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I have the rebadged CM vicegrips so if they get deformed from welding,I can get a replacement free.Same thing for when the teeth start getting dinged so they start slipping.As long as they are sharp,they grip great. Steve

I just bought a super nice headlight for my head that's super bright,lightweight and works just so well.Works great,especially when doing detail work,like carb rebuilds. It's an Led Lenser H7 headlight. Uses 3 AAA batteries that last a long time,and the light is so bright It's almost...

On my flipover set,I engraved a plus on one side of the head,and a minus on the other,so I can see which way I want to go with it. I misplaced my 10 mm Gearwrench brand reversible wrench,so I was going to get one at Sears today.They were out of stock,so I bought the CM version.I didn't like...

Starting and dying it almost always fuel/carb related.If the fuel filter & line are ok,take off the carb and take off the 4 screws for the main diaphram cover.More than likely you will fnd that the old fuel has hardened up the main diaphram.If it's not all gummed up inside, or corroded,a...

I have changed all the trim on both of my boxes,and here is some tips that worked good for me.... The backside of the drawer pull is folded over,causing a track that the trim grips so it doesn't pop off.So to slide the old trim off,I use a big chunk of Delrin,or Teflon plastic (that it really...

I got the complete one that has both buckets,hose & hardware,and I believe it was about 100.00 at Rockler,but I used their 20 percent coupon to bring it to $80.00 Then I got the Rigid vac for about 100.00,plus the HEPA filter for around $30.00 So it seemed affordable.They make the DIY kit...

I have one installed on my Rigid shop vac,and it works great.With it,you can run the HEPA filter inside your vac,and it doesn't get plugged up.I really like it. Steve

I bought the first #500 DD my SO dealer had on his truck years ago,and it worked pretty well for over quarter inch & up bits,but I could never get the drill to not "Walk" if I tried drilling without a pilot hole.( I am putting the split-point on it ) My SO dealer swapped it out for...

For over at the woodshop,I needed something with a HEPA filter,so I bought a new Rigid vac at HD,and bought the HEPA filter there.Then I went to Rockler and bought the Oneida Dust Deputy,which is a cyclone setup made for home shop vacs that goes between your vac and hose ...

We have the Omegasonics brand at work.We have the next size up from the smallest,I think it's 2 gallons.We use the soap that they recommend,as it's better at 140 degrees,I guess simple green is only good til 120,is what we were told. Anyway,it works fantastic at cleaning carbs.That's...

That's a neat story how it all turned out.I'll bet you will love that model.We just sold one this morning. I bought my 1st Stihl last week......The SE 122 shop vac. I needed a nice one for work that is really quiet,and better quality than the Rigid one I have at home.This thing is great...

My dealer dropped off the new catalog today,and I'm amazed at how many errors there are in the tool box specs,like in the height, and overall lengths.Anybody else notice that? You'd think that a company that large and professional would have someone in the catalog dept.that knows the...

I've had excellent results using mine.I have sliced lots of small metal project pieces.,never had a single problem yet. I have the 10 point-something volt cordless,and that works so nice.I wish they could invent an easier to change drum sanding bands,though. Steve

I don't think my dealer lets you go over a thousand,unless you do it thru Snap-on credit If the customer skips out with a large mount owed to Snap-on cedit,does the dealer get hit for that,or is it just the revolving account balance? I've wondered about that/ Steve

I did a search on the SO site for the KERP842A5PKS 84 inch wide-guy,...no picture but it did list the price at $14,590.00 Wow,that's a lot of $! Sure looks neat,though. Steve