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[JHZR2]

FB Marketplace is dangerous!

 

[JeffKeryk]

FB Marketplace is dangerous!

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Something about an old vise... Beautiful. I would never let it go. And use it with joy!

 

[D60]

FB Marketplace is dangerous!

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Is that a blockhead? Those are fairly well regarded

 

[wavinwayne]

Oh how it pains me to see a box sitting on a diesel car’s paint…

The picture doesn't show all the animal scratches on that trunk lid from before it was garaged. If my phone had a decent camera, you could see it looks like Wolverine had a go at that lid.

 

[JHZR2]

Is that a blockhead? Those are fairly well regarded

I don’t know??!?

 

[clinebarger]

Thats really the only downfall, I have 3 of em and have programmed countless modules with them. Use it in diag as a regular breakout box as well. We also use them in our eeprom and advanced programming classes with great success. One addition I would make is aeswave sells a cable for them that has banana jacks on the end to work with the u-test kit terminals for more versatility than the godiag cable.

Thanks Tim. Ordered 8 of them from AESwave.

 

[D60]

I don’t know??!?

Nope, the blockheads were 100% block body. Shows what I know

 

[JHZR2]

 

[D60]

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For taps that aren't center-drilled these should be. HF used to sell a set that looks identical (I have a couple sets) but I can't find them on their web page any longer. They're cheap but perfectly functional for hand tapping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224618756129

^not my auction, no affiliation

 

[cptbarkey]

Gearwrench magnetic spark plug socket set, did a job this afternoon and it worked extremely well.

 

[JWC86]

Gearwrench magnetic spark plug socket set, did a job this afternoon and it worked extremely well.

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I have that set also, it’s great!

 

[RobbS]

Multitool
Leatherman Wave Alpha
https://www.leatherman.com/products/wave-alpha?view=

 

[demarpaint]

Gearwrench magnetic spark plug socket set, did a job this afternoon and it worked extremely well.

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I have that set and found it to be very useful, and the magnets are quite strong.

 

[NYEngineer]

For Father's Day my son got me a non contact thermometer from HF. I already have a Milwaukee and a Raytech. I asked him if he'd mind if I swapped it for something else. He didn't mind so I got these.

 

[JHZR2]

McMaster will call FTW.

 

[barbersurgeon]

Prime days impulse

 

[barbersurgeon]

^

 

[clinebarger]

Thats really the only downfall, I have 3 of em and have programmed countless modules with them. Use it in diag as a regular breakout box as well. We also use them in our eeprom and advanced programming classes with great success. One addition I would make is aeswave sells a cable for them that has banana jacks on the end to work with the u-test kit terminals for more versatility than the godiag cable.

Bought a 100amp power supply, Overkill for sure but cleaning/flowing/testing GM TECHM's can require some amperage.

Got my first pigtail made......GM E38 ECM, Still waiting on the cables from AESwave.