New tools you've bought recently?

[sgtsandman]

Just a thought.

To save a little floor space in the shed of miracles, my welder and a couple of other items are on shelves up in the air. I have a stick welder, that’s probably 14 x 14 on the bottom, and I built a 15 or 16 in.² shelf for it. It has a lip all around so it would be pretty hard for the thing to slip off. I also have a little half-assed rope strap attached to the top, so if I tug on the leads hard enough, they unplug before the thing comes flying down. The bottom is probably 6 feet in the air. It’s a stick welder, and I don’t move the controls very much, but I can step on a stool or a short ladder for the few times I do that. And I made a stick with a loop on one end to flip the on off switch

If you do that with a few items, you gain that much more space.

Again, just a thought

As small as this compressor is, I may be able to shoehorn the tank into the gap between the bed interior and quarter panel later on after removing the 120V pump motor and the regulator. I'll just have to figure out a location for a 12V air compressor. The 2019 is easy. The 2011 will be more of a challenge. So, it isn't money wasted.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I saw that style but had my doubts on how well it would work. Being that the other one is apparently on a slow boat from China, I may have to order one of those, just because.

I’ve been super happy with it. Works better than any other style I’ve used so far. Used it for both loosening and tightening, used it on a bunch of 4.0 OHV motors, 5.0, and a 7.5L so far

 

[Shran]

I bought an M12 Nibbler. $90 OTD at a pawn shop. I think this might be really good for making patch panels and stuff like that. I haven't used it on metal yet but it cuts cardboard like crazy so I might find a few uses for it.

Milwaukee just released an M18 nibbler that will supposedly do up to 10ga mild steel. At $700 I will never buy one but being able to cut 10ga with a nibbler is pretty incredible.

 

[97RangerXLT]

I have a Ford wrench and a big adjustable jaw wrench (Crecent) that fit the clutch fan nut. The issue is that the belt doesn't grab the pulley enough to break the nut loose.

with that bar thingy that you posted and the 27mm, its coming off I too had the issue of the belt not gripping the water pump pulley. a good 2 bucks spent for the pulley holding bar

AJ

 

[superj]

New set of drill bits

 

[scotts90ranger]

I didn't exactly buy them but the other day when dealing with the crusher cars for the monster trucks I happened across an Icon 3/8" ratchet in decent condition and a Stanley utility knife... When the real pilfering was going on I was too busy working on my F350 so I didn't get much... I mean there was a short bus and I did grab the switch panel and 17 relays out of it and found a small pair of wire strippers, an aerosol size fire extinguisher and the broom... I think that's it other than a license plate that was just sitting there loose...

 

[dvdswan]

Picked up a light still in packaging at a yard sale for 20, gloves for 2, debated because I was thinking it was a cheap copy. They had a lot of other Milwaukee stuff new in the hard plastic packaging too.

Then HF had a 50% flash sale on extension cords. 12/3 normally 80. All of the 10/3 were gone already.

I'm rebuilding my deck and even though it hasn't happened yet, I keep hoping a 12" Compound Miter Saw will go on a killer sale. The 10" just isn't cutting it anymore and needs to replace the metal chop saw. lol.

 

[Bill]

A Craftsman orbital sander so I can sand off whatever dark stain/finish is on this hollow core door so the primer doesn't peel off this time.