New tool thread
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Today my new Capri 8mm - 10mm 0 degree offset wrench came in. I bought the 12mm - 14mm about a month ago to change the serpentine belt and had to remove the fan clutch. I enjoyed having so much extra leverage with a single tool the 8/10 was just waiting for payday. It’s about 12 inches long, can of brake cleaner for scale.
CalVan 113 "clip lifter" set. Stumbled upon it for $32 at mechanixgear (and free ship). Immediately after ordering they upped the price to ~$44 to be more inline with other retailers. So, basically, I got lucky and squeezed into a minor pricing error or slow-to-update price
They seem really nice
They seem really nice
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On the right: new Milwaukee 2904 drill. Left: a 2804 I've had for awhile.
I just received new Rohms for both from Suncoast Prec Tools. I had been giving the chuck on the 2804 "a chance" but it's garbage like all Milwaukee chucks.
The 2904 chuck looks different yet, but fool me once......
I must have five other Milwaukee drills in M18 and M12 and they ALL already wear Rohms installed by me.
You've gotta watch Milwaukee from 27xx and up as most run a non-standard 9/16-18 spindle thread, but Rohm stepped up early and answered the call for a quality chuck that would fit the less conventional thread.
Side note: the 2904 has a considerably noisier gear "growl" than any of it's predecessors and as I was attempting to power the chuck off it nearly twisted my wrist even using the side handle. I don't know what they changed but it's rowdy!
I just received new Rohms for both from Suncoast Prec Tools. I had been giving the chuck on the 2804 "a chance" but it's garbage like all Milwaukee chucks.
The 2904 chuck looks different yet, but fool me once......
I must have five other Milwaukee drills in M18 and M12 and they ALL already wear Rohms installed by me.
You've gotta watch Milwaukee from 27xx and up as most run a non-standard 9/16-18 spindle thread, but Rohm stepped up early and answered the call for a quality chuck that would fit the less conventional thread.
Side note: the 2904 has a considerably noisier gear "growl" than any of it's predecessors and as I was attempting to power the chuck off it nearly twisted my wrist even using the side handle. I don't know what they changed but it's rowdy!
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It is a different ballgame but I don't like Rohm chucks on my lathes from early 2000 era.
The runout was bad and the grip worse. It's apples and oranges and maybe they got better. You will laugh but Taiwan produced Golden Goose chucks sold by many dealers and MSC and they were the bomb compared to Rohm. I see them used but I think they are no longer ?
I still use daily ones that are from the mid 90s...
The Rohm sits at the bottom of my cart... That said just like oil filters things change daily these days. Glad to see they are working for you.
Yeah those Golden Goose were an example of a hidden gem in import tooling. They vanished long ago according to what I remember reading on PM. Basically, a situation of too-good-to-last.
The joke was they had a pic of a duck despite being named Golden Goose. I always figured it was an Engrish thing....?
Well according to post #8 here it was actually a pelican?
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/whats-the-best-of-the-worst-drill-chucks.258868/
edit: also I'm an Albrecht keyless fan myself. They've been good to me and I like that you can order every. single. piece. to rebuild....although at some point it's not economical (the shells are spendy)
I use an Albrecht in the drill press a buy once cry once buy, the Hilti drill came with a Hilti keyless that looks like either a Rohm or Bosch, one Makita came with a Rohm and the other a Yukiwa. All have been good but the Albrecht is in a class of one.
Never heard of this tool until seeing it on a youtube auto repair channel. It's an aviation tool to clean rivet holes, but he was using it to clean grounding posts of rust and paint or ground cable ends.
I bought a couple of these after seeing Ivan on Pine Hollow Auto diagnostics use one. They work well and I have already used them a few times.
Pulled the trigger this morning on a new blower.
Echo PB9010
Echo PB9010
Does it blow you away?
It's amazing. Moves leaves so much faster! I'm about saving time now!
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Nice!
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Because newer cars have such large draws that you need to have a charger connected during a code scan. Or for reflashes. This one supports up to 90A when using a NEMA 5-20 plug.
Because newer cars have such large draws that you need to have a charger connected during a code scan. Or for reflashes. This one supports up to 90A when using a NEMA 5-20 plug.
