Recent content by rjardy

Eastwood generally makes great stuff. I would just prefer a wooden handle. But that should not stop anyone from looking at them. USA made, if im not mistaken.

Thanks, I figured pictures could help. I really think that you will be fine with the HF set if its just for light use.

Here are two of my hammers. On the left is a MATCO, on the right is the HF from the kit. Here you can see that the hammer will take shape of imperfections in the work, and that can then be transfered back in to the work. I used the HF hammer when I was learning the trade. As I went further and...

Whoops. My mistake!

The ad just says forged, nothing about hardened. And while yes, forging a part generally yeilds some level of hardening, such was not the case with the kit I bought. I purchased this kit from HF in 2007, so things may have changed. Mine are soft and a pass with a mill file tells the story. I'm...

Not the greatest. Metal is soft and will take the impression of imperfections in the work surface and then it will transfer it back into the work surface causing a mess. If you wanted to spend the time to dress them up and harden them, I think they would be acceptable. But honestly, I do the...

I live on a dairy farm, so I know how it goes with flies. I hate every last one of them and want them to all die a slow painful death. The bag of water trick technically works, but not to the point where anyone would be satisfied with the results. The best thing that I have found is an aerosol...