Recent content by jkesselr

No, I am aware that people steal things that they can't put in a pocket or down their pants. It seems to me that attempting to steal an 8' long ladder that was $80, and return it for in-store credit is not the typical M.O. of a hardened shoplifter. Perhaps I am just too naive to know what a...

I believe the proper spec is 7.438691 ugga-duggas. The variable speed trigger comes in clutch here...

At this point, why bother? I forgot that I tried Lowes one more time about 6 months ago, after a multi-year hiatus. It is my only other experience with Lowes and their return practices. I bought a ladder on black Friday, never used it and ended up buying a better ladder for the same money from...

After a complete fiasco with Lowes over a COVID-era return of $11.96, I have not been back. The return counter gal wanted my license because I didn't have my receipt. She then inadvertently entered my drivers license number in wrong. When I tried to use the gift card prior to even leaving the...

I have to confess, as a child, I was guilty of abusing the Craftsman warranty. I went to garage sales, flea markets, swap meets, and all other sources of $0.25 screwdrivers and $2.00 ratchets. This is how I originally built out a fantastic tool set that a grown man would have been proud of. I am...

Does this apply to pex-al-pex, or just regular ol' "plastic" pex?

I appreciate the creativity, and it may be a better way to go, it just seems like more of a cobbled together solution. I mean no disrespect by that, I just like the idea of a single package that gets the job done.

I haven't had a problem with it keeping up before, but I have not been in a spot where I could have all of these processes going at once, like I am now.

Sounds like you've been paying attention! I play with cars, so it could be blasting, plasma cutter, impacts, painting full cars, tire machine, various other air tools, airing up tires, etc.

It sounds like you know your ****. Given that this is a 1 man weekend hobby shop (maybe 3 man when have a couple buddies over), can you recommend a compressor of those I am looking at? I presently have an old (1980s) IR T-30 80 gallon with a 7.5hp motor. I am looking to replace it with one of...

Okay, good to know. So, if I understand you correctly, if I am blasting I won't see any material difference between a 7.5 hp 80 gallon unit and a 7.5 hp 120 gallon unit. Conversely, I would be better off with a 10hp 80 gallon unit, than a 7.5 hp 120 gallon unit?

Thank you for the heads up. The compressors I am looking at are 31 or 38 CFM at 100 psi. How does that impact the discussion above? Also, I have a large refrigerated air dryer.

I am a fan of old USA-made Nicholson files. They can usually be had for cheap at garage sales or on Marketplace. I have no idea what the quality is of current production, but a quick search on the internet had the name tied to Crescent, so I imagine it is now import and not stellar, but I don't...

I will do that. I just figured the size of the building would make sense at 3/4, but I will take a look at it.

Yeah, it's just me and a few buddies from time to time. I could imagine a time where one of us is using an impact, another using the plasma cutter and a third using a blast cabinet, but that would be a very rare occasion.