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I'm looking for some 90 degree clamps like the ones shown: I really just need the four 90 degree "L" pieces, but would be willing to get a set with other bits as well. There seem to be many sellers peddling the same ones. Does anyone have a preference for brands, or are they all the same...

I've been casually looking for a jointer the past few months. I came across a new Geetech CT-150 on FB for about $400. It's 3 hours away. Comparable Grizzlies are $1200. Thoughts? I couldn't find much on this, but they seem to be an OEM maker for several other brands.

I got a box of over 150 new and used mill bits of various sizes and types for free. I'm pretty sure this is a lifetime supply for me. Now I have to go thru them all and find a place to store them in an organized manner. Most of them came in plastic tubes with labels. So far the labels are...

I'm looking for the aluminum trim that goes on Craftsman toolboxes, as shown in the photo. I've googled it and found older threads here and elsewhere that have outdated info. Anyone found anything recently?

I've acquired about 45 taps, 30 dies and 7 wrenches, all SAE. I'm wondering if they are worth selling or keeping. I have most of what I use; these would be duplicates. There are a few smaller ones that I don't have, but then that would mean a set is missing a few. LARGE DIES There is a set of...

I'd like to get a smaller portable, or portable-sized TS. I won't be moving it much. It will be set up to cut aluminum and plastic. I'm seeing a lot of the older Craftsman table saws for sale relatively cheap. Are the fences any good? Do they keep parallel to the blade? Are the miter gauges any...

I'm looking for a 5/8" arbor, 8-1/4" table saw blade for cutting aluminum and plastic. Can't seem to find anything from a reputable brand. Searches turn up other arbor sizes and diameters and non-aluminum-cutting blades. Oshlun comes up, but they have 1" arbors ( I could make an adapter)...

I thought I might get a jointer. I had an 8" one that took up too much room, but I now have some space and thought I'd look at getting a 6" one. I came across a TRANSPOWER 6" JOINTER, MODEL SJ-1503. Seller is asking $275. The rust concerns me; has this been sitting out? I may go look at it and...

My jack stands (Esco 10497) have large pads on them. I've looked for rubber adapter pads for pinch welds, but they are all smaller and do not have a rod on the bottom to seat them on the metal jack stand. I'm concerned about them slipping off. Has anyone used these type of pads for jack stands...

I got a small Matco MB225 toolbox (circa 1978, I think, per what appears to be a date stamped on the box) on CL for $10 filled with what appear to be mostly automotive fasteners and doo-dads. I've kept some of the fasteners, and I could recycle the rest, but I was curious what you all do with...

I need more sandpaper sheets for general use. I need every common grit between 80 and 800. I like to wet-sand metal, dry sand wood and use sandpaper to...sand. The big box stores sell it in manageable quantities for what seems a high price: about $1.25 per 9" x 11" sheet. Lehigh Valley and...

I would like to run an air line from my small compressor to a connector closer to where I use the air hose. The run would be about 15 feet. Can I use galvanized pipe for this? I can use copper, but it's pricey and I've never worked with it. I've heard PVC is a no no. That leaves galvanized. The...

Has anyone here ever mounted one of those Harbor Freight 3 in 1 sheet metal machines (cut, roll, bend) on a tool chest? I have mine mounted on a table with a butcher block top with metal legs. There are wheels on it. I need it to be mobile. I was thinking this tool box would work. It's 36" wide...

I got my first welder: Primeweld MIG180. SETTINGS -1/8" thick steel tubing (1" sq.) -0.030" (0.8mm) solid wire -feed rate and voltage settings per the welder instructions (20.3V, 354 in/min) -100% CO2, 27 liters/min -240V power COMMENTS/QUESTIONS 1. I found it hard to make a straight weld when...

I would like to engrave some information on some metal (steel and aluminum). I came across a product called Etch-o-Matic. Some of the reviews were not kind ("you need a typewriter!" I doubt that, but...), but the product has been around for 40 years so it must work on some level. Anyone ever...

I have a Chicago Electric Dual MIG welder 151 #55250 (or #06271 depending on what you read on the label). I tried using it and the wire feed stays on when the power switch is flipped. In other words, I can't control the feed; it just feeds the wire. I can control the speed, though. I thought...

I am out of room in my garage. A bigger garage or moving is not an option. I have a full-size dust collector I don't use very much, a 6-gallon Craftsman shop vacuum that just died, and a 2.5 gallon, 2HP Craftsman shop vacuum that I really like, but the motor is getting ready to die (it's making...

I would like to wire my Craftsman table saw (152.221140) for 220V. I just had receptacles and a circuit installed in the garage. I will be buying a 220V cord and plug for the TS. The TS instructions just state to follow the wiring diagram on the motor junction box. Do I attach the gray and red...

There's a Black and Decker Quick Vise for sale and it intrigued me because it opens so wide. I looked into it a little more and it will clamp odd shapes. The one for sale is missing the swivel pegs that allow this, but I could probably fabricate some. Has anyone here used this particular vise...

I would like to add a 240V/50A circuit to my garage for a milling machine (currently 23A on 110), table saw (currently 15A on 110) and a welder. I thought I would have a NEMA 6-15 duplex plug for the mill and TS since they can use the same type of plug. The welder will need it's own outlet since...