Tool Thread - Post up your new tools!

[AndrewBird]

Built some tools a few weeks back I needed for a current project. Resistor substitution boxes.

That is badass! Was this a kit, or did you make it from scratch?

[george graves]

Ha! Thanks! - There are kits you can buy, but they don't have the range this has. If you want something like this - you have to pay +$200-400 or build your own.

and.....made it on hack-a-day again. Apparently I'm putting out some good stuff.

http://hackaday.com/2012/08/21/building-a-resistor-substitution-decade-box/

You can see all the details of the build on my new (non-BMW stuff blog): http://www.digitalunderpants.com/

Otherwise bookmark redrocketlabs.com for the good e30 stuff.

[Vtec?lol]

who uses cordless impact drivers and clutched drills to work on there cars?

I want to piece together a niece kit for home and auto use but not sure between makita, dewalt, and milwakee.

[jaywood]

I have the crafstman impact wrench: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-c3-19...p-00917090000P and it works just like it's supposed to. I have no complaints!

[Vtec?lol]

I have the crafstman impact wrench: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-c3-19...p-00917090000P and it works just like it's supposed to. I have no complaints!

But the word on the street is craftsman is shit when it comes to tool. 'you're just paying for a lifetime warantee

I wouldn't mind their lineup. They have some good pricing as well

[M-technik-3]

I have a Mikita for junkyards. I use air tools in garage or normal hand tools. Craftsman hand tools with exception of some of their professional line is no longer made in the USA.

Tool companies are having a hard time with trade imbalance with China much like all other manufacturer's out there.

[5Toes]

Cleaning my sockets today (craftsman set). half oil and half atf... I put some of them away wet and they got a little rusty :(

[dougie30]

Got a set of these for Christmas, probably one of the most handy tools ever created

[Cabriolet]

Got a set of these for Christmas, probably one of the most handy tools ever created

return them. thx me in 10 years when you haven'y stripped 1000 bolts.

[AndrewBird]

return them. thx me in 10 years when you haven'y stripped 1000 bolts.

I tend to agree. My view of "universal" or "multi" tools is that while they are able to do a lot of things, they don't do each of those things equally as well as one tool made specifically for the job. Those wrenches seem to grip a VERY small portion of the head of a bolt in comparison to a 6-point or even a 12-point regular wrench, meaning you are more likely to strip a bolt head.

On top of that, I hate how HUGE the open end of the wrench is on those. I don't know why they made then so big when their regular wrenches aren't that massive.

[Northern]

Who the hell tries to break a bolt loose with a 12pt racheting wrench?

Racheting wrenches are awesome, i just wish I had some bigger than 15mm.
Flex head would be nice too, but I'm no baller.

[Cabriolet]

here's the best set i've ever bought (for speed wrenches)

http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-8-pc-metric-reversible-ratcheting-combination-wrench/p-00942405000P?&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=L1

Who the hell tries to break a bolt loose with a 12pt racheting wrench?

far far too many people

[AndrewBird]

Who the hell tries to break a bolt loose with a 12pt racheting wrench?

I've owned a set of Gear Ratchet brand wrenches for ~5 years now and have literally hit them with a hammer to break a bolt loose with no damage to the wrench.

And my post was a general comment about ALL Craftsman Universal wrenches, not just the ratcheting one. The argument was about the fact they are "universal" not that they are ratcheting.

A bit of a note too, the craftsman ones are made in China.

[Cabriolet]

A bit of a note too, the craftsman ones are made in China.

but they still replace them for free... #beatingthesystem

[jaywood]

But the word on the street is craftsman is shit when it comes to tool. 'you're just paying for a lifetime warantee

I wouldn't mind their lineup. They have some good pricing as well

I have a LOT of things that are craftsman...power tools, hand tools, wood working tools, etc... nothing has failed me yet. The 19.2 V impact wrench is pretty handy, it works like a champ!