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^^^ good stuff ...

[Strugglerzinc]

I hadda get me a new step but too yes. Cheap Neiko last long.

[Rovin]

bought a 3 piece pack of d neiko step bits was less than us$10 iirc , of course there is better & wider bits but it works good for d money ...

[X_Factor]

those were conical stone and rasp for impact driver or drill first time I saw them

[pugboy]

Neiko is same as Harbor frieght I think
they work well for the price, shaft on a couple I had broke with bad use.

[supercharged turbo]

some new hand tools to the mix

How much you paid for the 1/4" set?

[X_Factor]

like 13 usd

[supercharged turbo]

Not bad...I see allied have it for $250.Where can I get a come along to buy?Something reasonable

[adnj]

Not bad...I see allied have it for $250.Where can I get a come along to buy?Something reasonable

I've seen them in FT Farfan, Bhags and Peakes. I don't remember the prices though.

[supercharged turbo]

I"ll check them out

[X_Factor]

also hav that fella as well in deep socket 1/4
but the price I paid for dat I could hav gotten better and that didnt come with a 1/4 drive ratchet

[Ted_v2]

L&G having a killer gearwrench set.
all sae shallow and deep.
all metric shallow and deep from 4 till 15
ratchet extension.
https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-80300 ... B000NIAIE2

about 700 i think it was. maybe mid 600, saw it about last week thursday, was gonna grab it immediately but i already have those sockets. Even have 14mm shallow and deep.

but if anyone looking for a decent 1/4 drive flexhead ratchet

.https://www.amazon.com/Drive-11-Long-Fl ... F4+ratchet
1/4 drive by 11" long.. bought this locally, but thats the link for it.

i did some pretty wild stuff with this, Which includes a changing starters on my laurel, huge tq no problems.
Might chop it down to around 7"

[Ted_v2]

Oh and if anyone wants a cheap vice, allied has some good irwin stuff, 4" for under 500$ or a bit above. Mechanics vice.
was going to grab one but prefer to get something like a record.

[Strugglerzinc]

Irwin owns the Record brand.

You will only get ole English Record if you find one used.

[supercharged turbo]

Irwin owns the Record brand.

You will only get ole English Record if you find one used.

Yup noticed this after I bought one of the blue record vice.Where can I get a good small air compressor?Like a 3 gallon or 6 gallon for the biggest.Not too keen on those Pricesmart compressors unless they have good reviews

[Strugglerzinc]

I would say bhagwansingh or allied but they are at least $1k more than pricesmart for the same size. Brands are debatable.

[supercharged turbo]

^^I would check them out today..thanks man

[X_Factor]

anyone ever did aluminium brazing?

[Strugglerzinc]

Pmart had a Briggs and Stratton pressure washer for 3k. Bhagwansingh has the same for 3.8k. Makes you wonder how organisations arrive at their pricing.

SSL has a Karcher gas washer at 2k yet the official dealer has no gas powered washer under 3.5k. I understand different supply chains etc but still, how can there be such a vast difference? With the dealer no less?

[ADONI]

Yea boi, bought the electric powerwasher from Pricesmart for $1,500. Then saw Bhagwansingh have it for $1,700.

[adnj]

Pmart had a Briggs and Stratton pressure washer for 3k. Bhagwansingh has the same for 3.8k. Makes you wonder how organisations arrive at their pricing.

Pricesmart, Sam's Club and Costco sell at their cost. Membership warehouses make their money on selling the membership to you. And like any other wholesaler, they also don't try to keep items in stock. Some companies even refuse to sell to the membership warehouses.

Not a lot of variety, not available all the time but maybe worth the price of the membership.

[Rovin]

u have to check stuff to see if is d exact same model cause it cud be a last yr or different model with just a digit or letter different even though it looking d same ....

[Ted_v2]

Yep. I was looking around for a electrical pressure washer, l&g had the black and decker 1300psi for 730,no warranty at all.

Allied had the same price 1 year warranty.

Ended up with a k2 karcher for a bit over 1k, 6 months warranty from allied. Got a foam cannon for 160$ extra.

[nervewrecker]

anyone ever did aluminium brazing?

What you wanna braze?

I brazed aluminium but car parts seem to be of a different composition. The material dont stick to it.

[pugboy]

the karcher electric drag about model is working pretty good for me
the cheapish standup ones might all be made in the same place
they get bad reviews from the wacker repair places

[X_Factor]

small amp rack
got those

u used mapp or propane?

[nervewrecker]

I used raw rods and flux with mapp, propane and oxy acetylene.
It sticks to aluminium angle iron and coke cans.
Does not work on auto parts it seems. Tried it on a radiator and my tgv's. Just fell right off the tgv's.

[nervewrecker]

Got em by edoos in sando

[viedcht]

Anybody have hands-on experience with this portable welder? See Ghany Ent. selling for 850...

[X_Factor]

its 110v
honestly dont bother....
u can get a 220 180 amp same chinese inverter welder for a little more