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THis is off topic, but I could not stop laughing at this superbowl commercial showing guys using tools (and doing other guy stuff). A must view if you haven't seen it. (And no, I don't even drink Pepsi.) I'm Good!

Wall Street Journal today lists four jobs that are doing very well during the recession: 1. cobblers (people aren't buying new shoes) 2. resume writers (all the people looking for work) 3. mechanics (people trying to keep their old cars on the road) 4. employment lawyers (people suing their...

I take more heat for my opinion on this topic than any other, here on GJ. (Even from my dear friends!) I'm an outspoken critic of wire brushing tools. I think it can easily ruin the tool's collectibility. It certainly ruins patina. I'd far rather buy the tool rusty than brushed. With the...

Here's a place to post good Amazon deals you've seen recently. EDITED: We've decided there's a better way to do this...just post a new thread when you see a good Amazon deal. See the discussion in this thread. We're going to let this thread die. Thanks!

Amazon is doing great during this recession. They just posted 18% increase in sales in the fourth quarter. Why are they doing so well? According to WSJ, "...the internet giant used its pricing muscle to lure shoppers." Translation: they are putting the heat on manufacturers to get and sell stuff...

I have an old toolbox I want to restore. I've been reading all the restoration threads on this forum, and I think I'm ready to start. First stop was bead-blasting...but... ...as I was looking it over, I noticed you can just see the original orange-and-black decal on the underside of the lid...

Check out these Wiha Pliers...anybody own a pair? What do you think of them?

I want a really good 1/4-inch hex bit quick change extension for my drill/driver. Doesn't have to be long, but I want a "premium" one that is well designed. Not happy with my Irwin. It takes too much time, concentration, and hands to change bits. Not looking for a QCE that relies on magnetism...

My wife is a marketing genius and manufacturer. (That's how I'm able to afford some tools, BTW...thanks, wife!) The other day I was explaining the lamentable downward quality often discussed here in many top-line truck branded tools, and at the same time, the surprising upward trend in quality...

What type of situation is a crowfoot wrench specifically designed for? Do you consider them a must-have tool? I'm looking at a set in my box that are brand new and never used, and wondering why I bought them 10 years ago...

This set of vintage USA tools are all dark, whether from black oxide treatment or patina. Many from WWII era. Wright N-175 ½” drive breaker bar, $2 SOLD Williams 9” ½” drive extensions, $2 each (3 of them) Bonney 16" [Edit: ] 3/8” drive extension, $4 SOLD Vlchek 15/16 & 1” Double Box, $3 N/A...

If you do, would you mind sleuthing for us? In the thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20864&page=11 We are trying to figure out how long the 'full pebble' look was produced by Plomb/Proto. We've located flare nut wrenches, large ratchets, and pullers still getting the...

Vintage U.S. Wrenches REDUCED $2-$10 Prices reduced across the board: Herbrand Double Open End (DOE) 1737 1-1/4” & 1-1/8”. The 1-1/8 end has a little dechroming around one jaw, can be seen in photo. Hefty wrench. $10 Vlchek Combo WC20. 5/8”. $3 New Britain Combo NDF-56, 9/16”. Nice slim...

School me about tool chrome: (1) What tool mfgr's chrome do you like best? Why do you like it? What makes good chrome "good"? (2) Ever had a particular brand (not item, but an entire brand) that consistently gave you "chrome problems?" (3) Why does the chrome on modern tools look so...

I have a reasonable collection of loose dies currently kept 4 or 5 sharing a bin in plastic boxes. Is this foolish? Should I be making a tray where each die is separated from the others? Thinking of making something similar to that seen at the back of Gunman's drawer in this thread...

Another post reminded me that not so long ago, there were really great hardware stores around the country, where folks like us could go hang out, swap stories with the owner, and sort through the new-old-stock tools and stuff from the '30s and '40s. Nowadays it's just the BORGs (HD, Lowe's...

I know this question has been asked before, but an update is due. When your cordless tool battery starts to go south (NiCad or NiMH or LiIon), is it better to have the battery rebuilt, or better to just buy new? If the answer is "rebuild," then who does good work for a reasonable price? PS...

I have one compressor (a Devilbiss 30 gal 3.5 HP). I oil my tools manually by putting oil into the air fitting of the tool before using the tool each day. Can I assume that some of the oil goes back into the hose? Obviously oil would be very bad in a hose used for painting, so I have separate...

The problem with HF is that some of their stuff is decent, and some of it is horrid. But you never know which is which, till you buy it and try it. So what if we made a thread where we posted our HF purchases with a PASS or FAIL grade? After awhile we could check this thread and see what's...

If I lived in Oregon I'd be all over this toolbox...provided the seller allowed local pickup. Isn't she a beauty...