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Latching drawers are a waste of time. In my news, I spent a lot of time finding the best deal on a big spool of welding wire. I put it in today and apparently past me decided I wanted .035 instead of .030, I guess if I'm going to weld sheet metal now I'm forced to step down to the .025 that I have never used. That must have been my justification but also why didn't I order tips!? Also can't wait to fire it up again and run out of gas thanks to Murphys law.
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May 15, 2019 02:44
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StormDrain posted:Latching drawers are a waste of time. Look at Mr Cool Guy with the level floor, and no coworkers to foil with your locked toolbox.
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May 16, 2019 02:53
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Big Taint posted:Look at Mr Cool Guy with the level floor, and no coworkers to foil with your locked toolbox. Actually the floor isn't level but at least it's in my favor. Drawers are never left open by default.
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May 16, 2019 03:50
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Whoever recommended those canvas tool bags, thanks. They are awesome. I can fit more in my main tool bag because they lay flat, even full of sockets and wrenches.
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May 16, 2019 22:54
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I just learned that there are rubber pads that you can slip over the top of jackstands. I've always been a little nervous because my stands have vertical ribs on the sides and I can't always put them where those keep the lift point locked in, so the car ends up sitting on the relatively thin ribs where I'm afraid of it slipping. So are the pads good bad or other?
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May 17, 2019 20:04
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I have them for my HF stands. I guess they mitigate damaging the jack points but I always forget to put them on.
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May 18, 2019 04:52
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I literally use 2x4s to take the weight and place it onto a jack. I have junk wood all over the place so I can't beat free.
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May 18, 2019 05:50
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I have some leftover rubber mat bits that are pretty thin that I slip between just to avoid the metal on metal.
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May 18, 2019 07:06
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What is the difference between XZN and torx?
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May 18, 2019 20:04
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Wikipedia has a good run down. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives
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May 18, 2019 20:15
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revmoo posted:What is the difference between XZN and torx? XZN has twelve points in the configuration of 3 squares Torx has 5 points
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May 18, 2019 23:34
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Torx has six points.
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May 19, 2019 00:04
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Don’t forget about double hex bits!
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May 19, 2019 04:06
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Platystemon posted:Torx has six points. not security torx plus or pentalobe   all mac computers are pentalobe, BMW uses some security torx plus
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May 19, 2019 05:18
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That’s security Torx Plus®. The security version of Torx classic just has a pin in the middle and it’s your duty to snap that bitch out so normal drivers will work on it.
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May 19, 2019 05:27
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Uthor posted:Wikipedia has a good run down. Thanks for this!
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May 19, 2019 06:23
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I was scrapping stuff and came across these beauties the other day. 6 point, extremely rounded, straight evil poo poo, it stopped me from taking the stuff apart   for like 4 seconds before i just closed the chuck of the drill right on the screw head and fired them out. That night i had a nightmare where i was trying to fix my old bmw but all the screws were like this.
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May 19, 2019 06:35
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Powershift posted:...i just closed the chuck of the drill right on the screw head and fired them out.  Motherfucker, that's clever [added to mental toolbox]
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May 19, 2019 12:51
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Beach Bum posted:
Since this is the tool thread, there's a tool that is basically a 3-jaw chuck that's left-hand threaded (so it tightens the chuck as you crank on the fastener in the "loosen" direction) and is intended for impact guns. I have one, but haven't had the occasion to use it yet.
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May 19, 2019 19:03
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Raluek posted:Since this is the tool thread, there's a tool that is basically a 3-jaw chuck that's left-hand threaded (so it tightens the chuck as you crank on the fastener in the "loosen" direction) and is intended for impact guns. I have one, but haven't had the occasion to use it yet. Now that you've posted this, we're all impatiently waiting for you to deliberately gently caress something up so you can use that poo poo and report back.
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May 19, 2019 21:52
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Anybody have a recommendation for a floor jack that can handle something with a 4 inch lift? I need to redo my suspension, and would rather not use the tipsy wood block of doom again. Edit: just measured it, frame is 20.5 in off ground. Any suggestions for a long reach floor jack? Mustache Ride fucked around with this message at 02:45 on May 22, 2019 |
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May 22, 2019 02:29
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Harbor Freight Daytona, the original yellow one has more lift range than just about anything else. Don't know about all the new orange / other colored ones.
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May 22, 2019 03:08
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If your jack has suitable holes in the lifting surface, you could weld a plate to some square tubing and bolt it to the jack. Just guessing.
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May 22, 2019 03:14
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Mustache Ride posted:Anybody have a recommendation for a floor jack that can handle something with a 4 inch lift? The geometry of a floor jack is not in your favor for this task, I couldn't do it with mine on the frame. I usually jacked up on the axles to get it up high enough and used a jack stand on the frame to keep it there. I know that doesn't work as well if you don't have two solid axles. Bumper mount high lift jack, or rent a bay in a garage with a two post. Or buy a 6x8 wood post and cut some substantial blocks.
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May 22, 2019 03:46
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I do have solid axels, was planning on getting something that could lift the frame to put on jack stands, then use the floor jack to lift the axel and replace the shocks that have failed. Shouldn't be all that difficult if I can find a floor jack that can lift the beast. Thanks for the Daytona, appears to be a $600 cheaper version of the snapon, so it looks like a winner.
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May 22, 2019 03:55
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You could always stick cribbing under the jack, or stick a 4x4 in the cup. Bottle jacks have a bunch of initial height, but I've never been a fan of the small foot print. The only other options are a high lift like what offroaders use or a low rise/scissor lift with cribbing.
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May 22, 2019 04:21
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Mustache Ride posted:I do have solid axels, was planning on getting something that could lift the frame to put on jack stands, then use the floor jack to lift the axel and replace the shocks that have failed. Shouldn't be all that difficult if I can find a floor jack that can lift the beast. 
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May 22, 2019 06:43
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When I have to jack my jeep up and leave the axles loose, I lift it by the axles and use tall jackstands on the frame. 4" lift and 33" tires, I can get a five gallon bucket under the oil pan, for reference on how high it is.
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May 22, 2019 12:45
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I gotta say, my $90 harbor freight FCAW box is a marginal welder, but it’s a loving primo bearing race remover. I spent at least 20 minutes trying to beat the first race out my trailer’s drums. The other there took about 5 minutes. Laid a couple of beads and I barely had to tap em before they fell to the floor.
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I'm very happy with my HF FC welder. I just use it without gas and it works fine. I'm sure a Hobart puts on silky smooth beads but whatever, this works for me.
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revmoo posted:I'm very happy with my HF FC welder. I just use it without gas and it works fine. I think no matter what the welder you really want is the next better one. I love my Hobart 140 and got a great deal on it. Would be nice to have a Miller though with more power settings. Just like air compressors. Also the step up to gas was very nice, but I just laid a decent bead with Flux last month, and a little scraping cleared the spatter up fine.
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May 23, 2019 06:05
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Yeah, it’s fit for the purpose I have, welding tabs and brackets on my trailer and fixing poo poo with the metal hot glue gun. But any time I think about it I want to rectify it, replace it with a MIG or TIG setup depending on the day. ‘Luckily’ I have neither the funds nor the space for all the brakes, shear and other shaping tools I would also need to make anything more than the hacky stuff I’m doing right now so I forget about it.
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Uthor posted:Wikipedia has a good run down. Does anyone know of true JIS crosshead drivers? I'm looking at Vessel but people are saying they are no longer true JIS, that they hybridized them to work with both JIS and Phillips.
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UnderToad posted:Does anyone know of true JIS crosshead drivers? I'm looking at Vessel but people are saying they are no longer true JIS, that they hybridized them to work with both JIS and Phillips. I think Sunflag still makes JIS tools.
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May 25, 2019 18:30
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I have a hozan ball handle one that works great, but I bought it a few years ago so if mfgs are changing them for some stupid reason who knows.
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Will check both of those out, thanks!
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Hozan makes the ones I have. They work well: https://www.amazon.ca/Hozan-JIS-5-JIS-Screwdriver-Gen/dp/B003F63WI8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=hozan+jis&qid=1558809421&s=gateway&sr=8-1 They make a little stubby too, which has come in handy: https://www.amazon.ca/Hozan-D-69-St...DW7RBEZ1PBH9YA0
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May 25, 2019 19:38
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Just wanted to request a few seconds of silence. I lost a 6 point deep 10mm socket.
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Any recommendations for socket sets? Regular depth, 6pt, SAE and metric. For regular home mechanic work. Nothing extreme.
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