Tool Thread - Post up your new tools!

[MrBurgundy]

Got the locking 1/4" extensions after I lost a swivel and a 10mm in the depths of an engine bay.










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[TheRob]

Those locking extensions are awesome, I've had them for a while and they work really great, haven't lost a 10mm since. I also have a very long, 36 inches I think, 3/8 locking that was great for getting to bell housing bolts.

[LateFan]

OK, pics!

RED saber saw (not that new)


Cheapy HF on sale, for wheel bearings etc. Haven't opened it yet.


The stuff that gets used constantly.
I love that big NAPA breaker bar - tough and well made. I've put bigass pipes on the end with no breakage. I have one with a deep lug nut socket in all the cars.
Next one is a 1/2" from Wards (remember them?) - from my high school tool box circa 1977!
Then my favorite Craftsman 3/8" - well-made, smooth chrome, and a great shape in your hand. None of them look like this now I don't think - more like an old Snap-On shape.
Then that little Carlyle 1/4" is so handy, so comfortable. Amazing how much stuff on a smaller car doesn't need a 3/8" ratchet or that much torque.



The sweet Snap-On clicker torqksx - probably the most expensive thing in the box, but I couldn't resist it. DON'T go into the Snap-On truck if you don't plan on spending something - it's just too hard. I think it's 20 - 100, which handles most everything I do.


And this very recent gadget holds the back of the camshafts on a white block Volvo 5 cyl aligned at TDC , so you can pull the VVT cam wheels on the front of the engine and replace the oil seals etc. Lots of double checking and marking rotation with a paint pen.

[MrBurgundy]

I have that same torque wrench and its big brother. Both are awesome.

[LateFan]

This handy gadget was maybe $30, and is unbelievably accurate for measuring old buildings by yourself, and without a tape measure helper who might not be as interested in accuracy as you are. I think it's accurate to within 1/8" at over 100'. You can shoot the height of a tall wall and it does the trig to give you a number. Handy.

[AndrewBird]

^^^I picked up one of those the first time I saw them. They are awesome! Mine is the slightly smaller, $20 one.

[Kershaw]

Where are you getting them so cheap? They're like $65-80.

[AndrewBird]

I just looked, I got mine on Amazon for $40, not $20. They are $50 now though.

[mrsleeve]

UPS and USPS were kind to me to day. Been going though my main box, lately and figured out a bunch of my old Cman pliers and Screwdrivers have gone MIA in the last few years, so perfect excuse to pick up some German made goodies Got some Wiha HDs in general use sizes (7 piece set) Some Knipex Plies and still have a few more inbound. The Vessels are not Phillips but J.I.S. (Japanese Industry Standard for those unfamiliar) for the Toyota stuff I have acquired in the last couple years. Prolly going to get a couple more of the Vessel with the striking plate to go in truck tool kits.

JIS Vs Phillips for those that dont know

http://revlimiter.net/blog/2014/09/the-japanese-phillips-jis-screwdrivers/

2018-02-01_04-34-03 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

[mitchlikesbikes]

I need to learn how to use it

[LateFan]

JIS Vs Phillips for those that dont know

No wonder I hate Philips. Mine are all worn and rounded and they slip. In wood I always use square drive or star drive or anything besides Philips!

Hey someone earlier posted this...was it a broken stud extractor?
I can't tell from this pic how exactly it works - it must be clamping the stud or there are reverse threads or wedges in there...? Anybody know?

[LateFan]

Looked them up....

"TRADITIONAL BOLT EXTRACTORS: Traditional bolt extractors force the user to guess which size the damaged stud is. They have a tendency to strip the screw even more and shave metal off without budging the screw, leaving you worse off than when you started. The universal design of this tool allows you to clamp down on the damaged stud, eliminating the guess work on a rusted or broken stud."

[McGyver]

Hey someone earlier posted this...was it a broken stud extractor?
I can't tell from this pic how exactly it works - it must be clamping the stud or there are reverse threads or wedges in there...? Anybody know?

Yeah, I posted that, but still haven't had to use it. It's a broken stud extractor and works sorta like the chuck of a drill. You spin the black part until it's snug on the broken stud. Then the force of trying trying to back-out the stud should make it grip even harder.

Of course now that I've bought it, studs have stopped breaking...

[LateFan]

^^ Perfect! It's working!

[MrBurgundy]

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