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Big Taint posted:Especially if you can get the box in the trash without anyone noticing… Holy poo poo. That's fantastic.
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OMGVBFLOL posted:there's "afford" as used by people who think having a mortgage is "financial stress", and there's "afford" as used by people choosing between meds and rent Have you met American millennials? PitViper posted:I just look up how much it would cost to fix at a shop. Then add up the parts and any special tools I don't already have that I'd need. As long as parts + tools is less than the shop, I'm coming out ahead. I’m pretty much the same, though I’m getting a lot more daring with what I’ll attempt. I liken it to the learning curve when we bought our house. The first month we paid people to measure and install blinds; less than three years later I replumbed a building and gutted the bathroom so I could move the shower. At this point I’m just about willing to take on any non-fabrication automotive project so long as I can get the right tools to do it. Since I have a garage and multiple spare vehicles I can just swipe a card and wait for the thing I need to arrive.
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Big Taint posted:Especially if you can get the box in the trash without anyone noticing… Goddamned pro level post right there.
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Metal cutting talk, I use an old milwaukee abrasive cut off saw for almost everything. Its slow on anything thick and gets it really hot but it works and I have it. I've been looking at auctions for about a year trying to get a horizontal metal band saw with the coolant system and have been seeing them go around $400-1000 depending on size. The best way to look at tool purchases is what would it cost to pay someone else and if you like learning how to do things you always come out ahead if its something you would do more than once.
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Taint, you made a portable pneumatic automatic hammer? That is well cool.
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SpeedFreek posted:Metal cutting talk, I use an old milwaukee abrasive cut off saw for almost everything. Its slow on anything thick and gets it really hot but it works and I have it. I've been looking at auctions for about a year trying to get a horizontal metal band saw with the coolant system and have been seeing them go around $400-1000 depending on size. 
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If I want a decent set of sockets what's the brand to get? Would a Gear Wrench set be the way to go or is there a better option? I'm tired of mine slipping or not gripping quite as much as I'd like.
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Presumably you want 6 point, then. I’ve had good luck with Tekton. I’ve heard their warranty is top notch but I’ve never had to use it. Their website has 10% rewards and free shipping. https://www.tekton.com/hand-drive-sockets/6-point-sockets
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I've had Tektons impacts for 7 years now with no issues.
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StormDrain posted:I want to paint the springs from my hood hinges, and really do it right by taking the spring off and painting it stretched. Any suggestions to either buy or make a tool for this? https://youtu.be/-BNJTHcz_pY You don’t need to make or buy a tool for this. Those springs are not like suspension springs and aren’t going to kill you.
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Have any of you heard of Ares Tool? A friend of mine was asking me about them.
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Advent Horizon posted:Presumably you want 6 point, then. This indeed looks like what I need, thanks.
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Valt posted:https://youtu.be/-BNJTHcz_pY Oh yeah sure but the key here is I want to paint it with the spring extended so the whole spring is coated.
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Safety Dance posted:Have any of you heard of Ares Tool? A friend of mine was asking me about them. I have these and they are nice. Seems like they are on a par with Tekton/Astro/Gearwrench/nicer HF stuff.
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net work error posted:If I want a decent set of sockets what's the brand to get? Would a Gear Wrench set be the way to go or is there a better option? I'm tired of mine slipping or not gripping quite as much as I'd like. i really like my proto/blackhawk stuff. usa-made, but not unaffordable like many of the higher end brands Safety Dance posted:Have any of you heard of Ares Tool? A friend of mine was asking me about them. ive bought... something? maybe a stud extractor? from them and i remember thinking it seemed fine. like tekton-ish quality. not junk but also not premium
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net work error posted:If I want a decent set of sockets what's the brand to get? Would a Gear Wrench set be the way to go or is there a better option? I'm tired of mine slipping or not gripping quite as much as I'd like. I've got the last-version of the Tekton 3/8 and 1/4 drive sets in the blowmold cases as part of the travel tools, and they've been great. Good range on each, came with ratchets and extensions. The new sets are supposed to have a better ratchet, so I'd recommend them without an issue. Otherwise I've been happy with my Gearwrench mid-depth 3/8 set that I picked up last year.
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I have a set of the Astro Pneumatic low profile sockets that have an outside hex on them, that just impressed me this week. I had a bolt that I really needed a deep socket for but I don't have one, so I used the shallow socket and put a bigger one on the outside hex and it worked perfectly. Now I'm imagining other uses, like using a crows foot on the shallow socket to get the right clearance to actually turn a bolt. So yeah buy those and also I'll probably get some smaller deep sockets while I'm at it.
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I got the rec from AI but I needed some shallow 6 point impact sockets and this Tekton set has been great. I'm not beating on them every day like someone who uses them for work, but they were great for removing a bunch of horribly seized bolts on an older bike that saw a lot of weather.
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And if you are looking for something to add socket wise to your collection, get some impact swivels. And some wobble extensions.
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Man, I bought the ryobi ratchet a few weeks ago, drat thing has been on the market for maybe 6 months and today they announced a brushless version in the HP line because of course they would.
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It finally happened, my cheap tablet/OBD2 dongle/scanner broke. It was ~9? years old and way out of date. Since my cheap HF reader provides just the most basic info, is there a ~$100 stand alone unit worth buying or should I find another dongle/tablet? Ideally I'm looking for something that can do live data.
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If you just need basic code reading, I bought one of these and it seems to work fine. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LHVOVK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_3WPHKAEJDS7AS5WARMSB?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Just buy a cheap Bluetooth OBD2 reader off Ebay and use an app on your phone. I personally use Torque, and a reader I bought for $4 three years ago and when I worked at a garage I found that Torque worked more reliably and refreshed faster than the dedicated Snap-On ODB2 reader that belonged to the garage. The only downside I know of is that some people have bad luck with bluetooth OBD2 readers showing up DOA, but they're so cheap to make and ship here that the resellers rarely give you any poo poo and will just send another and tell you to destroy the first without even asking for proof that it's dead.
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Picked up this fun old relic for $65, mostly for the cart it's on. Still had the warranty card with it, and a set of the unobtanium drawer slide tools which I'd been hunting for a while. Not pictured is a big bin full of its cables, a bunch of adapters for different ignition systems, and the user training video on VHS. 
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That rules. Nice find.
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Got the Tekton sockets and they look nice although have no project for them currently. Either way having more sockets is better than less sockets.
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net work error posted:Got the Tekton sockets and they look nice although have no project for them currently. Either way having more sockets is better than less sockets. Always. You could probably use another ratchet too that way you can have two loaded up.
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I have one Wera Zyklop I got used on eBay already so I'd need something else cool to add to the dual wielding loadout.
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net work error posted:I have one Wera Zyklop I got used on eBay Something about this triggered an "ugh fine" reaction in me, so now I've got Zyklop wrenches in 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" coming to me from various eBay sellers. Thanks for the peer pressure
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Wow, those look neat. Never knew I wanted that.
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Pretty much specific. Sure they make cables to go to OBD2 from whatever but they are worthless. Depending on vehicle, reading codes off the dash lights is as simple as a simple jumper. Fords especially.
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OMGVBFLOL posted:also my inner monologe always reads the acronym "obd" as "Old Dirty Bastard" and i can't stop it I can never find OBD information because I type ODB.
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Uthor posted:I can never find OBD information because I type ODB. on-doard biagnostics
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Extension cord Q: is 12 gauge thick enough to run a circular saw off a 25 ft cord? Random website I found said anything bigger than 14 gauge is fine for a 25 ft cord. Is there a general consensus for what the color of an extension cord is for or is it just vanity?
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12 gauge should be fine, that’s usually what’s in the wall. Most of the good polar-rated cords seem to be blue with an orange stripe. Other than that I think it’s aesthetics.
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Cool, gotta decide between hot pink and neon green, then!
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I am now firmly of the opinion that all extension cords should look like this:Krakkles posted:Now that's an extension cord:
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OMGVBFLOL posted:what's the process for accessing the beepboops on the dooblydoo if I have an OBD1 car? OBD1 plugs are manufacturer-specific, right? Are there bluetooth options or is that strictly for OBD2 IIRC, Chrysler products it was turn key on and off three times, then on and wait for the CEL to flash, and count the flashes = codes. So like 5 flashes, pause, 3 flashes = code 53 for example. Multiple codes would have a longer pause.
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