Tool Thread - Post up your new tools!

[BillBrasky]

5 piece polished metric flare nut wrench set with a denim pouch.

[mrsleeve]

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I see your flare set and raise you



WOW is all I can say about these Wrightgrip combinations. I was in the middle of changing sway bar bushings when the fedex guy showed up, so I put the 12,13,&14 right to work. They BITE hard into old fasteners, and feel very secure when putting a lot of force on them. As compared to my good S&K super chromes or Cman Pro's. Just as good as set of Flank Drives from Snap but at 1/3 the cost (from amazon) and still 100% made in the USA.

This just confirms where 90% of new and replacements for lost tools dollars are going to go. I also ordered a new 3/8ths ratchet as well and will post up when it shows up and I have time to use it for a few mins....


Oh and BUMP

[BillBrasky]

Nice! It still amazes me that so many people have not even heard of Wright tools. You're going to love their ratchets. My advice is to get both the 41 tooth and the 30 tooth 3/8" ratchets. Also, the compact 45 tooth is one of the most handy tools you could buy.


I bought two more Lista cabinets a few months ago.







$800 each. They were new in 2001, but are in mint condition because the owner only used them in his house to store bullets.

[e30onBBSs]

Damn those boxes are so nice with the wood on top!

[rturbo 930]

Dammit mrsleeve, after I saw your post in the latest purchases thread I started looking at Wright tools as a USA made alternative for CMan since they've gone chinese... found a lot that I like.

Really considering getting this ratchet

http://www.amazon.com/Wright-Tool-3490-Contour-Ratchet/dp/B001YK3KWA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447908708&sr=8-1&keywords=wright+3+8+ratchet

or this one

http://www.amazon.com/Wright-Tool-13490-Contour-Ratchet/dp/B001HWCPFS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1447908708&sr=8-2&keywords=wright+3+8+ratchet

And then of course I stumbled on SKs new X-Frame ratcheting wrenches. Gonna have to put those on my wishlist.

[mrsleeve]

Bill: You know as well as I do that Wright, Williams, Proto, Armstrong, etc... mostly service the industrial sector, Mining, Oil/Gas extrication, Factories in house Millwrights, etc... They are not sold where most "normal" people get exposed to them, and like the truck brands they are more expensive than Cman by a long margin, and to guys that need a socket set twice a month the extra 150 bucks for a set of wrenches that "look" just like the Chinese ones is a hard pill to swallow.

Around me the wirght guy is the industrial welding supply shop, Proto From Fastenall, Blackhawk is the old carquest no one goes to anymore, S&K nope, Williams (S/O truck???) or chase a tool truck down. My grandpa had a lot of S&K and Wright form way back in addition to the old Cman stuff and a 3/4 drive proto set. In all honesty just due to the difficulty of finding retailers locally for warranty issue, I had mostly wrote off wright for a long time, needless to say I am over that.

Great looking lista's I need to get into a set up where I have shop again where I can have a set of Lista's I love those cabinets that maple top is gorgeous on there too

Turbo:
Same ratchet in both those links and the one I just got today. Will review a little bit tomorrow when I have chance to use it some. Initial impression, not as refined in both action or appearance as some of the other more popular automotive biased tool makers, but is very nice in the hand, switches gears supper smooth and feels strong like ox, and tuff as Bear. Seems like its going to be a really great ratchet that I can pass on 40 years from now.

S&K is back from bankruptcy (AGAIN) , bought out by ideal industries as their premium brand, they seem to be doubling down and committed to US production with a new state of the art Forge/factory in CO (they bought Western Forge recently as well just for this) and NEW HUGE warehouse/distribution (might be production to) facility in Chicago. I have some of the last Good S&K and some really old stuff that I like a lot. Am going to shy away from them for now, just because I nor anyone I know have no real world experience with "Ideal" out side of wire nuts....

Cman sales have plummeted DEEP into the shitter since off shoring much of their production. People seem to have taken the mind set that "if I am going to get China Junk from Cman screw it, I am going to Harbor Freight as its cheaper and better selection" . Or they are just moving up market some, to the entry level truck brands, or finding the US made industrial brands. Like me not even going to take broken stuff back and just replacing with better stuff even though it costs much more. Snap on is capitalizing on this by buying up Williams, though they have been splitting production between the US and Taiwan with ISO production standards, and selling them decent enough prices to attract the enthusiast. Stanley is doing the same with the Blackhawk line it seems a well by selling them a price point not to far above what US made Cman was selling at 4-5 years ago.


DAMMM I got a bit long winded and rambled on there a bit sorry

[b*saint]

I forgot about this thread.

2 oz and 47 oz hammer

[rturbo 930]

Turbo:
Same ratchet in both those links and the one I just got today. Will review a little bit tomorrow when I have chance to use it some. Initial impression, not as refined in both action or appearance as some of the other more popular automotive biased tool makers, but is very nice in the hand, switches gears supper smooth and feels strong like ox, and tuff as Bear. Seems like its going to be a really great ratchet that I can pass on 40 years from now.

I saw they were different model numbers, just assumed they were different, figured one was a long handle or something. At 32 bucks, I think I'll go ahead and place an order. I'd love a SO or Matco ratchet, but I can't justify ~100 bucks for a ratchet.

Thanks for the heads up on SK. My dad has some of their older stuff from the 70s or 80s. I'll do some research and keep an eye on how they do.

[kts]

S&K is back from bankruptcy (AGAIN) , bought out by ideal industries as their premium brand, they seem to be doubling down and committed to US production with a new state of the art Forge/factory in CO (they bought Western Forge recently as well just for this) and NEW HUGE warehouse/distribution (might be production to) facility in Chicago. I have some of the last Good S&K and some really old stuff that I like a lot. Am going to shy away from them for now, just because I nor anyone I know have no real world experience with "Ideal" out side of wire nuts....

I have a number of Ideal-owned SK tools (1/2 socket set, 3/8 socket set, long pattern wrench set) and they have all been solid. I'm just a DIY guy but between my E30's projects, a new-to-me-house with a ton of projects, and maintaining my DD and my wife's car my SK tools have gotten a lot of use. I have yet to break anything and the chrome looks amazing compared to my old Craftsman stuff.

I personally prefer my Snap-On ratchets to the SK ratchets but I have used the SK ratchets a number of times they work well even in cases where I probably should have been using a breaker bar.

If you're looking for a set of wrenches I recommend SK's long pattern wrenches over their standard length. Standard length is roughly Craftsman length while their long pattern is closer to Snap-On/Matco/etc length. I personally find that extra length to be great for stubborn fasteners.

If you need new tools and SK is a option I wouldn't shy away from them.

[AndrewBird]

Thought I would bump this thread with my recent purchase.





$128.97 with free shipping if anyone is interested. Amazon is the next cheapest at $148!

http://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=PREC3FR250F

[estoguy]

Back at Xmas I got this set:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ma...l#.Vu7VLjBtLk0

30 wrenches with the following: SAE: 1/4, 5/16, 11/32, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4, 13/16, 7/8, 15/16, 1, 1-1/8"
Metric: 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 and 22 mm

Got them for about $160. Full price right now is abour $400, plus tax.

I also got a FRAM oil filter wrench, which worked great on my last oil change. :)

[iwantspeed]

I got a 44 inch harbor freight tool box.
I paid 400 out the door with tax.


I got some file cabinets for free
A little scrubbing and sanding.

All done
I went for a craftsman look
Gloss red exterior
Back drawers
Silver handles

[TrentW]

Free filing cabinets and some paint and and it looks nice. Reminds me I need to look for some on cl.

Gonna put all my Bentley manuals and porn in there.

[AndrewBird]

Filing cabinets look great!

I have a filing cabinet similar to this that I keep all my chemicals in (paint, cleaners, etc). Works great.

[M-technik-3]

Cman sales have plummeted DEEP into the shitter since off shoring much of their production. People seem to have taken the mind set that "if I am going to get China Junk from Cman screw it, I am going to Harbor Freight as its cheaper and better selection" . Or they are just moving up market some, to the entry level truck brands, or finding the US made industrial brands. Like me not even going to take broken stuff back and just replacing with better stuff even though it costs much more. Snap on is capitalizing on this by buying up Williams, though they have been splitting production between the US and Taiwan with ISO production standards, and selling them decent enough prices to attract the enthusiast. Stanley is doing the same with the Blackhawk line it seems a well by selling them a price point not to far above what US made Cman was selling at 4-5 years ago.


DAMMM I got a bit long winded and rambled on there a bit sorry

Craftsman suck ass now their small wrenches feel feel like they were stamped and then buffed. Not worth it anymore to venture back into another sears store every again