Recent content by kmacht

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    Snap On Warranty

    Just curious, how much does the equivalent hammer cost from snap on if buying it today?
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    Cheap wheel balancers, computerized manual spin units

    I wouldn’t buy anything else until the return goes through. That balancer is sold by a 3rd party on Amazon so amazons normal return policy doesn’t apply. Even though it says free returns for 30 days you are likely going to find out that you are on the hook for return shipping since Amazon...
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    Steel deck posts

    What’s the advantage? I can’t imagine that a 5x5 steel tube is cheaper or easier to install than a 6x6 wood post. If the rest of the deck is wood then why steel for the posts?
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    welding pinholes in sheetmetal,TIG?

    Filling that pinholes with a welder rarely works. The rusted area is usually super thin to start and even if you get a weld to fill the hole, when you go to grind or sand the weld down the surrounding metal starts to designate. If it’s a trunk floor and nobody will see it you will be miles...
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    What's the trick to getting rivet shanks to break off cleanly every time?

    Improperly sized hole or wrong thickness material will cause pull rivets to not always set correctly.
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    What's the difference between these two Craftsman wrenches that one is listed for nearly ten times as much as the other?

    It’s almost never a large purchase that’s used but lots of small “purchases” with a price high enough that it keeps other people from bidding or buying it. It is rampant on eBay and other similar sites. Go look it up. There are tons of articles and videos on it.
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    What's the difference between these two Craftsman wrenches that one is listed for nearly ten times as much as the other?

    Look up how money laundering works. It will explain some of the crazy prices you see people paying for things like that. It’s not about the item. It’s about the papertail fro the money.
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    $9K installed quote for a tuxedo lift what are they thinking!!

    For 9k I would expect that to include cutting and pouring a thickened slab where the lift will bolt down.
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    Building a new 40x60 and looking at flooring options?

    I think tile would be a bad choice for a general use shop. They get extremely slippery when wet or covered in things like sawdust. They will also crack if you drop something heavy on them.
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    Portable Generator Gas Cap

    Search for Troy built fuel gage instead. https://www.amazon.com/MTD-751-0531B-Guage-Gas/dp/B0017P0X40?tag=atomicindus08-20
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    Battery chainsaw

    Just be careful with one. Many people think they are safer to use because they aren’t loud and noisy like a gas powered saw. Unfortunately with all the torque on the low side with an electric motor they will eat right through safety stop pants. A gas motor will stall out the clutch if the...
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    Do you "exercise" your ratchets?

    Don’t forget to rotate your screwdrivers 90 degrees each day. You don’t want one side to become more sun faded than the other and mess up its even grip.
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    Would I regret a 4 post lift?

    Final update. The credit card company sided with me on the dispute and I got all my money back. Time to start looking for another lift from a more reputable company. If anyone is reading this and looking for a lift, I highly recommend avoiding Halo.
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    Would I regret a 4 post lift?

    Thanks for the recommendation. I smartly kept screenshots of all the communication with the company showing as in stock and pickup in NJ as well as the shipping information showing they decided to ship it to a completely different location. It was all uploaded with the dispute. I’m not sure...
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