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Not really. Pozi splines are part of an entirely separate type of screwhead, while the ridges are a driver design that are featured on some pozidriv and Phillips drivers to help minimize cam out. Personally I think the cam out ribs are more helpful on Phillips bits than pozidriv bits, as the...

I use felo ergonics as for general use. The cusion helps get a bit of extra grip and just love how it feels. Dish soap is all it takes to clean em up. They work well enough for me when dirty or greasy because the handle deforms and you get grip that way. Im fine with a tool that gets dirty so...

Richland, WA. Checked around a bit on Grainger and nothing in stock over here. Found one local at platt, its an ABB branded driver. Not too familiar, might go grab it just to have something.

http://kpr.craigslist.org/tls/3765012964.html I know it had to ruin his day, but can't help but get a good laugh....No, not my pliers, and not my truck :D "Yes I found a pair of pliers. Where you might ask? In the freakin middle of burden near the sonic drive-in. If you think these may belong...

Anybody know of a good place to find posidriv drivers locally. Need the full on screwdriver style for proper access. Working with some electrical contactors and tired of phillips or cabinet screwdrivers on the posidriv / slotted combo screws in recesses. As its electrical contact screws, I'd...

Great answers. Thanks guys. Gonna be enjoyable to use some of the job skills as a hobby. Think i might give it a shot on some old ridgids as well where the paint has flaked off.

Was thinking about trying a little black oxide coating at home. Anybody ever done this? Ill start with scrap metal to see how it works and am hoping to get to point of using it to restore a few wedges and putters. Sounds like the process works with a caustic solution boiling at 275-300 for 15...

I thread lightbulbs in hot all the time bare handed... I use vde a bit when working on electrical as a triple safety, (lock, voltage test, vde) not a way around. Even a vde screwdriver can form a path to ground in a live cabinet if you touch two of the wrong things. Personally i prefer felo...

Not necessarily true that softer is necessarily weaker in grand scheme of things. With sockets especially, the impact versions are thicker - more metal that is potentially softer still makes for a stronger socket. The difference in the steels is not huge strength wise. Thin wall impact sockets...

Any opinions on wright double pawl ratchets? Thinking that might be my selection from wright after a bit of time on their website. Is the small 3/8 a double pawl model? Is it true that the matco 88 tooth is the same as that in armstrong aerospace ratchets? Cant justify the retail on that...

Not sure bout this one. Mah is a capacity, not a use rate, so the issue seen is likely not related to that. A lot of drills have 1.5 or 3 interchangeable packs, just the 3 is bigger and more expensive.

Looking to give a few more brands a try. Of the listed brands, what is the "gotta have" tool - if u could have one matco tool, which one, and same for other brands. Not looking for one brand vs. another, just a great starter tool from each brand. Looking for hand tools only. Preferably not...

Grainger, McMaster, Applied, etc. Gonna have to go industrial is my guess. We have a ranching oriented store out here that has a fair selection of chisels. If I was gonna make one I'd use a prybar for the starting material and go from there - designed for prying already. I always thought it...

Vermont american it is, thanks.

Picked up a few pipe taps at an estate sale and was unsure of brand. Appears to be two arrows or triangles facing opposite directions - down and up, made in usa. Anyone familiar with which brand this is?

I believe Irimo is the maker of spanish made Bahco. Some of the older Swedish made Bahco's are worth tracking down. I have a Bahco Volvo wrench with the alligator wrench jaw on the handle end, and while I don't use that much, the action on the adjustable side is great. The knurl is a shallower...

I also use them and love them. However, theres sometimes an advantage with a standard crescent when access is limited and you have to flip the wrench. The pliers wrench is best in one direction. Usually its back and forth between bahco 9073 rp and pliers wrench and a little channellock wide...

My biggest wow moment was with bahco 9073 reversable adjustable wrench where it can grip pipe tight and stay. In my day to day, that is huge. Shallower angle than alligator wrenches from the old days and easier bite as a result. To a lesser extent, pipe wrench pliers and cobras from knipex.

Use em all the time as portables. Generally larger nuts and bolts they work fine on. One of the most used tools. If i mess up a bolt it doesnt matter...it gets swapped out the next time around. Adjustables are a huge time saver in plant settings. Dont work on cars so dont get all worked up about...

Go for it. Induction heating is a fun project. Granted i have industrial power supplies and hardware to work with, but you can likely satisfy the interest some with that. Big time power supplies get expensive quick. Hard part might be getting it to couple properly with bolts. In more expensive...