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It's funny, I know a guy who owns a Mr. Sparky franchise and he just said to me, "Maybe I'm in the wrong business..." Apparently after all the expenses, franchise fees, stocked trucks that looks like a Snap-On rig, finding and paying good techs, he isn't getting rich either. The charge sounds...

I just bought about $400 worth of misc structural steel from Contractors Steel in Detroit and it was $.75 per pound, and they delivered the material.

Hey Robert, Good to see your work again on GJ. You helped me out with my '57 Chevy Nomad when I was replacing the floor pans and rockers a couple years ago. Everything came out great, thanks to your help! I still have one more quarter panel and the rear deck to install then the bodywork will...

I bought an old farm house with a bad spetic tank but the field tested fine. I went to get a permit to replace the tank and the township told me that I had to hook up to the sewer system. The old septic can be used and maintained but NO repairs were allowed. The cost to hook up to the sewers...

I love my 7-1/2 hp Eaton. It runs slow and quiet while putting out more air than I will probably ever need. It was a tough decision, I really wanted to by a USA model, but I don't regret it.

Thanks for including the pics of the underside. I was curious how that worked also. I LOVE this design. I have a 4' x 6' table with 3/8" solid plate top and it is a PITA to fixture things on it. I think I am going to do it over like yours. Thanks! Terry

I mounted PVC tube to my cheap HF tool cart and keep all the welding stuff together.

I used a 4 drawer cart for all my welding stuff. The PVC pipe is to hold the TIG rod. I also added a bar stock on the side to hold some grinders. The rest of the box hold clamps and misc welding ****. I works pretty well.

I have a 35K Hot Dawg in my 3 car garage and a 45K Dornback in my 1000 sq ft pole barn. Both worked perfectly so far with no problems. I bought the Hot Dawg used and the Dornback was bought new. It's been a couple years but I thought the Dornback was quite a bit cheaper than the Modine when I...

We can all keep speculating whether this kid "needs" this box or not but it's his decision. It amazes me how people like to decide how others should spend their money. The part that really rubbed me the wrong way was the response of "how much money do you make a week". It just seems very...

Yeah Jared, didn't you read the rules before you posted? You need to supply your last 6 months bank statements and current credit report before you post a question about freakin' drawer slides. Why does everything have to turn into an economics lession and a lecture about the dangers of debt?

I talked to a guy at Simonds a few months ago when I was looking for body files. He told me all Simonds files are made out of the country. In fact he said there isn't a manufacturer left still making files in the USA. If it's true, it's kind of disturbing news. Even when most manufacturers...

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I have to throw this out to the techs- what make a great tool guy versus a crappy one? It seems like selling one brand of tool over another is no guarantee of success. My guess is that a lot of the failures come from guys getting into the business with not...

thanks for the feedback guys! I don't know if I would consider myself a "great" salesman. I am not a high pressure, smoke & mirrors kind of guy. I have been successful by presenting customers with an options to solve their problems and if I do my homework the product should sell itself. We...

I am looking into a tool truck route in my area. I was pretty close to going with Mac Tools about a year ago but the route/territory was farther from my house than I liked and it was not serviced for several years. Well now I find out there is a open Snap On franchise fairly close to me. My...

Its a rotary screw compressor. It produces "oil free" air, its not an oil less compressor. These things run forever and are as quiet as a mouse. Atlas is a top of the line manufacturer. If you can get a phase converter I wouldn't be afraid of a 3hp unit, it will still kick out enough air for...

What a great idea! I am getting ready to get a cold saw. How do you like the saw? Thanks, Terry

The quality of vac systems on sanders has improved quite a bit in the last few years. Festool was already mentioned but 3M and Dynabrade make really good air powered orbital sanders with killer vac systems. They make them to hook up to central vac stations, which seems to be the most...

Jim, I just replaced the finger valves and gaskets on my old T30. I got the parts from a site called ecompressedair.com. There were a ton of sites that sold parts but I ended up with them. The kit cost $17.00 plus shipping. The parts were good quality and they shipped fast. Good Luck! Terry

3M is now making a 4-1/2 x 3/64 x 7/8 cutoff wheel in the same spec as their 3" Green Corps wheels. I have tried them and they are awesome, even better than the Sait wheels. The biggest problem I have with using the cheap ones besides the short life of the wheel is the cloud of nasty smelling...