Home Depot (I hate that place) Husky toolboxes are pretty drat nice.
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Okay, here's a sort of strange question that still falls tangentially into the realm of tools: Work pants. I want to get some strong work pants that will resist oil/water/tearing, but I don't want to pay seventy goddamn bucks for a pair of stylish yuppie workpants, because they're currently in fashion. I've bought and used a pair of Dickies 874s for like $20/pair on sale and have been extremely impressed with their sturdiness and fit, but I wondered if anyone here had a favorite type of work pants they could recommend. Ideally I'm looking for something without a lot of loops and gadgets on them that just catch everywhere.
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