Ordered some more tools today. The Yard has graciously offered to send me the following after taking some of my money:
- Fluting Pliers
- Microstop New
- 5-Piece Set 100 degree Countersinks
- 4 Side-Grip Clecos Clamps 1/2″
- 4 Side-Grip Clecos Clamps 1″
- 25 K Series Spring Cleco 1/8″
- 50 K Series Spring Cleco 3/16″
- 2 #21 Cobalt Jobber Bit – 135 degree
- 2 #12 Cobalt Jobber Bit – 135 degree
They should arrive sometime next week. I’ll update the post when the come in with some pictures.
Tools arrived!
Dec 25th update:
I bet some of you noticed I ordered 3/16″ clecos instead of 3/32″ When the box arrived, I was sure that the Yard had made a mistake, but I quickly realized the mistake was mine. After some research, I figured out I won’t need that many 3/16″ clecos, so it owuld be best if I could exchange them. Luckily, I was headed to Wichita the very next day for a wedding, and the Yard is conveniently located in Wichita.
Note: It is possible to bring a bag of 50 3/16″ clecos in a carry-on through airport security. Be prepared: the TSA will ask you why you are trying to bring bullets on the airplane. Ask me how I know.
When I was able to sneak away from the wedding festivities and make it to the Yard, the guy behind the counter didn’t have any problem with me exchanging for the right size. He even pointed out that I might want to go with used. Skeptically, I inspected a bag of 100 used 3/32″ clecos, and was satisfied with their quality. (Only saw a few with pro-seal on them.) at $0.25 a piece, I saved a bunch of money. Ha.
January update: Later, I saw that some of the clecos are stubby clecos, and some are unusable. I’ve gone through every one and thrown out about 10% of them. I will probably stick with new clecos from now on. If nothing else, they look better in the pictures for you guys.
Anyway, let me get back to my Christmas. Oh, and Merry Christmas.
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