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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Looking for a stout 3/8" ratchet?
If I ever need to replace my old USA made Craftsman...probably.
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
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Location: Cambridge, MA
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Location: CA
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why does he need to talk so fast....
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Get off my lawn!
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WHY????
I use my ratchet to get it snug, and then go an impact if it has to get a lot of torque, or just a longer non ratchet wrench. I have them from two feet and three feet long. I have never tried to use a ratchet with a lot of force, it is just stupid. Like using a carpenters claw hammer when a 2 pound or 4 pound sledge is needed. I hate to see any tool abused.
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Lake Oswego, OR
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I just broke a 1/2 breaker bar (pun not considered), a 1/2 extension, and some other beefy stuff by hand.
I get it. Tools get abused. I was shocked with the breaker bar. It just snapped. I did have a 2'++ cheater pipe on it but seriously. It should have withstood that. |
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
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He's got a lot to say and a short time to say it... His technique is working extremely well for him! Check out all the views...
People love watching tools (especially expensive tools) get tested to destruction in a heads-up competition. People are funny that way. (I'm one of those people.)
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"I would be a tone-deaf heathen if I didn't call the engine astounding. If it had been invented solely to make noise, there would be shrines to it in Rome" |
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