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davethorik The discharge tester was used to test automotive battery cells back in the "dark ages." Then, batteries had a hard rubber case and were sealed with tar on top. You poked the tips of the tester into the tar to make contact on the seperate cells. Batteries could be rebuilt, cleaned...

Lesserson The hook angle on the teeth of the 10" saw blade matters. Less angle for a miter saw, more for a table saw.

Amazing how many treasures are found at all the sales on this thread. Ya ever wonder how many as good or better treasures are lost, from people either not knowing or just not caring, to maybe get them into the hands of someone who does care. I mean just tossed, trashed or junked. Several years...

For the people who can't remain silent,,,,, Is there a Jerry Can thread in which to sound off ?

I used to have C R S, Now I have C R A F T. Can't remember a f %&*($g thing.

IdahoMan Your hammer is a straight pein hammer. http://constructionmanuals.tpub.com/14256/css/Types-and-Uses-Continued-123.htm

In case your name is anywhere on the ladder. CUT IT UP ! BURN IT ! DESTROY IT ! Do not just throw it out ! I worked for an electrical contractor who threw out some old worn out ladders. To the dump with them. A good many years later they got sued by a guy who had been hurt--at his house--using...

Been going on every year since 2012, So far this year, 348 pages, 6951 posts. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=379498

??? Is the blade sharpened on both sides of the edge ? Like a regular pocket knife blade. And not sharpened on the spine [back side] of the blade.

I don't know the load rating on the drawers, but, paper is heavy. Specially full size sheets big enough to fit the drawer, stacked full. I really doubt the drawers can be overloaded. Although I wouldn't pack them full of lead weights.

Yeah, I know, Old Thread. But that is an incredible work of art. If the wheel wells are about 40" wide ? The cabinet must be 30-36" wide ? If he is 6' tall, cabinet is about 4' ?

txlonghorn1989 As BlueBomber said the goal is to remove the saws from circulation. They will probably keep doing the recall till they have removed a certain percentage of the number of saws manufactured then stop the recall. Figuring the remaining saws have been removed by other means. Trashed...

Construction/surveyors use 10ths. Elevations on survey markers.

txlonghorn1989: That bigger file with the wooden handle is a Vixen file. It's an auto body tool. Used to dress lead joints on body panels. Also good for use on other soft material, aluminum, wood, plastic.

https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/questions/2016/what-is-the-hook-angle-on-a-saw-blade If you decide to keep the saw, MAKE SURE you get the correct blade. Get the best blade you can. Properly dial in the saw. These are instructions for a Craftsman saw...