Recent content by brantjs

I would think you could wrap a strap all the way around the box and hook your come-along to the strap. The other end of the come-along you could probably attach to your hitch?

Check your city/county regulations. The last two places I've lived allow antifreeze to be poured into a sanitary drain (just not a storm drain). I've disposed of it this way the past few times...just collect the drained fluid and maybe the first couple buckets while flushing, and pour down the...

Does anyone know which models actually come in the Sears die grinder kit? The picture doesn't zoom in enough...it looks like the composite body grinders (3102 & 3108), but that price seems to be about 1/2 what they would normally go for if bought separately. I'm in want/need of an angle die...

Most 2 post lifts require 12' ceiling clearance if you're going to go that route. They are available to fit under a 10' ceiling, but you'd be looking at a base-plate style from any of the ones that I've seen.

They sell "plumber's bread" next to the solder and whatnot in the hardware store...it's some sort of dissolvable cellulose and goes in a little cleaner. You don't need to get the specialty stuff though. Regular (cheap) white bread works fine. Do not use any multi-grain, rye, etc. that has any...

So, would those be the microfinish equivalent of the softfinish heavy duty ones? The softfinish have 3 grades...round shaft regular duty, hex shaft heavy duty, and hex shaft metal striker extra heavy duty. I was leaning toward the heavy duty in the softfinish because I don't see myself beating...

Has anyone tried the Wiha microfinish drivers, either standard or extra heavy duty? http://www.wihatools.com/500seri/534serie.htm I was looking into some different options and saw these. Still not sure whether I'm going to go with their soft grip style or the microfinish. The microfinish...

To put this into perspective, I'm using a P-C 6 gal pancake compressor w/ 3/8" rubber hose right now. A 30 gal would be a huge step in the right direction for me, but I'm holding out for a 60-80 gal. My little pancake turns on once per wheel when removing lugnuts w/ the 1/2" impact (IR231)...

I have that ratchet that came in a small kit. It served as my only ratchet for a few years living in a tool bag in my car and serving general duty on everything else. It got beat on and abused, but it held up ok. It needs to get rebuilt at this point, as it's got something messed up with it...

You can. The enrst are nice because you can space the clips as necessary (like pretty much any rail I guess). The problem is that the clips that come standard with the rails are seemingly designed more for chrome sockets than the much heavier impact sockets. The standard clips don't seem to...

I have Ernst (21 strips, 5 magnetic bases). It would be nice if they offered the option for impact connectors to come on them, as I ended up buying the heavy duty clips to replace the standard ones for the impact strips. Otherwise I'm happy with them. They hold the sockets well enough but you...

I haven't used either of the ones you listed, but so far the only ones that I've used that I like and that seem to hold up reasonably well are the Stanley FatMax series. They are pricey for what they are, but they do hold up (for me at least).

I'm looking to upgrade some of my crappy no-name pliers for some knipex. I haven't been able to put my hands on them locally and was looking online. I've seen aktoolsonline.com recommended, and you can find some of them on amazon or other retailers if you look. My question is this: what...

I'd think that's overall a good size, but I'd move some things around. I'd center a single 18-20' door across the front, that way you don't have to try to angle something in when you have something else being worked on. Especially for planning a lift to have adequate room around it. I'd move...