/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.2661481]

New haul. Damn it feels good not to be a poorfag. You jealous?

[Anonymous No.2661487]

I prefer channel lock brand for my mid tier hand tools. Not a fan of the chunky plastic grips, but still better than the bottom shelf bulk bin bullshit

[Anonymous No.2661488]

>>2661481
For a poorfag brand irwin is pretty damp good.

[Anonymous No.2661489]

>>2661481
yes

[Anonymous No.2661494]

>>2661481
>irwins and stanley
>not poorfag
Lol
>jealous of ~$40 of chinesium
Lmao even. You managed to keep any surrogate cocks out of the pic so at least you're one point ahead of Bepsi-Cola.

[Anonymous No.2661497]

>>2661481

I don't see any Knipex or Wera in there. I am not sure who really is the poorfag

[Anonymous No.2661518]

>>2661488
>>2661494
>>2661497
cope

[Anonymous No.2661519]

>>2661481
you posted Irwin tools brotha. not like they're Knipex or Channellocks

[Anonymous No.2661533]

Not really

[Anonymous No.2661597]

>>2661481
Text me when you buy some real tools.

[Anonymous No.2661602]

>>2661481
>pic unrelated

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2661615]

>>2661497
>Wera
This isn’t Reddit

>>2661481
>stanley adjustable
>not even made in Spain like based Channellock and Bahco adjustables

[Anonymous No.2661621]

>>2661481
Yea im so jealous of your chinese garbage from lowes.

[Anonymous No.2661624]

Why do people even like channel lock? Aside from their adjustable wrenches all their shit sucks, and even then the adjustable wrenches are only really good just because they are reliable, functionally they are pretty clunky. The cutting blades on all their other pliers go dull so quick. I would actually rather Irwin than channel lock.

[Anonymous No.2661637]

>>2661481
sell me your old snips and grips for cheap, pls

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2661644]

>>2661624
What are you trying to cut? I’ve been pretty happy with my Channellock stuff, the teeth and cutting edges hold up decent, much better than the Chinese stuff that’s $5 less, and if you’re at Home Depot, you need to jump up another like $15 for some Kleins for a little bit of an improvement.

I’d rather go Knipex for actual channies, but Channellock has a million pliers and they’re available locally so there’s a couple cutters they sell with a real good geometry, and the Klein crimper tool is twice as much, and the 209 oil filter pliers are way more useful than the Chinese oil filter pliers that are like 12” long.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2661645]

>>2661644
>inb4 new tools are new
Have some old beat ass channies that got replaced by German pliers

[Anonymous No.2661773]

>>2661481
>$100 worth of tools
super impressive bro

[Anonymous No.2661798]

>>2661615
what do you even do with these pliers

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2661802]

>>2661798
Mostly take pics of them to post on 4chan.

Sometimes I use them to turn stuff, often with plumbing and irrigation work. They can also be used as a hammer in a pinch. Pic related was some water heater work.

[Anonymous No.2661876]

>>2661798
stop replying to tripfags dumbfuck

[Anonymous No.2661905]

Lots of seething poor people ITT

[Anonymous No.2661920]

>>2661481
I don't care, all my tools are random chinkshit. Yes, namebrand has better feel, but I was born in a communist shithole im used to use whatever garbage

[Anonymous No.2661983]

Damn it feels good to be a Tool Rebel™. You jealous, OP?

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2661995]

>>2661983
>another pic of unused Slav-made Wera tools
Color me surprised.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2661997]

>>2661983
>>2661995
My bad, I forgot it’s the screwdrivers made by Slavs. The sockets and ratchets are made in Taiwan alongside Husky and Craftsman and then “finished in CZ” by the slavs.

[Anonymous No.2662006]

>>2661995
it's unused because I just got 'em. I also have a full set of Williams in 1/4" and 3/8" drives, and koken in 1/4" drive. and I use them at home and work. imagine being a nowrench with perfectly curated "i only buy X" collection, couldn't be me

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2662009]

>>2662006
I totally believe you Mr. Redditor #726771 with pictures of unused Wera.

I should dig up the hilarious Wera reviews on Amazon again. 75% of the reviews are 5 stars from Reddit collectors who have an unboxing video and then take apart a PC case once with the tools. The other 25% are actual people who do work who are like “2 stars. The new kid fresh out of trade school told me this brand was the best but the ratchet is falling apart after a month and doesn’t work right. I can’t believe how expensive these Playskool tools were!”

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2662011]

>>2662006
>>2662009
>tfw Wera collectors are the same people with a drawer full of unused Spyderco knives
Makes perfect sense

[Anonymous No.2662018]

>>2662009
top cake. I wrench for a living and ironically the only ratchet that's ever fallen apart on me is my 1/4 Williams ratchet. Pic related, I still have it.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2662026]

>>2662018
Why’d ya put a cheater bar on the 1/4” ratchet?

For real though I still love me some Gearwrench. The Advance Auto rebrand TEQ Pro 3/8” with the like 11” OAL is probably my most-used ratchet.

[Anonymous No.2662033]

>>2662026
>cheater

Bruh, the little ball bearing holding the socket is what fell out when I pulled the socket off. Second, 1/4" drive applications are low torqued, especially in aviation where nothing is rusted out and actually torqued to spec. I gave my snapon industrial rep an earful about how this was such a huge FOD issue for little shit like this to be falling out. But I kept the ratchet because plan to convert it into a compact 3/8" drive ratchet in 1/4" body. I've already done this on another one of my Williams ratchet and it's the shit.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2662037]

>>2662033
w2c the 3/8” drive in 1/4” body rebuild part for that ratchet? Does Snappy sell one? Or some third party?

I keep thinking about grabbing one of those ratchets. I think Astro sells a sweet compact guy and a few other Taiwan brands, but I have yet to pull the trigger because priorities and I have 1/4” drive sockets up to 14mm-9/16” I think and any larger than that the socket is going to be wider than the ratchet.

>FOD
Are you saying 10mm sockets aren’t healthy for turbines? Piston engines love em, a 10mm on every 3rd oil change will keep that engine running another 3000 hours!

[Anonymous No.2662064]

>>2662037
The old snapon 36tooth rebuild kits are 100% compatible with current Williams ratchets. I dont have the kit number on hand but you can find it on google

[Anonymous No.2662068]

Did reddit confuse wera with wiha or something because I have some wiha torx tools and they are my fav to use, I would definitely get other wiha hand tools if I saw them. I dunno what wera is.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2662222]

>>2662068
Wiha is ok, as long as it’s made in Germany.

I wouldn’t buy anything besides drivers from them though. All of the Wera and Wiha wrenches and pliers and stuff are made in Asia and you could get stuff made in a developed nation for only a couple bucks more.

[Anonymous No.2664264]

>>2661481
I bought all my tools when I was a poorfag
Now that im making a good chunk of change, I have little desire to rebuy them.

[Anonymous No.2664277]

>>2662222
No wera tools are made in asia

[Anonymous No.2664283]

>>2662222
You gave the other guy a bunch of guff about his unused tools and now this.

[Anonymous No.2664329]

>>2662222
why do you have so many screwdrivers?

you only need 6.

2 small
2 medium
2 big/beater

[Anonymous No.2664333]

>>2661481
>You jealous?
Why would I be jealous when I already have all of those tools made by knipex.

[Anonymous No.2664366]

>>2661481
i couldn't imagine flexing onions tools. lemme know when you know you wasted money when you write off that adjustable wrench in 25 years.

[Anonymous No.2664403]

>>2661624
Channellock cutting blades aren't hardened as well as other manufacturers, but they are out of the gate sharper, offer higher leverage than most other manufacturers, and use a knife and anvil style cutter vs meeting knives that allows for more tolerance for perpendicular loosening of the pliers; Ultimately, they cut super fine material like stranded wire and rope much better and for much longer than other manufacturers. Just don't cut steel and bolts with them.

t. Electrician who has tried Channellock, Klein, and Knipex diagonal & side cutters

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2665066]

>>2664277
Wrong

>>2664329
Most of those Wihas are torx.

Don’t forget your PH0 and JIS #1 and #2!

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2665068]

>>2664277
>>2665066
I love finding the Wera reviews that are made by honest people, the 20% of buyers that aren’t Reddit fanbois who never use them for anything beyond assembling a PC case.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2665091]

>>2665068
I guess they fit in your EDC fanny pack well next to the unused 5” Cobras

[Anonymous No.2665093]

I don’t work with my hands, so no, I’m not jealous.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2665101]

>>2665093
Wera might be the right choice for you then!

[Anonymous No.2665376]

>>2665068
I love it.
Bepis admitting he spends his time obsessing and consooming instead of actually using the tools he already consoomed.

The best part is, you cant see the irony in your
"reddit lives rent free in my head" posts.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2665442]

>>2665376
I’m simply telling Wera unboxing fags that they are on the wrong site, and we would appreciate it if you don’t trick people into overpaying for mediocre meme tools over here. We buy tools from German conpanies that are actually made in Germany.

[Anonymous No.2665551]

>>2661615
Klein is all right, but it doesn't seem to be as good as the old Klein shit I got from my grandad

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2665749]

>>2665551
Those Klein channellocks are made in Germany by NWS, they seem real decent so far, it’s hard to pick them vs Kinpex Alligators. The newest version of that tool is US made, doesn’t look as nice as the German one honestly. I have yet to really use the pliers wrench though so no opinion.

I think Klein still does some stuff well, but it’s expensive too. People do love their Klein linesmans and cutters and strippers, they don’t seem to dull that fast. I’m indifferent, I’ll take Klein over a cheap brand because cheap cutting tools are a pain in the ass. The Ideal and Southwires seem just as good. Would be cool to see some honest ProjectFarm type tests compared to the German brands.

[Anonymous No.2665833]

>>2665101
I don’t know what any of that means but thanks for the advice(?)

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2665845]

>>2665833
Wera is perfect for those that love posting on a /diy/ board but haven’t turned a wrench for a dollar ever their entire life. If you’re planning on building an expensive custom gayming PC and want to take lots of pics for your AMA thread on Reddit, you should definitely have Wera tools in the shot, doesn’t even matter that they’re still in the box.

#TOOLREBEL

[Anonymous No.2666749]

>>2665845
>Brand X is perfect for those that love posting on a /diy/ board

Oh the fucking irony of this post is just to perfect freakin pottery even
Stay away from those kids Kev

[Anonymous No.2666774]

>>2665101
Id like to see a picture of this amazing $1500 set it's got to be really really nice for all that coin

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666782]

>>2666774
>which I consider a bargain!
I don’t think anybody who really does work is counting how much they spent on tools unless it’s for insurance purposes. Tbqhwy, I wouldn’t even want to start adding up prices of tools. My little go-bag is probably close to that when you start considering every pair of >$20 pliers.

That “just under $1500” is definitely some collector shit

[Anonymous No.2666810]

>>2666782
Post some more reddit logs . I've never even heard of wera or seen it ever in the field but this wera shit is making me lol

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666861]

>>2666810
>reddit logs
I’m not allowed on Reddit. These are Amazon reviews. And there’s a reason you don’t see it out in the field, their $100 15pc socket sets made in Taiwan, the ratchet doesn’t properly fit sockets from most other brands.

It’s goofy German shit. They make some decent screwdrivers and allen keys, but most of their shit has this Playskool handle that will peel with some use, and they try to reinvent the wheel by making these goofy overpriced wrenches that are very mediocre. Also they don’t really manufacture in Germany anymore, it’s all Czech Republic or Taiwan or Vietnam.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666863]

>>2666810
>>2666861
A lot of the reviews from their socket sets are funny because the people who buy Wera have never seen a flex head or roto head ratchet, so they think the Wera roto head ratchet with a bunch of rubber on it is something super innovative.

Here’s a #TOOLREBEL’s EDC pouch from an Amazon review.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666865]

>>2666810
>>2666863
Note the tactical pen and USB drive and how everything is 100% unused

Here’s a review from some poor bicycle mechanic who tried to use his #Wera at work. Big mistake.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666869]

>>2666810
…because these are most definitely the hands of somebody who has used Snap On and was breaking too many wrenches on rusted fasteners on cars so he decided to switch to Wera. Look at those callouses and the grease under his fingernails!

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666872]

>>2666810
This is a $215 1/4” metric only socket set. I think the ratchet might be Czech and the sockets from Taiwan. 5-star anon is amazed by the knurling on the extensions, something Gearwrench does for 1/4 the price or less.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666878]

>>2666810
Check it out, this guy gave you some options of EDC pouches for your man jewelry!

Fwiw, I actually bought this toolcheck thing for my father in law, he fell for the meme and I figured it would be good for him because his main ride at the time was a Suzuki motorcycle. It was like $90, the ratchet and stuff didn’t seem any better than my ~$20 Gearwrench micro ratchet kit, but the presentation seemed convenient to keep in a backpack or tucked away on a bike. The second time I ever saw it, a couple months later he grabbed it for something, and a bunch of the pieces like the ratchet and screwdriver handle would no longer stay clipped into the little case, and the compact case is like the main reason you would buy something like this.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666880]

>>2666810
$140 adjustable wrench set

[Op No.2666892]

>>2661983
How much for this??

[Anonymous No.2666906]

It certainly sounds like someone is cherrypicking posts here because I have seen people using this brand in aircraft mechanics and they aren't complaining at all. On top of the trip.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666913]

>>2666892
~$90

Here’s a review, mechanisms on 1/4” ratchets falling apart, not totally uncommon.

>>2666906
>cherrypicking
Well you kind of have to if you want to find the bad reviews, because 90% of the Wera reviews are fanbois who don’t use them for any real work. To “cherrypick” this review, I had to go past like 10 other reviews, including another guy whose ratchet stopped working within a few uses and a couple people who are amazed that wobble extensions exist and thing that feature is some spectacular new German engineering from the #TOOLREBEL design team.

>an aircraft mechanic
Welp, at least he doesn’t have to go near any rusted and crusty fasteners. Wait til he gets out of his 20s.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2666914]

>>2666906
>Wonderful
>love the color!
>plastic parts

[Op No.2666935]

>>2666906
>I have seen people using this brand in aircraft mechanics and they aren't complaining

Really? In what country I've never heard of the fucking things, source?

[Anonymous No.2666962]

>1/4" drive

[Anonymous No.2666988]

>>2666906
My brother is an A&P and has a decent amount of Wera
Bepis just likes to hear himself talk. He picked Wiha over Wera because he can walk into Lowe's and impulse buy it

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2667027]

>>2666988
>A&P mechanics love Reddit and never touch fasteners that have been exposed to road salt
Also I’ve said if you have some Wera drivers, I won’t shit on you too much. But their wrenches and socket sets are most definitely sold to fanbois as the #1 customer, and the great thing is none of those fanbois know any better than their stepdad’s old Craftsman raised panel ratchets so they think that $215 1/4” socket set that doesn’t work well with sockets from other brands is somehow innovative. I’ve sifted through a whole lot of retarded Wera reviews, and I have yet to see any reviews like “I used to have Gearwrench and I’m so glad I spent 3x as much on this green shit that wasn’t even made in Germany”.

There are however lots of reviews claiming it looks better than Snap On, whatever the fuck that means.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2667031]

>>2666988
>>2667027
>such beautiful tools
So faggy, it’s literally knife collectors who need a couple torx bits to keep their ceramic bearings oiled.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2667034]

>>2666988
>Verified Purchase
Ugh my eyes hurt from so many 5 star reviews about how nice the tools look upon unboxing.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2667036]

>>2666935
It’s a zoomer-milennial thing in the US, but only chubby white kids with no good father figure so they rely on advice from other chubby white kits on Reddit

Check out all these brand-new unused expensive Wera tool reviews by people who definitely do a lot of wrenching based on their hands that are pasty white without a spec of dirt under the nails and no callouses to be seen for miles.

Maybe you could’ve convinced me the Tool-Check bullshit was a good buy if you rode a motorcycle daily until I saw how mid-tier they are IRL and how shitty the storage thing is, especially considering none of it is made in Germany and it’s $90 for some Czech bits and Taiwan sockets.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2667038]

One more before bed

Last one I was reading was a $300 socket set and the guy claims it’s the best socket set ever and he knows because he does his own bicycle maintenance ever since a bike shop tried to rip him off.

[Op No.2667117]

>>2667027
>>2667031
>>2667031
>>2667034
>>2667036
>>2667038

Not that I don't believe you. Infact I'm inclined to agree with you Kev....but I'm starting to worry about your mental health

[Anonymous No.2667134]

>import irwin pliers and stanley
>nor a poorfag

[Anonymous No.2667135]

>>2661995
>>2661997
Czech Republic makes German brand stuff because that's where the Germans with machining skills migrated to you uneducated retards

[Anonymous No.2667140]

>Buying things at the store then vanity posting them online is now referred to as a 'haul'
What is this attention-seeking zoomer garbage? Fuck off kid.

[Anonymous No.2667141]

>>2667134
>>2667140
cope

[Anonymous No.2667298]

>>2661481
Use Knipex you faggot.

[Anonymous No.2667308]

>terminally online tripfaggot larping as someone that wrenches spamming threads with wera-induced redditor mental illness
There's a reason why tripfaggots are hated on 4chan. They bring their reddit personality bullshit to an anonymous website.

[Anonymous No.2667350]

>>2666878
Someone gave me a maxpedition pouch once. I used it one time and gave it away cause I felt like a fag. Went back to using my old Jansport bag.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2667414]

>>2667308
If only /diy/ had IDs like certain other boards, you could really see how retarded the average Anon is and easily tell that Wera owners only post tool recs and no work. Ever.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2667416]

>>2667298
Does Knipex even make a crescent wrench? There are better options for a couple of those tools

[Anonymous No.2667460]

>>2662009
God you're such a fucking homo. Wera isn't bad at all, if you weren't so gay for certain brands you would know.
>Muh Knipex
Yeah man everyone owns that wrench, no one's impressed.

[Anonymous No.2668166]

>>2662006
Don't talk to that guy. He's like tile fucker but all he does is talk about tools. He's also a nigger too, or strives to be one (smokes Newports). He's never done work in his life. He just autistically collects tools. Pretty sure he starts threads without his trip just so he can jump in and post pics and reviews of his own tools.

Bepis is also a nigger as well.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2668173]

>>2667460
Topkek. Did you get this pic from Reddit or Amazon?
>that annoying new kid on the jobsite who is the rookie that is forced to buy the first round of beers for the guys for years even though there are other more junior guys

[Anonymous No.2668207]

>>2668173
So what's the new fellow Truck Driver at the Pepsi facility do?
Buy everyone some meth?

[Anonymous No.2668208]

>>2668166
It gets lonely being a truck driver. Leave the man alone.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2668272]

>>2668207
It’s from Instagram!

>>2668208
Kek, whenever “these anons” post, it’s two insults within a minute and a half that are totally coming from two different people.

It’s one thing to own Wera. It’s another thing to samefag to make Wera look popular.

[Anonymous No.2668305]

I'm a poorfag myself but since tools last forever why not spend some extra on quality ones.
The needle nose, cutters and universal pliers are brand new.

[Anonymous No.2668581]

>>2668207
>>2668272
It isn't from Instagram, I do more than work on old, shitty 90's Civics like you. Real impressive bro you can unscrew things then put them back.
I can afford nice, new tools because I don't suck at my job and have to work for trailer trash.

[Anonymous No.2668582]

>>2668305
People should just listen to this guy and buy nice, new shit that will last them a lifetime instead of carrying around their dead dad's old tools they inherited like >>2668272 does.

[Anonymous No.2668617]

i buy whatever project farm tells me to

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2669052]

>>2668581
>I can afford overpriced Taiwanese tools with a German name because I don’t do any work with them
Nice

>>2668305
I have a pair of mini bolt cutters, not the Knipex ones, but some Wiss, and basically every time I have gone to use them, I realize they’re the wrong tool for the job.

The jaws don’t open very wide, so anything that could possibly fit in there isn’t going to be very big, and some 8” high leverage cutters easily get the job done as long as you don’t have girl hands or arthritis.

>>2668617
This!

>>2668582
I’m trying to think if I use any of his tools on the regular. My favorite is the ol’ Indestro ratchet when I need to whack it with a hammer. I got a sweet socket set with everything included that’s good for on the go jobs, I’m using that one today.

[Anonymous No.2669059]

>>2661481
This kindergarten shit is considered premium over at Burgerstania?

>Ribbed for his pleasure

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2669074]

>>2661488
>Knipex can’t even hold a young girl while Irwin supports a full grown man

[Anonymous No.2669213]

Lads I bought some Xcelite screwdrivers and they smell so bad. I thought they'd be 'ha ha uh oh, stinky screwdriver! LOL!!!' but my entire apartment smells like vomit and I've been sick to my stomach the whole weekend.

Is there any way to make them not stinky?

[Anonymous No.2669214]

>>2661481
>not buying eagle grips
>>2661488
the only good iriwin tools are their taps.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2669221]

>>2669213
Old Craftsman acetate handles smell like shit as well. It’s like the plastic offgasses some shit. Unless maybe they use a stanky oil for storage and retail?

>>2669214
>eagle grips
What ever happened with that factory? Like a year ago they said they were closing and the Amazon prices shot up from third party sellers and now it’s back down to normal.

Also there’s more than just the taps from Irwin, they have some good drill bits and stuff too. For some reason their Irwin-Hanson stuff is still really nice, but the rest of the hand tools are like Craftsman or Husky tier.

[Anonymous No.2669226]

>>2669213
My xcelites are 40 years old and never smelled.
In fact, i’ve never had a problem with any acetate handles.
Don’t buy any rubberized grip things, it degrades into sticky goo.
I found that *some* rubberized stuff seems better than others, but you don’t know what’s going happen… even different batches of the same brand.
Just avoid.

[Anonymous No.2669232]

>>2669221
MALCO MARKET GENIUSES, MAKE USA MADE TOOL IN OLD FACTORY, DO NO MARKETING AND ATTEMPT TO GET THEM MEAN YOU MUST ALSO STOCK OTHER MALCO SHIT.
>FACTORY CLOSES DOWN BIG AUCTION MORE FREE MARKETING THAN MALCO EVER GAVE.

it's either mass excess stock or they are making small batches in a cheaper place?

[Anonymous No.2669265]

Wera tools are aesthetic, but no more useful than tools half their price.
Their screwdrivers are nice tho.

[Anonymous No.2669304]

>>2668617
What's he saying I should buy right now

[Anonymous No.2669306]

>>2669213
stop touching them without gloves

[Anonymous No.2669308]

>>2669304
a noose

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2669321]

>>2669232
Oh yeah I forgot about that, Malco could’ve pushed those into Home Depot, they already sell some of their popular stuff. I didn’t even hear about Malco buying the factory until they were shutting down.

They prob could’ve manufactured the Snappy branded ones there too and convince Irwin to make a premium line of historic limited time models.

[Anonymous No.2669325]

>>2669221
Naw Irwin taps suck dick.

There’s nothing Iwin brand I consider superior.

[Anonymous No.2669326]

>>2669321
they did no marketing, home depot is shit brand they kicked klien off, they basically kill cameraman brands for chink ones, they wouldn't really want the big price malco pliers.
they though the snap-on contract would be enough, but they did no real marketing, and I hear the malco people always want more, they always try make you get more malco shit, even if you only want a few things.

[Anonymous No.2669339]

>>2669325
^Agreed. They cheapened Vise-Grip too.

[Anonymous No.2669375]

>>2661615
Were joker spanner wrench is legit

[Anonymous No.2669377]

>>2662018
Case uses Williams to assembly combines, they work well. But my factory uses snap on, Milwaukee, proto, and were for small drivers

[Anonymous No.2669382]

>>2665442
I know a guy who uses the were service pack on the job. He fixes train gates for factories, and walks a lot. He says its a lightweight and covers most of what he needs. He has a fluke, and some pliers and wrenches as well

[Anonymous No.2669383]

>>2666863
My old leather man with the pouch and socket bits would do the same thing.
It fit on my belt.

Wish I didn't loose that

[Anonymous No.2669387]

>>2669213
Soak them in linseed oil, or gas

[Anonymous No.2669486]

>>2664277
>>2662222
you gotta watch out with that czech shit, it like made in canada. what they really mean is made with global materials from china and finally assembly.

[Anonymous No.2669502]

>>2669387
I'll try linseed oil; Following some online advice, I tried coating the handles in shellac and that definitely helped, but I don't think that coating will be particularly durable. Not to mention, it won't work with the torque amplifiers and mini drivers.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2669584]

>>2669375
Kek

[Anonymous No.2669952]

>>2669375
wera is a meme brand for meme people that never use the tools seriously like the 200 pound monkey they are suppose to be used by.

[Anonymous No.2670171]

>>2669213
Leave them somewhere to outgas in the sun.

[Anonymous No.2670245]

>>2669952
The screwdrivers are nice. The Phillips actually holds up.

Also Amazon accidentally sent me a box of six red Robbie drivers instead of the single I ordered so I use those a lot.

[Anonymous No.2671052]

>>2667416
>Does Knipex even make a crescent wrench?

[Anonymous No.2671318]

>>2661481
laughs in knipex

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2671384]

>>2671052
Ehh I forgot, if they made one, it probably would be rebranded from somebody else or made in Asia and mediocre.

Crescent wrenches and pliers wrenches each have their comfort zone IMO. Pliers wrench is easier to use on so many things, but I still think the crescent wrenches have their spots.

Also when will we get thin jaw pliers wrenches? That would be dope. And they should make an oversize jaw one like the Lenox.

[Anonymous No.2672291]

>>2667038
Bro no offense but you're a fucking retard. Not everyone is a grease monkey trading their labor for food stamps or meth. There's like a billion other trades out there besides mechanic.
Wera is literally fine.

> t. Gets a budget and tool reimbursement so I can actual try other tools and brands instead of making shit up.

[Anonymous No.2672438]

New screenshot. Damn it feels good to filter tripfags. You jealous?

[Anonymous No.2672447]

>>2672291
>I don’t really use my tools in my “trade”
Understood

>>2672438
Buddy is missin out on the party

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2672453]

>>2672291
Also I think I have the same headlamp as ya. I actually use mine so let me tell ya, it’s pretty damn good for a Coast and the magnetic base is real strong, been holding up for 2 years so yours should be good much longer than that as long as you don’t let the battery self discharge and die.

[Anonymous No.2672842]

>$100 per tool
fuck this stanley is enough

[Anonymous No.2672851]

>>2672447
Are we just showing off our beat to shit tools now? I have old garbage too so I guess I have clout now.
Wera is fine. Yeah their socket wrench looks dumb and I'll never but it, but their hex keys are top tier and that tool check thing they have really is super handy.
>>2672453
The headlamp is nice for the price but their magnet light pen should get included in your bag, it's so handy in tight spaces when you need extra light at some dumb angle.

[Anonymous No.2672871]

>>2672447
I have a Wiha set too, no one's impressed.
Mine's nicer though.

[Anonymous No.2672895]

>>2666861
Typically European brands use casting or HIP processes for their wrenches. HIP is just casting with extra steps. Most American wrenches are forged. Aside the obvious ones like Tekton laser cut thin wrenches. Forged steel forces the grain boundaries past the elastic region, into the plastic region. This means the stress/strain line steepens, which causes very little stretch during use. It's like tempering glass, the internal stress causes less flex. This is very important when a few thou stretch of the mouth can let a fastener slip. So really you should be hating on non-forged wrenches but since Heyco, Hazet, Stallwille, Gedore, Wera, etc, all use inferior manufacturing processes, go for it. Just know why you're hating them. Wera seems to make fantastic screwdrivers. Somehow they got the tips correct. The adjustable Joker wrenches are great for low torque applications like adjusting the legs on a stove or assembling a grill. You can cover a very large range of sizes with just one or two wrenches. Also, the advent calendars make great gifts for normies. It's dumb shit to give your FIL or BIL that they talk about for months.

[Anonymous No.2672901]

>>2669221
Irwin is owned by Stanley Black & Decker. They fill out all of their brands hand tools with Taiwanese/Chinese generic designs. A surprisingly good offering from them is Irwin-Marples chisels. They appear to also make the DeWalt chisels, which makes sense. I do not have an XRF gun yet but they've tested very hard, and seem to keep initial sharpness very long. I'm able to maintain sub 100 Bess scores for a long time. I initially bought the DeWalt set as a cheap set to scrape gum off the floor or other tasks that I wouldn't subject my nice chisels to.

[Anonymous No.2672903]

>>2669325
>Naw Irwin taps suck dick.

They appear to be one of the best sets you can buy before you make the jump to buying individuals from McMaster Carr. I would not use them in a production shop but they are a fantastic set to keep around for occasional use.

[Anonymous No.2672932]

Alright you fucking shills... I just bought these. I better not fucking regret this!

[Anonymous No.2672937]

>>2672901
Those chisels are so fucking good, I always keep one in my loadout bag.
Normally I just donate my old stuff after they start to get beat down, but I can't bring myself to toss that chisel because I'm scared I will never find a chisel as good as an Irwin Marples anyways.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2672947]

>>2672932
Good job.

What channellocks have you been using? They’re sort of a meme, but the Knipex and some of their clones really are like a different tool compared to Channellock 440s and especially the cheap versions of that tool. You will be amazed the first time you grab a pipe or fitting with them if you’re stepping up from some Craftsman or Husky tier channellocks.

The Malcos are expensive for what they are, but so many other locking pliers are just garbage and not much better than a clamp.

[Anonymous No.2672979]

>>2672947
I tired the Milwaukee clone of Knipex and honestly it's garbage.
Look at how far the button sticks out, there is a 100% chance it will bang on shit and get in the way.

For reference the Milwaukee is the one that looks like it has a giant tumor.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2673071]

>>2672979
Yup. And it’s not like the button on the Knipex is hard to press. Milwaukee’s head geometry is goofy and they added the reaming function to the end of the handles which means they don’t have an anti-pinch handle like most of the other versions of the tool.

The one thing I like about those Milwaukee pliers is the grip. Might be my favorite grip of any pliers I’ve used, and I don’t really care for most of the larger “comfort grips” because the geometry is never quite there for everybody’s hands, plus it makes the grip worse when you’re working at odd angles.

[Anonymous No.2673265]

>>2672947
I have been using plain old channel locks, and also have some Irwin brand with the v groove jaws and the push button ratcheting adjuster. I do like them, but the jaws are about worn smooth on the two pairs I have.

Also have some Doyle ones from HF and they seem bretty good to throw in a pickup or tractor toolbox...

As for vise grips I have some original vise grip brand pliers and some Bremen from HF that I use mainly for welding clamps. I'll be sure to keep the Malco Eagle grips away from the welding vise grips and keep them nice for when I really gotta grab onto something and not want it to slip.

[Anonymous No.2673499]

>>2661481
Imagine not restoring vintage tools that are constructed of materials 1000x more durable than new chink-shit.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2673509]

>>2673499
Imagine thinking that old USA made Craftsman manufactured by the lowest bidder is better than current premium German tools

[Anonymous No.2673527]

>>2673509
You're implying that I was referring to Craftsman products at all.

[Anonymous No.2673535]

>>2662009
Considering you're a fucking retard who literally believes spark plugs never ever have to be replaced I think we can all just ignore whatever stupid shit you post

[Anonymous No.2673538]

I want a stupidly long screwdriver. Should I just get the cheapest shit possible to satisfy this urge or does anyone have any recommendations?

Torque Test Channel seems to show Gear Wrench wrenches are pretty decent, but are their drivers any good? I think I saw a driver of theirs that was sufficient length at a decent price.

[Anonymous No.2673539]

>>2673499
Materials sciences and manufacturing have advanced in giant leaps and bounds over the last 40 years. The tools available to us today are significantly more capable than vintage tools. Of course you can get absolute crap now from big box brands. You could during your vintage era too, they just didn't last so what's left seems superior. Buy quality tools and they will continue to outlive you.

[Anonymous No.2673541]

>>2673538

One of the few good things Cornwell makes are long screwdrivers. They're available in flat, phillips, and star I believe.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2673563]

>>2673535
Missed the point on that one. It’s about every retard who thinks $25 worth of spark plugs will fix their misfire because nobody thinks any deeper and convince themselves that the solution must be the cheapest possible thing that rarely fails that way and 99% of the time it’s not fixed by fucking spark plugs.

When you get enough retards who ask you “hey I bought the spark plugs but can you help me swap them?” and inevitably it ends up being a waste of time because their ebay coils are shot, you will understand what I mean.

>>2673538
How often are you going to use it? Gearwrench is decent mid-range stuff, but premium screwdrivers aren’t that expensive. Maybe you’ll spend an extra $10 on a pair of the long guys to get premium over mid-range.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2673567]

>>2673538
These are some good bois for about $12-$15ea. Same as the old Snap On, people love these black handle Williams. They have some tough tips too because they’re built to be abused by mechanics.

[Anonymous No.2673930]

>>2673538
Working at the Corvette factory, I saw a ~6' long allen head screwdriver made by Pratt-Read for use on the cars from a service bay.

It actually had a second handle halfway down the shaft for two-handed use. That's the biggest screwdriver I've ever seen.