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>>2966094
these seemed interesting enough to bite on at $35 around black friday. havent tried them yet to see in theres any hype warranted. i wish they had locking ends

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I got myself a few things... Couple hollow ram cylinders, handheld shrinker stretcher, Couple old Chicago Pneumatic inline sanders. Scored a 1989 international S1954 dump truck at an auction...

>>2966175
nice. hope you have a powered or 2 stage hand pump because those cylinders will give you tennis elbow with the little squirter

>>2966311
I have several of those air over hydro setups.

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>>2966314
that reminded me i have an spx one that pukes oil and stalls. and the search reminded me why i didnt fix it before. fucking armed robbery for a seal kit when an entire chinkshit unit is like a hundo

>>2966332
Yeah fuck that noise. Tear it apart, find the offending seal(s) and order from theoringstore.com

I have a couple floor jacks I need to do that with. Just haven't had time to tear into them and measure seals so I can order them. I really don't want to spend 30-40 for a kit when I know damn well it's going to be less than $10 worth of seals that are actually bad.

>>2966094
I've got one of these Toyo Steel boxes wrapped up under the tree right now. It'll be used for my small set of precision measuring and machining tools. I think that's the only real /diy/ thing unless you count the new pair of work boots I'm also getting.

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>>2966590
Shit, forgot the pic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afBjNa_m7nk

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Picked up a set of Vont 7" made in Germany dikes for $21 canadabux as a christmas present for myself.

Don't know what blood magic IHL and Vont are doing in order to list at such a low MSRP, but somehow they can sell German quality at Taiwan prices.

>need to buy two cheap adjustable wrenches to fix a toilet
>stop buy princess auto
>holy shit why are adjustable wrenches so expensive now
>chinesium SK on sale for around the same price as Husky

The feel of the SK handle IMO is way better, less rough, but still textured enough to get a good grip. But the fitment of the jaw is IMO roughly the same as Husky; ie. fine for DIY, but if your doing anything serious look elsewhere.

Definitely a skip at MSRP, but on sale, I'd say it's a toss up where Husky has an actual usable lifetime warranty but a worse hand feel, while the SK warranty is basically worthless due to the defacto shipping deductible, but far better hand feel. still debating if I should go back and pick up the 10 and 12 to complete the set.

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Got my toolbox. Absolutely frivolous but man it's nice, and should be perfect for the small set of tools I need for my machining classes (I still need a bunch more but other than a 12" combo square it's all pretty compact, thread gauges and such). I need to look for a sheath or something for my caliper so I don't need to have the big case in there.

>>2966604
>made in Germany
That's not what the label says anon.

>>2967043
I was hopping this was a stock image.
Glad you said class, because my first thought is "this guy does no work"
A watch having its own cubby? That's "5th tool chest" shenanigans. Gonna be frank with you, you don't need a toolbox for that load out.

Nice box though, I've heard of them and have a similar folding one. You'll fill it up soon enough

>>2967110
>>2966604
>Made in Germany
By 3rd world invaders
Might as well say made in India/Somalia

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>>2967187
It'll be full in a few more weeks, next term starts on the 5th and I already know there'll be enough required stuff that the box will be pretty much full to the brim. The current arrangement is very temporary, I just dumped everything from the cheap fabric toolbag I'd been using into it.

btw the watch is in there because it's one I rigged up with a carabiner for shop use, since we can't wear wristwatches. It won't stay in that cubby long term, nor will anything on that side of the box.

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>>2966094
got a deal on a pair of new squirrel hotels

>>2967249
That doesn't look like very good catapults.

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>>2966604
>Nu-SK
So sad what they did to that brand

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>>2967043
Where did you get that steel toolbox? It’s getting harder to find anything that’s not plastic. I bought some if those plano ammo boxes, but they’re not cheap, but still made of plastic and it’s just a deep bin, no separators, and i root around in there with sharp tools and pull out a bloody hand.

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>>2967452
> where
Nvm… found it.
Cheap, LOL… it’s more expensive than anything I would put in it.

>>2967452
you can buy fat50s on ebay pretty reasonable

>>2967454
Yeah, and if you order it from Toyo you end up having to pay nearly $200 after the tariff too. It's definitely not something I would have bought myself as a purely practical thing, there's a reason it was an xmas present. That said my caliper alone cost about as much as the box.

>>2967461
Buy used. I have a ton of calipers. Starrett, Brown & Sharpe, General, Miyamoto. I don't think I paid more than $20 for any of them. All are in good condition.

I have a ton of Kennedy cantilever toolboxes too.

>>2967440
Olight Is over-rated trash

>>2967455
I've been getting regular 50s for about $10 a piece. Those fat 50's are nice though. Bought quite a few through surpluscenter, (don't remember the price but not bad) but they ran out of them...

>>2966332
This price is an outrage. A pox on their jew houses

>>2966591
Thats prety cool looking how much was it?

>>2967454
Oh fuck that. For that price ill stick it in my boot and call it a day

>>2967467
Easier said than done unfortunately. I live in a small and very isolated city without much of a local market for those kinds of things, and bargains online seem to be pretty rare these days. I also don't have any way to calibrate a used tool, and on top of that I'd really prefer to stick to digital for now, which are way harder to find used.

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>>2966094
latest buy was this cheap ass saw. i was in for a small nimble little one but ended up with a beast that needs 16A breakers on 220v to run. this thing i actually need i have been using it all day and yesterday. latest "does not really need but want just because" was a second hand but unused mitutoyo micrometer.

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>>2967639
since there is others mentioning 'toyo here is a pic of it, to the left 0-25mm, mint condition. to the right is another one i bought but the last time it was used it was rammed to the bottom and rusted stuck there so im trying to free it up with oil, its an older 0-15mm.

>>2967474
So what is the cool nu-thang?

The only other flashlight I’ve had that was worth a damn is like a $50 Coast headlamp with a Coast brand 18650 inside and a strong magnet. The focusing lens on that got dust inside but other than that it’s still going strong a few years later.

There’s a huge gap with lights, it’s either $15 weak magnet chinesium battery lights that won’t hold a charge after 6mos, or $75+ that seem overpriced for a flashlight but work. I know the expensive ones work well but like knives I’m too cheap to buy them so I wait for Xmas and throw it on my wishlist to see if anyone bites.

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going on a shopping spree at Princess Auto(canadian Harbor Freight) anyone want anything?

looking at
>package of spring clamps
>random angle brackets/mending plates (for bolting shit to my bike)
>2x toolboxes (to bolt to my bike)
>reflectors (to screw into the toolboxes I have bolted to my bike)
>small convex mirrors (for blinding drivers who flash their highs at me whilst I am on my bike)
>hacksaw blades (for disposing of corpses of drivers who flashed their highs at me whilst I am on my bike)
and what i REALLY wanted and went for in the first place
>one of those high vis winter contractor bib+pants things (for biking in winter snow/spring rains)

also thinking of getting some of that fancy expandable cable hose stuff and wiring grommets. e bike supremacy. i wasnt a believer but after some work this thing rules and i will buy things for it when they go on sale

>>2967043
>le tackytical toolbox
>"rite in the rain" notebook
>xtreem anti-UV goglels
>ruler still in the pouch
>cubby just for a watch
>phone in toolbox
>chink oem multitool (possibly a bike one thats just hex keys and wheel levers??)
>clipboard, which is totally inaccessible
>no actual writing implements despite having a fancy tactical notepad and a clipboard
lmao

i get you're a student but jesus christ. i will give you a pro gamer move though. get one of picrel. you can find em anywhere and they're good for all your stationery and a couple of small tools. i would have posted a Rite In The Rain™ one but the one i found was bad and did not even have a clipboard... clip. it's more of an "admin pouch". but even that would be more appropriate for small measuring tools, your electronics, random little drivers for messing with chucks, and generally having something convenient to write on

https://www.princessauto.com/en/monsoon-field-desks/product/PA1000002173
bonus engineering scholastic pro buy:
https://www.princessauto.com/en/3-pc-pocket-precision-reference-cards/product/PA0009513342

>>2967677
>le tackytical toolbox
I'll give you that
>"rite in the rain" notebook
It was $5 at the school bookstore and I thought the material would hold up better to oil and coolant
>xtreem anti-UV goglels
Just safety glasses, I wear prescription glasses so had to get fancy ones that fit over them
>ruler still in the pouch
It's a $50 precision thing, may as well try and keep it protected
>cubby just for a watch
Only temporarily
>phone in toolbox
That's a calculator
>chink oem multitool (possibly a bike one thats just hex keys and wheel levers??)
I assume you mean the Klein hex key sets? They're on the list of required stuff
>clipboard, which is totally inaccessible
Easy enough to get out when I need it
>no actual writing implements despite having a fancy tactical notepad and a clipboard
Under the calculator, and I've got more in my backpack, which usually go into my pocket during the machining portion of class

As I mentioned in the original post, there's a significant amount of stuff I don't have yet, that'll properly fill this thing up. I've just got some random stuff like the watch and safety glasses in there temporarily because they were in the fabric bag I was using previously.

I did consider one of those clipboards btw but that won't fit all the stuff I need to bring to class on a daily basis, especially not without it all clattering around inside. This isn't my first rodeo, I spent years in a different trade before deciding to go back to school, and there's actually a method to my madness here, this style of box will work well because I can plop it down on the bench next to whichever machine I'm working, swing it open, and have quick access to stuff instead of having to root around in a bag or whatever. Many of these items also get pulled out when I start and live in a pocket or on top of the machine during actual work, so the stuff underneath becomes easy to get to.

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>>2967677
>>2967684
Also, just for the record, here's the actual list of required tools. We only had to get the caliper and scale last semester but will have to have the rest for the upcoming one, and that'll fill the box up pretty well.

>>2967686
i will continue to make fun of you not out of spite but because the state of your toolbox and having a toolbox that itself costs more than its contents is inherently funny, even if it's a damn nice box. like japanese children ferrying their grade 2 math homework in a 500$ red leather randoseru

contractor clipboard is still a pro move though i unironically recommend it.

>>2967690
Well, as I say, it'll be more reasonably loaded once I've got the rest of the stuff, and it definitely doesn't cost more than the contents, the caliper alone is more than it and I'm looking at probably $300 for the combo square set. I also didn't buy it for myself anyway (and probably wouldn't have), it was a christmas gift.

m8s i think i finally ran out of random tools i want. window shopping online is a lot less fun than it used to be. still gonna buy the 475pc metric nut and bolt set though

>>2967691
oh i thought you bought it yourself. carry on then

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>>2967703
>i think i finally ran out of random tools i want
no such thing

>>2967711
>no such thing

Man I dunno, I'm almost there or already am there myself... Not too much new shit impresses me anymore.

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>>2967713
>new shit
wait until you find out about all the cool old shit out there that you didnt know you wanted yet

>>2967711
ok a minor correction: tools i want that would also physically fit in my house

i guess i could use woodworking stuff but for that i would need a supply of wood and I don't drive so I can't transport that shit easily

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>>2967714
>wait until you find out about all the cool old shit out there that you didnt know you wanted yet
Unless it's something I don't even know exists yet, then I probably already have that too... I pretty much buy any old or obscure tool I come across. Only thing off hand I can even think of on my wish list would be a #4 knee style arbor press... I'll find one close and cheap someday.

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>>2967720
>picel
not sure which is tougher. the shear or the zf5...

>>2967735
>not sure which is tougher. the shear or the zf5...
Both equally robust my friend.

>>2967677
add this to your list
>hacksaw
>single shot shotgun
its for using on yourself to spare the rest of us from another bikefag

>>2967969
*shines 500w 250,000 lumen Pelican light at u*
i already own a hacksaw btw why do you think i am buying hacksaw blades. do you think i am one of those animals who just wraps electrical tape around one and uses it like that? because i absolutely am but only do so with very old or outright broken blades

its an ebike btw :^)

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Hopefully a lifetime supply of electrical tape. 7 dollars

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>>2968054
>lifetime supply of electrical tape.

Wat?

>>2967720
I lied. Bought some shit today. 6" Doyle vise from HF was on sale as well as a few other things I figured I'd stock up on. Been eyeballing the vise for a bit and figured I'd get one to leave outside and beat on some. Got another Milwaukee drill with two 5.0 batteries and a "free" 8.0 forge battery coming from Home Depot, and 16' of red and 16' of black triple wall heat shrink from another place. They are going to throw in a thousand 4" black zip ties for free with that one...

>>2967677
>tfw I’m pretty sure I cracked the windshield of a Freightliner when I had a metal one of these sitting on the dashboard
Those corners are sharp.

>>2967684
Dude was just being a fag hahaha you're good. I was also surprised anyone would call Klein chink shit

>>2968058
>>2968054
There's nothing you can use electrical tape for that there isn't a much better alternative.

>>2968322
>There's nothing you can use electrical tape for that there isn't a much better alternative.
It has it's purpose. The stuff I posted in the tote above is actually friction tape, but I still use vinyl electrical tape frequently as well.

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i have one of these
sog i got to round off an amazon order like 6 yrs ago
forgot i had it until right this very moment
i think i've opened one or two boxes with it at some point

>>2968332
idk why you wouldnt simply sharpen a key

>>2968322
i use it for bike rim tape. actual purpose made rim tape is never pliable enough and is always sharp as fuck and usually comes sealed to itself like the strapping on a freight cardboard box and that part is always hard and rough and sharp and shit. it's like the specifically design it to ruin your tubes. electrical tape does the job fine

>>2968322
It's the smoothest tape there is, make of that what you will.

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>>2968715
>for external use only

>>2968535

Cutting hole in pocket?

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>>2967043
Made some ghetto kaizen foam to hold my measuring tools, maybe the box makes more sense now. Plan is to test this layout for a while and then draw it up in CAD and either 3D print or laser cut a slicker replacement.

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So I kind of want the 60kw military generator set. I vaguely remember these being called a MEP or MEPs or something in Afghanistan.

I want it not for the power generation, but as a real-life ASMR/background noise generator. I like industrial sounds

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>>2970364
some asswipe around here bought about 10 units that size from govdeals to flip a few years ago. dipshit didnt know squat about wire pixies. he put pics of the tags in his ad and they were all 400hz
after a few weeks of getting called out he put this big text vomit about how all the "experts" were wrong and all they needed was a "a simple and cheap inverter box from amazon"
i think he still has them

>>2966094
>things you want but dont need
A table saw. I probably don’t *really* need it (already got a miter and a track saw), but man, I want one. Problem is: they’re either shitty or expensive as hell and the middle ground is hard to find. And I’m tempted to get a festool Rotex to see what the fuss is all about (though that’s also
>brand flex

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>>2970420
Portable table says are all shitty. They range from only somewhat shitty to completely shitty. A 'contractor' saw can be decent but they are not portable. A real table saw is a 'cabinet' saw. They start at something like a Unisaw and continues with something like an Oliver. Picture related. The bigger the forklift you need to move it, the better the saw it is.

I got a used American made Unisaw for about $200 from a business liquidation auction. The fence was garbo but that was easily replaced with a modern one. The fence cost more than the saw. It cuts like a champ and is very smooth. You can stand a nickel on edge on the table and start the saw up and the nickel won't fall over. The cast iron top and wings are dead flat. Meanwhile, my old aluminum topped jobsite saw would go out of square if you left it in the sun too long.

>>2970522
One does not realize how nice a cabinet saw is until one gets a cabinet saw

I love my ol hunk of steel, its based

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>>2966094
>post up your latest buys
snagged a topshelf compac red cunt hair quantifier and the dude even refunded me $5 because he was sick and didnt get it the mail right away

>>2970522
>go out of square if you left it in the sun too long.
Your cabinet saw would probably go out of square from the heat too.

>>2967454
That's way to much for a stamped and riveted lunchpail. You could just buy an ammo can and make your own inserts and dividers for it out of carved wood and it might even be more durable.

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>>2967452
BRO...
Bruh..
Army/Navy surplus. Get the real metal ones, those plastic shits degrade after a few years no matter how sturdy they look originally.
https://ammocanman.com/collections/all-cans?page=2
You prolly can get even cheaper ones at your local A/N surplus.

ANYway, My consoooomer shits was this lil' guy from the menards for $3.
Surprised that it isn't absolute chinesium trash. Looks like the tiny screwdriver and the pliers are the best aspects, and the hand grip feel is surprisingly good, but the knives are of course laughable, and the file is just what you'd expect.
>INB5 "Get a real Multi-Tool, FAGGOT!"
I have a few, and this, and a smol self contained Multi-microbit driver for quick anywhere repairs are my "EDC" pocket buddies.
This trash is MINE...This trash is BLUE.

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>>2972354
My cabinet saw top and wings are solid cast iron and weigh more than your mom. The motor alone is 110 pounds. I've used it when it was 40 degrees in the shop and 110 degrees. It remained flat and square. Look at the inside of a Unisaw sometime. They are robust. As cabinet saws go they are fairly low end.

A saw with an aluminum top, which is basically not structural, and a steel or plastic frame has a serious shortcoming. Being made of very different materials they will expend and contract at different rates. This will cause odd effects. My old saw would budge in the middle where the opening from the blade was if it was too warm out. This basically made it a high spot and wood would wobble as you pushed it through the blade. This was fine for ripping down some plywood but not great if you wanted to make furniture.

>>2966094
Fucking hell the greenhouse my parents bought for their old house wasn't much better than that.

At the current place it was built on purpose attached to the workshop they had built.

I have like $200 in gift cards to Amazon/Home Depot. What should I get with it? Live in FL, would like something to go/do outside. Open to ideas since this is basically free money.

>>2972619
What kind of split we talking? If it was $200 in one or the other it'd be easier to work with. What kind of things are you trying to do, and what kind of general task are you unable to perform to do that right now?

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Finally, my local Hornbach got some good shit on clearance. Though that’ll probably mean they’re gonna replace wiha with cheap crap.
Oh well, about 5€ for a wiha ain’t too bad I guess. Was tempted to get some more, but I’ve already got about all sizes, only my most used T20 is showing some wear I I wanted to slits with a hammer cap anyway, so that was neat.

>>2968535
>sharpen a key
that's only if you need a serrated blade.

>>2966094
Finally bit the bullet on ITC 'cause things keep trying to pile up and I figure I'm going to be buying enough tools to justify it. I grabbed the Pittsburgh wobble extensions and it made changing spark plugs a breeze. I got by before with regular extensions, passenger side is wide open, but it was a pain finding the right combination to work around/between the rigid ABS module lines on the driver side. Not anymore.

An unjustified purchase was the long handled Icon 3/8 flex head. I'd just been wanting a ratchet nicer than what came in my Stanley "baby's first socket set" from wally world. It's okay because karma immediately corrected for that frivolous purchase by having my water pump go out (thankfully while warming up in the driveway rather than on the road). Guess now I've got a project to use it on.

>>2972714
I'll have to check out those wobble extensions. Are they spring return to center? Saw some like that at O'reilly's before Christmas. All the 3/8" were gone which is the size I would use most frequently.

Also my wife bought the ITC membership before Christmas and then got a bunch of those little toolboxes and some other stuff. The discount on that one single purchase almost paid for the membership, so now I gotta find more shit to buy from HF over the next year! Oh I'm the same anon that got that 6" Doyle vise mentioned above. It's pretty fucking nice for the money... Easily the best new 6" vise you are going to find in that price range.

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>>2972724
>I'll have to check out those wobble extensions. Are they spring return to center?
Oh I'm retarded. I was thinking universal joint extensions not wobble extensions. Yeah the wobble ones are fucking handy.

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/titan/titan-3-8-inch-drive-8-inch-extension/ttn0/68138

>>2967249
Is this a trap for a full sized fox squirrel? I know squirrels vary widely by area. If you’ve used them for squirrels that big, do they work well? I’ve heard they don’t. I’ve had those little fuckers chew wires under my hood twice in six months.

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>>2972732
theyre ouell traps made in canukistan. somebody had an scamazon review video of getting a skunk in one for size capability. the opening is about 3" square but they just need to poke their snout in to hit the trigger
picel is the average gray tree rat here ive gotten

>>2972360
not everyone wants their stuff to be contaminated with lead and or depleted uranium.

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>>2972724
>>2972730
>Yeah the wobble ones are fucking handy.
I never knew! Kicking myself for not getting them sooner. I'm far from a mechanic so that hat only goes on out of necessity. The Stanley set, with a few extra sockets and extensions, has carried me a long way. Routine maintenance and then a few things like swapping a starter in my mom's mid 00's CRV (then seeing how corroded the heater pipe was and repeating nearly all the same steps to replace that).

I'd probably get that vise if I didn't already have a similar Irwin. Picked that up when I put a free-float on my rifle. I did nab my mom one of those little boxes because I knew she'd think it was cute (and maybe she'll get some of her tools and tidbits organized and out of her kitchen's overflowing junk drawer). One of the magnetic mats too. Got there shortly after a delivery so they hadn't even unboxed them yet. I managed to get the last one less than a day later when it crossed my mind to early Xmas shop for my uncle.

Couldn't believe how fast those sell out until I slapped mine on the fender with my spark plug loadout just to see. Held everything firm. No garage and never got a portable table for whatever reason so there's usually a bunch of bending over or kneeling to the ground to switch sockets and extensions. Gonna be awesome having everything in arm's reach.

Now what I really want to see is a sale or ITC discount on their hose pliers. Oh, and the S wrenches! I can't even rationalize those beyond an affinity for weird or specific tools you never need until suddenly you do. The ones that make someone go "why is it bent" or "what's that even for?" Like basin wrenches remind me of those dinosaur-head grabber toys and most people probably haven't ever seen one.

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Found today thrifting for $1 xD

1/2" drive

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>>2973756
Oh and funnily enough I found this by the road awhile ago, also 1/2"

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>>2973756
Wizard was the house brand for Western Auto Supply stores. Kind of like Husky for Home Depot or Kobalt for Lowes (or Craftsman for Sears or Powr-Kraft for Montgomery Ward if you want to be more period appropriate). They got bought by Sears in 1987. They were then sold to Advance Auto Parts in 1998. Advance Auto Parts merged them into the company and eliminated the name by about 2003.

http://alloy-artifacts.org/western-auto-supply.html

>>2973791
Damn, those ought to be pretty nice tools considering $20 in 1959 is like $220 now, and that's a pretty small set.

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>>2973940
People rage about globalism now but back then you got paid OK but you didn't own much stuff. Your toolbox, your wardrobe, your house were all smaller. Cars didn't last long in miles but they did in years because you didn't drive much as gas was expensive. And you lived closer to work.
Food and housing was cheap and non-food consumer goods were expensive but durable. Now it's the opposite. Enjoy your Amazon Basics jeans, Amerifriends.

>>2973982
>And you lived closer to work.
Not really, most of the prosperity of the period was built by expanding housing to suburban sprawl, but having most major businesses operating out of the downtown hubs.

So to support that they bulldozed middle-class black neighborhoods to build freeways connecting the two.

>>2973994
I'll add as well that because of the way suburbs were designed and zoned, you often had to drive a lot further to get out of a neighborhood even with the same "crow flies" distances similar in-city grid streets have, and suburbs don't have intermixed residential and business areas that can be walkable, so just basic shopping also means having to drive a lot.

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>>2973997
The post-WWII American Dream right here. Sure, everyone's house looked the same, there was no landscaping, insulation in the walls, grounded outlets, or eves to keep the sun and water off of your exterior walls, but at least the darkies couldn't move into the neighborhood. We made sure of that. And, yeah, there was a lot of asbestos in everything, but everyone smoked 2 packs a day and that was likely to kill you sooner. Lead in the water and paint? Who cares if your kid ended up a little retarded. The world needs ditch diggers too.

>>2974077
My hometown has a rat maze burb, not nearly as large or cookie-cutter, but it was built in the 60's and butted up against a Nike missile battery site. By the time I was in high school it was long defunct, but it was also known that a few miles away was one of the dish sites. The barracks there had long been torn down but the huge, vertical-facing dish was still standing, heavy-metal paint flaking away from the exterior. They demo'd it at least a decade ago and the property seems to be up for sale (most recent Google maps images). We used to get in it, smoke weed, drink some beers and stare at the stars because the light pollution was minimal there. One friend with bigger balls than me brought his skateboard into it. I still wish I'd yoinked some of the old hardware from it, if only for the cool factor, but it was just the "satellite dish" to us until I looked up it's actual purpose years later.

In hindsight there was a much newer, smaller, black, wireframe dish on the property that used to turn on a motor. I never saw any security cameras but now that I'm thinking about it us idiots were probably all being recorded on what was still US Military property. Oops.

I feel kinda bad 'cause the last couple generations don't have any cool shit like that to explore here anymore. It was "hidden" at the back of another neighborhood, surrounded by woods. It's too built up, populous and surveiled for kids to just climb the local water tower or whatever with the sixer they talked the local wino into buying them. Hopefully there's still some cool shit for them that I just never knew about.

On topic, HF ran a 3-day 30% off $10 or less ($20 or less for ITC) with a 5 item limit. I didn't see it until the last day, yesterday, but got my hose pliers, the indexable ratchet in 3/8, their silicone cap/plug set, and their hand-pump transfer pump. Gonna take my old cheapo soldering iron, some fittings and a mason jar to rig up a smoke tester that I can hook the pump up to.

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New Japanese saw, folded over 9000 times!
(I got this one at some action of a defunct company and I quite liked it, but it was badly bent so I wanted a new blade. Turns out, a replacement blade is more expensive, than a whole new saw! Sure, most of the money is in the blade and not that plastic handle, so I wasn’t expecting like half price, but more? That’s quite retarded.
But I digress. I quite liked the saw and the fact that it’s a jap saw, from a Swedish company with a non-web handle didn’t bother me. Turns out, it was made in Japan all along!)

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>>2966094
its obviously genetic for fellers of se asian descent to meticulously pack the junk you buy from them
not complaining vs the usual just chuck it in a bag lazyfuck ebay sellers

>>2976152
What the hell am I looking at here? Parallels?

Bought a set of Mac Tools weatherhead sockets. Wanted the 13 piece Sunex set, but they're impossible to come by right now... Who knows if they'll do another run of them or not.

>>2976167
>What the hell am I looking at here? Parallels?
yah just extras that were cheap enough. the wonton wrapping job was just surprising
>Bought a set of Mac Tools weatherhead sockets
those are the damn things that sit in the back of the toolbox for 3 years at a time but the day you need them nothing else will work
i bought old snappys years ago and it was obvious they used them as production filler because every one is machined a slightly different style but the date codes are all within a few years. definitely a low demand item

>>2976184
>those are the damn things that sit in the back of the toolbox for 3 years at a time but the day you need them nothing else will work
Yup, but god damn it'll be nice when I need one and have them!

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I’m on the fence bois.

I got myself a mini-piggup truck and want to get a hammer drill to keep in the box of crap for side jobs. I wanted to do Ridgid Subcompact 18V, I like the drill and impact driver from that line. Subcompact hammer drill + 2x2.0Ah batteries is $129.

Other options: M12 Fuel hammer drill + impact driver + free 5.0Ah battery for $249 right now, but then I’m into the goddamn M12 rabbit hole.

And then picrel looks like a tempting deal, $169 and I do not need the impact driver at all. I might go that route.

Opinions?

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>>2976244
Also this mini truck has a 120V outlet in the bed so I can charge my batteries as I drive. So based.

>>2970393
>some asswipe around here bought about 10 units

Haha that's great. As I recall they can be wired for 400hz or 60 or whatever. I dunno it was years ago

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>>2976235
at risk of cevin von benis poasting heres a picel of the aforementioned sockets for the anons that arent in the know
they shouldnt exist but hydraulic routing is often low on the design totempole for serviceability and some engrs think its funny to install torqued elbows in absolute asshole locations where you cant get at the side of them with a wrench. even better when its an sae o ring boss with a nut and washer to seal it clocked
i hope they enjoy an eternity of having red hot fittings jammed in their peeholes

>>2976384
I should've kept scrolling because the first thing I did was go down a search rabbit hole. Reminds me of O2 sensor sockets. Definitely looks like something forced into existence because serviceability was an afterthought. That makes three new-to-me socket types I've learned about this past week. The others are double-square because I was watching some repair video on an old tractor, and e-torx because I need a number 7 to pull the posts for my pop's intake manifold. I probably don't really need to pull them but I figure it'll make cleaning easier not having to work around them.

>>2976384
>>2976406
Crowsfoot flare nut wrenches are sort of in the same boat. Gearwrench makes flex head flare nut wrenches that are a lifesaver in certain spots

>>2967639
i have the draper version of this saw, with the 305mm blade. ive wired a soft start module to it, but it has to dangle out of the handle housing. still, it's a nice addition if you can be bothered with it

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>>2976244
I now have my trugg set

>>2976485
is ridgid just orange colored last generation milwaukee? the drill chuck and clutch looks awfully familiar

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>>2976489
Yes. And Ryobi HP stuff is like last gen Ridgid. It’s all TTI.

>>2976489
To be fair, if it's a metal chuck it's probably a Rohm no matter which brand it is.

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>>2976406
here a couple more that nobody should own
the deep flare nut sockets are about fucking useless except for the rare injection line that makes a bend right above the nut down in a hole. and the hole has usually filled with pine needles and mouse piss and rusted into a single entity but you really dont want to to have to pull the head. they occasionally fit on 90 deg jic swept tube bend hose end nuts in a clusterfuck on a valve manifold block
the micro turns are the only mac shit i own. really rarely needed but indispensable at such times. caterpillar probably invented them for the flange clamp bolts on the category 61/62 flanges on the valve blocks on their junk from the 80s before everything went to o ring face. and you need the kommie unit versions for working on anything kraut built. i dont think smac makes them anymore though so youll have to refi your van down by the river to buy them off egay

>>2976417
Yeah, options for flare nuts were on my radar last month when I thought there was a chance the brake booster could've been bad. Fortunately ruled that out. Did the intake manifold gasket, pulled/inspected lines, and snugged a few butterfly clips I thought were a little loose. Seems to be running better so far; no codes yet. Still a chance he has been flooding his charcoal canister, pumping to the nearest dollar, but I'm hoping that isn't the case.

>>2976543
That makes four for this month. I'd seen the crows feet style for flare nuts but not actual sockets. You weren't shitting either. $100 for a no name set on eBay. Someone else selling individual Snap-On sockets for $100 a pop. Looks like Lisle and Ko-Ken still make sets but they're $250 and $300 respectively. Hope I never need them. Alternatively I hope someone wants to foot the bill if they need me to need them.

Not too much consooom recently. 1/4 torque wrench so I'd have something that does inch-pounds for the throttle body, and the e-torx because cleaning did end up being easier with the posts removed. I bought the 3/8 swivel head. Wasn't needed but it was great being able to break the nuts/bolts free then quickly spin them out. I'm not quite old enough to remember when they were mail order but HF has come a long way since I stepped into one a decade ago. Simple man that I am, I think the silly Icon mat is still my favorite purchase. I slapped everything but the torque wrenches on it, stuck it to the fender, and went to town.

>>2976747
>>2976543
I'm braindead and mixed the two while looking them up, but you're right about the Macs too. Discontinued and at least a bill for a 5 or 6 piece set on the secondhand market.

>>2976543
I ran across a bunch of those for cheap on amazon while looking for weatherhead sockets.

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I'm looking for a cyclone for my shop-vac, since that fucker always clogs and these seem to be the answer to that.
Question is just:
Which one to get?
There's some fucking expensive ones, by "name brands" but isn't that just some plastic parts without any moving parts that don't even need that high precision?
Or that cheapo deWalt?
Apparently, you can also /diy/ it, but I'd assume without a 3D printer, the results of cobbling one together from various drainage pipes and such will not be that good.
So what about no-name chink shit from aliexpress?
Pic related is about $70, because it's a two stage (dunno if I would need that), but there's plenty of single-stage BYOB-ones for around $20. How hard can such a piece be to fuck up for Chang?

>>2977112
Harbor Freight has one for $40 that includes a top for standard 5 gallon buckets with all the holes already drilled for you. Oneida makes a similar one for the same price but you need to fit it to whatever container, my Dad has one fitted to a top for 55 gallon animal feed drums he gets from an Amish neighbor.

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>>2966094
thank yahweh for egay. its insane screws are now $2 dolla billz each or more at full retail

>>2977830
I hear ya man. If you don't need it immediately you might as well stock up on bulk fasteners online rather than pay the retail jew.

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Got some more good shit at the auction this week...

Ken tool tire spoons, score.
Ton of good little files, most of them brand new, score.
Copper hammer head that I'm going to put a steel handle on and use as a backup for welding up holes. Score.
JC Penny ratchet and almost a complete standard set of all US made sockets for $5! How could I not?
Some shop fluids. Hell the RV antifreeze is worth what I paid for it all. Has a can of Jarvis thirteen-fifteen grease that I was mainly after. Mystic penetrating oil too. Not bad for $4.
More files, punches and chisels...
Thorsen wrenches. 11 of them for $10. SCORE!
Estwing rock hammer and a surveying pocket sight level.

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>>2976244
>M12 rabbit hole
I know you already went with rigid but just want to share for others these m12 knockoffs I have thoroughly tested
they're just as good if not better than milwaukee's

unfortunately still haven't found a decent m18 knockoff

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>>2977939
theres deals on the 5ho batts if you save a search and are willing to wait. plus homeless despot often runs promos with them as an add on that are even cheaper. last week was the installation driver + 5ho for $159 but id just grabbed picel
t. closing in on a bakers doz 5hos

>>2977939
>not made in Mailwukee
Kek. More honest than actual Milhousee.
I am inclined to believe that those are good, but the problem with those no name chino brands is that the next batch might be totally different. Didn’t ttc do some tests on knockoff m12 with mixed results?
And 9Ah? WTF? The 6Ah is already questionable since it kinda throws a lot of tools off balance, but this behemoth? Don’t you loose all the benefits of M12 only for the little gain of not having to switch batteries that often?
Kinda tempted to get the tiny 2.5(?) HO ones, but I already have too many batteries and no real need for HO.

>>2978023
idk man I just know it runs literally for weeks in my propress and pex gun and more powerfully than my 2ah batteries

and they're stupid cheap
I don't have any balance issues

>>2978176
Have you tried the 6ah ones as well? I have them in my scamazon cart. Probably give em a go. A hell of a lot cheaper than the genuine Milwaukee ones as long as they don't burn my shop or pickups to the ground...

>>2978178
have not. mentioned my whole experience. my tool lineup is all m18s besides those plumbing tools, but I use them every day.
I just got the christmas m12 kit for home use, but haven't used it much

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>>2966094
moar hardware and a $30 lot i bought mostly for the tap sockets and the metric impacts to throw in the pickup though lacking 14mm for soobaroos and 18mm for jon queer equipment
the rest is all usa lisle but triplicate surplus. id give it away but theres no one left in my life that gives a fuck about that sort of thing

>>2977943
You can buy 18650 cells for $4 a piece.

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>>2978192
>if you consider your time at negative value you can make a chinkshit firebomb with a shitty housing and save $8
wow sign me up

>>2978195
Don't forget needing to buy a spot welder and strips to link them, and probably wasting a dozen learning to weld them properly.

Versus just watching for sales.

>>2978190
Where are you buying your lots of tools from?

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Proto impact 6 point socket set in 3/8 - 1/2. I really need to stop buying tools before this i bought the low profile astro impact set due to some clearance issues(ie to lazy to fully take apart some engine components to get to something) but now i have even more impacts for shits and giggles.

Shorter and thinner than Sunnex. On par thickness and height with Tekton. I hope it doesn't wallow out from the anvil since that is a real reason why people buy proto's or wrights but then again some of that is from hand ratchet usage instead of electric ratcheting usage.
https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Proto-J72206-Metric-Impact/dp/B003P2VGTY/ref=sr_1_4?
https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Proto-J72216-Metric-Impact/dp/B0025Q819E/ref=sr_1_3
https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Proto-J74206-Metric-Impact/dp/B003P2VGX0/ref=sr_1_5
https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Proto-J74216-Metric-Impact/dp/B001VY58PG/ref=sr_1_12

>>2973758
give it back Jamal