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Question: How to wire a 12 volt pre-lube pump mounted temporarily for engine cleaning? Info: My 94 Pathfinder V6 engine top end is full of sludge (from previous owner). I happened to have an external oil pump on hand which was originally designed for a pre-lube system that I never installed on...

For sure, buying from a reputable company will avoid fakes. Does anyone have personal experience with Global Test Supply? They seem to have the best prices on Mitutoyo at the moment.

I sent off three analog vernier micrometers to Mitutoyo after a fire (I called and got permission to send them in.). The plastic cases were not melted but there was some corrosive fire water entry into the cases. Mitutoyo sent them back and refused to work on them.... wanted to sell me new ones...

First the question: Why do almost all the YouTube videos demonstrate with 1 inch stroke dial indicators when they are measuring a few thousandths? Even the popular Fowler brake rotor measurement kit comes with a 1 inch stroke dial indicator. There must be something I don't understand...? And...

Thanks to a Garage Journal member I found the casters I needed for my (new to me) Williams bottom tool cart. After I installed them I was able to move the top and bottom together and I thoroughly cleaned the top chest drawers in preparation for arranging new tools (Various brands - some German...

Can you help me find a manufacturer for swivel casters to match those on my Williams rolling tool cabinet. I need to replace the stationary casters with swivel casters and would prefer to replace only two instead of four all the way around. Can you help me match the existing swivel casters from...

I hate that you have to read all this to help me. I'm just trying to buy screwdriver bits and bit holders that work properly together and also work with my American power tools. Also I'm detail oriented and I want to understand this. All I have to do is figure it out once, then we're good for...

My apologies for starting another thread. I posted these three questions before under a thread called "Ratchet Stop vs.Ratchet Thimble on Micrometer" and didn't really get clear answers. I guess not that many people saw it on an old thread that someone else started, and perhaps I changed topic...

Before I posted this I tried to read most all of your GJ posts about thread pitch gauges. It's pretty clear that with just two Starrett catalog numbers you can pretty well cover most American and metric as well as Whitworth fasteners. (I have a 1953 MG TD project that I hope to finish before I...

I'm not young anymore and I finally need glasses to read fine print. I guess I was lucky to be able to read without glasses as long as I have. Anyway I'm shopping for magnifying devices, not for reading, but for examining parts, etc. ... seems like there's a lot of opinion out there that for...

Do any of you have experience with the SK "Sure Grip" hard green handled screwdrivers? There's a GJ thread that is active about "your favorite screwdriver" but it refers to types of fasteners, not brands. So I have this question, based on the fact that my favorite screwdrivers were Snap-on black...

Please share your opinions about this: If you have a complete set of 4-way, angled open end wrenches (same size on both ends) to reach around obstructions, do you also need a set of double open end wrenches which usually have different sizes on each end but usually only 15 degree angles? I...

I did not post this under "Show Us Your "Old" Drill Press" because I read those posts and I don't think it is anywhere near that old. This is a new for me Rockwell/Delta 20 Inch drill press. It has the Rockwell 1.5 horse power 3 phase motor which is ok because I have three phase power at home...

This is a more or less general question although it pertains to the vintage FACOM rolling cabinet that I was excited about in the Vintage Tool Boxes section on March 13, 2021. I finally got around to cleaning it up and loading it with tools and I want to replace a few worn out and missing drawer...

How Do You Shop for Out-of-Town Tools: Do you Send Stuff back? How do you all choose and shop for new hand tools??? Many of the great tools that I have recently learned about are not available locally. With wrenches and sockets, the Garage Journal forum has introduced me to Wiha, Wera, Heyco...

SK is running a special on their website under Steals and Deals for a 5 Piece 12 Point Metric Deep Offset Box-End Wrench Set (87761S-11x12mm, 87763-13x14mm, 87765-15x16mm, 87767-17x19mm, 87768-18x20mm). A lot of us on this forum love our tools almost like family and just like some of you I get...

I am new here and I noted in "Introduce Myself" that reading your posts has given me a new respect for humble tools. So I have a lot of rusty tools that were in a fire and I was going to just recycle the metal., but I have been persuaded to save them. I am convinced that the fire department puts...

Hey all. I'm in South Carolina. Joe Piro is not my real name. I'll sign posts as Richard. I am a mechanical engineer and now I teach at the University of South Carolina. I start to teach a face-to-face class on Monday (15 March) (and I have had two shots) after teaching exclusively online for a...

I am researching to buy a new set of American made fractional combination wrenches and I'm into my usual OCD detail mode. The SK 15 piece (SK#86255) and SK 16 piece (SK#86014) both include 9/32" and 11/32" wrenches. The Wright Tool Co. similar sets (#714 or #715 or full polish #914 and #915) do...