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johninct, your choices involve TWO different characteristics: Safety chain vs. non safety, and chisel vs. semi chisel. I put green chains on my loaner saws to students for liability reasons. Stihl's safety chain cuts very well and I notice very little difference between it and the yellow...

Can't you look at the other handle to see how it is put together? On my older Craftsman table saw that handle spins within the main portion. There is a thin flat washer on the left end. That nub is peened out to hold the washer on. If yours is meant to spin, would a circlip fit on the end...

When I called CDI quite a few years ago, they stated that the CDI wrenches were the same as Snap-On except the CDI ratchet head was a "high quality" import vs. Snap On having their own Snap On branded ratchet head. Call them yourself and get the answer straight from the horse's mouth. It's...

Bingo. The take home for you should be that a person should study and understand the principles of torque,the limitations of torque tools, and the best standard operating practices. That's the best we can do in the real world. I see many people that assume because they have an expensive...

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I've repainted a small refrigerator with the Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy. It is a much different product than their other enamels. It lays out very well with no orange peel. It is a very robust and durable product. Their alkyd enamel with the addition of a hardener "might" be o.k. also. Be...

Truck and Tow told me no one in the U.S. makes the ratchet assemblies. The strapping and the assembly labor is the best one can do for U.S. made. "Made in the U.S. with domestic and imported parts" is what the label should read. Just like our cars. I feel your pain, AmericanMechanic...

Mikail, do you want your wrench pictured at 10 - 50 ft. lb. or their more common model that is 20 - 100 ft. lb.?

Op's wrench is 3/4 inch, 600 ft. lb. and probably cost $1000+ new.

Probably an expensive wrench. It's a long shot, but why not attempt to contact the original owner of JS Technologies and see if he might have some repair ideas? https://etork.com/about/

I'll be the negative Nancy here and say that I don't like the clunky handle design with the protruding upper/lower sections.

This product says it is .88 inch OD without sleeve: https://www.brandsport.com/grla-17tws.html

sberry, a lot of today's caliper pins have a small rubber bushing on the pin end. Putting chassis grease on that is certainly going to risk swelling it. There's plenty of internet evidence showing that certain car brake brands have issues with rubber swelling if you don't use the correct lube...

Why? You probably already know that Silglyde is a castor oil based lube with less than 10% silicone. The Super Lube is not compatible with EPDM rubber. Teflon? It just seems like a marketing gimmick to me. The 3M silicone is an industry standard (my opinion). Its what I use with great...

Sad. This thread and numerous bad reviews on Amazon is giving me second thoughts about my planned purchase of the 3 ton unit. It's portrayed now as just an overpriced Chinese made jack.

Check out flanged sleeve bearings at McMaster Carr: https://www.mcmaster.com/metal-bushings

Yea, my use of "to force" was incorrect. I applaud your efforts to run a top notch forum. Still, asking everyone to be civil is a tall order. My wife reminds me why we have so many wars..... men. Thanks for the great site.

I like your idea Ryan, but you are asking people to abandon basic human nature. You are asking them not to be bigots - "a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions". It would be like asking people to accept other's religion, of which there are hundreds, if not thousands...

Yes, that is correct. The torque wrench calibration process only "guarantees" the +/- 3% accuracy from 20% of the (full) scale to 100% of the (full) scale. That is the useful range of that wrench. A 100 ft. lb. wrench is only calibrated accurate from 20 ft. lb. to 100 ft. lb. even if the...

Lifetime warranty does NOT correlate with quality. Many Chinese auto parts like water pumps, alternators, etc. with lifetime warranties are pure junk. The OEM parts with superior build quality only have a short warranty. All torque wrenches are only calibrated accurate to 20% of their top...