Recent content by Hawk231

Umm, no, there is a proper tool for every job.

If a seller has multiple listings for the same item but with a different end date/time. You bid early on the first listing that has no bids to "mark" it.:monkey_pi Hopefully anyone else that comes along will bid on one of the earlier listings, or a later listing with no bids. That's how I got my...

In 2004 it cost me $75 to rent the grinder over the weekend, and $125 to use the carbide cutters. The standard rate on the grinder was $45 for 6hrs. It took me ~16hrs to do 1080sqft with the carbide cutters. The stones cut slower and wear faster. Either way makes lots of nasty dust. It's worth...

Don't sweat it... It it spreads you'll be able to trade up to a pro version. I've done that with a wrench that was only out of stock, not discontinued like yours.

I felt the quake down in southwest ohio. It only lasted about 10-15 seconds. I though my wife was crawling on the bed to mess with the alarm clock, but the water was running so I knew she was in the shower. Hmm, so I rolled over and went back to sleep. When I got to work they asked me if I felt...

Gotta love those fees (taxes). Just another way to punish success.

That sounds about right. Our tap fee was close to that three years a go.

Ditto... I got mine at 16 for vocational school. I'm glad I didn't stick with HVAC though. I think my brother has some misc junk stored in my old box. The bottom was getting pretty rusty from sitting on the garage floor.

I just found some SK ones after I posted. Unfortunately, they are the soft rubbery kind with the retaining clip thingy. I like the hard plastic trays with no retaining clip. http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/tool-storage-wrench-racks-10-slot-short.html

I wish I could find a couple of those for shorty wrenches.

$90 + $2 shipping for each http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SK-4508-Wrench-Set-Flare-Nut-Crowfoot-Fractional-10-pc_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43994QQihZ002QQitemZ120232871493QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW...

:dunno: It wasn't a big deal...

It's really time to upgrade.

New acquisitions: Armstrong Combination wrench set SAE SK Flare nut wrench set Metric SK combination set Metric Armstrong ratcheting wrench set(s) Metric & SAE Armstrong 1/2" drive impact shallow SAE Grey Pneumatics 1/2" drive impact shallow Metric SK crowfoot wrench set SAE & Metric And...

They're probably using those over in china to put together the olympic facilities. It's nice to have the adjustable torque setting, so they can dial it down until the bolts stop breaking. :lol_hitti