if you are like most people and put your tools away when you quit working this is not for you. For the rest of us that leave tools scattered every were for weeks on end it always amazes me that every tool is accounted for when you finally pick them up
if you are like most people and put your tools away when you quit working this is not for you. For the rest of us that leave tools scattered every were for weeks on end it always amazes me that every tool is accounted for when you finally pick them up
I wish that was always the case. Sometimes it's weeks later when I find the missing piece......or never do........
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
When I need a tool and it isnt where its supposed to be, the job at hand is usually postponed and a cleanup ensues. I always find what I was looking for, among other things. Just not where I expected to find it! Then work resumes!
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72 Nova SS, 66 Beaumont Sport Deluxe, 09 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe
When I need a tool and it isnt where its supposed to be, the job at hand is usually postponed and a cleanup ensues. I always find what I was looking for, among other things. Just not where I expected to find it! Then work resumes!
Yup, same here. I finally get disgusted enough to clean up.
By the way Mike, happy old age pension day today!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I have a Stanley set to carry in the truck. Broke one of the ratchets - defective from day one. Took it back to Cdn Tire. They replaced it, no questions & no hassle. Definitely not as tough as my decades-old Proto Professional set, but as long as they honour the lifetime warranty, theyre great! (Note, the Proto are great tools but for years, no one carried them so the lifetime warranty was useless).
Didnt I hear that Stanley actually owns the Craftsman line from Sears?
At work it is quite easy to make sure things are not missing, everything has it's place in a certain drawer.
so looking in that drawer it is easy to see if something is missing, at home not so much, don't have
the large snap on box at home so lots of stuff get's put in the same drawer, possibly one on top of the other.
so makes it easy for things to get lost, or maybe misplaced and not really know it, until it shows up in a weird spot
where someone left it to go do something else, LOL. I thing maybe I get thirsty lots and put stuff down to fix my thrist.
I used to hassle the Mac tools dealer that I could buy tools at Canadian Tire that were just as good. He finally admitted that Mac was owned by Stanley, but the quality and selection of specialty tools under the Mac brand were much better.
The best socket sets are those loaded CTC Taiwan jobs in a case. Pick your brand when on sale, Stanley, Mastercraft, Maximum etc... Walk the case over to where it's needed, and it's easy to put the tool back in its spot when done.
I have 2, one at least 10 years old, only missing a few parts, and the newer 4 year old one, still, remarkably has everything in it's place. They are mostly the only ones I use these days.
If you already have one set in chrome, buy the other in black.
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
Im pretty anal about a place for everything and everything in its place, my son not so much but if Im honest I cant blame him for every tool that doesnt find its way home. I started buying the Mastercraft socket sets years back after my Snap-on 3/8 drive ratchet disappeared. Got a whole Mastercraft set for the price of a Snap-on replacement ratchet.
Those Mastercraft sets are so handy to take on the road, and with my electrical tool pouch I have everything needed.
But I have proven time and time again that my Snap-on tools are superior to others. The wrenches are more slender for tight spots, the sockets are thinner wall for the same reason. The hardened tip screwdrivers give me an extra half turn tightening screws, sometimes to my detriment breaking screws.
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72 Nova SS, 66 Beaumont Sport Deluxe, 09 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe
until it shows up in a weird spot where someone left it to go do something else
This is me.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Have a bright yellowCarpenter hammer that has gone awal, was in the process of moving stuff into the new shop from the old,
while trying finish up outside the bright yellow hammer took a vacation. Has been a few months now and still cannot find it.
Maybe I should just go buy a new one and then it will show up, then I will have 2 just incase one goes awal again. LMAO.
Didnt I hear that Stanley actually owns the Craftsman line from Sears?
Stanley Black and Decker owns many brands of familar tools: MAC Tools, DeWalt, Craftsman, Porter Cable, Irwin, Bostitch and of course Black and Decker and Stanley
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if you are like most people and put your tools away when you quit working this is not for you. For the rest of us that leave tools scattered every were for weeks on end it always amazes me that every tool is accounted for when you finally pick them up
I wish that was always the case. Sometimes it's weeks later when I find the missing piece......or never do........
I used to leave tools out everywhere. Eventually that became such an annoyance, not to mention the time wasted looking for stuff, that I now clean up after every job. If the job is ongoing for a period of time, I'll put the tools for it in a cardboard box until I'm finished. As soon as I'm finished the job, whether it takes a day or a week, I put the tools back in their place.
Which is not to say that things don't sometimes go missing. The problem I have is that there is so much stuff in the garage where I'm working that - with all of the parts, and all of the tools - it is still sometimes hard to find items stacked behind others. And then there is the occasional total mystery, like this: last spring while using my press, one of the spacers I was using to push out the bushing I was working on just disappeared. One minute I was using it, the next I couldn't find it. And I never did find it. Eventually I just ordered another one. Maybe I will find it someday, but after looking everywhere I can't imagine I will.
Anyway, my older self, while still tending to be messy, has become a lot more organized out of sheer frustration with my former self.
By the way, I buy mostly used tools at yard/estate sales and auctions. Good old Gray, Proto, vintage Craftsman, Snap-on, etc. Good, old quality steel.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
