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I use the baggie method, and write the part description on the bag with a felt pen. The cheap store brand freezer (not storage) bags work great for this. I either attach the baggie to the part, or put them in a tray to keep them together, and in order of removal. Then I just work backwards through the tray when it goes back together.
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Hey, hey, hey: £25 for an 18v drill, grinder, jigsaw, torch and charger with two batteries. Standard Aldi 3-year warranty.
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Dec 18, 2010 21:43
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Used my Makita hex impact driver to remove and reinstall blade bolts I know were air impacted in last year. Pretty stoked about that.
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I've got a ton of bodywork to do, any suggestions for random orbit/DA sanders? I've got plenty of air but electric would work too. E: What about : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004XOSZ/ref=cm_rdp_product ? MonkeyNutZ fucked around with this message at 00:28 on Dec 20, 2010 |
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Dec 19, 2010 22:11
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I thought this was silly at first glance but, thinking about it, it actually makes a lot of sense. It's obviously not the manliest tool carrier around, but it certainly does the job. What do you guys use to lug your stuff around? I've always favoured using a good old fashioned upright hand trolley with my toolboxes tied in with straps. But if I ever do get my hands on a baby carriage, I may just have to give some serious consideration to using it.
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Is a Porter Cable random orbital polisher worth buying to keep up with waxing & polishing four cars? I'm looking at this one, which includes pads & backing plate for $160 shipped: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/son-sfxpol-kit.html
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MATLAB 1988 posted:Is a Porter Cable random orbital polisher worth buying to keep up with waxing & polishing four cars? I'm looking at this one, which includes pads & backing plate for $160 shipped: Yes they are definitely worth it. You can find a better price than that on amazon though. And for 4 cars you'll want more pads than that. They get gummed up with polish and clearcoat/paint after about half a car generally in my experience. I've spent a ton of money on detailing stuff and if I could go back in time I would buy only these things. For polish I recommend Meguiar's 105 and Meguiar's 205 if you are a beginner they are both very easy to work with and give you a good range of correction abilities with the following pads. http://www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-7424XP-6-Inch-Variable-Speed-Polisher/dp/B002654I46/ http://www.amazon.com/White-Polishing-Smart-Pads-inch/dp/B0012O81LS http://www.amazon.com/Orange-Light-Cutting-Smart-Pad-3/dp/B0012OA6LQ http://www.amazon.com/Gray-Finishing-Smart-Pads-Pad-3/dp/B0012OAYCC http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Action-Hook-Flexible-Backing-Plate/dp/B0008G1RDK If you buy all this stuff on Autogeek.net right now you get 15% off with coupon code Northpole Brain Issues fucked around with this message at 03:25 on Dec 20, 2010 |
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I picked up a porter cable and some lake country pads this summer and it has made all the difference in the word in both speed and quality.
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Brain Issues posted:Yes they are definitely worth it... Thanks, I picked up a Porter Cable and 7 Lake Country pads, backing plate, Megs 105 & 205 from autogeek for about $160 using the coupon code. My Subaru has a single-stage repaint which oxidizes quickly and my Benz has 30 year old clearcoated paint that is proudly displaying swirls & scratches, this should be a good tool purchase. 
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MonkeyNutZ posted:I've got a ton of bodywork to do, any suggestions for random orbit/DA sanders? That looks like a good one, at my dads I use an 8 inch orbital to strip paint mostly and it may be IR (it looks very similar to the pictures), and it's been abused for like two decades.
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PitViper posted:I use the baggie method, and write the part description on the bag with a felt pen. The cheap store brand freezer (not storage) bags work great for this. I either attach the baggie to the part, or put them in a tray to keep them together, and in order of removal. Then I just work backwards through the tray when it goes back together.
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I've never had the writing smudge so that I couldn't read it, but like I said, I usually keep them on the workbench in a plastic tub, away from my work area. If they're attached to the part they belong to, its not as big of a deal.PBCrunch posted:If the bag were to be rubbed with chemical the writing might disappear. You might be better off writing on a little scrap of paper inside the bag.
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Pro Tip: Don't rub solvents on your bolt and nut bag. 
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oxbrain posted:Pro Tip: Don't rub solvents on your bolt and nut bag. Penetrating lubricants are always fine, though. 
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PBCrunch posted:If the bag were to be rubbed with chemical the writing might disappear. You might be better off writing on a little scrap of paper inside the bag. I wanted to say this but I was waiting for FrozenPhil to come in and drop it. He mentioned a while back that his bolt bags from the Mustang project had Sharpie on them 20 years ago and it simply faded off. When we rebuilt my v40's engine, we couldn't even get marker to stick on Hefty zip freezer bags, so we wrote on Post-its and stuck them to the inside tops of the bags, away from the bolts. Dropping in pieces of paper only works when you feel like cleaning everything first. 
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For those looking at welders, Toolking.com has reconditioned Hobart Handler 187 welders back in stock for $589. Hobart is made by Miller (though I am sure someone will nitpick that statement), and the reconditioned HH 187 is often considered across the internet to be the best deal going. They have been out of stock for a LONG time (since spring maybe?). http://www.toolking.com/hobart-500525a-factory-reconditioned-handler-187-mig-welder-a-stock?___store=default
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Did someone say tools? Merry Christmas!  
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Dec 25, 2010 15:56
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Those craftsman sets make great gifts. I just gave Dad a kit for this truck since he's always having tools mixed up across 2 generic boxes.
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Dec 25, 2010 23:55
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I'm looking for a decent set of metric ratcheting wrenches. Should I just go to Sears and pick up whichever Gear Wrench or Craftsman set is on sale?
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I have the best wife ever. Merry Christmas! Compression tester and leakdown tester: 
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All I asked for was a toolbox, and that's what I got. It also came with a bunch of tools. Happy Christmas!
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I really like that Power Fist is a brand of tools. *insert Fallout or Warhammer reference here to taste*
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Blocko posted:All I asked for was a toolbox, and that's what I got. It also came with a bunch of tools. I'm pretty jealous of this. It's so organized! 
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Uthor posted:I'm pretty jealous of this. It's so organized!
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astrollinthepork posted:I'm looking for a decent set of metric ratcheting wrenches. Should I just go to Sears and pick up whichever Gear Wrench or Craftsman set is on sale? My experience is such that I'd get GearWrench over the Craftsman ratcheting wrenches, as I got a set of Craftsmans and some of the gear action is really crappy (skipping teeth) out of the box.
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Uthor posted:I'm pretty jealous of this. It's so organized! It won't stay that way. I'm terrible with tool organization. Even when there is a piece of plastic to hold it all in place. My favourite part is that the rachets are gold plated 
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Harbor Freight is discontinuing their socket sets and going to singles. All their socket sets are currently on clearance. I just picked up 6 impact sets and adapters for under $40. Edit: Bought ALL this for $42. 
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Rhyno posted:Harbor Freight is discontinuing their socket sets and going to singles. All their socket sets are currently on clearance. I just picked up 6 impact sets and adapters for under $40. Whaa? Who told you they're going to singles? That's nuts if they really are as full socket sets are a pretty important part of a toolbox and having to buy them piecemeal would probably be a lot more expensive.
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Jared592 posted:Whaa? Who told you they're going to singles? That's nuts if they really are as full socket sets are a pretty important part of a toolbox and having to buy them piecemeal would probably be a lot more expensive. On the other hand, it's nice when you need just one odd size you don't have. I'd think they'd have both, though.
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Maybe they're going to both and switching to new tool sets? I don't know but every impact socket set was on clearance and a shitload of the special sets like extractors and torx sets were already cleared out. All the thumb ratchets were on clearance as well. I know that every single impact set was on clearance, I don't remember what standards sets were. That small set of adapters was $1.17, down from $4.99. I'm buds with the store manager and he's who told me they were going to singles.
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Rhyno posted:Maybe they're going to both and switching to new tool sets? I don't know but every impact socket set was on clearance and a shitload of the special sets like extractors and torx sets were already cleared out. All the thumb ratchets were on clearance as well. I know that every single impact set was on clearance, I don't remember what standards sets were. That small set of adapters was $1.17, down from $4.99. Is this at the fort wayne store? Are they still on clearance? I'm going to have to go there today.
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Brain Issues posted:Is this at the fort wayne store? Are they still on clearance? I'm going to have to go there today. Yes it is but be warned that the socket aisle is picked pretty clean. There's an endcap back by the auto stuff with some of the impact sets though.
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Got a bunch of new tools for Christmas / bought some to go with what I got: Puma 20 gallon air compressor from Runnings farm & fleet:  Kobalt air ratchet and Craftsman Impact Wrench  Ingersoll Rand 1/2" impact sockets (got another standard set as well)  Some 3/8" impact sockets  A new creeper/chair combo and a 3-ton craftsman jack to replace the 2 1/4 ton one I had that wasn't working properly. 
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Brain Issues posted:Is this at the fort wayne store? Are they still on clearance? I'm going to have to go there today. 
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How is the feel on the release of the aluminum racing jack from HF that everyone recommends? I've got an old craftsman jack that lifts poo poo fine and doesn't leak or anything, but it's annoying as gently caress to have to use a big pair of channel locks on the bar to get enough leverage to lower it slowly instead of just snapping open and free falling.
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Christmas! I pointed out to my parents that I saw this on sale for ~60% off before Christmas and found it under the tree  http://goo.gl/gI9ao Mastercraft 322-piece Socket & Tool Set, comes with a huge load of everything and the good old Mastercraft lifetime warranty.
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Lowclock posted:How is the feel on the release of the aluminum racing jack from HF that everyone recommends? It has the release typical of all reasonably priced jacks: standstill to freefall with a slight twist. The handle is very thick though, so modulating it is a lot easier than other jacks I've used.
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Just snagged a bunch of HF pact sets, impact wobbles and impact extensions on clearance. The biggest surprise was seeing the 1/2 and 3/4 drive breaker bars for like $4 down from $20ish.
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Does anyone know what a fair price would be for a second-hand Snap-On air impact wrench that's maybe five years old?
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eddiewalker posted:Just snagged a bunch of HF pact sets, impact wobbles and impact extensions on clearance. I'm wondering if they're changing the name of the brand they're carrying. Gonna swing in one more time tomorrow morning and grab a short impact set if they have any left.
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