Recent content by fixer76

I picked up a Snap On tool cart from a neighbor at a steal recently ($350 for a small US made one). I'm not a mechanic but knew the wife was going to make me keep tools out in the garage and wanted something nice. I don't have experience with these and am trying to figure out how to get...

I'm a rookie at a lot of things. What tool do you use to cut bolts down but preserve the threads? And can you use it without a vice? A lot of times I don't have access to a vice.

Good tips thanks all! I have seen drill bits with some hex heads and I think they were part of some Quick Detach system but should work great for my needs. And I can't believe it but I didn't know about using hand tightness to secure the bit on the keyless chuck. I would always just hold it...

I am a hoarder of miscellanous small parts/fasteners that I come across. Now that I'm taking over handyman work for some rental properties on my wife's side of the fam, I need something more streamlined and professional than several old coffee cans filled with half-rusty screws. I picked up...

Sweet deal! I'm looking into this!

Interesting! So some of you actually use a cordless rotary hammer as a drill, instead of having a dedicated cordless drill? You don't find the added weight/bulk an issue? I VERY rarely have to drill into concrete. Maybe 3 to 4 times a year, and 1 to 3 holes each time. So that's why I got a...

My wife wants me to pack my tools out of the spare bedroom to make room for her sister that's going through a divorce. I've avoided keeping tools in my unairconditioned 1.5 car garage due to concern over damage. But now that I'm forced to, I wonder what's okay to keep out there and what I...

Sweet tool! I love me some thrift store tool finds!

I'm not a pro wrench. I use my tools for home repairs of myself and a couple rentals. My drill set consists of a cordless Mikita drill and a corded Bosch rotary hammer. The Bosch uses SDS bits and before I bought this a few years ago, I didn't know this existed. My biggest complaint with my...