Recent content by toddoky

I’ve been using the latest Dremel 8260 model and have been quite impressed with its power. It feels nothing like the couple of previous Dremel tools I’ve owned in the past.

I recently bought the OTC compressor to install stock front coils in a Fox Body Mustang, which are notoriously difficult to install. My tech assistant told me an hour into the job that it wasn’t going to work, but I noticed upon inspection that it was because he was trying to do it with both of...

An under appreciated benefit of mandrel bent tubes to the user is better fitment in a vehicle compared to compression bent tube, which cannot be bent on as tight a CLR. Exhaust systems and headers can both be created to provide the optimum amount of component and ground clearances needed for an...

I think the 309L is a suitable choice, but I’ve never welded stainless steel with flux core wire, so I have no idea how that in itself will affect the outcome. You already own the wire, so you don’t have much to loose by giving it a shot.

If you’re attempting a repair with a long term durability, it’s hard to say 309L is the best choice without knowing the exact material of the tubing and bellows you are welding. It’s quite possible one or both of them are some 400 series of ferritic stainless (409, 439 etc.). They could also be...

Yep, the tape works great. These days, I probably only prototype a new set of headers once a month with all the other things I have to execute. Once you do develop the needed skills however, it's like riding a bike in that you never loose the feel for it.

I bought one last year for use in refinishing my kitchen cabinets, works every bit as good as they say it does. When connected to my up Ridgid shop vac, it captures almost every bit of sanding dust.

Most if not all the specialty tools marketed to make header building easier actually slow down the process and make it overly complicated and expensive for those who can develop the aptitude to mark and cut tubes, on tangent, freehand by eye. I design production headers and exhaust systems as...

I also have the DeWalt 360 3-plane laser level and I would say it is equal in brightness to the M12 laser level I just received. I have no intention of replacing it with the new equivalent M12 offering unless it takes a dump on me. I have no problem using tools from multiple battery platforms as...

I received the new M12 cross line and points laser level and the new M12 Rover service and inspection light this past week and can report that both function as well as I hoped. The M12 laser level is twice as bright as a Stabila laser level I’ve been using for the last couple of years and the...

Yeah, I'd say underwhelming overall if you are interested primarily in automotive service tools. On the positive side, I'd say the laser levels and the new M12 Rover repair and service flood light look to be well executed in their designs.

Re: HF Replacement Jack Stands Recalled It’s amazing how little some people’s lives are worth to themselves.

"June 2020" is Milwaukee code for April 2021.

I was surprised to discover recently that the large Milwaukee C-clamp pliers have a major design deficiency compared to the China-made Irwin pliers I have of the same size. The maximum thickness of the object/material they can lock on substantially less than that of the Irwin pliers. The...

The handle design, switch position on top of tool and the price all were deal breakers for me and caused me to look elsewhere even though I'm heavily invested in both the M12 and M18 lines. I picked up the Bosch 12V Flexiclick for just over a hunded bucks on sale and am quite satisfied with it.