Tool Thread - Post up your new tools!

[AndrewBird]

Buy the biggest compressor you can afford. You can never have too much air. Impact guns eat it up REALLY quick.

[gooseadrian]

That depends alot on what you need it for....Most compressors manfactures will show you a chart that will let you know what model to buy. Compressors range form a small thing, only good to inflate a basketball, to pro models that can run a impact wrench non-stop. Then there is the compressors that you might buy if you want to paint.

http://www.sears.com/ue/tool/110109_...or%20Chart.pdf

im lookin for a compressor for weekend auto work.

[george graves]

what compressors do you guys recomend. but kinda cheap cause im on a fuck budget...and what impact sockets? the ones that came with my impact are SAE...cant use those...

That depends alot on what you need it for....Most compressors manfactures will show you a chart that will let you know what model to buy. Compressors range form a small thing, only good to inflate a basketball, to pro models that can run a impact wrench non-stop. Then there is the compressors that you might buy if you want to paint.

http://www.sears.com/ue/tool/110109_...or%20Chart.pdf

[gooseadrian]

what compressors do you guys recomend. but kinda cheap cause im on a fuck budget...and what impact sockets? the ones that came with my impact are SAE...cant use those...

[delatlanta1281]

Latest addition to the lab. It's an older model, but trusty.

I'll try to get some pics of my set up one of these days when I can do a nice panorama if anyone is interested.

I would like to see where the do-dads are born.

[george graves]

Latest addition to the lab. It's an older model, but trusty.

I'll try to get some pics of my set up one of these days when I can do a nice panorama if anyone is interested.

[delatlanta1281]

OK, here come the "fun" post.

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. (Ridgid) selling to Home Depot, and I work for it's sister company doing the same. That being said, I now own his tool collection. While most of you know Ridgid to be a Home Depot brand, the name is only leased by Home Depot and is owned by Emerson Electric. Ridge Tool makes some of the best american plumbing and hand tools in the country. Here is a taste of what I am dealing with.
My brother's box (black) and mine (red).

bottom drawer... what's in that ridgid case?

A compact SeeSnake of course!

Next drawer old school Husky set

Next hand cutting tools

Next

Next sample pliers from Ridgid (none of these were sold at retail).

Screwdrivers all unused

Specialty screwdrivers and nut-drivers (unused)

On top of that, all his leftovers



Samples that were never sold at retail, but were sold to STAFDA houses

Also a ton of wet-dry vac stuff

and not pictured would be all the plumbing tools. 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.
On more tool coming up!

[delatlanta1281]

Okay, I'm going to do this in two posts. First these are the tools I have picked up recently
Lighted parts pick up


This measuring device guy

Little Gear Wrench do-dad

From my best friend for Xmas

Same guy but for my b-day

The wife got me this for my basement shop. LOVE IT!

And I cleaned up my workspace with some bins and such

I have a ton of tools, these are pretty much just impulse buys for me, but I love picking up the little things.

[scottinAZ]

Heres a few shots of mine, the measuring equipment is 99% Starrett, probably nothing newer than the late 40's or so.

[AndrewBird]

And I JIZZED IN MY PANTS!

[Jand3rson]

This came today and so did I. :D

Hopefully not at the same time... :neutral:

[AndrewBird]

They have been making the same box for 100 years (literally), so I believe it. My dad is in his 60's and said he got this box used when he was younger then me, and I'm 24.

[scottinAZ]

Yes, I have some of the same from my grandfather/father. Just cleaned up my dad's old Kennedy box as well. All new felt in the drawers and a fresh coat of paint.

I think I have almost that same box with all my stuff in it. go figure....

[AndrewBird]

Absolutely love all my vintage Starrett mikes and gauges I inherited from my grandfather. Nothing beats a good quality measuring tool

Yes, I have some of the same from my grandfather/father. Just cleaned up my dad's old Kennedy box as well. All new felt in the drawers and a fresh coat of paint.

[scottinAZ]

This came today and so did I. :D



Starrett with hardened steel heads and blade, blade is satin chrome plated, 16R graduations.

OOOOHHHH Starrett, Nice...........


Absolutely love all my vintage Starrett mikes and gauges I inherited from my grandfather. Nothing beats a good quality measuring tool