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I wonder if that could be why my table saw likes to throw things back at me? The chips coming off the blade run parallel with the table and straight back, so much so its its painful if they hit bare skin. Its a 1930's era Craftsman saw with the blade upsized from the stock 8" to an 9.25" I...

Wow, it must be the time for finding belt sanders, I just dragged home two of them, one older model and one from the early 70's. Both are complete but a bit rusty. The older model is smaller, maybe 24", the newer one is a 6x48. The stand was rusted away but the belt sander just needs to be...

I don't think I've ever even seen a tool of any type in any thrift store around here, its all used clothes, junky furniture, and old clocks and pictures. No electronics, no tools, no bikes, no toys, no man items at all. Just junk. I went into a Goodwill once and the place stank like dirty...

I got the box the other day, it took all day to get the truck out of the garage, and to get the box out of the truck. I had to remove all the drawers below the shelves in the truck, plus a hammer rack, plus I had to move the box facing it towards the front of the truck so i could slide the 1004...

I intend to. I called him today and asked about moving the truck or what he felt was the best way to unload the box and he says there's something wrong with the lift gate, its not worked in years, it will fold down but won't move up or down. He's afraid maybe it won't hold any weight. The truck...

I've searched Craigslist within a days drive of me for years now and not a single one, I've seen a few in odd colors that I didn't bother looking at, but no old school red boxes. I'm told that they stopped making the original red after about 2003 or 2004 and went to a powder coat red instead...

This guy hasn't been a dealer in years, but he never sold off the remains on the truck, its just sitting there. I think he figured someone in his family would have taken over when he retired but it didn't happen. The box was sort of his work station or counter in the last few years in the truck...

Fit wise, Snap On seems to have the edge but they do on occasion fail. I have a few older Matco sets from the early 90's that have never broken, the older shiny burgundy color four sided handle years. I've also got a few green SK sets that are all original and never had a failure. I don't think...

I got to talking to a former Snap On dealer who has a brand new, never used 2001 Snap On KRL1004 roll cab with stainless top and double top hutch that he's kept in his truck since he retired 14 years ago. The truck was pulled into his garage and parked when he retired just as it was the last day...

Found this site after searching for some tool box info, had to sign up. I'm a long time mechanic and tinkerer, with 30 years as a dealership light truck tech specializing in diesels and automatic transmissions. I retired from the trade several years ago and continue to tinker as a hobby at...

Check around for some restaurant surplus. I found a 12' x 30" stainless counter top which I fitted with a 1.5" thick plywood core atop a length of old steel kitchen counter. The wood supports the stainless so it don't dent. I simply glued several sheets of 3/4" plywood together in overlapping...

I just pulled out all the PEX I installed two years ago for pinhole leaks, my insurance company wouldn't rewrite my policy after some remodeling unless I was rid of all the galvanized and PVC pipe in the house. Funny thing is they didn't say anything about all the old lead drain pipes still in...

About 20 years back I upgraded one of my Snap On roll cabs to oversize urethane casters, I cut a huge one piece 1/2 steel plate to cover the entire bottom of my KR1000 box, then I drilled and tapped it to accept the new 8" urethane casters from a well known brand. They were hard gray composite...