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    Safety Wire Pliers

    I know there are a few aircraft guys on here...so what brand of safety wire pliers do you have? I just bought a set of Milbar's from Aircraft Spruce...so far I am not impressed. I use these on my racecar projects, and had always used my Dad's Snap-On's but now that we are not sharing shop...
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    Electric die grinder???

    I am looking to buy an electric die grinder. I think I have settled on a Milwaukee, but I'm not sure which one to get. They have two basic models, a 4.5 amp that is approximately 13" long, and an 11 amp that is about 21.5" long. I was leaning toward the 11 amp, but it sounds like a monster to...
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    Who made Snap On bench grinders?

    Any idea who made Snap-On's (Blue Point) bench grinders? I am guessing maybe Baldor... I just picked up the one in the attached pic for $10, including the pedestal. As you can see, it's missing some of the guarding and the tool rests, and I was going to check into getting parts (their site...
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    Drip edge question

    I am about to roof a section on my house. My father-in-law says that there is an Alcoa drip edge that is made with an integral hanger for the gutters, sort of like a Pittsburgh seam, and there are special gutters made for this edging. Any idea what he's talking about? I have searched the...
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    Anyone here deal with FirstEnergy?

    As I said in my intro, I'm moving from a large shop to a two car attached garage. Currently, my new home has a 100 Amp service, but appears to have a 200 Amp meter. I want to upgrade the house service to 200A, and add a 100A subfeed panel to the garage, where I can run the new circuits in...
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    Hello from NE Ohio

    Hi Everyone! Just a quick intro...I stumbled onto this site from Jalopy Journal. Thanks Ryan for another great site! Anyway, I'm moving from my small house/lot with a 32x48 heated shop to a much larger house and lot, with just a 2 car attached for the time being. I will be building a new...
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