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    Ace hardware and Craftsman

    i want to go check this out
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    How to clean old sockets

    how would i clean some older sockets and a old ratchet? ive found some old SO and cman sockets which i want to clean and post
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    Dealership Internship?

    i would like to get a internship at a ford dealer while still in high school. i was wondering what it would consist of. or even if they would let me. how old would i need to be? can i do it during highschool? How would i sign up? Paid or not? Any experiences you guys have had with this?
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    Help moving need advice

    ok my family is thinking of moving to florida. probably near port charlotte. we have some family down there. its not like were running from debt its just that we want to move. here in conneticut my dad wants to try to sell his shop and go down there and open a new one. we will also sell our...
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    Sharing a Box

    "I'm curious what kind of a shop you work in. Do you own the shop, Dad's shop or something else. Perty draconian measures and a shop that has not enough work that they can send people home for punishment" Its my dads shop. we are the only mechanics. i work part time, after school and on...
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    The official work place thread

    :thumbup:Post Pics:thumbup: shows us were you work and tell us what you do
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    skelly station

    thats what my family shop looks like. its also the 3 bay set up. the problem is its to small for what we do. try squeezing a short bus on the lift while having a box and work bench in front of it. it doesn't work well. plus im sure you noticed theres not alot of storage room. mine was built in...
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    Sharing a Box

    in our box both our 3/8's and 1/2 drawer have socket trays. metric and standerd. but there always empty. they always just get thrown in the drawers. im mean come on is it that hard to just put them on the trays it saves time when looking for them.
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    Sharing a Box

    Any one here have to share a tool box with some one? i share on with my dad and i hate it. he'll leave everything out. he'll even leave them out side. today when we left the shop he left two rotors and a bucket of grease on the half inch drawer which was wide open. this stuff drives me crazy...
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    Tool truck stories

    my snap on guy is a jerk. my old So guy retired and then we didnt have one for 3 years and then i went online and found him. he came by for 2 straight weeks and then never came back. my mac guy comes by every week. never trys to push something on us, and always good with the warranties
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    What Cool/Tricky Garage Features Do You Have?

    sirius satelite radio and big speakers
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    You KNOW your a tool ADDICT when....

    when you always have a tool in your pocket. whether its a ratchet in the back pocket or a wrench with you
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    My First Car

    my dad buys all his engines from his friend in maine, it was rebuilt there and its going back as a core
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    My First Car

    no there two different cylinders. and that was just dirt
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    My First Car

    about two weeks ago a ford explorer came in with bad heads. So one friday i had a half day at school so i went and pulled the heads off and found a burnt valve and piston. Then the owner didnt want to buy an engine for it so my dad decided to buy it for me. this weekend while my parents are on...
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    Owning your own business

    you might wanna get some schooling at a tech school, my dad knows all but hes sorta out of the loop in the new stuff, couldnt hurt. good luck with what ever you deceide. i've thought about tech school but opted against it. my dad has been teaching me alot. we do work on lots of different...
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    Solus

    i use the modis. its perfect for what i do because i do cars and larger trucks so im covered. and i also have the european adptors
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    Owning your own business

    Why Erle385 do you ask these ???'s Do you plan to go into business for yourself ? If so have you researched your market ? Looked at similar business places ? yes i want to eventually own the family repair shop. its my dad, mechanic. my mom, bookkepper. and im only a part time mechanic. we do...
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    Owning your own business

    Have you done it? Do you like it? was it worth it? What was your specialty? How many people worked for you? How big was your shop? Any other things you would like to add about this topic.
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