Recent content by cevans7

I just wish I had room for a sandblast cabinet...it would make cleaning things so much easier.

Thanks for the heads up! I had seen those at waytek, but was put off by the fact that they specify it for 150 and 280 series. Do you happen to know if you used any of the larger 480 or 630 terminals when you worked on your harness? Or is this terminal size the same so it doesn't really matter...

Sselander, do you mean the one I posted or the one plinker posted?

So I need to replace a terminal on a metri-pack 480 series connector in my Silverado. The Delphi tooling is too specific for my budget/space/tastes, so I was wondering if a standard open-barrel ratcheting crimper such as http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NDAOOK/?tag=atomicindus08-20 would work. I...

The torque wrench is only to be used for tightening fasteners, so you will also need a normal ratchet for loosening the fasteners during disassembly, and putting things back on until you get to the point that you need to start using the torque wrench. It has been a while since I've done any...

To say that "labor costs don't have a damn thing to do with it" is to ignore the basic principles of economics. Labor costs are a massive component of the cost structure for almost every firm, with the only notable exceptions I'm aware of being in the tech/computing industry. But anyway... You...

I've found a mixture of brake cleaner and Simple Green All-Purpose degreaser works pretty well with a couple minutes of brushing. Though it does seem to bubble and smell a little bit funny...

We've used Rhino at the University to develop some mathematical models and whatnot. I'm no expert in 3D printing, but from what I have heard, you can certainly use 3D printers to make production-quality parts with good structural components, but not with anything in the price rang you are...

But to get back on topic: As everybody else has said, it would be awesome if Sears did this, but they won't. Probably because it wouldn't be good business to do it. GJ type consumers are almost certainly the minority among the customers Sears has or wants (but I don't have in depth knowledge of...

Yeah, companies maximize profit. That is what they are supposed to do. I wasn't saying that you specifically wanted cheap import tools. But the fact remains that the average American consumer prefers considerations of price over considerations of quality or country of origin, so companies (like...

Has anybody considered the possibility that the reason that Sears (and most other consumer-grade tool companies) have outsourced production is because some extremely qualified executives and some amazingly intelligent and well-educated consulting firms have come to the realization that the...