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Cakefool posted:Thanks, that was me and they do look good, but I live in the UK where we uninvented guns. We store our ammo with style
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Hypnolobster posted:More expensive and you can't be tipping them all the way over, but they're the best socket trays I've ever used. Lowe's has nearly identical socket trays in SAE and Metric. Buy both sets and you have a 6 tray set for a total of $10.
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Viper_3000 posted:What do you guys use for socket storage? I like and recommend these. They aren't cheap but work great.
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Cat Hatter posted:Lowe's has nearly identical socket trays in SAE and Metric. Buy both sets and you have a 6 tray set for a total of $10. These look cool. I'm going to try these and if they aren't to my liking I'll grab the magnetic ones I linked originally. Thanks for the suggestions!
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SouthsideSaint posted:Can anyone recommend a compressor that can run a 3" cutoff wheel, and a small sander. Im getting rid of the rust on my wifes car and have the tools but my compressor is on its last leg and was never good to begin with. The biggest one you can afford.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:The biggest one you can afford.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:The biggest one you can afford. And by that he means the one with the largest tank and highest CFM at the highest PSI. I am in no way affiliated with this site but found it useful when purchasing my own compressor recently. http://www.aircompressorsdirect.com/ Don't forget you'll need a 240v hookup for pretty much any "good" air compressor.
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I need some new drill bits! Can anyone recommend a specific brand (or type, material, or something) that doesn't suck rear end after 5 minutes of drilling in steel? If anyone has a set which they swear by, it would be nice to know. Is there any value to buying a more expensive set, or am I better off using the cheapest I can find?
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:I need some new drill bits! Can anyone recommend a specific brand (or type, material, or something) that doesn't suck rear end after 5 minutes of drilling in steel? Cobalt tipped. Use lube and don't let the bit get too hot.
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I use a set of $30 Milwaukee HSS for general every day use. I've also been impressed by this set: http://www.harborfreight.com/115-piece-high-speed-drill-bit-set-with-index-528.html If I am drilling a exhaust stud, I will usually use a Triumph or cobalt tipped bit. Slow with lots of lube.
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kmcormick9 posted:Cobalt tipped. Use lube and don't let the bit get too hot.
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I've put in some use with these, and the reviews are favorable: http://www.harborfreight.com/29-piece-135-degree-split-point-cobalt-drill-bit-set-36891.html
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Great, thanks guys  . I'll pick up a set of reasonable cobalt bits and try to take care of them!
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What type of lube should I be using with drill bits? I burned one out over the weekend, and would like to not do that again.
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TrueChaos posted:What type of lube should I be using with drill bits? I burned one out over the weekend, and would like to not do that again. 3 in 1 oil works well, hell, I'm sure you could use motor oil in a pinch.
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2-stroke oil worked pretty well for drilling aluminum when I was in a pinch. Hardly any fling and it kept all my shavings gummed together.
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TrueChaos posted:What type of lube should I be using with drill bits? I burned one out over the weekend, and would like to not do that again. Cutting oil is ideal. A good industrial supply shop is a good bet.
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I usually use GL-5 gear lube if I don't have thread cutting oil on hand (read: within reach.) Home Depot stocks large (like 1qt) squeeze bottles of cutting oil, they just keep it in the plumbing section as "pipe thread cutting oil" instead of in the tools section with the tap/die/drills area.  It's like 7 bucks for a quart. I actually have two now because I couldn't find one, and bought another, then found the first when I got home. Oh well, it's cheap and I will never ever run out now.
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Cowwan posted:What brands should I look for or avoid when buying hex keys? A set from Lowes or Home Depot should do just fine until you open up a shop of your own.
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This set is what I have in my toolbox, it's more than adequate.
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Just be drat careful about metric vs SAE. If it feels even slightly loose, it's the wrong key and you're going to round out the bolt as well as the hex key. Protip: budget (I recommend the Husky set from Home Depot, for hassle free warranty) Torx bits can be hammered into a crummy/rounded out allen bolt and used as an extractor.
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Is there a good write up on how to sharpen drill bits? Do you need a drill doctor?
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blindjoe posted:Is there a good write up on how to sharpen drill bits? Do you need a drill doctor? Drill doctors are awesome. Especially when it belongs to someone else and you get to use it for free.
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Watch this guy's videos, he knows everything about drills and machining in general: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJItj_ISurY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqn2VPGYA9c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUMTJ9GZIC8
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InitialDave posted:Yeah, really, any not-from-a-pound-shop drill bits are usually perfectly servicable, but you've got to make sure you let the cutting edge cut rather than just rub. I bulk buy the cheap ones from screwfix. They blunt quickly and break easily but when a pack of 10 is £1 you can just chuck it and move on to another new one!
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Due to a logistics cock-up. I had no metal drill bits when I needed to put up a metal cabinet. I bought a £1 pack of wood bits thinking that even if I destroyed the bit I was using, it was the easier/cheaper option. And as it was only 1mm mild steel and I only needed to make one screwhole, I thought I'd get through it eventually. Nope... A lot of dust and I didn't actually manage to bore a hole through something I could have punched a hole with my penknife in.
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Can anyone identify this? I assume it is for vehicles since it came out of my Opas tool collection that I inherited.    And my wrenches laying in my second tool box that is moving with me while the big one goes to my dads ranch. I got so much stuff from my Opa that I am splitting it in to multiple tool boxes and each of them still has at least a full set of open end/box end wrenches, crescent wrenches, a socket set and screw drivers plus miscellaneous stuff. 
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Valve spring compressor.
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Deal alert: Home Depot has 20% select Dewalt, Makita, Bosch and more tools right now- combine with giftcards from cardpool for 28% off total! I bought a Makita track saw and sander.
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I got a 3/4" drive socket set. I don't need a 3/4" drive socket set, but gently caress it, big shiny tools!
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InitialDave posted:I got a 3/4" drive socket set. I don't need a 3/4" drive socket set, but gently caress it, big shiny tools! Got a link? I don't need a 3/4 set either, but tools!
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:Got a link? I don't need a 3/4 set either, but tools! 
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Power tools: I can see me needing a new battery drill soon and this might be the time I do it properly, any brand recommendations? Anyone use the ryobi one plus system?
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InitialDave posted:Halfords: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_525173_langId_-1_categoryId_255215 I have a gift voucher for Halfords. But I don't need this. But it's half price. Argh.
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Cakefool posted:Power tools: I can see me needing a new battery drill soon and this might be the time I do it properly, any brand recommendations? Anyone use the ryobi one plus system? Can't speak for ryobi, but I am fitting out a Bosch 12V lion setup and I'm very happy with it. The impact is bees knees, batteries hold the charge very well and recharge very fast, <30 min. http://www.boschtools.com/Products/Tools/Pages/BoschProductDetail.aspx?pid=PS31-2A
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:I have a gift voucher for Halfords. But I don't need this. But it's half price. Argh.
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I checked out the £100 tool cabinet combo halfords have, the same as the sealey 2020 kit. I wouldn't put real tools in it. I might give it to a kid, or the wife for her craft tools.
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InitialDave posted:Halfords: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_525173_langId_-1_categoryId_255215 That's really nice but I'm surprised that they're all 12-point.
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revmoo posted:That's really nice but I'm surprised that they're all 12-point.
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