Recent content by Wes J

Why do people think the screw is there to tighten up the joint? It's not. The little spring in the joint sets the tension. It's not adjustable.

I work out of a pair of Kennedy 1022B boxes as a service engineer. Mine are heavy as hell so I made a little trolley they can roll on. I tried the Pelican boxes and I still used one if I fly. Otherwise the cantilever is a lot more handy. The way they open up makes it so easy to reach whatever...

My dad has a full set of Craftsman impact sockets that were made in Taiwan in the early 1980s. As far as I know they are still working fine. It's not the first time Craftsman has gone offshore...

Damn. Now I'll have to buy them... I have 2 full sets of round head flex ratchets from Proto. They are my favorite.

That's a starting point. You can have up to 200% of FLA if required for starting.

Lots of old machines say 220. It used to be the standard. Your overload protection should be sized for the wire you have. Motors allows you to have a larger fuse or breaker than the size of the wire or the FLA on the motor plate. Check the NEC. I'd use 2 switches. Say 10 amps for the spindle...

Here in the rust belt we start with the needle scaler and work our way down...

Ratheting wrenches (double box).

SK hard handles are great.

Any hex under 5/32 is asking for trouble. A ratchet just puts too much torque on such a small tool.

I have the 1/2 drive set in inch and metric. They are great. I'm not a fan of the 3/8 drive. Stepped bits always break.

I'm pretty sure they are both Yost vices. Made in Taiwan. I'd get the Wilton.

Pretty sure it doesn't work that way... I know everyone thinks that, but it's not true.

Not a full toolbox by any means, but I worked in a dealership when I was in college and I took my toolbox home for the summer but left behind my creeper, the charger for my flashlight, and a few other small things. That fall I came back to school and stopped by the dealership. The lot was empty...

Cook.