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I got a 3-4" and a 2-3" verynear caliper, 4 random clutch alignment tools (they were on the 2 for 25 cents table), a slide hammer, and a 20 to 30 year old right angle milwaukee drill all for like 130 bucks today  Then the guy gave me a free B-size acetylene tank simply because his insurance doesn't allow them in the building and someone dropped one off as part of a bulk sale. It was made in 79 and never inspected after that so it is a crapshoot but hey, free tank with acetylene in it is a free tank with acetylene in it!  I love used tool shops.
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A few pages back, but someone posted about the Back to the Future safety goggles. For us Canadians, Lee Valley Tools stocks them. The website says not available but I called one of the stores and they had them in stock, so I picked up a pair. They weren't any more expensive than the Garret Wade ones, and I didn't have to pay $25+ in shipping and tariffs. They're rad as hell and should keep falling dirt and crap out of my eyes way better than normal safety glasses.kastein posted:Then the guy gave me a free  "Just having this in the building completely voids my insurance, so here, you take it." If I don't see a post from you at least once an hour from now on I'm calling the fire department.
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kastein posted:Allegedly it is stronger than the base metal, at least on 6061 and cast alloys. Not sure I believe it. Try MAPP instead of propane. I have used the stuff quite a bit for brazing aluminum and it's a major pain in the rear end. Tin both parts being brazed for best results. You also have to keep the hot braze material clean; if you wait more than a few seconds before putting the pieces together and adding filler, the braze starts to oxidize and needs to be brushed again. I got my best results with bigger, flat pieces that could be held together by gravity - it's hard to join and clamp two 700 degree pieces of aluminum. PS, it fucks up steel files something fierce. I have a gouge down the middle of one of my mill files thanks to this stuff. Use a grinder. jailbait#3 fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Jan 15, 2015 |
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So I've been gifted a blue point air ratchet from 1983. Still works but it's got a dead spot on the ratchet end and a ton of blowby in the motor. I'd ask my snappy rep about rebuild kits but I haven't seen him since October and he's not returning phone calls for some reason. It's externally identical to the current AC700. Obviously the sensible thing to do would be to toss it and buy a CP/IR but I kinda like the idea of keeping it, anybody know where to look for parts or something to ID the model number?
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Tommychu posted:So I've been gifted a blue point air ratchet from 1983. Still works but it's got a dead spot on the ratchet end and a ton of blowby in the motor. I'd ask my snappy rep about rebuild kits but I haven't seen him since October and he's not returning phone calls for some reason. It's externally identical to the current AC700. Obviously the sensible thing to do would be to toss it and buy a CP/IR but I kinda like the idea of keeping it, anybody know where to look for parts or something to ID the model number? Blow by on the motor is hard to diagnose. I'd open it up and look for end plate ware or blade ware. There are plenty of places that make replacement blades for tools. End plates could be harder and would probably mean all new bearings as well. As for the ratcheting mechanism, you may be sol. Product life cycle isn't that long and many companies only hold parts for 5 years after they discontinue a tool. That said I don't work for snap on so I don't know what they do.
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Wont they warranty the thing?
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CarForumPoster posted:Wont they warranty the thing? It's Blue Point, not Snappy proper. Reps around here are backing off warrantying BP stuff past the official (usually 1 year for air tools) warranty unless you're one of those full-on Snappy brandwhores Like I said, I haven't seen my Snap-on rep for 4 months, not sure if the dude is even coming back. Aaand it's significantly and obviously older than me. There's no way I could convince anyone that I bought the tool myself. And besides, it's a fun little project. I took it apart on my lunch break, there was a fair bit of gunk in there but so far it looks drat good for its age. Haven't got the motor itself apart yet because I got distracted by a needle bearing crisis when the planetary set came out (the center pin on one of the planet gears stuck in the upper housing).
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UK types - Halfords are doing a set of 8 screwdrivers at the moment in the sale, £7, and lifetime warranty - if you break one, they'll replace it. Supposedly. Picked a set up a few days ago, seem decent for the money.
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Oo that might be useful, I seem to have misplaced like all of my commonly used ones from last time I bought that set.
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Yeah, they're quite good, I've found.
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InitialDave posted:Is your breaker bar a 1/2" drive? Because I've found they normally cope with even the worst wheelnuts*, to the point that the stud would let go before the breaker bar was damaged. I do however have a 3-and-a-half foot long 3/4" one for big stuff, and there isn't a lot in automotive applications that you won't cope with using that. Things like M20 nuts blasted with two decades of road salt put up a bit of a fight. Where can I buy a cheap 3/4" 3 foot breaker bar that isn't poo poo? I've broken two 1/2" 3 foot ones on my landies so far. Only have one left! (used to carry one in each vehicle, now only have one in my garage toolbox).
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Halfords also have 50% off quite a few other items. Including their socket sets. Their sockets are pretty decent so at 50% their socket sets should be a pretty good buy. Worth keeping the receipts if you want to warranty stuff. Especially with screwdrivers. I've got several screwdrivers from Halfords over the years, all different designs and the branding has worn off. Lifetime warranties are a bit crap if there is no way for the staff to tell who sold the tool in the first place.
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Tomarse posted:Where can I buy a cheap 3/4" 3 foot breaker bar that isn't poo poo? The bigger the sizing gets, the harder it is to gently caress up hand tools...
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stinch posted:Halfords also have 50% off quite a few other items. Including their socket sets. Their sockets are pretty decent so at 50% their socket sets should be a pretty good buy. I think halfords make their lifetime warranty work better for them by printing tiny little lovely receipts using crappy ink that fades away to nothing within 12 months! (I've got all mine scanned in but have not tried claiming with a print out yet) Their tools are pretty decent through. I've only broken one halfords socket so far (and I was jumping on a 6ft length of gas pipe at the time).
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stinch posted:Halfords also have 50% off quite a few other items. Including their socket sets. Their sockets are pretty decent so at 50% their socket sets should be a pretty good buy. They have the 90 piece professional socket set for a very cheap £60 I have a scanned copy of the receipt sellotaped to the inside of the box, just in case.
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I am looking for a high quality set of RG6 and CAT6 crimpers to go to Africa with. I don't know what the hell a good RG6 crimper even looks like. The only ones I've used have been really tough to squeeze, and I've hosed it up so often, I don't know if it's the tool or me.
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A couple companies make coax dies for ratcheting crimpers. That's going to be your best bet. I much prefer compression connectors, though if you are intending to source connectors locally that may prove impractical.
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I got some Sears giftcards for Christmas, and since I've been wanting to get a jumper box for awhile, I picked one of these up: http://www.sears.com/diehard-platinum-portable-power-1150/p-02871688000P I've read some reviews (really should have done that before buying it, but I was in a hurry), and it seems due to the polarity protection on it, this jumper won't jump a battery that's completely dead. Now, I've drained the battery on my e30 pretty damned dead due to leaving the parking lights on during work, so if I can't jump a battery that's that dead, the jumper box is really no better for me than the cables I already have. I'm going to test this out tomorrow by draining my battery on purpose and trying to jump it, but in the meantime, does anyone have experience with something like this? Is there a workaround, or recommendations for a better jumper box? If the box doesn't work how I'd like it to, I'm just going to take it back for store credit. Anyone have any suggestions for tools or related stuff from sears that's nice to have? I have a decent set of tools that includes most of the regular stuff. I was looking at the gear wrench swivel ratchets... I didn't see any demo drivers or clamping adjustable wrenches.
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boxen posted:I got some Sears giftcards for Christmas, and since I've been wanting to get a jumper box for awhile, I picked one of these up: Gearwrench stuff is great, although the only tool I've gone specifically to Sears to get is this oil filter wrench. There are a bunch of similar tools out there, but this one is USA-made and has a lifetime warranty. Plus it's gotten me out of a few pickles so far.
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Wasabi the J posted:I am looking for a high quality set of RG6 and CAT6 crimpers to go to Africa with. For rg6 it will depend on the type of fitting used, but they all require a good bit of force to ensure a proper fit in my experience. Find out what kind of fittings you'll be using, then hit up your local cable TV contractor's office. Preferably one that specialises in installs. EDIT: I'm having trouble finding a torx T-5 bit outside of large kits and the like. Any suggestions on where I could look? Elmnt80 fucked around with this message at 07:09 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Elmnt80 posted:For rg6 it will depend on the type of fitting used, but they all require a good bit of force to ensure a proper fit in my experience. Find out what kind of fittings you'll be using, then hit up your local cable TV contractor's office. Preferably one that specialises in installs. Do you need a bit that goes into a driver specifically? You can buy individual drivers such as these, if you aren't married to the removable bit solution.
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EKDS5k posted:A few pages back, but someone posted about the Back to the Future safety goggles. For us Canadians, Lee Valley Tools stocks them. The website says not available but I called one of the stores and they had them in stock, so I picked up a pair. They weren't any more expensive than the Garret Wade ones, and I didn't have to pay $25+ in shipping and tariffs. They're rad as hell and should keep falling dirt and crap out of my eyes way better than normal safety glasses. Dang, I want a pair of those. Says on the site that they're made in Germany, so it would be completely idiotic for me to import them from the US/Canada. Do you happen to know what the brand name is, so I can find them locally?
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I went full retard and bought a massive pile of aircon service tools for the workshop... The post office is gonna hate me when all the parcels start to pile in!
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Elmnt80 posted:For rg6 it will depend on the type of fitting used, but they all require a good bit of force to ensure a proper fit in my experience. Find out what kind of fittings you'll be using, then hit up your local cable TV contractor's office. Preferably one that specialises in installs. Here is a whole driver - http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000T9XPU4/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1421759184&sr=8-3 I would avoid a bit simply on the principle that anything under a T10 or so is ridiculously easy to overtorque with a bit driver. I saw a kit containing T1 through T8 from Wiha, too - isn't T1 just an acupuncture needle they wrote "Wiha precision T1" on the side of? Jesus that is small 
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From Wikipedia: T1 is 0.81mm tip-to-tip and is good until 0.03Nm. You could probably overtorque it just by hanging a 1/4" ratchet off of it.
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Building a wish list for my toolbox right now. What are sets of combination wrenches and ratchets/sockets that are good but not $texas money?
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I honestly reach over snapon ratchets for the harbor freight composite ones. They are really nice and I don't give a gently caress when I do horrible things to them. Are ratcheting wrenches in your budget? They are a great addition.
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fknlo posted:Building a wish list for my toolbox right now. What are sets of combination wrenches and ratchets/sockets that are good but not $texas money? Gear wrench ratcheting wrenches. Keep your eyes peeled, they do run specials on them. Amazon just had a deal on them, but I think it ran out... Id just keep an eye out Ditto on the composite HF ratchets. I have all 3 sides, they are my go to. Just paint them orange or something, I always set them down on something dark and then its gone.
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Wasabi the J posted:I don't know what the hell a good RG6 crimper even looks like. Like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004SY3YMK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 No self respecting tech uses side crimp connectors anymore. It's all about the compression crimpers. You want one of these also: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GRWOW4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I need a new floor jack for my Explorer. I'm not familiar with any of the brands I'm seeing on amazon and not sure if I can trust the harbor freight ones. Can anyone with jack experience chime in with suggestions? I'm not looking to break the bank so I don't necessarily need anything aluminum-lowpro-racing etc... Edit: Costco near me doesn't have any jacks, I already looked. GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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I don't know why it took me this long to realize how awesome and cheap uninsulated coveralls are. I've even been doing yard work in them, grandpa-style.
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Harbor Freight jacks have been great in my experience. As long as you get some nice jack stands I really wouldn't worry about them. My aluminum racing jack survived a flood and still holds itself up perfectly well. The only thing to watch for is the max height as some of the cheaper ones don't lift very high. I can't life my Jeep Cherokee from its unibody frame, instead I have to lift the differentials and then put some tall stands under the frame.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I need a new floor jack for my Explorer. I'm not familiar with any of the brands I'm seeing on amazon and not sure if I can trust the harbor freight ones. Harbor Freight
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KozmoNaut posted:Dang, I want a pair of those. Says on the site that they're made in Germany, so it would be completely idiotic for me to import them from the US/Canada. Do you happen to know what the brand name is, so I can find them locally? http://www.manufactum.de/schutzbrille-schraubring-p753687/ I can find them for €11 on the German site, nothing available in the UK that I can find. €11 is cheap, I'd get a few pairs for myself and as presents at that price if I could get them here.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I need a new floor jack for my Explorer. I'm not familiar with any of the brands I'm seeing on amazon and not sure if I can trust the harbor freight ones. Big steel low profile 3-ton Harbor Freight one looks good to me. No personal experience with it, but people seem to like the little aluminum ones fine. But, like others are saying, those don't lift very high.
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I had an aluminum one and it was crap and I threw it away. Then I bought the 4-ton steel one and it's been great. Highly recommend. Lift with your legs not your back.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Gear wrench ratcheting wrenches. Keep your eyes peeled, they do run specials on them. Amazon just had a deal on them, but I think it ran out... Id just keep an eye out Cool, I'll keep an eye on the Gear Wrench stuff on Amazon. Thanks!
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Keep an eye out for Advance Auto sales on Gearwrench stuff. The 5-piece straight-head ratcheting wrench sets regularly go on sale for $15, and the 8-piece angled sets for $30. I don't know if other parts stores have similar deals.
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