Recent content by oldecarnut

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    TRW brand tools.

    I have a set of TRW line wrenches I bought at a local parts store in the early eighties. I used them as a Dealership mechanic for 10 years, and a hobbyist since then. Good tools
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    Fuller tools

    As a kid in the late 60's my uncle bought me some fuller open end wrenches from central hardware.
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    Fridge to keep stuff warm

    a place my wife works had a fridge that wasn't getting as cold as it should. Repair man looked at it and said compressor is bad and they shut off by the thermostat, When she went to clean it out it was hot inside. Door switch was bad and fridge was trying to keep up with the heat of a light bulb...
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    Projection TV Surviving in Cold/Hot Garage?

    The reference to 2011 i that is when this thread started.
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    Track (library type ) ladder for garage loft

    look up putnam rolling ladder co. they make what you are looking for. They also make the rolling ladders used in all the old telephone central offices.
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    The SK Tools Giveaway...

    Sign me up please. Good going SK
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    Is it wrong of me to stop "just fixing things" for the kids?

    I'm from a large family. My dad is a CPA and I learned worlds from him. I was the only one in the family that had a real mechanical inclination. If someone had a hood open I was watching. I got tools at Christmas. I got used bikes, broken mini bikes, go carts and lawn mowers to feed my interest...
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    Custom Wrench Roll Pouches idea

    I like the idea of a roll up Tool Pouch for the Tools I carry in the saddlebag on my Motorcycle just never have taken the time to get something made.
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    Those with the HF 44" boxes

    If you want the deeper drawers the 56" tool box is on special this week for $699 it has 19.5' deep drawers compared to the 16" deep drawers on the 44
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    Floor Lift

    I think it raises one car up so that it can watch out that window. While the other one rests below at ground level.
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    Living WITHOUT Tools!

    A family friend of my folks allways got chrismas gifts for each others kids. When I was 7 I ask for a socket set. My dads friend said He did not even own a sockets set. So he and I each got one. I hope he get as much use out of his as I did mine.
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