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    Vise assistance needed (AKA I hate liars/equivocators)

    If you have access to an ultra sonic cleaner put the vise in with evapo-rust the action in the machine will force out the oxides and crud. Let it set in the machine about 2 days and then try and free it. If it doesn't free put back in and try 2 days later.
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    Fading Cordless Tool Batteries: Buy New or Rebuild?

    DO NOT DO THIS you take you life in your own hands. This can and is done under controlled lab conditions and specially equipment with the right feed back circuits. When these explode from reverse charge it's like a mini frag grenade with napalm. Have your packs rebuilt its safe and if the place...
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    Another lovely F'ed up day on sears.com

    nope its outsourced to four Indian firms and a Chinese sweat shop for the price of four qualified Americans they got 1000 Indians and 100 Chinese that dont care and dont complain
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    1/2 inch drive milwalkie drill

    Changes the brushes and clean out the carbon flowing in the windings if that does not work it means the lacquer on the windings is go and the motor need rewinding or just some lacquering
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    Photo Radar

    just fuzzing out any on the letter or plate will not work because there is software in the processing of the footage that can pull the plate number out by inferring the depth of plate stamping. The only way to not get on the tapes is flood the sensor of the camera with UV or High infrared. If...
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    Just my luck (chinese craftsman)

    Here the digikey part I recommend http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=P9411-ND this is a chassis mount truely rated cap there about $7 It doesn't look like what you have but it is
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    Any one use industro tools

    Thanks for the INDESTRO comments but this is a brand sold at least throught sears online they really are called INDUSTRO heres a link http://www.sears.com/shc/s/v_10153_12605_Tools?sbf=Brand&sbv=Industro
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    Greatneck wrench

    GREATNECK makes there own stuff in commie sweat shops
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    Any one use industro tools

    I am think about get a set for car, house, or etc I'd like to now where there made how they hold up or if I should go get some craftsman for the other car
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    What was your first tool set?

    Gifted craftsman, channel locks, and the odd Williams or worn klien by my uncle from the age of three, got a real metal tools child's set at 5 and recieved a 70 piece craftman set at 8 for birthday and 36" crowbar at Christmas that year. Cant really say when i got the first set but still have...
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    Just my luck (chinese craftsman)

    If you post a pick of it. Make sure you get up close with it ill help up identify it and tell you where to order it from so you get the same part or better
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    look at this hanging toolbox

    I saw one of those about 10 years a go on a home shopping channel the construction looks good but it wont hold up
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    What is your standar of precision....

    for the big stuff 10 mircon for the small stuff 0.045 micron for those not in the semiconductor industry thats 45 nm or 0.000045 mm
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    Hydraulic wire crimper

    Yes there a large power fittings that require hydraulic crimp to hold wire in place solder and melt are not an option some times
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    Vise-Grips USA vs Vise-Grips China

    I have had the opportunity to use the USA made early stuff, the USA made global source stuff and the china Taiwan junk they sell now, go to a flea market , internet, pawnshop find the old USA vise grip while you can the new stuff from china and the other democratic china (Taiwan) is pure junk...
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    Prosnip Corporation - Still in Business?

    IRWIN® "were buying you crusting your spirit then firing your and moving your job to china". Cant wait for IRWIN to change name to CHICOM HEAVY INDUSTRIES with the there great slogan "quality whats that"
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    Klein tools

    The sockets a ratchets are tough and do see high torque putting a line bolt that's 12in long with 1/2" diameter in a creasot pole while hanging from it is high torque and high stress. The screw drivers are not soft your just using the wrong ones your like for the type that can be struck with...
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    Seriously disheartened by Craftsman Quality

    Most of the slick deals stuff is factory second they got it for a reason how ever as the factory that product the various craftman produce are change of modernized quality slippage happens from time to time and it happens everywhere for every manufacture. Danher has just finish upgrading alot of...
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    Klein tools

    All klien is us made the ratchets are great for line work and that's what there designed for klien is for mostly for the electrical industry were the standard are different
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    Tool Material

    Steel blends are patentable and changing any parameter in the make of an alloy effect an alloy properties. How an alloy or pure element is processed after the cast phase (heat treating, forging, etc) effects the material process. Steels history is filled with accidental break throughs the...
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