Grabbed these at HF over the weekend. Nice pliers for twenty bucks.
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None at mine yet, I've been waiting. They're also releasing a knockoff of the Snap-On LN47ACF that I need.
Those Snap ons are nice. I need em now too.
Glad you posted that because I was eyeing that Rigid up the other day. All my current tools are Milwaukee so I would have to go different batteries but I think just 2 batteries and a charger would do me fine with the Rigid. I also gotta say the Bauer tools have been pretty impressive too for the price. Not sure how long they will last but I got a few to keep on hand.
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Why not buy the actual ones?
Because good enough is good enough.
Finally got my Lisle 37960 from Tooldiscounter. Was willing to wait because I got them for $28.75 shipped (prices have since climbed a bit)
Also a 13/16" magnetic spark plug socket because I recently needed it on a Polaris 300.
And a "pilot screw screwdriver" for ATVs and motorcycles should I need it some day (the 300 does not)
Also a 13/16" magnetic spark plug socket because I recently needed it on a Polaris 300.
And a "pilot screw screwdriver" for ATVs and motorcycles should I need it some day (the 300 does not)
Ive been using that impact every day since I made that post however many years ago and its still one of my favorites. Ridgid power tools can take being used in a professional environment all day every day.
I bought the socket set and a bit set from them, these are the first Teng Tools I have bought. Heard of them a couple of years ago, a Swedish company with tools made in Taiwan. I have never seen any of thier things first hand, but they looked good in pix, I wanted to see for myself. Now that I can see the tools up close, I'm happy with them. They are very good quality, I'm sure they won't disappoint.
Tone has a stubby 1/4 drive ratchet that has a square drive on one end, it looks good, similar to Vim Tools DD2 ratchet. I'd like to get either one of those eventually.
Not exactly new, but warranty replacement 2854 from Milwaukee. In hindsight, I think the original one stopped working because it fell to the shop floor from a height of roughly 4.5'. It worked fine for a few days then started making bad noises and locking up.
I also can't be sure the one I dropped was the faulty one because I have two that are identical in my service cart. There was no external case damage or other visual identifiers.
Anyway, Milwaukee warranty was great again. The service order said "Too costly to repair -- replace"
I also can't be sure the one I dropped was the faulty one because I have two that are identical in my service cart. There was no external case damage or other visual identifiers.
Anyway, Milwaukee warranty was great again. The service order said "Too costly to repair -- replace"
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How are these holding up for you? They have a new version, XFRRM705, that has a reversible lever.Snap-on XFRM705 double box end ratcheting wrenches, Wished the EZ-Red/Platinum/Mountain/Matco set I bought would've worked out for the long haul....Or if I had a decent Matco dealer I would've bought them for the no hassle warranty.
My Snap-on rep gave me a good cash discount, But they're still quite expensive
Another one from eBay
I took a look at a set on ebay for $1k. Just now I got a targeted email discount for $950. Hold me back!!!!
Scammers, I bet it ships from snap on later this month. They may be nice but no way in hades would I pay $800 for them, $520 school student price might be okay but it is still a lot of wood.
Yeah I've got the ubiquitous Carlyle/Kabo/Mountain/Icon et al.
The button gets bumped, the beams are too thin and the spline drive is kinda annoying. That said, they work "pretty well" and it's difficult to justify an upgrade when I already have something that pretty much fits the bill.
I ventured away from Knipex, and bought these 6" Keiba flat nose pliers at DRPD ($25). The nose is 4mm wide, and the jaws are smooth. The pivot joint operates smoothly after a 45 second break-in procedure. They are manufactured in Japan by Maruto, which has a history going back 100 years.
https://www.keiba-tool.com/keiba/en/
https://www.keiba-tool.com/keiba/en/
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I love it when mom goes away with her archery team for tournaments lol. Nice little break. Looking forward to more stores tomorrow. Hopefully we can find a more friendly Napa store. The two in my area act like your a burden unless your a commercial customer.
Picked up this little guy just because.
Ignorant of portable band saws, I quickly ran into the limitation of the 2.5 inch model cutting 3 and 4 inch bars. Solved that with a Hercules 5 inch corded model. I am invested with Ryobi, Dewalt and Milwaukee batteries and not really wanting to juggle a 4th battery type. This was on sale with their parking lot sale, but had to wait 5 days due to out of stock, but Friday was lucky when a shipment came in. Getting the stand soon.
