New tools you've bought recently?

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Have had a pair of ChannelLock Crimping Dykes since the 1980s;
one of my favorite basic tools.

My entire electrical pouch is almost entirely filled with ChannelLock. Only the screwdrivers and the wrenches for the nuts on clamps and EMT fittings are not blue. The regular Dykes I have in there, I’ve had since sometime late 80’s. My favorite tool with blue handles has been the electrician’s needle nose pliers, nice sized needle nose with 14ga and 12ga stripping notches with the wire cutter section. Makes slick work of making up electrical boxes.

 

[Curious Hound]

checked out a used tie rod end for a 2000, 14 x 1.5 is the thread in the hole. so is the thread on the stud.

Sooo,, now I have 14x2, 14x1.25, 14x1 but alas, no 14x1.5

that's as good of an excuse as any to buy more tools, gotta have a complete set, right?

Wow. I thought it was bigger. That just sounds way too small for something as important as steering.

 

[pjtoledo]

Wow. I thought it was bigger. That just sounds way too small for something as important as steering.

older stuff with steering boxes, drag links, and idler arms were always bigger, rack & pinion not so much.

 

[oldgeek]

This stuff works great. I had to tap eight 3/8-16 holes in Inconel, a nickle based super alloy. Think 316 stainless on super steroids. I use to get maybe two holes tapped with one tap using Tap Magic. And by hand at that. Using Emuge tapping fluid I was able to power tap all eight holes, and the tap is still sharp. It is thick like honey, so it stays on the tool. Did some drilling also in Inconel.

Cutting-Edge Tap Technology | EMUGE-FRANKEN USA - Precision Tapping Solutions

www.emuge.com

 

[Vindictus]

Stopped at Princess Auto and had a weak moment

 

[2drxploder]

Thinking of getting m18 deep cut bandsaw, you get a free battery, 6 or 8ah i can't remember rn.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Thinking of getting m18 deep cut bandsaw, you get a free battery, 6 or 8ah i can't remember rn.

I have one of the corded bandsaws and a HF knock off. Both are pretty nice, I like using it to cut steel better than a grinder

 

[Roert42]

This stuff works great. I had to tap eight 3/8-16 holes in Inconel, a nickle based super alloy. Think 316 stainless on super steroids. I use to get maybe two holes tapped with one tap using Tap Magic. And by hand at that. Using Emuge tapping fluid I was able to power tap all eight holes, and the tap is still sharp. It is thick like honey, so it stays on the tool. Did some drilling also in Inconel.

Cutting-Edge Tap Technology | EMUGE-FRANKEN USA - Precision Tapping Solutions

www.emuge.com

that’s good to know, I do a lot of stainless work and buy tap magic by the gallon.

View attachment 90827 View attachment 90828 Stopped at Princess Auto and had a weak moment

that vacuum bleeder looks a lot more robust then the one I bought at advanced years ago. I think mightyvac is what it’s called.

 

[sgtsandman]

I have one of the corded bandsaws and a HF knock off. Both are pretty nice, I like using it to cut steel better than a grinder

That band saw was really nice to use. Much nicer than a cutoff wheel or a manually operated hacksaw.

 

[Vindictus]

that’s good to know, I do a lot of stainless work and buy tap magic by the gallon.





that vacuum bleeder looks a lot more robust then the one I bought at advanced years ago. I think mightyvac is what it’s called.

Messing with it here in the house, it seems to work fine
unlike @lil_Blue_Ford my old ass does not work on ranger out in the cold

 

[sgtsandman]

Messing with it here in the house, it seems to work fine
unlike @lil_Blue_Ford my old ass does not work on ranger out in the cold

In the house? Hopefully not anywhere where you could get in trouble with the wife!

 

[bilbo]

That band saw was really nice to use. Much nicer than a cutoff wheel or a manually operated hacksaw.

Portabands are awesome! I have a Milwaukee deep-cut that I bought to cut beams for reinforcing the walls in the basement of our old house. My wife also got me an older Stout cordless one. It's not as nice as one of the new Li-Ion ones and only cuts 2.5" max but it does the trick and I use it a ton. I had the batteries rebuilt and it's like new now. Just used it yesterday to cut PVC pipe while replacing my pool pump. The only downsides are that Stout went out of business (I think) and it uses a goofy blade size that's kind of hard to find.

A friend of mine welded up some frames and made benchtop vertical and horizontal saws out of some auction finds and they are slick. If I find a cheap HF or other portaband on CL I'm going to do the same. It's rare I need to cut anything bigger than that and floor space in my "shop" is at a premium. I think there's a company that sells kits for this if you don't want to do the welding.

 

[Curious Hound]

I think there's a company that sells kits for this if you don't want to do the welding.

SWAG Offroad

 

[Vindictus]

In the house? Hopefully not anywhere where you could get in trouble with the wife!

Not married. So thats not an issue. And no I don't rebuild stuff in the house

 

[Bgunner]

I picked up an Inch pound torque wrench as my clicky FT.LB torque wrench is barely feelable under 10 lbs.