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Cop Porn Popper posted:How are wera's socket sets? The $30 set on amazon looks rather fancy, they are 6 point, 3/8 drive, color coded and the set comes with all the sizes I use regularly save 8mm (which is an additional $10). I have an impact set for anything that requires me actually bashing on it, this would just be for average everyday stuff. I plan on picking up a set of their laser tip screwdrivers for myself with some christmas money I was given for that purpose, this is just a tempting side purchase. Nice choice on the screwdrivers. What is the tooth count on the ratchet?
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clam ache posted:Did some warranty exchanges today. Harbor freight didn't ask for a receipt or do anything other than take mu busted tools. Sent my wife into Sears to exchange my sockets and have a ratchet rebuilt. They gave her a 12 point for my one six point which I didn't notice till we were almost home. And the ratchet now has an overzealous amount of play when before it Just popped loose when tightening sometimes. Honest to god question, how do they handle single socket failures that are normally sold in sets?
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Ha, sorry for the confusion. My main question was what HF does with single replacement items out of socket sets. Say I walk in with a cracked 12mm. That was answered, and well, I've seen it on the shelf. They marked a set down missing a 19mm on the shelf as an open item. As for Sears, well, they have singles they can swap out. But they are circling the drain faster than a set of car keys during a druken stupor,. I've snapped a few of their ratchets, along with 10mm and other various other common sizes. But to be honest, they held up. The USA versions that is. It saddens me, grew up on the brand. But been down the road where they swap or repair crap. As for Lampert...the guy is smarter than he looks. In short, it is sad, and well we know the ultimate conclusion.
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Yeah, it is funny the older you get the more crazy you get on safety. The turning point in your life when you realize you really aren't indestructible.
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Rectal Placenta posted:Also don't forget to use paint modifier so the paint can flow and smooth out before drying. Honest to god question, I've used Flotrol when painting with a small nap roller...not really sure it made a hell of a difference. Does it?
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Mar 23, 2017 01:25
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Wasabi the J posted:Thanks. Most of us do. Prep and cleanup sucks. Just buy god dang good paint. Makes life so much easier.
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Mar 23, 2017 04:29
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Paint is like a lot of things in life, about everyone will have different opinions. From the big box stores, I've had about the best luck with Valspar. But once you step up to Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore, holy hell what a revelation that stuff is...you're painting like Jesus once you get past the sticker shock. Absolute worst paint I've used is Behr. Only thing I would paint with that stuff is a dumpster before tossing the rest of the paint into it.
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Mar 23, 2017 14:30
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It's been a few years since I've used SW so I guess it doesn't surprise me quality went down while prices went up like everything else nowadays. I always found their SuperPaint to be great, but forking over the bucks was painful. They usually have a Memorial Day sale. As for Behr, the stuff I used just seemed too drat thick. You'd think that would be an asset, but when backrolling it would literally peel off the fresh paint off the wall. And it took forever for it to dry. Anyways, got a mini-remodeling of my basement going on. Replaced four doors (god I hate everything about doors), trued up some walls and need to do some crown molding. The most frustrating part of all this? Finding the right paint color. Which ironically is how this project began. Wife just wanted to paint the stairwell...and well you know how projects snowball into hell. Guess I'll try out the "compound" function of my miter saw. I hate coping inside corner joints.
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Mar 23, 2017 15:21
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ColdPie posted:Thanks guys, sounds like 12 point is the way to go for the wrenches. Yep. Most of the load are on the corner of the fasteners. Six points have thicker walls with less flex, but when using a wrench you want a ton flexibility of a 12 point for positioning and it will probably be a low torque setting. That's what Tekton ratching wrenches made no sense to me when they are six point.
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Mar 27, 2017 03:15
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CarForumPoster posted:i n t e r n e t Checks internet torque accuracy.
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Can someone give me the tl;'dr version of floor transmission jacks please. Mainly in regards to attempting ripping out a 4L60E and probably going with a HF unit for it. Car in question is a 95 Caprice wagon. I can shoehorn the car into the garage. She's a big girl. Next up, vertical lift. I have four jack stands. Mismatched pairs from front to back. In short, the bigger boys will be up front on the frame rails, the smaller set will be in the back on frame rails. I guess I should check extension lengths but shouldn't be off by too much. But no matter what, I'm going to end up with a minor slope and asking if a transmission jack can futz around with the angle to get it attached again. And of course will the jack + bellhousing height will clear the frame rails?
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Lowclock posted:The trans jack I got from harbor freight does lean front to back and left to right, and was more than adequate for pulling and replacing the trans in my old e34. There's little ears on the corners that couldn't be moved far enough apart to keep them on while pulling it, and even at its lowest position it's too tall to actually pull the trans out out from under the car on the jack with my stands extended as far as they can safely go. I managed to pull and replace it all by myself though, so it overall exceeded expectations. Too bad the car got rear ended sitting in stopped traffic and totaled 500 miles later. Sort of confused by your response...sounds like it didn't quite work for you but you were happy with it?
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Geoj posted:My concern with the breaker bar is shearing off the bolt head. If that happens there's not much I could do besides trying to drill out the fastener and retap for the next size bolt or helicoil. Yeah, that's my concern snapping off those. In a lot of cases there really is no fix besides taking a hole saw and drilling a hole through a floor board to get to the captive nut.
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Apr 4, 2017 20:53
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Lowclock posted:No? It worked well enough to finish the job, but it had some limitations that I pointed out. I had to ratchet strap the trans to the platform, and slide it on and off from the ground to fit out from under my car, but it lifted and aligned the trans so I could do it by myself so it was Good Enough. Ahhh...gotcha. That's sort of what I was thinking but wanted to make sure. Now need to work up some rough calcs to see if tranny jack + transmission height < frame rails on jack stands. God help me, might rebuild the drat thing if I can get it in the garage.
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Apr 4, 2017 23:46
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eddiewalker posted:I'm not too worried about quality. I mean, I've gotten by with a bit of plastic jammed into place for a long time. Yeah, that's kind of my mantra in life. Ten bucks vs twenty or whatever the big boy set is. Better to have it than not to when you need it. Now granted, I might need to torque some head bolts to yield on some future project but I won't buy a Snap-On for $400 just to lay in the box thinking I'll use it someday.
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Apr 12, 2017 05:11
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rdb posted:I can't speak directly about either of those compressors but my experience with oilless pancake compressors hasn't been good. I had a craftsman and a hitachi. They were ok for nailers and inflating small car tires but nothing else. No tools would run long enough to be useful and big tires like stock size pickup tires took way too long. I wound up giving both of them away out of frustration. Yeah, pancakes are nice for nailers and needing to haul it around the house but forget air tools. They are out of breath before you hit the second lug nut. That and the fact they are usually cheaply made will mean tripping your breaker at inconvenient times. Anyone have Koken tools? Not that I really need anything, but my god their ratchet and socket selection is like tool sex.
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Fired up to full RPM it probably creates a god drat event horizon.
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mod sassinator posted:
One of the more creepier things when we bought my current house (along with the 1,000 other items) was the bedroom doors had keyed locks on them.
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It's your house.. personally a giant industrial door closer on a closet would bug the crap out of me looking at it every day. Would probably freak out people touring it in an open house too (and is a pain to remove and fill, sand, paint the holes left by it).
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Geoj posted:FWIW most locking passage handle sets just have a lock release that can be triggered with a pin. I'd guess the homeowner bought the wrong sets for the application. Yeah, not talking about the the pin release bedroom/bathroom door type. Required keys, like you'd find on a door to your office. Combined with the fact there was a cheapy external camera attached to the house, a sun room where molding was destroyed by a pack of dogs, a basement that had it's own ventilation system and found an industrial set of fluorescent lights hidden away above the furnace ducts. I'd say it was intentional. Bonus points is it was formally owned by a cop. Passed through about three owners before I got it on a short sale and I still get some of their mail.
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always be closing posted:No poo poo? I am using a 1-200 piece craftsman set I bought a few years ago when I lived in an apartment. Might look at HF for a long handle. Check the sockets, see if they are USA made (depending how you define a few years because you might get lucky before they shifted manufacturing.) If so, good to go on those. Now on to Craftsman ratchets, I'm assuming you have the raised panel (abbreviated RP, due to the craftsman logo raised on the handle) and yeah, they are the choice of last resort. So many other choices, but for the price, 72 tooth count HF ratchets work great. Love the composite 3/8" (just don't put a cheater on it.) This stuff is a religion to folks. But there are many many deals to be had combined with thousand of threads across the internets.
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InitialDave posted:Previous owner disease. I always cringe on the first oil change on a new to me vehicle. Especially the oil filter. It's a crapshoot.
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angryrobots posted:I have a fuckoff big pair of adjustable pliers that has yet to be beaten by an oil filter. My usual tool of choice when space allows. Hammering in a screwdriver through it is my last resort to get leverage in tight situations and when I get desperate. But I don't have a large selection of oil filter wrenches/adapters because I don't run a lube place out of my house. Will say one thing, make sure the o-ring is on the old filter and not stuck on the block. Otherwise you will need 50 pounds of kitty litter to clean up the mess when you start her up.
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clam ache posted:Just change the oil on a cavalier with the OHV I assume this is in the GM museum.
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The Door Frame posted:Any way to keep Li-ion batteries cool during heavy use? I learned how to keep the electric motor cool, but my 18v ryobi angle grinder is overheating its batteries in half an hour or so of use I usually hose my batteries down with a Li-ion power washer.
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Yep, a couple minutes with a grinder on a battery and it is done for.
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May 19, 2017 00:14
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Hypothetical...if were one to buy into a new system and having a crapload of other stuff... 1) Perhaps a 3/8" ratchet 2) Basic lawn poo poo like a weed eater and a mini leaf blower for minor tasks. 3) Thinking Milwaukee or Dewalt at this point. Just wish I knew the road maps.
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Thanks for the input. Sad to say, I'm balls deep into Craftsman C3 world. Before passing judgement, with all the specials and surprise points stuff was cheap. And for the most part they are not bad! But the end is near and they don't have the variety of things I'm looking for. Should have clarified that sooner.
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May 22, 2017 02:48
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Powershift posted:Better start pulling your balls out, that craftsman won't be around next year. Yep. Hence my situation. Looking at another tool line cause I know the end is near. Just thought it would be nice to go to something that will be around for a while as battery technology improves. Oh Eddie Lampert, may you die in a fire.
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Powershift posted:
Who knows. Kind of boils down to Apex tools and Stanley. Stanley owns a gently caress a ton of brands. And Apex isn't shy to shed some of them. For example, Armstrong.
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It's a convoluted gently caress-all mess is the short of it. Basically buying Craftsman right now you might get lucky with their pry bars and chisels/drift punch sets (Wright). Other than that enjoy the lowest bidder. Read up on the Emerson contract when it came to their power tools. Beginning of the end. Snap-On, Matco, etc. tool truck brands...bizarre some of the things they source from. So what's left for the casual DIY after that that want something halfways decent? Well you have SK. Then there is Toptul, and Tekton in a pinch. Of course there are more esoteric options. But then there is HF. And there it sits at store front with the decaying rubber smell glory and easy to buy from. And they will eat everyone's lunch.
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Nice to see old vises get put back to work. Congrats. Edit: To add, I have shelf just like that, has around 500 boxes of different screws and fasteners. 
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Sort of deciding between Milwaukee and Makita for something to move to. Occasionally deals hit. Christ, this is more complicated than my 1040 on figuring poo poo out. Right now immediate need is a weed trimmer and blower. So many SKU's and battery options. Scanning through various threads Milwaukee blower sucks (I have a big boy backpack blower for leaves in the fall.) Just something to blow grass and other detritus during summer months off the concrete. In other words, something the wife won't have a problem handling. And I have a full assortment of C3 tools to fall back on...hence this post and the dead-end that fiasco is in. Ryobi isn't blowing my skirt up, but drat...the pricing. Ugh.
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Mcqueen posted:Was gifted some nice old school vices, a homeade anvil and a couple Benchmade knives from a dead person. Vices were made in Cleaveland, anvil appears to be a peace of piece of old rail cut into an anvil shape...it'll work! The middle vise looks like it was and abused.
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Fo3 posted:The ac rotary hammer idea was dumb and drunk thoughts. It's just that I'm currently using every other method and often can't do it, ie often not enough access/room to swing a hammer or use a lever, can't risk burning off nearby paint or lines with a torch etc. Ending up using a grinder or dremel, or broken studs way too often Can you take a few pics of what you are trying to remove and what is the size of the head?
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0toShifty posted:What's the floor jack of choice these days? I need something for home use - mostly just for swapping tires seasonally, but occasionally heavier work like brakes/suspension. The cars I'll be lifting are all small - the largest/heaviest being a 90s camry. With that budget you can buy a hell of a jack. If I were to buy a jack today, it would be the Daytona jack from HF. There is a helluva lot stuff you can read about it. Snap-On isn't happy about it that's for sure.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I'd never be able to use it without hearing this in my head. drat all of you for making me look up emulators to replay the game. But seriously, the Daytona jack is basically a knock-off from a Snap-On jack. On garagejournal the jack expert there tore one down and was a little displeased with its innards. Doesn't have u-cups for example. He had some other critiques as well. Running a tire shop? Yeah, maybe an issue. Weekend warrior, probably not a problem.
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BraveUlysses posted:mapp pro for lighting my charcoal bbq in a hurry Heh, it's funny that is what I mainly use my MAPP torch for after I got done with a shitload of plumbing and occasionally freeing a stuck bolt. Fill chimney with charcoal, hit it with the torch for 20-30 seconds and off it goes. Would like to have a small oxy-acetylne setup.
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bolind posted:
Channelocks are pretty decent. um excuse me posted:I'm sure everyone is aware of the massive tool sale occuring on Amazon. I need new sockets and both offerings from Gearwrench and Tekton look enticing. Which brand would you go for if you had to pick one? Specifically I am looking for non deep well sockets in 1/4 and 3/8 drive, inch and metric. Both made in Taiwan? Probably flip a coin or go with price or go with warranty hassle depending on level of importance to you. I have a set of gearwrench ratcheting wrenches and a set of Tekton e-torx and a Tekton security bit kit. Both are nice and were had for a darn good price.
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um excuse me posted:I'm some sort of horrible squirrel man and strip wires with my teeth. Note I don't strip wires very often, though. I'd like to see you do coax.
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um excuse me posted:Okay I actually have a tool for that. But I have done 4 gauge. Ok you got me.Can you do a fiber splice with your mouth?
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