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I'm sorry about that. I don't have the latest iPhone with its magnificent camera that costs $1400.

I got the lady's mailbox door fixed. I used a 10-32 x 3/8'' machine screw and a 10-32 jam nut. Works perfect now. The mailbox door has an "ear" for the rivet to go through and the mailbox chute has a matching ear for the same rivet to go through. The mailbox chute ear is real close to the wall...

I have Craftsman screwdrivers to open cans of paint. 😁

I don't know if they would be short enough. I need to hold the two pieces of sheet metal together fairly snug but not too tight so they can rotate.

Funny you should mention that. I saw an instructor in class open a paint can with a Snap-on screwdriver one day. I cringed.

The one thing I should mention is that not all straight slot screws have the same size width slot. For that reason, I have two separate versions of a 5/16'' wide straight slot screwdriver. The MAC will have a tip thickness of 0.42'' while a Snap-on will have a tip thickness of .047''. Both...

I got it all figured out. The rivets in question are called semi-tubular rivets. They are set by using a rivet squeezer like a TATCO. The rivet squeezer uses a series of replaceable dies like you would use with a ratcheting electrical crimper. One die acts as an anvil to hold the head of the...

I thought about that. There's barely enough room for a #10 jam nut. A nylon lock nut might be too thick but would be ideal if it would fit in there. This kind of stuff is outside my comfort zone. I'm far more comfortable with mechanical stuff and welding material together. I've never replaced...

There's this mailbox I told a lady I would fix for her. The little door that you lift up to insert your mail has had one rivet come out on the right side, so now the door hangs from the rivet on the left side. The left side rivet is on its way out too. These are those hollow pop rivets we've...

"Those are so huge you probably wouldnt be able to get them into tight spaces anyway, even with a short anvil." I like that. Good answer. 😁

Is there ever a situation where the extended anvil would take up too much space and limit access to something? Obviously it's intended for tires and flip sockets. Right now the only extended anvil 1/2 inch impact wrenches available are the Hercules and the Milwaukee correct?

They don't seem to be cheap wrenches at all. This set sells for $514.99 from Summit Racing and a special order at that.

I just remembered that I'd rather have one with an extended anvil for flip sockets. Their extended anvil version doesn't come in a kit. But the main reason I need one for is the crankshaft bolt that holds the harmonic balancer on a Buick 3800. Sooner or later that crankshaft position sensor is...

I don't think so. I think those sets are missing a socket or a wrench because somebody stole the missing piece. You gotta be the dumbest person on earth to steal something from Harbor Freight.