New tool thread

[Pterostylis]

Finally caved and decided it's time to get out with the old, cumbersome, HF holder and somewhat accurate gauge. I will say once the holder is tight, it does hold it's position and is sturdy.

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That setup served it's purpose, but I did use my smaller but nicer Starrett 81-241J towards the end after the other gauge was acting up.
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Now finally I understand what the hype is about with the Noga...not sure why I waited all this time.

I went with the DG 6160 and FA 1400 2SM metal holder.

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Also a Mitutoyo 2358A-10 gauge with .0001 graduations and .0001 accuracy for the first 2.5 revolutions then I believe. 0008" after that. Much nicer to be able to "zoom in" between each .001.

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Very nice.

 

[D60]

Mopar 2025505140 injector o-ring pliers. I don't believe these are mandatory for Chrysler/Stellantis injector service, but I like tools. Available domestically but these happened to come from Netherlands:

 

[D60]

Local pawn buys: a Proto 24" all-sixteenths for $40 and a random (old) tap & die set for $20. The dies are all marked as Thread-It USA. I'm not familiar with Thread-It but they have the look and feel of being way better than Chinese garbage.

oh and the welds seen are from one of our volunteers who's still learning (plenty good for fencing)

 

[Trav]

Mopar 2025505140 injector o-ring pliers. I don't believe these are mandatory for Chrysler/Stellantis injector service, but I like tools. Available domestically but these happened to come from Netherlands:View attachment 291711View attachment 291712

Those are only to cut through the Teflon rings on DI injectors and can do more damage than good if not perfectly centered. I had a similar one for Bosch injectors a single edge razor blade does a better job.