Recent content by Al Borland

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    Tool for gripping T40 “cam’d - out” Button Head 6MM Steel Bolt in Aluminum

    Smack the bracket. Try to get it to break loose from any corrosion. If it moves, it will move the bolt.
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    Suggestions for light/medium duty steel toe work boots in $150-200 range

    Keens Last and have boxy toes. Carolinas fall apart fast. Thorogoods are hard to find locally. Red Wings are expensive but very comfy. Timberlines... Pointy tiny toes (Boo!!!) Old Doc Marten's were great, and then they were sold to China. Now they ****.
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    Miniature Wilton bullet vise

    Would be fun to have a vise on my keychain,
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    Evolution of socket drive sizes over time

    European Metric Standard for air fittings is actually old British Whitworth. So, Metric isn't always "Metric".
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    Sealed Head vs. Quick Release Ratchets...

    Does it turn the bolt? Does the socket stay on? Can I get the socket off? Whatever works.
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    Tools you hate but wont die to replace

    Save the tools you hate and take them to work to loan to people you hate. I call it "Tools for Fools".
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    Husky USA CC Wrenches - Info & Value?

    I have those wrenches in my truck. Adequate, but the later Taiwan shiny chrome wrenches have better fit/finish.
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    Vulcan Tools (current production)

    There is a GM Plant in Buffalo where Vulcan tools were made. They were acquired by JH Williams, who had their own factory.
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    How many ratchets do you own?

    HaHaHaHa, 8 years later, the number has tripled.
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    Which sizes ratchets and sockets for general handy manning household work?

    Makita impact sockets in a little rubber holder at Home depot. rubber band to your favorite ratchet. Available in Metric or American, 1/4" or 3/8", about $20 a set. Even comes with an adaptor for a 1/4" impact driver.
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    Let's Talk Flare Nut Wrenches!

    Have SK, some Craftsman, and some Huskys. SKs are 25+ years old, don't like them. They spread. Craftsmans are useless. also 20+years old. Spread AND peel chrome. Huskys are Taiwan era, 15-20 years old. Better than the others... Also have some Crows-foot line wrenches. They are a bit...
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    Let's see your gimmick wrenches

    Harbor Freight used to sell something like this. We got several at work (because ***** boss). Took them all apart and connected ALL the little flex sections into one wrench. Great fun to send out with new guys.
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    Undine - what was this box for originally?

    Ketchup goes NOWHERE NEAR hot dogs. Mustard, onions, sauerkraut are allowed, but NEVER Ketchup.
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    Recently upgraded my ratchet collection

    "Welcome to the party, pal!"
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    Mac Tool & Matco........

    Matco makes toolboxes in Jamestown NY. For a while their sockets were made by APEX, and were identical with Husky. Vulcan Tools were made in Buffalo NY in a plant on Vulcan St., now the site of G.M.'s Tonawanda Forge.
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