Interesting thread.I maintained for years that I would never sell a tool.
Saying that, I recently sold "a bunch" of tools on craigslist & ebay. 1/4 & 3/8 sockets, deep and shallow swivels, some nice truck brand wrenches, Some specialty tools plus some odd & ends.
I didn't plan to make a chunk of...
Interesting thread. I downsized quite a bit after I retired. I sold my big box and many of the tools I once made a living with. I kept the basics even though I rarely use many of those.
In my case my philosophy worked as I have not needed one tool I parted with.
As far as keeping them for my...
Been there done that. I have drilled 100's of glass blocks and wine bottles for Holiday lights. I used 14mm diamond bits from e bay. I made a small dam out of plumbers putty slightly larger than the bit and filled it with water from a cup. I tried other cooling mixes by adding soap, but plain...
After you get it fixed,use ethanol free fuel mixed with good oil.Keep it topped off between uses.
And check out the Homelite forum.
http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/homelite-forum/