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What are some decent quality clamps that are still affordable for a DIY'er? I'm sick of my cheap Harbor Freight ratcheting clamps. My local store just got a new, improved style, but one of the three I bought broke in one day. The old ones looked like this and are pretty much complete junk...

My girlfriend and I just put up a 10-foot Christmas tree at her parents' house. They have a flimsy, cheap tree stand that made the job very difficult. It was a huge fiasco, which involved much cursing and damaging the stand. We got it up, but it's pretty precarious. I was thinking of getting...

I'm moving into a new house next week. It doesn't have a dishwasher and I want to install one. I had an electrician I've used before put in an outlet under the sink for the dishwasher. I wasn't there when he did the work. Later, I saw he installed the outlet on the floor of the cabinet under the...

PAYMENT BY PAYPAYL ONLY. PM me if you want to buy something or have any questions. No owner’s marks on any of these tools. My girlfriend and I are closing on our first home in a few weeks. I need to pare down my tools before we move, so I’m selling some things from my personal stash. Fleet...

I bought this Stihl SE 61 wet/dry vac recently. I’ve had it about two months and used it a good amount, so I decided I’d post my impressions. I had been wanting a new garage vac for a while. I was on the fence whether I should go with a wall-mounted unit or a small shop vac. I decided to go...

My piece-of-junk 2007 Hyundai Sonata has had lots of problems with the ABS/ESC and airbag systems. Very few aftermarket scanners can access these codes, and a trip to the dealer is $107. I recently found out about an Autel scanner that can access the ABS and airbag systems on this car. I...

People here recently helped me find a bearing for another project, so I’m hoping some members here can help me find a seal for this saw. I’m hoping this is a standard industry size, but I don’t know how to go about locating a seal that will work. The old B&D part number for this seal is...

I bought this Black & Decker 2700 worm drive saw today at a swap meet for $5. It's a pretty cool saw that was made in Italy. It needs a new cord, but it was also seized. I tore it down today to try to figure out what was wrong. I found what seems to be the main the issue (a seized bearing), but...

I recently bought this USA made Craftsman jigsaw for $8. It works well, but it didn't come with any blades, and all the stores I've checked have several different types. I downloaded the manual for the saw, but it doesn't show the blade type, so it doesn't help. So, do these look like the right...

I bought a small lot of tools and it came with several of these Irega adjustable wrenches. They're 6" long and made in Spain. If you search here you'll find Irega wrenches are well regarded. The final wrench is sold pending payment. - Updated 9/30 at 8:03 pm central time. These are new in the...

EDIT - It appears the impacts now fall into three groups, from "best" to "not the best": -Pittsburgh Pro, Cr-mo. These are the most expensive and come in the packaging with either blue or red plastic pegs. -Pittsburgh Pro, Cr-v. These are a cheaper line that is also labeled "Pittsburgh Pro" on...

Paypal only Note to our Canadian members - I’m willing to ship some items to Canada, but the cost will be slightly higher due to shipping prices. PM me if you have an item you’re interested in. No owner’s marks on any of these tools unless noted. Feel free to ask me any questions. Truecraft...

UPDATE 10-27-2012 Someone bumped this thread, which reminded me to look into this again. Just a few days ago the local newspaper reported that someone bought the assets of Enderes and hopes to have it up and running soon...

UPDATE I did buy this vacuum. Here's a thread with more pics and my opinion after I had used it for a couple months: http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=172713 ========= ORIGINAL POST I've been looking for a shop vac. I'm considering a wall mounted or a smaller rolling model. The...

I just got this email a few minutes ago. I don't think I've seen any posts about this, but I could be misremembering. Attached is the email and here's a link with the tools and more info: http://www.harborfreight.com/cordless-power-tools-2012.html I've noticed some problems recently with HF...

Paypal only I'm good about marking items as sold, so if it isn't marked it should still be available. PM me when you want to buy/ask a question. All prices include shipping. NOTE TO THE CANUCKS :canada: - I'm willing to ship the smaller items (NOT 1/2" ratchets) to Canada by First Class...

EDIT - I guess these aren't that new. I haven't seen anyone post about these. I think they're pretty new, but perhaps I just haven't seen them before. The earliest reviews on the HF website are from February, so perhaps they've had them for a few months. I've been wanting one of these to...

Another member posted a thread with pics of his Craftsman RP wrench sets showing all the flaws on them. I bought a Craftsman wrench set this week, and mine seemed to have fewer issues than his, so I decided to show some pics. I’ve been wanting an additional metric wrench set. I wanted something...

I have too many wrench sets and need to free up some space, so I'm selling this Truecraft wrench set. It ranges from 8mm-22mm and doesn't skip any sizes. This is a fully polished Truecraft wrench set. My guess is that this wrench set is from the early 2000s. These are made in Japan. Truecraft...

I know there’s a lot of talk on the forum about Craftsman outsourcing some tools to China, but there are still a decent amount of USA made Craftsman tools. As of now, the raised panel wrenches appear to still be USA made. I’ve been wanting a set of long-pattern metric wrenches for a while. I...