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revmoo posted:My friend's Civic has _hundreds_ of miles on my HF torque wrench. I've put just shy of 1000 miles on the Civic and I built it entirely with Ebay parts and HF tools.
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sbyers77 posted:I think this was mentioned several pages back before it was released, but Lowes has now their Kobalt Direct Drive ratchet on sale. http://toolguyd.com/kobalt-direct-drive-gearless-ratchet/ Thank you so much for mentioning this, my wife bought a couple for gifts at the original price of $30. Just barely within the 30-day price guarantee window as well.
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Splizwarf posted:I will be trying to buy one tomorrow, I'll see if they have extra. Cheers. I never got your email, either. Gonna get me dimensions for your missing pads? I thought I sent off your foot- but I found the letter sitting under a stack of poo poo on the desk that I no longer use.  ..any luck with the Nook? Let me know! West SAAB Story fucked around with this message at 05:43 on Dec 23, 2014 |
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sbyers77 posted:I think this was mentioned several pages back before it was released, but Lowes has now their Kobalt Direct Drive ratchet on sale. http://toolguyd.com/kobalt-direct-drive-gearless-ratchet/  I'll be out and about tomorrow. Looks like I may have to swing by a Lowes.
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Yeah my 3/8 ratchet collection has suffered casualties lately, gonna go pick up one of those direct drive ones today I think.
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From that same page there's this 300-piece set which looks clearance down to just over $100: http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay...ollow&cId=PDIO1
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Dec 23, 2014 18:11
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looks like a decent set too. A lot of the "300 piece" sets they put on clearance here ends up being like 30 sockets and 250 screwdriver bits.
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Dec 23, 2014 18:25
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A review of that kit says that you get two sets of allen wrenches in SAE and two sets in metric. That's a lot of allens. You probably also get a buttload of shallow sockets 
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Astonishing Wang posted:A review of that kit says that you get two sets of allen wrenches in SAE and two sets in metric. That's a lot of allens. You probably also get a buttload of shallow sockets Still better than the bullshit "multifit" sockets that strip everything. Totally going to my local lowes today for that 3/8ths direct drive handle, tossing the bs sockets in the garbage on the way out.
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Dec 23, 2014 18:59
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ExtremeODD posted:Still better than the bullshit "multifit" sockets that strip everything. Totally going to my local lowes today for that 3/8ths direct drive handle, tossing the bs sockets in the garbage on the way out.
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Dec 23, 2014 19:11
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They strip them to a state they're compatible with 
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Do you believe all advertisements? Because man, have I ever got some oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you. Universal fits-everything sockets are great for low torque stuff but if it's high torque, partially stripped, and/or rusted in place, you are gonna make your life way worse if you try it on something.Astonishing Wang posted:A review of that kit says that you get two sets of allen wrenches in SAE and two sets in metric. That's a lot of allens. You probably also get a buttload of shallow sockets Shallow sockets are generally more use (unless working with a stud of some sort  ) and allen bits round off like a motherfucker, so I don't see a problem with this as long as you realize it going in.
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I don't believe all advertisements, but I had not used any spline sockets before and so wasn't personally aware of how good or bad they are
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Just grabbed that direct drive set from Lowe's and the bottom half of that DeWalt tool chest from Home Depot. I'll grab the top half after Christmas since they both wouldn't fit in my car.
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Extra posted:Do safety goggles that will fit around glasses and not fog up horribly exist? No, but prescription safety goggles exist!
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Extra posted:Neat I totally can't afford those. Sanding and wire wheeling loving sucks when the goggles fog up every 10 seconds. You can't afford Twenty American Dollars? I've been buying glasses from Zenni for almost a decade now, they're legit.
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Extra posted:Neat I totally can't afford those. Sanding and wire wheeling loving sucks when the goggles fog up every 10 seconds. You could try one of the clear face shields? Never used one myself as I can still see enough close up without my glasses but they look like they should do the job
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Yeah, clear face shields work if you have to wear glasses, and though I do have presciption safeties, I prefer the face shield because it, well, shields your face.
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Shampoo posted:You can't afford Twenty American Dollars? These are the kind I have. Someone handed them to me the first time I went into a factory like ten years ago and that's all I've ever used. http://m.homedepot.com/p/3M-Indoor-Clear-Frame-Eyeglass-Protector-47031-WZ6/205137840/
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InitialDave posted:Yeah, clear face shields work if you have to wear glasses, and though I do have presciption safeties, I prefer the face shield because it, well, shields your face. They do protect most of your face. unless you grow a long beard. then hot metal from a cutting wheel lands in the perfect crook of your beards and starts a face fire....gently caress HF cutoff wheels.
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Uthor posted:Neat! I was idly wondering if I could get a cheap set online. I have a cheapo set that fits over my glasses, but the two layers of lenses royally messes with my eyes and it feels like my eyes are constantly struggling to focus when wearing them. I rarely need them, so spending a lot for a nice pair wouldn't be worth it. I bought a pair from rxsafety dot com and they aren't too bad. They ran me around $75 but you can get cheaper ones there. There's a goon in SA-Mart that does glasses, I'm not sure if he does safety ones though, you might go check his thread.
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iForge posted:I bought a pair from rxsafety dot com and they aren't too bad. They ran me around $75 but you can get cheaper ones there. There's a goon in SA-Mart that does glasses, I'm not sure if he does safety ones though, you might go check his thread. I'll check stuff out after my winter break. I haven't been on a factory floor in like three or four years and I've only gone a handful of times in the last decade. I work in an office helping other companies with design work, so there just isn't any opportunity. If the $20 Zenni ones are actually protective, then they should be good enough for the occasional work trip or when I need to hit something that isn't designed to be hit. They'll match steel toe boots that I wear like once a year.
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kastein posted:This one here, item 62312: http://m.harborfreight.com/14-in-x-38-in-dual-drive-extendable-ratchet-62312.html This is my main ratchet and I love it right next to my kobalt 3/8 drive ratchet. Remove the two screws on the back plate and put some blue loctite on them, otherwise they will eventually back out and spill the ratchet's guts all over the floor.
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Kotaru posted:This is my main ratchet and I love it right next to my kobalt 3/8 drive ratchet. Remove the two screws on the back plate and put some blue loctite on them, otherwise they will eventually back out and spill the ratchet's guts all over the floor. I have the 'green handle' version of this same one. I abuse the hell out of it whenever possible. Time to go goop it up. 
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Any reason not to buy a 30 gallon air compressor that makes 5.9 cfm at 90psi. I can even do a an orbital sander but not a jitter bug. I figure the impact guns are not full sustained usage if they use 6.0cfm. I do plan on getting an 80 gallon down the road but right now my space and electrical service is limited so 120v will have to do. Edit: I figure I can buy a bigger machine and either sell this one for a decent price or just keep it. Its just not going to happen for 3 years for a bigger machine.
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iForge posted:I bought a pair from rxsafety dot com and they aren't too bad. They ran me around $75 but you can get cheaper ones there. There's a goon in SA-Mart that does glasses, I'm not sure if he does safety ones though, you might go check his thread. Yeah I've got a set of rxsafety goggles - it's the only way I actually wear goggles. Only problem I've had is that in AZ, it's too easy to overwhelm the bit of foam that's supposed to keep your face dry of sweat 
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Any reason not to buy a 30 gallon air compressor that makes 5.9 cfm at 90psi. I can even do a an orbital sander but not a jitter bug. I figure the impact guns are not full sustained usage if they use 6.0cfm. It can be frustrating when doing a lot of sustained high-CFM work (like sanding) but it's completely usable for impact guns, air ratchets, die grinders, etc. I've been living with a Craftsman of about the same capacity for a couple of years now. When I have a lot of sanding to do I hook up a dead harbor freight 30-40 gal (I forget exactly - it's the tiny 240v upright one which lasted long enough to sand and paint one car before it poo poo the bed) for extra storage capacity.
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Shampoo posted:You can't afford Twenty American Dollars? Those aren't prescription goggles, they're goggles with prescription glasses mounted it them. Is there a good cheap straight goggles option? I'd just want one lens.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Don't know if you bought anything yet, but I'm pretty sure this is the kit that I have: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Stanley-201-Piece-Mechanic-s-Tool-Set/21930758. I've beaten the poo poo out of drat near everything in that box (minus the screwdriver bits) and haven't managed to break anything yet. It's a hell of a starter. I did end up getting the kit. It went on sale and I jumped on it. Got it yesterday and the quality seems very nice. I like the color coded sockets for metric and SAE. My cousin is looking for a set as well, I will send him that link!
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The motor on my mini quad copter broke and I'm going to try and fix it as practice. The thing is I need to desolder the old motor wires off a board that is about the size of a quarter. A friend recommended I get a desoldering iron, but those seem to go for around $20 and the quad itself cost me $30, so it seems silly to spend so much to fix it. I was perusing Amazon and saw "solder suckers" and desoldering wicks for under $5. That's much more reasonable for the use I'm going to get. Any recommendation on what I actually want to buy and use?
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It's usually cleaner and easier to use the wick and a small tipped iron than a huge tipped desoldering iron.
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For through-hole stuff, solder suckers are awesome. For surface mount stuff, wick really shines.
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Good point. Hot air workstations work wonders for SMD.
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Viggen posted:I have the 'green handle' version of this same one. I abuse the hell out of it whenever possible. Time to go goop it up. Same here. It's the poo poo.
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I'm pretty sure it's surface mount. Wick it is! Thanks.
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Tools are not something I count against the cost of a project, unless it s a super specialized part. But I also try to rationalize buying tools.
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