Tchicken
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After the discussion in the thread about adjustable wrench, I realized I needed a small one for the console in the vehicle ..
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Beerhippie
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Well, I tried the mics out last night. Apparently, I have some learnin' to do. No audio recorded.
Wireless lavalier microphones. Maybe my videos will **** a little less. At least, you'll be able to hear my mellifluous voice (That's a lie. Mellifluous means honey-toned. The only thing my voice has in common with honey is the swarm of angry bees) over the road noise.
These use magnets to secure the tiny 'phones to clothing or whatever. It came with a receiver for phones and adventure cams and another for use with pro-grade cameras. Claimed wireless range is 1,000 ft. Neat little kit that was recommended in several videos by several different YT creators--whose videos, unlike mine, don't ****. Worth a gamble for under $90.
I'll have to take 'em for a spin this afternoon.
The instructions are actually pretty damned close to idiomatic English--a pleasant surprise.
What did amuse me was the instruction booklet starting with "Unbox kit". The instructions are in the box.
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kinglukas38
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Fresh bits in the mail today along with some extractors. Now I can finally test if a speed handle is faster than a drill for removing inspection panels. Shape wise these bits are very similar to the apex bits I was looking at, but these were ~3cad less per.
snickers muncher
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I needed a flashlight for work. This one kept coming up in my research for best bang for the buck. It's been working great for my needs for the past several days. $23 total for a light with built in USB C charger, 18650 battery, charging cable, and magnetic base cap. I wanted a budget option because in some cases if it's dropped, it's gone.
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captain14
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I’ll have to watch for this when it goes back on the Daily deal.
Looks interesting.
Give us some feedback after you get a chance to use it.
BlakeTheCarGuy
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Tekton haul today. Old style 1-1/4 12 point socket not sure what the difference is in the new style versus these but decided to get it just because it was on sale lol. Then 37mm and 38mm deep sockets to complete my set of axle nut sockets. I could have gotten impacts but I prefer the look and feel of chrome sockets not a huge fan of impact sockets. A old style 15mm wrench I think the newer ones are longer. A stubby 28mm and a regular 28mm wrench. 28mm is used for the flats on Toyota inner tie rods sometimes it’s handy to have the wrench instead of the tie rod tool. And then a really angled pick which seems like it will be very useful. 
M.Jay
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Those got discontinued years ago, but there is still some old stock floating around. Shot me a PM, maybe we can gather a set for you.
What a steal! You Sir, deserve some suckage. Those old Belzer wrenches are selling for 10-15 Euro a piece in mint condition over here.$11 haul... belzer sae. He will sell me a NOS snap on sae wrench set for $15. I dont need a full sae sets,but price is good.
Man I love the color combo! Wish I were able to get a set. They would complement to my collection of red and blue tools.This arrived today, courtesy of Lowe’s!
Price: $19.98 + Tax: $1.65…Total: $21.65….not bad for the price…..and of course to sweeten the deal…..free shipping was provided!
I hate you for showing those, because I'm a sucker for classic acetate handles. Now I have to get some nut drivers.
Beerhippie
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Well, these just plain don't seem to work with my Akaso Brave 4 Pro Chinesium camera. Go Pro at $350 just ain't in the budget for now.
Wireless lavalier microphones. Maybe my videos will **** a little less. At least, you'll be able to hear my mellifluous voice (That's a lie. Mellifluous means honey-toned. The only thing my voice has in common with honey is the swarm of angry bees) over the road noise.
These use magnets to secure the tiny 'phones to clothing or whatever. It came with a receiver for phones and adventure cams and another for use with pro-grade cameras. Claimed wireless range is 1,000 ft. Neat little kit that was recommended in several videos by several different YT creators--whose videos, unlike mine, don't ****. Worth a gamble for under $90.
I'll have to take 'em for a spin this afternoon.
The wireless mics DO work with my Nikon pro cameras, but I ain't hanging one of those off a suction cup on the windshield. If the cup holds, the windshield will likely fall into my lap.
BobsYourUncle69
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Pm incoming
I just got the DJI Mic 3 for around $250 at Best Buy. It comes with two mics and one receiver.
CHI_Tool&Die
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Matco Thursday became Matco Wednesday cause I have a lot of stuff going on at work for the rest of the week. Grabbed a stubby 3/8” ratchet and also snagged some straight pry bars on promo. My driver said that the straights had been sitting on his truck for years and the plastic was covered in dust. Luckily, unless you’re my wallet, it was an orange set so I jumped on it. I guess guys do not really use the straights. Honestly, I don’t know if I’ll have an immediate need for them either but I like supporting him so it’s all good.
It was fun to just shoot the breeze for a bit with him and see how the industry is doing.
It was fun to just shoot the breeze for a bit with him and see how the industry is doing.
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A couple of replacement drill bits.
I few weeks back I got a set of 6” long torx security bits that are claimed to be made of S2 steel with hardened and magnetized tips for $20. Upfront I didn’t have much faith in the quality but they have turned out to be really decent stuff.
So last weekend I went down the rabbit hole of looking for other bits to help minimize labor hours on a controls retrofit we’re currently working on. I found this stuff from a different company but advertised to be manufactured in the same manner. Turns out there’s a half dozen yahoo’s offering the same ****.
Anyhow this intense assortment came yesterday at a $60 cost. Along with some battery screw guns that’ll be here today we’ll see how well these do.
I also bought this set as well but it’s obviously complete junk. You’re typical **** grainy finish like those $5 socket sets that peel open like warm butter from years past.
So last weekend I went down the rabbit hole of looking for other bits to help minimize labor hours on a controls retrofit we’re currently working on. I found this stuff from a different company but advertised to be manufactured in the same manner. Turns out there’s a half dozen yahoo’s offering the same ****.
Anyhow this intense assortment came yesterday at a $60 cost. Along with some battery screw guns that’ll be here today we’ll see how well these do.
I also bought this set as well but it’s obviously complete junk. You’re typical **** grainy finish like those $5 socket sets that peel open like warm butter from years past.
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1/4" Hitachi impact driver batteries finally gave up. $32 for non OEM NiCD. Don't want to deal with the memory issues of NICD ever again.
The charger is for NiCD. Nope not going to charge NiMH even though it can. Not a good idea.
This 3/8" Ridgid came in second in a very well done review. Beat by Milwaukee but theirs is 2X the price. Big red was better but not impressively so.
Motivation to buy this (size)? Laying under a deck and in the sun installing carriage bolts with my ratchet wrench in 97° heat. I also have plenty of ridgid batteries.
As I get old(er) justification has lost much of its bite.
The charger is for NiCD. Nope not going to charge NiMH even though it can. Not a good idea.
This 3/8" Ridgid came in second in a very well done review. Beat by Milwaukee but theirs is 2X the price. Big red was better but not impressively so.
Motivation to buy this (size)? Laying under a deck and in the sun installing carriage bolts with my ratchet wrench in 97° heat. I also have plenty of ridgid batteries.
As I get old(er) justification has lost much of its bite.
Demon4x4
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I have three of these and drop them all the time - haven't broken one yet.Bunch of my coworkers have these. One of them can break just about anything. None have broken yet
As far as the mod goes, I might, if the current orientation doesn't work well for me. But, I don't foresee many issues. Lol. Unless I leave it under the hood like my last magnet light.
I did take two apart and try flipping the light around, but neither seemed to square up right, so I changed them back.
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You have to shave the round tabs inside the light hinge for it fit reversed.
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Every-Other-Snap On Thursday
11mm and 19mm reversible ratcheting wrenches
16x18 mm and 17x19 mm open end wrenches
Set of 1/4” drive, metric wobble sockets.
With these last four wrenches, I have completed the sets I have bought one or two at a time - it doesn’t sting so much that way
They have a used gray Snap-On cart I am considering next.
11mm and 19mm reversible ratcheting wrenches
16x18 mm and 17x19 mm open end wrenches
Set of 1/4” drive, metric wobble sockets.
With these last four wrenches, I have completed the sets I have bought one or two at a time - it doesn’t sting so much that way
They have a used gray Snap-On cart I am considering next.
Skyman
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I'm blaming this purchase on a recent GJ post. The name of the poster I've since forgotten.
Seems as though there will be times it'll be useful.
Addressing its quality, I must say that this one comes as a disappointment, despite my modest expectations. It'll be functional, but its finishing leaves a lot to be desired. No attempt was made to break the edges on this thing, which is a pet peeve of mine. I hate sharp edges that are likely to come into contact with human flesh - especially on hand tools - and this piece has them all over it. The coating on it looks similar to the conformal coatings I've seen applied to PC board assemblies through the years, and it wasn't applied with any effort toward uniformity. Witness the obvious booger on the lower jaw in the photo. And, I'll be compromising the coating by breaking through it to knock down the sharp edges, prior to putting this into the tool cabinet. Did I mention that I hate sharp edges on hand tools?
I'll keep this thing and use it when it can help me, but examples such as this make it easy to see why so many of the foreign tool manufacturers have been eating the lunches of USA enterprises.
Seems as though there will be times it'll be useful.
Addressing its quality, I must say that this one comes as a disappointment, despite my modest expectations. It'll be functional, but its finishing leaves a lot to be desired. No attempt was made to break the edges on this thing, which is a pet peeve of mine. I hate sharp edges that are likely to come into contact with human flesh - especially on hand tools - and this piece has them all over it. The coating on it looks similar to the conformal coatings I've seen applied to PC board assemblies through the years, and it wasn't applied with any effort toward uniformity. Witness the obvious booger on the lower jaw in the photo. And, I'll be compromising the coating by breaking through it to knock down the sharp edges, prior to putting this into the tool cabinet. Did I mention that I hate sharp edges on hand tools?
I'll keep this thing and use it when it can help me, but examples such as this make it easy to see why so many of the foreign tool manufacturers have been eating the lunches of USA enterprises.
shoggoth80
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I bought a few for guys at work, and they came in sharpI'm blaming this purchase on a recent GJ post. The name of the poster I've since forgotten.
Seems as though there will be times it'll be useful.
Addressing its quality, I must say that this one comes as a disappointment, despite my modest expectations. It'll be functional, but its finishing leaves a lot to be desired. No attempt was made to break the edges on this thing, which is a pet peeve of mine. I hate sharp edges that are likely to come into contact with human flesh - especially on hand tools - and this piece has them all over it. The coating on it looks similar to the conformal coatings I've seen applied to PC board assemblies through the years, and it wasn't applied with any effort toward uniformity. Witness the obvious booger on the lower jaw in the photo. And, I'll be compromising the coating by breaking through it to knock down the sharp edges, prior to putting this into the tool cabinet. Did I mention that I hate sharp edges on hand tools?
I'll keep this thing and use it when it can help me, but examples such as this make it easy to see why so many of the foreign tool manufacturers have been eating the lunches of USA enterprises.
Ran a file over it to break the edge; no way am I handing a liability out for someone to gish themself with. Surprising they let them ship out like that. These were 442s.ronkz650
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You can replace nicad batteries with nimh and use the original charger. Works fine. The tools I have with nicad had AA size batteries in the pack. I just buy Eneloops and solder them and make a replacement battery. I know the safetycrats will disagree. I've got 10 more years out of my old Metabo tools, and still working fine with nimh batteries.1/4" Hitachi impact driver batteries finally gave up. $32 for non OEM NiCD. Don't want to deal with the memory issues of NICD ever again.
The charger is for NiCD. Nope not going to charge NiMH even though it can. Not a good idea.
This 3/8" Ridgid came in second in a very well done review. Beat by Milwaukee but theirs is 2X the price. Big red was better but not impressively so.
Motivation to buy this (size)? Laying under a deck and in the sun installing carriage bolts with my ratchet wrench in 97° heat. I also have plenty of ridgid batteries.
As I get old(er) justification has lost much of its bite.
Beerhippie
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Nice to know. My toothbrush--Oral-B--uses a NiCad and it's on its way out. It's an AA, so easy to toss in an NiMH.
Meursault74
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I resemble that remark. My 444 is OK, guess I was lucky. I did get a set of slip -joints from CL direct a while ago that were in their vault, and it did leave a lot to be desired in regard to the finishing. I don't disagree with your assessment. That being said, I have not seen pliers exactly like these before and I'm sure one day they'll come in handy.I'm blaming this purchase on a recent GJ post. The name of the poster I've since forgotten.
Seems as though there will be times it'll be useful.
Addressing its quality, I must say that this one comes as a disappointment, despite my modest expectations. It'll be functional, but its finishing leaves a lot to be desired. No attempt was made to break the edges on this thing, which is a pet peeve of mine. I hate sharp edges that are likely to come into contact with human flesh - especially on hand tools - and this piece has them all over it. The coating on it looks similar to the conformal coatings I've seen applied to PC board assemblies through the years, and it wasn't applied with any effort toward uniformity. Witness the obvious booger on the lower jaw in the photo. And, I'll be compromising the coating by breaking through it to knock down the sharp edges, prior to putting this into the tool cabinet. Did I mention that I hate sharp edges on hand tools?
I'll keep this thing and use it when it can help me, but examples such as this make it easy to see why so many of the foreign tool manufacturers have been eating the lunches of USA enterprises.
New car in the fleet, went to do a tire rotation on it last weekend and realized I hadn't had to jack up under a unibody seam in a long time. Wandered over to the spot where I thought I kept such jack adapter gizmos and... nope. Used another method and ordered this later.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XG2Q91R
Planger is proud to tell you they're a German brand but I didn't find one "Made in _____" anywhere. Got to be China? (hold up to nose) Now I don't know, it's not awful... At $12, somewhere in Asia.
It's alleged to be rubber and it has some give. My old unibody jack block is hard plastic and deep enough to touch the body on each side of the block. But, being black, it is hiding from me right now.
Planger's groove isn't that deep and the Germans say that the goal is to have the bottom of the groove jack up the car by the edge of the unibody seam.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XG2Q91R
Planger is proud to tell you they're a German brand but I didn't find one "Made in _____" anywhere. Got to be China? (hold up to nose) Now I don't know, it's not awful... At $12, somewhere in Asia.
It's alleged to be rubber and it has some give. My old unibody jack block is hard plastic and deep enough to touch the body on each side of the block. But, being black, it is hiding from me right now.
Planger's groove isn't that deep and the Germans say that the goal is to have the bottom of the groove jack up the car by the edge of the unibody seam.
CHI_Tool&Die
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The big thing you always hear people say is that Channellocks are not expensive and aren’t bad for the price. The thing is, Channellocks are not that cheap. They are roughly on par with a lot of other brands that finish their products a lot better. Channellock and Klein are two brands that need to get their heads out of their asses.I'm blaming this purchase on a recent GJ post. The name of the poster I've since forgotten.
Seems as though there will be times it'll be useful.
Addressing its quality, I must say that this one comes as a disappointment, despite my modest expectations. It'll be functional, but its finishing leaves a lot to be desired. No attempt was made to break the edges on this thing, which is a pet peeve of mine. I hate sharp edges that are likely to come into contact with human flesh - especially on hand tools - and this piece has them all over it. The coating on it looks similar to the conformal coatings I've seen applied to PC board assemblies through the years, and it wasn't applied with any effort toward uniformity. Witness the obvious booger on the lower jaw in the photo. And, I'll be compromising the coating by breaking through it to knock down the sharp edges, prior to putting this into the tool cabinet. Did I mention that I hate sharp edges on hand tools?
I'll keep this thing and use it when it can help me, but examples such as this make it easy to see why so many of the foreign tool manufacturers have been eating the lunches of USA enterprises.
I'm blaming this purchase on a recent GJ post. The name of the poster I've since forgotten.
Seems as though there will be times it'll be useful.
Addressing its quality, I must say that this one comes as a disappointment, despite my modest expectations. It'll be functional, but its finishing leaves a lot to be desired. No attempt was made to break the edges on this thing, which is a pet peeve of mine. I hate sharp edges that are likely to come into contact with human flesh - especially on hand tools - and this piece has them all over it. The coating on it looks similar to the conformal coatings I've seen applied to PC board assemblies through the years, and it wasn't applied with any effort toward uniformity. Witness the obvious booger on the lower jaw in the photo. And, I'll be compromising the coating by breaking through it to knock down the sharp edges, prior to putting this into the tool cabinet. Did I mention that I hate sharp edges on hand tools?
I'll keep this thing and use it when it can help me, but examples such as this make it easy to see why so many of the foreign tool manufacturers have been eating the lunches of USA enterprises.
I'd send it back to the factory and politely tell them to do better. That piece is an embarrassment to their brand.
Mike
I'm blaming this purchase on a recent GJ post. The name of the poster I've since forgotten.
Seems as though there will be times it'll be useful.
Addressing its quality, I must say that this one comes as a disappointment, despite my modest expectations. It'll be functional, but its finishing leaves a lot to be desired. No attempt was made to break the edges on this thing, which is a pet peeve of mine. I hate sharp edges that are likely to come into contact with human flesh - especially on hand tools - and this piece has them all over it. The coating on it looks similar to the conformal coatings I've seen applied to PC board assemblies through the years, and it wasn't applied with any effort toward uniformity. Witness the obvious booger on the lower jaw in the photo. And, I'll be compromising the coating by breaking through it to knock down the sharp edges, prior to putting this into the tool cabinet. Did I mention that I hate sharp edges on hand tools?
I'll keep this thing and use it when it can help me, but examples such as this make it easy to see why so many of the foreign tool manufacturers have been eating the lunches of USA enterprises.
i won't argue that those are the best made pliers.
that said, you do realize those are a discontinued, limited run tool that has likely been sitting in storage for years and possibly decades.
they don' hide the fact that it is meant to be an airbrake tool. that doesn't mean that you can't use it for other things but the shape may be by design and have specific feature for its intended use.
to complain that a tool made long ago for a specific job doesn't meet your expectations for other uses seems a bit unrealistic. especially since it is no longer made.
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BobsYourUncle69
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Apparently they managed to copyright that specific blue.I'm blaming this purchase on a recent GJ post. The name of the poster I've since forgotten.
Seems as though there will be times it'll be useful.
Addressing its quality, I must say that this one comes as a disappointment, despite my modest expectations. It'll be functional, but its finishing leaves a lot to be desired. No attempt was made to break the edges on this thing, which is a pet peeve of mine. I hate sharp edges that are likely to come into contact with human flesh - especially on hand tools - and this piece has them all over it. The coating on it looks similar to the conformal coatings I've seen applied to PC board assemblies through the years, and it wasn't applied with any effort toward uniformity. Witness the obvious booger on the lower jaw in the photo. And, I'll be compromising the coating by breaking through it to knock down the sharp edges, prior to putting this into the tool cabinet. Did I mention that I hate sharp edges on hand tools?
I'll keep this thing and use it when it can help me, but examples such as this make it easy to see why so many of the foreign tool manufacturers have been eating the lunches of USA enterprises.
Markoos
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Pay day treat, Snap-on Torx screwdriver set, wanted one for a long time, price was right, plus a "free"" hat... and no I am not addicted, 
I promise...
I promise...
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Skyman
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I won't be contacting them, as it seems to me that if they cared about the quality of their product, they'd have never let this (or others that have been mentioned recently upthread) out of the factory.
And I won't be returning it and seeking a replacement, although it could be considered that they deserve to get it back.
Either action would burn more time than it will take for me to ease the edges myself.
I have numerous other tools bearing their brand and well-known blue hue, but I won't buy any more unless I can handle and examine them first. I prefer to support domestic manufacturing, but when better tools are available from Europe, Japan or Taiwan at similar prices, I will send my $ there instead. In the rare instance that I'm willing to settle for the sort of quality that this tool represents, I'll buy from China or elsewhere at a fraction of the cost.