Recent content by orca8589

My problem with these is that there is no room for "extras" - which has been an issue since the first cordless tools hit the market, I think. With socket cases, you usually have exactly the space you need, and no more; if I use the factory-made cases, I usually end up carrying two boxes...

Has anyone ever mounted one or more socket rails - of any type - in the lid of a tool box? I've got an old Duplex, and I'd like to make it my travel box. The problem is that the 1/4" & 3/8" drive socket sets (SAE & Metric) and related tools take up a lot of room in the bottom. I'm trying to work...

Magnetic transfer blocks or spacer blocks for setting up milling & machining tooling. ~Chris

I used to hear growing up: "There's dumb, then there's 'who the hell let you out unsupervised?' dumb." Reminds me of the idiot journalist covering the Ferguson riots in 2014, who thought foam earplugs were rubber pullets. Some of the responses are absolute gold...

Me too. Good job on that one, AG. Looks awesome. And it'll make people with OCD (like me ;)) stop and look at the details. I've got standard 3'X5' U.S. flag one hanging in front of our garage. Quite a few folks around here do. Several years ago I found a large U.S. flag wadded up on a table at...

Talk to techs in the exact field he plans to work in, get a list going of the basics he'll need. Hit up flea markets (& estate sales where it's convenient.) Buy the best quality you can find, checking for damage, etc. The real investment, in my opinion, is a good secure toolbox, with an inset...

Older hex driver. Is that one 1/4" or 5/16"? I bought one on her a while back because I'd never seen a 5/16" drive. Here's an old sale thread listing one: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126923 If you search craftsman 5/16" drive spinner, you'll see a pic from the thread...

An old "Perfect Handle" screwdriver, no maker mark, just a tiny little "GERMANY" on the shaft. Solid one piece steel driver, almost a foot long, with wood slabs riveted on. It was dented, rusty & slightly bent when I bought it ($2. flea market deal.) I got it home, scrubbed it down in the...

The original (Jamestown, NY) 4-in-1 screwdriver. It turned out to be a lot more useful for other jobs: the main shaft has 5/16" openings, and they fit over push tacks perfectly. I'd help my wife decorate for events and weddings, and I could hang strings of lights and other decorations fast...

I had several old Diamond Caulk & Tool adjustable wrenches, two of them frozen in place with corrosion. I figured they were a lost cause, but the other two I had worked so well (nice tight tolerances) that I decided to see if I could get them working again. I soaked the seized-up wrenches in...

Well, I went to CVS, bought a three pack 2.0 readers - and lo & behold, they all work. Maybe the quality has improved. I'm still looking into all the links you guys have put up, so thanks for the info. ~Chris

Thanks for the link. Those might be what I'm looking for. And thanks for the input, guys. It's all helpful. I just bought a three-pack today of 2.0's, and I think I'll be at 2.0 now for the foreseeable future. Thanks for the advice. I've been checked once already, and my eyes are fine, just...

I've been using reading glasses for the last 7 or 8 years now; started with 1.25, and I'm now at 1.75. I usually get about 6 months of use out of a pair, maybe less, before the frames break. (I think I flex the frames too far putting them on my big ol' fat head.) I have a good pair of safety...

I think they were for skates, skateboards, bicycles, etc. There was one of these in a kit that came with my bike. I have a couple more too. It looks like they're made of some kind of zinc alloy, so not very strong material. They're very handy for holding nuts in place while you turn a screw to...

Found an entire set of Allen-brand 3/8"-drive SAE sockets in 2006. Started my current tool collection from that. Found a Victorinox Huntsman Swiss Army Knife in 1993 on a street in San Francisco; missing a scale and run over. I made new scales out of Kingwood, worked the joints, got it working...