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Was helping a friend to some wrenching on his motorcycle this weekend. He had a set of Bluepoint long pattern metric wrenches...LOVED THEM!!! I'm kinda in the market for some long metrics, but I'm still trying to complete my set of Proto Ratcheting wrenches right now. My SAE long wrenches...

All, I rebuilt the carb on my son's dirt bike this weekend and everything went just fine. But I got to thinking... All the spray carb cleaners I'm familiar with were formulated way back when Moby **** was a minnow. Long before modern gasoline formulation. Just wondering if there are any...

All, So can someone tell me what Phillips screwdriver I need for taking off the bowl screws on Mikuni/Keihn carbs? Yes, I too am tired of stripping these out. Okay somewhere I read that those were some sort of Japanese standard Phillips head. I need to get me the proper screwdriver...should...

All, In my tool box, I have discarded the cases that my tools came in and have put them in tool organizers. A friend of mine has done the exact opposite, and his rationale is a good one...when he needs tools, he grabs the box he needs. Me, I load up a tool tray with the tools I think I'll...

Apologies if these aren’t really new, but it was the first time I had ever seen them in my local HF and I picked up two. They hold 14 wrenches, are made of stamped steel, and I like them very much. For $6.99 I have zero complaints. I cut the handles off so they would fit in my tool box, I...

For pocket knives, or lock back folders, which do you prefer? Straight, serrated, or combo blade. Me personally, I use a pocket knife several times a day, pretty much every day of the week. I greatly prefer a straight edge over serrations. Not only do I like the way a straight edge cuts...

So for those who have them, tell me about the good, the bad, and the ugly please? I picked up a few of them used, and I'm very much considering completing the set.

All, I have a full set of SAE Craftsman Professional wrenches, K stamped; the one's made by SK. I'm wondering if I were to put these up for sale, what they would go for? I don't use SAE wrenches much at all anymore since I mostly work on Japanese motorcycles more than anything else. I'm...

Hey ya'll, I've been using photobucket for a long time now, but all the ads have made the site almost un-usable and it's time for me to bail. Just wondering what others here use, why you like it, and what features you use. Mostly I just use the hosting, but the online tools for simple image...

I have some Parallel Jaw pliers that I use when I'm gunsmithing and they're just magnificent. I use them for many things beyond gunsmithing, and I'm wondering of any tool company makes truly useful parallel jaw pliers in various other sizes. These ones I have are very small (I think they're...

Last week I called and got a recording saying if you need a rebuild kit for your ratchet leave your name and address. One week later, it arrives via FedEx Ground. Now this came in a box about the size of a sixpack of canned beer. The kit could have been put into an envelope and sent regular...

I decided I needed a set of long pattern combination wrenches in metric. But money is VERY tight lately so it had to be on the cheap. After some looking around, I picked up a brand new 13pc set of CM full polished on Ebay for just over $32.00 delivered; a very good price...but how are the...

Am I the only one who thinks these threads have become unwieldy? over 1,000 pages on more than a few. Show us you new tools, garage sale thread, show us your toolboxes, show us you favorite stripper....oh wait, different forum... Just me, but I think these would be better with a year in...

All, Thinking about doing a restoration on one of my Kennedy chests, and perhaps my 1940's 14" Delta Bandsaw. To do this, name plates/lock plates and other hardware will have to come off for paint, and then put back on. The only information I can find about riveting is pop rivets, and that's...

So if you were going to buy one, and only one style; which would it be? 1 - Standard non-reversible 2 - Flex non-reversible 3 - Reversible I have a set of standard non-reversible; generally not real impressed with them. So I picked up a set of reversible and I'm generally pretty happy with...

Hey ya'll, Anyone have any perspective on Klein vs. Channellock. Both seem very high quality. Klein is a little more money than Klein. So does anyone have any solid reason to buy one over the other.

Hey all, So I'm much more of a metal worker than a carpenter. So it's not often I need a cordless drill, but as ya'll know; when you do, you just do. So I've had a few Dewalt's and I absolutely love them, but when the battery goes, you might as well just buy a new drill because its only...

And I mean HONEST broke...no more than a 1ft cheater on the ratchet? :D I have two SK's that get pulled out when things turn REALLY tough. The 3/8" I bought used almost 30 years ago, and the 1/2" was my grandfathers that he bought in the 1940's. I have seriously put these two ratchets to the...

So many of us have a whole bunch of ratchets, but which one's are the one's you always seem to be reaching for first? In 1/4" I have HF Composite, SnapOn, Williams, and Husky. And I almost always reach for the HF Composite first. In 3/8" I have HF Composite, Stanley, Husky, CM and SK; and I...

Hey all, I'm really wanting some long pattern combo wrenches but money is really tight right now. The way I figure, the Craftsman Pro's are probably equal to Tekton or Gearwrench??? Or am I wrong? Anyhow, I can get a decent set for like $50.00. I have some old Craftsman VV series raised...