Recent content by imnidiot2

On some of the pumps I work on, there is a "lantern ring" about halfway in the stuffing box that lines up with a grease port. You should be able to get one at a pump shop.

I got a new SO KRL-7022 box in Feb. (and bragged about here) and it is great. BUT one little thing bugged the s*** out of me about it: have to slide the drawer latch over to open a drawer. It got to where I wouldn't shut the drawer all the way to avoid it. And that let in too much dust and...

tbobbo, I know what you mean about the wife. At a previous job with company tools, it was a tradeoff to buy tools for the garage. You know the "You got a shiney tool, so I get a shiney (expensive)trinket" line? But now that the tools are money makers, it's usually a easy OK. It also helps...

Thanks for all of the thumbs ups. I'm sure everyone has the one buzz-kill guy around the shop that has a negative remark about whatever your'e excited about. But that didn't wipe the stupid grin off my face. Currently, I have a mix of C-man, SO, Proto, Williams, some of my grandfathers Plomb...

I've been lurking here for a while, watching the back and forth about Snap-On toolboxes vs. Harbor Freight and other brands. The SO man stopped by, pointed at me and said "I'm in a toolbox selling mood, and I have a box for you". He was right, sold me a Candy Apple Red KRL 7022 for $3400 plus...