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I'm looking at 25 packs of 4-1/2" grinding discs on Amazon and finding all the usual suspects- Norton, Dewalt, Forney, Pferd and one I've never seen- Walter. Any favorites among those names? I'm looking at standard type 27, 3/16 and 1/4 thick. I know Metabo slicer cutoff wheels are well liked...

I have an old Harbor Freight p/n 1086 gravity feed gun that I can't find any reference to on the HF site. Trying to determine the correct inlet pressure. It looks like a conventional gun so I was thinking to try 40- 45 PSI. Is there an easy way to tell the difference between conventional and...

I planning a water heater install soon and I’m thinking to use 304 stainless steel pipe ******* instead of the standard issue plastic lined *******. I've seen it mentioned in other forums that the plastic lined ******* are of questionable value and don’t provide a true dielectric connection...

I'm looking for some 3/8 and 1/2 thick wall rigid (non-adhesive) shrink tubing. A casual search turn up nothing in small quantities. Any ideas?

Several RWM aluminum dollies on Amazon priced $72-$87. I paid $121 for one of these a while back and thought that was a good price. There are a lot of models on Amazon so search "RWM fixed hand truck" and then sort by lowest price.

I’ve been gradually transitioning over to the low self-discharge NiMH batteries and have always wondered just how sensitive they are to the type of charger used. I bought a Lacrosse charger for my AAA and AA’s which based on online reviews is supposed to be one of the better chargers. For 9V I...

I was demonstrating my clamp on ammeter to a friend the other day and got some readings I couldn’t explain. The load was a 4000 watt 240V heater with a small fan motor. I measured the current at 17.6 amps and was explaining to my friend how the other lead would also measure the same. You...

I was about the reorder these 3M 9211 and decided I’d check to see what others are using. One thing I like about the 9211 is that they are individually packaged so they are protected until use

Now that the original version of the professional vise seems to have gone the way of the Dodo I’m wondering how many might be out there in circulation. Using the Wayback machine I found a review going back to 2007 but one Sears page showed it being added to the website in 2009. Either way I...

I found this UEI microamp adapter while searching for an inexpensive DMM with microamp capability. At first glance it seems like it would be a popular item for checking flame sensors using a standard DMM, but I’m wondering if it would be accurate enough. It doesn’t appear to be a widely used...

I am about to buy some metallic silver welder's pencils on Ebay and see Verithin and Laurentien brands. Seems hard to go wrong with a pencil but noticed the Laurentien were about half the price of Verithin. Any reason not to go with the cheapest?

I have a couple old dollies that I picked up at garage sales for cheap thinking I would someday find a special use for them. It’s probably been ten years and I haven’t come up with anything yet so they may be purged next time I clean unless you guys can suggest something. I was thinking about...

I’m in the process of wiring up some Bosch relay sockets and ran into a problem with the crimp terminals. The terminals are basically a female quarter inch push-on terminal with a tab on the back so they will slide into the socket but not come back out. It’s an open barrel terminal sort of...

I just bought some Tweco style (import knockoff) welding lead connectors. These use a ball point set screw to secure the conductor in the brass body of the connector. The package came with a couple small pieces of copper shim stock about .005 thick. I assume it’s to wrap around the conductor...

I bought a few Scotch Brite (unitized) wheels years ago that are marked CP-AM. I'm down to my last one and need to buy some more but it appears 3M changed their numbering system. Can someone translate CP-AM to the new alpha/number system?

I did a casual search but didn't find much info out there beyond the manufacturer's site. Hinderrust

I coated some bare steel shelves with Fluid Film a few months ago to prevent rust until I could get them painted. Today I attempted to remove the Fluid Film with mineral spirits but that didn’t seem to cut it. Tried lacquer thinner and that didn’t do much better. Any ideas on what could be...

Looking for some help coming up with ideas for workbench attachments that would make family/kid related projects a little easier, maybe even more fun. These won’t be for my use, I’m just looking to come up with a few ideas that I can build from scratch and give to a young couple that is just...

Bought a Kennedy 520 over the weekend and have started cleaning it up. If I pay myself min wage per hour I probably would have been ahead to buy new but I'm in too deep at this point and new wouldn't have the 50 year old patina. I found the original receipt under the door which was kind of...

I’m planning to help a friend make some brackets for a tractor front loader later this spring and I suggested we rent a mag base drill to drill the holes. Neither of us have ever used a mag drill and at $50 for four hour rental we would like to be able hit the ground running. My thought was to...