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PM sent on the torque wrench MB

PM sent on the screwdrivers

Pm me your address; I'll send you some toolbox sticker **** (most airplane-related stuff) and you can send me whatever you think it's worth in trade.

Re: How many ratchets do you own ? 13, split between the metric home garage box and the shop SAE box.

Talked to him on the phone the other day and he was nice enough. Says he is getting ready to get another order in the works from the manuf. As a partner in a startup, I completely sympathize with wanting to control your out of pocket costs. That being said, the webpage was frustrating to use...

I happen to own quite a bit of Cornwell metal. I started with them in the mid eighties in South Carolina and had a great dealer. Jack was friendly and always willing to work with you when you needed something but didnt have the cash. That relationship went a long way with me; I still buy from...

I ordered a set of KD wrenches a while ago and I got GearWrench instead. IIRC the box said the coo was china, but I could be wrong. They aren't stamped on the wrench anywhere. MB

Here are the photos of the workshop I completed last weekend. I was surprised to see the color of this side a little more blue than that of the other are I coated. However, I like it just as well. Before the floor was cleaned and etched: Another from a different angle: One final shot at...

JTP- it is a polyurea. I taught my spell check the word polyaspartic and not polyurea. I must have left polyaspartic in the posts. Sorry for the confusion. Temps for my application were in the 50-60 degree ambient range, and I think the slab temp was lower than that. I think it would be ok...

A couple of after-the-fact tips: Use the roller head they give you. In fact, get two or three from them. I couldn't find them locally and used a foam roller head from a box store. What a joke it was. Went through three generics in a space half the size of the original that took one roller...

Here is part three, the info that Citadel wanted in the survey. Again, guys if you're doing one of these installations, send them your honest opinions, not mine. I'm putting this out there for all the guys who didn't see the surveys. Here are the survey details: 1. Temperature at time of...

Part two of the installation. Now the "glamour shots." The polyurea was really thick and took some time to get spread out. May have had something to do with the temp at time of application, which was at the low end of Citadel's recommendations (40 or so outside, 65 inside with heat. I'm sure...

OK guys, as promised here are the photos of the RockSolid installation from last week. I want to point out that at the end, I told the folks at Citadel that I was going to post my responses to their survey, which was part of the free trial at their request in order to improve the product. I am...

I'll post the photos this weekend along with my survey responses to Rock Solid. I thought the product has really, really heavy viscosity, and it takes a while to get it worked out to the right coverage. But the advantage I saw to the viscosity was the flow. It seemed to flow out forever while...

They'll have to wait until this weekend. I'm on the road and they're on the laptop at home. Soon come. MB