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I repair industrial boilers for a living. Most customers will not allow engine drives on site, so it’s electric welders. I own a CST 280, but the inability to run on 120 vac and it’s higher amp draw, means I’d also have to carry a Maxstar 161S, I’d rather not have 2 welders in the truck.

Last week my Miller Maxstar 200, decided it had met its expiration date, apparently the cooling fan blade shattered and threw shrapnel through the output section of the welder. It threw a series of error codes and is deader than a mackerel. The welder is going into the repair shop for an...

From constantly connecting and disconnecting air tools, some had been changed 3 or 4 times. They leaked with no tools in them or with tools connected, There are multiple threads all over the net, with people having the same issue. I switched to Amflo T series, rated at 67 scfm vs the Milton...

I’ve been using Craftsman 3/4” ratchets, almost everyday, for the past 30+ yrs, never had an issue. I have 3 of them, one 40+ yrs old, the other two are 4-5 yrs old.

Threw mine away, they leaked like a sieve, not right away, but 2-3 months later

My DM1010 has been flawless

A contest I can win??

Milwaukee drills and Metabo grinders

Damn it!! $600 !! I had to give mine away 2 years ago. I went to a 2” x 48” belt grinder, and haven’t looked back. I hated the 12” disk sander, paper wore out quickly and I felt it was dangerous, I saw a guy get his hand mangled by one.

I have 2 Baldors, 2 Jets, 2 Milwaukees and 3 of the Craftsmans (from my FIL’s estate), I have different wheels and brushes on all of them. While they work good, I’ve never seen the almost mystical allure of the Craftsman block grinders to others, while they are not bad, they are not great...

So far I’ve been very happy with the Icon sockets and wrenches, I been using at work for the last 2 months or so. They have worked fine and still look like new. I also have a couple of the ratchets at the home shop, that have worked perfectly. I did my Christmas shopping for the grandsons and...

I have some of the Kobalts, in 1/4” and 3/8”, when lubed up, they are silky smooth, work great, the head is large and the weight is high, compared to other ratchets. The gearless Allen labeled ratchets again are silky smooth, have a smaller head, but has the movable drive plug, that requires the...

I have a Rockwell/delta vertical bandsaw, 2 drop cut bandsaws (Jet and HEM saw), a Wilton wet cut saw, a Keller reciprocating hacksaw, a 14” Milwaukee dry cut saw. The HEM saw and the dry cut saw gets most of the daily use. The dry cut blade lasts about 1-2 months of constant use and cost about...

The Stanley version (at least the 2 I have), the handle does not rotate, its keyed to the inner shaft.

After working in China for over a year (over 7 visits) I learned the Chinese market almost absolutely nothing in the USA (Milwaukee tools is Chinese owned). There is somewhere an American purchasing agents that orders every cheap piece of ****, people ***** about. The Chinese are not stupid...

I have 3 or 4 of the Sidewinder ratchets, I use one about once or twice a year, a times it’s handy, most of the time it’s drawer filler.

Bought 3 more today

I’ve bought some of the Harbor Freight’s Chief brand of premium air tools, I bought a 3/8” and 1/2” air drills and a couple of the grinders. They have been nothing but excellent. I also bought one of their Baxter brand 1/2” x 18” belt/band sander, I like it better than my similar sized Dynafile...

I usually hit every rural Ace Hardware stores, I can find, looking for old stock

Today, while getting some nuts and bolts in rural Vermont at an Ace Hardware store, they had 2 of the original 3/8” drive long handle RP flex-head ratchets. I’ve used that style for about 40 yrs, due to theft, carelessness and minion stupidity, I loose about 4-5 of them a yr. They work, the...