Just sprung for a digital tire/ filler guage and.......

[70 Mach 1]

Found out my old brass guage was reading 8 pounds short
Spent 25 yrs running at 40 psi

Holy shit. lol. who knows what it was heating up to at 70mph

I confirmed the new guage against my neighbors and his reads the same as the new one

 

[Floyd Eye]

I don't have digital gauges but I have good ones. I checked several of the old stick with the plastic slide gauges against them and ALL of the stick gauges are radically inaccurate. The gauges I use aren't particularly expensive and are the type with the short ( whip) hose attached to a gauge. They match closely with my onboard digital monitors on my C350.

 

[Chase42147]

I recently switched to a Milton digital inflator, after my cheap analog dial one started reading 10psi too high. It was worth every penny

I don't have digital gauges but I have good ones. I checked several of the old stick with the plastic slide gauges against them and ALL of the stick gauges are radically inaccurate. The gauges I use aren't particularly expensive and are the type with the short ( whip) hose attached to a gauge. They match closely with my onboard digital monitors on my C350.

It's insane how bad those stick gauges are. I never seen two give the same reading

 

[Robostyle]

I've had my Blue Point digital inflator for like 20 years and i love it! Snap On released a new one that is backlit.
I'll just stick with the BP and a flashlight for what they want for the backlit one.
I also have an analog inflator especially for truck tires that will reach the inside valve stems from the outside.

 

[Chase42147]

I've had my Blue Point digital inflator for like 20 years and i love it! Snap On released a new one that is backlit.
I'll just stick with the BP and a flashlight for what they want for the backlit one.
I also have an analog inflator especially for truck tires that will reach the inside valve stems from the outside.

Snap On prices are totally out to lunch these days. Their quality has dropped way too much for what they're charging. At least according to all of my mechanic buddies, I've never wanted to shell out that kind of cash

 

[Robostyle]

Snap On prices are totally out to lunch these days. Their quality has dropped way too much for what they're charging. At least according to all of my mechanic buddies, I've never wanted to shell out that kind of cash

It is currently VERY popular to hate on Snap On. More so than i ever remember.
Luckily all my Snap On stuff was bought at least 20 years ago, before their quality really tanked.
Ebay is also a good source for used stuff for cheaper.
When i used my tools 12 hrs/day to make a living, Snap On was a no brainer and totally worth it.
My SnapOn tools have paid for themselves, many times over.

 

[Chase42147]

It is currently VERY popular to hate on Snap On. More so than i ever remember.
Luckily all my Snap On stuff was bought at least 20 years ago, before their quality really tanked.
Ebay is also a good source for used stuff for cheaper.
When i used my tools 12 hrs/day to make a living, Snap On was a no brainer and totally worth it.
My SnapOn tools have paid for themselves, many times over.

Would you say the current hate is justified, or is that just a trendy thing to do?
At the machine shop I work in, we have a set of old SnapOn ratchets and sockets. Those ones are really nice.
Just curious, are you an auto mechanic or a heavy duty mechanic?

 

[Robostyle]

Would you say the current hate is justified, or is that just a trendy thing to do?
At the machine shop I work in, we have a set of old SnapOn ratchets and sockets. Those ones are really nice.
Just curious, are you an auto mechanic or a heavy duty mechanic?

To be honest, there might be some validity to these recent claims, but they seem completely overblown.
Mechanic-wise, i basically just do side work now, but i have been an automotive tech, and a heavy duty mechanic before.
But i'll work on just about anything if i can fix it, and make money doing it. I make a decent amount of money as a welder/fabricator, either making parts or repairing broken ones. I get to take the jobs i want, and refuse the ones i don't want to do.

 

[Chase42147]

To be honest, there might be some validity to these recent claims, but they seem completely overblown.
Mechanic-wise, i basically just do side work now, but i have been an automotive tech, and a heavy duty mechanic before.
But i'll work on just about anything if i can fix it, and make money doing it. I make a decent amount of money as a welder/fabricator, either making parts or repairing broken ones. I get to take the jobs i want, and refuse the ones i don't want to do.

Damn, you got a lot going on! That sounds like a great position to be in though, only working on jobs of your choosing. Do you do fab/welding work mainly for specific industries, or a variety?
I've actually been thinking of switching trades in the fall. Machining has been good but is getting boring. Oilfield machining would be more interesting than what I do now, but since I originally wanted to be a heavy duty mechanic, I may switch to that

 

[Robostyle]

Damn, you got a lot going on! That sounds like a great position to be in though, only working on jobs of your choosing. Do you do fab/welding work mainly for specific industries, or a variety?
I've actually been thinking of switching trades in the fall. Machining has been good but is getting boring. Oilfield machining would be more interesting than what I do now, but since I originally wanted to be a heavy duty mechanic, I may switch to that

It's a variety of industries. That also keeps it interesting.
Heavy duty equipment means heavy tools and heavy parts. It's a lot different from auto tech stuff. Lots of diesel engine work and air brakes, hydraulic systems and tracks and buckets etc.
It's rewarding work but def not easy, a lot depends on the company you work for and how cool and organized they are.
Machining is really cool to me, been wanting to get a mini lathe for a while now but i don't really have the room right now.

 

[Chase42147]

It's a variety of industries. That also keeps it interesting.
Heavy duty equipment means heavy tools and heavy parts. It's a lot different from auto tech stuff. Lots of diesel engine work and air brakes, hydraulic systems and tracks and buckets etc.
It's rewarding work but def not easy, a lot depends on the company you work for and how cool and organized they are.
Machining is really cool to me, been wanting to get a mini lathe for a while now but i don't really have the room right now.

It sounds quite difficult, but very cool. It must be pretty interesting working on big stuff all the time. I know it wouldn't be easy, but what interests me mainly in it is that it seems like very engaging work. My job, for at least a good portion of the year, involves sitting around waiting for CNC mills to finish a cycle, loading a new part, pressing start, and then measuring and deburring the part I just took out. When I get to do manual machining jobs, or programming prototype parts, then it's hella fun.
That would be sweet! Lathes are so much fun