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One data point is an anecdote. Ten starts to become kind of interesting, but has little statistical power. When someone has a nice random sample of >60 or >100, then I might raise an eyebrow.

So the breaker bars are Chinese now, yes?

Re: PHOTOBUCKET is holding some member's photos as hostage. what are the best options I can't even imagine the costs that would be incurred by PB to host an enormous number of photos in perpetuity in exchange for basically nothing from their users. It just doesn't seem like the way they were...

Just don't screw them into the wall like freaking Cracker Barrell, for crying out loud.

Depends on the sample group. Probably household DIY types, not GJ guys.

I'm fixing an old motor with a flat start capacitor. There isn't much room under the mount for a cylindrical replacement, although I am considering fabricating a spacer. Is there a source for the old flat style capacitors? Not my pic, but this style: I need a 124-155 µF at 125 V

Psul Sellers disagrees with you.

Any square you buy should be tested for square before use. Set the square up on a straight worksurface and scribe a line, flip it over and repeat. They should be parallel. Try blem PEC from Taylor Toolworks. I own a 6" and a 12" and they're darn near perfect, just a paint bubble and the...

What's the best way to remove them when you want to spare the surface underneath, such as when the rivets are holding down an easily-damaged data plate on a machine? I normally grind away carefully at the back of the part, but there's got to be a better way.

I would just buy some Chicago-Latrobe or Norseman and move on with my life.

Who makes Martin? I got a box of 10" adjustables a few years back and they're nice (not cushion).

I just got a used 1-2" micrometer for Father's Day, but it is missing the 1" standard. I want to buy a vintage 1" round (donut style) standard by Starrett, Brown&Sharpe, or Lufkin (Starrett preferred). For purely silly, aesthetic reasons, I would prefer one with a bunch of info stamped info on...

Sockets - I bought sets of1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 drive in both sae/metric, all 6 pt by Craftsman USA, and I have really been satisfied. Consider ebay. Ratchets - you'll get a million answers. I personally like the Craftsman thin profile (1/4 and 3/8), 60 tooth USA made ones. I haven't found a 1/2...

I bought a pair to remove one clamp. Worth. Every. Penny.

Is 1988 really 'vintage'? Tell me it's not!

That makes sense to me. I'll go with the extended inner race. Thanks.

I am replacing bearings on an old Craftsman 1/2 HP motor for a drill press. The original bearings were single row, single shielded, single seal bearings with an extended inner race holding a felt seal. Is there any reason not to replace with deep groove, double shielded bearings? My reasoning...

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I read that post three times before I decided I wasn't having a stroke.

Thanks - great info.