Recent content by kylexj88

I was hoping for some opinions on which you'd prefer. From my research seems Irwin made the craftsman set. Craftsman 45602 7-1/2" Locking Long Nose Pliers USA or Engineer PZ-66? Thanks for your time

agreed, ampco makes some nice brass hammers without the SO gouging right here in the US of A

ups wants 14$ to ship a 3lb dead blow less than 3hrs away from their doorstep, might be time to take a drive and hope for a factory tour

As of right now I cannot for the life of me get their website to give me a shipping cost or push through the transaction. Wheel of death keeps on spinnin, even tried with internet exploder and no dice.

and I learn about another tool company that I didn't know exists. Thank you much Dscheidt!

I agree, especially with the Eagle sentiment, however I haven't heard those mentioned yet & figured I'd add it to the pile. plus ya know curiosity and cats and all that.

the smallest truck we have at work is a 2500 Single Rear wheel, we have a fleet of 3500 Dually Dump's, and a fleet of Dually 3500 Moving Vans. Nevermind the half football field of excavators,skid steers, and other specialty stuff. I don't have the wrist to be wielding the mighty thors hammer 18V...

Does anyone know who makes Lang's locking pliers? They say they are made in Germany, don't quite look like the knipex's to my eye. https://www.langtools.com/sku-106-10-locking-pliers-parallel-jaw-10/

Guy on YT by the name of The Post Apocalyptic Inventor always uses balistol to keep tools he's recently reconditioned rust free without them being sticky or nasty, might want to look into it.

yeah until you come across that first rounded or rusted fastener that was metric which has now via magic (cuss words) turned into hopefully an American size

German made HAIX boots are excellent,seems the brushfire community loves them. says alot about them. bring your wallet. Keen mid height with composite toe proudly made in Beaverton,OR they are some of the most uncomfortable boots I've ever owned, even with 2x pair of insoles in them they are...

I've used somewhat extensively at least 4 brands 18V cordless impact and although they are handy they are not a quality item and are pretty heavy and unwieldy with a decent size battery on them, Nevermind you cant huck them across a trailer or under a truck to the other side like an air tool and...

if you throw the first 3 numbers of any sears/craftsman/kenmore p/n into google and ask who made this for sears? 99% of the time you will get an answer and be able to further narrow down info regarding the product. - a former sears employee

I am a huge fan of Crown All 4 which isn't the easiest to find but it's not hugely stinky and seems to work great for this rustbelt mechanic

I got scammed on a land deal for over 5K contacted ebay just so other people wouldn't fall for the same scam. explained it all thoroughly and calmly and was told no "she" is legit. (she is currently being sued by the county for a class 6 felony). Months pass I find a deal on butyl rubber. weeks...