Recent content by Nuit Damnant

I only have two forms of heat in a shop the same size as the OP(28x48): a wood stove and a 175000 BTU torpedo that I burn diesel in. Mine is half insulated, there used to be a wall separating the two sides so one side is drywalled and has a ceiling, the other half is just bare pole barn. I've...

Got it all freed up and clean(ish) today. I'm going to guess that most of this was a shop built modification. Or it has numerous repairs. It works well, but only has an effective clamping range of about 1.25". The back contraption keeps the main screw from turning once you dial it in. She's...

Picked this up today at the antique store, trying to find out some information about it. The knob at the front adjusts the main screw, and when you're close you turn the handle about 90 degrees to clamp it down. I'm not sure what the contraption on the back does. The screw is stuck, so I'll...

Price?

I've seen both up close, and personally, while the HF box isn't bad, I'd personally rather have the Matco. Much better quality IMHO. Plus depending on how old the Matco is, it probably has character. :)

THIS is why I don't fly..... I'm sure that 98% of aircraft mechanics are talented, proud, stable individuals...however murphy dictates that I would get THAT guy working on my plane...

HA! I expected someone to say it from the begining lol. Nice garages though! I like the block garages.

I second that, I have some old cams, cranks, rods, tanny shafts etc etc. That I saved to do just tht with, love all that artwork with the old car scent.

Here here!

Very good advice here. I grew up on Cman and Mac, but after being on this forum for awhile the snap on bug hit me, so I bought a set of SO's. I didn't like them,only for the fact that they didn't "feel" right. The quality is great, just like everyone boasts about but the beams were too thin...

It's a 25037, not a 25025.... comon man, if you don't pay enough attention to it to know the part # I'm just gonna paint my Mountain black and trade you when you aren't looking...:lol_hitti

Another vote for leaving it charged. I do turn off the ball valve at the tank, turn the compressor off, drain the water and let the air out of the hoses, but the tank is full all the time. I do use summertime air year round though...I like the smell better.

Well, I'm certainly guilty of this one as well. Due mostly to my stubborness I work alone quite often, and most recently on my Ford truck project. Not only have I wrestled the nose (fenders, and core support assembled) on and off numerous times while trying not to dent the sheet metal, I also...

Does anyone else hear the price of SO nutdrivers inflating on Ebay after this thread?:)

The Columbian....HOLY **** I WANT ONE....:thumbup: