> On Sun, 2 Jul 2017, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>> About the best advice I've heard in this respect was "if you're looking
>> to assemble a good assortment of hand tools, make an offer for the
>> contents of the toolchest to the widow of a recently deceased mechanic."
service cases and too
On Sun, 2 Jul 2017, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
About the best advice I've heard in this respect was "if you're looking
to assemble a good assortment of hand tools, make an offer for the
contents of the toolchest to the widow of a recently deceased mechanic."
Thanks
I'm updating my will (ER
>
> It was on a test-bench setup. Part of my job back then was calibrating
> the stroke of cylinders to the 3-15 psi control signal. Plant air
> (power supply for the cylinder) was around 50 psi, IIRC.
Lucky it was just the pliers. Pneumatics can be rather dangerous at that
pressure.
>
> Ju
Good advice on buying the whole toolchest.
Wiha does make excellent drivers and insert bits. Their security bits are
top-notch as well -- I ended up buying their general security
"bits-selector" set after wasting $5 on one of those Harbor Freight
assortments.
Thanks,
Jonathan
On Sun, Jul 2, 2017
On 07/02/2017 07:36 AM, Chris Elmquist via cctalk wrote:
> I'm a little late to this thread but I didn't see anyone mention the Wiha
> brand which also have a slim Nut Driver set with a 7/32" bit in the kit.
> When I was refurbing a couple model M here, I invested in this Wiha set,
I've got a few
On 07/02/2017 09:45 AM, Chris Pye wrote:
> Chuck, dare may I ask what you were doing with electricians pliers that close
> to a pneumatic cylinder?
It was on a test-bench setup. Part of my job back then was calibrating
the stroke of cylinders to the 3-15 psi control signal. Plant air
(power s
> On 2 Jul 2017, at 4:03 pm, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> I once got a pair of electrician's pliers caught between the yoke and
> body of a 6" pneumatic cylinder. Snapped the handles right off, it did.
> The local Sears store replaced the pliers without
> questioning--although they did
> On Jul 1, 2017, at 11:12 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> The quality of tools has declined. It used to be that Sears Roebuck
>> "Craftsman" hand tools were among the best and were sold with an
>> unconditional warranty. Not so any more.
>
> The best spanners I have come acro
I personally use an Xcelite driver as well. Someone on one of the
forums/lists I'm on had a link to a seller with hundreds of them for a few
dollars apiece, but it appears that seller is out of 7/32". It was
suggested that a Craftsman 1/4 drive deep well socket would work, but the
7/32" I had was t
On Sunday (07/02/2017 at 10:22AM -0400), Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
>
> > On Jul 2, 2017, at 2:03 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> > wrote:
> >
> > On 07/01/2017 10:27 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
> >
> >> I was told years ago that in general the thinner-wall sockets are better
> >> quality
> On Jul 2, 2017, at 2:03 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On 07/01/2017 10:27 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
>
>> I was told years ago that in general the thinner-wall sockets are better
>> quality -- they have to be made from stronger steel alloy to work at
>> all. Obviously there a
On 07/02/2017 01:03 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 07/01/2017 10:27 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
I was told years ago that in general the thinner-wall sockets are better
quality -- they have to be made from stronger steel alloy to work at
all. Obviously there are exceptions
It w
On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 7:03 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
wrote:
> On 07/01/2017 10:27 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
>
>> I was told years ago that in general the thinner-wall sockets are better
>> quality -- they have to be made from stronger steel alloy to work at
>> all. Obviously there are exc
On 07/01/2017 10:27 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
> I was told years ago that in general the thinner-wall sockets are better
> quality -- they have to be made from stronger steel alloy to work at
> all. Obviously there are exceptions
It wouldn't surprise me if some of the cheaper stuff was
On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 12:09 AM, Jules Richardson via cctalk
wrote:
> Anyway, I picked up a cheap 7/32" deep socket from Menards ($3 or so) - and
> as it happens, it Just Works without modification. It's not marketed as
> thin-walled; I expect they just made it cheap by leaving out a bunch of
> m
On 07/01/2017 03:59 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 07/01/2017 01:23 PM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote:
It does look like I can get a 7/32" socket for a couple of bucks, though
- so maybe I'll go that route for now and just shave it down a little
with the bench grinder. It can live on
On 07/01/2017 01:23 PM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote:
> It does look like I can get a 7/32" socket for a couple of bucks, though
> - so maybe I'll go that route for now and just shave it down a little
> with the bench grinder. It can live on the shelf with the homebrew Mac
> case dismantling
On 07/01/2017 02:12 PM, Adam Sampson via cctalk wrote:
Jules Richardson via cctalk writes:
Google suggests that they might be 7/32", but I'm not sure; that's
less of a common size (vs. 3/16" or 1/4", say) - I'm not even sure I
could find a driver like that around here.
Yes, they're 7/32", bu
On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Adam Sampson via cctalk
wrote:
> Jules Richardson via cctalk writes:
>
>> Google suggests that they might be 7/32", but I'm not sure; that's
>> less of a common size (vs. 3/16" or 1/4", say) - I'm not even sure I
>> could find a driver like that around here.
>
> Ye
Jules Richardson via cctalk writes:
> Google suggests that they might be 7/32", but I'm not sure; that's
> less of a common size (vs. 3/16" or 1/4", say) - I'm not even sure I
> could find a driver like that around here.
Yes, they're 7/32", but in a narrow hole that means some bits won't
reach.
On 07/01/2017 09:28 AM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote:
> Google suggests that they might be 7/32", but I'm not sure; that's less
> of a common size (vs. 3/16" or 1/4", say) - I'm not even sure I could
> find a driver like that around here.
That's exactly what I use--get a decent one; some of
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