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I have that set of clear handles. They are a trilobed design and are just okay. They don't seem to fit my hands well. Each turn of the fastener seem to have the grip out of position. A friend of mine has the dual texture ones and they feel fine to my hands, It might be the deeper dishing between...

We got everything for $300. I might do some maintenance for my brother. It needs one belt for sure as it is coming apart a little. I will change the oil for sure. Maybe i'll put in the new valves that are included. What do most people do when they do a freshening? and thanks for all...

Thanks for the input, I think this will work well for my brother. Just a couple of questions.. I was told it is easy to replace the valves, is this correct? If I ever need more parts is there a prefered supplier?

It was running this morning and they pulled it out for a much larger unit. Unfortunately, I didn't see it run in person. Should that motor be okay for that pump. I don't have crazy high expectations and it will be used in a home garage. I was told less than $400 for everything Any info...

I have a chance to buy an older Champion 80 gallon compressor and speedaire refrigerated air dryer. I believe it used to have a 5hp running motor but now has a newer 3hp Baldor. They have been using it this way for some time. owner will throw in a couple new valves with the purchase. how...

Just got the phone call. blah...kinda hoped my order on the 140 might go through. nope. I have had my fair share of great deals so I can't complain...I was looking to get a nice welder.

Got full sets of SAE and Metric 1/4 - 1 1/4 and 6-24, 27, 30, 32 some pliers and snips and a couple of screwdrivers thrown in for good measure thanks so much for posting these. Craig

looks like this went south. It was working great a couple hours ago, now it only shows the the sale price but won't include that price in the total. :mad: probably dead...but maybe just a temporary glitch?

the 1/2 drive Hansen won't fit in mine... maybe at the very front of the drawer since the drawers angle up toward the back. (less depth at the back of the drawer) Craig

Email sent about marketing ideas and you already have my "wishlist" thanks, Craig

This site is awesome. A couple of days ago I bought a couple sets for Christmas presents at the $24.99 price. After reading this post, I called local sears hardware and found that they were $14.99. Went back to sears today and got my sets and a couple more (more Christmas presents) price...

I have both types of gearwrench flex heads(locking and non) and have used craftsman locking. If I were to get one, I would say get the locking sets for sure. There are tons of times that I need to put sideways pressure on the wrench to keep it on a hard to reach bolt. If you are using the...

Well we bought 2 of these buggers. I'll report back how they work out. My friend and I figure, if they don't quite cut it...at $400 out the door you can always dump them on craigslist and not lose much, if anything. Craig

the gold looks a bit odd. like other have said it looked corroded at first glance. silver would be just fine Not in industry Craig

For small or clean bolts (not rusty) i will use the gearwrench to break them free and torque them down. Since i live in Wisconsin and drive clapped out cars, most larger bolts are rusty and i use a regular box wrench or breaker bar to get those off. Craig