Stercorarius wrote:
2 hours ago, Stercorarius said:If I did more plumbing I would definitely seriously consider one, but right now I can’t even justify buying a Ridgid pipe wrench even though I’ve used them and know for a fact that they are worth the premium price.
Doesn’t seem that pricey. Am I missing something?
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Doesn’t seem that pricey. Am I missing something?
Oh wow that is a lot less than I expected. I was referring to the actual pipe wrenches premium price though. Yeah they still arent that much if they see daily use.
Episode 6: Beat it Until it Hurts
On this episode of toolporn we’re going to look at man’s favorite object to play with. Hammers!
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This bag came from one of my dad’s skilsaws. Like most of you guys, he just throws the old bags out and so I just snatched this one up.
The Contents
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Hammers
Blue Hawk Rubber Mallet: This thing is great for being $1.59 at lowes. I use it constantly when I want to beat the piss out of something without causing permanent damage. I think this is the third one I’ve been through
Estwing 4lb Engineers Hammer: This is easily my most used hammer. It was about 15 dollars and is one of the greatest things in my collection. Great hammer that is made in the USA.
Stanley Graphite Ball Pein Hammer: I love this little hammer. I know that most people prefer hickory handles, but I really like these new hammers. It was only about $20 and I have no regrets with this purchase.
Estwing finishing and framing hammers: I love Estwing hammers. Both of these hammers are made in the USA and are fantastic. I’m a big fan of the new style lightweight Estwing framing hammer. Don’t put give my opinion too much credence with these as most guys get more use out of these in one day as I do in a month. I am not a framer.
Prying
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From top to bottom:
Wilde Pry bar set: This set was made in the United States of America and only ran me about $25. These things are fantastic. I know that I sound like a broken record, but I am truly impressed with the quality of these for the price. They have literally held the entire weight of my honda a couple of times due to some custom jack orieentation.
Stanley Wonder Bar: Not much to say. It works.
Estwing Nail puller: Not made in USA which is dissapointing. Made in Japan. It still is a nice nail puller. I’m not a fan of the padded grip
Kobalt Demolition Bar: It is a surpisingly decent bar. The main complaints I have are that it isn’t quite curved enough at the head and the steel bends too easily.
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Dewalt Hand Saw: I haven’t gotten much use out of this because I have a reciprocating saw. All I’ve used it on so far is PVC so I can’t say much about it.
Pittsburgh Bolt Cutters: They were about $40 and are one of the gems you can find at Harbor freight. I use these all the time for grade 40 chain and steel cable. They have a nice cable cutting section in the crotch of the handle that works pretty well. They are the best cutting bolt cutters that I have ever used. Full disclosure: I’ve only used one or two other pair of bolt cutters.
Husky C-Clamp: It’s always convenient to have one of these on hand.
Swanson Speed Square: I don’t have any speed square preference, but everyone seems to swear by the Swansons so I figured I would just go with the flow.
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Fuller Hammer: I got this when I was about 4 or 5 years old and it has seen better days. I keep it around for the occasional hammering.
Kobalt Sledge: It is pretty mediocre, but you can still beat on stuff with it. At work I usually use a Jackson that is in the service truck.
The others: Three Estwings and two Protos. It is too early to say anything about these hammers.
Seven more days/episodes to come.
PROTOOLNUT wrote:
Give me that Kolbalt sledge and I will show you how to break down a wall ahhh hahahahahaha [emoji14]
It’s two in the morning. Is everyone on this forum an insomniac?
Yeah man awesome stuff nice to see well these tool pics!
I have that same welding helmet, the Viking. It quit working on me, I can’t get it to auto darken anymore, any ideas on what to check on?
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I love entwined, I have a framing hammer that’s a real nice hammer
Jimbo
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Stercorarius wrote:
4 hours ago, Stercorarius said:Episode 6: Beat it Until it Hurts
On this episode of toolporn we’re going to look at man’s favorite object to play with. Hammers!
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This bag came from one of my dad’s skilsaws. Like most of you guys, he just throws the old bags out and so I just snatched this one up.
The Contents
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Hammers
Blue Hawk Rubber Mallet: This thing is great for being $1.59 at lowes. I use it constantly when I want to beat the piss out of something without causing permanent damage. I think this is the third one I’ve been through
Estwing 4lb Engineers Hammer: This is easily my most used hammer. It was about 15 dollars and is one of the greatest things in my collection. Great hammer that is made in the USA.
Stanley Graphite Ball Pein Hammer: I love this little hammer. I know that most people prefer hickory handles, but I really like these new hammers. It was only about $20 and I have no regrets with this purchase.
Estwing finishing and framing hammers: I love Estwing hammers. Both of these hammers are made in the USA and are fantastic. I’m a big fan of the new style lightweight Estwing framing hammer. Don’t put give my opinion too much credence with these as most guys get more use out of these in one day as I do in a month. I am not a framer.
Prying
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From top to bottom:
Wilde Pry bar set: This set was made in the United States of America and only ran me about $25. These things are fantastic. I know that I sound like a broken record, but I am truly impressed with the quality of these for the price. They have literally held the entire weight of my honda a couple of times due to some custom jack orieentation.
Stanley Wonder Bar: Not much to say. It works.
Estwing Nail puller: Not made in USA which is dissapointing. Made in Japan. It still is a nice nail puller. I’m not a fan of the padded grip
Kobalt Demolition Bar: It is a surpisingly decent bar. The main complaints I have are that it isn’t quite curved enough at the head and the steel bends too easily.
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Dewalt Hand Saw: I haven’t gotten much use out of this because I have a reciprocating saw. All I’ve used it on so far is PVC so I can’t say much about it.
Pittsburgh Bolt Cutters: They were about $40 and are one of the gems you can find at Harbor freight. I use these all the time for grade 40 chain and steel cable. They have a nice cable cutting section in the crotch of the handle that works pretty well. They are the best cutting bolt cutters that I have ever used. Full disclosure: I’ve only used one or two other pair of bolt cutters.
Husky C-Clamp: It’s always convenient to have one of these on hand.
Swanson Speed Square: I don’t have any speed square preference, but everyone seems to swear by the Swansons so I figured I would just go with the flow.
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These don’t belong in any bag and sort of float around.
Fuller Hammer: I got this when I was about 4 or 5 years old and it has seen better days. I keep it around for the occasional hammering.
Kobalt Sledge: It is pretty mediocre, but you can still beat on stuff with it. At work I usually use a Jackson that is in the service truck.
The others: Three Estwings and two Protos. It is too early to say anything about these hammers.
Awesome collection of tools you got there man!
KnarlyCarl wrote:
Yeah man awesome stuff nice to see well these tool pics!I have that same welding helmet, the Viking. It quit working on me, I can’t get it to auto darken anymore, any ideas on what to check on?
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First thing I would do is replace the battery if you haven’t already. I wish I would have taken metal shop this year because Lincoln is awesome and gave all the seniors free Viking helmets.
Episode 7: A Big Boy’s Sack
This is one of my heaviest bags and is full of wrenches. Wrenches are the best tools. I’ll take hand tools over power tools any day. Don’t worry guys, this isn’t my complete wrench collection.
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The bag was one that my dad was throwing out from a reciprocating saw. Really high quality bag.
Inside the Bag:
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Pittsburgh Jumbo Wrenches
Price: $50 This is quite possibly the only way I could afford wrenches in this format. I know they aren’t the highest quality, but they are only used occasionally for large hydraulic fittings. You’d easily be paying a hundred dollars for a set like this from a name brand.
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Kobalt Pipe Wrench:
Price: $15
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This is one of the cheapest pipe wrenches on the market. It isn’t very good quality, but it works for occasional use. Not something I would tell a plumber to buy. I mainly use it for prying on stuff or breaking pulleys loose.
Pittsburgh Pro Click Style Torque Wrench
Price: $13
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This thing actually feels really nice in your hand. The adjustment is tough to deal with. From what I have read they are actually really accurate out of the box, but then they lose calibration really quickly. I keep this one around because it is worth the few bucks to use on non-critical components like lug nuts.
Pittsburgh Metric Wrench Set and Dickies Tool Roll
Price: $20 but they are constantly on sale for around ten
Price tool roll: $15
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These are half assed wrenches that I use in conjunction with an impact gun. They always work for me though. Really the only thing that is wrong with these wrenches how rediculously large they are.
I love these dickies tool rools. Durable construction. You can get them off Amazon for cheap.
Big Dickies Tool Roll
Price: Less than $20
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It’s durable and can be had at a reasonable price. It sure beats a bucket of loose wrenches.
Wrench Porn
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Pittsburgh Long Wrenches
Price: $20
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These are a honda owners best friend. I am interested in buying some higher end versions of these wrenches, but I have yet to find a name brand that carries wrenches this long. Love these guys. The only reason I don’t have an SAE set is because they were out of stock when I made the trip.
Ratcheting Wrenches
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Husky Reversible Wrenches.
Top and bottom left.Bought these guys during a fathers day sale last year. I’m really impressed with them and suspect that they are rebranded gearwrench. Here they are compared to a Blackhawk.
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Crescent Non-Reversible
I got these as part of a mechanics set that Costco sales. I got the set for christmas maybe 4 years back and have destroyed the ratcheting mechanisms on most of them. Bottom and center right sets
Husky Non-Reversible
Top right. Very unimpressed with these. They come with the universal spline. These were on sale during the holidays and I bought this set because I didn’t have access to my wrenches. Large heads and loose ratcheting mechanisms.
Others
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Blackhawk 17mm wrench: Nice wrench. 17mm is a Honda thing.
Evercraft 10mm: Average parts store quality wrench. Lots of 10mm is definitely a Honda thing.
Blackhawk 10 and 14 mm wrenches, ratcheting and reversible: These run about twenty bucks a piece and are pretty nice. Honda guys will always have several extra 10s and 14s.
Proto 9/16″: I found this thing in one of the many Honda’s trunks that have passed through my hands. Nice wrench.
Proto ASD Ratcheting 9/16 and 1/2″: Easily the best wrenches in my collection. I love black chrome. They come with universal spline ends. They will run you $30+ per wrench. You read that correctly. The two Protos and two Blackhawks combined cost me over $100. The sizes are an every single American Thing.
Here they are side by side.
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Duralast 19mm: Honda thing again. Not a fan of duralast. In my opinion the Pittsburghs are superior and cost less.
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Stanley crescent wrench: I’m not a connesuier of adjustable wrenches. This one seems alright.
PROTOOLNUT wrote:
I think torque wrenches are hit and miss. I had a friend who was using a small 1/4 drive torque wrench, and there were bolts that couldn’t be tighten past I think it was 20FT pounds, well, he had it set and the sucker sheared a bolt. Maybe it depends on weather or not you buy expensive quality brands or not?
Yeah, I use calibrated protos on anything that matters.
Love them Blackhawks those are pretty sweet
Jimbo
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Stercorarius wrote:
21 hours ago, Stercorarius said:Proto Box End Wrench Set
Price: $200
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I love this set of wrenches. It was on the pricey side of things but they’re quality and american made. I like the weight and feel to these. They are also offered in chrome. I just like the black oxide finish because it never chips.
Yummy!
Stercorarius wrote:
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Pittsburgh Jumbo Wrenches
Price: $50 This is quite possibly the only way I could afford wrenches in this format. I know they aren’t the highest quality, but they are only used occasionally for large hydraulic fittings. You’d easily be paying a hundred dollars for a set like this from a name brand.
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One of these days I’m gonna buy me some angle wrenches. I currently have no earthly need for them, but I want them. Probably need to start haunting ebay looking for some gently used Snap Ons….
BK13 wrote:
One of these days I’m gonna buy me some angle wrenches. I currently have no earthly need for them, but I want them. Probably need to start haunting ebay looking for some gently used Snap Ons….
That’s probably the best approach.
I think I had my mouth open for the entirety of reading all of that! Lol awesome set of equipment you got dude
Episode 8: Deep Impact
Today I’m going to go over the bag that serves as a companion to my Impact wrenches.
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Pittsburgh Adaptors
The set of these contains every single possible adaptor. I’m not a huge fan because the tolerances are so loose that they will fall off of a hog ring anvil impact wrench.
Pittsburgh 3/8″ and 1/2″ Extensions
Cheap and seem to be decent enough.
Sunex Swivel
This ran about twenty bucks, but it is a must have for difficult to reach spots.
Vise Grip Adjustable wrench:
This thing was about thirty bucks and is the most impressed I’ve been with an adjustable wrench. It is one of the tightest ones on the market. It is the only one I really use and I use it all the time for holding bolts while I impact nuts off or vice-versa.
Pittsburgh Deep Well Impact Sockets:
These are made out of CrV which is less than ideal for impact sockets. I’m not a fan of the cheap finish either. At $25 dollars they are cheap enough to overlook the defects. They probably won’t last long before they crack.
Pittsburgh Pro Shallow Impact Sockets:
At $25 a set these are very impressive. They are made out of CrM and seem like they will be able to hold up pretty . They have a nice finish on them too.
Performance Tool Axle Nut Socket and Craftsman Socket:
They’re sockets alright.
Pittsburgh Wrench Set and Dickies Tool Roll:
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Cheap and great for holding fasteners for the impact gun.
Outside of the Bag
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Sunex 3/8″ Drive Impact Socket Sets.
One was about 50 and the other was about 80. Sunex will replace my Pittsburghs eventually. I bought these for my M12 and love them. They have an amazing finish and feel to them. The cases are quality and the sets are comprehensive. All CrM and each set has it’s own swivel
Recently pick up some Sunex myself……Great Impacts
DeWalt
Nice dude, take a look at Tekton they make some nice impact aockets
Jimbo
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Jimbo, did I see a bag full of Dewalt tools in your dcf887 video? And the bag was a Milwaukee bag? Lol blasphemy. Oh and by the way I can proudly say I picked up a dcf887 bare tool yesterday too.
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I have a Milwaukee bag full of drill bits, I’ll do I take down on it, i do have quite a few dewalt drill sets in it lol, it’s a larger bag then the dewalts I have and I keep adding stuff!
Jimbo
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JimboS1ice wrote:
Nice dude, take a look at Tekton they make some nice impact aocketsJimbo
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That’s what I originally looked at but the sunex set was only like $10 more after all the sockets. I will probably be going Tekton for my 1/2″ drive.
PROTOOLNUT wrote:
Oh my gosh, I am loving the pics of your impact sockets. I use an impact wrench quite frequently and I learned a ways back that if you don’t buy quality impact socket sets, you will break them from the sure torque of the gun. I own 2 shallow Tekton socket sets which are real good quality. I’d like to eventually get some deep socket sets but the nature of the work I do, doesn’t really warrant them. Great pictures man, your literally covered in tools over there, are they falling out of trees? [emoji14]
No, no trees on this side of the mountains, only sand, dust, and sagebrush.
Episode 9: Socket To Me
In this episode we will be looking at some boxes.
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This will be rather photo-heavy so I will have to break it up into two posts.
Box 1:
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These Husky boxes are actually rediculously high quality. They are only $35. Husky makes the least expensive boxes around but they are actually extremely durable. I chose a smaller tool box because I need to be mobile with my tools and these small guys do the trick. I highly recommend them.
Up Top
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We’ll start with the everything in the little top compartment.
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All the compartments and drawers have Husky toolbox liner laid down in them. The stuff is awesome. If you have a toolbox without any form of liner, you need to buy the liner.
The Tools
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- No Name Ebay Precision Screwdrivers: Not the best quality but they work.
- Kobalt Pick Set: $7 and they get used constantly. They work for me for now.
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- Stanley Hook Blades and Kobalt Titaniums: Good as place as any to have some blades. Not much to say on these
- Crane Steel Scissors: Always nice to have some old school steel scissors.
- Kuhn Rikon Scissors: These are $15 and cut through anything, within reason
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- Everlast Folding Slim Jim: Cheap and great for breaking into Honda’s
- Assorted Punches/Nail Setters: These just accumulate
- Custom Center Punch: Forged and heat treated this one myself out of tool steel in my shop class’s forge. It was a required project. I think it’s the coolest.
- Exacto Knife: Because Exacto knife.
- Marking Tools: Love Inkzalls and Sharpies
- Lock Pick: Great multi-purpose tools
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- Lisle Feeler Gauges: These are inexpensive and get the job done. Nice set of feeler gauges.
- OEM Tool Go-No-Go Gauges: Not the biggest fan of OEM tools or anything sold at Autozone.
- Eklind Allen keys: These are less than ten dollars a set and haven’t failed me. On top of all that, they are made in the United States of America.
- Misc Allen Keys
- Crescent Nut Driver Bits
- Stanley Right Angle Screwdriver: Great for taking apart interiors of cars when you don’t have a lot of clearance.
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- 3-In-One Dry Lube: From what I can tell this is just wax dissolved in kerosene. It goes on wet and dries leaving a small protective film. I coat all my tools in this stuff so they don’t rust and don’t get my bags oily.
- Proto Inspection Mirror
- Harbor Freight Flashlight: Free is the best price. It’s nice for when you can’t find something in the box in the dark.
Top Compartment
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- Proto Pear Head Ratchets: Cost about $60 a piece. Love these guys. They have a nice solid feel and great sound. They have a lower teeth count and the extra length handles for some serious torque.
- Proto Round Head Ratchet: About $50. Very fine teeth for compact places. Be sure and check out Jimbo’s video on these guys if you haven’t already.
- Blackhawk 3/8 Swivel Head Ratchet: Ran me about $30. This thing is great for getting threading things in quickly that you cant quite spin with your hand. The thumb wheel on the circumference of the head is really convenient.
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- Qualtool 6-in-1 Screwdriver: It seems like every supplier has a display for these guys. They run less than $10 and are made in America. They are my favorite screwdriver
- Blue Hawk Wire Brush: I dunno why it is in here, but it is. Not bad, not good. It’s just a wire brush.
- Crescent Ratchets: These are fairly cheap. They were my first set. They are just as durable as they are bulky. I have taken seized head bolts out with the 3/8 and a cheater bar with no negative effects on the ratchet. I’m really impressed with them.
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- Wilde Tool 5 Piece Cold Chisel Set: I picked these up at my ranch and home for $15. These are 100% American made. They have served me well. The big one has been fished out of liquid manure a few times with a magnet.
- Grabit Pro Extractors: These easy outs come conveniently with the drill on the other side. They were inexpensive and I’m sure they won’t last too long, but they have impressed me by pulling a sheared exhaust stud out of the head of a Honda.
- Chicago Tool Dial Calipers: This isn’t a HF brand. I bought this off of Summit Racing for $30 and it has served me well with the exception of the cracked glass that was my fault.
I’ll get another post up for the drawers in a second. I don’t want it to freak out over too many pictures.
Nice box dude defiantly have all your bases covered
Jimbo
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Yup nice collection of tools some you will have for years and some you will be replacing next week…..
Inside Her Drawers
Started From the Bottom…
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- Channellock Snap-Ring-Pliers: These run about $20 and come with interchangeable tips. They toggle between internal and external retaining rings with a lever. Way better than some of the garbage I have used. Just like all the other blue handled tools, Channellock really knew what they were doing with this piece.
- Case External Snap Rings: These were $17. They’re for retaining rings on backhoes and stuff. They are usually used on PTO adapters on tractors.
- 88 cent Project Source Screwdrivers: Great small pry-bars
- Kobalt Needle Nose Pliers: These came in the $40 set and are the most impressive of them. I use them all the time for pulling cotter pins.
- Gearwrench Ratcheting Hose Clamp: These are used to clamp down on radiator or other hoses to keep fluids from spilling out when you pull them. Haven’t seen much use yet.
- No Name Slip Joint Pliers: Picked these up off the ground somewhere because I hate tools being thrown away. They work.
Middle:
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- Performance Tool Thumb Ratchets: The whole set was $11 on Jegs so I couldn’t resist. They only see occasional use, but I like them.
- Pittsburgh Flare End Crowsfeet: This whole set was like $8 but I wouldn’t recommend them to you. After one nut I had one get what almost looks like heat discoloration. It has faded now but it really had the full rainbow effect before.
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- Powerbuilt Pickle Fork: For separating ball joints. It was cheap and seems alright.
- Lisle Helping Hands: I bought these from Summit Racing for about $12 and love them for automotive soldering. Each part is independent and magnetic (not weak magnets either) so you can throw them on any surface of your vehicle or leave it floating on the wire. Makes rewiring a car a lot easier.
- Bostitch Punch Set: Not a big Bostitch fan. The smallest one broke pretty quickly. I know that was my fault though. I will probably replace these with a sunex set.
- Evercraft Flare Nut Crowsfoot Set (MM): These are a step above the Pittsburghs but are not Ideal.
… Now We’re Here
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- Pittsburgh Extra Long Wrenches: Part of the same set in a prior episode. Seriously, if anyone knows of a name-brand wrench that is this long, let me know.
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- Craftsman Ratcheting Box End Wrenches: These were about $30 so I can’t really complain about them. Craftsman isn’t the name it used to be. The only noticeable difference between this and the Pittsburghs I have used is the fact that they are made in the U.S.A. I might pick up a set of the Pittsburghs in metric because they are less than $10 and are similar quality.
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- Husky All-Socket Tool: It was on sale over the holidays so I bought one. It sees rare use but it functions well for holding nuts in a tight spot while you try to get a bolt threaded on.
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- Mix of Adaptors: Always seem to need a 1/2 to 3/8 and can never find one. I would like to get some higher quality ones.
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- Mixture of Extensions: There are Crescent’s, Stanley’s, and Pittsburghs in here. I don’t trust the chrome on the Pittsburghs. It is just a matter of time before it flakes. Then I will have an excuse to get some slightly nicer ones.
I will go over the other toolbox tonight.
PROTOOLNUT wrote:
For the record…ID love to be inside her drawers. [emoji14] I have a digital caliper from HF and I like it. How do you read an analog?
Only my extension gets to go inside her drawers.
Episode 9: Socket To Me Part 2
Time for the second box.
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Top Compartment:
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Proto Flare Nut Wrenches:
These were about $100 for the set of three standards and about $120 for the set of five metrics. I love these American made wrenches and don’t regret purchasing them. The one thing that I will say though is that if you are in the market for a set of flare nut wrenches, just buy yourself something cheaper. I would have just grabbed the sunex set that included all of these wrenches and would have only ran maybe $60
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- Leatherman bits
- HF Flashlight: Already covered
- Inkzall: I’m not a marker expert or snob.
- 3-in-1 Oil: I’ve been lubricating a lot of the moving parts on my tools with this because It comes in a convenient bottle and lasts forever.
- Stanley Classic 99 Utility Knife: Not as convenient as newer auto change knives, but you can’t argued with the time tested and proved tool or price.
- OEM Tool O2 Sensor Socket and Axle Nut Socket: Both of these are for hondas. I’m not the biggest fan of OEM tool but these get the job done.
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- Pittsburgh T-Handle Metric Allen Keys: I bought these because I love this format of Allen wrenches and they were $6. The handles are made out of garbage plastic and the steel is pretty soft.
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- Proto Fractional T-Handle Allen Key Set: These are on the opposite end of the tool spectrum. They come in costing $125 list and were purchased for $88. I love these guys, but I have to say that the clear plastic case deal they came in was complete garbage, hence one of those awesome Milwaukee document bags.
What’s in the Box?
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These drawers are full of sockets. There is a drawer for each drive size. I will start at the bottom drawer with the 1/4 drive sockets so you have a better idea of why I bought so many Pittsburgh Sockets.
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- Pittsburgh Deep Well Sockets SAE and Metric: These are all in a chrome finish. I wouldn’t recommend them to professionals as the chrome will eventually chip.
- Pittsburgh Colored Shallow Sockets: I will talk about these sockets when I get to the 3/8
- Assorted Crescent Sockets: Decent sockets that have handled substantial abuse without chipping.
All of these socket sets can be had for about $10-$15 a piece. The metal rails they are on are 88 cent Pittsburgh socket rails that I am really impressed with. The rails were all cut to length using bolt cutters. The double sided plastic rail is actually a Kobalt that I am really impressed with. My only issue with these Kobalt socket rails is that they run almost $20.
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- Proto MM 12 Point Socket Set: Hands down the best sockets I own. They are also the reason I have so many Pittsburghs. The Pittsburghs run about $10 for a set like this. This set of 1/4 drive protos cost me….. $90. I found out the price when I brought them to the counter and bought them because I don’t like backing out at that point. It also caused me to go out and buy all the Pittsburghs that I have. I can’t afford to buy all the sockets that I need in Proto at once, but for the price of one Proto set I was able to fill all my drawers with Pittsburgh sockets. The Pittsburgh sockets will be replaced eventually with higher end sockets, but not until I destroy them.
3/8 Drawer
- Assorted Pittsburgh and Crescent Sockets
- Pittsburgh Colored Sockets: I bought these sorta experimentally to see if it would really help me find my sockets. I have to say that it really doesn’t. If you look closely the finish comes off almost immediately and it seems like the chrome on these chips faster than the plain chrome Pittsburgh sockets. If you are going Pittsburgh I would probably avoid these. [External image (i1302.photobucket.com), not copied]
- Lisle Hex Key Sockets: I’m a big Lisle fan just because of how many innovative products they have. While these aren’t new or innovative, they do work.
1/2 Drawer:
This is the area of sockets that could really use improvement. I want to get some 12 point sockets and some shallow sockets in 1/2 and also some 12 points in 3/8.
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I know none of you are wondering but the HD under the Husky is a reference to this video at somewhere between 3:45 and 4:00. I have to throw out a warning that this video contains some strong and potentially offensive language. I think you’ll probably like it Protoolnut.
Lol that video is pretty funny
Those must be some heavy boxes dude I know you said you wanted small ones for mobility but there’s a lot of weight in there.
Jimbo
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JimboS1ice wrote:
Those must be some heavy boxes dude I know you said you wanted small ones for mobility but there’s a lot of weight in there.Jimbo
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They are rated for not that much. As far as current weight, I’d estimate 60lbs.
Stercorarius wrote:
They are rated for not that much. As far as current weight, I’d estimate 60lbs.
That’s not too bad actually
Jimbo
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Episode 10: The Chest Is The Best
Today I’ve got my Husky rolling tool Chest. This is the same one the guys have in most of their videos. http://They really knew what they were doing when they named it one of the best of the best of 2015. This thing is cheaper, well I should say costs less than anything you can find at Harbor Freight, but it is an extremely nice toolbox.
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Exterior:
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- Irwin Vise: About $880. I can’t comment on longevity, but first impressions are overall positive.
- Misc Magnetic Trays: I can’t get enough of these. They’re cheap and great for holding interior trim screws and razor blade pieces.
Top Drawer
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Proto Torque Wrenches: I have a 3/8 that gets me up to 80 ft/lbs and a 1/2 that gets me up to 250 ft/lbs. I purchased these when I was 15 and 16 to put my motor together. I don’t remember what the price on these was, but I do remember that the shop teacher at my HS had them give me a wicked awesome discount on these (close to %50) and they were still over $200 a piece. I love these guys and they are probably about due for a calibration.
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Proto Slide Hammer: I wish I had gotten the kit with all the different heads, but this was all that was in stock. I love this tool. It ran me about $120.
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- Box of Soapstone
- Stanley Tape Measures: On clearance at lowes for $11 a set. I love these guys. Not having a tape measure is not an option.
- Welding Helmet Lenses
- Crane Cams Crankshaft Socket: Use this to degree cams on limited FE motors.
- Blower
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Irwin 76 Piece Tap&Die Set: Got this off amazon for around $100. It’s a nice set for the money. I just wish it had some bigger taps.
Right Side Drawers:
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- Misc Scissors: For cutting.
- Project Source 6-in-1: Garbage screwdriver that I can’t complain about because it was about two bucks
- 88 Cent Project Source Screwdrivers: Make great small prybars. I’m not about to break my Kleins.
- Lincoln Electric Lug Crimper: About $15 for crimping all sorts of lugs.
- Everlast Steering Wheel Puller: About $15 for pulling off Harmonic Balancers
- Performance Tool? Pitman Arm Puller: Got on sale off Jegs for pulling pitman arms
- Lenox 8-in-1 Screwdriver: I bought this for about $8 because I’m a Lenox fan. It is now in my tool belt.
- Summit Racing Wire Stripper/Crimper: Came with a box of spark plug terminals. About what you’d expect out of a free tool.
- Something or the other brand Ring Compressor: The corrugated style makes it easier to keep the tool from slipping into the bore with the piston.
- Crescent 6-in1 Screwdriver: Is now a nutdriver.
- Innova Timing Light: I got this off of Jegs or Summit for about $80. It isn’t the best one on the market, but it is really nice
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- Kobalt Adjustable Wrench: Garbage.
- PowerTorque Box end Wrenches: These are pretty good for $20 a set.
- Stanley Wrenches: These are sold at lowes for about twelve bucks a set. They are decent wrenches for the price and you can never have too many sets.
- Fuller Claw Hammer: I got this used as a gift when I was 5 or 6, It’s a nice hammer that I used when working with my dad. It only sees occasional use now that the grip is gone.
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- Zip Ties: Because zip ties are what holds the world together
- Performance Tool Valve Spring Compressor: This is an older style that you have to take the heads off for. It was about $30. I’m not a professional so I can’t say anything, other than it works.
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- Sunex Sockets and M12 Lantern: Already covered these elsewhere.
- Milwaukee M12 Inspection Camera: Great entry level inspection camera. $200 at HD.
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Left Hand Drawers:
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Irwin Vise-Grips and C-Clamp: You can never have enough clamps or vise-grips.
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- MightyVac Hand Vacuum Pump: This is geared towards bleeding brakes so I picked it up on sale at Napa for about $35. Seems to be acceptable.
- Stanley Hand Plane: This is a tool that doesn’t see much action anymore. I need to get back into woodworking.
- Astro Tool Trim Removal Set: Grabbed this on Amazon for about $20 on sale. It has a really high quality tool roll and always gets the job done.
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- Imperial Brake Tubing Bender: I’ve used worse and it was only $45.
- Gearwrench Ratcheting Wrench Set: You can never have too many wrenches. I picked this up for a smokin deal of $50 thanks to Jimbo.
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- Dewalt Corded Drill: This thing is only $100 and was purchased before my cordless days. It will hold its own.
- Makita Variable Speed Buffer/Polisher/Sander: Costs $200. I bought this after using one at work polishing stainless piping and tanks for about a week straight. Extremely impressive machine.
Only four more episodes left.
Stercorarius wrote:
1 hour ago, Stercorarius said:Only four more episodes left.
You’ve inspired me bro, I did it on my two easier set ups but Im not touching my cluster you know what box full of hammers, pliers, screw drivers, putty knives, you name it its in there.
JimboS1ice wrote:
You’ve inspired me bro, I did it on my two easier set ups but Im not touching my cluster you know what box full of hammers, pliers, screw drivers, putty knives, you name it its in there.
Awesome man! I was hoping I’d get to see some threads to read through of other people’s tools. I’m going to look through your thread as soon as I get off work.
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Awesome man! I was hoping I’d get to see some threads to read through of other people’s tools. I’m going to look through your thread as soon as I get off work.
Until I buy a house with a garage my tool space is limited and quickly out grew what I should have for the space lol so it’s just tools everywhere here and there lol
Jimbo
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Awesome man! I was hoping I’d get to see some threads to read through of other people’s tools. I’m going to look through your thread as soon as I get off work.
You’re on dude! But I don’t do mechanic work so not going to have the volume you have
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I love seeing plumbing tools.
Episode 11: Screw It All
Today I’m going to cover my accessory bags.
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Got a satchel of some batteries here. Something along the lines of 2 2Ah, 2 4Ah, and 2 5Ah Dewalt 20v’s and 1 4Ah, and 6 2Ah M12’s
Bits and Pieces:
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- Irwin SpeedBore Spade-Bit Set: These aren’t as nice as the self-feeding Boschs, but they still work really well and only cost $20 and come with this awesome case.
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- Skil Drill Bit Index: $20 garbage that can’t be used on metal.
- DeWalt Gold Oxide Bit Set: These only run about $12 and work okay, but they dull about as quickly as you would expect a $12 set of bits too.
- DeWalt Black Oxide Bit Set: Not sure what the difference is from the gold ones. Haven’t used these a whole lot.
- DeWalt Organizer: These things are like $5 and are a great way to keep your stuff from floating around in the bottom of your bag.
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- Lenox Hole Saws: Not the cheapest, but I believe that these are the best hole saws on the market.
- Greenlee Step Bit: This thing ran about $60 which is typical for a decent step bit. It performs well.
- Black and Decker Hole Saw: Meh
- Bosch Hammer Drill Bits: Great bits for cheap, but it doesn’t have as much variety as I would like. I don’t drill a lot of concrete.
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- DeWalt Torque-Flex Bit Set: Like $15 and they are some nice bits. The nut driver magnets come out really quickly though. I have broken a few tips of these.
- DeWalt Bit Set: Decent Cheap Bits.
- Misc. Bits
- DeWalt Organizer
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- Some grinder stuff
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Welding rod tubes make great sawzall blade keepers.
- Lenox Blades: I will maintain that these are the best blades on the market untill I am shown otherwise.
- Milwaukee Blades: Team red also makes some really nice blades.
- Bosch Blades: Haven’t seen much use, but they seem alright.
- Dewalt Blades: Haven’t seen much use.
Man oh man it just keeps coming! Once you get your project vehicle up and running, you putting all this in it?
I agree with your statement on the lenox hole saws, but for wood cutting with the fuel sawzall, the Milwaukee blade, now labelled “the Ax” is my absolute favorite. It has that starting “hook” on the end that makes it a breeze starting a plunge cut
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Man oh man it just keeps coming! Once you get your project vehicle up and running, you putting all this in it?I agree with your statement on the lenox hole saws, but for wood cutting with the fuel sawzall, the Milwaukee blade, now labelled “the Ax” is my absolute favorite. It has that starting “hook” on the end that makes it a breeze starting a plunge cut
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Episode 12: Insert Porno-Sounding Title Here
Today I’ve got another tool bag for y’all.
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Kobalt Pliers and That Other Thing
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- Kobalt Pliers: All my pliers have come from the same $30-$40 set, so they have price going for them. They aren’t the greatest and are all fairly bulky, but they are plenty enough for homeowners or the occasional user.
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- Irwin Marple High Impact Chisel: I’m not sure what it is with chisels and clear plastic, but I don’t like my stuff being see through. Other than that, what little use these have had has given me a very positive impression of them.
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- FatMax Bulldog Snips: These don’t see as much use as the other snips, but they are really nice.
- Milwaukee Aviation Snips: I paid way too much buying these individually, like $15 a piece, and they went on sale for $30 for the set at some point. These are really awesome snips and have become my go to for cutting automotive patch panels. The offset is really nice. The only thing that I should note is that the mechanism for locking them closed comes open if any pressure is applied on the handles. This could be good or bad. It is nice when you want them to open, but sucks if you want to put them in your pocket.
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- Pittsburgh Screwdrivers: The rest of the $9 set. They are alright.
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- Kobalt Pass-Through Socket Sets: These guys were on clearance for less than $10 a kit and I just was too curious about pass through sockets to pass them up. I’m glad I didn’t buy the expensive craftsman set like I was planning to, because these see extremely rare use. I really just use the adapters these sockets come with and use them as universal spline sockets. The ratchets in these things are complete crap. If you put pressure on them the right way, they rotate freely in both directions.Oh well, is what it is.
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- Husky Bit Socket Set: These run $25 at HD. These were purchased because I needed allen key sockets, and this was an affordable option and came with other bits for the price of a set of just the allen key sockets. They come with a lifetime guarantee and seem pretty nice so far. I’m not using these everyday so they suit my needs.
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- Husky File Set: These are a $10 set so I bought them because I needed files. These are by no means high quality files. The handles are nearly worthless. That being said, they do work for my usage levels.
- Milwaukee Document Bag: You saw these holding my T-handle allen keys and now another one is holding my files. These guys are expensive, but they are beyond useful for holding small tool sets like these. I also have a third one for my reimbursable receipts.
My Irwin chisels are still in the package, I like that little husky kit might have to invest in one of them. Best is your “plier wrench” although it’s not knipex design it’s still (cough cough) innovative.
Jimbo
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Episode 13: The Wallflowers
These guys hang out in the background.
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- Irwin Magnetic Box Beam Level: I love irwin and this is one fabulous level, but I wouldn’t have bought it if I had known the price before I got to the register. It was $110. I needed a magnetic level for some steel I-beams and should have gotten something cheaper. Oh well. [External image (i1302.photobucket.com), not copied]
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- OEM Tool Snap Ring Pliers: Complete garbage. Life is too short to spend time using crappy snap ring pliers. [External image (i1302.photobucket.com), not copied]
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- ProGrade Bar Clamps: These actually work fairly well so far. They have only been used to glue together a few MDF sub enclosures. I don’t remember a price on these, but they were pretty cheap. [External image (i1302.photobucket.com), not copied]
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- No Name Hacksaw
- Kobalt Caulk Gun
- Craftsman 19.2V Tools: I got these as a gift several years back and the battery charger and battery were toast almost immediately. I haven’t used them since, but I would like to buy a battery and charger for them and at least get the vacuum back up and running. I may also just do a giveaway. I really don’t know.
Episode 14: The Ones That Got Away
This is the final installment in the series.
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WHAT’S IN THE BOX?!?
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No joke, I got this toolbox when I was about 3 years old. I don’t think that it is a real tool box, I believe it may have come with a toy tool set. I don’t remember. I just remember hauling it around as a child trying to “fix” things. It still sees regular and frequent use.
Contents:
At the time I took the photos these were all inside the box, some have since migrated to my toolbelt.
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- Irwin Tape: Nice tape. Not having a tape is not an option.
- TuffENuf Tape: I don’t know where it came from, but it is better than nothing.
- Milwaukee Tape: It came free from IHLCanada and I am pleasantly surprised with it’s quality.
- Irwin Chalk Line: It has been working very well for me. I don’t like the blue chalk though.
- Dewalt Tape: Great tape that I picked up for large layout work.
- Bernzomatic MAP Gas Torch: It gets things hot.
- Duracell 1300 Lumen Flashlight: It only runs about $20 at Costco and is really really bright.
- M12 Bluetooth Speaker: I bought this thing as a bare tool to run in equipment without radios. It works satisfactorily.
Central Machinery Wood Lathe with Nova Chuck: Not the greatest lathe with the greatest chuck. I have a couple finished bowls somewhere….
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Chicago Electric Chainsaw: This was a gift and so I shouldn’t say anything, but any other brand is better and this thing is complete crap.
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Dremel Trio and 4000
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The dremel is great and is being phased out by my M12 rotary tool. The Dremel trio is really just a router with proprietary overpriced attachments.
Windsor Design Chisel and Gouge Set: Not recommended for frequent use.
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Black and Decker Jigsaw: It isn’t a fine wood working implement, but it gets the job done. [External image (i1302.photobucket.com), not copied]
Dremel Engraver: For only $25 this thing is worth investing in to make sure your tools stay yours. Great little guy.
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M12 Rotary Tool and Ratchet: I haven’t gotten a lot of use out of the rotary tool yet, but my impressions are very positive. I have gotten a ton of use out of the ratchet and love the little guy for assembling and disassembling parts that aren’t too tight on cars. I used my coworkers for a while when running steel cable overhead and purchased one the next day. This was my first M12 purchase. I got the kit for around $160.
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Thanks for the entertainment ……I plan on watching again [emoji851]
DeWalt
Nice dude thanks for posting I’ve enjoyed checking out your set up.
Jimbo
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