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I’ve used one of those and they are bad ass.

What’s the TSA confiscation deal with something like that? How do you find something like that? Website?
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In our state items confiscated at the airports are sold through state surplus. SC sells on govdeals.com as well as through a store in the capital. That store is 1.5 miles from work so I have the opportunity to go in there every few days. Most of the time it’s a bunch of junk, but once in a while you find something good. There are a lot of multitools they sell. :laughing:

I understand most states have similar processes.
 
Bacho said:
In our state items confiscated at the airports are sold through state surplus. SC sells on govdeals.com as well as through a store in the capital. That store is 1.5 miles from work so I have the opportunity to go in there every few days. Most of the time it’s a bunch of junk, but once in a while you find something good. There are a lot of multitools they sell. :laughing:

I understand most states have similar processes.
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I wonder why they confiscated an air grinder?
 
Sore **** deals got me on this one. Looking forward to putting it through its paces. Seems like it'll be pretty fast to lift, and it's very light for the capacity too. Easy one handed pickup.

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GLTHFJ60 said:
Sore **** deals got me on this one. Looking forward to putting it through its paces. Seems like it'll be pretty fast to lift, and it's very light for the capacity too. Easy one handed pickup.

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What helps keep it stable under load?
 
Picked this guy up off of FB MP to lift my mill and lathe for when I level them. They’re off the floor high enough to use this jack now. I didn’t want buy a toe hydraulic jack since I only need it for this job, so far. I got a great deal on this guy and it works great both directions too.

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GLTHFJ60 said:
There's some kind of internal rail system in the bag. Once all the way up, you can wiggle it some, but you definitely can't flop it over.
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That’s cool, something like a telescoping track thing inside it it.
 
Landslide said:
Picked this guy up off of FB MP to lift my mill and lathe for when I level them. They’re off the floor high enough to use this jack now. I didn’t want buy a toe hydraulic jack since I only need it for this job, so far. I got a great deal on this guy and it works great both directions too.
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That reminds me....

I ****ing love how the pump handle on the chinese toe jacks swivels so you can use it at any angle. I wish all bottle jacks did that.
 
Landslide said:
Picked this guy up off of FB MP to lift my mill and lathe for when I level them. They’re off the floor high enough to use this jack now. I didn’t want buy a toe hydraulic jack since I only need it for this job, so far. I got a great deal on this guy and it works great both directions too.
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I've just been searching toe jacks myself. Great find!
 
I was looking for a new table saw for a project. Lowes has the Metabo HPT on sale for $399. It’s decent for the price. It felt like a better saw vs. the craftsman, Kobalt, and vevor saws.
 
My apologies as I haven't actually bought one, but didn't really want to start another thread. So it is new non-purchased tool.


Sort of an oscillating multi-tool on steroids. I have to admit that the oscillating multi-tool has come in handy for more things than I thought it would. I can definitely see some uses for this one.
 
PAToyota said:
My apologies as I haven't actually bought one, but didn't really want to start another thread. So it is new non-purchased tool.


Sort of an oscillating multi-tool on steroids. I have to admit that the oscillating multi-tool has come in handy for more things than I thought it would. I can definitely see some uses for this one.
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This is what my brain sees... :dustin:

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AlxJ64 said:
This is what my brain sees... :dustin:

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Well, that's more of a reciprocating saw equivalent.

I really thought the multi-tools were sort of just a gimmick when I first saw them, but they are really useful for doing a straight plunge cut into something - like they show with taking a brick out with the larger tool. You can plunge cut with a circular saw or a grinder or whatever, but with a round blade you then have to figure out how to take out the corners. So you start with the circular saw and then have to switch over to the reciprocating saw. The multi-tool does it with one tool.

It's one of those things that you think probably isn't that useful until you start using one.
 
PAToyota said:
Well, that's more of a reciprocating saw equivalent.

I really thought the multi-tools were sort of just a gimmick when I first saw them, but they are really useful for doing a straight plunge cut into something - like they show with taking a brick out with the larger tool. You can plunge cut with a circular saw or a grinder or whatever, but with a round blade you then have to figure out how to take out the corners. So you start with the circular saw and then have to switch over to the reciprocating saw. The multi-tool does it with one tool.

It's one of those things that you think probably isn't that useful until you start using one.
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I wish someone would make one with a little air duct cast into the head so that the motor fan exhaust blows the chips away. :laughing:
 
PAToyota said:
Well, that's more of a reciprocating saw equivalent.

I really thought the multi-tools were sort of just a gimmick when I first saw them, but they are really useful for doing a straight plunge cut into something - like they show with taking a brick out with the larger tool. You can plunge cut with a circular saw or a grinder or whatever, but with a round blade you then have to figure out how to take out the corners. So you start with the circular saw and then have to switch over to the reciprocating saw. The multi-tool does it with one tool.

It's one of those things that you think probably isn't that useful until you start using one.
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Oh, they are the bees knees for cutting my ICF block walls in my shop. Anything else is just a pain but these walk through the foam and tie bar strips like nothing to it. The multi-tools that is; haven't tried the electric carving knife. LOL
 
Actually, I have used a carving knife for cutting foam insulation.

The multi-tool is better suited for "softer" materials - wood, masonry (not so much concrete), foam, etc. I've used it to cut through nails and such, but it isn't what I'd generally grab for metal work.
 
Marketplace score. 3 tool boxes for $250. :smokin: I only wanted the Kennedy because it has "some machinist tools in it" but I knew I could stick the other two in my Antique booth and get my money back.

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The Kennedy ended up having a bit more in it than I expected
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A bunch of duplicates of metrology stuff I already have, but a few nice pieces that I don't have and could use. Score all the way. Probably $500+ worth of tools and tooling alone. :smokin:
 
bgaidan said:
Marketplace score. 3 tool boxes for $250. :smokin: I only wanted the Kennedy because it has "some machinist tools in it" but I knew I could stick the other two in my Antique booth and get my money back.

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The Kennedy ended up having a bit more in it than I expected
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A bunch of duplicates of metrology stuff I already have, but a few nice pieces that I don't have and could use. Score all the way. Probably $500+ worth of tools and tooling alone. :smokin:
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Nice score
 
I bought this desoldering iron Prime Day of '23, so I've had it over a year now and haven't used it until yesterday. I've actually had a couple repairs since buying it I could have used it on, but forgot I had it. :homer:

I've worn out a solder sucker and been through yards of copper wick over the years. Never had a dedicated all-in-one desoldering iron until now.

I needed to swap out a bad relay on an amplifier, and broke out the desoldering iron. Thankfully I stumbled across it while looking for something else a few months ago, "dang I forgot I had this thing." :laughing: For pin/through hole PCB components it is absolutely awesome. I giggled when it worked so well. This is one of those, "where has this been all my life" kind of tools.


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A local guy, and now friend of mine after helping him move his milling machine recently, manufactures and sells these squares. One man small time deal but they are hella useful. I had ordered the small set before I ever met him, and then just yesterday afternoon I swung by his shop and watched him make the big pair right in front of me. The small ones are amazing for working with 2x2 box tubing.

Get em here:

Metal Fabrication Tool

Welding square. Metal fabrication tools. Fixture table. Welding. Wood working. fabrication. welding tool. layout. Welding fixture. jig. fixture. frame building.
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Fabrication Squares and Fixtures

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