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I have a pretty complete set of SK sockets in both 1/4" and 3/8" drive. For black Friday this year I was thinking to pick up a basic 1/2" set of sockets and ratchet to compliment and replace some of the no-name 1/2" stuff I have now. I don't really use 1/2" sockets that often mainly I just use...

I just got a central vacuum installed in my house. I have read a number of threads here on using a central vacuum system as a dust collection device in the garage. I understand the concepts that were brought up in those threads: central vacuums usually are high static pressure but lower CFMs...

Got a bit of an odd situation here. To start things off, I rotated my tires when I changed the oil last, only about a month ago. Rears came up to the front and fronts back to the rears but crossed over. Today, I get in my car to go to the store only to find that somehow my front right tire...

I have one of those Milwaukee shockwave bit sets that includes a bunch of Phillips, Torx, robertson, etc. bits also has four nut driver bits that have 1/4" hex shanks: 7/16, 3/8, 5/16, 1/4". I would like to get one of these nut driver bits in 1/2" as I seem to encounter 1/2" bolts a lot...

I have one of those socket testers for 120V outlets, the ones with the 3 LED lights that tells you the wires are hooked up right. This is the particular one I have but there are many variations of the same design. http://www.sperryinstruments.com/en/gfi6302 I'm wondering does anyone make a...

I bought the 3/8" impact superset recently from SK day. Except I found one socket I will have a use for is 13/16", which is just bigger than what I got in the set. I see from the SK's catalog that they only offer up to 3/4" impact socket in standard and deep for 3/8 drive. But SK apparently...

Been wanting to pick up a long level like a 48". I hear Stabila, Starett, Sola, etc are good choices. Anyhow, I do not know of a good local source to get a higher end level like a Stabila or a Starett. Therefore I would likely have to buy it online. I wonder though would buying a level be...

I have an 18" aluminum ruler that I got in high school for art class. I've been using it ever since. I find it especially nice for cutting as a knife blade won't cut into the aluminum ruler vs a wood or plastic ruler. I would like to get similar rulers but in 24/48" lengths for projects which...

So I have a question: I am planning to have a central vacuum system installed in my house. When the house was built, vacuum conduit was installed in the walls and routed to the garage, but a system was never installed. In the garage near the place where the vacuum conduit terminates, there is...

I will start by saying I do not own any pneumatic tools, and I do not intend to buy any pneumatic tools. To be honest I know very little about and have almost no experience with in-garage compressed air systems. That being said, what I am looking for is some kind of air compressor/tank...

My dad gave me a random jumble of surplus wrenches/tools when I bought my house to help me get started. Most of it is imported stuff probably from around the 70s, mainly K-mart brand wrenches from Taiwan and some Allenite stuff from Japan. Not top shelf stuff but honestly I remember my dad and...

I am looking at options for socket rails/organization so I would not need to store sockets in the blow mold cases they came in and increase the space efficiency/accessibility of the tools. I saw and liked the westling machine aluminum socket trays however I have some question/concern about the...

I recently ordered myself my first set of sockets and wrenches. Now I'm just a DIY homeowner but I splurged a little and picked up a nicer set of USA-made SK long pattern combo wrenches and a SK 3/8" socket set. Quality American made tools and all that. The tools have been trickling in over...

I am a relatively new homeowner (less than one year) and wanting to get some power tools to help with household maintenance/repair as well as some small projects I have in mind. I have been doing a lot of research into this topic and am having trouble finalizing my choices. My initial plan was...

Hello all, first post here. I'm a new homeowner and been doing a lot of research into getting a set of cordless power tools to help me do some things around the house/yard. One thing I came up with is that after reading a lot of information and viewing a lot of youtube videos I don't fully...