ranger 1,746 #26 Posted February 23, 2021 7 hours ago, rmaynard said: My next door neighbor died in 2018 and I had the "pleasure" of cleaning out his house. He was the type of man who was fascinated with tools, but not good ones. He must have had five full tool kits from the Dollar Store which he kept in his car and truck. He had a rolling tool chest with drawers full of sockets and handles. He had coffee cans with miscellaneous sockets. But among the hundreds of tools I sorted, there wasn't a single decent Craftsman or other name-brand. Do I have 10mm sockets? You betcha'. But would I used them on anything good? Not on your life. A late friend of mine used to buy cheap sets of spanner’s for a couple of pounds from Sunday markets etc. He used to say “I would rather have a couple of sets of cheap spanners under the car seats if I break down miles from home than sets of Snap On or other expensive ones sitting at home”. “And if I lose any after using them only once, they’ve paid for themselves”! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,509 #27 Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) See below. Edited February 24, 2021 by Achto 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,795 #28 Posted February 24, 2021 I'll just go out and get me a metric crescent wrench. ... along with a metric BFH, channel locks and heat wrench..... 2 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,509 #29 Posted February 24, 2021 9 hours ago, squonk said: What always cracked me up. Domestic cars: 10,13,15,17 mm everywhere. Rice Burners : 12,14,16,18mm They have changed this around a bit. Domestic = 8,10,13,15,18 Asian imports = 8,10,13,14,16,17,19 Other than the 10mm you can use domestic wrenches to work on the imports 8=5/16, 13=1/2, 14=9/16, 16=5/8, 17=11/16, 19=3/4. I think this is why when you buy a cheap china set of wrenches, they don't have 15mm or 18mm in them. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,509 #30 Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) This post is here to try to cover up a triple post. Edited February 24, 2021 by Achto 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,038 #31 Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) WHOA NELLY! Edited February 24, 2021 by squonk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,494 #32 Posted February 24, 2021 1 minute ago, WHX24 said: I'll just go out and get me a metric crescent wrench. ... along with a metric BFH, channel locks and heat wrench..... Agree, but the metric crescents and hammers are a bit pricier... specialty tool ya know... 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,038 #33 Posted February 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Agree, but the metric crescents and hammers are a bit pricier... specialty tool ya know... Crescent and hammer = same tool! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,494 #34 Posted February 24, 2021 Just now, squonk said: Crescent and hammer = same tool! Good point... Mea culpa... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,795 #35 Posted February 24, 2021 Yer the one who started all this BS Kev...... 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,803 #36 Posted February 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, WHX24 said: Yer the one who started all this BS Kev...... And it keeps your attention just fine Uncle Jim 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,099 #37 Posted February 24, 2021 In the mid '80s I got a combination wrench set that had the typical shop mechanics in mind. It had one each of 5/16, 3/8, 5/8, 11/16, 7/8. It had three each of 7/16 and 3/4 and four each of 1/2 and 9/16. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,795 #38 Posted February 24, 2021 Ok smart @$$ .... you have a lift .....you have tractors to push dead vehicles into said lift... so why is you making yer sweetie lay in a snow bank wif ya? Hopefully this is not how you conceived my nieces?!?!? 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,803 #39 Posted February 24, 2021 20 minutes ago, WHX24 said: Ok smart @$$ .... you have a lift .....you have tractors to push dead vehicles into said lift... so why is you making yer sweetie lay in a snow bank wif ya? Hopefully this is not how you conceived my nieces?!?!? Wouldn’t you like to know It was supposed to be a quick job. Tires were flat, I was in a hurry. All’s well the ends well though. Now, most all the driveway snow is gone after a scraping today! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #40 Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, 953 nut said: In the mid '80s I got a combination wrench set that had the typical shop mechanics in mind. It had one each of 5/16, 3/8, 5/8, 11/16, 7/8. It had three each of 7/16 and 3/4 and four each of 1/2 and 9/16. The combination wrenches are still my favorites. i have several set‘s of then, find them handy. and yes, 10mm sockets here little more expensive than all other sizes. 😂 sounds funny but is true. Edited February 24, 2021 by Tractorhead 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,309 #41 Posted February 24, 2021 I can't believe nobody commented on the fact that @stevasaurus has a flippin scimitar in his tool armory. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ranger 1,746 #42 Posted February 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I can't believe nobody commented on the fact that @stevasaurus has a flippin scimitar in his tool armory. He probably got fed up looking for mislaid/ lost smaller knives, and thought, “I shouldn’t have a problem finding this! “. Or maybe it’s to dissuade “tool borrowing neighbours ” . 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,309 #43 Posted February 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, ranger said: r maybe it’s to dissuade “tool borrowing neighbours ” . Neighbor to Steve. Hey buddy can I borrow a 9/16 wrench? I have like 38 of them but I'm too lazy to look for them in my mess of a bird's nest of a garage. Steve. Yeah sure friend. Can you hold this huge curvy sword for me for just a minute? Neighbor. You know what? Nevermind.. My incredibly lovely wife who's not a ball and chain or nagging at me all the time at all asked/ demanded me to clean out the garage basement carriage house workshop and pool shed today so that's what I'm going to go do... 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ranger 1,746 #44 Posted February 24, 2021 20 hours ago, ebinmaine said: For me it's tape measures. I can never seem to find one even though I've got three full size and 2 miniature along with at least half a dozen rulers... Half a dozen rulers? I only have one,. This April is our 41st wedding Anniversary 🤵👰 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,302 #45 Posted February 24, 2021 13 hours ago, pullstart said: Wouldn’t you like to know It was supposed to be a quick job. Tires were flat, I was in a hurry. But that was 13 years ago, now back to the starter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,877 #46 Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 6:06 PM, Achto said: They have changed this around a bit. Domestic = 8,10,13,15,18 Asian imports = 8,10,13,14,16,17,19 Other than the 10mm you can use domestic wrenches to work on the imports 8=5/16, 13=1/2, 14=9/16, 16=5/8, 17=11/16, 19=3/4. I think this is why when you buy a cheap china set of wrenches, they don't have 15mm or 18mm in them. But Ford had to throw 11mm in the mix as well as 5.5mm screws in the door panels somewhere in the 2000's. WTH!! I figured they must have gotten a smoking deal on a couple of boatloads of them or something!! When I was still in the bodyshop, I used magnetic sockets. They can really save you some time and make you money, but you cry when you lose a $25 socket in the quarter panel!! Randy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #47 Posted February 25, 2021 good stuff stevasaurus ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #48 Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 9:36 AM, ebinmaine said: For me it's tape measures. I can never seem to find one even though I've got three full size and 2 miniature along with at least half a dozen rulers... can not have too many tape measures - or utility knives ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,309 #49 Posted February 25, 2021 4 hours ago, tom2p said: - or utility knives See.... That's the funny thing. We have 1 utility knife. And we both always put it back. Wouldn't you think I could do that with a tape measure??? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
