Recent content by stove39

hey guys im looking for a floor jack that it is sturdy enough to do regular maintenance like oil changes but is small enough that i can leave in the trunk of my car to replace those scissor jacks. any recommendations im not looking to spend that much money. Any experience with the craftsman or...

ok thanks a lot we are going to replace them can anyone give me a link to a little bit more detailed instruction of how to hook them up. Or if anyone could make up instructions off the top of their head i would greatly appreciate it! Thanks again for all your help

it is a very old heater and it has two heating elements in it and i would assume it is two smaller elements integrated into one whole unit. I did a lookover and both elements look ok however one wire on the broken side is very corroded and has come dis connected. I was wondering if i could...

i have a 240 volt electric baseboard heater. The one side is not working at all and the other side is hot just not great. There is no furniture blocking it and it is not dirty. Is there a quick fix to get the one side back and running or would it be easier and more efficient to get a new...

When my grandfather passed away, i got my hands on a lot of his old tools. I have a loaded huot drill index full of drll bits marked with a "M" on them. My question is who makes these, every bit has M then USA under them. I just wanna know how good or bad of a set i have on my hands. I would...

The 32 piece set of craftsman rp is now $60 instead of the 90 it usually goes for. I think this is a good deal and covers most of the wrench sizes needed for a DIYer. http://www.sears.com/craftsman-32-pc-standard-and-metric-12-pt-combination/p-00946937000P

Just saw the commercial on the new kobalt double drive technology screwdriver and ratchet. Do you think this could be useful or is this just another gimmick. http://www.lowes.com/pd_363510-34170-62466_0__

thanks a lot for all your help in the end a 90 degree pick and a flat head screw driver did the trick

do you have any suggestions on ways to get this off I've tried needle nose pliers but they aren't small enough and I've tried a flat heard screw driver with no luck

is that ring on the top where you change to loosen or tighten, or on the bottom where the drive is?

kittstr, how did you take this ratchet apart? I have the same one and want to get some lube in the gears but cannot find out how to take it apart.

ok thank you guys about the heads up on the large selector on the williams i would have never noticed. What are your opinions on the wright 4400 1/2 ratchet?

I am checking ebay for a new or slightly used 1/2 ratchet. I found this one which would cost me around 30 bucks. Is there anything else that would be a better value...

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00946936000P?vName=Tool%20Catalog&cName=Mechanic'sTools&sName=Wrenchesmv=rr Im ready to jump on this set from sears. The only thing holding me back is its country of origin. I really want to buy US made. Any thoughts on if this set is worth taking...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002O1530A/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Is there a reason that this is so cheap??