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I have some old jack stands that I can't find any informed on. They are 19" tall when fully extended. 12" tall when collapsed. They only have 2 identification marks. The numbers CS266 and CS2.65. There is also a "W" stamp. I am going to guess that they came with an old vehicle as an accessory...

Good morning. I am buying the 7000lb Max Jax in a month or two. Currently I am working on my floor to handle the columns and plan to pour concrete in the next week or two. Can anyone please measure and confirm the bolt pattern max jax has on their website? I want to make a template to hold the...

Any ideas on what these are?

Anyone have any information on age of this Cornwell ratchet? Drive is 3/4" and the square has to be pushed out and flipped over to reverse ratchet. I also got me an old Jack.. it is just kinda in the picture. The store owner said it was for a model A.

What is your favorite automotive wire loom to use and where do you buy it? I Definitely have used plenty of corrugated plastic split wire loom. Lots of the spiral loom that looks like a fat long plastic spring. These are both nice in that they can be installed after the connectors and mid run...

Hello everyone! I have been getting some conflicting information on the use of dielectric grease. Everyone seems to know it is safe for sparkplug boots and battery terminals. What about Weatherpack, Deutsch, and metri pack connectors? I have had the habit of using some on all the little seals...

Pictures speak 1000 words. Game is how much does it weigh? Wood is treated so still fairly wet. Chain link 13.5" tall.

What is everyone's thoughts on the different coatings on these pliers. I just got the 12" pliers tonight and the steel almost looks like a plain steel finish. They came in a bag inside the box with a coating of oil on the steel. Do I need to keep these in my humidity controlled shop or will they...

I just posted two threads. Both are about jack extensions. One is a machined extension and the other is a welded extension. Well at some point someone had the great idea, not, to start making the saddles bolt on with the weirdest thread possible, M24x1.5. Not only is the thread odd but I wanted...

Just posted "machined jack extensions". Here are the welded jack extensions I made first. The bores and pins were machined in the lathe. The tube is 2.5"x1/4" square tubing. About 8" and 4" extensions. Use this information at your own risk.

Tired of playing around with stacked 4x4s and other items to make my jacks tall enough for trucks and Jeeps. Making extensions for me and my friend. Machined and welded. Here are the machined extensions. These are 8-1/2" and 4" extensions. Use this information at your own risk

So I was looking though my parents new home construction and wondered what you all think of the water heater plumbing. The WH is electric but hasn't been wired yet. 1. No expansion tank for WH. New construction so I assume there has to be a backflow valve at water meter. 2. In place of...

Today I was running some Romex to lengthen a 3-way switch run. All the cable is behind drywall and I assumed that there was at least one or two staples somewhere behind the studs. Running all new cable would have been a major pain. So I installed a 4-11/16 junction box to the old cable and came...

My dad is having a new house built and so far I am confused by what is going on. I know nothing about house construction yet I do know some rules of thumb about being a handy man. This house is slab construction. The concrete was poured yesterday in footers dug 15" to 16" deep. Last night...

I have been trying to use a face shield when using my angle grinder and knife grinder. Do most of you use a face shield or just safety glasses? Do you wear a disposable respirator? I find that I get some painful hot sparks on my face from time to time when only using safety glasses. I am sure...

Another 6" angle grinder thread. I don't have a 6" grinder for cut-off duty and I am going crazy fast without one. Which is the easiest German Grinder to get parts for? I have a Fein, that I did love, and the electronics board seems to have burnt out. It does the soft start and gets up to...

Hey guys I have another weird question. I spend a bunch of time using a blast cabinet and wondered about the ergonomics of the glove hole placement and common use. You might have to use your cabinet to answer because I never thought about it much until today. How often do you stick your arms...

I am down to two choices for a new cabinet. -Trinco master model 48x36, which is 48" wide x 36" deep x 36" tall (inside working area) -Tp tools **** blast 976, which is 58" wide x 28" deep x 34-1/2" tall (inside working area) I really want to get the TP but one detail keeps bothering me. the...

I have been wanting to pull the trigger on a larger, to me, Blast cabinet. I am 99% sure I will be going with the Trinco 48x36 (48"wide, 36" deep x 36" high). the lower end model I am looking at comes with the BP dust collector. I was wanting to get the TP Vac-50 as my dust collector for three...

Any ideas on better blast cabinet lighting? Spent several hours looking and can't find what i really want. Want fixtures that don't get in the way. Most of the homeowner style USA cabinets have the common outdoor fixture inside that accepts a par 38 flood light. I am always bumping the bulb...