Recent content by Ditchdigger

Never would have guessed. Thanks!

This jig?/clamp?/press? arrived on my workbench last night. The person who dropped it off has no idea what it is and neither do I. The decal says Scott-USA Sun Valley patent pending, but that might have been taken off a ski pole and applied to this. No other marks. Threaded adjuster with a...

Do me a favor and remove the bolt in the blade installation gap and remeasure. The gap looks too large and a bit tapered to me, like too large of a bolt was jammed in there. That would attempt spread that half of the table and the material in the middle would go down. If the bow is lessened by...

It is very rare in the Pacific Northwest that you have an opportunity to pick up a Flypress used, so when I was offered this Karachi P6 I jumped on it. It was quite difficult to extricate it from the back of the blacksmith's shop where it had been for 25 years, Now to clean it up and make some...

Some years back I decided to test this hypothesis that the ratcheting box end wasn't up to the task of breaking loose stubborn bolts. I decided to use them any time they fit. It's been like 5 years. I haven't broken one yet. Still waiting for them to be a problem. Do people still use a...

Of course they stay tight. They are a standard tap wrench head that has had the tommy bar portion replaced with a square drive. We have been using this design to hold taps for a hundred years or more. That being said, you have touched on exactly why a ratchet is a pretty bad tool for tapping...

I am a bit of a tapping enthusiast and have a few drawers of tap handles. I haven't used the Lisle version for a few years now. If i need to use a ratchet and I have the room I use this style I am not sure if the standard sizes of tap shanks has changed over the years or what, but the Lisle...

I once got so tired of listening to a coworkers dry as a bone Craftsman 1/2" 30 tooth ratchet clanking away that I opened it up and squirted in a blob of grease when he went to the *******. He came back and after a minute or two was screaming trying to figure out what happened. He didn't like...

Here is the one I bought

It finally arrived. Feels good in the hand. I will have to get acquainted with it and see how I feel.

The OP has clearly never worked on a German or Italian manufactured car

We all see the world through the lenses of our experiences, so to some I suppose a drill is just a carpentry tool. Here is the thing. I work in a fabrication and machine shop where accuracy DOES matter. We use drills too. Nothing like having a bit grab and the chuck jump forward a quarter of an...

Here is the thing. HD is a big box store that sells most of their inventory to home gamers who are.... let's say, less savy and will assume that more features equals superior product. I accidentally bought a dewalt with the hammer drill feature and I absolutely hated it. It made the primary...

This thread revival just made me break down and order the Beta 910/40 from Zoro Why not, right?

I wouldn't normally stop for an adjustable end wrench, but it was huge. Imagine my surprise when it wasn't a cheap import.