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Anybody here use SpeedBleeders? I've used them for many years on all my vehicles. Love 'em. http://www.speedbleeder.com/

Anyone have an idea who made this bench grinder? The fasteners are mostly allen-heads. I just got it tonight and haven't measured the threads to see if they are SAE or Metric, but they look SAE to me. Guards are stamped steel. Tool rests are missing as are the shields. The light bulb...

I've used my Drill Doctor 500 for many years. It's great IMO for 118 degree drill bits in the 1/4" to 1/2" range. I have larger diameter bits, but never felt I could justify the DD 750, which seem to sell in the $150 range. Below 1/4" personally I find the DD 500's collet a little difficult...

Someone gave me a bunch of drill bits size 9/16ths to 1 inch and all were chipped or dull. So I asked a few machinist buddies if they could sharpen them. None of them had a sharpener and none wanted to do it freehand. Now when I was in FFA Ag Shop, more than 50 years ago, one of our...

I saw a CL ad on Monday night. "Old Vise, $25." No picture. Reading the poorly written ad, it went on to say the seller had other vises to sell. Reading his other CL ads I saw ads for a C-man and a Morgan Milwaukee 38A--he wanted $125 for the Morgan. But what intrigued me is on the "Old...

I need a 3/4" drive, long breaker bar. Would prefer one around 40 inches.

This is one of the best videos around that show what it takes to chop a car, in this case a '53 Chevy 2-door sedan.

I was looking at a 3/4 drive, 40" Tekton breaker bar on the bay today. Obviously it was made offshore. So I emailed Tekton and asked where their breaker bars were made and I got the reply, Taiwan. Anybody know if this is true? I will not knowingly buy Chinese ****, and I may just buy a...

Here's a 12" Proto Clik Stop adjustabie wrench along with some 12" Diamond Caulks, a 6" Snap On Blue Point and finally my old trusty 12" Crescent. I bought this Proto in the '90's from Andy Anderson's used tool store in Santa Monica. At the time I thought it was old, but since then I've come...

Here's my nut buster for big jobs. And it has come in handy. I got it at the best used tool store in L.A. back in the 1990's. Andy Anderson's used tools in Santa Monica. Paid $25 for it as I recall. That's a Craftsman 1/4 inch ratchet next to it for comparison.

This appears to be how they did it in the old days.

There is a metal recycler in our town, and I stop by about once a week to see what he has on his bargain table. The bargain table is full of rusty, crappy stuff--everything from tools to odds and ends that he thinks someone might buy. Most of this stuff is just **** but every once in a while...

Back in the late 1990's or maybe even 2000, a buddy of mine who is an old machinist (retired now) knew I was looking for a big vice and told me Wilton vices were going to be the next big collectable and if I wanted one, to get one while they were still somewhat affordable. So this is the...

So I need to cut some tile and I found a SuperiorBilt tile wet saw on the local CL. Got it for $150. I put new bearings in the motor and also in the drive head and am putting it back together. I don't have a picture right now, but my saw is exactly like this one: But is the blade slightly...

Since March I've been working on a Craftsman house rebuild, cutting down old steel-frame casement windows and welding them into different configurations--making both smaller and larger windows, and doors too from them. I've set up my work area in the garage of the house, and it is lockable, so...

So I got hired last Fall to do the windows on a rebuild of a craftsman Streamline Moderne house out in Cal. I left my old C-H compressor at my farm, figuring I could pick up a decent one on the L.A. Craigslist. And when I got out here in Oct. I found this one. It’s a Craftsman 3 H.P...

I bought this metal case at Andy Andersen's used tool store in Santa Monica in the 1990's. It was just a bare case with no tools in it. But I had a Craftsman 1/4" ratchet set that I kept in a cardboard box, and it was a perfect fit. I use it all the time. I've added a few things over the...

This is the handiest little vice. It's a no-name vice that I use frequently. The jaws are 1.25 inches wide and open to 1.75 inches. i use it when I need to hold something small and grind it down or sand it down. Let's say I have a 5/16ths X 3/4" bolt and I need to grind it down to 5/16ths X...

This isn't for my garage, but I figure there are some smart floor guys on here who can answer my question. I have 95 pieces of 12X12 marble tile to install in my bathroom. This is new construction. The subfloor is 3/4" plywood over properly spaced joists. I've seen guys use Ardex Feather...

Got this D-handle hammer drill today. It's pretty minty, even the steel box. I bought it from the original owner, who was a home-owner, not a Contractor for $85. Not a sucky price, but I was happy. This replaces a D-handle drill that was stolen from my shop some years back by hispanic...