Recent content by seika7

I bought the Harbor Freight one and it cuts through lath and plaster like butter, and it was cheap. One annoyance is needing the allen wrench to remove the bolt, and make sure you don't lose the washer when changing tools which can be fun when your hands are numb from vibration. I'm a huge fan...

Thanks for the tips

I bought a Wilton bench vise at Home Depot and it's covered with that sticky rust protector stuff. Is that cosmoline or something else? What's the best way to clean it off? I have 10 gallons of fresh Safety-Kleen naphtha in my parts washer tank. Would it be a bad idea to submerge the vise, and...

I have one in each size and would never go back to traditional geared ratchets. The only times I use my geared ratchets now are when I need some other function like a swivel head or long handle that the TopTul doesn't provide. The first day or two using one, I accidentally reversed direction by...

Shoot me an email and I can remove you from the list if you'd like. Are you going to come up for rallycross with the rest of the Oregon crowd? --Bryan

For anyone skeptical about the quality, I can vouch for them. They are very well built to tight tolerances. I bought a set of the gearless ratchets on-sight (Mike brought some samples to show my company). The lack of backlash is simply unbelievable! You can use them in the tightest spots (like...