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I was needing a light that was movable. So here’s my take on one. I used a eight foot fluorescent light converted to LED. Made a frame with 3/4 conduit and made collars and hinges from some scrap pipe. I soaked the parts of the conduit in acid to remove the galvanized coating on the parts that...

They are obsolete, I did pick up two feebies over the summer. They was next to the business dumpster. Asked if I could have them and was told take them no charge.

I hate making a trip in the middle of a project. Through the years I’ve accumulated all this stuff, the wife thinks I’m a hoarder. Close to 60 years in the making.

Through the years I’ve outgrown the small Akro Mills drawer units, they hold about one or two packages of hardware. For several years as companies moved toward less paper I picked up some Kardex drawer units. As of now I have 28 of them. Most don’t want them as the drawers are about an inch and...

Rothenberger, RIDGID, or one of the German brands. Another brand Reed, they are made in Spain. Personally I’ve had good luck with RIDGID,Rothenberger, Gedore, Bahco, And Reed

They are called battery pliers, from Wilde Tools. They are located a short distance from me in Hiawatha Kansas.

Yesterday I made a pilgrimage to tool heaven, Harry J. Epstein. Had to replace my old and trusty Diamond diagonal cutters after the wife tried to cut a screw. She really chipped the cutting edge. While I was there picked up a 3/8 Wera Zyclop ratchet, a Proto screwdriver, couple bit drivers...

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A Black and Decker Alligator, it’s great for trimming branche.

Looks like SK is going to be a Chinese owned subsidiary. On the SK web site in the news it announces the sale to Greatstar. https://sktools.com/news.html

100 Amp is enough for most shops. I have a big welder, 220 air compresser, plus an EV charging point on my shop. Plan for A sub panel that has space to add more breakers as you need them. Also I would put the power line in conduit and add another smaller conduit line to run phon, cable, or...

Romney was the first and last CEO of Bain Capital; since his departure became final, it has continued to be run by management committee.

I’ve updated my wall storage. Made several hammer racks out of scrap metal and several out of rebar. Made custom wall hooks as well.

My old bench. It’s made from scrap material from a grain elevator leg. The front is two boards The top is maple.