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What Adam is saying about a good 1/4" set being a game changer is absolutely true, in my experience. I'm not a pro mechanic, but I am a pretty experienced amateur and a mechanical engineer. I've been working on cars since I was 11 years old with my dad, and when I left home at 18 I bought a set...

I buy high-end tools used for way less than new. If you're patient you can get the truck brands for not much more (sometimes less) than new consumer-grade tools. Jim

These sliding trays are called "tills".

You'll also want to make or pick up some "dogs" to use that tail vise if you actually want to use it for wood working. Check our Siemsen's videos on work holding to get an idea. Your bench is a "Roubo", or "French" bench style. There is an excellent "Woodwright Shop" episode with Roy Underhill...

You need a long hand plane to flatten it. You could begin by going across the grain with a scrub or Jack plane, like a Stanley #4 or #5, and then get it flat with a long #7 or #8. You will also need a pair of "winding sticks" to do it right. Aluminum extrusions are extremely straight, and you...

I'll pile on and say check YouTube for videos of air compressor tank explosions...

Area of the bore times pressure gives you force. BUT (and this is a big but), the cylinders are not lifting straight up due to the scissor mechanism. I have the same lift and while it is rated for 6500 lbs it will not do this from a completely folded (bottomed out) position, because the...

I've been super happy with my 2135QTiMAX. I like the Q models (quiet) with the built in muffler. It's small and very ergonomic and everything you need in a 1/2 impact.

I got an MEP-002a generator with only 11 hours on it since a recent overhaul. Incredible machine. It needed batteries. Great thing about these units is they can be switched to 3-phase to run machining equipment. I paid $600. Ridiculous. Got a bunch of other cool stuff, too. Definitely worth...

Generally they will not ship items. You need to arrange a shipping agent to come get the item for you and then ship it. That won't be cheap. For an old CRT monitor it won't be worth it. Jim

I guess what I'm asking is what kind to get, rather than what brand. I don't know anything about grinders. I don't know a "flap disk" from a flapjack. Also, I got a little pneumatic die grinder as a free package when I bought my big impact wrench. I've never used it. Is it something that would...

Hey guys, I'm teaching myself to weld. I took a night class at the local tech school which was ok, but nothing spectacular. I did get me exposed to all the processes, but not with much depth I bought a Miller 211 in one of the last Zoro sales. It's pretty simple and I'm ready to do some...

Welding helmet. I think anyone who welds with a cheap hood is completely insane.

Hey guys, I recently bought an old (1980) Merceds diesel for my new daily driver. I am sick of all the computer controlled **** in modern vehicles. I found one in amazing shape with very low miles. Anyhow, the Mercedes from this era have the horrible jack that plugs into a hole in the side of...

I went through this same research process looking for ideas for a catch pan that would work under my mid-rise scissor lift. THEN I discovered vacuum extractors. On my DD the oil filter is accessible from the top so now the whole job can be done standing up from under the hood. No mess. Oil gets...

Thank you! No luck finding any NOS but I scored a complete set on eBay with the little clip and everything.

Hey guys, thank you for the responses! I've had some computer trouble and have been away from the forum over the holidays. This is the correct set, however the middle one in the picture, which is the 2769-3 is no longer available. I can get the other two new, but I need to find a used one of the...

Hey guys, Does anyone know where I can find the set of THREE wrenches for valve adjustments on old Mercedes diesels? I just bought a 1980 300SD with the OM617a engine and plan to have it a long time. The set was made by Hazet. It consisted of two deep offset 14mm wrenches and a special wrench...

Let me also add: if I remove your 1.9 hp motor and put a 5 hp motor, or even a 500 hp motor on your pump and run it at the SAME SPEED, the pump will put out exactly the same performance. Displacement, compression ratio, and speed of the pump determine the performance. If I double the RPM, I will...

To understand CFM vs pressure, it may help to think of a car engine. The displacement of the engine is the volume of air moved through the engine per revolution. The air compressor is the same. There's a piston in there that compresses the air exactly the same way. (Roughly) the volume of air at...