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It is a tool to remove ignition points from a pre-1962 Chevrolet "Blue Flame" six-cylinder engine. The hex removes the wire attached on the outside of the distributor, and the other end reaches into the bushing to remove the special nut that holds the spring for the contacts. I own...

Being the cheap - make that frugal - guy that I am, I coupled a $5 lawn sale television stand with a "contact" paper display rack that was being discarded at the local hardware store to make a rolling electrical wiring "center" that I can take to the area where I'm working instead of...

I never understood why ANY professional technician would want a black tool that would disappear into the dark bowels of a machine when dropped. The chrome ones are hard enough to find.

You can also ask your vendor for copies of the certification paperwork on the product he is selling you. You can keep the papers on file in the event that there is a lawsuit. If he hesitates, then start getting suspicious.

There is no International agreement or obligation for the Chinese to guarantee that the markings on the bolt mean it meets or exceeds the standards associated with those markings in other parts of the world. IOW - If the Chinese bolt makers choose to emboss the heads of lead bolts with six...

I use several scissor jacks to move things around and hold things in position on my chassis jig. I buy scissor jacks for a buck or two at lawn sales, then weld 50-cent, 1/2" drive sockets on which I drive with one of several speed handles I have purchased. I use "T" handles on my lathe...

I always make a plain-paper copy of ANY important receipt. Most stores today use thermal printers in their registers. THERMAL PRINTING FADES!!!!....especially if you leave it on the dashboard in the summertime. A friend of mine, who works in the flooring department at a "Big Box" store, tells...

Not to steal anybody's thunder, but I picked up a near-new Federal dial indicator depth guage at my favorite used tool emporium for $12.50 USD - less my 10 percent "industrial customer" discount - Sunday. I had already paid for my other purchases when Vince - the store manager - pointed the...

That "Kwik-Lift" setup runs around $1,000 - $1200 IIRC. I bought an old, two-wheel, front-end alignment ramp for $300. It included the air lift setup, turn tables, and air jacks. Drive the vehicle on, push a button, and it is up at working level. The setup works as: 1.) a lift that raises...

About four decades ago, I worked with a guy who would buy Herbrand boxes, then apply the Snappy badges. Trouble is, they WERE, actually, the same box made by the same vendor to both tool companies. My own Snap-On boxes are more than 30 years old, but they all have their part numbers - along...

I set the shock shaft up on a three-jaw chuck in the headstock, usually start with a shorter drill bit in a drill chuck set in the tail stock to get a good straight shot, then change to the longer bit, and drill the shaft through. Depending on what I plan to do, I might drill two different...

1 30-gallon barrel - Free 1 Stamped steel - not cast-iron - kitchen sink w/faucets - Free 1 old-style Saginaw power steering pump - Free 1 1/3 h.p. washing machine motor - Free 1 Ford big-block bolt-on oil filter adapter - Free Misc. hose and fittings layinga round the shop - Free Misc...

Actually, I use them several times a week on my lathe to drill out racing shock absorber shafts in order to install adjustable bleeds.