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Advent Horizon posted:6 point sockets remove hex head fasteners, 12 point sockets only remove the hex.  yeah this has been my experience. I don't use 12 point on anything because nothing I work on has 12 point fasteners.
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I was just looking at 6 or 12 so that works
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Sep 13, 2022 18:51
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12-point sockets will also work in a pinch on square head fasteners. Wrenches with 12-point box ends may round your fasteners, but offer significantly enhanced flexibility for situations with poor accessibility.
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Sep 14, 2022 17:02
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Is there a standard thread that just happens to be the same as M6 1.0 or did I luck out and just happen to find the 1 M6 1.0 nut in my shop in the junk drawer? It looks pretty drat close to 1/4 -28
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Sep 14, 2022 19:50
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My M6 1.0 thread checker (bolt) threads into my 1/4 28 thread checker (nut) fine for a few turns before binding but the reverse doesn't work at all. Maybe a slightly undersized 1/4 28 bolt and oversized/loose M6 1.0 nut would work if it's narrow enough E: predictably I have M3, 4, and 5 nuts but no M6 (that I know of) Galler fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Sep 14, 2022 |
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Sep 14, 2022 20:25
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I'm pretty sure it was a 1/4 - 28. It worked though. This fuckin thing now has 3 M6 bolts and 2 m6 studs, 1 with an M6 nut and the other with a 1/4 - 28 nut holding on the exhaust manifold. And since the other bolt hole is broken on the manifold, I needn't feel obligated to try and replace the 6th stud. VICTORY!!
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Sep 14, 2022 21:38
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Another annoying almost equivalent is 5/16-18 and M8x1.25mm. 5/16" = 7.94mm. 18 TPI = 1.41mm. It takes about 4 turns before you're off by half a thread, so it feels right until it doesn't. In my younger and more vulnerable years that mistake caused me WAY too many stripped threads. Now I'm too smart for that (sometimes).
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Sep 15, 2022 01:10
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JoshGuitar posted:Another annoying almost equivalent is 5/16-18 and M8x1.25mm. 5/16" = 7.94mm. 18 TPI = 1.41mm. It takes about 4 turns before you're off by half a thread, so it feels right until it doesn't. In my younger and more vulnerable years that mistake caused me WAY too many stripped threads. Now I'm too smart for that (sometimes). Thats probably why 5/16 - 18 worked to pop the old rusty rotors off the back of my Corolla a few years back.
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Sep 15, 2022 01:31
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Fuckin same with m5 and 10-32
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Sep 15, 2022 02:02
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Wera tool kit for a really good price. Check other sellers for $111 option. Wera 05135926001 Nut Drivers https://a.co/d/iKd4Xhy
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Sep 15, 2022 03:30
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:I'm pretty sure it was a 1/4 - 28. Inarticulate screaming
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Sep 15, 2022 04:23
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honda whisperer posted:Inarticulate screaming this is a typical response to metric bullshit close enough to something normal, but just wrong enough that it pisses you off
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Sep 15, 2022 04:27
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Rhyno posted:Wera tool kit for a really good price. Check other sellers for $111 option. Interesting how Amazon UK is undercutting Amazon actual. Note that shipping takes about a month. Just shows due to the depressed currency values elsewhere and a strong dollar gives us good international buying power... at least until things turn to poo poo.
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Sep 15, 2022 11:36
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meatpimp posted:Interesting how Amazon UK is undercutting Amazon actual. Note that shipping takes about a month. I don't know what you mean. Everything is fine. Everything is fine. Everything is fine. Everything is fine. Everything is fine. Everything is fine. Everything is hosed.
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Sep 15, 2022 13:24
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meatpimp posted:Interesting how Amazon UK is undercutting Amazon actual. Note that shipping takes about a month. I did this recently for a Gedore 1265 cantilever tool box. I ordered it September 6, and it arrived via DHL free shipping on September 12th. It was a good $70 cheaper than it was on other US sites.
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0toShifty posted:I did this recently for a Gedore 1265 cantilever tool box. I ordered it September 6, and it arrived via DHL free shipping on September 12th. It was a good $70 cheaper than it was on other US sites. I ordered a backpack from Amazon UK, was told it would take a few weeks, and it showed up via DHL in a few days before the rest of the Amazon order from Amazon USA (through non-Prime free shipping). I wasn't even thinking about it coming from there, I didn't notice until I got to the checkout and the delivery date was so out of whack from everything else.
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Sep 15, 2022 15:20
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Raluek posted:this is a typical response to metric bullshit Not that. This was 100% homebrewd metric and standard nightmare flashbacks. Just... why are these threads all hosed up? Nothing fits right. Oh. Ohhh. Oh no. Dear aftermarket, if you're making parts for cars with metric fasteners go metric! Don't supply 1/4-20 bolts for a honda. This doesn't have to be hard.
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Sep 16, 2022 03:34
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What sockets are a halfway decent, readily available step up from the chrome plated Craftsman set I've been rocking since Christmas 2004 or so? Bonus points if they're available from a Home Depot or a Lowes.
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Sep 16, 2022 03:48
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honda whisperer posted:Not that. This was 100% homebrewd metric and standard nightmare flashbacks. Just... why are these threads all hosed up? Nothing fits right. Oh. Ohhh. Oh no. I learned this on a 3/8-24 brake line fitting I accidentally bought an m10x1.0 line for. 2009, my first lesson in double checking things from the rack at the parts store.
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Sep 16, 2022 03:54
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Safety Dance posted:What sockets are a halfway decent, readily available step up from the chrome plated Craftsman set I've been rocking since Christmas 2004 or so? Bonus points if they're available from a Home Depot or a Lowes. is there something wrong with the ones you have? i'm still using babbys first craftsman set from 1998. i had to buy impact sockets once i got impact tools but the old ones still chug along.
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Sep 16, 2022 04:50
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Socket sets don't get replaced. You add onto them. Regular sockets? Get deep ones. Have deep ones? Get shallow. Have shallow? Get impact rated. Have impact? Get all six point. Have that? Get color coded. Oh wait, do you have 1/2"? 1/4"? At this point you might need a larger tool box.
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Sep 16, 2022 05:27
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Yeah, I only "replaced" (added more sockets to) my mid 90s craftsman set because all my 3/8 deeps were 12pt. Now I just have multiple sets of sockets (deep and shallow 12pt, deep/mid/shallow 6pt) in a mix of Craftsman, Tekton and Gear Wrench. As far as available at Lowe's Depot, you've got Craftsman at Lowe's if you need something particular, or I think HD seems to have Husky or maybe Dewalt? I like my Tekton and Gear Wrench stuff, but it's harder to find locally. Lowe's should have a good selection of individual sockets, though the closest one to me is often pretty picked over and low in stock.
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Sep 16, 2022 05:35
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I'm glad I live in metric land and outside of buying imperial cars there is an extremely low chance of ever encountering anything but metric fasteners in the wild. Hell, the only example I can think of are camera mounts.
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Sep 16, 2022 06:16
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Seat belt bolts on many cars, even fully metric ones, were SAE into the 2000s. I'm not sure about in other countries but even USDM Subarus were SAE seatbelt bolt. This is because until fairly recently the federal motor vehicle safety standards literally said you needed to use grade 8 1/2" or 7/16" bolts for them. At some point they changed it to give a shear strength minimum instead.
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BraveUlysses posted:is there something wrong with the ones you have? I just feel like they've felt sloppy the last few times I've used them. I'll reassess.
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kastein posted:Seat belt bolts on many cars, even fully metric ones, were SAE into the 2000s. I'm not sure about in other countries but even USDM Subarus were SAE seatbelt bolt. This is because until fairly recently the federal motor vehicle safety standards literally said you needed to use grade 8 1/2" or 7/16" bolts for them. At some point they changed it to give a shear strength minimum instead. Seat belt bolts with Torx heads are often T47. Not T45. Not T50. T47. I think the Astro Pneumatic stuff on Amazon is generally very, very good for the price. I like the "Nano" sockets that are extra shallow and can be gripped on the outside by a 17mm ratcheting wrench. Generally it seems that new Taiwanese-made tools are in the sweet spot of reliably good quality at reasonable prices. Gearwrench and Astro appear to be the two biggest players in Taiwanese hand (and pneumatic) tools.
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PBCrunch posted:I think the Astro Pneumatic stuff on Amazon is generally very, very good for the price. I like the "Nano" sockets that are extra shallow and can be gripped on the outside by a 17mm ratcheting wrench. Tekton as well.
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Sep 16, 2022 18:58
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Anyone have a recommendation for files? I had some cheap ones that I don’t know the brand of that came with plastic handles and someone broke the handles. It was me.  Then I kept using them but it’s time for some new ones.
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Sep 17, 2022 03:11
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AFAIK Nicholson still makes a decent product. Typically available at lowes depot and most big box stores.
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builds character posted:Anyone have a recommendation for files? I had some cheap ones that I don’t know the brand of that came with plastic handles and someone broke the handles. It was me. If the files themselves are not shagged out, you could just get some new handles Otherwise I quite like my Corradi (https://www.corradishop.com/) files. Heard good things about Pferd (https://www.pferd.com/us-en/products/files/) and Vallorbe (https://www.vallorbe.com/en-ch/products/files) as well but no first hand knowledge.
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:AFAIK Nicholson still makes a decent product. Typically available at lowes depot and most big box stores. Nicholson quality took a nose dive when they moved production to Brazil? Wherever it was, the USA made ones were way way better. Pferd is very good. Obligate: but and use a file card, keep your files sharp and clean.
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MrPete posted:If the files themselves are not shagged out, you could just get some new handles These look great, thanks!
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Sep 17, 2022 18:40
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Bit the bullet and picked up a Daytona long reach jack. Where was this all my life?
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Colostomy Bag posted:Bit the bullet and picked up a Daytona long reach jack. Where was this all my life? Yup. Not cheap but better than everything on the market that costs less, and nearly everything on the market that costs more too It's a long term tool investment as far as I'm concerned.
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Yeah, not quite up to the level of the "pro" Daytona, but I needed the reach. As far as I'm concerned it paid for itself the same afternoon with the amount of frustration it saved.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Bit the bullet and picked up a Daytona long reach jack. Where was this all my life? Don't feel too bad, I think the product you got now beats the product of every year past. Feels like something that gets a little improved everytime I check it out. If I didn't already have a "good" jack I'd probably get it, the Daytona is better.
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Anybody have any experience with the Daytona aluminum jacks? There are ‘off road’ kits for them that look like a very interesting setup.
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Weren’t the Daytona ones the ones that were made in the same factory as Snap-on and Snap-on got all butthurt about harboring freight advertising that?
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Frank Dillinger posted:Weren’t the Daytona ones the ones that were made in the same factory as Snap-on and Snap-on got all butthurt about harboring freight advertising that? That is my recollection. But remember, and I have no idea if it's the case in this situation: chinese factory repeatability is often ATROCIOUS. So three different brands of the "same thing" made on the same line can be anything from great to barely usable based on how they "binned" the parts from A to F grade and then assembled the resulting stuff out of them.
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That farm dude just did a jack shoot out a few weeks ago, the Snap-on and Daytona were both in it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5_64r2PR7A
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