Recent content by snickers muncher

I appreciate your concern. I got to thinking about my own safety and figure I might get by for the rest of my career or for another week. Better safe than sorry. I will keep the boots by the door for when I do the things above. I put on all other PPE when needed so why not boots too.

Work requires steel toe boots, but it is ignored in my department all the way to the top since we do not really face any of the hazards that would require them. However, they still give everyone a $150 boot allowance. Hey, free or mostly free boots! Main use would be for weed eating on a...

It’s not so much the actual diameter, but the more sudden change to the larger diameter. If the fastener is near an obstruction. The nano socket might not fit where a regular one would. The shoulder would get in the way where a more slight taper would fit.

The half inch have been handy in tight spots with a stubby impact. However, I have found that they sometimes lack the mass to break loose some fasteners that a standard or deep well will take right off. For me their large diameter has gotten in the way more than their short size has helped. I...

My folks did another harbor freight run for me during the recent sale.

Pics of the workbench or it didn’t happen.

That's how my neighbor got killed.

I needed a flashlight for work. This one kept coming up in my research for best bang for the buck. It's been working great for my needs for the past several days. $23 total for a light with built in USB C charger, 18650 battery, charging cable, and magnetic base cap. I wanted a budget option...

OdoBan is cheap and widely available. It's worth a shot as you can dilute it down for general cleaning duties. I've heard good things about Nature's Miracle, but have never tried it. A buddy in the business swears by Sha-Zyme

SAE is losing ground, but it's certainly not dead. I agree with you though about separating them. I don't need metric getting in my way at work and SAE is pretty much useless on working on my cars.

Rust you say? I also work in water and here's the shop's torque wrenches---not that anyone else there knows how to use one... I keep my personal hand tools (including torque wrench) locked up in the office. Tekton and Carlye have served me well. I might would look at Icon if I needed...

On the morning dog walk I a found a Proto 7/16 punch.

I'm team fastback as well. I like the compact as shown above. One in my pocket and one in each car's tool kit.

My folks were kind enough to do a Harbor Freight run for me during the sale.

I grabbed a set to leave at work as well as two sets of socks.