Recent content by RossinSD

My cabinets have been in place for about 8 years now and are holding up perfectly. They do not sit on the floor but on legs about 3.5 inches high for exactly the reason you mentioned. Garage floors can and do get wet. I have made removable base boards out of laminate flooring that fastens on...

You should keep that engine. It is a big part of what makes that an Imperial. I am working on a similar car for the San Diego Automotive museum. Right now my focus is on the electroluminescent lighting for the dash and instruments. These cars do not use bulbs and the EL requires a special...

I will second that statement about the M18. I use it frequently for automotive wiring and love how quick it is especially when combined with something to direct the heat. Eats batteries?? In my experience, the 6A*h batteries will go for about 90 minutes. That is a lot of heat shrink. I...

The waterslide decal paper I used is available on Amazon [Sunnyscopa Waterslide Decal Paper for INKJET Printer - CLEAR]. It is made by a Korean company [www.sunnyscopa.com] that also offers the paper in white. It works well with my Epson printer since the ink is pigmented and not a dye. I...

After Shiftless ID'd my vise, I decided to do a moderate restoration of it. That was inspired by my visit to Don Long's shop for his Birthday Party a few weeks ago. His restored vises are a thing of beauty! I didn't approach his level of restoration but since this was my father's vise, I...

Looks that way, doesn't it?:mad: This was a splurge purchase to indulge myself. But you know, I seem to find a use for most all of them weekly. But it does look like I am a fanboy! Oh well, there are worse things in life.

Thanks for clearing this up for me. This is a great place.

When I remodeled my garage a few years ago, I went with Ikea kitchen cabinets and I have been totally satisfied with the durability. They have so many options that you can design the space just the way you want it. The pull-out pantry cabinet is great for holding my overly large collection of...

This is a vice I inherited. No clue who the manufacturer is but it has some similarities to a Wilton. Works great but sometimes I wish for a larger jaw opening. Any idea who make this?

Dave, Thanks for such a helpful and detailed reply to my post. I knew only a little bit about these wrenches and you have added a great deal. Thanks. BTW, my father bought these for me on the occasion of buying a used 1967 Triumph TR6R. He was a mechanic and always bought mid to upper...

This is related to a post I just put up on Britool combo wrenches. Have any of you seen Proto sockets with a BS suffix on the part number indicating they are British Standard Whitworth? They don't seem to be offered any more and I have had these for over 50 years now. They are 12 point with a...

I am new to the forum and thought I would share a couple of photos of my Britool combination wrenches in British Standard Whitworth (BSW). I have had these since about 1968 and they have served me well for working on a number of British Bikes. I assume these are fairly unusual but you guys can...