I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching lately, and I’m ready to fully enter my dad phase.

What’s the better tool brand to settle down with? Dewalt, Ryobi, Milwaukee, kobalt, etc.

Searching for recommendations to replace the electrical tape I use on my twirly ratchet.

What do you use?

Trying to sell a Wilton bullet chase and a large industrial workbench. Workbench is approximately 3 x 6 feet with a heavy steel frame and thick wood top, vise is a Wilton Tradesman 1755. All in good condition with only normal wear and tear. I also have a large Lista toolbox with drawers I’m trying to unload.

Best way to sell this? I just want it gone, it’s a painful reminder of the years of my life I wasted playing with tools instead of being my true self.

Hoping to get enough from this lot to go on a little Dior and Cartier shopping spree 💅

I commonly use needle nose locking pliers for removing screws with stripped heads. It would work so much better if they had teeth on the tip at 90° to where they normally are so the pliers could be used vertically and grip the head better with less damage to the workpiece (yeah, I know that isn't really a concern with these crappy deck boards but I don't always work with such degraded stuff). Anyone know of any such tool?

What are these worth ? I looked it up it said like 120?

Hi, I am trying to find this piece of hardware, but I can't figure out what it's called. Image searches have not been helpful and all my guesses have been wrong.

Thank you!

My dad has used the old acetate Craftsman screwdrivers for his entire life, and he hasn't complained. A few of the flatheads need to be restored, but they have held up very well. We have probably 30-40 of them, but they stay in the garage, and we need to get a second set for the barn where the woodshop is. Since we could always just walk to the garage if we need a really specific or certain length driver, we are just looking for a basic set.

My dad immediately bought the Icon Pro Mechanic Set and Icon Pro Mini Set from Harbor Freight which cost about $70. Even with inflation, these sets together are probably worth $50, and we are planning to return them. We are looking for either something the same quality as the Icon sets but doesn't cost as much, or something higher quality for around the same price as the Icon sets.

Icon 8 piece: https://www.harborfreight.com/professional-mechanics-screwdriver-set-8-piece-red-70309.html
Icon mini 4 piece: https://www.harborfreight.com/professional-mini-screwdriver-set-4-piece-59468.html

The downsides of the Icon set:

1. The metal tips are already scratched, and many reviews say they don't hold up very long
2. the handles on the larger ones are way oversized

The good thing about the Icon sets are

1. lifetime warranty
2. comfortable handles (and the short drivers have nice big handles)

3)magnetic tips

4)good variety of drivers with those two sets

4) the short drivers have nice sized handles

but in addition we would like

5)slightly better price OR

6)steel that is almost as good as the old Craftsman ones that lasted 30+ years
(The old craftsman shafts would give instead of snap.)

I was hoping Aliexpress would have something because Chinese manufacturing is getting pretty good, but most of the sets I see are either 1)A single driver with swappable tips or 2) just as expensive, and I have no idea about the quality.

I was reading this reddit thread and they recommended the Doyle sets from Harbor Freight, or the Vessel Megadoras, however in the case of the later, I am confused on which set to get and where to find them for a reasonable price.

https://www.reddit.com/r/harborfreight/comments/1293abj/are_the_icon_screwdrivers_any_good/

Just wanted to get some feedback and find out if there is anything else I should be considering.

Thank you!

All my jacks have the oil changed. This 2.25 ton trolley jack is what I will be carrying in my Ridgeline bed trunk. I hate scissor jacks. The block of wood is needed for additional height.

Here are my other threads of changing jack oil in my two larger Craftsman floor jacks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/1w39kf9/changed_jack_oil_on_my_other_craftsman_4_ton_jack/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/1w2e9ad/changed_craftsman_jack_oil/

These are my tools that stay with the car all the time. I have tons of tools - plumbing, electrical, powertools etc in my workshop.

I just need to have on the go bag that i can do basics when something goes wrong - long distance roadtrips etc.

Have to buy new multimeter as my display cracked

Bottle jack and lug wrench are in the car as well as a milwaukee multibit screwdriver

Not going to lie, I thought it would be like every single brand of mini toolboxes. Was very impressed with the variety of addons / quality for the price (about $25 after tax each).

Each one includes foam drawer liners / toppers. Cabinets include adjustable shelves. Drawers have legit ball bearing slides.

I started labeling but haven’t gotten finished cutting them out / placing them.

thought this post would be suitable here.

I'm looking to upgrade from my basic Ryobi tools I've had for 10 years as the batteries are all starting to go and some tools are broken.

Mainly home DIY and I want to get into some wood working in my garage, I've built decks, planters, fence etc.

I'm on the east coast of Canada, most tools are mainly at the big box stores.

I'm between Bosch & Makita tools right now, both the 18v lines.

Would be looking for the following to build out:

Brushless drill & Impact driver

Brushless circular saw

Hand Router

Orbital Sander

Recip saw

18 gauge brad nailer.

I like that the Bosch system is getting some good development and new tools, but their local network to buy things is slim to none.

Makita has a better local presence being at all the big box stores. But seems to be focusing more on 40V and not on their 18v system.

Anyone with more experience than I do can make a recommendations on these?

If I’m being honest, really excited for this amazing deal I hopped on through my school discount. I’m in tech school to be a diesel tech (heavy equipment side) and though I have a 3/8 and 1/2 split beam, I’ve always borrowed my master techs 1/2 snap on digital, it does the torque angles which we do a lot of and it goes to 300 instead of 250 and all yall know we need that extra 50 if we can.

Skipping ahead, I was looking through snap on tools, and saw this discount. The reason I’m sharing this is because I always swore I wouldn’t buy anything snap on, but being in the shop I realized there are some things you can’t cut corners on, that being precision tools and your impacts. So I asked for a quote, my school handles our quotes so they emailed me back and said the 3pc Torque wrench set would be $1595 after tax, so I did it.

I feel like that is beyond a bargain and wanted to share it, so if you guys agree any other students can see this and maybe invest in this deal like I did.

I will update yall when they come in and I’ll make a little unboxing if you guys would like on each torque wrench?

I do a lot of scale model work for ride prototypes and I keep running into the same annoyance with small brass rod, usually in the 1/16 to 3/32 range. Every cutting method I've tried either leaves a mashed flat spot on the end or sends the piece flying across the room. Diagonals crush it. A hacksaw works but leaves a burr that takes forever to file down at this scale, and I've already lost a few pieces to the carpet monster while trying to clean up the ends. I tried a Dremel cutoff wheel but the heat discolors the brass and the wheel grabs if I'm not perfectly square. I ended up buying a small tubing cutter meant for brake lines and it does okay on the larger stuff but skips and spirals on anything under 3/32.

The hardware on my models needs to look finished, not like I bit through it with my teeth, so there has to be a cleaner solution somewhere. Is there a specific tool or technique that gives a clean cut on small brass without the deformation? I've considered making a small jig to hold a razor saw square to the work but wanted to see what actually works for people before I build something I might not need.

I’m not sure if this is the place to post this but my dad passed away and had this exhaust pipe bender, I am not sure the brand as it is 2 states away and I have not been able to fully examine it yet but we were likely going to sell. Does anyone have a ballpark for what this thing is worth? The shop he worked for said they would buy it but I want to make a fair offer. The only thing I know about it is that it is probably 20+ years old but the tag is not really showing much legible information (it’s also upside down in the picture I got). Thanks in advance

You get

1) Makita 40V max XGT 1/2in Right Angle Drill Brushless Cordless Kit and 2) Makita 40V max XGT 1 1/8in AVT Rotary Hammer Kit

for around $740 including taxes.

Are there other tools that looks like this, i just need something small that can hold a 1/4 hex bits, just enough to start threading a hex socket screw, but this one is expensive and very long. Also i saw that i clicks every time you rotate the handle. The area i’m working on is small just enough for a small ratchet to swing but not enough to start a hex socket screw.

Not necessarily the cheapest tool.

I'm talking about a tool that looked useful when you bought it, but ended up sitting in your toolbox almost completely unused.

I've definitely bought tools because I thought I might need them someday.

What tool do you regret buying?

Long story short, lost the old one, bought the new one, found the old one first thing the next morning... still prefer the old one

Spent years using a bargain-bin adjustable wrench for everything in the garage. worked until it didn't. rounded a bolt head on a small engine project and scraped my knuckle when the jaws slipped under torque. Finally stepped up to a proper combo wrench set with decent chrome finish. jaws stay put when I'm breaking something loose instead of creeping open mid-turn. night and day difference on anything that actually needs torque. Not saying you need a wall of chrome. just that the cheap stuff costs you skin and bolt heads eventually. What's the one tool in your box you wish you'd upgraded sooner?

I’d like to buy a tool chest like this one to organize my "mobile" workshop (77x69x33cm).
I’m neither a mechanic nor an electronics technician, but I’m passionate about both fields.

I’m looking for advice on how to organize mechanical tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, etc.) ideally including a guide on making custom foam inserts for the drawers on a budget—as well as tips on organizing electronic components and gear like soldering irons, resistors, diodes, step-up modules, and so on.

Photos of your own tool carts would be appreciated; a picture is often worth a thousand words.