Garage Tools

[SaltyMethods]

Tool tip of the day:

https://x.com/ElofsonJess/status/1901718859335270571

 

[85Yota]

Thats nice sincw most throw those away.

https://a.co/d/dzUrkMa

I make one like this but for multiple grinders for a couple spots in my shop.

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

Tool tip of the day:

https://x.com/ElofsonJess/status/1901718859335270571

Am I the only one that uses those?

 

[smokeysevin]

Am I the only one that uses those?

Nah. I have had a couple of close calls and keep them on too.

Even with a flap wheel, I don't want abrasive and spark in my face.

Sean

 

[BFR_Built 🇺🇸]

New addition to the shop. This 40x80 table has a 1.25” thick top. I made some mounts for these 6600lb leveling casters. A game changer is having a table so heavy that it doesn’t move at all while beating on it.

 

[SaltyMethods]

$179



https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-shop-press-brake-attachment-70952.html

 

[85Yota]

Looks like a nice press brake add on when I see them in the store. I have used my swag for 10 years and never a problem with it. But most of the time I don't need to do anything wider than 6" or so.

I'm considering getting a vise sheet metal brake since most of the stuff I use it for is small 1/8" tabs that need to be bent for monting accessories.

https://www.amazon.com/Bending-Alum...cphy=9031448&hvtargid=pla-2281435177858&psc=1

 

[DialedShockPrep]

Looks like a nice press brake add on when I see them in the store. I have used my swag for 10 years and never a problem with it. But most of the time I don't need to do anything wider than 6" or so.

I'm considering getting a vise sheet metal brake since most of the stuff I use it for is small 1/8" tabs that need to be bent for monting accessories.

https://www.amazon.com/Bending-Alum...cphy=9031448&hvtargid=pla-2281435177858&psc=1

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I have one and love it. Definitely recommend for smaller material that needs a break in it

 

[Cleandezert]

Looks like a nice press brake add on when I see them in the store. I have used my swag for 10 years and never a problem with it. But most of the time I don't need to do anything wider than 6" or so.

I'm considering getting a vise sheet metal brake since most of the stuff I use it for is small 1/8" tabs that need to be bent for monting accessories.

https://www.amazon.com/Bending-Alum...cphy=9031448&hvtargid=pla-2281435177858&psc=1

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fucking game changer... that is on my list here soon.

 

[Twisted Sid]

I have one of the 6" vise brakes that I made an adapter to go I to my 20t press. Way easier than turning the vise handle

 

[85Yota]

One of those Vice brakes would be money if you have an arbor press. I wish I would've kept my arbor press I never used to use one of these on it.

 

[4xFoorOffroad]

Looking for a semi-budget OBD2 scan tool now that I forgot my 9 year old $20 Wifi OBD2 in my friends car and I think it’s not coming back. Like this one because it’s cabled and Bluetooth and offers bidirectional controls.

https://www.amazon.com/LAUNCH-X431-CRP919EBT-Wireless-Bidirectional/dp/B0C6TC2ZF3/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=8C40N7COXGX7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5-RIv1e2YCXrZnPOsn_B5zVMQpSeZdeHlgSyxOnqHjgIdbRZ65BW2kncfLF8r7ZJZ1VNkRTKaGI22aIv6rxEV-OesgdpDVWG4G2bXpUtqjzDaYpHQ7aNbvPjvfK1dH1pDjBoqSmXCI9XAdbZ8FI9eYHvOuZNIVl0XByiNFubKdvQh6dkjqhvoq_AJStoVDb7OMbnnRENNzWEaiKLEOkEDg.9MxPEmMwFuqOFQyMSAH4bug-CyIHatl7slmnad8Ma-w&dib_tag=se&keywords=launch+scanner&qid=1749154173&sprefix=launch+,aps,177&sr=8-4

 

[Doubleggregg]

Looking for a semi-budget OBD2 scan tool now that I forgot my 9 year old $20 Wifi OBD2 in my friends car and I think it’s not coming back. Like this one because it’s cabled and Bluetooth and offers bidirectional controls.

Was just about to post something similar...

i have a couple moitors that read codes and sensors i use for full time monitoring, a generic reader in my tow pig that just shows the code and i can use to clear it, a tuner for my daily driver that has some different tunes in it and can read codes but now i am looking for an actual tool.. i want to be able to do things with a hand held OBD2 tool. I want to see the monitors and which ones are ready, being able to also save data when code comes on might be cool too.

Whats out there that isnt going to break the bank. Is the Innova brand i see worth it? is the harbor freight brand worth it?

 

[4xFoorOffroad]

Was just about to post something similar...

i have a couple moitors that read codes and sensors i use for full time monitoring, a generic reader in my tow pig that just shows the code and i can use to clear it, a tuner for my daily driver that has some different tunes in it and can read codes but now i am looking for an actual tool.. i want to be able to do things with a hand held OBD2 tool. I want to see the monitors and which ones are ready, being able to also save data when code comes on might be cool too.

Whats out there that isnt going to break the bank. Is the Innova brand i see worth it? is the harbor freight brand worth it?

Eric O from the South Main Auto channel has spoken well of the high end HF scanner. I haven’t heard any positive or negative feedback regarding Innova. Any diagnostic tech has multiple tools for covering all the quirks of different brands that play nicer with various tools. Definitely not what I am, or a budget I’m working with.

Having bi-directional controls to turn on fuel and other systems is why I went with something more than the $20 WIFI dongle I used for many years with the $12 software on my phone. Using the phone’s cpu and screen makes the dongles cheap and effective and easy to take and save screenshots of data readouts. Amazingly my friend found my old $20 unit and it just stays in my truck while the bigger one stays at home.

 

[the_fablab_]

We have a Autel scanner we use regularly at the shop. I think I paid $400-500 for it and the updates throughout the years. I’m happy with it. It does everything the high end HF can do