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WV64Signet said:
Chugging along. Was going to do car stuff this morning, but with rain potential, I need to get to the outside stuff and work on the car tomorrow.

I did get a line on a 56 inch roller cabinet that looks decent. Going to go check it out tomorrow morning. I hate digging through tools and cases to find what I need
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I may try to get some garage time. Not sure today or tomorrow. I need to get the Charger back up on stands. Next weekend I plan to drop the front suspension down, change the oil pan gasket and windage tray, the put it back up. With it up on stands i can start plumbing the brake and fuel lines.
 
I do need to clean the other garage stall out so the hot rod can be inside this winter. 10 day forcast seems mild yet so there is still time for some things
 
The USAF only let you use them with a breaker bar and no adapters at all. So if it is sat 3/4 drive you can't adapt it to 1/2 if that makes sense. What's funny I did a lot of HF ones when other guys got them for home use. When new they are right on the money. Like any adjustable torque wrench drop it either get it calibrated or toss it. Biggest thing to remember is to break it three times in the direction and setting you will use then set it say half way there do the first order of tightening set it to what you need then and continue. Those publications have way to much then you want to know about them
Chris get two HF ones. 3/8 drive and 1/2 and your set for under $50, or want to go high end CDI makes them definitely for Snap on, and Mac I believe also.
 
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Did my mowing, burning, tractor work for neighbor, metal Recyling (fence top rails) yesterday, headed out to a casino on the Peninsula today for a couple nights. The local casino stopped it's card room so I'm headed to 7 Cedars for some Texas Hold'em
 
halifaxhops said:
The USAF only let you use them with a breaker bar and no adapters at all. So if it is sat 3/4 drive you can't adapt it to 1/2 if that makes sense. What's funny I did a lot of HF ones when other guys got them for home use. When new they are right on the money. Like any adjustable torque wrench drop it either get it calibrated or toss it. Biggest thing to remember is to break it three times in the direction and setting you will use then set it say half way there do the first order of tightening set it to what you need then and continue. Those publications have way to much then you want to know about them
Chis get two HF ones. 3/8 drive and 1/2 and your set for under $50, or want to go high end CDI makes them definitely for Snap on, and Mac I believe also.
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I sold the CDI"s for many years before MAC picked up the line. Boy did that piss off the Scrap Iron dealers. Nice wrenches and handy because you don't need to back them off but they aren't as accurate as the micrometer style. But, what's a few ft/lb between friends.

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I know a guy that picked mine out of the trash after I dropped it, cheap fruck any how he keeps blowing head gaskets and cant figure out why! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: I will let him figure it out on his own!
 
halifaxhops said:
The USAF only let you use them with a breaker bar and no adapters at all. So if it is sat 3/4 drive you can't adapt it to 1/2 if that makes sense. What's funny I did a lot of HF ones when other guys got them for home use. When new they are right on the money. Like any adjustable torque wrench drop it either get it calibrated or toss it. Biggest thing to remember is to break it three times in the direction and setting you will use then set it say half way there do the first order of tightening set it to what you need then and continue. Those publications have way to much then you want to know about them
Chris get two HF ones. 3/8 drive and 1/2 and your set for under $50, or want to go high end CDI makes them definitely for Snap on, and Mac I believe also.
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I have a 3/8 and 1/2 inch HF digitals that I have been using. Just no way for me to be certain what their tolerances are.
 
My shop did the whole Bases wrenches. Man that was a full time job every day. Thank god for new guys once you got them Qualifed by PMEL
 
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WV64Signet said:
I have a 3/8 and 1/2 inch HF digitals that I have been using. Just no way for me to be certain what their tolerances are.
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Thats why they should be calibrated at least yearly. They should have come with a calibration certificate. Think non armed services the tolerance is 5% No way to tell unless you have a testing bench which are few and far between. Then you get into the stupid side also they have to be tem soaked for a day at around 70degrees less that 30% humidity before they can be calibrated. OK Thats what we did but what do you do when it is 10 degrees out and break it out of the tool box to use?????? Did it every day along with the rest of the USAF. The ones that never ever went out of calibration were the beam type.
 
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Very snowy good morning from Colorado, haven't checked this AM but had 22 inches as of last night. Just sitting here drinking my coffee. Wife unit is board and wants me to plow early so we can get out this afternoon.
 
jaws said:
Very snowy good morning from Colorado, haven't checked this AM but had 22 inches as of last night. Just sitting here drinking my coffee. Wife unit is board and wants me to plow early so we can get out this afternoon.
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You are at over 4,000 feet there aren't you?
 
jaws said:
Very snowy good morning from Colorado, haven't checked this AM but had 22 inches as of last night. Just sitting here drinking my coffee. Wife unit is board and wants me to plow early so we can get out this afternoon.
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I do not miss that at all, gotta tell ya. While it is picturesque and soothes my soul, the hours of labor it demands quickly become tiresome for me. I will never forget Jodi standing on maybe a 4-5 ft tall ledge chipping it off to me running the snow blower underneath. She looked me dead in the eye and says “I am done, this is my last winter up here” That girl was serious!
 
Sublime one said:
I do not miss that at all, gotta tell ya. While it is picturesque and soothes my soul, the hours of labor it demands quickly become tiresome for me. I will never forget Jodi standing on maybe a 4-5 ft tall ledge chipping it off to me running the snow blower underneath. She looked me dead in the eye and says “I am done, this is my last winter up here” That girl was serious!
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And I don't blame her. As I get older I can see why there are so many retired people that spend winters or at least February, in Fla. or Tx/Az. They don't call them "snow birds" for nothing.
 
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