/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.2846068]

Post reddit tools

[Anonymous No.2846070]

>>2846068
should have just posted a picture of yourself

[Anonymous No.2846071]

>>2846068

[Anonymous No.2846083]

>>2846068
> reddit tool

[Anonymous No.2846107]

>>2846070
fpbp

[Anonymous No.2846110]

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2846128]

>>2846070
In all fairness, I didn’t buy my first Knipex until a normie friend telecom installer dude recommended them.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2846129]

>>2846083
Picrel

[Anonymous No.2846199]

[Anonymous No.2846200]

>>2846068
My brother got me a set of knipexs and they are unironically really good.

[Anonymous No.2846205]

anything with battery

[Anonymous No.2846207]

>>2846068
it's not even about the brand. it's about collecting tools like funko pops and posting pictures of them which reveals that they're in pristine condition, clearly never used for any sort of work.

[Anonymous No.2846208]

>>2846200
>My brother got me a set of knipexs and they are unironically really good.
Cobras are good pliers, but they are not the best water pump pliers knipex makes, just the most expensive ones.
So if you see someone with cobras 9 out of 10 times it's because they saw some social media sojack promoting them.

[Anonymous No.2846209]

Pliers wrench.

[Anonymous No.2846211]

>>2846208
I didn't even know they we're a popular tool, I was like, cool thanks bro. Now I feel bad

[Anonymous No.2846213]

Mods, its about time to nuke the board again...

[Anonymous No.2846215]

>>2846208
what are the better ones?
and I hope your not claiming alligators are better than cobras

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2846224]

>>2846199
+1

Got the father in-law one of these and the clip for the ratchet and little rubber flap for the driver handle broke off with moderate use pretty quickly which made the whole gimmick of a $90 compact ratchet set completely useless.

>>2846215
Anon sounds retarded, maybe he claims their dykes or cobolts are better but they’re totally different tools.

I still want to try the quick adjust Cobras because that’s the one feature or the Irwin knockoffs that is better than the original. I think they’re only in one size though.

[Anonymous No.2846227]

>>2846211
Who cares, just use the pliers, they are good.
>>2846215
>I hope your not claiming alligators are better than cobras
gators have a much better UI than cobras, so yes they are better when you actually have to work with them for more than one fitting

[Anonymous No.2846234]

>>2846208
le contrarian redditor post

[Anonymous No.2846235]

>>2846227
stuck in the past old man
might as well use some channel locks and a monkey wrench at that point

[Anonymous No.2846236]

>>2846208
>REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THEY LIKE THE THING FOR THE WRONG REASONS

[Anonymous No.2846241]

>>2846227
>Who cares, just use the pliers, they are good.
This. I dunno why everyone spergs out about pliers so much... The knipex cobras are pretty good. Got myself some of the pliers wrenches and they are pretty good. Got some Malco eagle grips, they are nice. None of it is really as life altering as you all claim it is though...

Snap-on tools are nice. I have some. Not going to throw out all my other tools and replace everything that is working perfectly fine just because some name-faggot on a diy board said so though.

TLDR, anyone who shills stuff this hard and namefags is a do-nothing faggot.

[Anonymous No.2846244]

>>2846241
Oh I don't care they are le reddit, I care he spent a lot more money than I thought and my response was probably less excited than he expected.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2846261]

>>2846227
>>2846235
The adjustment mechanism of the alligators is way better than the old school Channellock groove, but I don’t find the push button Cobras that much easier than the Alligators, especially if you’re a mil-boomer like me who grew up with channies.

The Irwin ratcheting is way faster than all of em tho.

[Anonymous No.2846263]

>>2846261
Oh can I be one of the kool kids now?

[Anonymous No.2846271]

>>2846071
gay retard
so reddit that they are standard around here, same for knipex stuff

[sage No.2846286]

>>2846068
oh look its another ‘post (le bad tool)’ thread. Very interesting.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2846301]

>>2846263
>no Klein by NWS water pump pliers
The newer USA made ones don’t look as nice as the older German made Kleins

[Anonymous No.2846316]

Just ordered this baby because of my reddit coworker who doesn't actually use reddit. He said it was awesome

[Anonymous No.2846330]

>>2846241
The only pliers that really matter enough to deliberately seek out are pre Irwin ,Peterson vise grips.

[Anonymous No.2846331]

>>2846235
Just bite it like a neanderthal,
>>2846236
nice self own
>>2846241
kek shit bits, gotta have a box of them
Pliers wrenches I like the button thing on
>no gritty poop mud to get stuck in
>more gradual adjustment
I got the 125 for brake lines and 300 for HVAC
>>2846261
Yeah channelocks are annoying, gotta open them all the way up and than dick around finding the right grove
Jaws are also nowhere near as sharp and hard as knipex so they don't grip pipes as well
>>2846301
my old man has the nws ones, bretty good, he's too fat to bend down and open a valve with them so I had to do that
>is picrel any good or just a meme?

[Anonymous No.2846332]

>>2846331
After about 2 years those knipexes pump pliers are done. Have them in the work tool box and I am not happy at all with them. When we rebuy for the tool chests I am going to suggest new pliers.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2846334]

>>2846332
The jaws are going to get worn on any channies with some use, and very much depends on what you’re grabbing. But people love the Knipex because the teeth hold up better than most.

[Anonymous No.2846345]

>>2846334
I wonder if Trump uses the Knipexes to grab pussy

[Anonymous No.2846357]

>>2846331
>kek shit bits, gotta have a box of them
Oh yeah. It's my go to for drilling and covers most use cases. Bonus is if I break one I honestly don't give a flying fuck. Into the trash it goes and I grab another one out. Zero fucks given.

If it is something that needs a precise hole of a specific size then then I grab a proper bit. I buy 1/8 and 1/4" cobalt bits in bulk for pilot drilling. For general fab, step bits get used quite often to open the holes up to final size.

[Anonymous No.2846367]

>>2846129
you sound jelly anon. perhaps one day you'll be able to afford tool chests and other organizational aides

[Anonymous No.2846477]

>>2846334
It isn't nearly every day usage on them. We are talking 4-5 uses a week on them and they shit the bed in two years. Under 500 grabs of various nuts, bolts and pipes. Trash.

The Alligators have nowhere near the same level of wear and we have a couple of pairs that have nearly 10 years on them and still grip tighter than the Cobras. I suspect Knipex has made cost reductions in more recent times.

[Anonymous No.2846534]

>>2846477
Its the same tool. Aligators are less likely to clog up in mud, thats the only reason they are still made

[Anonymous No.2846553]

>reddit tools
i see a disturbing lack of reddit tools on this thread so far

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2846555]

>>2846345
He seems like an Eagle Grip man.

>>2846367
I am in no way jealous of your apartmrnt in Chicago and chest of unused collectibles. I got out of Crook County for a reason. These days I deal with salt spray from the ocean instead of the road.

[Anonymous No.2846588]

>>2846553
Based

[Anonymous No.2846645]

>>2846110
These are great to keep in the car. I also have an impact wrench, steel toe boots, towels, and a wooden board in case i need to change a tire so i can put my scissor jack on top of it.

[Anonymous No.2846669]

>>2846553
one upper here...

[Anonymous No.2846681]

>>2846669
>basedkita my stength is waning
>lend me your strength
same vibe

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2846685]

>>2846553
I got one of those for my mom for Xmas

[Anonymous No.2846689]

>>2846553
This is the superior version. Stuff like this is generally for the elderly and infirm thoughever. My grandma isn’t a redditor because she has arthritis and my grandpa is dead.
>>2846681
>he doesn’t bore holes using a hand powered crank
ngmi

[Anonymous No.2846694]

>>2846068
These are great for reaching washing machine hook ups in cramped laundry closets. Never used them otherwise though. Any tips on how not to scratch the fuck out of anything you grip with them?

[Anonymous No.2846696]

>>2846689
>t. soiren mc limpwrist

[Anonymous No.2846713]

>>2846694
Put tape on them. I use needle pliars for pulling wires and the tape trick really helps to not fuck them up.

[Anonymous No.2846720]

>>2846694
being a good goy and forking over additional sheckels

[Anonymous No.2846727]

>>2846720
Should've bought the 2-pack or the 3-pack. The one with the cobra, wrench, and diagonal cutter can still be found for a little more than pre-inflation prices if you look around.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2846729]

>>2846694
>>2846720
Or spend even more and get the plastic jaw pliers plus the plastic covers for your Pliers Wrench and Cobras!

I think the Cobra jaw protectors on Amazon are some third party crap but Knipex actually makes them for the pliers wrench.

[Anonymous No.2846834]

[Anonymous No.2846836]

Prusa

[Anonymous No.2846853]

>>2846110
How else am I supposed to start my ferd while drunk off my ass hobbling around on one leg?

[Anonymous No.2846864]

>>2846689
I use one of these for oil filters, works well enough. A shot of brake clean first so it doesn't slip if there is grim on it.

[Anonymous No.2846876]

>>2846853
>How else am I supposed to start my ferd while drunk off my ass hobbling around on one leg?
Holy fucking based!

[Anonymous No.2846877]

>>2846864
>A shot of brake clean first so it doesn't slip if there is grim on it.

How grim we talkin?

[Anonymous No.2846880]

>>2846877
Depends, some days are worse than others.

[Anonymous No.2846929]

>>2846834
BUY AN AD

[Anonymous No.2847014]

3D Printers, you can make anything you wanted to with a vacuum forming machine (which can be DIYed), a hot wire cutter (which can be DIYed) and a resin casting set (which are cheap enough if you know where to look). No CAD bullshit necessary too.

[Anonymous No.2847028]

>>2847014
just wood carve and sand cast

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847044]

>>2846199
These things are so fucking gay and useless

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847045]

>>2846128
Are those the things Paltrow shills on goop? Stick it in your vagina and clamp down on it to make it tighter

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847047]

>>2846729
It’s a fuckkng Cuck cage for their pliers now too?

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847048]

>>2846330
Vise grips are great if you buy that thing where you attach a slide hammer weight to then

[Anonymous No.2847051]

>>2847028
This too, I was thinking about things like making gears by have with resin, plastic covers/trays with a vacuum former, but wood is even better than a how wide cutter and foam/plastic.

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847055]

>>2846068
Cat > knipex

And cat is an iykyk brand of tools that harbor freight and Home Depot fuckheads won’t understand how to obtain or research which ones are the good ones

[Anonymous No.2847057]

>>2846316
I've had a Bulldog for years. One of those tools that's so fun to use you wish there was more shit to destroy.

[Anonymous No.2847079]

>>2846729
In aviation we use a very similar plier with those plastic inserts for connectors.

I mean tEcHnIcAlLy you could use Cobras/Alligators/Channelloks or whatever but then you tend to fuck up the connectors outside grooving.

Simply frowned upon.

HOWEVER if those damn plastic inserts could last longer than half a LEAP engine's worth of electrical harnesses I would be REALLY grateful.

[Anonymous No.2847154]

How boring and mundane is your pathetic life that you must s0iface over a brand of tools? I'm so glad I have a BEd and MBA and am not doomed to an inconsequential life of mediocrity like you blue collar tradescucks.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2847155]

>>2847079
What are the electronics on those new turbofans like compared to like 90s era engines? Double the amount? Worse?

>>2847055
Just because your Snap-On branded Eagle Grips cost 2.5x as much as Malco doesn’t mean they’re 2.5x better.

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847168]

>>2847155
It’s not about cost it’s about quality, I really hate channellock as a brand it’s low tier

Knipex just feels like channellock without the cost cutting measures

[Anonymous No.2847177]

>>2847155
I hate to back him up but the Cat stuff actually is a pretty crazy deal, a lot of it is straight up Snap-On for a fraction of the price, like their screwdrivers are instantly recognizable as the classic Snap-On hard handles and a 6 piece set of the Cat branded ones is $56, while the Snap-On branded versions are $30+ EACH.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2847178]

>>2847177
Yea Williams is straight too. Go through your authorized Cat dealer and you can buy a couple select decent tools for non- rape van prices. People heard about this 5 minutes ago and sperg out like it’s the second coming of Jesus.

Or you can go on Amazon and buy Knipex or Klein or whatever for normal retail prices without the rape van pricing

[Anonymous No.2847181]

>>2847178
Pretty much what I've always done. I'm tempted by the screwdrivers though, I've always liked the old-school Snap-On shape and how easy they are to clean.

[Anonymous No.2847189]

>>2846070

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847191]

>>2847178
I don’t understand the snap on hate, snap-on makes the best slip joint general position plier and it’s only $30

But you’ll spend $65 on the knipex which Carrie’s virtually no warranty mind you and say shit like “just because it’s expensive it’s not better”

[Anonymous No.2847194]

>>2846689
basedbot my strength is waning

[Anonymous No.2847201]

>>2847191
The push button Knipex equivalent is $31 on Amazon. I'm not a Snap-On hater, I totally get the value of them if you work at a shop that gets a truck regularly, but they're a much worse proposition if you don't. The Cat stuff is nice but it can be hard to get depending on your local dealers' policies.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2847204]

>>2847191
Everything you said is less than true. You can’t easily buy those Cat pliers unless you’re already buying stuff through a diesel shop. It will probably end up being more than $40 based on the rest of the bullshit in this post because diesel shops will charge Grainger prices to your company’s account.

Also the Knipex is easily available on Amazon or other retailers and is about $30-$35.

Also you’re not going to warranty those “$30” CAT pliers like you can exchange stuff on the rape van with the $70 pliers. Is your diesel parts supply house going to fight with CAT to get you a new pair of pliers when the guy standing behind you is trying to buy $7k worth of parts? So what’s the point of that bullshit argument?

Yea, grab a set of the CAT sockets for cheap if you ever get a chance. Or just go buy Williams on Amazon, warranties will be easier.

Also this >>2847201

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847209]

>>2847204
I told you I just started buying tools again for the first time like in October right?

If CAT tools are so hard to get, can you explain why I have about 200 chrome sockets in my tool box that are all stamped CAT ? Sitting next to the snnap on stuff I got later

If you walk into a snap-on truck right now, and you go hey I got $30 give me those pliers you guys sell so much of … guess what… you get the pliers…

You don’t need a special account or know a guy who knows a guy who is currently on his second mortgage on an epic box…

I don’t know if you know this but caterpillar waiting rooms are niiiiice

Their main clientele are millionaire developers and farmers… they gave me a Perrier and let me sit on a vintage caterpillar bulldozer from the turn of the century in their show room while they were waiting to pull my $30 pliers from the warehouse

Calling me sir and all that shit, using my first name harbor freight prices with Aston Martin service

Yeah I’m not saying order a $90,000 bulldozer blade from them but they’re good shit

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847212]

>>2847201
You can warranty cat stuff easy just go ask them hey man I broke this, or talk to snap-on industrial

You also don’t need a special license or anything to rent a bulldozer

I asked them… I was like what do you need to rent one of these? And they were like … money…same thing for those big ass dump trucks

[Anonymous No.2847257]

>>2847212
>You also don’t need a special license or anything to rent a bulldozer

Why rent when you can own. You're not a poorfag are you?

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847266]

>>2847257
>why rent when you can buy a bulldozer

Because I don’t own a piece of land and have any disputes over it with the small town

[Anonymous No.2847272]

>>2847204
>You can’t easily buy those Cat pliers unless you’re already buying stuff through a diesel shop.
Apparently SOME Cat dealers will just sell them to you over the counter, but it's definitely not standard. They're also not listed on Cat's site anymore and you have to go through the catalog and figure out the part numbers and have the dealer order them. I did find one dealer that does have an online catalog that looks like you can just order them, though, and they're really well-priced, but I'm not sure if you'll hit a roadblock where you need a business account with them or something if you actually try to do it, or whether they'll ship.

Sieg may live near one of the dealers that's actually cool about it, unfortunately I live in LA where everybody's an asshole and we somehow don't have tons of shit that 200k cities in the Midwest do.

[Anonymous No.2847276]

>>2847266
>I don’t own a piece of land
Certified poor.

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847292]

>>2847272
Is there a market for reselling this stuff? Would dudes hand me $5-10 above MSRP to go grab this shot for them?

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2847390]

>>2847292
Get some of the socket sets and put them on ebay for $100 over what you paid because it’s still way less than snappy.

Other people have seen the same Youtube vids and reddit threads on the CAT tools as you.

[Anonymous No.2847468]

>>2846853
>hobbling around on one leg
pegs wood leg got stolen by one of justo's pet negroes

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2847470]

>>2847390
I first heard about it in 2023 and my receipt says first tool from cat was 2024 January…

[Anonymous No.2847480]

>>2847470
Nice blog. How do I unsubscribe?

[Anonymous No.2847484]

>>2847292
>>2847390
Replying to yourself now? Everyone knows all tripfags are just you.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2847517]

>>2847484
You’re learning!

[Anonymous No.2847522]

>>2846070

[Anonymous No.2848124]

>>2846068
I happened to go to IKEA the other day, which was the same day that my first ever pair of Knipex showed up. Why does nobody ever point out that they both use the same font on their stuff?

Anyway I like the Cobras and think they're worth every penny of the $37 I paid for them on Amazon but they're definitely not the forged in valhalla shit people make them out to be, yeah they're way nicer than a $20 pair of Channelocks but they're still mostly unfinished castings and have way more slop in them than I expected. Also it bothers me that the grip material stops so low on the one handle, unless you've got the jaws almost maxed out you've got a finger or two on bare metal instead of the rubbery stuff.

[Anonymous No.2848166]

>>2846110
This 100%, any kind of multi tool and especially the pliers-type are pure distilled reddit LARP.

[Anonymous No.2848173]

I’m surprised nobody’s posted Festool shit yet.

[Anonymous No.2848609]

>>2846068
These are great for working on shit like slot machines.

[Anonymous No.2848656]

>>2846836
chink shit

[Anonymous No.2848704]

I want crimping pliers as these
Knipex is 120 euros
Which brands would you experts recommend?

[Anonymous No.2848716]

>>2848704
one with a swivel jaw
dont know if there is a chink clone in your budget

[Anonymous No.2848719]

>>2848716
No, i want the automatic one.
I don't necessarily want a chink clone, there are tonnes of them. I just want to know some other /diy/ approved brands that are not knipex or wiha

[Anonymous No.2848722]

>>2848719
>i want the automatic one.
?
all ratcheting ones are automatic. then they are in your price range. Just make sure whatever you buy can handle the cross sections you want to crimp
pic is weidmüller, if you can get a second hand one. As a matter of fact i would try to buy any crimping tool on the second hand market, these are tools that cannot be abused (without catastrophic and visible failure)

[Anonymous No.2848727]

>>2848722
What i meant is i dont want to search for the right hole for a minute like in picrel
Why exactly the swivel jaw?
Thanks for your input

[Anonymous No.2848729]

>>2848727
>Why exactly the swivel jaw
unironically baby duck syndrome, but after well over a million ferrules i know what i treasure in a tool.
imo front insertion is the better tool layout, especially with double ferrules it is easier to give the wires a needed push, but sometimes rotating comes in handy. now the knipex/rennsteig/würth front insertion one is humongously large

[Anonymous No.2850197]

>>2847048
I'm talking about a specific brand within a style, not. I imagine cobras are nice but compared to a channellock it isn't a massive deal. Shit visegrips versus actual peterson's are a big difference, especially since it's a tool of last resort in certain applications.
What attachment would that be? I could make one but I'd rather spend $20 on a chinkshit one if I could.

[Anonymous No.2850198]

I'm talking about a specific brand within a style, not between different types. I imagine cobras are nice but compared to a channellock it isn't a massive deal. Shit visegrips versus actual peterson's are a big difference, especially since it's a tool of last resort in certain applications.
What attachment would that be? I could make one but I'd rather spend $20 on a chinkshit one if I could.

[Anonymous No.2850428]

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2850433]

>>2850428
This looks like one of the pics from a 5-star review for that Wera driver handle.

Every single one of these Altoid tin-loving EDC fanny pack pics, not a single bit or socket shows any sign of ever touching the fastener.

I’m a fan of the babby Wiha handle though. That thing with the 3” long bits sitting on the bench has been useful

[Anonymous No.2850537]

>>2850433
Who is going to carry around nasty worn out bits? If I have to use an edc bit I want it to be the crispest freshest bit there is. Let the impact driver take all the hits. You think people are changing their oil with fucking pocket tools? Do you use your sebenza to cut up boxes or do you use whatever crusty old boxcutter is nearby?

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2850547]

>>2850537
>Do you use your sebenza to cut up boxes or do you use whatever crusty old boxcutter is nearby?
You are on the wrong website sir. It is spelled R-E-D-D-I-T. Out in the real world when somebody has an EDC, it’s shit they carry daily, and it gets used daily or they wouldn’t waste the pocket space to carry it.

Pic related, muh EDC knoife that gets used to cut up a box any time it’s needed because it’s on my belt every day. It is not an unused designer knoife that only gets used when a new knife thread on Reddit pops up.

[Anonymous No.2850570]

>>2850537
>Do you use your sebenza to cut up boxes
Yes, I literally do. If I know beforehand that I'm gonna be doing a ton of boxes or whatever then yeah, I'll grab a box cutter or my Mora, but if my Seb is in my pocket and there isn't anything else handy then I don't shy away from using it. A lot of people may treat them like jewelry but it's built to be a rugged working knife and I use mine as one.

[Anonymous No.2850572]

>>2850570

Christ almighty this is a bad photo. Apparently the flash was on and didn't need to be. Anyways. Here's a few of the knives I've worn out over the years and a new one on the right side. I usually find a cheap one that I like and then buy multiples of them and use the absolute hell out of them. Have lost a few over the years and worn a few out. They get used and abused and then sharpened on a little 1x30 belt sander, and then used some more...

[Anonymous No.2850574]

>>2848704
I got gar age off temu and it seemed functional.

[Anonymous No.2850613]

>>2846068
>reddit tools
Anything Knipex, SnapOn, or Milcuckee

[Anonymous No.2850622]

>>2846068
Any tools that are made in Germany or Japan.

[Anonymous No.2850788]

>>2850622
>t.

[Anonymous No.2850789]

>>2846068
Pocket knife

[Anonymous No.2850811]

>>2850433
>I’m a fan of the babby Wiha handle though. That thing with the 3” long bits sitting on the bench has been useful
They are great for that, just everyday shit that pops up, have one with extra bits in the grip and a 4 cm extension.

[Anonymous No.2850888]

>>2846068
I recently got a Klein in this style, and they are so much easier than regular Channellocks.

[Anonymous No.2850894]

>>2850622
>t.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2850949]

>>2850894
What a quality tool!

[Anonymous No.2850954]

>>2850894
Jaws still look good, so obviously harder than some of the other offerings.

[Anonymous No.2851049]

>>2850888
I'm a bit of a Klein fanboy lately but I went with the Knipex ones just to try them. Much better than my classic Channellocks for sure.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2851050]

>>2851049
You missed out on the best Klein pliers. The new USA made ones don’t seem as nice.

[Anonymous No.2851051]

>>2851050
Yeah that's part of why I went Knipex too, mostly I just wanted to see if they were worth the hype though, same reason I bought my Sebenza years ago.

[Anonymous No.2852114]

>>2846068
Why are these knipexes "reddit tools"?

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2852228]

>>2852114
I would say they count, at least the XS versions, you see those a whole lot on Reddit EDC posts. Not like Wera though, which is almost exclusively Reddit users collecting.

[Anonymous No.2852263]

>>2846241
I got a set of those pliers wrenches and I hate them. The mechanism was just too janky and they sucked on anything remotely too tight. They worked amazing on anything bigger than an inch though. Like plumbing, which is what they are for. They suck at everything else.

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2852275]

>>2850428
I got a question for the wera and wiha tool users

So you just sit in a chair and watch other guys fuck your wife? You’re okay with that? That’s fun to you? Isn’t she cheating ?

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2852276]

>>2852263
I like these ones better but the problem is snap-on stuff is built for gorillas and it marks up anything it touches

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2852277]

>>2850570
They’re not a very well built rugged working knife it’s more office jewelry like the bench mades

If you start doing real work with them they’ll break and they don’t have a warranty

[Anonymous No.2852280]

>>2852277
As usual, you have no idea what you're talking about. It's two slabs of titanium, a relatively soft (i.e. tough) blade, and a chunky framelock. It's hard to come up with a more durable folding knife design. CRK also has an amazing warranty, they've even replaced knives people have broken on purpose before, and they're one of the only knife companies that actually encourages owners to maintain their own knives and even includes tools and lube in the box, unlike Benchmade who'll void your shit for taking your knife apart to clean it.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2852307]

>>2852276
Fellow Icon enjoyer!

[Sieg heil !NP2jUmGKeo No.2852310]

>>2852280
Oh wow taken three torques bolts out ticket life apart. That’s crazy you do that. Oh fuck that’s totally not an office worker tool that’s a real blue-collar working toward that .0 shit.


What are you do about all the office workers that buy those strip out torques because they got the wrong size Torx driver from Walmart do they warrantee that?

[Anonymous No.2852316]

>>2846068
fucking retarded, my dad was mechanic he got tool brand scammed buying those they where still fucking great he even has the big boy. He has fucking snapon channel locks but they are shit compared to fucking knipex alligators.

[Anonymous No.2852317]

>>2852276
>>2852307

i got the knipex swedish wrench with cobra adjust I fucking hate that piece of shit are the manuals as good as monkey wrench i really ador the taper in monkey wrench so i don't gotta keep holding it.

[Anonymous No.2852383]

Went to HF and spent $111. How'd I do?

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2852418]

>>2852383
I bought one of the Zurich scan tools years back, wasn’t a lot of features for the money. Bought an Autel within like a year. Then I grabbed a $20 bluetooth scan tool and realized that thing with a $10 app has more functionality than the Autel and Zurich. Cheap bluetooth is the way to go unless you’re going to spend $500+ on a real fancy standalone unit.

[Anonymous No.2852515]

>>2852418
Yeah, I didn't love the price, although I did use a coupon. I have a couple of different ELM327s. Just tired of using my phone and having to connect wirelessly. Really an ELM327 is all you need.

[Anonymous No.2852517]

>>2846070
fpbp

[Anonymous No.2852523]

>>2846367
Handsome tools. Not a scratch on them.

[Anonymous No.2852568]

>>2846068
The most kino pliers to ever pli

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2852573]

>>2852515
Scan tools are such a retarded topic too because the best bet is a cable with a laptop and pirated software if you don’t spend $$$$ on something with a subscription. I paid $40-$50 for the Zurich years back that didn’t even show live data, that means it pretty much just reads the Pxxxx codes. And IIRC, it might not have even done that on a certain make of car. My $20 Veepeak bluetooth dongle is far better than that, and it’s on iOS which has fewer apps than Android and Windows I believe. It all varies a lot by car make/model too though. My $120 Autel will give me body codes on most cars. $20 Veepeak will do live data on pretty much everything with a $10 app, however there is a really good iOS app for Chrysler vehicles and I can get like $500+ scan tool function on Jeeps from my phone.

[Anonymous No.2852588]

>>2852573
>paid $40-$50 for the Zurich years back that didn’t even show live data
The model i bought shows live data, although I've never needed live data for diagnosis in the past. I'm an amateur when it comes to diagnosis (and I'd put 99% of DIY mechanics, and many "profesional mechanics" into this category).
>body codes
I have the wireless version of picrel for Fords. With Forscan you can do everything. It's pretty kewl.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2852617]

>>2852588
You will want live data eventually. It was literally like the 2nd or 3rd time I pulled out the Zurich, I realized I needed something better because I wanted live coolant temp sensor readings and the best I could get was a freeze frame from whenever a code was triggered.

Maybe you will get your money’s worth, but I won’t buy another <$200 standalone scan tool. There’s too many other sensors and a lot of the Uxxxx codes have been popping up for me in recent years. Cars are too complicated these days, have fun with the dash lights when you don’t know a wheel speed sensor has failed.

[Anonymous No.2852691]

>>2852307
Those pistol grip pliers are the shit. I got them as an impulse buy but they're the first I reach for when I need to snake out a wire or tube. Very comfortable. I wonder who they bit the design off of.

[Anonymous No.2852910]

>>2852573
Whats the pirated software called

[Kevin Van Bepis !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2852913]

>>2852691
I have two pistol grip pliers, the Titans were an impulse buy and the Icons were about the same when I had a coupon and saw they have the Engineer type jaws. They don’t get used much, but too many times in my life, I have run into a stupid spot where a $15 set of pliers made the job relatively painless, so I like snagging the oddball stuff. A lot of it is connectors and hoses in retarded spots doing automotive work.

[Kevin Van Bepis !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2852914]

>>2852910
Oh and this, I couldn’t tell you. Find a forum for the specific make of car you’re dealing with and you will find an answer to that.

[Anonymous No.2852916]

>>2852588
if you understand the communication protocol you can get absolutely everything you need from a 5$ chinese clone ELM scan tool.
for example apropos of nothing, to read coolant temp you just need to know the default ecu address, the code for live data is pid service 01, the code for coolant temp is x67. you tell your scan tool that info and it will go get it for you. could not be more simple.
unfortunately scan tools are complicated by dogshit software which obfuscates everything and makes it more complicated. all you need is a serial terminal and a basic understanding of manipulating binary data.
OBD2 is mandated meaning anything to do with engine efficiency can be read by any tool. its mandated.
But you can also read from any computer on the car with the same tool. It has to be a good clone, for example some of them will pretend to accept address but keep the default ECU address.
And you have to know the protocol for each module you want to talk to, which is where software makes its money.
But for anyone who understands anything about reverse engineering embedded systems, you do not need to pay more than a few bucks for a scan tool. I have reprogrammed second hand alarm fobs to my car with a 5$ tool and a 5$ logic analyzer from amazon, as far as the internet is concerned its impossible unless you pay a dealer for new fobs.
Me? i mostly use the dealer software, because it does a full health check of all the computers, makes a list of issues and probable causes, and then walks you through the diagnostic and repair. very comfy.

[Anonymous No.2852930]

>>2852914
Noice ty, i did find something