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dewmanshu on 11-28-2010

11-29-2010 07:09 PM
by 1slow01Z71

8

7,726

Normal Threads

arabia, buy, china, craftman, craftsman, hand, husky, made, make, making, pat, performance, saudi, stamp, tool, tools, usa

After 85 years of USA Made, Craftsman hand tools now Chinese

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BaD AZz Z28 on 01-13-2012

04-21-2012 02:47 PM
by 1FastBrick

54

16,514

Tig fab pics! (Self taught)

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lsxperformance on 02-05-2014

07-11-2016 08:52 PM
by Tomhames

53

18,984

2007, 48, 53, billet, bracket, brackets, coil, coils, flat, gm, lay, ls1tech, mount, pack, silverado, triple

Billet 4.8 Coil Bracket mounts!

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OSF on 07-25-2012

08-23-2012 10:24 PM
by OSF

50

8,585

3D Printing

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GM1697 on 03-03-2016

08-08-2016 03:08 PM
by Silverseirra

49

8,270

I Brake for fuel cells.....Pics

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Wilde Racing on 12-07-2008

07-14-2009 12:54 AM
by Wilde Racing

42

5,571

Teaching myself Tig welding

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BlackGMC on 04-05-2017

12-08-2017 02:01 PM
by Atomic

40

10,278

costco, dealer, find, snap, tool, toolbox

Tools..

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05GMCL33 on 01-10-2006

01-17-2006 06:28 AM
by JimS

38

4,076

my toolbox at work

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asap216 on 03-07-2013

04-15-2013 11:45 PM
by asap216

37

9,145

2s, authentic, chinese, clone, clones, gm, good, laptop, oens, real, tech, thing, tis, trucks, work

Chinese Tech 2s

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1slow01Z71 on 08-26-2012

07-01-2017 05:25 PM
by D1SCSS

36

22,970

12, 19v, cheapest, freight, harbor, impact, w7150

Cordless impact/driver/etc recommendations.

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charcoal03silvy on 06-20-2013

05-27-2016 03:02 PM
by matte99

32

10,317

baytown, baytownhomemadeporn, cabinet, efans, forum, harborfreight, homemade, porn, pornoaem, real, sale, sears, southeast, tbss, texas, tool, tx

Tool porn!!

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BlackGMC on 02-17-2012

03-06-2012 11:49 AM
by WhiteChevy3

30

7,805

would you weld it?

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kode-x-kustoms on 04-20-2012

04-23-2012 10:32 PM
by dkkustoms

29

3,489

1000, 103, bank, bay, big, box, boxes, boy, cornwell, inch, mac, performance, tech, tool, toolbox, triple

FINALLY a big boy toolbox!

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1slow01Z71 on 05-21-2011

07-31-2011 07:23 PM
by bulldogSS

29

11,163

Balancer puller I designed. Quick / Easy

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TrickTurbo on 08-21-2015

08-26-2018 09:01 PM
by TrickTurbo

29

11,374

now i'm dangerous

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TXsilverado on 12-04-2014

02-28-2015 11:47 PM
by Fedupwbs

28

6,735

box, drawer, flare, general, northern, organaizer, organizer, organizers, socket, stock, tool, toolbox, toolboxdrawerorganizers, tray, wrench

Finally got my toolbox stocked and cleaned

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1slow01Z71 on 08-12-2012

04-08-2013 04:39 PM
by spent21

28

11,621

2000, 71624, brake, chevy, die, double, flare, flaring, kit, line, make, master, mcl71475, thread, tucson, work

Struggling to make a double flare...

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Atomic on 04-25-2012

04-28-2012 10:33 PM
by smokeshow

26

5,218

brown, craftsman, digital, good, line, patriots, performance, snap, tool, torque, troque, whats, whatys, wrench, wrenches

I need a new torque wrench, whats a good one?

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BlackGMC on 01-18-2012

02-18-2012 04:54 PM
by silver-mod-o

26

5,892

How does everyone bend over the into the engine compartment to work on things?

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jclark10 on 02-16-2022

02-23-2022 10:31 AM
by arthursc2

24

2,520

11519291, 2003, bolt, bolts, chevy, converter, pn, silverado, tighten, torq, torque, truck

Converter install tools/supplies...

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marc_w on 08-18-2004

11-08-2004 08:25 AM
by marc_w

24

2,781

12x16, car, carport, compressor, forum, garage, garages, lets, pitchers, set, setup, shop, shopsetups, storage, toolbox

Lets see your Garage/ Shop setup

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N/ALS1 on 05-10-2012

09-30-2012 05:28 PM
by lowered907

23

38,321

cool, depot, fabrication, feet, foot, home, mfgs, net, pictures, sticky, tie, ties, tool, trucks, zip

Cool zip tie accesory

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BlackGMC on 03-30-2011

07-09-2011 08:31 AM
by bigboy576103

22

4,201

Valve spring compressor..... Recommendations

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Wolftrk99 on 03-01-2016

07-29-2016 01:07 AM
by Wolftrk99

21

15,772

2500, 70, aircondition6570lbsonlowside2005tahoe, degree, low, rpm, side

A/C service tools?

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thunder550 on 05-13-2013

05-25-2013 02:01 PM
by thunder550

21

4,876

Good Value TQ Wrench

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WhiteChevy3 on 12-20-2012

02-24-2013 12:01 PM
by 1FastBrick

20

6,878

3m, 80, bmf, brite, cast, disc, forum, grit, heads, iron, novakane, pads, performancetrucks, roloc, scotch, silverado, yse

3M Roloc Pads

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1slow01Z71 on 05-20-2012

05-22-2012 03:31 PM
by 5.0 Eater

19

5,454

Custom machined catch can! (pics inside)

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jroctpb on 04-09-2014

05-29-2014 09:59 PM
by jroctpb

19

6,376

316, difficuly, how, learn, long, picking, rod, stainless, tig, weld, welding

How difficult to learn how to TIG weld?

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BlackGMC on 09-01-2012

01-26-2014 09:45 PM
by lsxperformance

19

5,516

Ordered me some new toys today

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1slow01Z71 on 09-01-2011

03-25-2012 12:00 AM
by toddhowudoing

18

2,497

attach, automotive, craftsman, ecub9500, fluorescent, forum, handheld, hood, led, light, lights, snap, snapon, underhood, work

Underhood Work Lights

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1slow01Z71 on 11-11-2012

03-21-2013 12:55 AM
by RacinRust

18

9,526

Bolt Extractors?

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1slow01Z71 on 07-26-2012

08-02-2012 10:07 PM
by slammedsilvy

18

2,130

427, air, ar, attic, compressor, exhaust, garage, mounted, mounting, oil, put, set, shop, storing, truck, wall

Attic Mounted Air Compressor

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1slow01Z71 on 08-12-2012

10-14-2012 11:41 AM
by sleek silverado

18

15,617

67605, assembly, compressor, crane, fabrications, form, heard, ls1tech, ls3, part, pro, proform, spring, tool, valve

Proform 67605

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RSTinOKC on 01-14-2011

04-20-2011 12:01 PM
by budhayes3

18

4,645

10, 99, bananza, band, bandsaw, cai, gonzales, homecraft, inch, left, louisiana, motor, mounts, sale, trucks, wood, z71

Band-Saw Bananza

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Wilde Racing on 12-23-2010

12-26-2010 04:03 PM
by Wilde Racing

18

4,139

2050, 65, ass, cart, cutter, hypertherm, kick, miller, plasma, repair, review, spectrum, strike, torch, welding

Plasma torch?

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custm2500 on 12-22-2011

10-29-2012 02:47 PM
by custm2500

17

3,904

torque wrench suggestions

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1 2)

TXsilverado on 05-03-2021

05-11-2021 10:57 AM
by chevymec

17

3,701

anti, ball, device, drill, hitch, motorcycle, mybb, powered, receiver, receivers, receptacle, tap, trailer, vbulletin, wobble

Can I Swiss cheese my hitch receiver?

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Spoolin on 10-22-2012

11-02-2012 01:30 AM
by Mangled03gmc

17

5,169

I weld things

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CJ_978 on 02-14-2014

02-15-2014 01:59 PM
by RS/SS 4.8

17

6,958

tig welders

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02_Orange_D1SC on 03-04-2015

11-11-2015 11:49 AM
by TrendSetter

17

6,255

converter, craigslist, cultivating, detroit, disc, drill, forced, nj, performance, phase, press, rotary, toy, toys, trucks, wwwcraigslistpowerfeeder

My new toy , craigslist ftmfw

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2004SSS on 04-28-2011

07-04-2011 06:53 PM
by 2004SSS

17

3,988

TTo anyone considering assembly of braided AN hoses

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GMCtrk on 11-09-2013

11-25-2013 11:32 AM
by chevrolet all the way

16

4,275

Anyone ever use the spark plug gapping pliers?

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1 2)

BlackGMC on 12-24-2013

01-05-2014 12:40 PM
by SamuelsonMotorsports

16

8,908

102, 110, body, chevy, external, feed, feeder, hobart, jeep, jk, silverado, stick, suitcase, throttle, welder, wire, wirefeed

Good stick welder? (jk...wire feed instead)

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thunder550 on 12-10-2012

12-13-2012 10:46 PM
by BlackGMC

16

2,846

Soon to buy a welder need a little help.

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silverado.408 on 07-23-2014

10-27-2014 10:57 AM
by goinbrokez28

16

4,916

I need a Press, but will a 6 ton, bench top do everything?

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adriver on 03-20-2021

05-01-2021 03:36 PM
by 1FastBrick

15

1,350

Looking For Metal Fabricator Houston/Spring Area

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kaze_v8 on 06-18-2019

06-11-2023 03:07 AM
by Blown06

15

5,074

185, 210, 316, fabrication, forum, handler, hobart, holbart, mig, mod, mods, motor, setup, steel, welder, welding

New MIG welder! Hobart Handler 210MP

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BlackGMC on 10-12-2012

12-14-2012 11:16 PM
by 2doorfury

15

4,483

pre fabbed roll cages

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1 2)

Jake75 on 08-08-2018

08-10-2018 11:34 AM
by Jake75

15

10,454

2008, 250mp, 350, chevy, hobart, images, lt, max, maxstar, miller, millermatic, pulse, silverado, tigwave, vortec, welder

What welder you guys running?

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Chevy Cowboy on 11-30-2010

12-04-2010 07:27 AM
by Gadgetized

15

5,549

bed, build, cheap, coat, coating, color, designs, dip, fluid, fluidized, make, paint, plans, planspowder, powder, small, style

Small Fluid Bed Plans/Powder Coating Cheap! $50 and under

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aeorozco on 01-04-2011

02-25-2011 04:24 PM
by aeorozco

15

9,752

braided, braiding, cable, cutter, cutters, cutting, forum, freight, harbor, hose, hydraulic, line, stainless, steel, tools

What is the best tool for cutting braided stainless hose???

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BlackGMC on 03-07-2012

03-08-2012 05:38 PM
by rkwhite61

15

18,962

Bye bye Van Norman mill, hello!!.... CNC???????

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1 2)

Wilde Racing on 01-07-2014

03-02-2014 09:46 PM
by LSter

14

5,326

2001, buy, cam, engine, houston, lkjjhg, rcsb

Cam swap tools in Houston area?

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1 2)

VicRed on 12-01-2004

12-02-2004 06:53 PM
by VicRed

14

1,826

LS Lifter Holding Tool

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1 2)

5.0 Eater on 02-08-2017

10-24-2017 09:57 AM
by 2004silvy

14

15,395

200, customer, forum, matic, miller, millermultimatic, mulitmactic, mulitmatic200, multi, multimatic, multimetic, reveiw, reveiws, review, reviews

miller multimatic 200

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moregrip on 05-03-2012

10-01-2012 10:41 AM
by wkdivr

13

7,533

what tools needed?

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1 2)

v8 on 03-27-2005

04-16-2012 10:44 PM
by Daryn

13

1,801

03, 91, auto, autometer, build, chevy, ck, cluster, gauge, gauges, installation, meter, oakley6575, silverado, truck

Would anyone be interested in an Autometer Gauge Cluster?

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1 2)

oakley6575 on 08-30-2012

08-31-2012 06:14 PM
by oakley6575

13

6,513

Picked up a cheap welding machine

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1 2)

Jake75 on 11-15-2016

02-14-2017 08:54 AM
by kainedogg

13

3,528

Imapct swivel sockets....

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1 2)

Wolftrk99 on 05-29-2016

06-17-2016 09:22 AM
by BDR5oh

13

2,630

1500, 2011, 210, 211, 220, 57l, adapter, buy, dodge, forum, header, hobart, lost, miller, mvp, performance, ram, welder

want to buy my first welder......help

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moregrip on 09-22-2011

03-19-2012 12:50 PM
by Revolutionary

13

3,928

Homemade Dyno

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1 2)

marketmerlin on 01-12-2015

11-28-2015 06:52 PM
by schino

13

6,054

2011, 41, box, boxes, chest, chests, crafstman, craftsman, craftsmen, kobalt, tool, toolbox, toolboxes, trucks, versus

Kobalt or Craftsman Tool Boxes??

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1 2)

WhiteChevy3 on 09-06-2011

02-11-2012 02:47 PM
by ak2007r6

12

28,710

110, air, compressor, ramair, snap, snapon, volts

In need of a good compressor.

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silver-mod-o on 02-08-2011

02-14-2011 11:18 AM
by ChevyTruck

12

2,170

08denali, 1500, 2004, 4l80e, autocad, cad, courses, file, gmc, hd, nx3, powered, sierra, silverado, solid, training, truck, vbulletin, works

CAD users

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1 2)

jus1975 on 10-06-2011

07-25-2012 07:40 PM
by oakley6575

11

2,993

Getting dents out of pipe.

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1 2)

wheeliE-maxx on 08-07-2012

12-11-2012 10:48 AM
by Chevy Cowboy

11

3,159

carbon, cost, difference, fan, fender, fenders, fiber, fiberglass, glass, hood, shroud, thick, thickness, verses, weight

Fiberglass versus carbon fiber question

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1 2)

deion82 on 07-08-2011

08-20-2011 05:20 PM
by fastnblu

11

7,020

Any advice on a tig welder?

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1 2)

custm2500 on 05-03-2013

10-08-2013 06:43 PM
by Tig

11

3,017

Crankshaft balancer removal tool

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1 2)

Vortec350ss on 01-13-2014

02-03-2014 08:46 PM
by AUTOT3K

11

4,131

2011, 2012, 60, air, built, compressor, forum, gal, general, hp, ingersoll, ir, painting, rand, silverado, t70

Air compressor

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Go5.3tt06 on 02-28-2012

05-07-2012 06:26 PM
by AndysC3

10

3,121

share/post photos of the inside of your tool boxes

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1 2)

lowered907 on 11-26-2014

12-02-2014 09:58 AM
by WICKEDOWESIX

10

5,733

Finally got my hutch

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1 2)

rob.los83 on 01-31-2019

02-03-2019 12:00 PM
by rob.los83

10

2,306

Weldor from Indiana, completely self taught.

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1 2)

xmgfuller on 07-13-2014

11-04-2014 10:28 AM
by tim wellington

10

3,469

Craftsman variable speed bench grinder won't adjust speed

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1 2)

Atomic on 01-03-2014

01-11-2014 09:18 PM
by oakley6575

10

2,901

Lisle pipe stretcher kit

.J. on 12-14-2014

08-04-2016 05:30 PM
by 07Softail

9

2,014

Aluminum pipe suppliers?

ironcityboom on 08-11-2016

08-23-2016 05:17 PM
by milesp07

9

1,641