Recent content by Angry welder

I did duct work for years and know all about the problem your having. One, if your placing the screws to close to the edge it wont matter what screws you use they will probably never catch. Second, the faster you can spin the screws the better off you are. Also, for any round pipe duct work...

I have had this conversation with a few guys who are thinking about taking mechanics at school and they have asked me what to start out with and after some serious thought I have come up with this. The average shade tree guy needs: 1/2 drive impact deep sockets in both metric and standard 3/8...

Do you have any problems with the wood shrinking and the joints loosening after time. I ask because I have a friend that lives in a pretty dry climate and after time the joints loosen up due to wood shrinkage and general use. I haven't built anything using lag bolts so I don't have any...

I am sure someone has already mentioned these but, I do like their tapes. http://www.starrett.com/category/jobsite--shop-tools/tape-measures/310101#currentPage=1&displayMode=grid&itemsPerPage=12&sortBy=wp/asc

The worst part of the "fake car show" is, the head guy always takes credit for what the guys in the shop does, especially that douche Richard Rawlings. Every time they reveal a car its always, "I did this" or "I did that". Also, the car shows always fall into one of two categories, the car are...

This is why I bought Gearwrench the last time I bought sockets.

Just about everything I use is impact sockets. I still have all of my chrome sockets but I can't remember ever having to use a chrome socket because of clearance issues.

I agree with Matt_i, the welder is only the beginning. However, I would stay away from the old tombstone welders. The new welders with a mosfit design, usually listed as multi process welders are way more friendly machines and can be had for a little more than what an old beat up tombstone...

If you are starting out go with impact sockets. Regardless of what brand you get the impact sockets are going to stand up to a lot more abuse than anything else. For ratchets I would stick with Gearwrench, mainly because of their warranty and the availability at local stores. For open end...

I live in Alabama, the sweat box of the country, and have found anytime I store anything with a tarp over covering it the rust build up is worse than leaving it uncovered. Just a thought.

I have to agree with everyone that the Fluke 87 is the top of the line, but its also way more meter than needed unless your a professional electrician or someone who works on small electronics. For a good all purpose meter I would recommend the Fluke 17B. It includes a temp probe and does...

To answer "how cheap can it be", to do your own HVAC install. On the back of most EPA cards, the ones you get so that you can purchase refrigerant, is a number that you can call if you find someone that has intentionally leaked refrigerant into atmosphere and the fine is 10,000 dollars for the...

Snap-on suing Harbor Freight over floor jacks https://www.biztimes.com/2016/industries/law/snap-on-suing-harbor-freight-over-floor-jacks/

I will offer a word of caution on using diamond blades for cutting metal. For several years I did commercial heating and air, I used the diamond blades for cutting metal roofing for setting unit curbs. One of the diamond teeth broke off of a new blade and shot out across the roof, went...

Welder for sure. Really the only thing I use air for anymore is for airing up tires, pool floats etc, or for running the air impact other than that its easier to use electric tools for what use to be air driven.