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ive experiened many situations where im trying to tighten or loosen bolts on a pipe flange where the flats of the nut/bolt are so close to the pipe that you usually cant get a 3/8 or 1/2 drive socket on the nut or bolt because the wall ofthe socket is too thick and contacts the pipe before it...

arent brass flare fittings and AN/JIC fittings have a different flare angle that makes them incompatible. i know from experience at work that a brass flare fitting wont seal well on an aeroquip JIC fitting like you would find in hydraulics and fuel systems. you may want to verify both of those...

46. you buy your spouse a tool box and tools...so she doesnt have to ruin---i mean "use", YOUR tools for her pinterest projects

45. you buy a new tool you need in order to make the special tool you designed, so you can finish a job...and buy a better special tool

One idea to possibly do the slide over method on the cheap is to build a drive on platform similar to a drive on lift, but out of lumber like 2x8 and 2x10, and then have the dolly wheels attached to the bottom of the platform with the wheels rolling across the garage floor. this would eliminate...

i really like how nice those turned out. I have some vidmar cabinets im planning on painting red to match my craftsman boxes. I was planning on rattle canning them, but it seems like your roller method works well and is probably alot easier. did the rollerleave you with a smooth finish or did u...

Thank you all for the responses and information. Yes, you are all correct, it was a depth mic not a depth gauge, sorry i didnt know the proper nomenclature. I have never seen a depth mic gauge block/cal block before, but it appears that is what i would need. ill have to order one for work. the...

also, if you get to the point where you start sweating inches of clearance, by swapping your rigging out for beam clamp instead of trolley and high capacity come-along or chain fall with a higher two-blocked height(i have seen some where the chain is doubled-up and goes through a pulley in the...

I feel you bro, every little chance i get to go work in the garage unmolested i have to take advabtage of and make it productive. My oroblem is i get a million things started and nothing finished because one project holds up the other which is held up by the one stupid project your wife wants...

I had to take a measurement on large propulsion shaft bearing at work the other day, using a depth gauge(starrett brand i believe). theres a little spy hole that drops through the outer bearing cover and has a little well that goes all the way down to the top of the main shaft. the distance from...

how is it stupid if i already have some on hand, so i dont have to go anywhere or spend any money to buy something if it works and does the job? By your logic, using old tools or driving old cars would be stupid too, since its 2013 and all... But hey... if thats what it takes to feel good about...

What would any of you guys suggest for making silhoutte cut-outs for tools in a tool chest for those of us without machining tools? Is there a cheap foam or foam padding alternative that could be re-purposed to make the tool cutouts that is easy to cut and light? I wonder if maybe i could wrpa...

so ive been working on a painting project in the garage and got alot of overspray on the floor as a result of the plastic sheeting i used on the floor tearing and ripping mid-way through painting. So the floor is full of overpsray and the bottom of my shoes turn colors from picking up all the...

First of all... I think those that said the right tool is what gets the job done without breaking the tool or part...has got it right. Becuase, really...you could make the case for almost any job that a certain tool isnt the "right" tool, as there is always a more specific, or more expensive, or...

Re: 1 car garage ideas...open to any input So, I'm thinking of building another type of shelf on the other wall to put all the milk crates in and do away with the black free standing shelf on the back wall. Then I can move the other vidmar cabinet where it is sitting. I would like to put...

Re: 1 car garage ideas...open to any input So, just finished my shelves and got everyhting organized/arranged a bit better. can finally park the wife's SUV in there and still have room to walk around it. Took alot longer than expected...little one running around(and another on the way...), but...

For those of you guys with 2 car or smaller garages, who work on multiple types of projects in the same space, how do you have your tools/work areas arranged? I mean like woodworking/power tools, mechanics/automotive hand tools and special tools, general garage tools, paint/body tools? Also...

What is a good size and pressure for automotive shop tools and paint guns? would I be able to get by with a small 30 gallon, or would I need something like an 80 Gal?

I'm renting, and my garage has unfinished walls with exposed studs. I really want to do something to clean up the look of it like paint or drywall, but I can't do anything permanent. Is there anything I can use or do to give it a "finished" look, that I can still undo when i move? Some kind of...

Re: 1 car garage ideas...open to any input A little update: I've finally gotten a chance to start building my shelves on the two free walls. I'm making them pretty beefy and using as many supports as possible to help distribute the weight as there will be a lot of heavy stuff to go up there...