If my marriage suffers due to tool expenditures I lay the blame at @The Critic 's feet for starting a thread about the AES terminal test kit
Been there suffered through it, yet I survived ,, barely.Originally Posted by Little_Lebowski
My shop has a beer fridge. Bought a case of this to stock it. Good stuff. Reminds me of my ex-wife...
The Name or her alcohol content??
Name. Absolutely the name.
The alcohol content helps dull the pain of that chapter in my life...
Here’s mine. Cheers!If my marriage suffers due to tool expenditures I lay the blame at @The Critic 's feet for starting a thread about the AES terminal test kitView attachment 127386
That Wilton is a thing of beauty! I’m a fan…Not exactly new......I bought a couple work benches from a machine shop that was going out of business. Got one cleaned up, Welded some Casters on the legs, Mounted a new USA made Wilton 1765 Vise, Trans holding fixture & my Snap-Press base.
The benches had Prentiss Bulldog Vises mounted, But they wanted too much for them for the condition they were in.
Benches were covered in a greasy crust that I had to scrap off in sheets....Probably 5 pounds worth. Then I hit it with some lacquer thinner to dry it off, Knocked down some errand welds with a 80 grit green corps pad.....Then a couple passes with a orbital sander & 120 grit.
Wiped it down with some ATF 4 or 5 times to keep it from flash rusting.
These are the heaviest benches of this type I've ever seen, They weigh @300 pounds & have huge piano hinges for the legs to fold up. Has US-OMC stamped on them, Saw some olive green paint & red oxide primer while sanding the top. Not sure of the year or if they were originally built for the military??
It replaces a work bench that had a wooden/particle board core top with a sheet metal skin, It was starting to sag pretty bad in the middle, I'd like to re-top it with 3/16" steel plate one day.....
I thought the same thing. Good color too.That Wilton is a thing of beauty! I’m a fan…View attachment 128180
@GON Why is the quality questionable?These pipe wrench arrived a month ago, finally unboxed them this morning. Amazon sells them for a pretty good discount, but takes about a month for shipping. I don't have a need for these at the moment, but if or when I do, I can't easily get these local so I think wise to have them sitting in the box. Quality seems a bit questionable.
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Twin turbo V12 ?... just did the 24 plugs on my wife’s car...
Any more details or pics about this? (V12 MB I'm guessing?)"... just did the 24 plugs on my wife’s car... "
Yes. The SL600. Twin plugs per cylinder. I did valve cover gaskets as well. I’ll post up some pics when I get done tonight.Any more details or pics about this? (V12 MB I'm guessing?)
DT,@GON Why is the quality questionable?
I have that top bench. A friend was moving and couldn't take it. No hammer has a chance... Weighs a ton!Not exactly new......I bought a couple work benches from a machine shop that was going out of business. Got one cleaned up, Welded some Casters on the legs, Mounted a new USA made Wilton 1765 Vise, Trans holding fixture & my Snap-Press base.
The benches had Prentiss Bulldog Vises mounted, But they wanted too much for them for the condition they were in.
Benches were covered in a greasy crust that I had to scrap off in sheets....Probably 5 pounds worth. Then I hit it with some lacquer thinner to dry it off, Knocked down some errand welds with a 80 grit green corps pad.....Then a couple passes with a orbital sander & 120 grit.
Wiped it down with some ATF 4 or 5 times to keep it from flash rusting.
These are the heaviest benches of this type I've ever seen, They weigh @300 pounds & have huge piano hinges for the legs to fold up. Has US-OMC stamped on them, Saw some olive green paint & red oxide primer while sanding the top. Not sure of the year or if they were originally built for the military??
It replaces a work bench that had a wooden/particle board core top with a sheet metal skin, It was starting to sag pretty bad in the middle, I'd like to re-top it with 3/16" steel plate one day.....
I want that pair of Snap On pliers but they are expensive. I was going to buy them off of the Snap On website last night but they wanted almost $19 to ship and over $7 in taxes so $90 in total so I passed. Maybe I can find them cheaper some day.Two new tools that have really impressed me, both purchased because of recommendations in this thread.
The sparkplug socket set from Nepros (KTC) are simply great - just did the 24 plugs on my wife’s car and the rare earth magnet in the socket works perfectly.View attachment 128181
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Shown with the spark plug socket is the set of Snapon pliers someone recommended. They work really, really well.
In the plug wells on this car are silicone insulators, slippery to grab, and they stick to the plugs after so many heat cycles. Regular needle nose just slip off. These grab and pop them right out. So nice!