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I would think hard before buying the Diversion 165 to make sure I can live with the limitations: fixed AC freq, no control on post flow, foot pedal extra, torch is kinda hardwired (and thus no stick welding out of the box), no pulse, output a little low for thicker aluminum, etc ... It is pretty...

I am fully ready to drop what it takes to get a hobart or a miller. I know they are good and I *really* want one. I went into that store specifically to look at them. I'm working on my first big metal/body work project and I want to be able to do this one all on my own. I wouldn't normally even...

Anybody ever heard of/tried these? My local welding supply store has this one on sale for $299. The guy says it's a direct copy of the Lincoln 140C -- yes 140 *C*, i.e. it has continuous voltage selection!! It will also take a Lincoln gun/spool gun plug and play. I originally went there to ask...

Kurt4440: Thanks for the reply. Was that an airless sprayer, a good ol' siphon feed or a gravity feed gun? I don't need to spray big areas, just some props for a scene. Ideally, I want to spray HVLP, and it kinda seems like a gravity feed would work better than a siphon feed for something as...

Hi all, I need to spray latex paint for some crafts project -- well, my girlfriend asked me to do it for her -- and I don't want to use my good gun. So I went and bought a harbor freight purple gun (66222) thinking it was the same one as the good old 43430. It was pretty cheap with sale + 20%...

Today's onetooladay.com has a "Lenox high tension metal cutting hacksaw frame" for $19.50 (down from $38.91). I think it's just an "OK" deal, according to google, but i figured I'd ask you guys about it. So is this a good saw/deal? Thanks.

That's a bummer! I'm not sure this is worth all the grinding/drilling and welding that it would require. Oh well, I'll keep looking for better options. Thanks again.

Hi all, This box is on the club sale this month and comes up to a little over $260 (plus tax). I thought it could be kinda cool for extra storage, but I'm not a huge fan of the drawer layout. Does anybody know how the slides/drawers are attached to the toolbox frame and how easy it would be to...

I guess I'm playing too then ...

I believe that's just an instinct stubby hard handle, like on the stubby screwdrivers and not an "old school" hard handle. EDIT: like this

Interesting! I'd never seen a spinner like that before ... Wonder if anybody still makes anything like that :headscrat

Thanks for the replies and comments guys! I remember people mentioning that the S80 felt even smoother than the 3/8" and 1/4" drive versions, but I am trying to convince myself that I don't need that much "smoothness" in a 1/2" drive ratchet :) I gotta say, I have an older 1/2" drive ratcheting...

I've never really tried any of those two, but from my experience with my dual 80's and 936's in 3/8" and 1/4" drive, I would expect the S80 to trump the S936. Yet, looking on eBay for the past few days, I've noticed that the S936's are still fetching pretty high money and sometimes even higher...

Man do I feel special :) I received not just 1 but 2 whole messages from Merkava :pimpflash Lz_69: Now that's a great idea, I guess I knew about those Klein 10 in 1, but somehow didn't think about them. Thanks! TheToolMan: Ooh I didn't realize they had the part numbers for the two bits that...

Hi all, I am looking for reversible bits for my Snap-on SDDD41 Ideally, I would like to find Torx and metric hex bits , and also a 1/4" socket driver bit. These should be 5/16" bits and must have a little ball to keep them inside the shank (which is not magnetized). Any ideas where I could find...