Recent content by Hogtown

I typically put stuff in soak on Wednesday or so and leave it till the weekend. Doesn't hurt a thing and its al the rust is gone. Seems like everytime I left an item for just 10 or 12 hours I had some touch up to do. I don't the time to do things twice, so I just give them a good soak.

As others have said it is chemical by product. I use a scrub brush on items when I remove them from the Evapo Rust. Best thing I've found is the cheap, clear plastic stoarage containers sold at Wal-mart...they are available in a multitude of sizes and come with a lid...believe the maker is...

Born in 1956. My family was industrial constructuion. When I was quite young (8 yrs or so) nails were delivered in wooden kegs. Men used to use nail kegs to sit on while eating lunch. Speaking of lunch...a common occurance was a man having a "broken thermos"... The thermos liner was glass and...

I am a relative newbie having only been on the forum less than 2 years. I have withheld the coveted "You ****".... until now. That, my friend, deserves a huge "you ****". Complete sets...brand new...German made...oh yeah, you ****.

Saws are essentially cheap. A good corded saw will last your whole life. Don't worry about the last $25 or $50. My personal recommendations are (a) Milwaukee for a sidewinder and (b) Skill 77 or the Bosch...same tool...for a worm drive. Buy any of those saws and you are good to go.

I've had a Milwaukee 12" sliding compound miter saw (Model 6955?) for about 18 months. It has performed flawlessly....could not be more pleased. Having said that, a friend has a similar Bosch saw...I've used it several times and it too is just a wonderful saw.

I had the same problem a few years ago. Ended up going on ebay...lots of oil cans for sale. I bought a large lot of cans....maybe 25 cans...for about $35. I now have cans available everywhere I turn plus I gave a dozen or so away to friends all of whom where grateful to receive a decent oil can.

Truer words were never spoken.....I would sure hate to drive my Ford F250 in say, Rome. If I lived in Europe, I'd have a smaller vehicle and be happy that I wasn't forced to navigate an American car through the narrow lanes of nearly any downtown.

I personally prefer metric, but I can live with either SAE or metric. I do wish we would pick one and go with it. I'm 58 years old and America has been in the process of converting to metric my whole dang life. I will probably die of old age well before the USA can manage the switch to metric...

Right now there is 24' of "vintage nautical decor rope" for $55....that price, of course, does not include shipping.

Cy, You must be living right. What you need to do is rent a car and drive 54 miles south and go to the Florida Flywheelers November event. It is 220 acres of old tractors, tools of all type, equipment, etc... The tool flea market proper is about 25 rows each 1/2 mile long or 12+ miles of...

I miss, or rather regret, the disposal of a couple tons of tools. My family was in industrial construction for 3 generations. Back when I was maybe 15 (I'm 58 now) we cleaned out one of the back storage warehouses so we could convert it to an equipment maintenance shop. We sold a bunch if items...

Estwing 20oz ripping (straight claw) hammer.

I am not a millwright, but my family has been in industrial construction for 3 generations and we hire them. We use union workers because our clients are big union compaines. You call out the millwrights when it is time to get machinery set in place and in operation. Conveyors, motors, shafts...

For the 2x4 and 3/4" plywood type work you describe my preference is 20oz Estwing ripping hammer.