Recent content by PFSard

I'm clueless. Here's another GJ thread. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/bonney-lever-drive-4080-ratchet.545731/

i'm not seeing any pics

Big Gator Tools standard and metric drill guides 15% off coupon. Bought the standard a few years back. Nice made in USA tool. Standard - https://a.co/d/9ZrJPqz That coupon brings it down to $18.84. I've never seen these that low.

I bought most of my collection from estate sales and garage sales. I filled in holes from Epstein. Seemed like decent quality bits at reasonable prices. https://www.harryepstein.com/

I've never encountered this issue myself. Scoutcrafter and 357magdad are always prettying up tools. They may have dealt with something like these before, https://www.youtube.com/user/ScoutCrafter/videos https://www.youtube.com/@357magdad/videos

Take the one out of the garage that is not tool related. (1) You should be able to match tools in garage with chargers (2) I assume you have been charging the devices you currently use . Mark the chargers somehow. (3) If there are devices you haven't used in a while but are intent on using...

I am old enough (72) to remember when "Made in Japan" was synonymous with "junk". Datsun rust buckets come to mind. The times they have been changing.

Try looking on the back with a flashlight. I believe my Snap Boxes had model and date. Hard to see.

Is this the tool? https://www.fastenal.com/product/details/0137035

Shine a light on the back of the box. My Snap-On box has info stamped into the metal. Was hard for me to see/read without illumination.

* I polish them up. Then put them with my Snap-On, Mac, Matco and Cornwell tools. Ha, ha, ha!!!! * But seriously. I generally don't use them for assembly. I keep them in a spare storage case (tucked away in an otherwise unused space).

Don't you just love it when it's easier than expected? Thanks for following up with your solution.

Last week, I clamped an old screwdriver's steel tightly in a vise. Tapped on the handle with a hammer and a punch made from an old ratchet handle. Took less than a minute to have the desired product in hand.

Just out of curiosity, how old is the water heater?

Looks like a gem!!! What did you find was the easiest way to removed the old grease? I bought a bicycle that had been stored for many, many years in AZ's heat (in a garage). Big PITA for me to deal with the rock hard, dried out grease in the bearings.