Recent content by Mgraves235

I do electronics work, so i deal with precision drivers daily. the Wera kraftform drivers are the absolute finest i've used, i don't bother with anything else anymore. they are only marginally more expensive than big box store junk. no reason not too.

as others have chimed in, if you don't have 3 phase service coming into your shop, you CANT "wire it yourself" your options are, a:have the power co install the service and b: purchase a vfd that allows phase conversion. not to insult your intelligence, but i would recommend doing some...

possibly anneal the bit to make it easier to cut? if you don't need to apply too much torque to the fastener.

with proper maintenance and service, that thing can last forever. long after those hobby grade oiless buzzboxes are filling up landfills. no ida of value, but i would imagine to would definitely have someworth to the right person. I'd love to have on myself.

i only have experience with their drill andimpst driver in that series. battery life is very impressive for the money, the drill has stood up great to regular hobby stuff. th impact driver set for nearly a year between uses and the the battery was still fully charged and hadn't drained itself...

that motor doesn't have brushes. if it's not a physical drag issue from the compressor, i would replace the RUN cap. it's probably in a single can with the start capacitor, just match the value written on the old one. it's a cheap gamble, they aren't expensive at all.give the motor a good...

i'm restoring an Indian Chief post vise. what kind of options do i have for finishing? paint, obviously is an option, but is there an oil or wax type product i could use, to give it bare steel finish, without having to worry about rust. i considered doing a blacksmith style hot finish with BLO...

i picked up an "indian chief" post vise today, i can't find much info on these, can anybody help out? it's 4.25" jaw width, the mounting plate has indian chief on it, on the outside of the dynamic jaw its marked "40" with "2" stamped on the inner side. there is also a "2" on the inside of the...

you can get a used Fluke 87V for well under $200. Check local pawnshops. I'm an electronics tech and you can get a pretty solid meter new for less than $100. Uei, fieldpiece, Amprobe, UNi T, Brymen, Extech, all make great meters. Even the rebadged meters that the big box stores sel under...

I LOVE wiha tools, have tons of them, and i wasn't even aware of these. thanks!

I have, my current fave is a Vessel Ball grip 12" #2. years of use and zero signs of wear. best JIS screwdriver i've ever used.

I'm pretty sure the Duralast socket sets are the same sold at Lowes under the Kobalt brand. Used to be anyway. Really great quality for the price. Holiday pricing at Lowes is sure to turn up some good deals.

As a long time office equipment tech, Ive worked with many, many types of screwdrivers over the years. Most of which had JIS type tips on them. I got a set of these screwdrivers from one of our suppliers years ago called Ames supply. They've since gone out of business, but they had rebranded...

The spiders will do better pest control than you can. Let them have at it. black widows and brown recluses rarely setup in bust areas, so if you're worried about poisonous spiders, work in the shop more often!

you kid, but my first air compressor was a home-built job with a salvaged automotive ac compressor, run by an old industrial electric motor, plumbed to 3 recycled propane bottles.i wasn't pretty, quiet, or particularly powerful, but it aired up tractor tires and ran an impact wrench, so i was...