Tool Thread - Post up your new tools!

[M-technik-3]

As some of my close r3v friends know, my older Brother suddenly passed away this fall. He and I work for the same parent company. He worked for The Ridge Tool Co.

Sorry to hear about your brother but at least you have a few objects to remind you of him every time you go out to the garage.

[Gooch]

where are you guys buying the matco rebuild kits from? straight from the tool truck? I can't find the rebuild kit on matcos website or ebay. And how much are they?

Sending PM with info of a Matco dealer. Anyone else that wants his email let me know.

I paid $19 for the 1/4", $22 for the 3/8" and $26 for the 1/2"

[b*saint]

Matco's online catalog is not as complete as Snap-ons. You almost have to deal with a truck to get all the stuff. Its ok, except if the truck doesn't stop by your house.

[J308]

As some of my close r3v friends know, my older Brother suddenly passed away this fall. ... While my brother's death was and is a sad, sad deal for all involved, his tools will be used lovingly by me and his friends who also recieved TONS of his hand tools as well. It makes me happy to walk into my workshop and see his stuff sitting there waiting for me to use.

Dude that sucks. So sorry for your loss.

[TwoJ's]

I looked into those. People say that they don't work on reflective surfaces, and you can't always tell when a surface is reflective enough to throw off a reading? - Just FYI. I don't know exactly. Something about the surface needs to be dark. I went a different route.

This is true. I worked as a test engineer for a company that made hydraulic actuators for large equipment, and in the R&D lab we used infrared thermometers all of the time. The actuators were always painted with gloss enamel, so we had to spray primer on the areas that we needed to take temp data.

[e46s54dr]

Matco's online catalog is not as complete as Snap-ons. You almost have to deal with a truck to get all the stuff. Its ok, except if the truck doesn't stop by your house.

Im a diesel mechanic by profession and Ive had nothing but problems with matco tools. I purchased their complete sets of metric and standard ratcheting flex head open/box wrenches, a 3/8ths flex head locking ratchet wrench, 1/4 flex head locking rathet wrench, their silver eagle branded set of torq socket and allen head sockets, and other miscellaneous tools. Their design is awesome but their quality disappointed me. Its been a little over a year and Ive busted pretty much all of the ratcheting open/box wrenches, Blew out the gear on both the 3/8th and 1/4 inch ratchets over a dozen times each, and destroyed pretty much all of the allen and torque bits.

Pretty much every week when the matco dealer came, I had a bucket of tools which I needed repaired or replace. Not only that but now the matco dealer doesnt even come to my work anymore which I feel is pretty shady.

Im not here to bash matco but from my personal experience, Ive learned that snap on and mac tools tend to last alot longer over matco. Also, most importantly, my snap on dealer is always on time every week and very professional.

P.s. Dont buy any silver eagle driving bits! Ive done side by side testing of a matco t40 bit and a snapon t40 bit which proved that snap on bits almost had double the tensile strength before snapping.

[b*saint]

I use the HD torx bits from SO.

[devon.818]

just give the tool truck guy your tools, lifetime warranty ftw

[b*saint]

The Mac christmas and the Cornwell today.

[george graves]

USB professional label maker. I'm sure I'll finds a million uses for this. It prints really durable, plastic coated labels. The labels can handle really high heat, oils and chemicals. Can print up to 1" wide labels - custom graphics or pictures. Great for labeling wires too.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Want. That. Label. Maker.

Got a new Snap-On guy for the new year, went on a random "I want this, and this, and this..." shopping spree for some stuff I wanted/needed.



Streamlight Stinger LED DS
SPBS704R Striking Prybar Set 8", 12", 16", 24"
SPBS36 Striking Prybar 36"
PT250A Cutoff
HL138ACP High Leverage Pliers/Cutter
SHR80A Ratchet 1/2"
Ratchet 3/8"
Ratchet 1/4"
Carbide Bit Set
HUGEASS BluePoint Oil Filter Wrench
AT118 Right Angle Die Grinder
YA1000A Hose Cutter

[Gooch]

Damn, that's a great haul, Farbin. I recently got the Craftsman Pro prybar set; amazing set of bars for the price.

[HR2L]

Nothing Special. :)

[b*saint]

I love my stinger ds, but the battery goes dead fairly quick (2 - 3 hours.)

[Farbin Kaiber]

I love my stinger ds, but the battery goes dead fairly quick (2 - 3 hours.)

I have six batteries I rotate through my two piggyback chargers, I picked up this one because I ran my last one through a hay baler, then repaired it and it got about ten min a battery.

^nice buys... Any reason you got a SnapOn over a Fluke?