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Code "resupply" takes 20% off anything Knipex on Zoro (Grainger) Temped by the 3 pack of pliers wrenches for $115
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Mar 2, 2018 16:56
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Do it, the big 12" is awesome.
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Mar 2, 2018 18:27
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ThinkFear posted:Do it, the big 12" is awesome. I'm still waiting for the teeny 5" ones to go on sale for under $25. They'd be perfect for lots of stuff. And if you wait, there's usually a couple of 25% off coupons from Zoro each year.
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Mar 2, 2018 18:30
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Sigh. You bastard. I've been waiting for an excuse to buy a few good variations of pliers. Like the duckbills. Mmm, I want a pair.
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Mar 2, 2018 18:40
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sharkytm posted:I'm still waiting for the teeny 5" ones to go on sale for under $25. They'd be perfect for lots of stuff. I have the baby pair of pliers wrench and cobra. They do so much stuff is hard to over state their utility.
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Mar 3, 2018 08:06
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I carry the 6" cobra and 5" pliers wrench around when I'm in the field at work and they have saved my rear end a ridiculous number of times. 5" cobras are also awesome, but they're a little bit comedy sized. I carried those around a ton until I got the 6" version. I can disassemble the majority of one of these tracked wheelbarrows with the pair of Knipex. Can do an awful lot with just one too.  
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Mar 3, 2018 14:23
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Anyone have any opinions on ultrasonic cleaners? I want to stick some of the hardware I'm pulling off of the C10 front suspension in one to soak and clean. Debating getting the Harbor Freight one, or the equivalent cheap all-metal one from Amazon (a look-alike of the one This Old Tony turned into an ultrasonic thingamabob.)
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Mar 4, 2018 00:50
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IOwnCalculus posted:Anyone have any opinions on ultrasonic cleaners? I want to stick some of the hardware I'm pulling off of the C10 front suspension in one to soak and clean. Debating getting the Harbor Freight one, or the equivalent cheap all-metal one from Amazon (a look-alike of the one This Old Tony turned into an ultrasonic thingamabob.) I've had a couple smaller ones. There is a huge difference in operation/performance depending on price, from what I've seen. The cheapos buzz a lot and clean jewelry okay, but the real, dental-grade ones really work well. I have a SS110 and it's been great. Here's some others: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_od...asonic&_sacat=0
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Mar 4, 2018 01:07
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IOwnCalculus posted:Anyone have any opinions on ultrasonic cleaners? I want to stick some of the hardware I'm pulling off of the C10 front suspension in one to soak and clean. Debating getting the Harbor Freight one, or the equivalent cheap all-metal one from Amazon (a look-alike of the one This Old Tony turned into an ultrasonic thingamabob.) I've got the good ol Chicago electric one and can confirm it buzzes a lot and as meatpimp says it's decent for cleaning jewelry and small automotive parts. Might have to put in the parts for a few long cycles with the heat function set to on but it does the job and hasn't let me down yet. I've been using and abusing it for the last 3-4 years or so.
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Mar 4, 2018 01:17
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Seminal Flu posted:I've had a couple smaller ones. There is a huge difference in operation/performance depending on price, from what I've seen. We had an open heated vat of trichloroethylene in our quality department for years, now that poo poo could clean parts (and nasal cavities) properly.
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Mar 4, 2018 01:51
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What the gently caress? Why did nobody tell me these were a thing? Camping is about to get a whole lot more awesome-er.
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Mar 4, 2018 19:55
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:What the gently caress? Why did nobody tell me these were a thing? yeah, there's video on YouTube that I was watching from some russian guy that was demoing one, I was watching it after some bids of those harbour freight backhoes. Here's one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slNI9AAtYh4 SpannerX fucked around with this message at 20:06 on Mar 4, 2018 |
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Mar 4, 2018 20:03
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hahaha HAHAHAHAHA  
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Mar 4, 2018 21:01
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I've always wanted to get something like that tracked wheelbarrow (or a Bobcat) and build a tiny little replica tank destroyer. With, like, a potato cannon.
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Mar 4, 2018 21:04
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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um excuse me posted:hahaha Well that's one way to avoid losing the 10mm
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Mar 4, 2018 21:05
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SpannerX posted:yeah, there's video on YouTube that I was watching from some russian guy that was demoing one, I was watching it after some bids of those harbour freight backhoes. GnarlyCharlie4u posted:What the gently caress? Why did nobody tell me these were a thing?  They're a shitload of work to keep alive when you have a bunch of semi-untrained people thrashing them for several hundred hours every season in awful conditions, but it's worth it.
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Mar 4, 2018 22:44
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Va7QGL51oc We need one of these in our show yard.
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Mar 4, 2018 23:10
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Gingerbread House Music posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Va7QGL51oc I was in awe of that. I want one. I have no real use for one, but I want one.
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Mar 4, 2018 23:53
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It's like the AWD version of this:
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Mar 5, 2018 00:41
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For those still looking at the Knipex, KCToolCo has a deal for you! https://www.kctoolco.com/tool-of-the-day/ 5" Knipex Cobra plastic grip, $24.50.
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Mar 5, 2018 09:51
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angryrobots posted:Well that's one way to avoid losing the 10mm Since when has anyone needed a 9 or 11 mm? On impact socket chat, I have just broke my first regular socket - and I've been stomping on regular sockets for 25 years. It was some stupid piece of crap 17mm socket I ended up with after losing a real socket from my set and just randomly finding this one to replace it. FU danielforge. Who the hell were you anyway? A quick google suggest sidchrome ties and vintage status - wait, I don't care. Never heard of you before and don't care to now either. E: I guess that's the first size socket I hunt for a proper replacement of a brand that is just 6 sided. Anyone here even know why 12 point sockets are even a thing/the most popular configuration? Fo3 fucked around with this message at 15:16 on Mar 5, 2018 |
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Mar 5, 2018 15:10
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12 pointed nuts/bolts?
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Mar 5, 2018 15:18
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Fo3 posted:Anyone here even know why 12 point sockets are even a thing/the most popular configuration? I think it's from before the age of ratcheting handles. With any kind of fixed handle, a 12 point socket is twice as easy to get on the bolt.
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Mar 5, 2018 15:26
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um excuse me posted:hahaha Sorry I'm being dumb as bricks here but are any of these sockets what they claim to be? Is it just that the 10 is actually 7mm?
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Mar 5, 2018 15:48
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Yeah, 12pts give you more options for an angle to get at stuff with a static handle. With the wall/flank drive design of most decent sockets, I don't think it's a major factor in whether a socket slips. I've not encountered many times where a 12pt slipped but a 6pt wouldn't.
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Mar 5, 2018 16:23
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InitialDave posted:Yeah, 12pts give you more options for an angle to get at stuff with a static handle. 10mm!  It's the only vintage sidchrome socket that has failed me by rounding just enough with it's 12pt bullshit.
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Mar 5, 2018 16:25
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I’m a big fan of spline drive sockets/wrenches, they fit almost everything and grip like hell. I’ve yet to round anything off with them that wasn’t already a rusty mess.
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Mar 5, 2018 16:37
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Yeah, my first set was vintage 12pt sidchrome, my second set is spline drive minimax after I used "metrinch" spline drive when they first came out 20+ years ago - their gimmick was spline drive can fit both imp and metric due to being spline drive. But because my sichrome regular set in is it's own case it's my first tool. The minimax spline drive sockets are in a large tool box with a massive heavy ratchet so they are mainly my backup. E: Minimax were aussie importers that sourced every tool either from Germany or Japan so they were good axis kit. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Mar 5, 2018 |
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Mar 5, 2018 16:47
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cakesmith handyman posted:Sorry I'm being dumb as bricks here but are any of these sockets what they claim to be? Is it just that the 10 is actually 7mm? I have two 7mm sockets and zero 10mm sockets in my set.
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Mar 5, 2018 16:51
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Yesterday I grabbed the first Phillips head driver I saw to take apart a single gang switch box mounted outside for my radon exhaust fan. The bottom screw of the switch was rusted a bit in place and the top screw was tough to turn. Instead of cheesing them out I grabbed the Wera lasertip and easily removed both. Today I ordered a 6 piece set even though it means I’ll have two #1s and #2s. I need that laser tip in my flathead life too, and now I can leave one inside for random things.
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Mar 5, 2018 19:59
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The laser tip flatheads are almost good enough to make flatheads not suck. Almost.
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Mar 5, 2018 21:57
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I still haven't figured out why flatheads are allowed on anything. Torx, Robertson, and Phillips are a thing now. Up here in the rust belt 6 point sockets are very much a thing. I've had to use them many many times. 12 point only comes out when I need it or know the bolt won't fight me.
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Mar 6, 2018 20:21
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Unfortunately working on your house still sticks you with the choices made in the last 5 decades. Pulled the swing door from the garage and it had flathead screws on the hinge, haven’t seen those in ages, and I struggled getting them off. Electrical trim is all flatheads, then some of the old switches and outlets had them exclusively. I’m hoping these will be good for some painted over screws that I’ll inevitably come across. One illuminating comment I heard about guns, you can tell if an amateur has worked on your gun because the screws will be a little damaged. Gunsmiths tend to use the right sized screwdrivers.
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Mar 6, 2018 20:46
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Heh. The rear end in a top hat that "fixed-up" the house that I bought must have been a Canadian. There were so many Roberts screws I needed to buy a bit. And 7 years later I still run across them.
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Mar 6, 2018 20:49
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Colostomy Bag posted:Heh. The rear end in a top hat that "fixed-up" the house that I bought must have been a Canadian. There were so many Roberts screws I needed to buy a bit. And 7 years later I still run across them.
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Mar 6, 2018 20:59
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:gently caress me, the PO of my house built a halfass workbench/shelf and some other crap in the garage and the whole drat thing was held together with Robertsons. I kept them all because they're still usable, but it just confused the hell out of me at the time. Seriously, it is hosed up. When I started out I was like "what the hell are these square screws?" And then eventually figured it out. And 7 or 8 years later still run into them scattered around the house. Holding outlets in, a vanity cabinet, etc. At this point we just laugh.
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Mar 6, 2018 21:24
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:gently caress me, the PO of my house built a halfass workbench/shelf and some other crap in the garage and the whole drat thing was held together with Robertsons. I kept them all because they're still usable, but it just confused the hell out of me at the time. Were the screws in consistent little recesses? He might have used a Kreg pockethole jig; they come standard with Robinson drive wood screws.
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Mar 6, 2018 22:11
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Were the screws in consistent little recesses? He might have used a Kreg pockethole jig; they come standard with Robinson drive wood screws. Nope. Just a bunch of black Robertson drive deck screws 2.5-3" long holding a bunch of lumber together. At least I got a couple good lengths of 2x12 out of it.
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Mar 6, 2018 22:20
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I fix boats, and most bronze marine fasteners have what superficially looks like a Phillips head, but it’s actually Frearson. Phillips don’t fit well at all, gotta have the special bit. On the plus side, they don’t cam out as easily, and since the bronze is usually half-gone after 20 years you spin the whole head off instead of stripping it.
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Mar 6, 2018 22:31
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Looks kinda like JIS. Regular phillips drivers don't work well in JIS heads, but JIS drivers seem to work really well and cam out less in phillips heads.
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