Recent content by rickpaulos

"I'm looking for a 6in bench vise. I used to have a 6in craftsman, but sold it years ago and now regretting that. I'm looking to stay under $100. I have looked around and haven't heard anything go I d about harbor freight bench vise's." I broke my home bench vise and because I needed one asap I...

Extra info. Made in Taiwan, Republic of China. year unknown. Sold under many brand names. Mine is Kmart, I have the original box , priced at $4.97. No bar codes. The price tag is printed with the rest of the box labeling. I guess they never thought of price changes or using computerized...

It doesn't take many kitchen appliances to over load a 15 amp breaker. Toaster, toaster oven, coffee maker, electric inductive kettle for the tea drinkers, microwave, tv, radio, lights, mixer, blender, phone charger, electric dental flosser charger, etc. Most aren't used for long periods of...

A gfi socket started randomly tripping at the business. I replaced it. Easy peasy, works fine. For my own info I took the old GFI outlet apart. I could see nothing wrong. I put it back together. Then I found a tiny sliver of wire on the table top where I had taken the outlet apart. It was...

Westinghouse B10 1620CT panel currently has Type BR120 breakers, new when the panel was installed, date unknown, but perhaps over 20 years ago. The installer did not write the date on the label. I don't see a date code on the label. Is there on on the breakers? Looking to replace all the...

All the vises look like that at the local community college in the welding building. sloppy loose, beat, etc. But they are still intact. I've broken 4 vises so far. Probably all made in China.

My most treasured tools are in a few categories. 1: the hammer I made in Junior High shop class about 50 years ago. I have about 30 hammers but this is in the top 3 of most used. I also made screw drivers, a chisel, small metal tool boxes and a crow bar. On the last day of class as we were...

Picked up a Greenworks small lawn mower from a neighbors curb. The former owner said it needed a battery. hard to hear through the speaker with the dogs barking. by vintage I mean it's 9 years old which is pretty old for battery powered tools. Dragged it home and it does not work. It came...

Not the best ever. I bought this HEPA shop vac to use with a drywall sander. Drywall dust is very fine. I've never seen a shop vac that doesn't allow some dust through. Usually the finest stuff gets exhausted and lands everywhere, including in the air we are breathing at the time. I still...

I have one very similar to this. one day I decided to flush out the original plastic hose with a garden hose stuck in one end. Well it was like a sprinkler hose, water was shooting out in all directions from dozens of pin holes. I found a better replacement hose. longer and it didn't have a...

Best nailer day of my life was when I got rid of the electric nailer. IMO, Air power works so much better. I started with one of those awful red pancake compressors (sold that) and I now have an ultra-quiet Fortress 2 gallon compressor that is light enough I can schlep it around and up on...

At first I thought 70F was the temp but now I think it is just a bit of the part number. For this application, the automatic on and off temps should be close to the freezing point of water so around 32F +/-.

Thanks for the brand info. Still no specs on this exact model on the www. The company website seems aimed at oem. My guess is my non-working part was made to order for a particular product.

Trying to find a data sheet for this electric thermostat. CS-7SA 70F 7182 What I have found is there are dozens of manufacturers, each has their own part numbers and codes. These are used in many appliances like dishwashers, microwave ovens, furnaces, heaters. Many options for temperature...

in the upper midwest $10k gets you a rust bucket van. Rusted clear through rockers is the norm. Most of the local delivery guys are driving honda or toyota sedans that get 30mpg.