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Any recommendations on an impact bit set? I think I'd like more longer bits so I don't have to fiddle with a bit holder so much, but I'm OK with a mix of both. I did just get a Wera Tool Check, so is it OK to use those bits with an impact driver or should I really just pay up for an impact set? Also, can you use drill bits with an impact driver? Seems like a bad idea to me, but I swear the manual was suggesting it was OK as long as they had a 1/4" shank. nitsuga fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Dec 1, 2018 |
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What are you drilling into that you need an impact driver? Do you just not have an ordinary drill? I don't think regular drill bits in an impact driver sound like a good idea either, but I don't have any data to back it up. I've never seen "impact rated" drill bits, so it's possible that it's perfectly fine. For impact bits, these Bosch ones come recommended by a tool blog I read (toolguyd) - 24 pc $10 set: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073HTGG7X/?tag=toolguyd-20 44 pc $20 set: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073HRZ86J/?tag=toolguyd-20 48 pc $26 set: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073HSGDBV/?tag=toolguyd-20
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I was curious more than anything. It just sounded like it could based on the manual (M12 Fuel 1/4”). I do have a drill, so I don’t need to. Those sets look pretty good!
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nitsuga posted:Also, can you use drill bits with an impact driver? Seems like a bad idea to me, but I swear the manual was suggesting it was OK as long as they had a 1/4" shank. You can drill holes with an impact driver. You should use impact-rated bits though, because regular ones can be kind of brittle, and shatter. Also, I find when drilling sheet metal, the spiral flutes can "grab" the work material and become more like a really big self- tapping screw, and pull the drill bit into whatever it was on the other side of the sheet metal that you didn't want to hit.
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Yep, drilling through thin materials with a normal drill bit is generally not a great idea for that reason, although you can make it work. If you have to do that sort of thing the regular, stepper bits are a good investment: https://www.amazon.com/Step-Drill-Bits/b?ie=UTF8&node=256287011
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with step drills you have to be careful on materials that work harden, or by the third step it will just eat your bit. Know when to use a hole saw.
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Anyone got any opinions on this kind of lift "tool"? At first I thought it looked great, but then started to wonder if I can get under the car with the lines from it in the way. Also, I wonder if there is rooms to put jack stands behind it on the lift points so you can get the wheels off. I hate jacking up modern cars as the only official lift points are the pinch welds. I always feel like I'm ruining something. Lifting 40cm is pretty nice though... $350 barely used second hand.
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I'm not sure I follow what you mean by "wonder if I can get under the car with the lines from it in the way." Don't you just drive up on the checkerplate? And then it just lifts it with the wheels attached? You should have no problem with access unless I am misunderstanding you? If you can get it cheap enough it might be OK, but you'll be limited to work that requires the wheels on it, unless you can maybe turn it 90 and use some lifting pucks on jack points?
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Jack pucks might be a good thing to try instead of the wheel lifters. You could do both, but I’ve never had trouble jacking cars up on their pinch welds. Pads would be nice though.
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slidebite posted:I'm not sure I follow what you mean by "wonder if I can get under the car with the lines from it in the way." The pictures doesn't show it too well, but the hydraulic lines are kinda short, so I get the feeling that I'd run into them on my crawler all the time. The way I jack up the cars presently is on the pinch welds with a pad and then I put the jack stands on a frame part that I've seen it referred to as a mounting point from when the car was produced and held by those frame machine things. Kinda like on this Dart (which I think shares a very similar platform). It's the only way to do it with jack stands and a jack.  There aren't really that many jobs you do without taking off the wheels when I think about it. Having one end 40cm higher than the other when doing gearbox oil etc isn't that great neither. nitsuga posted:Jack pucks might be a good thing to try instead of the wheel lifters. You could do both, but I’ve never had trouble jacking cars up on their pinch welds. Pads would be nice though. I bought a lift pad and made a custom slot for the pinch weld and then use small bits of a rubber mat to protect the undercoating from the jack stand.
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Is there no mechanical interlock or safety with those jacks? If not then I seriously doubt they are meant for doing anything other than lifting the wheels and then putting jackstands under the frame/pinch welds. No way would I get under a car lifted with just hydraulics and no safety.
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Just get a couple of spaghetti hydraulic hoses with whatever ends you need made up at your friendly local hydraulic place and route them however you need. What does this thing come with for "jacking" them? I presume some sort of electric over hydraulic power pack with an equalizing valve or something?mod sassinator posted:Is there no mechanical interlock or safety with those jacks? If not then I seriously doubt they are meant for doing anything other than lifting the wheels and then putting jackstands under the frame/pinch welds. No way would I get under a car lifted with just hydraulics and no safety.
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It's a manual floor pump with two valves (one for each line) that you unscrew when lowering it. There is a locking mechanism that you apply, but (which is another drawback) only at the max lift point. To be honest, much better to just save my money and get a quick-jack or something in the future or something. Damned expensive though. MrOnBicycle fucked around with this message at 07:13 on Dec 2, 2018 |
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So here's one. How to safely move a vehicle with no front suspension on it? I have a whole new front suspension coming for my C10 but I might need to pull it out of the garage before it gets here so that I can get the garage door replaced. Jackstands on dollies?
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6x6 ratchet strapped to HF wheel dollies?
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IOwnCalculus posted:So here's one. How to safely move a vehicle with no front suspension on it? I have a whole new front suspension coming for my C10 but I might need to pull it out of the garage before it gets here so that I can get the garage door replaced. 1500lbs of counterweight at the back of the box. Balance it right, and it's a segway.
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Powershift posted:1500lbs of counterweight at the back of the box. I like this idea, but 2x4's are alway's the answer. Build a box that goes across the frame, or any convenient mounting points, use that to support from. Bonus points for just screwing castors onto the frame. Edit: The 2x4 frame, not the trucks frame. Although....
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Need "quality of life" hand tool recommendations for my Amazon wish list. I already have all the basics but need gift ideas to give to family. Stuff like interior trim tools, nice side cutters/lineman's, stuff like that.
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For electronics work, Hakko makes great side cutters and other tools. Like: https://www.amazon.com/CHP-170-Stand-Off-Maximum-Cutting-Capacity/dp/B076M3ZHBV They're not super expensive but they just feel right.. good plastic, very sharp, etc. Their wire strippers and pliers are nice too in my experience.
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mod sassinator posted:For electronics work, Hakko makes great side cutters and other tools. Like: https://www.amazon.com/CHP-170-Stand-Off-Maximum-Cutting-Capacity/dp/B076M3ZHBV They're not super expensive but they just feel right.. good plastic, very sharp, etc. Their wire strippers and pliers are nice too in my experience.
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Depending on what they do, precision and security bits. Ifixit has a bunch of stuff. https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Toolkits
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Yeah I actually have 2 pairs of flush cutters. One I only use on electronics (trimming leads, etc.) so they're in pristine condition. The other is for hacking up anything else--the blades look like poo poo (don't try to cut hardened steel, lol) so I don't feel bad abusing them. They're $5 so who cares what it costs to own two of them.
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IOwnCalculus posted:So here's one. How to safely move a vehicle with no front suspension on it? I have a whole new front suspension coming for my C10 but I might need to pull it out of the garage before it gets here so that I can get the garage door replaced.  Not sure where to get them in the US. It's exactly the kind of thing I'd expect Harbor Freight to sell, but seems not? They're about £100ish each here.
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InitialDave posted:Chassis dolly: Yeah that's perfect, and yep I'm slightly amazed HF doesn't have anything like it.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yeah that's perfect, and yep I'm slightly amazed HF doesn't have anything like it. Just use two $15 furniture dollies.
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opengl128 posted:Need "quality of life" hand tool recommendations for my Amazon wish list. I already have all the basics but need gift ideas to give to family. There are a bunch of Knipex pliers on Amazon, and I think most people here would vouch it's hard to go wrong with any of them. A Bucket Boss or some Wera screwdrivers might not be a bad idea either.
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nitsuga posted:There are a bunch of Knipex pliers on Amazon, and I think most people here would vouch it's hard to go wrong with any of them. A Bucket Boss or some Wera screwdrivers might not be a bad idea either. The only downside to knipex pliers is they are expensive to replace if you forget them on a jobsite. 
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MRC48B posted:The only downside to knipex pliers is they are expensive to replace if you forget them on a jobsite. Someone needs to come up with a lost tool warranty.
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InitialDave posted:Chassis dolly: They are probably trying to figure out the "Brand Name" they want to sell it under.
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Colostomy Bag posted:They are probably trying to figure out the "Brand Name" they want to sell it under. US Pittsburgh General Central Steel Pneumatic Force Master
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opengl128 posted:US Pittsburgh General Central Steel Pneumatic Force Master made in Glorious China
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I am genuinely surprised I haven't seen a car barreling down the highway with its front on one of those trolleys. It would actually be safer than some cars I see on the road, lol.
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mod sassinator posted:I am genuinely surprised I haven't seen a car barreling down the highway with its front on one of those trolleys. It would actually be safer than some cars I see on the road, lol. There's a bunch of videos on YT where people have lowered one corner onto a dolley of some sort and gone for a drive.
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So I got a leak down tester from Amazon. It came with fittings but no connection hoses so I have to find one. I can do pressure in as it's just a simple compressor fitting. Pressure out a compressor fitting and some fine thread adapter that goes in the spark plug hole. The fittinhas male and female threads on it, same pitch on both sides. Where can I get this hose from? From what I recall moat compressor fittings are npt.
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opengl128 posted:Need "quality of life" hand tool recommendations for my Amazon wish list. I already have all the basics but need gift ideas to give to family. One thing that popped into my head: hex drive bits. Especially for someone who goes to Ikea. Using a ratchet is so much nicer than the tiny Allen keys they include. Plus, you can use power tools! Though I've been disappointed with my Capri set.
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Also a set of pozidriv bits for Ikea screws
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Well why we are at, get a set of JIS drivers.
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stgdz posted:So I got a leak down tester from Amazon. It came with fittings but no connection hoses so I have to find one. A store that sell hydraulic /pneumatic parts should have what you're looking for. Most of them can make hoses to whatever length you need.
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As a store that does this, I think that's pretty unlikely they will have that exact fitting, but a good store might be able to possibly cobble together an adapter with 2 different fittings. Make sure you know what thread you need to end up with for your spark plug hole.
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Costco has the Quickjack 5000slx on sale for $999, shipping included, on their website.
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