Technical New tools….that actually work!

Came across this last week and thought that would be so nice to have vs the plastic ramps I have now.

 

The biggest challenge with almost any tool I have is this, so if you know how to solve it, please let me know.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ErNcR5NfV/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

Ratchet looks cool, has an application I'm sure. Some years ago my wife bought a set of gear wrenches as a gift and will say I Like them, have since bought metric and other variations, very handy tool, IMO I have a lot of Craftsman tools, when I damaged one usually from stupid abuse never a question or problem with free replacement. I read Harbor Freight tools *****es on here, They have their place, I agree not as good as Snapon, if you're a Pro Buy Snapon, I've been a hobby wrench 60+ years, my parents started buying me Craftsman tools for Bdays, Xmas, 1960 at 12 years old, some of my tools are from back then.

 

Those old Craftsman tools are about as good as you can get. As the years p***, the quality dropped, now they are no better than cheap tools ,they are built overseas.
The more tools and types of tools you have, the easier the job! There are tools in my boxes that I haven’t used in years, and may never use again, but they will stay right there, in case I do need them! They don’t eat anything!
And apparently I’m buying another ratchet! lol

I also made a bunch of special tools, for my job, they will never be used again, but they have a special drawer, they will spend the rest of my life in!


Bones

 

That's how I feel about the tools I gathered through the years and like you I have too many. my time is winding down, I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. Buying tools to make your job/life easier is something I learned as a kid, then in my trade and when starting and running my Tool & Die shop for 36 years. I had several thousands of dollars of "stuff" rarely used but necessary to get the work done. I learned the hard way, do not lend tools out. On the subject of automotive tools I'm thinking I could run a small pro shop, but that' another ship that has sailed and sunk. It's amazing what we ac***ulate in a lifetime, my signature says it all.

 

I am curious what best procedure you guys are using to cut a tap back to make a bottoming tap? I have a lot of duplicates, that's a great idea. I have a mill and a lathe

 

youtube to the rescue- just saw a video using a drill to slowly rotate the tap while applying it to a grinding wheel, worked great

 

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Ours is a blackhawk, PN 34950R for anyone looking for one...

 

There also is a smaller version of this tool. It does not rachet but will take all the small hex shaped bits. It is called the Skewdriver and has been around at least 30 years. You can use it like a wrench to get some torque on a Phillips screw while holding the tip hard on the fastener with your other hand.

https://spectools.com/product/skewdriver-professional-model-rgs-5299/

This would be the "Pro" version, rated for more torque. I had the original version that I pushed too hard in the salvage yard one day and busted it. I got ticked off and pitched it two rows away. As it was sailing through the air away for me, the words "Lifetime Warranty" popped into my head, too late .... LOL.

 

I always just cut mine off with a chop saw and dressed it down on the bench grinder!



Bones

 

I’ll have to disagree. The Craftsman V series and Overdrive wrenches and ratchets I bought in the last year for our winter house are every bit as good as those I bought in the seventies, and better than those from the eighties and nineties.

They might not be Snapon, but they’re fine for everyday hobby use. And they cost a fraction of what my snap on wrenches cost.

 

Looks identical to my EZRed.

 

Yep, me,too! I always tried to be aware of the lasted and greatest time savers in my productive years. I had an account going constantly on the Snap-on and Mac trucks, haunted the flea markets and garage sales for years! Ac***ulating a vast collection of various tools. It never ceased to amaze me what you could find at those places! I found a set of broken tap removers at one….and at the time was unaware of their existence! I also scored a set of inside pipe wrenches ! You just never know!




Bones

 

I like YouTube university, Best thing ever IMO, It has helped me with our late model cars, trucks and the electronics. I try to avoid the dealer trips as I'm an old school DIY guy. Any subject you're looking for information and how to videos it's there. Note, it's not perfect, use your common sense.

 

I've owned a Husky brand 3/8" ratchet with this feature for probably 20 years now. Only issue with this feature is you need to use both hands to use it overhead, or anything but directly down. Have to hold the ratchet with one hand while you turn the handle with the other. But it does operate very smoothly.

 

Smart move. I respect you for that. They aren't called "stealerships" for nothing.
I buy used, fix them myself and avoid dealers like the bubonic plague.

 

Most of the Tools I have met didn't work!!

 

At 65 I'm starting to work smarter. Not easy, but heading in that direction. Pulling stuff from underneath project cars is a repe***ive chore often involving kneeling, crawling and reaching. Eff that. Use a hook. Probably not a new tool or even a new idea, but useful as hell. I have one I fabbed from an old broomstick and a screw in wall or ceiling hook. A nicer one using an extending pole and a roller handle works for a lot of those functions. Plus it works for getting coiled hoses, cords etc. from places I hang them.

 

I’ve come across something cool.
Good for a colonoscopy.
An endoscope thats lighted and actually connects to your phone. On sale too and cheap.
https://a.co/d/0i3MR2c1

 

Ben Dover, and crack a smile…

 

Read the fine print on the agreement when you down load the app
to make it work. The one I looked at gave them access to any photo I took with it.

 

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Also great for determining the diameter of hose, pipe, tubing, drill bits, and even solid rod material.
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It will measure METRIC bolts from a #3 to a 22 mm.
It features a 7" ruler (again SAE) and a 220 mm ruler (METRIC)
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A handy thread pitch chart is on the front as well.

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flip and dip

 

I got this on Ebay quite a while ago but I think they might still be there, it was called a Quadrallel. For holding odd shaped things in a milling vise. I don't rememberr what it cost but it doesn't owe me anything.

 

We've all used thread files to clean up a male thread. Did you know they make internal thread files too? I think McMaster Carr has them. I have saved a few expensive parts with them.

 

Got one a few months ago. Also bought a infrared thermometer, and digital tach. Very handy stuff.

 

I bought one of those harbor freight infrared thermometer and while back. Used it quite a lot too, especially when BBQ'ing...


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I use one of those thermometers, temperature gun, while traveling with my RV and trailer ! Every time I get out of my rig, I aim it at each tire and each hub! Not really concerned about what the temperature is as much as a difference in temperature of each item! Let’s me know if I have a low tire without pulling out the gauge! ( I do gauge every morning! )




Bones

 

Well, don’t I feel kinda silly! I get gifts , usually tool related for Christmas, birthday, etc! Lots of times I just put them in a place …..over there! Well , today , I was digging in that area, looking for something and came up with a gift I remember getting several years ago! I like my S&K ratchets! I looked at the fat handle on that ,probably,, three year old gift and there it was, a ratchet that you can twist the handle and move the socket! I’ve had it for three years or more , just setting in my “ pile”! I can’t remember who gave it to me! It’s not a Craftsman, but close enough!



Bones