Recent content by OldHarley

Bear with me here, because mathematically this upgrade question is not as simple as it would seem. Why? Because Sears uses a 40% markup. If the Craftsman screwdrivers cost $1 each, they sell them for $1.40 and make $0.40 profit. If the higher priced screwdrivers cost $2 each they sell them...

Probably the best way is to have them rebuilt by a rebuilder as suggested. It will take 15 of the 1.2 volt rechargables to do it, but Voltman or others can do it for about $50. if you send them your battery. There are a lot of what I would call scams out there, including buying a DVD that...

WT111M (Top pair). I have used one like it for 35 years that I bought on the recommendation of several electrical workers that used one like it. It works great on both insulated and non insulated connections! If you get the other one, you might just as well use a rock to crimp.:)

It might have been stolen by the last person you would suspect - a thief! I remember seeing a video around Christmas taken by a home surveillance camera at a local residence of a thief stealing UPS boxes off a front porch. It is possible someone just took the wrench out of the envelope after...

What else? Harley 45 flathead. :beer: potato, potato, potato.

My grandfather was Charlie Wilhite and he stamped all his tools with "77" since there were 7 letters in his first and last names. Not that I would ever sell his tools, but that was the way he identified them, and it seems to me to be less offensive than a name on the tool, if you were to resell...

Had something similar to this happen before and found the tools: once in the attic and another time under a bathroom sink cabinet. In both cases I had the tools out to do a specific job and I guess I just "put them away there" Maybe if you can remember what job you did that would have required...

Very well written response. Not talking about inspectors or police, just about your safety, and firefighters who need your cooperation to help them protect YOU.

The swivel base is two separate pieces, consisting of an outside mounting ring and a threaded crossbar. The crossbar can rotate 360 degrees within the mounting ring and is held captive by the mounting ring once it is bolted to the workbench. The vise is bolted via two slots (seen below anvil)...

What did you do to restore the chuck key?, and by chuck key, I mean the water pump pliers and nail set. At least that's what my grandfather used. ;-) Oh, and his drill is red.

Found an online liquidator and ordered this Record 4" mechanics' vise with 1/2 turn quick release and swivel base. Since it was $79.99, I was a little worried that somehow I would get an Record/Irwin import, even though this one was listed as one of the last "Made in England" models. Well, I...

Billy has not been as active lately as he used to be. I believe he's been pining for the fjords. :rolleyes:

Just called HD Customer Service desk and they said no problemo. They told me I did not even have to bring the Milwaukee tools combo back, just receipt. We'll see tomorrow if all goes well. Re: DeWalt blades - looks like they fit the Milwaukee Sawzall and Hackzall as well. Looked at extra...

For those still searching, I found one of the 3 pc. Milwaukee combos in the clearance section of HD this morning (Sat.). Looked and looked, even up in the high storage, but it was finally found for me by the tool guy who had been around HD 18 years (according to his badge) one aisle over from...

MMO, is just 10 wt. sewing machine oil with a small amount of oil of wintergreen added. Story was that in the early 1920's, commercial sewing machines had visible oilers on them and when the oil got hot it smelled bad. In response to the female garment workers complaints, one Mr. Marvel had an...