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I recently purchased the 1/4" locking set of extensions from Gearwrench, though they came in a KD box with the same number. I just went back to double check, but they work fine on my Craftsman sockets. Tried them on the 4mm and 5/16 and a few others with no trouble. By the way, I had an...

On the buying side, I figure who cares? As a buyer with 1 or 2 ratings (not neg.) that wins an auction doesn't the buyer only want his money? Even on a big ticket item the seller is probably gonna give the buyer a chance to come up with the money before he would go to the #2 bidder. Sellers of...

I got mine because it was one of the best that Consumer's tested, beating out several that cost more than twice as much. I agree with the poster on the small bit slippage, but battery life has been great so far.

You see, that's what one has to eat when they must indulge their SO habit!:thumbup:

...yeah, I'm kinda wonderin' about the vehemence on this AXS thing. Is it a) appearance b) quality c) price? I've only seen them in the catalog, and they aren't to my taste personally, but neither are suburban McMansions or the Oakland Raiders, but that doesn't mean a lot of other people...

I think the problem would be that everyone would have different screwdrivers, and that by the time you got one generic enough for a majority, it would closely resemble what's already out there from Sears and Ernst, to name two that I'm familiar with.

This is a perfect example of my complaint about the packaging of (some/most) hand tools. This plastic container IS good for displaying them when new, and is good if your storage space is really tight, but it is useless for practical purposes. If it were say 25% larger, it could be molded with...

I've had the first version of this for about 15 years, when it was "only" $225 and sold as a detail sander with other accessories available. They are very high quality tools, and though perhaps not used often, are perfect for many jobs where nothing else would do the trick. And it is weird to...

Sure someone will. Or at least, might. What are you buying a box for? I don't ask to be facetious, but for you to determine what's important. If it's JUST to store tools, why spend $1200? Surely there is a less expensive way to keep them organized/convenient/protected than either of those...

Yes and no on missing those days. Some knew, some did not, not always easy to tell who was who. Now the Internet makes it cheap and easy to learn all about things yourself, or easy to ask others whom you might trust if you don't have/want to make the time to learn about it yourself. The...

You can use hose for your entire shop, and it should last forever-ish. But I'm talking a quality hose, not the standard 3/8 rubber like you would use for tool/sprayer whips. My whole shop is a Goodyear 3/4" industrial hose system that was easy to put into existing walls/ceilings. I use a water...

You want electronic speed control, which the Makita has. But as a former pro at this, I would strongly recommend a D/A such as the Porter Cable mentioned above over a rotary. The rotary has speed, which is great for sanding and rough (paint) cutting. But for rubbing, and especially polishing...

A Canadian gent on this board was good enough to send me one of their roto ratchets in each drive size. 72 teeth, quick release, they look and feel great!

...on sale today for $21, just came back with one...thanks for the write-up biggsean

Lots of posts on that here, do a search, it's mostly Armstrong from HD or Lowe's

That's a great looking box. I think you should fancy up the inside and make it your mini-bar, or make it custom for some select tools (see my Pimpin' my drawers thread), maybe delicate or expensive stuff like a torque wrench collection, or make it a dedicated box to some sub-set of tools. Like...

Great organization, nice looking! Would you not like the VCT flooring? That's under a dollar a foot, and if you chose to, you could add a border or other details that matched/complimented your wall stripes.

I'd do smooth walls and paint. Smooth walls take more care taping and mudding, but the paint will go fast and offer enough protection for the occasional shower use. After the guests go home you can always choose to spend more time and money with tile, though admittedly it's easier without the...

Hey DaytonFan, if you're new, how'd you get to 35 posts so fast?! I don't know Moose personally, but he's really a nice guy...if there's any way you could facilitate that ratchet deal...

Location: London, UK. ...now see, here again there's a difference. In the States most folks would grab something with brass casings of various diameters enclosed in steel barrels of varying length...:)