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I feel like I have seen these before. My mother-in-law just sent me pictures and wants to know what it is. My first thought was for lifting railroad track or something similar. Any ideas?

I was outside working yesterday. I needed to beat two pieces of rubber cable ends into alignment, and grabbed my HF deadblow to do it. It was -15F outside and the tools live in my work truck. After about 20 minutes and maybe 30 blows, this is the result. I am wondering if a higher end tool...

Does anyone have any experience with the Electrical Generating Systems Association certification or has taken in in the past? A little bird told me that it's going to become more of an industry standard and I would like to get in ahead of my peers, but outside of ASE testing and certification...

I am a field service tech for industrial generators, 200KW to 2MW. I work out of my truck almost exclusively. I'm decently set up, but my current socket set is driving me nuts. I have to have all my tools in cases, for both minor OCD and organizational purposes. I currently have a Craftsman...

I asked a quesetion a few weeks ago about upgrading my in home panel in order to run a 100A sub to the garage. After monitoring our usage in the house and looking at what I am powering in the garage, I am considering leaving the 100A panel and putting a 50A breaker in the panel and running cable...

I am attempting to go from a 100a panel to a 200a panel in my house. A little background, my wife and I just bought an older home in the small town southwest suburbs of Minneapolis. Home as buiilt in '48 and most of the electrical is original. Some time in the late '80s the panel was upgraded...

I've been shopping for a welder for some time now, and now that I'm about to pull the trigger, I've got salesmen pulling me every which way. I had originally been about to pull the trigger on a Hobart 210MVP, and an Everlast Powerarc 140 tig/stick. Then I thought I was talked into buying a...

After endless searching with no luck on craigslist for a great deal on a used compressor, I think I have made up my mind to buy new. Budget is sub $600, and obviously, the lower, the better. I have 220 in the garage. It will be used with impacts most frequently, although I would like to try and...

My wife and I just moved into our first home. As an older house that is mint, but has seen no upgrades, the wiring is one of our first major projects. The house came with many of the original 1948 appliances, including the dryer which was wired 3 wire 220. We will be running four wire service to...

I recently left the military (Heavy vehicle tech) and started a new job (industrial diesel generator and compressor repair). My job is 60% on the road, 40% in the shop. We are expected to keep pretty much a duplicate set of tools in the shop and on the truck, with the exception being some of the...

My sister lives and works in St Petersburg, and travels frequently through Scandanavia, Eastern Europe and Germany. She's offered to pick me up some tools, and I'm looking for suggestions. I've ordered German screwdrivers online, some Bahco stuff. I'd have her pick me up some doubles if it's...

Nothing super cool here, just a few items I found in a curb side box marked free by my house. I've tried dating this stuff as best I could. There's a Diamond Calk Horseshoe adjustable ten inch with a broached 5/8 at the end. I think it was manufactured between 1930-1950. Next is a Crescent...

So last night I went and ordered a bunch of tools from Sears, including SAE 14 pc industrial wrench set and black oxide 14 pc metric industrial wrench set. Also a bunch of the easy read sockets in 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2, deep and standard, 6 and 12 pt. Today I picked up the 6 pt 1/2 inch 10 pc kit...

Looking for a used, working Fluke. Let me know what you have.

Joe here, from central MN. I worked as a diesel tech in the Army for a few years, now I'm enjoying the civilian side of things. I spend a lot of time in my own garage outside of work, fixing cars and bikes, outboards and such. I keep a loaded refridgerator as well as a foosball table out there...

So here I am. I am Joe, from Minnesota. I have been lurking here for a while and have found a ton of great and helpful information and given my wife a headache listening to me talk about GJ. I was a diesel equipment tech in the Army for a handful of years and recently seperated. I spent a few...