Your fellow DIY garage weekender self-proclaimed handy man. This channels serves as a place for my tool unboxing, review, and fixes in my own experience.
I rather have the Craftsman box because Craftsman is the only brand that resales for double the original price even some made in China sears the Craftsman double box end wrench set 6-30 metric resale for 800$ and the screw driver set i bought two ratchets a few years ago a gold Craftsman and a gold icon 50$ each the Craftsman made in China resale for 100$ and the icon i can't get 40$ online
Great vid. I have this light and did the same mod a while back. I’ve seen several of these vids modding this light this way. Makes me wonder why they weren’t designed this way to begin with.
I did this moon my channel as well but I did less work and got the same job done. this way is just safer. I did notes a razor blade, nor did I do any cutting and mine still works.
I have the black one as well. I love mine! Spray wax makes a big difference on the outside of the box. Makes it much easier to clean and wipe off dust.
I agree on the picks. DIY guy as well, and I brought the Icon picks home, compared them to the orange handled ones and returned them. Only difference was the handle. I do have the 7 piece Pittsburgh picks and they are well worth owning. I recently dug out some grout with a larger hooked one and it was clutch. I have bought every Icon set of pliers except the larger S Jaws (17,21…I have the 12s) and the hose grip pliers. They are great, but they are larger than the old Craftsman pliers I had and thought I would get rid of. I am keeping the smaller Craftsman pliers as well now because I’ve found some of the Icons too big to fit what I’m working on.
ICON now makes an 'exact copy' of those needle nose 3 position. I'd still get the Snap-On all day though. Check out some Knipex Cobras, you'll love em. That Tekton 3/4" torque wrench goes to 300ft lbs. I was gonna grab that one untill I found out most 3/4" go to 600 ft lbs! Wound up with the Gearwrench as, like you, I needed it for a crank that was unfortunately 350...Nice collection man! Pretty much all a guy needs right there👍
When the 20% or 25% deal goes on for ITC members, is it off ALL items or just one item? I have been thinking about upgrading too a better brand for my tools also. I already have some TEKTON ratchets but I want some good flex head like you have there.
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You can still warranty craftsman online and they will send you a replacement or equivalent free of charge. Just need to go online to their site, live chat. Most you have to do is send a picture of your tool with part number visible and they will send you a replacement.
I went with tekton for full sets of mostly everything. Haven’t been disappointed. But when I wanna walk into a store and buy something, I go for Icon. Both have flawless warranty programs
You will find that hex shaped dies are for thread chasing, real head cutting dies are adjustable and round. That's what I found out after 35 years in a machine shop. Dude those are thread pitch gage.
The universal joint f****** things I like grenades whatever you put them on an impact but whatever it's tight and it's slicks just f****** f**** off then who the f*** knows land
I’m so confused I see so many of these tool hall videos with mechanics wearing gloves I just built a five story 66 units luxury apartment with commercial buildings underneath it took three years never wore a pair of gloves once. Do mechanics have soft, girly hands? How do you expect to manage working on steel motors and cars if you can’t manage to handle a box made up of soft cardboard? And by the way, I started out as a mechanic. It leaves me wondering our cars getting stronger or men getting weaker.
It does not. The bottom is wide, I have the bag and it is excellent if you don't overpack it. Imo this guys pack looks too heavy for a shoulder strap bag. Might as well get a backpack if running this many tools
I recently found one in the middle of a busy intersection and decided to pick it up. Once i did it was roughed up as cars went over it many times over and was surprised to see it still worked perfectly. Banged up but not broken so definitely can say that its a workhorse and you can light up a house with it and lasts forever on high
I have mostly snap on tools that I use on a daily basis at work, but I do have some Icon wrenches and they work great. From what I've seen a lot of their stuff is almost identical to snap on
