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Ran across an add on local Facebook site for a tool sale by appointment. 40+ year auto tech unloading most of his SAE stuff. Got there a bit late so kinda picked over but managed to carry this out for $60. Craziest part was that many of the tools (not the wrenches thankfully) were engraved with...

Seems like I'm always needing to bend material for little repairs, or something I'm building, and thought one of these may be useful. Looks like same thing, but w/o stand on the #38471. I'm 6'7" so the stand on #38470 will be too short anyway. Anybody got any experience with one? Leaning...

Looking for a decent set of metric Flex ratcheting wrenches and came across this set in like new condition for $150. I like the fact they are reversible too. Anybody have any opinions on these?

Went to Fairbury NE annual 4th July Flea Market this morning. Snagged all shown below for $35. Bought the 1/2" metric set for $25, and the rest for $10. The adjustable is Lectrolite brand, but I left it in there with the ties to S-K. Lots of S-K tools in this area, but I've never seen socket...

Meant to post in Free Parking. Mods please delete.

Found this nice set in the bulk bin at a pawnshop in Topeka yesterday. $15 seemed fair to me.

Bought this at an old service station auction last fall, thinking it was a bead breaker, but can't seem to figure out how it works. It's stamped "Wenco Crete Nebraska" on the handle and looks to be factory made.

Bought this at a local consignment sale for $20 Saturday. It was buried in a pile of stuff on a hayrack and I couldn't pull it out to inspect. Didn't notice it was a Snap On until after I bought it! Think I'll clean up the nasty rust patch on top, repaint. My 5 year old son has taken a shine to...

Bought a bunch of Bil-Jax scaffold from a mason to use in my shop RR-roofing project. These came with. Any idea what they are?

Here's mine. Mix of Snap-On and Mac mostly, in a Mac ignition box. Been serving me well for 25+ years.

Bought a good working Strion with charger from a pawnshop for $20 over the weekend. Seems to be a well regarded, tough light. Anybody have any long term experience with one?

Put in a last minute order at HJE today for some gift tools. Since I already have the 7" and 10" versions, I decided to round out the set and added the 5" to my order. I use the ones I have a lot, but wonder how much I'll use the 5". Anybody have this one?

Got a special, small, once or twice a year job of sharpening twine knives on my hay baler that requires a bit of disassembly to do. This looks like it would do it without tearing things apart, making a hour job take maybe 15 minutes. With the 25% off coupon, I could buy for about $25. Anyone got...

Figured I'd better get my Hotsy winterized. Got down to mid 20's last night. My shop is insulated but I don't heat it. It rarely gets to freezing in there, butbetter safe than sorry. Was trying to figure out best way to fill it with RV antifreeze, and hit on an idea that worked great. Used air...

I'm by no means a carpenter, but my dad is pretty good, and we've been thinking about getting a miter saw. Probably won't be doing much if any trim work, but more framing and deck type work. Would like to get started on a new shop soon, and know this would be useful. Went to look at this one...

Bought a nice, barely used Milwaukee 6230 PortaBand this weekend for $80. Had a Greenlee 531, which I like, but the variable speed and common blade size made me want to upgrade. Anything to look for or maintain on my Milwaukee?

Got to replace rusted steel gutters on my shop soon. Looking to use 5" aluminum K gutters and wondering what works best to cut them?

Got this on an estate auction of retired electrician. Bought it all in 3, $5 lots. Any idea what those punches I'm holding are?

In my previous post about it, I found the selenium rectifier on my old Napa battery charger has shorted. Been mulling over repair options, and got to wondering...could I substitute the bridge rectifier assembly out of a Delco truck alternator? Just been kicking this around, and really can't see...

My ancient Napa 85-140 battery charger has apparently died. On 12v low, it has about 9v output, 11.5 on hi and 12.8 on boost. 6v functions are all low also. Has ampereage enough to spark nicely, and ammeter shows output, but voltage is low. I can see AC voltage change at rectifier inputs as...