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IIRC the original Beach company went out of business a long time ago then re-emerged. I am guessing someone bought the name and started a new company in the same old location or something like this..... These boxes are from the new Beach. I have some older Beqch boxes and they are great...

Estwing cats paw pry bar for home project. Vessel jis/ph screwdrivers. Possibly a set of FatMax (made in France) combination pliers

I had a older motorcycle tank that PO had cleaned out and coated. The coating wasn't great (or even passsable) and nuts/bolts/chain were left in the tank. Sorting that out diy was major time/energy ****. It was effort that should have been spent on a different part of the project.

Hopefully its not evidence

I thought it was more about keeping the head from flying off than keeping it tight....not to sure

Maybe it's better not to post some video's?

Pretty sure the idea is to do this in advance to prevent it from coming loose. The last minute, in the field jobs, seem to pound a bunch of nails into the haft through the eye. From the older axes I've seen, this seems to be a "right now" fix.

The US Forest Service's "One Moving Part" (google find it) mentions pining axe heads but I can't recall what they suggested using....I'd guess this is a variation on the theme

Glad to hear the crappy tires one worked. I have that will eventually be used for a project

Welcome. I hopped on here looking for advice on buying sockets and screwdrivers. I solved that then kept coming for everything from car repairs, jokes, pictures, guns, axes, and retirement planning (some medical stuff too). I hope you find this place as educational and entertaining as I do.

So I did a quick Google. Its looks like the Fume Free version has replaced sodium hydroxide with potassium carbonate.. This may be a Eurka moment. Keep us posted on the results and do not use the heavy duty or regular stuff.

Sodium hydroxide (lye) will react violently with aluminum to form sodium aluminum (pretty sure this will be white powder and will wash off if it isn't soluble). The reaction generates lots of heat (exothermic) which could cause splattering and will evolve hydrogen gas. If you choose to do...

Can someone link to the axe thread?

Without a makers make its very difficult to determine unless you're really into axes. As for pattern, my oily suggestion is check out The Axe Handbook by Buchanan-Smith I am kinda starting down the axe rabbit hole. So far my preference is for W German, Finnish and Canadian axes -they have...

Drain them if its an option. If that's not possible, totes are surprisingly durable. Until they are mot.