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My lovely wife is really good at turning on every light in the house, but hasn't figured out how to turn them off. Over the last several months, I have been replacing the current incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs. While she still leaves lights on, the cost savings on the electric bill has...

I have a few projects coming up, for which I'm afraid a power drill will be too much. I'm looking at purchasing a solid, working Millers Falls #2, #2A or #5. After the projects are done, I would hope to restore the drill to it's original condition. Does anyone know where I can get the...

I was at HD earlier today, and I was intrigued by the Lifetime Warranty on Rigid 18 volt tools, including the battery. Is this too good to be true?

My son called, he just picked up a Powr Kraft ratchet, 1/2 Drive, tootsie roll handle. I believe these were made by Wright. He tells me the ratcheting mechanism skips, and needs rebuilt. My questions are: 1) Will a rebuild kit from a Wright 4400 fit this ratchet, or should he look for a donor...

These came to me about 30-35 years ago, when I bought a used Mac Chest, with tools. Each one has a hex end to it. Anyone knoe anything about these?

I just got this Fleet 1/2 Drive breaker bar. It has a comfort grip handle, but the shape is different than Wright. Any idea who makes it?

I was really surprised when I came home from work and my wife asked me to get my tool box out of her SUV. I didn't leave a box in the car, but went out and found this box. She paid $10.00 at a garage sale. She's learning

I was at Lowes earlier today, and this saw caught my eye. Anyone ever use one? https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-80-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Li-ion-18-in-Brushless-Cordless-Electric-Chainsaw/50408238

Some years ago, I purchased some of these fastener assortments at a local hardware store. These assortments consisted 4 trays of hardware and a wall mountable wire rack. After using the hardware in the set, I replaced it with my own assortment. I'm looking for a few more of these, not for the...

Last night I was at a Petro Truck Stop in York, NE. While killing time, I wandered through the store, along with all of the other imported tools, I saw a 10" adjustable wrench (Great Neck). Just for grins, I picked it up (I'd never pay $20.99 for that kind of junk.). When I picked it up, I...

I have accumulated a bunch of customer loyalty points at several truck stop chains. These truck stops sell "Road Pro" tools. While they are Chinese made, I have to use these points and there are only so many roller grill hot dogs one person can eat. Has anyone used these tools? Are they...

Why would anyone do this to a perfectly good wrench? Found in a box lot.

Does anyone know if Wright made a 1/4" drive ratchet with a rubberized handle? I have assembled quite a collection of "tootsie roll" drive tools. It would be nice to have one to go with it's bigger brothers.

My propane supplier demonstrated that the local branch is nothing more than a den of thieves. I am in process of changing suppliers. My current supplier took it upon themselves to top off my tank adding 450 Gallons to my 1000 gallon tank, while there was nobody home, without my asking, at a...

I recently came across these pliers. They are obviously older, I can see that they are German made, They feel like quality. Anyone know who made them?

I was on the Snappy web site today. Based on 2 months ago, it appears that they have changed prices on most of their tools. While most appear to have increased by $2.00 or less, surprisingly, it appears that some prices have decreased a buck or two. Imagine that.... a price increase just...

I've recently come across this G-L Micrometer. Fortunately it was in a box lot, and I got it cheap. The poor thing looks like it was cast out of used Pepsi cans, and reeks of "CHEAP" Does anyone know anything about this tool?

We have frequent visits from manufacturers such as Wright, Astro, Trusty-Cook and others in the General Tool Sub Forum. We also have frequent visits from HJE and Cripe, as well as others. Why not have a separate subforum for manufacturers and vendors? Questions or comments could be...

This past weekend, I left $10 at the Flea Market, bringing home 13 tools: All of the following are USA except on Thorsen Wrench. Diamond Horseshoe 6" Slip Joint Pliers Klein 5" Wire Cutters Xcelite 5" Long Nose Pliers Williams 6" Adjustable Superwrench Williams 1/4" 6 Point Combo Wrench...

I rescued a Walden 3150 1/4" drive ratchet. After a good cleaning and a little lube, it works well. Does anyone have a source for reasonably priced hardware? When i rescued it, it was missing a screw. The screw in question is a 3-48 x 3/16 flathead. My local hardware stores wants me to buy...