Tools! - Crimpin ain't easy but it is necessary.

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metallicaeg: Nov 28, 2005; Evil Red Wings Owner Wario Lemieux Steals Stanley Cup

SouthsideSaint posted:

Basically is it as well built as the rest?

Yes

# ¿ Dec 2, 2015 19:43

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 15:32

metallicaeg: Nov 28, 2005; Evil Red Wings Owner Wario Lemieux Steals Stanley Cup

eddiewalker posted:

Little gotcha I totally missed about the HF folding trailer: my county assessed it as a generic "2015 8ft utility trailer" worth actual money.

The assessed value was at $450, taxes at $50/year, meaning they thought market value was a few thousand dollars.

I had to wait in line at the courthouse, present an original receipt showing the $220 purchase price and fill out paperwork to get the value down to $75 and taxes down to $7.50/yr.

I was ready to sell the thing if taxes were going to be 1/4 the price every year.

When I was working part-time there for two years, we always gave people a quick run down as far as expected costs between taxes, registration, and inspection. 1/3 of the people would end up not buying.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2016 15:22

metallicaeg: Nov 28, 2005; Evil Red Wings Owner Wario Lemieux Steals Stanley Cup

Jonny 290 posted:

One more that i'll suggest if you want a tiny yet amazing keychain/front pocket tool and find yourself playing with electronics a lot is the Leatherman Squirt ES4. It's got enough plier tip at the end to do needle-nosey things, and is a pretty drat good wire stripper. Handle tools aren't bad for the size.

I have two of these that have RadioShack branding from store closures years ago and yeah they're great for work like that.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2016 02:11

metallicaeg: Nov 28, 2005; Evil Red Wings Owner Wario Lemieux Steals Stanley Cup

StormDrain posted:

And rotating tires gives me a good look at suspension joints, bushings, links, brake pads and hoses.

Outside of pad wear and obvious leaking hoses or CV boots, I'm clueless as to looking at suspension poo poo and going 'ah yeah, that tie rod end is shot'.

Where can I pick up knowledge on that stuff from? My 16 year old Grand Marquis still shows 5 digits on the odometer but it feels and sounds like poo poo over bumps, but I'm more or less clueless what to actually look for to see what needs replaced (everything, probably)

# ¿ Apr 25, 2016 21:46

metallicaeg: Nov 28, 2005; Evil Red Wings Owner Wario Lemieux Steals Stanley Cup

angryrobots posted:

So the horror freight Badlands 12000 lb electric winch is on black Friday 3 day sale for $279.99.

Anyone have any compelling reason to stay away? This is not being used for offroading, going on my car trailer for non-running vehicle (and poo poo) loading. The only negative opinions or whatever I can find are not from people who've actually used it or know of one actually failing. Most opinions or comparisons paint it as a good deal at the normal $400 price point.

I spent two years working at one part time and don't recall seeing one coming back.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2016 15:16

metallicaeg: Nov 28, 2005; Evil Red Wings Owner Wario Lemieux Steals Stanley Cup

You have any RadioShack stores going out of business?

# ¿ May 18, 2017 20:21

metallicaeg: Nov 28, 2005; Evil Red Wings Owner Wario Lemieux Steals Stanley Cup

Cop Porn Popper posted:

Bought the makita 12v cordless 3/8 impact gun on amazon for $130 and finally got to try it out today while sorting out an issue on a buddy's car.

Had planned on breaking the lugs on his rear wheels free with a breaker bar, then running them off with this. Of course like idiots we forgot to do this before lifting the car and were stuck taking them off in the air so we decided this would be a good test for the gun. Broke all 10 that we had torqued to 90 ft/lbs about 30 minutes prior free with minimal fuss. Putting them back on was also a fuckload easier, since running them on and giving it 1-2 braps set them close enough for a quick pass with a proper torque wrench for final tightening once it was on the ground.

Only real complaint is that the retaining ring thingy on the 3/8 drive sticks out too far for the 3/8 sockets I currently have, so I wound up ordering a 12 piece set of gearwrench impact sockets for $26 shipped at work. Heres to hoping they fit, otherwise I'm going to gently file down that ring until they do. Outside of that, this thing is light, powerful enough to do what I need it for and looks tiny enough to fit wherever I want to shove it. A++ would buy again.

Horrible goony hamfist included for size reference purposes.

I've been keeping this in mind as I have the drill and 1/4" impact as well as whatever small size circular saw that was included free. Glad to see it's got enough power for that.

# ¿ Jun 29, 2017 04:05

metallicaeg: Nov 28, 2005; Evil Red Wings Owner Wario Lemieux Steals Stanley Cup

bolind posted:

On that note, I got a good deal on a used 3/4" set, and that's definitely a once-a-year-or-less thing, but when you need the socket size or the leverage...

I got a 3/4" torque wrench that I needed for an axle nut with a wheel bearing replacement.

Using it for wheel lugs I thought it was broken at first. There's so much more leverage over the 1/2" one I have that it seemed too easy hitting 100 ft/lbs.

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 15:32

metallicaeg: Nov 28, 2005; Evil Red Wings Owner Wario Lemieux Steals Stanley Cup

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Due to space constraints I'm looking at the 16-drawer 26" models

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Clearly you should knock down a wall for more room and get the other model that's nearly twice as wide and costs $100 more

# ¿ Nov 20, 2017 17:06

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