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I spent a far bit too much recently on some of my favorite German tools.  Chadstoolbox.com had a 25% off Wera weekend and $500 later I now have a full metric 1/4, 3/8. and 1/2 of every commonly used socket on my cars. Along with locking extensions, wobble extensions, flex joints, metric/standard ball allen, mini screwdrivers, chisel drivers (screw drivers you can hammer on), a bitratchet set, and a full set of Knipex pliers wrenches. The awesome ratchets came with screwstick bottle openers as a free gift. Next up are some NWS pliers. the spyder fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Oct 24, 2011 |
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kastein posted:drywall is ~$7/sheet (1/2"), plywood is ~$16 (same thickness.) I'd probably go with plywood for strength/durability, but it is more expensive... You should also budget for a decent amount of insulation. Nothing's better than a shop that gets warmed up from only the overhead lights. 
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Oct 24, 2011 14:55
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the spyder posted:I spent a far bit too much recently on some of my favorite German tools. poo poo! Was this sale this past weekend?! Why didn't you tell us?! 
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Oct 24, 2011 20:28
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Sockington posted:You should also budget for a decent amount of insulation. Nothing's better than a shop that gets warmed up from only the overhead lights. yup! And fiberglass is pretty cheap.
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Oct 25, 2011 01:55
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kastein posted:yup! I've always been a fan of rockwool (Roxul). It can take a bit more abuse when being installed without losing 95% of the effectiveness when slightly compressed (fiberglass gets compressed stupid easy and ruins the air cells).
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Oct 25, 2011 05:22
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ASSTASTIC posted:poo poo! Was this sale this past weekend?! Why didn't you tell us?! Sorry mate, only thought of the thread two weeks after it shipped.
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Oct 25, 2011 05:48
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metallicaeg posted:Before I buy http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-pump-3-ton-heavy-duty-floor-jack-68048.html and a set of stands there tomorrow, for what is pictured to be and reviewed as a solid floor jack for $80 I shouldn't be too concerned about it being useless in six months should I? Lifted up the entire side of my TL in a few pumps and the long handle also came in handy fitting over my tire iron giving me some leverage with some rusted lugs. Now that I'm moving out on my own I've wasted time at work and found no less than 36 items at HF that I want to have 
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Oct 26, 2011 04:41
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Finally Snapped my 3/8 breaker bar from HF. What did it in? Rear Hub bolts on my 95 Maxima, and that was after jumping up and down on the motherfucker. Went to HF and they replaced it without blinking an eye, I also bought a 1/2 breaker bar to finish the job. That fucker bent a good few degrees also but broke the bolt clear. This is why I love Harbor Freight. Subject your Breaker bar to 1000+Ft/Lbs of torque and snap it? Go get another one!
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Oct 26, 2011 05:13
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Why I love Husky? Do the same thing and it doesn't snap! I've had a four foot cheater pipe on my Husky breaker bar, giving it every bit of force I can (so probably around 1000-1200 foot pounds.) The 1/2" drive extension torqued off, the breaker bar was unharmed. It's twice the price of the HF one, but when that means $20 instead of $10 I'm willing to spring the extra cash... especially when a friend of mine who is not known for his strength managed to break his 1/2" HF breaker bar the first time he used it, while I'm generally the guy people ask to move heavy things and have failed to break my Husky one for two years running. Some things HF is good for, high torque / quality electronics / precision tools / metallurgical products such as welding wire are certainly not among them. Things for lifting heavy poo poo and keeping things off the ground? Sure. e: oh, and Husky has a similar warranty... and there are more Home Depot stores to get it replaced at than Harbor Freight!
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Oct 26, 2011 05:59
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Speaking of breeaking things: in a pinch, I had to pick up a Stanley 3/8" to 1/2" adapter at Wal-Mart tonight, for use with a breaker bar. On the fourth use, sheared the drat thing in half. 
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Oct 26, 2011 06:11
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We routinely snapped a snap-on 3/4>1/2 adapter in Iraq. Getting new tools there is somewhat more difficult. The adapter was used when setting brake drums for UAVs. You would adjust the puck while someone spun the drum with a torque wrench. You *could* use the wrench directly, but you had to brace your feet and row. We had a torque multiplier that would let you do it one handed. The adapter went between the multiplier and the drum. Never figured out why it kept breaking.
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Oct 26, 2011 14:02
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metallicaeg posted:Figured I'd follow this up and say this jack seems as good as my uncle's Craftsman that's just as big with the same lifting capacity. Works really good, very smooth and the $20 jack stand pair I got with it feel solid enough too. Are the jack and stands online only or is the same price in-store?
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Oct 26, 2011 15:47
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Does anyone have experience with Coleman air compressors? This seems like a decent deal, but I've never owned one so not quite sure what to look out for.
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Oct 26, 2011 16:02
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Looks like a rebranded craftsman. It's going to be loud as gently caress.
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Oct 26, 2011 17:24
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Nodoze posted:Are the jack and stands online only or is the same price in-store?
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Oct 26, 2011 18:29
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This has been re-iterated a bunch of times, but they'll always match in-store if you print out the online price (or probably just show'em on your phone if you've got a smart-phone). I've never had them say no to matching.
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Oct 26, 2011 19:31
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Sockington posted:Tile adhesives from the 50s/60s? Asbestos? Come to find out, that part of the house was added on in the 70's so I'm in the clear, though I never do construction work in this house without a 3m respirator. The 4" sawzall scraper tool works like a dream! What took me 4 hours and an arm burning from repetitive motion work, this tool did in about 5 minutes. I'm gonna have to try either solvent or a heat gun to get the last paper glue layer off the cement though. That part is still a bitch and a half to remove though the part I did do took about 1/10th the amount of time vs the old scraper method. The house with the back room remodel was built in "1919" meaning that's when they started keeping records of houses in this area, so who knows how much older the original house is, it's a frankenhouse of sorts and addons. Slowly but surely everything is getting a uniform makeover, we've been there for 18 months and have 1/2 the house completed. My luck by the time everything is exactly the way we want it, my wife will want to get another house and I'll be starting the process all over again.
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Oct 26, 2011 19:57
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Need a compressor...I'd like to go used, but seems like what you find on CL is a mixed bag...any deals on something for home garage use? 120v, No spraying, just standard basic air tool work.
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Oct 26, 2011 20:18
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1) Get a oiled unit- oilless will drive you slowly insane with the noise 2) Find out the required CFM of your largest air tool and add 2cfm, this should give you the number of CFM you need to look for. 3) Watch out for "all in one motor-pump combo" units as they are basically throw away units. My backup compressor is a Husky 30gal vertical unit with a 3.5hp 15amp 120v motor and iron pump. I got it for $50 off CL, changed the oil, and it runs great. Grab a speedair filter/pressure regulator and you should be set. ALWAYS drain your compressor after every use unless you want the tank to rust out. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...06-36da8b50359c
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Oct 26, 2011 20:33
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I just dropped nearly $600 at Harbor Freight. Hope this whole "doing my own wrenching" thing pans out!
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Oct 27, 2011 00:30
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It will. I hope it wasn't a whole butt load of electric tools from HF. Though I have had excellent luck with the angle grinders, and they are actually lasting longer than expected.
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Oct 27, 2011 00:37
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BrokenKnucklez posted:It will. No electric tools. Picked up a floor jack, jack stands, air compressor, 1/2" impact wrench, 1/2" deep well and normal socket sets in SAE and metric, 25" breaker bar, SAE and metric ratcheting wrench sets and then air hose and some other odds and ends. I figure that between the 3 vehicles my wife and I own, this stuff should all pay for itself within a year or so. And now I can kick down my crappy old socket and wrench set to my brother so he will quit borrowing my tools all the drat time.
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Oct 27, 2011 00:41
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Goldmund posted:I just dropped nearly $600 at Harbor Freight. Hope this whole "doing my own wrenching" thing pans out! BrokenKnucklez posted:It will. See this thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3444733&pagenumber=1 OP got taken to the cleaners for north of $1000 for a rear brake job that would have cost maybe a quarter of that had he done it himself. Your $600 in tools could literally pay for themselves (and then some) in one job. Geoj fucked around with this message at 00:59 on Oct 27, 2011 |
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Oct 27, 2011 00:54
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Though I have had excellent luck with the angle grinders, and they are actually lasting longer than expected. If by excellent you mean "I only stalled it once every 3 or 4 minutes and it didn't explode at all", I agree. But for $15 on sale I really have no room at all to complain. They really could use more power......or maybe I was spoiled by the Milwaukee I was borrowing from a friend before I bought a HF one. Goldmund posted:No electric tools. .....air compressor Best of luck. I've been through 3 of the smallest 240v ones. They like to poo poo rings and/or the reed valve thing at the top. I only have kept going because the first 2 replacement were free. I've yet to get the last one going again, it's it out of warranty. But the parts I thought I needed were cheap enough....I just don't really know how compressors work well enough to know what is wrong at this point. It ejected its oil, seized the rod/wrist pin, and I replaced them as well as the gaskets up top. It makes some air, but doesn't produce any real pressure. I'm assuming I screwed up the reassembly because of this, but I don't really know. So to hijack, if anyone knows anything about this I'd really appreciate for some pointers.
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Oct 27, 2011 01:32
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ratbert90 posted:This is why I love Harbor Freight. Harbor Freight is the new Sears. And actually more dependable sometimes.
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Motronic posted:Best of luck. I've been through 3 of the smallest 240v ones. They like to poo poo rings and/or the reed valve thing at the top. I only have kept going because the first 2 replacement were free. I've yet to get the last one going again, it's it out of warranty. I went with this one here http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/air-compressors/2-1-2-half-hp-10-gallon-125-psi-air-compressor-67708.html Hopefully it holds up.
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Motronic posted:But the parts I thought I needed were cheap enough....I just don't really know how compressors work well enough to know what is wrong at this point. It ejected its oil, seized the rod/wrist pin, and I replaced them as well as the gaskets up top. It makes some air, but doesn't produce any real pressure. I'm assuming I screwed up the reassembly because of this, but I don't really know. So to hijack, if anyone knows anything about this I'd really appreciate for some pointers. What's the brand/model? I'd say either your rings are shot or your valves aren't sealing or closing properly. The valves are a super simple assembly, just metal flaps covering a hole to only let air through one way. Make sure they're laying flat against their seats at rest and that they aren't rusted shut. Checking the rings is easy enough, just look for obvious cracking or gouging and make sure they aren't loose in the bores. Basic reed valve head. Intake on the right, exhaust on left. 
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Oct 27, 2011 06:58
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Everyone should know that amazon is currently carrying torin products. Their jacks stands are of higher quality than HF stuff and costs slightly lest via amazon. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=torin+jack+stand&x=0&y=0&sprefix=torin+jack I just ordered two pair of the 6 ton to replace a set of my HF 6 ton. Last time I was working on my Audi one of the ratchets broke(luckily it broke so that I couldn't lower the jack stand instead of collapsing). It was the first time I had used that jack stand. Also, this is a pretty loving awesome deal for a nice racing jack and two stands: http://www.amazon.com/OTC-1533-Aluminum-Racing-Capacity/dp/B002QMV70M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319732859&sr=8-1
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The small torin jack I had did not last as long as my HF racing jack, though the HF racing jack was significantly larger. That said I have used the jack stand that came with that jack exlusively for years and been very happy.
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Oct 27, 2011 17:37
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The main reason I like their jack stands more is because of the locking pin. Extra safety is good.
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Oct 27, 2011 17:40
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If I were looking to invest in a system of cordless tools with a decent drill/driver, reciprocating saw, and a legit impact, what should I be looking at? Milwaukee has their lithium 18v system with an impact that does 450 ft-lbs. Anything out there with similar power that isn't so loving expensive? (Or, do I need that kind of power for normal household / auto uses? I figured if I were going to get an impact it should be able to really apply some torque.)
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:If I were looking to invest in a system of cordless tools with a decent drill/driver, reciprocating saw, and a legit impact, what should I be looking at? I vote Makita.
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oxbrain posted:What's the brand/model? It doesn't look like they even sell it anymore. It is the 240v model of this. I figured the rings would be easy enough to figure out. And I don't know if I've actually checked that or not....I just haven't bothered to touch it in a few months since it disgusted me. The valve(s) on mine are still shiny and new, but I only have one. Maybe it works for both exhaust and intake. I suppose it would have to. I was concerned that I got it on upside down, but think I trie it both ways to no avail. This motivated me to take it apart again. I try to do that later tonight and take some pictures. Thanks for the pointers!
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:If I were looking to invest in a system of cordless tools with a decent drill/driver, reciprocating saw, and a legit impact, what should I be looking at? I bought a M18 Milwaukee impact two weeks ago for some upcoming projects. I had sworn that I would never buy a Milwaukee again after the BS warranty on my V18 gear left me with two dead batteries after only a year. I was planning on buying Makita or Bosch, but a deal came up that was just too darn good. My old V18 gear works fine, except the batteries are terrible and the tools weigh a ton. The new M18 stuff is super light and the batteries last much longer. The power is great, the last few weekends I have been building a small shed/car port and we were getting 300+ screws out of one charge. It drove 3 1/2" screws twice as fast as my V18 every could even when new. I am going to go ahead and buy a 1/2 drill to go with it and give the V18 stuff to my dad. One battery works great still, but replacements were 1/2 the cost of my new impact. As far as the research I have done and personal experience shows: Low end: Ryobi- works great for the price Mid range: Dewalt/ Milwaukee Highend: Bosch/ Makita Outta your mind: Fein/ Metabo/ Panasonic Everything nearly is made in China now though, well at least what you will find at the box stores. the spyder fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Oct 27, 2011 |
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Speaking of breeaking things: in a pinch, I had to pick up a Stanley 3/8" to 1/2" adapter at Wal-Mart tonight, for use with a breaker bar. I hate adaptors. I use 1/2 14mm hex socket all the time for caliper sliders with a blue point 3/4 gun. The hex socket never breaks (not even impact) but the 3/4 to 1/2 adaptor does. I keep breakin em' and the snap on man replaces em'. EDIT: i know i should just buy a drat 3/4 14mm socket. warcake fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Oct 27, 2011 |
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Oct 27, 2011 21:54
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warcake posted:I hate adaptors. I use 1/2 14mm hex socket all the time for caliper sliders with a blue point 3/4 gun. The hex socket never breaks (not even impact) but the 3/4 to 1/2 adaptor does. I keep breakin em' and the snap on man replaces em'. Do you mean 3/8?
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RapeWhistle posted:I vote Makita. Seconded.
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Skyssx posted:Seconded. Thrdedededed. I got a Makita LXT set as a wedding present... best wedding present ever.
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sharkytm posted:Thrdedededed. I got a Makita LXT set as a wedding present... best wedding present ever. 
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sharkytm posted:Thrdedededed. I got a Makita LXT set as a wedding present... best wedding present ever. After building three decks with my first LXT tool, I bought my sister and BiL the compact impact/drill for their wedding present. Sister shortly after termed the impact driver "best tool EVER!"
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