Mechanics tool set
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mikev
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https://www.tekton.com/3-8-in-dr-skt-and-r-sets-1-4-1-inch-6-24-mm?quantity=1&set-range=6-24-mm
No 30, but up to 24
edit: this goes up to 32.
https://www.tekton.com/1-2-in-dr-skt-and-r-sets-3-8-1-5-16-in-10-32-mm?quantity=1&set-range=10-32-mm
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Totally agree I have a stack of 12 points I'm having to replace. Plus they end up skipping motorcycle 27mm etc.. and I had to buy a 2nd set just to fill in the first set.
This time around I'm buying 6 point 1/2" Impact sockets so I don't have to buy those also.
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+1 on this.. if you are working on carbs all those screw heads you see have a dimple in them signifying JIS screwdrivers. Do yourself a HUGE favor and stop stripping out all those screws. Best money ever spent on tools are JIS screwdrivers and torque wrench.
https://www.webbikeworld.com/jis-screwdrivers/
JesasaurusRex
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I know they make them lol, I'm saying find a set in a starter kit. You know, with wrenches, screw drivers, other size drives, etc.
JesasaurusRex
Deleted User
I did that and kinda regret it. The impacts rust and make finding the right size difficult if you're a slob like me. Imma get another chrome plated set once I have funds to blow
JesasaurusRex
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I actually never lose mine. Never understood the meme
CDONA
Home of Vortex tuning
A lone cry out into the darkness of lost 10 mm sockets?
Mine don't get lost,
but,
back in the late 60's it was all 10, 14, 17, 19, needed
now I find the need for 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, sockets
I thing the engineers are fine tuning the smallest fastener that will "get 'er done"
Have to dig more into the tool bag.
Mine don't get lost,
but,
back in the late 60's it was all 10, 14, 17, 19, needed
now I find the need for 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, sockets
I thing the engineers are fine tuning the smallest fastener that will "get 'er done"
Have to dig more into the tool bag.
TheRobSJ
Großer Mechaniker
I’ve lost a few over a couple over the years. Always the god damned black ones.
The tool I’ve lost the most of are pocket screwdrivers. But those I get for free, so when I notice one is gone...meh don’t care.
A $40 magnetic 10mm Snap-On socket? Yeah I’m frigging looking for it.
Pushrod
Well-known member
Found 'em.
Went metric about 1973, both bikes and cars. Invariably, when the vehicle came back from service there would be a 10mm something or 'nother on a floorboard, under the hood or in the trunk. Scored a 1/4" drive Snap-on ratchet with a 10mm socket still attached from the Honda car dealer that way.
TheRobSJ
Großer Mechaniker
That’s a good score. Ain’t mine. I’ve never lost a ratchet. Definitely dropped one into a mystery crevice a bunch of times, but I’ve always recovered it.
My general rule is that the more a tool cost, the more time I’m willing to waste looking for it. How much do I make per hour, how many hours do I have to work to buy another, and so on. A snap-on ratchet with a socket on it? That’s well over a hundred dollar mistake.
My general rule is that the more a tool cost, the more time I’m willing to waste looking for it. How much do I make per hour, how many hours do I have to work to buy another, and so on. A snap-on ratchet with a socket on it? That’s well over a hundred dollar mistake.
Climber
Well-known member
I would never get an old school wrench, always go with ratcheting wrenches.
The vast majority of the 1/4 inch sockets you will never use, the most common ones will be the 3/8 inch sockets.
Get some good quality screw drivers with the better tips, it'll save you on the jobs you do and buying new ones as they wear out.
The vast majority of the 1/4 inch sockets you will never use, the most common ones will be the 3/8 inch sockets.
Get some good quality screw drivers with the better tips, it'll save you on the jobs you do and buying new ones as they wear out.
TheRobSJ
Großer Mechaniker
For the most part I agree. But there are times when that ratcheting box end is just too thick to clear past somethings near the fastener. You’ve got no choice but to get a thin wall (chrome) socket on it or a standard box end.
Here is a Mac ratcheting wrench and then a standard Mac box end. The difference in wall thickness is pretty extreme. And yes I’m probably holding over $100 in my hand right here. Jesus what a racket.
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Abacinator
Unholy Blasphemies
Matco has the best ratcheting wrenches IMO
dravnx
Well-known member
I use my 1/4" drive ratchet all the time.
6,8,10 mm. bolts. It's light and easy to use on handle bar switches, stator or clutch covers, etc......
There is a bunch of decent ratcheting wrenches out there. I would have both types for the reasons mentioned.
Gearwrench is a good brand and cheap.
6,8,10 mm. bolts. It's light and easy to use on handle bar switches, stator or clutch covers, etc......
There is a bunch of decent ratcheting wrenches out there. I would have both types for the reasons mentioned.
Gearwrench is a good brand and cheap.
Climber
Well-known member
Agreed. I even have claw foot wrenches because sometimes the (#$&^@&*#^ bolt you need to take off only allows for that.
Still, the ratcheting wrench is a dream in most places compared to constantly having to disengage, turn and re-engage. I remember one time that it took me over 1/2 hour to get a bolt off because I could only turn it less than 1/16 of a turn because that was all the access could allow and it was hard turning the whole way off.
KooLaid
Hippocritapotamus
I just go to harbor freight and mix match semi decent stuff for the price. Allows me to have just about everything I could possibly need at a fraction of the price. Have had excellent results so far these last 15 years. The stuff in the last 5 or so years have been VERY nice. My mostly harbor freight stuff has served me well, especially since I don't make a living off them but still an excellent lifetime warranty.
Climber
Well-known member
When I started working on cars I lived in NH where it is much colder.
The first tool set I got was cheap. After barking (banging hard) my knuckles several times on steal in subzero temps because the sockets split, I swore that I would never get cheap sockets again. Man that hurt like hell!