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Offline torqueman2002

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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #210 on: April 03, 2020, 09:56:34 AM »
I've been restoring a Baldor and a Craftsman grinder. Some of these are tools, and others are consumables, but they are all going towards the rebuilds.

Heyco connector pliers
Maglite LED flash light.
Wire wheels
Arbor spacers
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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #211 on: April 03, 2020, 12:56:12 PM »
I've been restoring a Baldor and a Craftsman grinder. Some of these are tools, and others are consumables, but they are all going towards the rebuilds.

Heyco connector pliers
Maglite LED flash light.
Wire wheels
Arbor spacers
That's an LED Maglite right ?
What model ?

I love Maglite and always will, but I will say that they do kind of fall behind a bit.
I wish they would start using some of the more efficient recent series of Cree LED's and update the quality of their reflectors to.eliminate artifacts and haloing of the beam.
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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #212 on: April 03, 2020, 02:02:12 PM »
That's an LED Maglite right ?
What model ?

I love Maglite and always will, but I will say that they do kind of fall behind a bit.
I wish they would start using some of the more efficient recent series of Cree LED's and update the quality of their reflectors to.eliminate artifacts and haloing of the beam.
Maglite XL50 LED 3-Cell AAA
$23.10 from Amazon for black.

I really like Maglite, I have a slew of their other models.

Cree LED's would be nice, I did a quick check to see if they use them but didn't see it called out.
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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #213 on: April 03, 2020, 04:29:21 PM »
That's an LED Maglite right ?
What model ?

I love Maglite and always will, but I will say that they do kind of fall behind a bit.
I wish they would start using some of the more efficient recent series of Cree LED's and update the quality of their reflectors to.eliminate artifacts and haloing of the beam.
Maglite XL50 LED 3-Cell AAA
$23.10 from Amazon for black.

I really like Maglite, I have a slew of their other models.

Cree LED's would be nice, I did a quick check to see if they use them but didn't see it called out.
I really wish they would.
I hate to say it but the Chinese are kind of surpassing them.
Companies like Olight make excellent products at an sxcellent price, I still love Maglite though as their lights are all simple and classic looking while the majority of other lights from most companies these days tend to look like lightsaber handles.


I just got this one in on Monday, really bright for it's size at 130L, it's rechargeable, and only $20.
Beam and light quality is great too.


You only get full output for about 15 min though, but as a quick tasks kind of light it has been enough to get me through the day.
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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #214 on: April 05, 2020, 03:17:07 PM »
i also hit the tsc clearance area. mostly small stuff 2 dewalt gas cut off saw blades(thicker than chop saw blades), a 3 pack of mibro chop saw blades and 4 mibro depressed center 4.8 inch cutoff wheels. oh and that box below it.
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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #215 on: April 05, 2020, 03:22:10 PM »
Was the plasma cutter on clearance also?

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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #216 on: April 05, 2020, 05:16:40 PM »
Was the plasma cutter on clearance also?
you betcha!

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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #217 on: April 06, 2020, 10:14:26 PM »
More from Chapman, a #1 Robertson, a standard I found I needed today, and a case to put it all in.
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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #218 on: April 07, 2020, 12:42:40 PM »
Finally ordered the roll pin punches I need for my airgun smithing , HJE to the rescue again but I still have yet to order enough from them to get box art. All my orders come in padded envelopes.
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« Reply #219 on: April 08, 2020, 04:05:10 PM »
Needed a grub hoe and another shovel .
Went with a Razorback shovel, but the grub hoe which is made in China was my only option.

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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #221 on: April 10, 2020, 07:02:10 PM »
Nice used Starrett 266 1" to 2" caliper
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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #222 on: April 10, 2020, 08:11:17 PM »
Got these wilde roll pin punches in today.

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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #223 on: April 14, 2020, 01:11:29 PM »
Just got my Chapman case in.
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Re: Post all of your latest tool buys here
« Reply #224 on: April 14, 2020, 03:14:50 PM »
more Tekton stuff for work.