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It's ok, I actually have a Sawzall (Milwaukee, no less), as well as a radial arm saw (Craftsman). I was thinking it would be fun to put together a special collection of misnomered tools, to include the ubiquitous sawsaw, the newly discovered radio chop saw, etc. A while ago there was a...

...radio arm saws. Just another fun craigslists item. http://louisville.craigslist.org/tls/1524204625.html

Further my education please, by explaining the $179 price for this single Hazet box-end :confused: http://tinyurl.com/ydqrnfj

Maybe I could use some instruction on proper use of the wire wheel e.g. speed, coarse/ medium or fine etc. but I've never been satisfied with the way the wheel "flows" the metal into/over damaged or pitted areas. Even something as inconsequential as an old square nut, after the wire wheel I...

"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." Claire Wolfe - 101 Things to Do 'Till the Revolution

I was thinking hand tools - somehow I regularly find myself in need of the socket that's not in the set (because "nobody uses that size"), or the universal is the one I busted last month, or I can't figure out if my 11-year old son hid it, or I left it in the rotting volvo seat at Pull-a-Part...

I guess I'm safe to confess I bought a set of precision screwdrivers from Walgreen's - for $2. Opened the package and darned if they weren't hollow ground! In a perverse sort of way I really enjoy using them- have this urge to laugh every time I pick one up. I love the feel of hollow ground...

So, when you find yourself in need of a specific tool now, and you can't wait for the truck man, or UPS, Where do you run to buy bricks-n-mortar off-the-shelf retail?

I like to keep chinese and indian tools around in case I need to "improvise", i.e. bend, flatten, grind, sharpen, round off etc. It regularly broadens my capacity to complete a job on time without waiting 'till the next morning to run to Sears. I get some of my best job satisfaction out of...

superautobacs: Thanks for the info. I didn't realize the adapter & speed ring were seperate. I've been curious for a while about Japanese tools - you've given me a starting place. Monte: I like it! This is gonna' be fun. Looking back through 50 pages of pictures I feel like I've stumbled into...

Pardon my barging in here - (I feel like I'm crashing a party) but I thought one of you could id the manufacturer of this item. I think I need a set.

Every car I've owned 'till now has had spark plug boots that come straight off the top of the plug - in an easily accessible location. Just grip the boot firmly with hand, pull straight off. Now I have a GM 5.7 V8. The plug boot/wire turns 90 degrees off the top of the plug, which is nestled...

Putting a striking cap on a screwdriver is like giving a teen a condom. You know it's going to happen; better to have protection when it does.

I bought a 1940's lathe this summer. I haven't turned anything yet; it needed a couple of minor adjustments - that turned into a full teardown and rebuild. I don't mind, I'm getting an education in machine tool reconditioning. I have recently been giving the HF chinese stuff a second look...

I have a low-end Craftsman roller I purchased 25 yrs ago. It's just fine for a homeowner who doesn't have any tools to put in it (sarcasm). With tools in it, it pissed me off by binding every time I tried to close a drawer. I finally slathered the tracks with pounds of axle grease and it has...

I've been looking at those - attracted to the design, but not really sure what they'er used for. Matter of fact, I often feel a bit guilty picking up my channlelocks, since it's usually because I've failed to do something the right way, resorting to squeezing the krap out of some bolt, marring...

All the Snap_On stuff in my neighborhood has at least another zero in the price.

It's in those first 17 pages in the shop manual that you are not reading as a good (PC) mechanic does. The pages with all the other safety instructions like "always wear safety glasses! Don't lay the hot soldering iron on the cord that plugs it in! Never work on cars after drinking beer! Do not...

Gotta get a set of those. I can't remember from one day to the next - "was it 4.5mm? nope, no fit, 5.5mm? no fit, dammit, maybe 5mm?..." At that size they all look the same to me.

Assuming it's for small, e.g. vacuum hoses, Umm... where can I get a set?