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I always installed receptacles with the ground pin down for no better reason than that was how I always saw them. When I saw them in the lobby of an office building, recently, with ground up, I thought somebody goofed. I was just looking in a Hubbell catalog and I see the receptacles shown...

I went to replace the gfci outlet in my garage and was sick of the Leviton junk that I have replaced a few times. For quality I usually go with Hubbell. When I went to the catalog and a few sites for a number I discovered it is now made in China unless there is a U on the end of the part...

After reading the ad blurb about how strong the tool is, with the fork on the head instead of the handle, I started reading reviews. I disregard the ever present 4 1/2 stars and look for recurring complaints. On HD there were 2 complaints out of only a few reviews of the tool arriving slightly...

A drill review popped up on my news feed this morning. I had never heard of them. A quick search and I found they have a rather extensive line. They have been sending stuff out to get reviews on Youtube. It looks like they are in the same slot as Ryobi, Black & Decker , Skil and maybe HF. Are...

I just read that the Hitachi tools in Lowes and elsewhere are being rebranded "Metabo HTP" (Hitachi Power Tools). I guess they feel the Metabo brand carries more weight. The color scheme will remain the same. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

A few months ago I posted a way to use a piece of rubber tubing to hold an allen key on a power tool cord, like the way some drill chuck keys are attached to the cord. I just came up with another little trick that I thought I would pass along. I was tuning the carb on my chain saw and they...

I have an old CM hose cart that is all metal and except for some rust was in good shape. Metel carts can be expensive and the plastic ones don't last I just got the rust off the sheet metal and I am ready to paint. It looks like Rustoleum brushed nickle aerosol is about the right color. I have...

I have an old pair of 96ACP long nose pliers. They are just over 7", no cutter, jaws fall open but absolutely no slop. I have almost no Snap On but love the feel of those pliers. I wanted a second pair. That model is discontinued and replaced with 96BCP, which is also discontinued. The newer one...

After looking at my old, dead Ajax J139, 1 1/4 ton jack, for years, I finally completed the repairs and rebuild. The paint was in pretty good shape except the handle, that was repurposed as my cheater bar. I sanded off all the rust, used Evaporust and to be doubly sure, hit it with a little...

Like many areas of inquiry, it usually starts after my doing something stupid. I had a slow leak in a tire on my Ram 1500. I even knew where the screw was, in the tread. It was leaking pretty slow so I kept putting off fixing it. Yesterday, I was in a hurry, jumped into the truck and got about...

I recently bought an HF band file. The access cover to change belts is held by a 4mm socket head screw. I wanted to keep the 3 mm allen wrench handy, like with a chuck key holder. I know I could have switched to a phillips or plain slot screw or a knurled thumb screw from ebay but I was looking...

I do not normally collect or pay attention to old rusty wrenches but I just noticied I am the proud owner of one. In the recessed logo it looks like it says GUARANTEED. There is a #8 on a couple of the parts. The recess on the handle is painted black. I did a search and found a couple of similar...

I used my HF 25% coupon yesterday to buy the electric band file. So far, so good. I plugged it and there was no smoke or strange noises. LOL. I thought it would be good for getting at rust in tight corners and for sharpening lawn tractor blades, especially when there is a curve at the end of the...

I was under the impression that Wilton was owned by Swiss company, Walter Meier Holdings, along with Jet and Powermatic. Enen that has changed hands and WMH is now JPW, a US owned operation. Back to the point. WIton is now sold as SPI Wilton. SPI or Swiss Precision Instruments is neither Swiss...

I have an old pre Snap On Williams extension with a detent ball that is stuck inside and resisted PB Blaster, heat, banging and picking at the ball. I started looking for a replacement It is S110P, 1/2" drive and measures 5 1/2" long. According to an old catalog I found online, it is listed...

I figured it would be a matter of time before something similar to the Eastwood started showing up. Several members commented they wanted sonething a little bigger. I just came across the Apache, made in Canada. I realize a screw is not exacly like a scroll but the functional similarities are...

I just got a new leaf blower that has a big sticker on the carb housing that says "Do not oil". My 1995 Cub Cadet tractor manual and accompanying Onan engine manual call for a mild detergent wash followed by 1 Tbs. of 30 wt engine oil. A wash in Dawn and the pre filter comes out virtually...

After reading the reviews I decided I liked the Red Max EZB8500rh. There is a good rebate in effect right now and the dealer is a half a mile away. I tried that sucker on yesterday snd it is HEAVY. I am not young or big and had second thoughts about how long I could lug that thing around. Is...

Recently, somebody posted that it was cheaper to replace the carb on a Honda small engine than try to fix or degunk it. I have a GX200, 6.5hp on my pressure washer. It takes the same carb as several other GX engines. I just did a search and Amazon, alone, is awash with 3rd party sellers. There...

I was a big fan of MTS Lok-a-Socket until I discovered that they are not universal. If the detent inside of the socket is too far in, the posts cannot rotate. On a ratchet, if the ball does not line up with the detent, the spring and ball hold the socket. On MTS there is a cam behind the ball...