Recent content by Steve_P

Slow is nonsense. If you try to drill a 1/4" hole in 304 SST at 80 RPM you will get nowhere. But try. You need good bits. Stainless is not hard but work hardens during drilling.

Wilde. They make them for lots of manufacturers, including Proto. I am not a huge Wilde fan, but these pliers are legit. I am not impressed by Wilde's punches (not good) or their pry bars (merely ok)

Project Farm did an extractor test FWIW.

Their lock ring pliers, typically used for rebuilding a manual transmission are fantastic. Otherwise I have no other pliers by Wilde. These: https://wildetool.com/product/10-compound-lock-ring-pliers-g705/

Cant go wrong with Wiha for any type of driver but you'll also get ten other opinions, as always.

You can change the rear plugs in a Roo with a low profile ratchet like a Gearwrench 90T, Tekton 90T, Matco 88...... Put the socket on the plug, install the ratchet... It might even be possible with an old SK round head flex head but I haven't tried.

Right. Because there's no way that anyone could ever carry that thing off and then break into it :ROFLMAO: What a dumb idea.

I've called and warrantied two extensions that were bad out of the box a few years ago. I just called them and said that the retention ball was stuck, and they sent me new ones. No proof of purchase, pictures, no returning the bad ones...

Obviously, plasma cutters use compressed air, but I'm guessing that anyone considering one already has a 5 CFM compressor. I have an 80 gallon tank and the last time I used my PC for a few minutes I realized that the compressor was turned off - and I had no issues. Yes, it uses air, but it's...

The warranty issue with the round heads is that you may have to replace the entire ratchet, or at least the entire mechanism, which is a substantial cost, as opposed to a $3 mfr cost kit for a pear head. I have some round head williams that are 50 years old and haven't been rebuilt. If you are...

I have a DeWalt 20V cordless and a Dynabrade air sander. Love both. The reality is you're not going to duplicate the CG of a pneumatic dynabrade with a 5AH battery attached several inches up from the sandpaper.

I have 2 Chapins. One does leak air at the pump seal to the container, but they are so inexpensive that it's easy to forgive and pump it up.

Wright, Williams, and Proto focus on industrial and government use. None of them give a **** about warranty as it costs more in time to file a claim than to just get on McMaster and buy a new socket or ratchet.

I have a set of what I believe to be Gedore wrenches, from India, but they lack the "Gedore" label; but they look identical to the Gedore branded ones. they are fairly crudely finished, but decent broaching and are overall fine. I bought them in the early 90s and used them for decades. I'm...

I have an OA torch set and a plasma cutter. As a hobbyist I don't use either very often but they both serve their purpose. Plasma goes thru steel like butter even after 1 minute of practice. And with a guide bar its a straight cut for a new user. Sorry but I'm nowhere near as clean w my OA...