Recent content by Joe Piro

Monday night must be the weekly Beer. Pong tournament! We'll try again tomorrow....

I picked up this Car Quest branded service tool cart for $10.00. It is sufficient for my needs for my smaller projects that don't need a lot of tools to roll from the shop to a job in the house or elsewhere on our property. However It came with the tool drawer removed and with no slides. I have...

Wow.... Lots of good suggestions. So I'll register at ipcamtalk dot com. I'll look up blue iris dot com. and reolink.... and Wisenet Wave. I'm hopeful that their catalogs and websites will be educational like my old Leeds and Northrup catalog (which I still have !!!) was before the age of PC.s...

Yes. I have ATT fiber in the home office, but there's no usable signal at the containers.

Thanks for responding so quickly. 2-way audio is really only needed at one location. I'm sure the cost will be several thousand dollars ( yup... I hear the laughter at my low-ball estimate.) but spread out over three properties maybe not so bad per property. The mile-away location already has...

What do I study to learn what I need to know to construct a system that will provide security cameras in my home, in my yard and in a garage 150 feet away in the back. The garage is not built yet but I have two 20 foot shipping containers and I have power, with GFCI outdoor outlets installed by...

In the context of mikey03's comment above, I want to share my recent experience with you in February 2025 buying CAT tools. This thread got me excited about the possibility of getting Snap-on tools at a great price. In particular I checked on the CAT catalog (as noted here by others, not an easy...

Well... That is the most convincing information yet.

Well thanks for your very prompt replies. I have any equipment needed. I'm willing to do whatever is recommended in the manufacturers instructions and industry standards. However my question is what paint or kind of paint would behave like the paint on my fence? If I am assessing it correctly it...

(Hope this is not a duplicate. I think I lost a post before I clicked submit.) We have an iron fence around the front yard and garden. We call it "iron" but it appears to be vertical steel tubing inserted in square holes in inverted steel channel. (Inverted meaning upside down U... can't hold...

Thanks for the Reilang suggestion. I'll look into those. Other recommendations still welcome. I see some interesting NOS listings on ebay although I still would not know the good from the bad or the ugly. Maybe that's why some of you collect them.... just looking for the ones that work and don't...

I have two pump oilers that I got in a box of used tools. See pictures of one below. They are small... My guess is they hold up to 6 to 8 ounces of oil They both seem to be frozen (won't pump). The handle on one is bent where someone apparently tried to force it to pump. There are no...

I have had the most success with Amazon.de (German). My chrome browser translates for me (even Japanese ) and they probably have a drop down to choose English anyway. Right now, the Hazet 160St Assistant is $478.64 at Amazon.de, and $655 at MisterWorker. Shipping from Amazon.de is $164.48...

Thanks for a really considered answer. So I get a mixture of American, German and Japanese cars and motorcycles so far ...between me, my girl friend and my other friends that hang out and need help on a regular basis. So I suppose in the world economy now audio and video and IT are mixed use as...

I agree. That is what I have been using on the small stuff, like AWG 24 or smaller (and sometimes the really big stuff which works out ok) But sometimes I nick it and lose some strands and have to start over. Also my hands are not as steady nor my eyes as good as they were, but I still have a...