You better get a special rider for your box. If the house burns they're not gonna accept a claimed tool value higher than the cost of razing the building and fresh construction.....
New tool thread
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The power sockets are great, the 17 saved by backside, since then I got the other sizes, the 22 made short work of rusted subframe bolts that would not move.
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Here’s more. I consider the penetrating oil and anti seize tools as well lol
. The Tekton bit adapters are for home. I had a Craftsman China set however i misplaced the 3/8 and it was cheaper to just buy a whole new set vs just buying the single 3/8 so I picked these up at Rural King. And got a 9mm ratcheting wrench for work too. Yes I know it’s a 9mm lol. But it’s the only one I’m missing besides 20mm so I wanted to get it. I actually used a 9mm combo wrench on a Suzuki a couple weeks ago along with 11mm. Had to adjust a couple things for state inspection and that’s what I had to use was 9 and 11 lol. Not sure if those are sizes common on those or not but I know I’ve used the 9 and 11 on Suzuki and Isuzu before so yes they do come in handy occasionally. The copper anti seize is also for work. They won’t provide copper due to costs and I like to have it for exhaust stuff and I prefer it for spark plugs too though I’m sure the silver would work fine. I was pleased to find a regular size can at Napa. The can I have at home is a 1 pound can lol. Also managed to find some good brake cleaner at Rural King too chlorinated not that stuff that doesn’t work lol.9mm and 11mm ratcheting wrenches can be useful for bleeding the brakes on BMW's. So there's another use to remember!View attachment 149422
Here’s more. I consider the penetrating oil and anti seize tools as well lol
I’m starting to wonder if @AutoMechanic buys anything in sets…
Agreed. These are probably the most useless wrenches for me. Maybe I should sell them to @AutoMechanic
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I do sometimes haha. My main reason for not is majority of my tools, at least my hand tools, come from the pawn shop and I just buy fills in for ones I can’t find. But it’s also fun to buy singles too if you just want that one brand you haven’t added to your collection yet. I don’t have brake bleeder wrenches. I just use regular wrenches or sometimes flare nut wrenches of high quality to make sure I don’t round anything off. There are a few things I’m looking to buy in a set like long ball Allen sockets just haven’t decided which brand to buy yet.
3 sets of the Lowe's clearance Wiha screwdrivers at $12 ea -- one for me, two to go in the gift pile. Good gift for BIL, etc
2 pair of my favorite general purpose fab gloves, Tillman 48's
And the RedLithium USB light with charging dock. I'm really most interested in the charging dock as I can't stand the little slide chargers. Plus this is Type C and the old chargers are mini USB which sucks.
2 pair of my favorite general purpose fab gloves, Tillman 48's
And the RedLithium USB light with charging dock. I'm really most interested in the charging dock as I can't stand the little slide chargers. Plus this is Type C and the old chargers are mini USB which sucks.
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I cant see myself running to buy those either.
I wanna say they would have been useful on a MKIV Beetle clutch bleeder screw. I faintly recall that application requiring an offset bleeder wrench of some sort.
Generally speaking, those wrenches are useful for performing brake fluid exchanges without removing the tire. Flat rate application.
You have them so make good use of them. BTW you don't need one of those for a MKIV Beetle.
I cant say anything about buying piecemeal. When I was young I did many of my Snapon socket and extension sets one socket a week replacing chinese stuff as I broke it.
Not only that but today w ebay it's much easier to piece a set together. Like with everything else, if you're willing to invest time and can be patient you can save money
Milwaukee high speed extended reach 3/8" 2569-20, And 1/4" 2568-20. (2 on the right)
Also got a high speed standard Fuel 1/4" 2566-20 as it was near free with Home Depot "buy more, save more" (3rd from the left)
Got a couple of the new(er) 2.5Ah XC high output batteries, Kinda disappointed with the standard 2.0Ah batteries that came with some bundle deals I bought.....Like the 3.0Ah compact better. I have one 1.5Ah battery.....Useless except for the Dremel.
Also got a high speed standard Fuel 1/4" 2566-20 as it was near free with Home Depot "buy more, save more" (3rd from the left)
Got a couple of the new(er) 2.5Ah XC high output batteries, Kinda disappointed with the standard 2.0Ah batteries that came with some bundle deals I bought.....Like the 3.0Ah compact better. I have one 1.5Ah battery.....Useless except for the Dremel.
Took advantage of my HD 10% off coupon in conjunction with their sales.
- Four M18 Milwaukee M18 HO CP 3.0 batteries for $229
- Two boots for my extended reach, high-speed ratchets.
- Four M18 Milwaukee M18 HO CP 3.0 batteries for $229
- Two boots for my extended reach, high-speed ratchets.
No one beats @AutoMechanic for coolness…
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Got this for the house for the 2004 Camry which hood struts are junk on. I use my hood props just about everyday at work lol. No need for a fancy one at the house plus with military discount and my friend working at O’Reilly it was cheap. We had to go there to get a couple things so seen this and picked it up.
