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Congrats on the new job. Remember that the most used tool is between your ears. Keep in mind too that the hole between your nose and chin is for asking questions. If your head and mouth are in sync you will do just fine.

Seems like a common problem no matter where ya go. I always wanted to hook up a buzzer to mine. Simple pressure switch that completes the circuit when open and a 9V battery should be a cheap and easy fix.

Very nice setup, makes mine look like a wood shed.

I leave the drain on mine open until I use it and then afterward make sure that it's empty again. I worked in a shop where the compressor was on a timer. It started about 2 hours before the shop opened and auto drained just before we started work. It drained again at lunch time and at the end...

I find that a dremel type tool is great when a file is too much work and a saw would take off too much. I've used mine to take just enough off of a piece of ceramic tile as well. If you always have air available a die grinder is great but you can use a dremel any place that you have electrical...

Happened to me once, same thing, cops came, took them away, two hours later they were home. Charge was B&E, slap on the wrist while I had to do a security upgrade. A couple of days later I confronted one of the punks. In typical punk fashion, I got the usual answer, "what are you going to do...

I use RIG, seems to work fine.

My daughters and I have discussed this. They have both have expressed interest in keeping many of the tools that I have. Their husbands wouldn't have a need for a lot of tools since their interests aren't the same as mine. They're both great guys and would respect any agreement that I would...

bushings are available from Grainger and other suppliers but your best bet is to spring for a new pully since the bushings will either fit the shaft real well or the pully but usually not both. I worked in an electric motor shop and we always custom made our own but we had a machine shop.

I made the mistake that so many have in opening too many drawers. Fortunately damage was repairable but left scars on the drawers. The applause that come from your co-workers is usually the worst part. I think that we've all had a box go over or seen some who has.

I've used everything at one time or another with real bad results and real good results. One of my favorites is a 50/50 mix of turpentine and Boiled linseed oil. The turpentine seems to drive the linseed oil into the wood and if rubbed right results in a satin finish. In my mind an older gun...

Mine are in the garage and I work on bicycles once in a while. Everything is on a cart fastened with chains. I'm pretty conscious about the way I handle everything, I saw one propel across a motor pool once. In practice O/A is pretty safe, and fun if you don't have to do it for a living...

Looks like a pretty good light. Ive spent a lot more replacing heavy service incandescent bulbs over the last few years.

If you parked a caddy in my neighborhood the car would be broken into and the spare stolen.

I noticed the same thing and the ambient light did seem to make a difference. I ask why once and I was told told it had to do with the color temperature of the spark vs the lights in the shop. I could have been given a line of BS. In all honesty most of us wore tinted safety glasses also so...