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I don't have a regular dealer, so it's hard for me to get the BOGO fliers. They aren't available on the website either...why wouldn't SO want to sell more to more people? Anyhow, I'd love to start a thread for guys like me to see the monthly flier to know if we need to track down a dealer. I...

I've recently got into welding and am getting supplies. never used a flap disc before. Used plenty of grinding, cutting, and wire wheels. I'm curious what grit if flap disc is used most often in welding, and which brand(s) you guys like, where to buy etc. I've heard good things about Walter flap...

Check out this article about a 3D printed titanium toolkit that's made by Snap-On for the McLaren Speedtail supercar. How long until these are available off the truck? lol...

Greetings all! Playing with my labscope in the garage today and scoped a relay that didn't have a built-in flyback diode. The first capture is field collapse without a diode when the relay is turned off. Look at the scale on the right side of the screen. That spike is in excess of 100v on a 12v...

It's hot as hell outside! Yep it's that time of year. I need a fan for my shop. I've got some box fans circulating air through the windows, but I need air blowing direct on me and box fans lack the power to really be effective there without moving it all the time. A large floor fan would be...

Currently I've got a 40" top and bottom chest and I'm looking to upgrade. It seems like, at least from pictures of people's setups, that once you get to 56" and certainly to 72" that the number of tool chests with top boxes declines. I'm curious to hear a discussion on having a longer box with...

I need to replace my 3/8 drive metric sockets. I have it narrowed down to a 8-19mm Snap-on set, the 212FSMY for $197, or a Williams MSB-20HRC 5.5-24mm set for around $75. I like the idea of the expanded coverage of the Williams set. But I think less than 8mm in 3/8 drive is mainly filler I...

So my heat pump has given up the ghost and needs to be replaced. I'm leaning towards American Standard. Are they still a good brand? Are brands like lennox and goodman decent, or should I pony up for American Standard? Edit: I need a 3.5 Ton and one quote I got for a 15 seer gold series is in...

My FIL just bought a new camper. Has about a 4" square access panel where the power cord connects to the RV. Just inside is a junction box. Whoever last repaired the power cable did an abysmal job, and the wiring has gotten so hot the wire nuts have melted and I see black char on the inside...

I need a tool to press quick connects on nylon fuel and evap lines, and join two pieces of nylon line with a barb fitting. What's coming up most often is a Dorman fuel line repair tool: http://www.dormanproducts.com/itemdetail.aspx?ProductID=24800&SEName=800-301 There a better tool, or at...

I have been reading up on smoke machines and find that there's two common sales pitches/warnings 1. You MUST use nitrogen as the gas when smoking an EVAP system. Supposedly this is to keep the 21% Oxygen in normal air from leaning the vapor-rich gas atmosphere in the gas tank. This is to...

Sorry if this has been posted before. I just saw it for the first time just now. Some brilliant guy got his girlfriend to voice over his toolbox tour and the result is amazingly funny :lol_hitti

I just called the warranty number for Armstrong, which is really an Apex number. I said I've got 3 ratchets that I'd like rebuild kits for since Armstrong is being discontinued. The ratchets supposedly have a "lifetime" warranty, and with the brand being discontinued I wanted to try to get kits...

Greetings, I’d like to hear you guys’ opinion on a cooling system vacuum refilll tool like an airlift. There are two models I’m looking at right now: Original AirLift...

My wife has given me the opportunity to work on the washing machine by constantly overloading it, which has caused the tub bearing and the shaft/mode selector to go bad. Spin cycle sounds like gravel rolling around in it. Finding replacement parts wasn't that bad, and there's lots of videos on...

I have all 3 armstrong maxx locking flex heads. I called customer service about getting a rebuild kit for the 3/8" 11-994 model. I purchased from Advanced Auto who obviously don't stock rebuild kits. They'd replace the whole ratchet, but it's a special order and takes a long time to come in...

Hey guys, I've been using my impact driver with a regular socket adapter for a while now. Works great, but the shaft of the 1/4 hex to 1/4 or 3/8 square is excessively long on all the adapters I've found. I basically want something that goes into the locking hex chuck found on impact drivers...

I'm trying to research a low profile socket system for those times when a regular socket and ratchet won't fit AND you can't get a ratcheting wrench on the fastener either. I really like the looks of the EZred ratcheting wrenches with the long head to get at recessed fasteners, but honestly I...

Hey guys, I want to hear from some professional techs and experienced DIY guys about roloc discs. I had a kit from IR I got at Northern Tool with 3 roloc discs, 3 sandpaper discs, etc. I used the medium and fine roloc discs when I had to help change a water pump. The kit costs $20. I want to...

I just had to use my shop to do a water pump for a family member. despite my best efforts some coolant and grime got on my fairly clean concrete floor. I would like to clean it, probably with a a mop and scrub brush on a pole using some bleech and tide solution that was recommended to me. do you...