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    Hand Cleaner favorites

    I keep the large container of TUB O' TOWELS wipes at work and in the car. At home and at work, it's STOKO KRESTO out of a wall dispenser. The STOKO KRESTO is the best I've come across - crushed walnut shells instead of pumice, one pump is all you need (surprisingly small amount), no...
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    Shop hydraulics to power machines

    I have: 1960s Darra James USA benchtop drill press 1/2 HP, 1725/min Maytag 125V AC motor Pulley driven w/ 3 speeds (840/min being the lowes) Same model as this one: I don't have: 230V 3-phase VFD Square footage to spare I want: Same drill press (its footprint & robustness is ideal for my...
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    Best stud finder

    +1 for the Franklin Sensors ProSensor #710. I have had mine ~5 years and it has never given me any problems. Between the Franklin and the CH Hanson magnetic stud finder, No stud can hide from me.
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    Twist COMBO collection with Japanese one

    This is a great page you have linked. Wonderful detail and coverage of the tool you have chosen to collect. Most of us on here have affinities for certain tools/types/areas/etc whether we recognize them or not. Very few go through the process of researching and documenting in this way though...
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    Electric right angle die grinder?

    True, but it's the voltage, space, and humidity I have to battle at my place.
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    Need help finding the right pliers

    Here are a few options which resemble traditional pliers (not the bowden cable style remote hose clamp pliers): Snap On HCP48CF $46 CS Osborne makes a handful for leather and upholstery applications. CS Osborne's plier lineup: https://www.csosborneleathertools.com/category/pliers Here are...
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    Electric right angle die grinder?

    Looks like the PFERD grinder (which has a 1/4"-20tpi male, 9-20k/min). Made in Germany :rocker...
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    Electric right angle die grinder?

    That's a hell of a link/webpage. WordArt from Windows '97 if I'm not mistaken. So it's a 1/4" collet coupled to a long 5/8"x11tpi nut? Running that thing on an angle grinder would only get ~11k/min.
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    Electric right angle die grinder?

    For my money, the 90 degree die grinder is tough to beat for running 2" (or 3") 3M ROLOC sanding discs and/or nonwoven ScotchBrite discs for quick deburring, cleaning weld haze, weld prep, etc. What I love about the ~1/2HP varieties (in the 90 degree iterations): Super compact Enough balls for...
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    The floor is not a workbench. Pick that s#*t up dude!

    I really don't get the point of this thread. No real question posed. Just shouting at the wind about a guy who put a vise on the floor in front of you? In Japan, traditional woodworking is done at floor level. Working lower affords the person to employ his/her body weight with more effect and...
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    Which bench vise should I buy?

    OP: The replaceable jaw feature is wonderful in that it keeps the vise from having to be scrapped in the event of the jaws wearing out whilst the remainder of the vise is fine. The magnetic jaw pads as mentioned by others are a wonderful option to have at the ready. They can be made...
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    Greetings to all- can't find the introductions forum

    Everybody: "Hi Decon" or should we call you D-CON? Your name is Decon and you work on pest control? Check back first of April.
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    Need advise to remove old sticker residue and glue from toolbox

    My all time favortite for removing anything from factory paint is this stuff. There are a million equivalents out there from other brands with the same herbs and spices, but I have the Advantage 190 and it's the way. It even took off 4 year old rattlecan overspray from my SO box without damaging...
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    Which bench vise should I buy?

    If the "made in china" bothers you about the Yost, but you're still ok with ~$372 price tag, look at the 'equivalent' Bessey options (Made in "Europe" - more specifically they're made in Turkey") and the Ridgid F-Series options. Both great options IMHO.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Re: MORE about the PositionALL - this time with a GOOD video : - ) THAT IS AWESOME. The Proof-Of-Concept feeling is so much better than the familiar Proof-Against-Concept. Good for you sir. Any immediate changes needed to make to the prototype that stuck out at first blush?
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Repost w/ (hopefully) corrected photos that will display to all Here's my first post in this particular thread. New to me: WILTON 400S She's been sitting, buried on the lowest shelf of the deepest corner of my buddy's garage for ~1+ year and I finally got it. Traded him some work for it...
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    Tools you know you’ll never use

    That's what 99% of people use a ratchet for. Exactly to my point of why the 1/4" breaker bar is "useless". If you have a round/swivel head ratchet... :dunno:
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    Do Snap-on dealers collect online sales commission

    I asked this question to people all the way up the ladder at Snap On, and all of them told me the same thing - "No."
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    Tools you know you’ll never use

    1/4" drive breaker bars. I don't even know why they make them. If you have to use a breaker bar on an 8mm nut/bolt, you're either going to twist it off or your 1/4" ratchet *****. Maybe it could get used with a tap socket, as it will transmit torque in both directions without having to reverse...
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    Band saws

    That Wellsaw 58B does vertical.
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