Recent content by bdelmar2

Monster cordless led light - if you can find them. I think I remember seeing them in a napa circular one time, so worth asking there. USA Tools sells them off the truck if you have one of those around. costs about $85 for the newest version I believe. Newer ones have 2 brightness levels. I...

If I could just get the guys to put their bolts into the cardboard boxes I'd be happy. They do pretty good for awhile, then bolts start to wander around and next thing you know somebody has to put something back together somebody else took apart and its a nightmare. Then a bunch of bitching...

I like to use a large vise and a couple of sockets. If it starts to stick I whack the vise jaw with a hammer and it releases. Never had one bend, but probably will now, lol.

I use gearwrench mid chromies on an air impact daily, though mainly just tearing transmissions down and have had the same 3/8" set for 2 or 3 years. The other builder uses Snap on mids with a cordless impact and splits one every week or so. Maybe chrome sockets don't like cordless impacts...

I don't know that you actually 'need' them, perhaps in some special cases, but they are extremely handy. They will almost always work, I use them daily as do the others in our shop as our main sets. Sometimes you do need a short socket, or a deep, just as sometimes you need a 12pt socket, but...

I've got carpet runner from HD or Lowes in my 1001. Cost like $80 to do all the drawers if I remember correctly. Stays in place, and is very thin and stiff - easy to cut with a utility knife and a straight edge. Tools themselves will work themselves backwards over time, but not too bad if you...

Assuming you are using the correct gauge of wiring, or a heavier wire than you need, then I've found soldering to be the best method. The 'T' type taps **** - they are just a bad connection waiting to happen. I've had to replace a lot of them over the years. You are better off just wrapping the...

He never said he was a mechanic. Also there are uses for 1/4" impact sockets - which is why every major tool manufacturer sells 1/4" impacts and sockets. I will grant you that you don't really 'need' impact sockets for 1/4" drive - but I'm pretty sure the majority of tools discussed and...

Monster led work light is the best I've found. Its takes a heck of a beating and continues to work. Everybody was using mine in the shop for some time, and still are to a lesser degree. They have gotten left under cars and fallen out on the test drive and still work fine. Had one bent in about...

That's what it sounds like to me also. Not a compressor expert, but exactly what our old compressor did when the unloader melted.

During my time in the cabinet shop we used a fair amount of melamine. Mainly cut on a tablesaw. The blade in Jessesandy's photo above is the type we used. Its a fine toothed blade - 80t, 10" is what we used. You need to find one for cutting laminates - a quick google shows them on Amazon...

I will admit I haven't measured any of my boxes metal thickness, nor have I paid any attention to how the drawers are folded. I've just been using mostly snap on boxes since the early 80's. But I own several snap on boxes and have owned many others over the years, and have access to a few more...

It depends on the individual boxes in question, but as a general rule the older a box is the more heavy duty it is. The KR1000 is built like a tank, just grab a drawer and pull it out then wiggle it around a bit, now try that with the krl7023, its way flimsier. Grab in the middle of one of the...

Continuing on a bit with J and that situation. If you aren't a mechanic you have no idea how much it costs to have the tools to do the job, if you are an actual mechanic and not just a parts changer. Hell, even the tools to be a parts changer aren't cheap if you are going to do it reasonably...

I guess whether or not you view Snap on tools as a rip off depends on your situation. Personally I think they are pretty high on some of their prices for sure, even crazy high on some stuff yes. But, as a young mechanic starting out you aren't going to get paid a lot - you aren't worth a lot...