Recent content by macjeffr

You remember when Apex used to actually have hot deals on their site? Those were good times. I'm not sure why they bother keeping the page up; they haven't posted anything there in what, a year?

(First time posting in this thread, long time lurker!) I've had some lucky finds recently; a few weeks back, I went to an estate sale. Mid-60s house with an indoor pool and the smell of must everywhere. The basement workshop could've been a gold mine...if almost everything hadn't been rusted to...

It's not priced like this on the website, but yesterday I picked up a Leatherman Wingman at the Home Depot in Vernon Hills, IL for $22.00. Had a yellow tag, not sure if just a sale or on clearance.

10/2/50 Amp 12V Manual Charger With Engine Start - Fail. My wife's CRV had a dead battery, several hours on the 10 amp setting got it from "click" to "turning over but not starting," and even "Engine start" mode didn't help. Ended up pushing it out of the garage and jumping it from my Civic...

I was just in the Vernon Hills, IL HD yesterday, and I noticed they'd re-done their pliers wall, but I didn't notice any Knipex. I may have missed them, though, as the HD web site lists Cobra 7-1/4" pliers and the 10-in box joint + 8-in diagonal pliers set w/ bag as available in-store...

Thanks for the ideas and feedback, everyone! Damn! :sad: Though I hadn't thought of cgrutt's idea about using rubber feet...Hmmm...

I hope someone can point me in the right direction! I recently inherited an old Craftsman rolling tool chest (crown logo, so late 60s/early 70s?), and I'm looking for a top chest that will fit it. The distance between the top rails is ~25 1/8 in., and the majority of top boxes I can find are...

As you already know, that Chinese-made set is ****. I know that it is because I bought one a couple months back on sale for $30. The ratchet was really poorly finished; the straight edges up near the head were actually sharp! Surprisingly, I was able to exchange the whole set with no...

I bought this for $29.99 less than a month ago. I exchanged the ratchet because the handle had a couple of edges sharp enough to cut skin; didn't have any problem getting a new one. Then, I tried to actually use it. I used the torx t15 to try to tighten a HF flex-head 3/8 ratchet. The bit...

I'm a little leery of Astro Pneumatic stuff. I bought the 5-piece pliers set and 3-piece locking universal joint for socket extensions that Woot was selling last year. The pliers set was disappointing; very "made in China." Lots of rough, unfinished surfaces and sharp edges, a few scratches &...

I finally got over to Sears last night to grab these...and discovered that they bumped 'em up to $29.99!