Recent content by aburkhardt

Yikes. That's an aggressive response, man. It prompted me to re-read the thread in its entirety, and i can now see that you've been pretty defensive on the whole topic. Not my intent. Just maybe you were thinking of a more specific purpose, or set of things you need to get done in your...

I plead the 5th. I'm just sayin' that turning your $500 budget into $1000 budget is easier to swallow when you allow for one or two good tools each month or so, as sales make themselves known.

It's a silly premise, being that no weekend warrior known to man has a tool collection that can be replaced by some tangible dollar amount, let alone $500. It's the result of buying tools, as needed, for the task at hand. Sure, I buy random stuff when I have a gift card or see a good deal, but...

In! Love KC Tool. Great company, great service, great tools. Thanks!

Can't quite make out the make on those red magnetic holders. They look similar to the Olsa ones on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Olsa-Tools-Organizer-Magnetic-Specialty/dp/B01LR8XYCO/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1549338959&sr=8-14&keywords=magnetic+bit+holder

The PB Swiss "bitblocks" look to fit the bill, but unfortunately they're inflated to $11+ on amazon. They're more reasonable from Count-On Tools, and possibly Toollady, the usual suspects, though. Guess i'll just have to add some more items to the cart to justify shipping ...

Any new saw for $200 or less doesn't seem worth it based on what i just saw on the box stores websites. If you're OK with a jobsite-style saw -- you can most definitely find the same stuff used for less. There's never a shortage of saws that someone bought for "one or two jobs", tucked away...

As is the case (pun intended) with many (most?) on this forum, i collect and hoard infinitely more tools that i perhaps need. Don't tell my better half. That said, i picked up another 30+ piece Dewalt driver bit set, because it was 0.02 cents off, and i can't help but comment that the method...

i'm in the camp of leaving the scars, and cleaning up as best you can. Not sure what type of work you have planned for it, but some new copper jaw caps would all but hid the hardened jaws if you were so inclined

If you're talking about the DE blades that are used in a safety razor -- definitely extremely flimsy. Unless you find a way to clamp them just behind the cutting edge along its entire length, i think they'd give you trouble. Wiha makes a great scraper along these lines. "Universal Razor...

sticky tack/putty, or anything similar that you can mold, shove in there, and pull back out in one piece. automotive detailing clay might be great for this, now that i think of it. Gonna have to try that!

I also vote for the pliers wrench. To the contrary of what was said earlier about someone smarter designing a new version -- this is that version. Also, i think your first image needs to be flipped left-right. Both of those images show the same thing, essentially. You want to always push...

Going back to the original topic, I'm a little surprised to hear that a VCG job on a e36/46/90 was botched by a German or BMW-specific shop. Stuff happens, for sure, so it's certainly possible, and sounds to be the case with your girlfriend's car, but that specific repair is extremely...

I skimmed through the entire thread, and did not yet see a link posted to "The Superior Works - Patrick Blood and Gore." Ignoring the title, that site is perhaps the most comprehensive grouping of knowledge pertaining to Stanley handplane types. Perusing through the 'bay or CL, i found it...