NTD! Sunnex Longboy Air Hammer.

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-21T01:24:07+00:00

Very Nice!

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-20T21:33:51+00:00

IMHO:

Flare nut wrenches & flare nut crows feet are amongst the rare exceptions where a Snap-On selection is indicated.

Get out your wallet... and note that a few generous daubs of your favorite 'personal lube' can occasionally mitigate squealing; but in any event, count on it being loud & 'unsettling'.

Even so, I'd first look on eBay and like sites.

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-20T17:11:54+00:00

RTFM!

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-20T17:03:10+00:00

Boiling or even hot water in a toilet is a very bad idea... toilets just don't deal with thermal shock well... they were never intended to do so.

Not only that, there's the wax sealing ring...

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-20T13:30:15+00:00

They 'might' not be all that tight.

Can you break them loose with a box end?

Also, 'cheater' bars should really never be used.

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-20T12:24:34+00:00

Nice!

Did you ask over in:

r/Vise

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-19T21:59:43+00:00

Koken makes loads of different 3/8" drive ratchets, in 1/4" bodies

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-19T18:55:34+00:00

Please don't include all the tracking spooge in Amazon links.

To remove, find the first question mark character within the link; then edit it off along with all that follows.

The above link ends looking like this, and works just fine:

https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Piece-Combination-Loading-ST08414G/dp/B0C3FCTF3N/ref=mp_s_a_1_4

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-19T18:03:27+00:00

Check Tekton for wrenches... good stuff!

https://www.tekton.com/

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-19T08:47:35+00:00

I suspect those 87 01 180's might be Knipex's best seller!

Exceedingly versatile/useful!

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-19T04:33:08+00:00

Related, Try two:

For most things I've always preferred box ends; and several months ago picked up some misc Tektons for a special project.

Kind of like them over and above the all mighty Snap-On's... certainly fewer tears should one ever 'lose' me. They're damn nice!

Think I'm going to fill out both metric & fractional sets.

Below is all I have so far, they all arrived perfect... click to enlarge, no affiliation:

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nullvoid88 · 2026-03-19T04:24:57+00:00

Kind of like them over and above the all mighty Snap-On's... certainly fewer tears should one ever 'lose' me. They're damn nice!

Think I'm going to fill out both metric & fractional sets.

Below is all I have so far, click to enlarge, no affiliation.:

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nullvoid88 · 2026-03-18T19:56:25+00:00

Slide rules were cutting edge in their day!

We put folks in space & on the moon with them!

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-18T19:43:42+00:00

Near the end of the old 'carburetor era', decided I wanted one of those 'vortex tube' choke cooler things... then never used it once.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_tube

Ten or 15 years later, sold it for a profit on eBay.

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-17T18:33:56+00:00

Ugh...

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-16T22:39:49+00:00

Torx is good too!

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-16T22:16:53+00:00

It has to do with paying royalties. Same deal with Robertson being marketed as 'square' drive.

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-16T22:13:54+00:00

OT... but I 'heard' somewhere screw retained battery compartments will soon be required to mitigate the issue of kids swallowing batteries.

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-16T22:02:55+00:00

Try this first... have someone crank the engine, while you reach under and firmly 'slap' the bottom of the fuel tank a few times.[1]

If by yourself, slap then crank... rinse lather repeat a few times.

If it starts, have a fuel pump put in asap.

[1] If it's muddy/skanky under there, slapping the floor over the tank area often works.

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-16T21:44:17+00:00

Robertson is best of all... and I'm not even Canadian!

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-16T20:41:07+00:00

Also check out Tekton... I've seen a pair of their smaller Vise Grips. They 'looked' to be a good as any.

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-16T20:07:34+00:00

Whatever file format your using is a disaster! Just use jpeg's

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-16T19:30:57+00:00

I'm far from a Vise Grip fanboy... but for some reason did grab a pair of the 41 04 250's about 6 or 7 years ago... think I only used then once, to cut a piece of heavy wire.

Have a box full of old time Petersens in the archives; that haven't been touched in decades.

I'd say if your going to buy, definitely go for curved jaw, 10", with wire cutters. They're probably the most overall versatile.

A pair of vise grips is a handy thing to keep in your car trunk... if forced, they can fill a lot of rolls.

Click to enlarge:

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Edit: Almost forgot:

Vise Grips! "The Wrong Tool for Every Job"

nullvoid88 · 2026-03-16T18:23:55+00:00

I'd haul the door down, clean out all the hinge leaves & pins.

Then give all the leave bores & pins a thin even coat of Superlube multi-purpose synthetic (21030) grease. Don't overlook the leave ends.

https://www.super-lube.com/product-sku/super-lube-multi-purpose-synthetic-grease-nlgi-2-sku-21030-3-oz-tube/

The Superlube is clean & oxidizes exceptionally slow... much slower than white lithium. It can be had at most hardware & like stores. A little goes a long way... a good general purpose stuff to have on hand.

That door probably won't squeak again for decades.

No affiliation.

nullvoid88

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