Recent content by exophyusical

I ordered a Jackson flip front with the regular window, I've never been a huge fan of big windows. I like having a flip front for chipping and grinding or that odd spot where you don't have room to snap the lid down normaly, but a big flip front is just way too big IMO. Anyways, went with a...

Duel shield welding deffinatly has its place, I don't think theres any real secret to setting it up, but one thing that can throw you for a loop is the gas. Any kind of inconsistency in gas mixture will effect what heat and wire speed that you need to achieve spray transfer. If your not spraying...

Short answer, because it ***** in every possible way, relative to pretty much any other method of welding..

My old helmet is getting worn out (rigging wont stay tight, flip front spring is sloppy so the flip front doesn't close tight anymore) and I'm looking for a new helmet. I don't like auto darkening helmets so I want to stay with a standard model. The ones I've favored are Sellstrom brand helmets...

I have a history of throwing temper tantrums at my local Crappy Tire, and they all know it. As a result I have no such problems with returns there, they even let me upgrade and pay the difference if I like. I don't dare let them touch my vehical though, I could see them intentionaly over...

Just get stronger is all, I love electric die grinders despite their size. Well "love" is probably the wrong word, since I abhore all die grinders, but I hate the electric ones a little bit less than the pneumatic ones. They don't power out as easily and burrs usualy last longer due to the lower...

I believe that, I just have trouble believing that any of our opinions (or yours) are going to lead to any new ratchets showing up in your school shop. Regardless of whatever you have been lead to believe probably about the only thing you can do to get new ratchets is to quit rebuilding the...

For the life of me I cant convince myself that this thread is at all legitimate, just a creative take on the usual "best ratchet" threads IMO. For what its worth I make my living with my tools, none of my ratchets are high dollar ratchets, and the only time I break one is when I abuse one, even...

Heres 3 of mine. The first is a Victorinox "Farmer" its in my pocket all the time. The second is a Leatherman Wave, it comes along on camping, hunting and wilderness canoe trips. The third is my favorite, its a Grohman #1 or "Canadian Belt Knife". No more perfect knife has ever been designed for...

I used to have a couple in my service truck, awesome tools. Between two of them and a crescent for backup there were very few fasteners you couldn't get. Now I deal with a lot of hydraulics and they don't work so well.

I think that depends, most automotive guys that I know don't have the bigger stuff. Big wrenches can really clean you out, the bright side is that if your going to cheap out here is the place to do it. In Canada you can get a 10 pc jumbo set from Peavey Mart for under $100. They are pretty crude...

That depends, do you want to use your pliers as pliers, or do you want to use them like wrenches? IMO so long as you are using your pliers in the manner that they were designed then there is no need to look further than channel lock, if you want to use them to hold backup on nuts and bolts...

I've got a few sets scattered throughout my vehicals and home, but IMO you need two sets of whatever combination wrenches you use the most, some stubbies, and a good ratchet set. Make one of the wrench sets a ratcheting one if you like and you're all set.

This is so true, at my last job doing mobile service and repairs on pumpjack drivers there were a few tool nerd type guys, their numbers were usualy dismal, often in the hot seat, the company was having to eat hours to keep the customer happy on a regular basis. A guy that can trouble shoot...

IMO the money is in HD and industrial work rather than automotive. We get paid by the hour (of which there are generaly plenty of), no flat rate BS. While you can sometimes make good money on a flat rate IMO the company always seems to find a way to get things stacked in their favor. I don't cut...