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    Recommend me a good light

    I finally started turning wrenches instead of just changing oil at work, and all I've got is one of those small 7 led lights I picked up at napa, it's pretty bright, but after about 6 hours the batteries are dead. And it has a small magnet in the handle but it will barely hold itself to...
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    3/8" Snapon ratchets.

    Snapon GF80 industrial finish, used, but good shape, small spot of white/yellow paint by the end of the handle, it was cleaned and re-greased after I got it and haven't used it since. $50 shipped Prices are paypal gift, or add 3%. Thanks for looking. Tell your friends!
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    Dewalt charger issue..

    I've got a Dewalt radio/charger that I'm having issues with. The radio works fine, but when I plug in a battery, the LED blinks fast, going by the sticker it says "replace pack", but there's nothing wrong with the pack, it does it with two 18v, and my 12v. They charge fine on the regular...
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    Walling uip an old shed/carport for a shop.

    Is it feasible to do this? The only reason I want to do it is that it's the smoothest flattest piece of concrete on our property, and it's already got a roof over it, 6 posts of 4x4. I want to turn it into a place where I can move all my metal working stuff too, welder, grinder, saws, etc.. It...
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    High temp thread locker?

    I've been using the blue permatex threadlocker, and where it gets hot, it doesn't hold very well, about 6 months ago I had the timing plate on my banshee screws backed out, fixed it with a glob of blue on each screw, then I went back to check last night, the screws were barely tight, what's the...
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    Adding a 220v outlet for a welder.

    I asked this on another site but got NO help, except for "pay someone to do it" Right now, there's a 220v 10ga line with a 60a breaker run into the shop for some old printing presses, but they have the old style plug, I bought one of those 50a wall mount outlet boxes that has the socket for a...
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    Channellock mig pliers?

    About 2 weeks ago I was in sears in the mall, and they had about 7 pairs of them, was thinking about getting a set, now that I've got a mig welder on the way I went back to get a set and they have zero in stock, not even a hangtag for them, I was in another town a few days ago also, same there...
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    Chop saws?

    Now that ive got a good welder coming, I need a decent chop saw.. I've been looking at the dewalts and Milwaukee, $199 for the dewalt and $179 for the Milwaukee, I've got dewalt drills, jigsaw and da sander, had good luck with all of them, I don't HAVE to get dewalt, just a good quality that...
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    Welding wire size?

    I figured the problem out on my cheapo welder, I wasn't cleaning the metal good enough. Now it welds good. I've been using .030 flux, if I bump it to .035 will I get hotter/deeper welds? It's a Campbell hausfeld with a high/low switch. Been running high with .030 flux and doing ok. Reason...
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    Sell me on a welder..

    So apparently the reason my buddy gave me his old welder is because it's a piece of ****. :lol_hitti won't even hardly weld 1/8" angle pretty much solders them together. What's the best for the money 110v flux/mig welder? I've been looking at the Lincolns from lowes and HD, but I dont like the...
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    Is this box worth it?

    I've got a 3 piece craftsman ball bearing box setup, but the top and middle chests are the 12" deep ones, and I want a little more room up top, I've been watching this one, and this is the cheapest it's been. It's 18" deep, same as my bottom low end box...
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    Snapon 210EFTAMY metric hex set

    Looking for either a new or slightly used 210EFTAMY 2-10mm metric hex set still with the magnetic tray.
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    snapon rkrfc72 rebuild kit

    Does the rebuild kit for the compact head 3/8 ratchet come with a cover plate? I've read mixed reviews about it, I want to convert my thlf72 into 3/8" I've got a few 1/4" ratchets, and I use 3/8" more.
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    New Snapon MR3828 Socket holder.

    New Snapon red MR3828 magnetic socket holder, 28 compartments. I loaded up my sockets in it and found I didn't like it, ended up going another route. $35 shipped (paypal gifted option) with tracking #. 38.10+tax from snapon. Save a few bucks if you want one.
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    What's a good low ft.lb torque wrench?

    I'm about to be rebuilding the engine in my banshee, and some of the torque specs are about 5-7 ft lbs, I really want the snapon qd2fr75 5-75 ft.lbs. But I can't swing the 290 price tag right now. And I'm scared to death to buy a used one on ebay unless it's spotless, but they always get ran so...
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    Harbor freight 4 drawer cart.. yay or nay?

    I've been wanting a tool cart for a little while now, then napa had the homak professional cart on sale for $280 http://www.homak.com/Homak%20Site/Products%20Pages/Service%20Cart%20Page.html The one at the top of the page. Then I saw the us general ones are on sale for $120...
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    Snapon circuit tester

    http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=diagnostics&item_ID=651265&group_ID=675534&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog Can anyone tell me if this tester is airbag/computer safe? I kinda figure it is being led, but it doesn't say in the description anywhere.
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