Recent content by JeffZ

I am not a pro mechanic and have always worked with second- and third-tier hand tools such as Craftsman and Mastercraft, and so far have managed with flex joints and no flex head. But now I need a flex head 3/8 drive ratchet, and I am not impressed with what I have been able to find locally. I...

Thanks for the comments and the link to costco.ca, too bad about Beach.

Yes. Yes, it does. And all of them have a link to e-mail Beach for details, which I have done. Unfortunately none of them actually say who the distributor is.

Thanks to all. Hoping for something better than what everyone replied I went to look at one of these this morning... very disappointing with .0415" drawer sides, just bent 90° at the top instead of rolled. They had others including a DeWalt branded, none were much better as far as I could...

I need a bigger tool chest and am considering the Canadian Tire Maximum 47" 9 drawer cabinet @ C$599. Has anyone used this chest, and if so what has been your experience with it? Thanks.

UPS is excellent and usually much more popular than postal service in the U.S (at least the lower 48), but be very wary of UPS shipping across the border. There are several types of service and the brokerage fees associated with some of them make the whole process ridiculously expensive.

To me reducing it (as in multiplying by 0.65) makes more sense because the threads are (slightly) more slippery / less friction, so a smaller amount of twist (torque) will produce the same amount of stretch.

I am also in the live-and-let-live camp unless whatever he is doing poses a clear and present danger to your people or property. Along the lines of Vegaman Dan's post, in air traffic control everything we do or say is recorded. But unless alarms go off or worse it has to be a pretty bad...

Leather punch set.

I have been lurking here for a while but not a frequent visitor, got linked to this from the FOG. A most excellent thread and an awesome project, great work on the house and a good start on the garage. It is pretty neat that you can manage kids, what sounds like a bi-coastal career and also...