Recent content by Stinky Pete

It seems the Lowes by me blew out the US stuff to make space for Chinese tools.

I believe silica is a cancer-causing agent. Low silica is probably being marketed as a value proposition.

I got this about a month ago. It's a Waterloo Traxx I got for a very reasonable price. I figured it would take awhile to fill it up, but it seems most of the drawers are already accounted for...just that the tools now have a bit more breathing room :bounce: Here it is next to my old toolbox -...

Just took a look at the sander. It was a Taiwanese benchtop model on a sheetmetal stand - 3/4 HP motor running 1400 RPMs. Not what I was hoping for, certainly not terribly old and neither heavy nor industrial. The search continues...

Thanks - he's asking $150, not sure what he'll take. Also not sure how "old" it is...someone once described a 1986 motorcycle as "really old", so we'll see. Good news is it's close by, bad news is I have to figure out how to get it home if I decide I can't live without it :headscrat I'm kind...

I'm heading over to checkout a disc/belt sander combo tomorrow. It was described as an old industrial unit and while I don't have much info on it yet, I do know it has a 9" disc, 48" belt and is made by a company called Tristar, Tri-star, or another variation of the spelling. Anyone heard of...

This is likely a dumb question, but I'm new here so I'll fire away. Something I've always wondered - are you not concerned about a single motorized garage door with no windows or man door? I mean if your garage door craps out on you. I have a single motorized garage door and a big toolbox...