Bigmikez wrote:
I did notice that 99 I was loading the drawers up and thought to myself maybe a little bit of weight would help but there still kinda hard to open still, what’s your secret?
If you pull the drawer out and look into the cabinet you will see 2 rubber pawls that the end of the slide will lock into. Since they are rubber and dry, there’s a lot of friction on them when they go to close. I grabbed some white lithium grease and a acid brush and and put some grease on them. Once I did that they close perfectly. I also lubricated all of the slides while I was at it and that also helped a lot.
Here’s a video that I made that walks you through the entire process.
Conductor562 wrote:
Swing by HD today to pick up some stain. They still had the 2 pack of 25′ Dewalt tape measures for $14.88 so I snagged one.
I already have the same tape and I like it. Can’t beat $7.44 each and you can’t have too many 25′ tape measures
The Dewalt is my favorite and go too tape now, I love how it has the fractional measurements printed so when you have those moments you don’t look like a dummy lol.
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Nice score Bigmike. That is a nice toolbox man. I did not go out and do any Black Friday shopping.
Thanks 99 awesome video this is gonna help a lot.99_XC600 wrote:
If you pull the drawer out and look into the cabinet you will see 2 rubber pawls that the end of the slide will lock into. Since they are rubber and dry, there’s a lot of friction on them when they go to close. I grabbed some white lithium grease and a acid brush and and put some grease on them. Once I did that they close perfectly. I also lubricated all of the slides while I was at it and that also helped a lot.
Here’s a video that I made that walks you through the entire process.
I splurged and picked up a Husky Bucket Jockey this morning. For $7.00, you can’t beat it.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Bucket-Jockey-82079N14/205171909
I didn’t get anything for black friday………I usually wait for boxing day Dec 26th….
This was part of my Black Friday shopping.
Tomorrow will bring a bunch of goodies as well…can’t wait!
. Oh now that’s nice!! Congrats Santi and let us know how u like it, I wouldn’t mind getting one of those!Santi_78342 wrote:
This was part of my Black Friday shopping.
Tomorrow will bring a bunch of goodies as well…can’t wait!
Bigmikez wrote:
. Oh now that’s nice!! Congrats Santi and let us know how u like it, I wouldn’t mind getting one of those!
It’s definitely a little bulkier than I expected but I can’t wait to try this sucker out!
Santi_78342 wrote:
It’s definitely a little bulkier than I expected but I can’t wait to try this sucker out!
That’s what she said?
Some more Black Friday/Cyber Monday Hauls:
– (2) L-Boxx-1s
– L-Boxx-3
– L-Boxx-4
– M12 Fuel Hackzall
– M18 Fuel 3/8 Impact Wrench
Still missing another L-Boxx-4 (not sure why it was shipped seperately), a Crain Metal Mitre, and a couple pairs of Duluth Trading Company DuluthFlex Fire Hose Carpenter Pants.
Wow Santi great haul man!! Those are some nice tools u picked up!
Two Cyber Monday items came in, from Amazon Warehouse. These two Knipex pieces cost me out of pocket $13 total! 😀 They were a little dirty when i took the picture but they look better after a wipe down with WD40.
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$13bucks total?!? NICE!!
Still waiting on mine to ship
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Yeah Mike, I totally lucked out. Fully disclosure the cost was about $13 a piece but I had CC reward points to cut that in half…still well over 50% off! Just goes to show that you have to jump on those warehouse deals and don’t worry about condition.
Jimbo, I’m still waiting for those particular Knipex to ship also. One(The same pliers I believe you ordered) of the three finally received updated shipping info yesterday, should be here Monday. I imagine you will have yours by the end of December, I’ve seen others have already received their pliers…but what’s weird is that two of the pliers I’m waiting for are the same pliers but I only received updated info on the one piece.
I will have to check to see if mine have any shipping info yet.
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I actually received shipping updates for second of my electronic pliers today. The second one is supposed to be delivered tomorrow, the first one is supposed to be delivered Monday. If they’re doing orders by day; I believe Jimbo’s should be updated soon, think he ordered the 23rd, I ordered the 22nd. I imagine you ordering on the 30th might delay yours but at least you know they’re shipping. 🙂 …I have to imagine they have sold a LOT of them, it’s a ridiculous price and it’s still that price! I thought we’d have to wait a month or two, that’s how long I had to wait for my Nupla dead blow hammer.
Real nice haul you guys
99_XC600 wrote:
If you pull the drawer out and look into the cabinet you will see 2 rubber pawls that the end of the slide will lock into. Since they are rubber and dry, there’s a lot of friction on them when they go to close. I grabbed some white lithium grease and a acid brush and and put some grease on them. Once I did that they close perfectly. I also lubricated all of the slides while I was at it and that also helped a lot.
Here’s a video that I made that walks you through the entire process.
Great video 99, and looks like you got a nice spread of tools to fill that box with
… Very cool
MikeyB wrote:
Great video 99, and looks like you got a nice spread of tools to fill that box with
… Very cool
Thanks – I tell my wife that we don’t need to hire a mechanic/plumber/carpenter and that we can do it ourselves which allows me to buy more tools.
It’s just a massive Jedi mind trick that I play with her. 🙂
99_XC600 wrote:
Thanks – I tell my wife that we don’t need to hire a mechanic/plumber/carpenter and that we can do it ourselves which allows me to buy more tools.
It’s just a massive Jedi mind trick that I play with her. 🙂
Lol it’s nice to see I’m not the only one who uses that trick!
here is my late BF shopping at HomeDepot
those are all marked down items
I almost bought both sets of clamps. I just bought a six pack of Irwin clamps for $15 at ace and not sure if I need any smaller clamps.madman_us wrote:
here is my late BF shopping at HomeDepot
those are all marked down items
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Nice buys Alex!! I’m hoping to get off early enough to stop by there today.
Received one of my $8 Knipex “electronics pliers” today(1/4″ hex bit for size):
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Top notch quality, as expected!
BMack37 wrote:
Received one of my $8 Knipex “electronics pliers” today(1/4″ hex bit for size):
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Top notch quality, as expected!
I had that in my cart and forgot about them, then i look and they went up. ugh. 🙁
Also received my order from German Hand Tools November/December 50% off Felo sale. Think I’m going to have to make another order, these tools are extremely high quality.
Some 4″ bits:
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Magnetic T Handle, it’s soo strong it magnetizes bits up to 2.5″:
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1/4″ hex mini ratchet:
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One of the nicest screwdrivers I have, very comfy handle:
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rrich1 wrote:
I had that in my cart and forgot about them, then i look and they went up. ugh. 🙁
Still $8! 🙂http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B005EXO0UY/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
BMack37 wrote:
Also received my order from German Hand Tools November/December 50% off Felo sale. Think I’m going to have to make another order, these tools are extremely high quality.
Some 4″ bits:
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Magnetic T Handle, it’s soo strong it magnetizes bits up to 2.5″:
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1/4″ hex mini ratchet:
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One of the nicest screwdrivers I have, very comfy handle:
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Also ordered this, same seller but different sale:
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nice! I bought some wera’s from kctool and some insulated wiha’s as well. waiting for them to arrive. Do those wera’s not have the laser cut tips? do you like the wera’s or felos better?
BMack37 wrote:
good deal!. I wonder why my car said they went up?
They do have the laser cut tips(and the screwdriver holder), it’s hard to see with the small picture. I think I like the Felo screwdriver more but the Weras are very nice, especially the tips. The Wera’s handle isn’t nearly as large as it looks in pictures, which was a pleasant surprise.
BTW, if you have interest in the Felo deal it’s on the GJ forum(You do not need to be a member, communication is done via email). The entire catalog is available for the discount but it will take a couple weeks for delivery. Here’s a link to the thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309158
BMack37 wrote:
They do have the laser cut tips(and the screwdriver holder), it’s hard to see with the small picture. I think I like the Felo screwdriver more but the Weras are very nice, especially the tips. The Wera’s handle isn’t nearly as large as it looks in pictures, which was a pleasant surprise.
BTW, if you have interest in the Felo deal it’s on the GJ forum(You do not need to be a member, communication is done via email). The entire catalog is available for the discount but it will take a couple weeks for delivery. Here’s a link to the thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309158
im a member and saw the thread. thank you. do the felo’s grip like the wera’s? I know I have seen where wera’s will grip upside down or straight out and stay that way. I have smaller hands and they did look pretty big in the pics. I was torn between the two and decided on the weras for the laser tips. I couldn’t find much video on the felo’s.
the felo set 61391 looks really nice for the money.
rrich1 wrote:
im a member and saw the thread. thank you. do the felo’s grip like the wera’s? I know I have seen where wera’s will grip upside down or straight out and stay that way. I have smaller hands and they did look pretty big in the pics. I was torn between the two and decided on the weras for the laser tips. I couldn’t find much video on the felo’s.
the felo set 61391 looks really nice for the money.
The Felos are softer than the Weras and it almost feels like a gel under the rubber outer, it’s not squishy but you can feel it if you really dig your fingers into it. The Weras grip screws better but the Felo grips your hand better…they’re both gripper than any other screwdriver I have. The Felo is a little slimmer than the Wera.
Here’s a comparison picture, all are 4″ PH2s. I have a Klein but it’s at the shop, this is all I have at home.
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BMack37 wrote:
The Felos are softer than the Weras and it almost feels like a gel under the rubber outer, it’s not squishy but you can feel it if you really dig your fingers into it. The Weras grip screws better but the Felo grips your hand better…they’re both gripper than any other screwdriver I have. The Felo is a little slimmer than the Wera.
Here’s a comparison picture, all are 4″ PH2s. I have a Klein but it’s at the shop, this is all I have at home.
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thanks for the pic I appreciate it. My order frm kc hasnt shipped yet…looks like ill be doing some looking tonight.
You might really like the Weras, I’m playing around with the two now and despite the Felo being a little slimmer the Wera actually feels smaller. The higher raised rib on the middle(between the connected ovals of green) fall between your fingers so it doesn’t feel all that large. It actually feels closer to the size of the Craftsman acetate screwdrivers. I have rather large hands(Size XL gloves, my index finger is as long as the shank of these screwdrivers) and the screwdriver falls in my fingers, it doesn’t really sit in my palm…it’s hard to say whether I like that or not, it’s just different. They’re actually pretty usual porportions, I believe the Craftsman pro screwdrivers are larger than these Wera. I keep flip flopping between whether I like the Weras or not but I definitely like the tips.
Thanks for the analysis, that helps a lot. I’m tempted to pick up a set of the strike cap felo’s to see how they are. The wera’s I ordered have the hex shank with the nut for wrench to put on but are not the chisel drivers. How do you compare the wittes? They were my on my list as well but were more expensive.
rrich1 wrote:
Thanks for the analysis, that helps a lot. I’m tempted to pick up a set of the strike cap felo’s to see how they are. The wera’s I ordered have the hex shank with the nut for wrench to put on but are not the chisel drivers. How do you compare the wittes? They were my on my list as well but were more expensive.
My pleasure, I love to offer any sort of help I can, it’s not like we can go try them at Home Depot!
The Wittes are my favorite screwdrivers. They’re not has hard as the Weras but the material for grip is going to be a love it or hate it thing. I love it but I also end up cleaning it quite a bit because it attracts dirt. The Witte pictured there is my second PH2, I just bought it so I can have an extra…the Tekton USA and the Snap-On(and Klein not pictured) are older but look new because the Wittes get all of the use since I bought them.
What I did with the Wittes is made my own set. I used Sears’ SYW points to get the hex bolster phillips, I paid less than $5 out of pocket for the PH1 and two PH2s combined. Then I bought the hex bolster slotted screwdrivers on eBay for around $10-12 each. I had to use eBay because Sears doesn’t have the hex maxxpro plus in slotted. This also allowed me to try before I commited to buying the whole set.
The one downside to the Witte screwdrivers is that they are not marked on the top of the screwdriver. I ended up scuffing and using an etching primer to make a “-” on the slotted screwdrivers, I can tell the size by the handle size. That is holding up very well and solved that issue, seems like a pretty big oversight in what is a high quality screwdriver. They’re the only screwdrivers I have that aren’t marked on the top. The Felo does lack size but is marked with the tip type, Wera, Snap-On, Tekton and Klein have size and tip type.
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Project of the day trying to organize my post Black Friday pick ups into my boxes
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same here Jimbo I’m gonna go get the kiddos a Christmas tree and hopefully have time to get some cleaning done in the garage.jimboslice wrote:
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Project of the day trying to organize my post Black Friday pick ups into my boxes
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x-mas tree is on my list today too. but i kinda dont feel like it haha
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x-mas tree is on my list today too. but i kinda dont feel like it haha[/quote. Lol yea I put the Christmas lights up last night didn’t finish yet today I will though I’m just beat it felt like a long week..
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Project of the day trying to organize my post Black Friday pick ups into my boxes
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No big deal, it’s just stuff currently taking up 14 feet of counter space, LOL
I’m soo glad I went with small hand tool upgrades or testing out new brands with my Black Friday! No tetris work for me!
BMack37 wrote:
No big deal, it’s just stuff currently taking up 14 feet of counter space, LOL
I’m soo glad I went with small hand tool upgrades or testing out new brands with my Black Friday! No tetris work for me!
Filled up a whole garbage bag full of blister packs, ran to HD for Salem organizers of corse I bought some spring clamps and some titanium bucket scissors reduced.
Jimbo
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Just got my last shipment of Jets in…..
2-40″ Parallel Clamps
4-30″
5-24″
and my Knipex End Cutters. I’m not sure if you guys remember the big bedroom Reno my wife and I did last winter but I got a butt load of 65 year old knotty pine wainscoting e bedded with nails I want to re use. I watched a video the other day of how to pull those nails out and that’s what I got!
I love the look of knotty pine, it’s so rough and rich looking.
Jimbo
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Good to know. They were top my list but dropped due to price. Might still pick up a set though.
Here is most of my BF deals.
Gearwrench ace brand sae set $10
Irwin 6pc clam set $15
Dremel 130 pc kit $10
Kobalt table saw $200
Werner ladder $90
Lenox hole saw kit $40
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nice stuff you got there rrich1
Thanks. Still waiting on the wera and wiha screwdrivers too. [emoji16]madman_us wrote:
nice stuff you got there rrich1
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Awesome setup Mike, I’m jealous! I think that toolbox is bigger than my garage 🙂
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Thanks James! I was ion there yesterday trying to get things situated but I didn’t finish hopefully I can sometime during the week…. I might need another one 😉