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Rob Z
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Last week, I bought a Lie Nielsen medium shoulder plane. [big grin] The only thing wrong with it is that it's not the large shoulder plane. [scared] I will order that next. [big grin] [big grin]
What - non Festool - tool / workshop related gizmo/stuff did you buy today?
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Morning Alan
I only know of Clifton because of two of my FOG buddies who are in England. I don't know that I have seen them advertised for sale here in the US (?) . I will take a look though, thanks for the tip. [smile]
I only know of Clifton because of two of my FOG buddies who are in England. I don't know that I have seen them advertised for sale here in the US (?) . I will take a look though, thanks for the tip. [smile]
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Got tired of fighting with my caulking gun so I bought a Tajima...it's almost too pretty to use. I think it will be at least a useful as the Tajima fine chalk line. Also received the new Milwaukee 12v drill with the four chucks. This one will go into my van with the rest of my mostly Milwaukee 12 and 18v cordless and the CXS will end up in the shop. I do not have corded equipment in my van any more. Along with the Milwaukees I have Fein 18v hammerdrill and oscillating tool that stay in the van.
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GoingMyWay said:
From my motorcycle wrenching background I have a drawer full of wrenches. If I can I always reach for the ratcheting style. The angle of the heads on mine are adjustable for getting into tight spots. I love them.
I keep each set on one of these, maybe not this exact model, but they're color coded black/red so I can quickly grab SAE/metric and take them with me to what I'm working on. They come in different sizes so you're not wasting space if you have 5 wrenches you don't need 10 slots etc:
https://www.amazon.com/Ernst-5089-5188-Gripper-Organizer/dp/B00SXIITUE/ref=asc_df_B00SXIITUE/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198151843411&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5982290594212471249&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008151&hvtargid=pla-351013749588&psc=1
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DynaGlide said:
[member=65062]DynaGlide[/member] - Years ago I purchased some Craftsman branded wrenches like you describe. I have also seen them branded as Gear Wrench. I really like the way they only take a small angular motion to "click" but wondering if you have the same issue with the adjustable heads that I do. There is a tab to lock/unlock the head - if you disturb the wrench a little bit the lock releases on it's own. Annoying, but, I still love these wrenches.
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Open end ??
Interesting that you went for the old school style (called laminated I think?) on the ratcheting wrenches Do the ones you got have four sizes per wrench?
I have the Gearwrench 120xp ratcheting combo wrenches. GW makes a whole bunch of different styles of ratcheting wrenches.
Craftsman ratcheting wrenches used to be made by GW.
Seth
Interesting that you went for the old school style (called laminated I think?) on the ratcheting wrenches Do the ones you got have four sizes per wrench?
I have the Gearwrench 120xp ratcheting combo wrenches. GW makes a whole bunch of different styles of ratcheting wrenches.
Craftsman ratcheting wrenches used to be made by GW.
Seth
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Oops! You're right they're not open end. I guess it's called a box end ratcheting wrench. I better go correct my original post.
This is the old school style? Yep, it's 4 sizes per wrench. That sounded more versatile and compact. I mainly bought this version because I was also buying CHANNELLOCK adjustable wrenches so I figured I'd stick with the same brand. I think the Klein version I saw was a bit more expensive also. I thought the black color was cool too. They don't feel super high quality and the distance required in the gear to ratchet seems a bit far (I'm probably not using the best/correct terminology to describe that).
I don't know how well the 4 sizes in one will actually work out in real life. I was wondering if there could be situations where the bolt's diameter is too large to fit through the opposite (smaller) size.
This is the old school style? Yep, it's 4 sizes per wrench. That sounded more versatile and compact. I mainly bought this version because I was also buying CHANNELLOCK adjustable wrenches so I figured I'd stick with the same brand. I think the Klein version I saw was a bit more expensive also. I thought the black color was cool too. They don't feel super high quality and the distance required in the gear to ratchet seems a bit far (I'm probably not using the best/correct terminology to describe that).
I don't know how well the 4 sizes in one will actually work out in real life. I was wondering if there could be situations where the bolt's diameter is too large to fit through the opposite (smaller) size.
Speaking of wrenches...after a month of waiting I have a set of Stahlwille 14 series combo wrenches getting ready to board a plane in Frankfurt. These have a 10 degree angle on the box end rather than the conventional 15 degree, which can be helpful with long pattern wrenches and they have slight offset which allows you to reach into a bolt head that is flush with other nearby parts. I hope they don't disappoint. I have a set of Stahlwille double box deep offsets that are great for struts and brake bleeders, but they are a little shorter than I would like.
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GoingMyWay said:
Maybe not the four sizes but I am pretty sure that type of wrench (the layered mechanical construction) was the first type of ratcheting wrench compared to the Gear Wrench style that is constructed like a "normal" wrench.
Those that you have certainly make for a compact set. I think the trade off could be thickness of the head. But that only matters when it matters.
Yes, the black looks cool. [smile]
Seth
