Recent content by Badgerstate

I personally use jack stands all the time, no matter what because I was always taught that a jack is for lifting and jack stands are for supporting weight. However, as long as you arent crawling under the vehicle, youd probably be fine just using a jack. I mean, even if it were to fall, as long...

Because it says, "Makita" on it and they know people will pay whatever the price is.

Id look at a 30kW unit. That way, you know that you have enough capacity. Take it from someone who is a former Generac generator tech.

Bummer. I missed it. To be fair, I dont really need any more tools though. LOL

Theyre all the same until you look at some of the silent ones. Once youve had a small silent compressor, youd never go back to one of those pancake ones.

They certainly have their place in lower torque situations where a small gun is nice to have.

Check out Project Farm on Youtube. You might be surprised. Its funny you mention Gearwrench because they tend to do among the worst. Ive got a set and theyre OK but they certainly dont compare to the nicer brands out there (my Tone set is a work of art compared to them) and I certainly...

Theyre good wrenches. Easily as good as anything Snap-On at a fraction of the price. Theres been number tool tortune tests done and the high-end stuff doesnt perform any better than the Icon stuff does.

I wouldnt even consider anything less than 72 teeth, especially if its only a $10 difference. If you looking at Ko-ken, $10 shouldnt be an issue.

I always used sidewinders and recently decided to take the plunge on a Makita hyponoid saw. I worm drive seems to have a lot more torque than a sidewinder, although the blade is noticably slower. You can cut anything with it and the saw never seems to bog down. The nice thing about the Makita...

I used to love Craftman and I actually currently have a Craftsman 2000 Series tool chest but Id go with the Husky. IMO, the quality of their boxes overall is just better than what Craftsman is putting out. Sadly, Craftsman is kind of just crusing on name recognition these days.

I just use the plastic rail that came with my Husky sockets. They make a magnetic one that Ive considered but the one thats supplied with the sockets seems to work just fine.

For the most part, if you use impact tools, it is better to just have impact sockets because having both is kind of redundant. Ive got chrome sockets in 3/8" for my manual ratchet, cordless ratchet and air ratchet and I have a set of 1/2" impact sockets that I use with my impact wrench for...

Usually new. Almost all of my tools are either cheapies from HF or high end Japanese tools (Ko-Ken, Nepros, Tone and Engineer) and my power tools are Makita. All that were bought new. Theres nothing wrong with old tools though. Ive got an old Craftsman egg beater drill and a bit 'n brace that...

Thats certainly not a bad thing. Some of the best tools are made in Taiwan, so Im sure Taiwanese tool boxes would be just as good.