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Bought a new socket set since most of my old sets are increasingly seeing bits missing.
DeWalt 142pc 1/4 & 3/8 drive socket and spanner set
DeWalt 142pc 1/4 & 3/8 drive socket and spanner set
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That’s a sweet toolkit. 6 or 12 pt sockets?
I bought one of these in 3/8 last summer and am very satisfied with it, the price has dropped to $50-$55 from $100 making them an even better deal. This huge drop in price make me wonder if there are not a new brushless versions around the corner to compete with the red over priced ones. At $50 I just may buy the 1/4" drive also.
I was in the market for a good adjustable wrench after I realized in my move last summer, my genuine Crescent wrench one decided to fly away. After going back and forth, I just ended with a set of 3 from Harbor Freight, the Pittsburgh 3 pack.
Thanks, they're mostly 6 pt sockets
What did you use to make the labels?
Bought these on Amazon and then printed the labels on cardstock using Publisher. I wanted a clean printed look with white text on a black background but these come with inserts so you can hand write and be done quickly if you want.
Yep I've just loaded self-adhesive address return labels in my printer then typed out the various labels I wanted. Then I just get magnetic sheet from any hobby supply and cut to size w scissors. Stick the adhesive label to the magnetic sheet and you can move them around if you shift drawers
Actually our local phone books used to come with a magnetic "ad" glued to them. The idea was a plumbing company or whatever would pay for that and people would peel it off the phone book and stick it on their fridge. I'd keep those for free magnetic sheet
Now as phone books go extinct (and I say good riddance) this may be increasingly less common.
edit: I forgot about RA magnets. Duh
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Some made-in-USA Mayhew chisels: 1/8" cape chisel, 1/4" cape chisel, and a 5/16" diamond point chisel. They were around $10 each from Amazon.
The 1/8" cape chisel has some mediocre grinding on the point. The cutting edge should be perpendicular to the parallel sides of the chisel when viewed head on, but it is a few degrees off (it can't be seen in this photo). Read some reviews at Amazon complaining about the same thing, but much worse than my sample.
The 1/8" cape chisel has some mediocre grinding on the point. The cutting edge should be perpendicular to the parallel sides of the chisel when viewed head on, but it is a few degrees off (it can't be seen in this photo). Read some reviews at Amazon complaining about the same thing, but much worse than my sample.
Forgot I had this. Was cleaning basement. Back in the day it's got this on sale for 40 bucks.
Wondering if it will hold up for home use.
Wondering if it will hold up for home use.
Ze Assenmacher VW drain plug tool, yawh. Now in addition to ze white trash I can be ze euro trash too, yawh!!
Leave it to the Germans to create a glorified straight blade screwdriver.....I wanna know the salaries of the engineering team that came up with this
edit: right now if I were in Gernany I'd be arrested for insulting ze German people...
Leave it to the Germans to create a glorified straight blade screwdriver.....I wanna know the salaries of the engineering team that came up with this
edit: right now if I were in Gernany I'd be arrested for insulting ze German people...
Does footwear count as a tool? It does for me as I feel naked without safety toes. Plus I can become an influencer, like oh my gawsh you guys, look at my new shoes!!
New Timberland Pro Titans to replace my old ones that are VERY old (technically you should replace annually if you stand on concrete every day as I do)
Walking around in our recent spring slush puddles guaranteed instantaneous wet socks
New Timberland Pro Titans to replace my old ones that are VERY old (technically you should replace annually if you stand on concrete every day as I do)
Walking around in our recent spring slush puddles guaranteed instantaneous wet socks
For the quick fixes:
SnapOn LTAM1719 thin wrench and a Sioux 5980 pneumatic engraver to replace my CP710 which just died.
As a bonus with the engraver I figure it'll be a collectible once social pressure forces them to change their name. I'd suggest something really cool like The Commanders Air Tools but I heard there might be a conflict. Maybe Guardians Air Tools -- no, scratch that. Further thought required....
As a bonus with the engraver I figure it'll be a collectible once social pressure forces them to change their name. I'd suggest something really cool like The Commanders Air Tools but I heard there might be a conflict. Maybe Guardians Air Tools -- no, scratch that. Further thought required....
Engine oil. You can use a very large straight blade but the specialty tool inserts really deep into the drain plug, like 5/16 to 3/8" or more I'd guess. Apparently these plugs are supposed to be one-time use. You can find inexpensive packs on Amazon like so:
https://www.amazon.com/Dsnaduo-Replace-06L103801-Assembly-T10549/dp/B09P3WWZ2H/
As shown, you can get much less expensive tools than the Assenmacher but I like their stuff
Plastic drain plug for the composite engine sumps. Flat screwdriver works just fine and doesn’t deform or mar the plug.
