Recent content by dauntless

I bet they're a rotten bunch!:mad: I wish I could offer some words of wisdom but from what I read in the article I see you are very much between a rock and a hard place. I hope that this matter is resolved quickly and at no additional expense to you.

My dad was a very good carpenter and I learned the art by participating and watching. He would also fix just about anything by simply observing how it worked and why it broke and then figuring out how to fix it. I took heed to his lesson and applied it to everything under the sun. I was soon...

As the intrepid inventor of countless dangerous widgets I approve this lift system (re: my name). As an engineer (by trade) I would have over built everything quite a bit more than he did. Prior to having my own lifts I used whatever I could find to brace my car because my driveway was not...

I just wrapped a strap around the brace for the tank and motor (NOT all the way down through the legs). When I winched it up (using an overhead hoist) it lifted off the ground on a slight angle but it seemed fine and was not damaged. I do not know if this is the correct procedure but it worked...

I break up HF's offerings into three types of ****: A) That which will break and I don't care because I'll buy another one (ie. cutoff wheel, ratcheting wrenches, trim tools) B) That which will not break and is just cheap (ie. hoist, jack stands, under lift safety stands) C) Everything else is...

I bought a bottom of the barrel Extech 22-816 a few years ago for $80 at Radioshack and she still serves me well (haven't even blown a fuse). My friends love their Fluke's but I don't have that kind of dime to be dropping. It's hard to make out much detail from the pic you posted but it...

Good morning everyone. I'm new here but I did some lurking and I think I'll be right at home. I recently got an air compressor very similar to the one pictured above but with a smaller tank (I'm guessing 60 gallons) and a 1.5HP motor. The compressor pump (pictured above) looks identical to...