New tool thread

[NYEngineer]

It's just a Grizzly for $65, no? In the machining world height gauges aren't exactly new technology?
https://www.grizzly.com/products/igaging-0-6-digital-fractional-height-gauge/t21576

It was new to me.

 

[Max Thrust]

You're going to hate the flank drive plus for everyday use unless every single nut you encounter is rounded off.

I understand their limitations with marring fasteners. I have a full set of conventional open ends for those circumstances in which I don't want a faster marred by the FD Plus.

 

[D60]

I recently had an occasion where I thought a 3/8" indexing ratchet might help me. I already have the 1/4" but that wasn't sufficient.

New F80MP from ebay

Any other options on the market seem to be limited in positions or coarse tooth or something else.

 

[grasscutter]

I understand their limitations with marring fasteners. I have a full set of conventional open ends for those circumstances in which I don't want a faster marred by the FD Plus.

It's not the marring of fasteners that's the issue. They get hooked on the corners of the hexagonal fasteners.

Trying to turn a fastener quickly with the open end can be annoying and besides that, the noise they make can be annoying too.

But for nuts that have rounded off corners, nothing is better.

 

[D60]

Powerbuilt 648997 stereo and antenna kit. I don't have anything like this. Tends to hover at $70‐80 online but this popped up on Warehouse Deals for $30 so I grabbed it. Seems well reviewed for this type of thing.

It's even got the old school tri-point socket for old Chrysler stereos. Now I'm ready to steal OEM head units from all those Dodge Omnis still running around!! MWUHAHAHA

 

[Timmastertech]

You're going to hate the flank drive plus for everyday use unless every single nut you encounter is rounded off.

To each his own but I have been using flank drive plus wrenches for 15 years without a complaint. The only non flank drive plus wrenches I have in metric are one set of gearwrenches and my flare nut wrenches that have open ends on one end flare on the other.

 

[grasscutter]

To each his own but I have been using flank drive plus wrenches for 15 years without a complaint. The only non flank drive plus wrenches I have in metric are one set of gearwrenches and my flare nut wrenches that have open ends on one end flare on the other.

I have a few. They get caught on the corners as I'm pulling the open end away from the nut.

No fault of the wrench though since they're designed for rounded off nuts.

 

[AutoMechanic]

The only place I’ve had a problem with flank drive plus wrenches is on the inner tie rods on some Toyotas they will only take a regular wrench but the jamb nuts and everything else I’ve encountered do fine with the flank drive plus. I usually use my special tool though to spin the inner tie rods though unless it’s not the right size in which case I use a regular wrench.

 

[demarpaint]

I recently had an occasion where I thought a 3/8" indexing ratchet might help me. I already have the 1/4" but that wasn't sufficient.

New F80MP from ebayView attachment 344598

Any other options on the market seem to be limited in positions or coarse tooth or something else.

I have one, I don't use it often but when I do I'm glad I have it! I got mine on Ebay as well.

 

[clinebarger]

Just bought a power supply & breakout box from GODIAG, Getting quite a bit of bench tuning & programming lately & the deep cycle battery I use is heavy.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Bought this on Thursday off Snap-on truck. First time he’s showed up since May. I’ve been needing to get one. Only one guy in the shop has one and everyone borrows it so I decided to get one. When I walked back in the shop everyone’s eyes got big and full of excitement I guess because there’s two in the shop now lol. Supposedly this has the adapter needed for certain Toyota without radiator caps so we will see. I probably could of gotten a cheaper one but I need one I can make payments on lol.

 

[D60]

Bought this on Thursday off Snap-on truck. First time he’s showed up since May. I’ve been needing to get one. Only one guy in the shop has one and everyone borrows it so I decided to get one. When I walked back in the shop everyone’s eyes got big and full of excitement I guess because there’s two in the shop now lol. Supposedly this has the adapter needed for certain Toyota without radiator caps so we will see. I probably could of gotten a cheaper one but I need one I can make payments on lol.
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Seriously you want the Astro adapter/regulator that hooks up to shop air and then get a master rad cap kit like Ares or whatever.

No more pumping like a fool -- just open the valve and it's immediately pressurized. If there's a big leak leave the valve open. I haven't pumped a pressure tester since. It's not about lazy, it's about efficiency.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Seriously you want the Astro adapter/regulator that hooks up to shop air and then get a master rad cap kit like Ares or whatever.

No more pumping like a fool -- just open the valve and it's immediately pressurized. If there's a big leak leave the valve open. I haven't pumped a pressure tester since. It's not about lazy, it's about efficiency.

I’ve never seen an air powered one in use before. I had considered that one too but had no idea how it worked.

 

[mrvmax]

After recently working on a '14 Escape 2.0 I wanted a better way to fill the degas bottle. I have flexible neck funnels but somehow I like the idea of this, plus it's not expensive and I believe you can never have too many funnel options. View attachment 343423

I have one of those somewhere, I wish i knew where…..

 

[D60]

I’ve never seen an air powered one in use before. I had considered that one too but had no idea how it worked.

You just set the regulator to roughly cap pressure. It'll fill the system to, say, 17psi. Then close the valve so it's no longer getting air, and watch the gauge. If it drops, you have a leak.

The other benefit is that I've had big leaks but they're not easy to SPOT, so you pump like a madman and then get to listen for 2 seconds before the pressure is gone and you can no longer hear anything. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

But with the constant flow of air, just leave the valve open and you can then search for the big leak.

Something like the Astro 78584 gets you pretty much all cap adapters (and a vacuum filler). Then get the Astro 7856 to hook up to shop air:

 

[D60]

I have one of those somewhere, I wish i knew where…..

They're not too spendy. I chose the cheapest seller which may have been ebay. I was in no hurry.

Buy a replacement and you're guaranteed to find your current one. Win/win