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Just back again to ask for advice from the greatest source of knowledge on the web! Thanks in advance. Sorry for the terminology as I’m in Australia. 1000 litre pods, IBC’s, shuttles whatever they’re called in America. The things we get 1000 litres of chemical in for agricultural use. I’ve...

Need to fabricate a small steel block that a 6mm air line can pass through and be held. The airline needs to be able to feed through but not return. Similar in principle to a fencing Gripple. Minimal moving parts, and not crush the airline. What’s your thoughts? I’ve been trying to search the...

Has anyone got any ingenious ideas of how I can quickly rig my smoke machine to my air compressor to blow compressed smoke. Trying to rig up a little experiment to see air flow over a test piece. Worried about back pressuring the smoke machine and the air system in the shop is too big to fill...

Found this little thread chaser in a box of old tools. Cleaned her up and looks like all the original dies are there and intact. Anyone seen one before or have and information on who would carry something like this? Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Does anybody own or use these? I have a few odd ones for jobs I do often and I’m looking at completing the set. I’ve noticed you can buy a wooden storage box but I believe it only stores ten maximum. My other query is I have noticed on the tool truck the rep stores his on a magnetic rail...

I'm a truck and tractor mechanic, did my apprenticeship on diesel generators and do the odd side gig replacing clutches and working on small cars so my tool kit ranges from 1/4 inch sockets to 1'' drive. Wrenches up to 2 1/2 inch and box draws full of things I don't even feel like lifting on a...

A few years ago I was on a tool truck at work and the rep had a ratchet that worked like any other conventional ratchet however you could turn the end of the handle (imagine removing bits from a ratchet screwdriver) and it would turn the ratchet head through some fancy bevel gear system. A few...

I read constantly on this forum arguments between different tool manufacturers in the US so I'd like to avoid this thread turning into one of those. I am from Britain originally but now live in Australia and currently planning a visit to the US. We obviously have the Snap on/Mac franchises over...

Back in school I remember learning to solder in tech class, very basic stuff with basic LED's, 9v batteries etc. I would have been about 13 at the time and my tech teacher used to have small squares of mdf cut with wooden clothes pegs stuck to them with a hot glue gun. Us kids would use them to...

I was changing front wheel bearings on a Toyota Land Cruiser the other day and when I removed the free wheeling hubs I removed the axle snap ring with a large set of snap ring pliers. Fast forward ten minutes and I had the brake caliper off. I just picked up the snap ring pliers and used them to...

About to start a car restoration project from the bare shell. Building a car rotisserie to hold the shell and pivot it 360 degrees on its axis. Any tips, photos of builds much appreciated. I think I have the pivot and locking mechanism worked out but like always, someone always has solid advice...

I've been a long time lurker and knowledge thief to this forum so I've finally decided to sign up and maybe one day contribute something back. But let's begin with stealing some more knowledge. I've lost my Snappy F936MP multi position ratchet. I rarely used it but when I did it was really...