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Hand planes each have a specific use. You do a single job with a plane and then switch to the next one. The typical progression for stock preparation is to use a "jack plane" which is set very rank and takes a big, thick shaving, to rapidly hog away material and get it close. This is a short-ish...

Hi guys, My uncle is restoring an old Model D Allis Chalmers road grader. It works and it's fun to drive. He is missing a gearbox for the blade pivot. It is a 75:1 reduction, right-angle box. I've looked all over for a used gearbox for him, with no luck. New ones can be had but for huge money...

Just want to say thank you for making this a reality!

For yard art, have you considered an oxy-acetylene set up? It would seem like a very good outfit for that. He could cut with it, too. And heat and bend. You can weld just fine with them, and no chipping slag. It's slow and easy to see the puddle. Arc welding is cheaper for production, but for...

Miniductor and power probe are two things I wouldn't have known existed that I think are brilliant. I use the miniductor quite a bit here in the rust belt.

When buying low quality, especially in tools, the real damage is to your soul.

I bought a used set of Snap Ons from ebay. It was the 11 piece metric set and I paid about $160 for them, don't remember exactly. They are fantastic and I use them a ton. I don't know why more people don't buy used high-end hand tools. As long as they aren't rusty or broken you're good, and the...

My Klein electrician's scissors are never far from me. These are awesome and a leather belt-clip holster is available.

I'm in, unless shipping is unreasonable. Thanks for coordinating this! Jim

Re: Woodworkers, old school had tools that can realistically replace powertools i... You can make your own for next to nothing from an old saw plate. Cut it into the shape you want, usually a rectangle, but you can use curved ones for moulding profiles. Use a file to "joint" the cutting edge...

Was at Sears in MN today and they had 2-packs of the metal socket rails with plastic handles for $4.99. I think they're normally about $6 for one. I'm new here -- don't know if this was post worthy, but seemed like a very good deal.

Great lord, I had one of those terrible cars when I was young. Two of them actually. It went through front wheel bearings more often than I changed oil. I had the transverse 2.8 V6 with the world's worst, clunky, ****** transaxle, capable of Guiness Book of World Record torque steer. Those we're...

Hey guys, This house I rent has the hardest water I have ever seen. Iron. Since it's a rental, I don't want to install an expensive iron removal system. As a result, I need to scrub iron stains. I use chemicals like CLR where possible, but the shower is marble tile, which is basically...

Duh! Great idea to use a short extension. I love this community. Been lurking here a little while now. Jim

By the way, this thing is incredible!

Martin, does that anvil come with the retaining spring clip and O ring or should I also order that?

Thanks, guys. Close inspection shows that the whole anvil needs replacing. But that's good news that I can swap it out. I ordered the part Martin gave. Thanks again! Jim

Hey guys, I got a fabulous deal on a 2115PTiMAX, thinking I could live with the pin retention at the price. Well, I hate it. Does anyone know if this can be retrofitted to a normal anvil? Or do I need to buy a different one? If I can't switch to ball retention, there's going to be a used once...

Thanks, guys, this is great! I bet I could modify a Cantex junction box by drilling a hole and mounting that zero start male receptacle. Actually, found one of those waterproof switch covers for a double-gang box with an outlet on the other gang. That with an "inlet" in that gang will get me...

I just made a post in the other generator thread. But I picked up a surplus MEP-002a army diesel generator that I think is a wonderful machine. It will do 5KW steady state basically forever. Realistically it's about a 10KW generator. It burns just under half a gallon of diesel per hour at full...