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I have a Milwaukee 2880-20 M18 FUEL grinder. Two of them, actually. The first one failed after minimal usage. I was in the middle of a job, so figuring it was just bad luck, I ordered another. Milwaukee has a fantastic return and repair system; they sent a Fedex 2 day label for free, and the...

Pick a battery ecosystem, and stay within. Personally, I'm on the Milwaukee train. Mind you, I also have Dewalt and Makita, but battery replacement issues sent me to Milwaukee. All the various tools are fine, keeping them that way is the difficulty.

I wouldn't be happy with a casting like this after paying $500 for a vice.

I think that Fireball looks awesome! I'd buy one if I didn't already have three other vices! We had tons of old vises where I used to work. At least 30 of them. Old Wiltons's, Morgans, Reeds, Altho's, etc. Looking at many of these, operating them, etc, honestly, most scream OLD hardware...

I have a Jet 6" that has served me quite well over the years. The price has risen, though, to $300 these days. That's a lot of coin for a smallish grinder, and no disrespect, especially for a 75-year-old. I'm 11 years younger, and when buying tools these days, I imagine them all going for...

You lost me here! And yes, I know what sarcasm is...

Mix up some of this stuff instead. Cheaper, and arguably better. 1 liter of water 100 grams of citric acid (available on Amazon) One of the following: 40 grams sodium carbonate (washing soda), or 63 grams sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), or 30 grams sodium hydroxide (lye) Scale volume of...

I want to buy a 27"x 22" US General stack; both the base and the top box. HF sent me a 25% off coupon, which applies for one item, so I'm figuring the bottom box, which is normally $400. The top box is normally $250. Question: is there any way to get a discount on the top box? I will have...

I have a similar unit and it's great. The rotating head is super useful, not to mention the huge mass of the vice proper.

QT-5 compressors are not cheap. That one looks kinda rough, so it's hard to judge condition. For power, a VFD would work. I'm not sure how durable the cheap VFD's last, though. That might be money down a black hole.

Home Depot deal. I got a router and two batteries for $200.

HD has a BOGO sale on Milwaukee right now. I'm not sure what all qualifies, but I just bought a M18 brushless router + 2 5Ah batteries w/charger for $200. https://www.homedepot.com/b/Milwaukee/Buy-One-Get-One/Black-Friday-Deals/N-5yc1vZzvZ1z1xyomZ1z1zdoh

Two guys for the install. It could likely be done by one, if they know what they are doing. I recently had a porch area framed in and a sliding glass door installed. The construction dudes did it in the blink of an eye. First photo shows the before, and second after new pergola and room...

I've been looking for a machine like that Enco. It's a Taiwan made machine, sold by various different companies. Downside, is no support (parts). Grizzly still sells a variant, but made in China. Round column can make perfectly fine parts. Problem with them is vertical travel. RongFu is...

Those are good, solid compressors. I had a 20 gallon jobby that I used, hard, for 20 years. As long as the high pressure shutoff works, you should be good for many more years.

I also have a version of that vice. Bought it at a DYI warehouse store in 1994. Rock solid. Minimal play in the jaws, and the rotation feature is super handy. Mine has a skim coat of bondo on the casting. Heavily abused, and working just fine...

I'm a big Makita fan. I remember back when the 9.6 jobbies came to market. They revolutionized the industry. Sometime later, I bought a lovely 12V kit back in the day, and count that drill motor one of my all-time favorite tools. Fast-forward to modern times, and battery support is abysmal...

No disrespect to @driftpin, but I hate K&L. I've had bad brake caliper seals, bad master cylinder kits, and their carb float valves, have weak springs, that can't hold up the weight of the float. I'd use OEM, or real Mikuni, parts, unless absolutely necessary, over K&N.

Just to clarify, regarding the needle spring tip, don't soak the entire needle in nasty solvent. Just soak the top half of the needle, where the spring is. You don't want to damage the rubber tip with chemicals. What I do is first remove the little wire clip thing above the needle. Then...

The float bowl drains are supposed to be accessible with the carbs on the bike. You need to switch the bowl sides so the screws angle to the outside of the bike. Typically, motorcycles cylinders are numbered from left to right. You have it backwards. Lastly, each float needle has a spring...