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Back when I was little, my dad went to an electrician's trade show, and brought home a can of ZepCinch Hand Cleaner. It was green, nasty looking, and smelled disgusting. When I tried it however, the stuff was amazing. It would remove paint, grease, oil, stains and anything else that might get...

Has anyone heard of a 1 ton crane trolley that would ride along an Ibeam, that can operate in wet, icy, sandy, dirty environments? Thanks

I have a chance to score a Lincoln 225 for $100 from a trusted party. I own a Hobart 180 MIG. Is the stick duplicate? Or are there cases where stick should be used over MiG?

I need a large set of Knipex snap ring pliers. Amazon wants $200, which seems a bit steep. Is anyone offering any Cyber Monday deals or coupons? Thanks https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EXNT38/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I have to compress some snow plow springs to reinstall a trip edge. Any suggestions on a heavy duty, non-Chinese-junk tool to do these? Thanks

When my John Deere backhoe arrived, I had to undo 1 inch lug nuts off of the wheels to take the tires in for replacement. The 40 inch, 1 inch drive, breaker bar on Ingersoll Rand socket couldn't budge them, so when the Deere mechanic arrived to replace a front seal, I asked him to try to get...

Curious if an Ingersoll Rand Air chisel is something useful? They don't seem to be real expensive. Curious what people do with them.

I run a small, non-profit animal rescue, that I self-fund. I need to design an attachment for a tractor, but have no design / engineering chops. Any idea where I might be able to find a retired mechanical engineer that would like to work on a project for a non-profit? Tried a local...

Pipe dope or Teflon tape?

I had to drill a hole through a telephone pole with a Milwaukee 1/2 inch hole hawg. I thought I had the 12 inch bit straight, but it ended up drilling through on an angle. Other than using some sort of a drill press thing, or awkwardly holding a square against the bit, how do you insure that...

I own an Ingersoll Rand 231, 1/2 inch drive impact gun. IR says that this gun wants 4.2 CFM average, and 22 CFM at load at 90 PSI. My Craftsman 5 hsp 220 volt will only do 9 cfm at 90. I also have a 1/4 inch hose. The IR wants 3/8. Looking at compressors, it seems that anything that can...

Anyone have a link on a quality Phillips screwdriver that holds the screw on the end of the driver to start it? thanks.

Looking at spending $900 - $1400 on a pressure washer from Simpson or Northern Tool. Cat or AAA pump?

The Deere mechanic showed up to work on my backhoe, and he pulled out a slick 12 piece set of Mac snap ring pliers. They seem to be running around $270 for the set. Is there another brand that might be decent for less money, or so I bite the bullet and pay up? I'm tired of using punches and...

I have to rebuild a snow plow, and need some steel to weld along the bottom of the blade. Where does one buy steel at reasonable prices? Home Depot has some, but prices are ridiculous. Do you buy online? Local supplier? Thanks

I bought an 8 foot, Fisher snowplow for cheap money. It’s rusty and has peeling paint, but no rot. Any advice on stripping the rust and peeling paint so I can prime it and paint? The wire wheels got really crappy reviews on the web, and I don’t look forward to wire brushing 8 feet of metal...

Like 20 mm, 23 mm, 4.5 and 5.5? My Craftsman sets that I bought skipped these sizes. Any idea why?

I had my sockets stored in these Harbor Freight trays. They worked ok, but the sockets fell out of them if you tipped them in any way. I stepped on one yesterday, and broke it. Going back to HF, it seems that they only have these spring steel clip trays that I hate. I saw this on Amazon...

I just brought home a John Deere 310 L backhoe. The lug nuts on the wheels are 1 1/4" size, but they must have been put on with an atomic impact wrench. I can't budge half of them. I initially tried a 36 inch, 1/2 inch breaker bar. That was a complete waste of time. I then upgraded to an...

My Harbor Freight box slides have gotten gummy, making it hard to slide the drawers. Any advice for getting them out, and greasing the slides? Thanks