Recent content by Texican

I have had mine since it came out and I just measured 19 inches. I love it, cuts square all day long. I put a Forrest blade on mine.

The black chrome ratcheting wrenches from Proto are made in Taiwan. The chrome version is USA made. I had two complete sets of the black wrenches and would recommend them, unfortunately mine were stolen .

I need a lot more now than I did 20yrs ago.

A Rolex, it was my grandfather's old watch and he gave it to me. I had a 66 Mustang and ran over a bunch of party decorations someone had thrown in the street. The ribbons used on the balloons wrapped around the fan and when I went to cut them loose, I took off the watch and laid it on the air...

It looks an awful lot like red elm to me. If it fuzzes up when working it, that is a good indicator of elm wood.

My key set came in the mail today as well. Nice little set and the note pad was a nice freebie as well.

Need a permit here to replace a broken board on my porch but I can build a 200 sq ft structure without one.

It looks like the one that services the shops around here. The Cornwell dealer has a brand new truck and the Snap-On dealer drives an older one.

Echo makes a great small chainsaw. I used to carry one when I had to clear limbs for line of sight. I would buy one in a heartbeat but my 30 year old Stihl 028wb still runs like new.

I have seen some of the USA Craftsman wrenches go for ridiculous amounts on eBay. Try there, you may get lucky.

I figured it was way overpriced. Vises do not show up too often on CL around here and when they do, they are overpriced. I bought a new Ridgid F50 and don't really need another vise but was curious about this one since I am unfamiliar with the brand. Thanks for the help.

When it comes to vises, I don't know **** from Shinola. Is this a quality vise? Price does seem high. http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/3856644894.html

Look on eBay for a set of Proto flare wrenches. I got a set for $25. They are really stout.

I like Thorogoods, I find them very comfortable to be in all day. http://workingperson.com/thorogood-804-6038-quick-release-oblique-composite-toe-6-inch-boot.html

It is a good light duty saw, easy to hold for long periods. I had one for awhile until I needed to ugrade to a larger model. I never had any problems with mine, I just outgrew its capacity. For a DIYer it would be a great handy little recip saw to have.