Recent content by logixjock

I used to work for the parent company that invented the baghouse and spun off Baghouse America. I was a fitter-welder on the dust hopper line, the plenum line, final assembly and finally instrumentation and controls. Everything has been sold a dozen times over the years but the original home of...

I've got the Gearwrench XL version and am well pleased with them

It helps condense the moisture out, basically a frugal man's version of a refrigerated air drier.

You guys are going to get in trouble, Karen is watching

I've got dad's old anvil, it already had the snot beat out of it by the time I got to play with it in the '70s. I'm thinking about heating it up a little in the firepit and resurfacing it with some hard rod. It's got way too many dents to use for anything but a bashing block right now.

I have the Astro version, it's a great tool for the apprentice or home prosumer.

I figured it was a test run of a new shipping process. All they needed was a really thin piece of import grade plywood and mine would have probably been ok. I spent my entire career trying to ekk out incremental cost reductions in commercial processes. Sometimes you cut too far.

Out of the 3 I got, one has the carb bolts and air filter housing destroyed, one has a cracked air filter housing that is fixable, and one looks perfect. Still can't complain for 200 bux each, I bet someone at Northern got pinched over this.

I got a delivery notification for tomorrow on 3 of them, no telling what kind of trouble I can get up to with the grandkids this winter with these.

I would have loved one of those 35 years ago when I was packing a heavy azz hip roof box 2 city blocks every day.

The fuse in your multimeter that protects the current measuring circuit is likely blown. I used to keep a dozen of them around when I was teaching.

I just bought one for an air feed for my new compost setup.

They had forged tips back then, the screwdrivers are what got me as well in 1998, the hardline kept me for many years after. They are not forged anymore, they are ground and hardened and not nearly as good now.

Those promo codes can sometimes last for 30 minutes or less, depending on the size of the promo and how heavily it gets promoted. Amazon also rarely lets you double dip with a coupon and a code for very long.