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Does it make any difference? 12 pieces of combination wrench, or, a set of 6 double open ends plus a set of 6 double box ends?

Hey guys, Where do I get one? Have a swivel desk lamp but missing a base clamp that clamps to the desk.

Where can I get replacement parts for my weed whacker ..... low cost? My Husqvarna trimmer is leaking fuel. The rubber hose/connector between the tank and the engine is split.

Every year, when I put in my window air conditioners, I have to find ways of sealing the accordion side panels to the window. I have tried double sided tape, electrical tape, duct tape, caulking & foam rubber strips. They all vary in effectiveness and annoyance when it come to removal. I am...

The valve at the end of an air hose that I lock onto the tire air valve ..... What is it called? What is the proper name of that valve? Where do I buy one? It broke off the end of the hose of my air pump.

How high is the bottom of the boiler? I am looking at the drain valve of my steam heat boiler. It is pretty high off the ground. Is it near the bottom of the water containment part of the boiler? It does not make sense if it is not near the bottom. How else would the sediments be flush out...

12 years ago, my mother hired some fly by night plumber to hack in a circulation pump to get the boiler's hot water to a hot water base board radiator in a cold part of the basement. The pump pumps the water up about 6 feet and across the ceiling and back down to the radiator. The return water...

The programmable thermostat I have for my steam heat system have a 2* differential. I set it to 68*, boiler turns on at 67* and turns off at 69*. Problem is the room temperature continues to drop down to 65.x* before the boiler heats up and starts to warm up the room. When the boiler shuts...

In SAE fasteners, there are "spokes" on the head indicating hardness? Shear strength? What is the proper terminology? What about metric? What are the notations?

What is the official name of that spring loaded steel ball on the square drive of the ratchet, or extension? Do they need oil? Is it OK to leave a socket on it during storage, or do I need to separate all the pieces? I have some cheap socket that do not have the dent to receive the ratchet...

Sorry, I do not have photos. I have seen flare nut wrench that have the opening at a corner, and another one that have the opening at a side. I do not remember if the one I saw, that was open at a side, actually have 6 corners. The C-man pro set I have is open at a corner, it has 5 corners...

I have a tool box in my truck that has been rattling it's tools for a good 10 years. Nothing bad like flaking chrome so far. The tools are all dinged up from years of used so I cannot really tell if the rattling adds to the dings. Should I just let it rattle another 10 years? What do you...

What is the easiest way to reduce the hex size of the oil drain plug on my motorcycle? I am carrying a 17mm 3/8" drive socket PLUS a 3/8"-1/4" converter just for that reason. I don't need a 17mm anywhere else on the bike. I like to jettison these two pieces from my bloated tool kit. Do I...

The Irwin description said retainer type is "C-Ring". The Proto description does not mention retainer. WHAT is retainer? The mechanism that hold on to the bit so it won't slip off, right? By the picture shown in the Grainger site, they both looks similar. Proto being a bit more money, I...

Ordered a set of hex bit sockets from Tooltopia. Forgot to order one socket. Tooltopia and other mail order house shipping is more than 2x the price of the socket. I thought I can order from Sears and pick up at the store but THAT item (Gearwrench & Armstrong) is not a store pick up, it's...

I always wanted a drill bit sharpener. However, it does not make economic sense. I would have to sharpen 50,000 bits to break even on the $50 sharpener. At the rate that I use drill bits, I would have to hand the bits and the sharpener down to my great grand children. I tried my hand at hand...

Someone please give me their assessment of this set of hex bit sockets. They claimed "S2 alloy steel, strongest and hardest drivers available". http://www.tooltopia.com/vim-shm400.aspx Vim SHM400 9 pcs 2-10mm $20

WD-40 is considered a tool, right? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M0GN...eature=related Found these two youtube vid on seating a tire bead to the rim when you don't have a high volume air pump to seat the bead. A true MacGyver move. One vid shows three attempts with few seconds of...

I have seen small plastic packet/vial of single use portion of WD-40. It is not a small hard plastic container. It is a soft plastic tube section, about 1" long, sealed at both end with WD-40 inside. I like to get rid of my spray bottle of WD-40 from my motorcycle carry tool kit. It takes too...

What is the cause for a drill bit to break? Cheap steel? Poor technique? No cutting oil? Bit too long and it flex too much? Global warming? I saw somewhere ... selling "stubby" drill bits. I suppose that will made it more stiff and less flex. Can I just shove the bit deeper into the chuck?