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    Harmonic Balancer Install

    you really want to use a installation tool, beating on them is not a good idea. Threaded rod and washers to spread the load is the cheapest way
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    Circuit Breaker And Wire Size For 5HP Air Compressor

    I'm too old for this sh*t .... The gene pool needs some chlorine....
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    Circuit Breaker And Wire Size For 5HP Air Compressor

    what is with these one or two post wonders and necro-threads.... and arguing about it too. Need to look at the forum software and limit anyone with less than 25 posts from posting without moderator review.
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    Automotive Painting Safety

    you should be leaving the fans on in the booth for a damn long time, as the solvents evaporate they need air movement otherwise they fall back onto the freshly painted surface and you are screwed. I'd be waiting a few hours before going back in, unless you were wearing a hooded make up air...
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    What to do while walls are still open?

    Cat5 or better wiring back to a central point, or wall boxes with conduit to the attic space with a string left on the conduit for ease of pulling future wires. Speaker wires back to a point where you would put a receiver/amplifier. There are boxes for that purpose with spring loaded or other...
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    Who makes extended ball end hex keys?

    nope, as said above, his OD is approx .200 , so no drives or extensions
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    M18 tool line?

    try having a DJI Drone worth about 1600 dollars new and losing battery support after 4 years.
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    Who makes extended ball end hex keys?

    remember guys, he is saying that .375 OD of any adapter or socket is too much, it has to be 4 or 5 MM for the length of the shaft, so approx .200" That rules out just about anything except for making one from hex stock or welding the tip of a ball end to a rod or hex stock that is .200 or...
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    Who makes extended ball end hex keys?

    at those sizes the problem is twist. If you look at my MAC set in a post above, you'll see the shaft is pretty substantial and the size is reduced at the end What you are looking for is .196 (5MM) hex stock over 14" .... without it twisting the reduced area (relief) between the shaft and the...
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    Who makes extended ball end hex keys?

    time to get the TIG welder out and make your own
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    Who makes extended ball end hex keys?

    My SK 5mm socket measures .463 My Craftsman 4 and 5 mm sockets measure .450 OD a M5 SHCS (4mm hex socket) is going to have a head that is .334 OD a M6 SHCS should be a 5mm socket, head is 10MM OD or .393 OD https://www.engineersedge.com/hardware/_metric_socket_head_cap_screws_14054.htm They...
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    Who makes extended ball end hex keys?

    You could buy the Bondhaus set for about 22 bucks off Amazon, cut the short end off, epoxy it into a 1/4 inch drive socket and use an extension to get the length.
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    Who makes extended ball end hex keys?

    $12.99 SKU# XBD4MM 3/8" Drive Speed Hex Driver 4mm $12.99 SKU# XBD5MM 3/8" Drive Speed Hex Driver 5mm
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    Who makes extended ball end hex keys?

    can you get 3/8 in drive down in there? I have a set of MAC (so you know it is made by someone else) ball end drivers that have saved my **** a couple of times on the metric side of the kit it starts at 3, 4 and 5 mm and works up
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    Looking for Coolant Pressure, Retention, Vacuum Filler Tool

    unfortunately, a radiator fill kit that creates a vacuum then ***** the coolant in and thru the system is as essential as a screwdriver when working on newer cars. And even on cars that don't require them, they are still going to make you more productive vs trying to burp all the air out over...
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    Tree Trimming Saw?

    I have a cheap Home Depot pole saw/pruning saw that does 99% of the palm tree trimming around the Casa south, but I have a Ryobi battery powered pole chain saw similar to the sunjoe one pictured above and I have a couple of extra extensions that I can use to give me more height but it makes it...
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    Napa Carlyle 3.5T low profile floor jack by Balkamp

    Balkamp is just a NAPA branding name, not a manufacturer It is made by someone else.
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    What is the least expensive way to buy an Autel MS9XX scanner?

    I would not buy anything from Ali Express
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    Hilarious Chinese brand names on Amazon

    we were discussing them the other day, my wife was one of the last 4 employees of Wang. They built HUGE office space in Lowell MA and it was empty except for the last 4.... the building later sold for about 4 cents on the dollar. Like D.E.C., Wang missed the boat when it came to Personal...
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