Recent content by oldschool59

I don't use air impacts much anymore. My 3/8 drive Milwaukee 12v impact will remove truck lug nuts at 140 lbs. My snap on 1/2 cordless is strong. Cordless is hard to beat.

I use wood in a home made barrel stove. 27 x 32 keeps it nice and warm.Even in minus temps. we can keep it at 60 to 65 no problem.

Try your local TSC store. They sell by the pound as long as they are same groups ie. plated,regular grade 5,grade 8. Just put bolts washers,nuts in same bag,any size. I grab a bag full each time I am in and now my bolt bin is full.

Prices start at a little over $10k for a 14' x 10' . A little expensive for home use.

I'll send some of my deer hunting gear , it is deer repellant !

I read a lot about the comparisons between snap on boxes , hf boxes and others. I am a licensed professional mechanic, Have been for over 27 yrs.I have owned a few boxes presently a large snap on lower,top and locker combo,payed over $8000 and yes it is a nice box,but in the long run it only...

You ask an insurance man about welding in your basement and he will have a heart attack ! An attached garage is bad enough ! They don't have the understanding.My shop is detached and all steel construction. Insurance guy told me he don't want to know ! Also the fire department should be told...

I am in also. I am in Canada but I have a US shipping address. ! Thanks a lot for this .

When I did mine I put a 4' piece of pipe on the damper plate set it up outside in the yard and let it burn for a couple hours. Worked perfect.

I have a grey one and the plates are not cast . They look flame cut out of steel plate.

Actually you need a good size fire to get a good enough draft going for a 2 barrel. You gotta keep the air in the upper barrel hot !

In my case my shop is steel walls,steel studs , steel roof steel rafters ! Only combustables near the stove are in it ! I am very happy with my set up.I did a lot of research and made my choice based on my criterea,best way is for the op to do the same. Best of luck.

I run a single barrel in my 24x32 steel garage! Heats it up great,-22c a few days ago and I had 65f inside, no insulation yet! For me 2 barrel was to big. I do not need to run it really hot to warm my shop up. This is a great deal.!!

Nicholls is a good place .I have known Tim and his family for a long time.I went to Chrysler Marine service school at Nicholls (they were the Canadian distributor) a long time ago when Tims dad was still there.! Enjoy the ride,do your best work ,pay attention and you will be fine.Crazy business...

Good work Nathan. Lots of good advice here.You need just basic hand tools to start,good quality and then you will figure out the rest as you go. One of the most important items to aquire is a good VOA meter,test lights hi/lo imoedance and a dva adapter to go with the meter.Become proficient with...