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Saturday I built a tubing straightener to straighten out the roll of hard line (0.040 steel) that I purchased to fab the fuel lines in a project I've been working on. The concept was to build one for a fraction of the cost of one of the real ones. I found some rope pulleys at the hardware...

I've used one of these numbers before on a CNC tubing bender and they were very well. It's basically a large positioner/indexing head that has a large enough thru-hole for tubing. The one shown can handle up to 2.5-inch I believe. My bender can bend up to 2-inch so there's no need for the...

I have an old Astro Pneumatic 90-degree I purchased at a local second hand tool shop about 15 years ago (I think). Still works great. I've had three mini's over the years (forget the models) and have a Craftsman composite now. Recently I bit and bought an Aircat 90-degree composite because it...

I've got this '74 k20 project I've been working on for some time now. During a drivetrain swap I needed to redo the exhaust...so new headers. My last set had the simple header bolts that, over time, backed themselves out like they do. This time I decided I'd do it right and get some locking...

When I need to make a bunch of parts that are identical, I make a template out of wood that I can trace with the plasma cutter. Simple tweaks are easy with a sander or jig saw and its easy to make a different one without much work. If I trace it exactly, I get repeatable parts. In this case...

Dad said the Maglus are really nice. They fit in your hand perfectly and the tips are nice. I ordered one to see what it was all about. I was skeptical until I held it in my hand. Took me only a few minutes of using it to really like it...so I ordered 60-inches of .500 6061 AL (Amazon Prime...

Over on my organization thread one poster commented "interested to know what you're going to do in the garage once you finish with the storage pieces...". Well I decided that some of my garage antics should probably be documented. When my wife tells the stories to her friends you know they...

I have most sizes in impact including wobbly. I don't really have any chrome and have considering getting a couple sets of SK but I'm not sure it's really worth it since I do have good sets of impact. So...why have both? If I don't really need them, I could get a good set of locking...

If found the kits on eBay but the seller says the 44811 compatible kit is for import ratchets only. His USA ratchet repair kit listings don't include a kit that's compatible with the 44811 model number...so...**** right? Does anyone know what I'm looking for? Repair kit number or source...

Half a dozen years ago my parents had their front and rear porches rebuilt using composite material. Living I Chicago, ice forms easily and quickly and my father has fallen a few times as a result. They do use ice melt however they also have some dogs so they use a pet and composite friendly...

About half a dozen years ago I purchased a box like this box off of a guy on craigslist (this is not mine but exactly the same model in a different color). When he posted, he had two. The other one was the same length and height but (as I recall) had thinner drawers and more of them. I've...

I'm ready to upgrade my pliers drawer and like the Knipex pliers seem to get positive reviews. In the past I'd pass on the comfort grip but oddly enough, I'm tempted. Are the grips porous and, as a result, difficult to clean when grease gets on them or is it a non-issue? What do you clean them...

I'm more disconnected from the automotive industry now than I used to be so I fully depend on other people's experiences to help me decide which tools are and aren't worth buying. I've found out about some great tools by reading along on GJ. Gave the GearWrench ratchets a shot (pre-china)...

If I had my CNC lathe maybe. Don't have the time on the manual lathe...for a gift I'm looking for a CNC machined coffee cup, or that's been fabbed out of aluminum diamond plate, or welded stainless...something that's shop made but food grade as to avoid death by poisoning. Something us men...

I want one I move between vehicles with my other "go bag" stuff like my tire plug kit, my CO2 tank, my tool kit, etc. I realize they aren't small but the luxury of being prepared makes it all worth it (I save you from my "I was able to plug a pair of trailer tires using 30 tire plugs and get to...

I got a chance to play with my new set (only got standard) today for the first time. They're cooler than I thought they would be though to be fair, I was really looking forward to getting the set - I really could have used a new set of flare wrenches a month ago but I made do. As most of you...

I came across this while digging for another pic. My first welder and my first project with it welding. Being cheap, I cut apart a Jeep CJ7 tire carrier and used pieces of it. The handles were made with conduit and a pipe bender and all cuts were with a chop saw. I probably spent an entire...

I have a smaller Jacobs keyless chuck with a 1/2" arbor in it that I need to get out. I know how to disassemble/rebuild a keyed chuck but my understanding that the keyless ones have a very different design internally that would prevent using some of the common methods for removing an arbor or...

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Tool Organization About three weeks ago I opened one of my tooling drawers looking for a 5/16 tap and it took me about 30 minutes to find it. Even In a pile of taps it never takes me that long. About an hour after that, I couldn't find one of my ball mills...and freaked out. Two weeks ago my...