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Hi Folks, As per the thread title, has anyone here tried out one of the new m18 fuel bicycle handle weed eater/ brush cutter? As much as I really like my stihl with this handle style this is very intriguing to me for weed eater work around the farm yard. A link to the tool...

Hi, Any thoughts on why milwaukee is not offering a fuel version of the m-12 polishing and sanding tool? Seems like the advantages of the fuel motor would match up very well with this application. Thanks for any insight you can provide.

I have an older, about 50 years old, insulated, but not heated garage. It has a concrete floor. At one time it had a wood stove in the corner. This time of the year if I open the doors moisture condenses on the floor. Any suggestions for ventilation ideas to reduce/eliminate this? One...

Hi Folks, Is there a repair kit available for the gearwrench 90 tooth compact head 3/8" drive ratchets? I bought one via an on-line vendor and there was no detent ball in the anvil to hold the socket on. Gearwrench did send a replacement ratchet via warranty process. Took about 2 months...

A question for the folks here. Does cutting pvc rapidly dull the blade of a carbide tooth circle saw blade? I don't know why it would ... but thought won't hurt to ask I used a "low mileage" milwaukee brand one to cut some pvc pipe when installing some rfid antenna panels and since that use...

Sorry if this has already been hashed over, but I could not find anything. What are your all's experiences with brands of grinding wheels and cut off wheels in the 4 1/2 inch to 6 inch size for angle grinders that last/work better than others. I have recently re-located to a place where I now...

There is a pole shed with a concrete floor here on the farm that the original purpose was for baby calves in individual pens until around 3 months old. The floor is concrete, but there are a lot of corner post style round posts in the concrete that were for pen dividers. I would like to see...

A year ago I bought a vac master wet dry vacuum for cleaning out Dad's woodworking shop (in the garage) at the home farm. It is one of their "beast" models and has worked really well so far... no complaints. The other day I was in the farm and home store where I got it and saw that there...

A question for the crew here. What are the drawbacks/ negatives of storing cordless tools, (drill drivers, sawz-all, impact driver, etc) in a plastic totes up off the concrete in a steel shed that is not heated or cooled? The batteries would be kept in the house. thanks

Hi, I have been cleaning up a number of old tools from the shed at the home farm. some of them date back to the 1930's and it has been interesting to see what is all there. they are an assortment of old school craftsman, williams and some snap on in the mix with a few proto, indestro...

Hi Folks, I am working on cleaning up some old wrenches, sockets etc from my home farm that would benefit from some rust removal. Some of them are socket extensions and t handles that have detent balls in them. some of which still move like they should, but the tools are quite rusty. thinking...

I searched around for this on the forum, and did not find anything, Maybe I did not use the correct terminology, sorry about that if this is a common question anyway, what are some home made or easily found tools or jigs to hold the ball bearing in on the spring when putting/ sliding the...

New guy to here. I found this forum via googling different old tool brands as I make my way through the stuff in the sheds at the home farm. I been using the search, but may end up asking a few questions here and there. I would like to clean the rust off many of the wrenches, sockets etc...