Garage Shop: Tools

Lowe’s inflated their prices this week, also got an email the other day from Tekton about price increases.

 

Finally found the new box a home. Left box is "fabrication", middle is "general/automotive" and right is "specialty"...





Still trying to determine the final layout of the middle box. I need to pick up some of the socket organizers posted a few pages back in order to get rid of the molded cases...

 

Some deals I ran across today.

Home Depot


Lowe's

 

Always wanted some of these, trying to fit things together can be a pain sometimes, and I’ve got a project or 2 coming up these should come in handy.
$67 for starter kit wasn’t a bad buy in. 20ea of 4 hole sizes 3 1” long, 3 1/2” long clamps (they squeeze tight, don’t get your finger in there) and the pliers.

the basics, but I’m not building a plane…
https://youtu.be/wOIRUL1Ysck

 

Bought me a Bauer band saw and made table for it. Just some 1/4 plate i had sitting around and some 16 gauge square tube for legs that i also had sitting around. After the 15% only cost a total of $110 bucks for the project. Not bad. Cuts up to 1/2 like butter.

 

Bought these little magical things today....

 

I've been eyeing these husky boxes. The price point is arguably the best out there for the size, well available in Alaska. And I need the 18 inch depth. I really just don't know if I want to dive into reconfiguring my garage layout right now.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-4...-Solid-Wood-Top-in-Red-H42MWC10R-TL/312570922

 

So I bought this deal today. Take the add on hammer drill back to HD and come out with an impact and a hammer drill with two 5ah batteries for $182, unless I want to dual wield drills I guess for maximum penetration

 

Their is a comparison between the husky and harbor freight tool box on YouTube and believe it or not the conclusion was that harbor freight was a better built tool box. Good for thought in case you have a HF near you.

 

Is HD site working OK for you guys? What problems are you having?

 

i have one attached to my door.

 

Unfortunately we don't have one and they won't ship large items here.

 

EDC for me, bought the 5” recently, used to carry 8” in my pocket until I found the 5”.

 

Very impressive. Not because of the amount of tools, but the care and attention to detail for storing them. Outstanding work Sir.
Zim

 

mines "almost" wall mounted. scored off a fellow TW buddy. Safe, safe, safe spring compressing, over and over again

 

Super nice to have. Makes swapping springs a mega breeze. Customers love to see it too.

 

I just ordered off LOWES site last night, The Dewalt 12 Volt Extreme 3/8 Impact with charger and 2 batteries for $99.00 and it comes out with tax and using the LOWES card $101.69

 

I have that one and a 1/4 as well. There's a trick you can do to make the heads a little less floppy. Punch some shims with a rotary hole-punch in some clamshell plastic and some water bottle caps and insert a few into the spring hole under the spring in the lock switch. You'll have to experiment because too many shims won't allow the lock to work well.

EDIT: That eliminated the fore and aft slop. I added a shim washer out of .004" brass on the thread side of the hinge bolt on the 3/8 to eliminate the lateral slop. It's a really solid-feeling rat now. I've heard that not all GW locking flexes need this.

 

I recently got a Husky cabinet and workbench - both are good quality and solid, especially being "ready to assemble" units.

That box you linked looks nice too...I'll probably get that next or go with US General since they're so well reviewed