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snugglz posted:I’m kinda speechless. That's an incredible gift - it would be super easy to insert a crass joke, but I'm not going to. I'd go thru that and find the most well used item in there, something with character, go get it framed up in a shadow box and give it back to your friend as a memento. Advent Horizon posted:
It's super sexy - the wife even commented that we should try to find that powdercoat finish to do something fun for our son - like get his wagon coated to match.. and thanks - I'm finally feeling a bit better like I can move - about 8 months ago I got diagnosed with a pinched nerve, I guess it flared back up, the interval of this one was a bit less and I didn't have those jolting spasms like last time - guess I'm learning to cope. LobsterboyX fucked around with this message at 08:41 on Nov 3, 2021 |
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FasterThanLight posted:SK Tools makes a ratcheting 6 point wrench. They're a bit expensive, but everything I have from SK has been excellent. Been tempted to grab some in more common sizes. hell yeah. SK was making Craftsman Professional series wrenches before they switched to chinese poo poo. My set from the mid 90's looks brand new.
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Nov 3, 2021 21:39
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Any strong feelings on ramps? It looks like Harbor Freight has two options: Steel, 6500lbs or Plastic; 13,000lbs. I believe the last time I bought a set (lost long ago in a move) they were RhinoRamps (Plastic, 12,000lbs) which ... were fine? I think I'd rather have the extra capacity and I probably trust the stability of the plastic ones (whether HF or RR) more, but the ability to stack and save some space on the steel ones look nice as well.
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Nov 3, 2021 22:27
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The Rhinos stack together, at least the ones I have do.
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Nov 3, 2021 22:50
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anyone have a honda k-series valve adjustment tool? there's like 12 brands all selling the same loving tool but it's gone from an 8 dollar tool to 25 which is stupid. anyone willing to loan one to me and i'll mail back when done?
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Nov 3, 2021 23:29
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BraveUlysses posted:anyone have a honda k-series valve adjustment tool? there's like 12 brands all selling the same loving tool but it's gone from an 8 dollar tool to 25 which is stupid. anyone willing to loan one to me and i'll mail back when done? Which one? If it's the 10mm socket with screwdriver, I've got one you can have. I bought it, used it on my Fit once, and never touched it again. Alltrade 648827 10mm 7-1/2-Inch Jam Nut Valve Adjustment Tool https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002Q8TU0/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_CY1PANS3XMJBWX01QMMF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 That's what I've got.
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Nov 4, 2021 03:29
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Does anyone have a recommended toolset for doing an alignment? I feel like it shouldn't be too horribly complicated, a digital level should do for camber, caster I can't do anything about either way but should be measurable from the strut body itself (this is probably wrong), and I'm not sure what to do about toe but it seems like it should be simple enough. I know the string thing for making sure both wheels on a side are in alignment but I'm not sure about making sure the right and left are in alignment. I'm not worried about race-quality perfection, just being able to get it within spec per the FSM. Since I've moved to a small town taking the car to the shop to get stuff fixed has become more of a pain because it requires scheduling out weeks in advance and getting a ride since there's not really such a thing as uber/lyft/traditional taxis, so I'd rather just do it myself if I can.
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Nov 4, 2021 05:01
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I'm in a similar situation and have even been considering a tire machine. But for alignment I'm looking at paco motor sports hub stands about $1k
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Nov 4, 2021 05:41
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I bought my own mounting and balancing machines as cast off equipment from local repair shops. I've got... 550 bucks into the pair I think. No regrets.
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Nov 4, 2021 05:52
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If I had a place to put them, I'd absolutely do the same. But my garage is full and they'd have to be outside.
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Nov 4, 2021 14:03
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Has Harbor Freight pretty much stopped issuing coupons? I bought the portable media blaster the other day and I couldn't find any coupons for the blaster or any of the media. And almost all the media was sold out. I got the portable media blaster and a 50 pound ($48) bag of soda, it didn't work for my application (taking paint off alloy wheels), so I got some fine coal slag at Tractor Supply. It was about $10 per bag and did the job. I'm thinking about getting the Bauer dual action polisher and the demo SDS, but I can't find coupons for those either.
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Nov 4, 2021 17:48
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More or less, they still offer a single item coupon on holiday weekends and stuff, but they've moved onto the "every day savings" model which basically puts them on part with lower mid grade stuff like craftsman.
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Nov 4, 2021 17:54
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No more always available 20% coupon? That's how you know inflation is hitting
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Nov 4, 2021 18:35
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They stopped doing coupons quite a while ago now I thought?
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Nov 4, 2021 18:44
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Yea it was last week? Or was it a decade ago? Who the gently caress is messing with the time thermostat? IIRC its been a couple of years now.
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Nov 4, 2021 19:03
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They mostly seem to do 30% OFF!!!!a single item under $10 now, so yeah, meaningful coupons have definitely been gone for awhile.
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Nov 4, 2021 19:06
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drat, how did I miss that
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Nov 4, 2021 19:22
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I see posts as early as 2019 complaining about coupons getting harder to find but it looks like they started phasing out the big coupons end of last year. I've been watching them slowly move their tools from the main Chicago brand to like 20 different captive "brands" and those brands are all specifically excluded from the coupons for quite a while. I basically gave up on the coupons years ago because of that.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Does anyone have a recommended toolset for doing an alignment? I feel like it shouldn't be too horribly complicated, a digital level should do for camber, caster I can't do anything about either way but should be measurable from the strut body itself (this is probably wrong), and I'm not sure what to do about toe but it seems like it should be simple enough. I know the string thing for making sure both wheels on a side are in alignment but I'm not sure about making sure the right and left are in alignment. If you do a string gauge the full length of the car you'll start by tweaking in the strings relative to the center of the wheels or hubs (provided the width front to rear is the same). This makes your toe measurements at each corner relative to the chassis so it won't crab. Toe plates are the one that get front and and rear in spec but messed up relative to each other.
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So basically all I would need is a digital level, a nice long piece of paracord, something to attach it to, and maybe something to put under the tires so you can fine-tune the toe more easily without jacking up the car? I am in a situation where whatever I get has to fit in a tiny shed area and be hauled out into the driveway and back so size is a factor. Especially since I frequently end up taking my cars over to a friend's garage because it's a garage rather than a driveway and it snows a lot here.
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Nov 4, 2021 22:50
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22 Eargesplitten posted:So basically all I would need is a digital level, a nice long piece of paracord, something to attach it to, and maybe something to put under the tires so you can fine-tune the toe more easily without jacking up the car? I am in a situation where whatever I get has to fit in a tiny shed area and be hauled out into the driveway and back so size is a factor. Especially since I frequently end up taking my cars over to a friend's garage because it's a garage rather than a driveway and it snows a lot here. Alignments need to be done with the weight on the car's suspension, so something slippery that allows the wheels to move easily. No personal experience, but I've *heard* that two pieces of plastic cut out of an old windshield wsher fluid jug, with some liquid soap sandwiched between them works pretty good.
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Nov 5, 2021 00:21
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wesleywillis posted:I've *heard* that two pieces of plastic cut out of an old windshield wsher fluid jug, with some liquid soap sandwiched between them works pretty good. Can confirm....have used milk jugs and car soap. It's not great, but it's something. I don't do it enough to get anything specific, because I just need things on enough to make it 2-ish miles to the tire/alignment shop.
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Nov 5, 2021 00:29
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Black trash bags work well as turn plates. I've used a cheap aluminum box level for camber. Drill and tap some holes for set screws and use some geometry to figure where to set them. The bubble's centered when the camber's right.
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We stacked up linoleum tiles to get a level surface (and then had fancy slip plates and scales). Then used a laser string deal, which set up on the rear wheels. So we set rear toe first to make the lines parallel to each other and the hubs, then used those lines for front toe. Personally I plan to make my own set of laser strings that use a hanging setup like regular strings but then project a laser plane forward so that I'm not basing the alignment off the position of the rear hubs. I replaced the struts on my sister's car a few years ago when I was in canada and had basically no tools with me and aligned it with toe plates I made of plywood and test driving. I wonder if it's been on an actual alignment rack, I'd kind of like to see how I did.
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I know the general consensus of the Harbor Freight tap & die set is "avoid at all costs," but I'm wondering if you guys have any opinions on it for general thread cleanup. I'm not even talking reshaping threads, more just chasing them to get rid of machining gunk. I figure they'd probably be alright as long as I'm not trying to actually cut any new threads, yeah?
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I know the general consensus of the Harbor Freight tap & die set is "avoid at all costs," but I'm wondering if you guys have any opinions on it for general thread cleanup. I'm not even talking reshaping threads, more just chasing them to get rid of machining gunk. I figure they'd probably be alright as long as I'm not trying to actually cut any new threads, yeah? Taps and chasers aren't the same thing. Sounds like what you want are chasers. While you can get away with threading taps and dies for that (I certainly have) they remove more metal. Like, if part of a thread is rolled over a threading tap is likely to cut it off, where a chasing tap will form it back into place. But if that's not in the cards for you, the HF set for doing what you're asking is a lot better than nothing. But not necessarily a LOT better.
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Motronic posted:Taps and chasers aren't the same thing. Sounds like what you want are chasers. While you can get away with threading taps and dies for that (I certainly have) they remove more metal. Like, if part of a thread is rolled over a threading tap is likely to cut it off, where a chasing tap will form it back into place. Any recommendations on a metric set that won't break the bank?
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Any recommendations on a metric set that won't break the bank? Not that is means much, but these are the ones Snap On rebrands: https://www.amazon.com/Kastar-971-Metric-Thread-Restorer/dp/B003QHQEPE They have poo poo QC. Just like HF. So if you buy a set, open it up and check ALL of them for damage/messed up threads and return/exchange that poo poo until you get a full working set.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I know the general consensus of the Harbor Freight tap & die set is "avoid at all costs," but I'm wondering if you guys have any opinions on it for general thread cleanup. I'm not even talking reshaping threads, more just chasing them to get rid of machining gunk. I figure they'd probably be alright as long as I'm not trying to actually cut any new threads, yeah? In a pinch, you can take a bolt with the same thread pitch and cut some slots into in along the length of the screw with a cut-off wheel.
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Motronic posted:Not that is means much, but these are the ones Snap On rebrands: https://www.amazon.com/Kastar-971-Metric-Thread-Restorer/dp/B003QHQEPE This is great info, thanks. I'll probably throw it on the 'long-term tool goal' list, but this: Frank Dillinger posted:In a pinch, you can take a bolt with the same thread pitch and cut some slots into in along the length of the screw with a cut-off wheel. ain't a bad idea. Might do some research on fasteners and go buy a fistful of bolts.
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If you do that make sure to deburr the slitted bolt before you chowder all your threads instead of clearing them.
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Any opinions on gearwrench 120xp non locking flex ratchet vs the 84 or 90 tooth locking ones? Is the detent on non locking ones good enough? I've only ever used the old floppy snap on ones and hated them.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Any recommendations on a metric set that won't break the bank? When I was a machinist I’d use forming taps rather than cutting taps to chase threads. Never seen them sold as a set though. If you’re just chasing threads that you cleaned out before chasing, quality shouldn’t matter a ton. Cutting taps can also work but like mentioned they’ll probably cut thread and if the hole is bad can also start new threads.
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Is the Ryobi cordless ratchet decent? Looking to buy one. Matches my current batteries but looks quite a bit bigger than other brands ratchets since it uses the same batteries as my drill, etc. Thoughts on getting a one off outside the current eco system?
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Project Farm liked it, and it’s probably the one tool where I considered that.
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Suburban Dad posted:Is the Ryobi cordless ratchet decent? Looking to buy one. Matches my current batteries but looks quite a bit bigger than other brands ratchets since it uses the same batteries as my drill, etc. Thoughts on getting a one off outside the current eco system? I have one and like it. It's better than any air ratchet I've ever used. Granted, non of those were new, but they were tool truck.
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imo the huge loving battery is a negative to me. getting to where you need to be and having room to work with it is the most important part. also big thanks to sharkytm for giving me the honda valve tool, he even covered the shipping.
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IIRC Torque Test tested it out and it was miles ahead of the Milwaukee, which was disappointingly weak given how nice the fuel tools usually are. I'm probably going to go with the Astro 90 degree air impact when I end up shelling out for one because it's something like $120-150 and I already have a compressor and hose.
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BraveUlysses posted:imo the huge loving battery is a negative to me. getting to where you need to be and having room to work with it is the most important part. Yeah that's my concern with it, it looks massive. Thanks for the feedback. Might have to mull it over and watch some videos then.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:IIRC Torque Test tested it out and it was miles ahead of the Milwaukee, which was disappointingly weak given how nice the fuel tools usually are. I'm probably going to go with the Astro 90 degree air impact when I end up shelling out for one because it's something like $120-150 and I already have a compressor and hose. It pains me to admit this because I've switched to the M12/M18 system, but my fairly old (I think ~10 years) 19V Craftsman drill / driver set is a lot more powerful than my new M12 FUEL set. I built a fence using these and only the Craftsman driver was powerful enough to get the screws all the way in. I bought the Craftsman for cheap when it already had the reputation of being much worse than the Craftsman of old, so I thought the modern M12 FUEL would be a lot more powerful despite the lower voltage. I wouldn't even recommend the Craftsman to a friend, but for me it's been abused and neglected yet had zero issues for 10 years and it still has decent power. So either the M12 is too weak or I just lucked out on a Craftsman purchase. My Ryobi 40V yard tools have worked very well, but I don't know how well that carries over into their ratchets.
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