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I have no experience with machine tools, and can't tell if these are the ball oilers I've read about. An older friend gave me his Logan 920 lathe. Another friend's retired machinist father suggested we remove spindle and intermediate shaft to put on a flat belt, instead of the linked composite...

I check the Tools & Garden section of woot.com every day to see if there's any deals. Today I saw this 3/8 bit socket set for $28.99. It's got Phillps, slotted, internal and external Torx, and standard and metric Allen. Also a ratchet and extension. I don't know anything about the Duratech...

I got an ad in my Facebook today for TOYO Steel toolboxes. I don't know anything about the company, but they have a wide range of small boxes made in Japan that look like they would suit my organization fetish. There are also a couple of carts. Has anybody heard of them...

I have an aluminum AC condenser, and would like to enlarge the inlet hole from 8mm to 11.5mm. This is a 4th gen Camaro condenser, being used in an LS engine swap in a 1979 El Camino. I have all of my hoses made up, but the adapter on the end of the compressor discharge hose is 11.5mm. These...

I have two used sets of Snap On combination wrenches. [Edit: price lowered <again>] SOLD - 12 metric OEXM wrenches in 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19. They are in good shape, I don't see any rust or worn chrome. The 17 seems to be different, as it doesn't have the patent number...

My subject line may be confusing, but why doesn't Harbor Freight make their Hercules cordless tools compatible with Milwaukee M12 batteries? I think a price-conscious consumer like myself would consider Hercules if I could use it with my collection of Milwaukee tools, batteries, and chargers...

I noticed my F723 3/8 ratchet was missing the reverse lever, so I ordered repair kit RKRAF723 from Snap-on. The new 30-tooth gear in the kit has a different shoulder, and wouldn't fit in my body. The kit didn't come with a bushing, but Snap-on instructions said that some models wouldn't use a...

I frequent the woot.com daily deals site, which is now owned by Amazon. It's pretty rare that the tools section has something I want, but today they have a Viper Tool Storage V218MCWH 18-Inch 2-Drawer 18G Steel Mini Tool Chest for $44.73. In purple. The white one is $53.37. Shipping is always...

Last my welder gave out a "pop" and died. It's a 110v Daytona Mig (really a rebranded Cebora) that I bought in 1999. I still think of it as new, since it's the only expensive tool that I've ever bought new. At time it was close to $1000 with welder, helmet, gloves, and spares. It's been really...

I looked for a thread to put this in, but didn't see anything appropriate, so here it is. I finally got the HF 56" bottom, yay. I've been using a couple of mismatched 26" stacks for years. They were used when I got them, but they have mostly been okay despite the small drawers. But a few months...

So Elaine has a condo with a squeaky fan. I looked at it, and found that the ball which sits inside the socket has some of its plastic coating worn off, and is squeaking inside the socket. I shot some white lithium in there, and pronounced it fixed. That was a couple days ago, today she...

I haven't posted here in a couple years, but this weekend I scored a Delta drill press, and it made me think of Garage Journal forums and the thread about yard sale scores. I couldn't find the thread, so I started my own. My Harbor Freight drill press has done great over the years, but lately...

This is my first classified posting, although I've been a member for a while. You can check my feedback on eBay as dlwilson42. I have a set of 5 Husky metric ratcheting box end wrenches. These are the old style. I've never really used them. They come in a pouch. 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 11 mm, 12...

Here's the best, most detailed tool list I've ever seen on craigslist: http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/tls/1733618161.html. All of the Snap-On model numbers are listed, there is a link to plenty of photos, and there's even an appraisal, with contact info. It looks to be a pretty good deal, and...

When my garage was built last year I had the electrician put in a switched 220V outlet in the attic, thinking I would put a compressor up there. Now I'm ready to do that, but I'm concerned about the vibration. I've read a lot of posts on here about compressors and attics and mounts, but I...

I've been looking for 3/8 impact sockets on eBay lately. So I search for "snap on impact socket", and I find "9pc 3/8"DR. DEEP IMPACT SOCKET METRIC ON SNAP IN RAIL". I look quickly at the listing, set up my bid on Auction Sniper, win, pay, get the sockets today. WTF? They're still in...

I got a compressor a couple months ago, and I'm really loving the power of the impact wrench. But I'm not too sure about the air ratchet. It's got its uses every now and then, like after I break free a nut on a long stud that's going to take a while to spin out. Same thing for spinning the...

Last month I broke down and bought myself 3/8" deep sockets sets in both metric and standard (6 pt) to replace my random assortment of well-used no-name deeps. It was nice. A week later I lost the 15 mm while doing an upper control arm on my Jeep Cherokee. It fell in the frame and rolled...

This is really confusing me. I have a Harbor Freight compressor (93271-1VGA). It's 230V, 21 gallons, 3 HP, 3.5 SCFM @ 90 PSI. When I put my 3/8" ratchet on it with a 25' hose the ratchet spins for a couple seconds, and then runs out of air and stops. If I release the trigger for a few second...