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Well, I must be the exception then! HF carries welding machines from China, Russia and Italy. The Italian machines are top quality, while the Chinese and Russian stuff is questionable. In 2000 I purchased a 220volt HF "Dual-Mig 180", and it's been great. It was made in Italy (in fact it was...

Thanks -- my eyesight isn't that good anymore :bounce:

Yes, they are rated at 6K lbs. Tire shops were the prime user of those lifts and they are "bullet proof". As was stated before, air in the system is the most likely culprit. EDIT: I looked at the pic again -- what's all that "gunk" on the ram piston. Is that grease? or paint? I hope that isn't...

+2 Agreed -- mechanics chests need plenty of wide shallow drawers. Deep drawers in the top chest get pretty cumbersome.

Bill (the lead slinger) Hines is one of my personal heroes. That old guy has THE touch. What most guys do with bondo, Bill does with lead. Gotta love that "mug". :bounce: I use lead hammers all the time to beat body panels back into shape and to take off wire wheel spinners.

That is beautiful -- very nice attention to detail. Good work, you have talent!!!

Same import stuff as HF and Northern Tool -- just different paint!!! On the other hand, much of their fab equipment is mostly Taiwan sourced, while the others source from mainland China.

I never get tired of seeing it -- it's a first class "high tech" shop and garage. I've been there and it feels much larger that 24x30. Great post "vicegrip"

Happy Easter!!!!! Family's all here and we're having a drink on the deck!!:beer:

Yup, but why stop now!!! I'm poppin' some corn and am waiting to see where this thread goes:thumbup:

Please listen to our "Boy Elroy"; he is providing you with good advice. The tank has been compromised by rust -- and no amount of "fixing" will change the fact that your tank has a permanent structural defect. It can burst and cause serious bodily injury. Scrap the tank, keep everything else...

They look great!! Great old-time look. The upper looks like a 60's vintage Wards PowrKraft -- can't remember who they were sourced from though.

I have seven torque wrenches, but have used the same Craftsman Digi-Torque set in 1/2, 3/8 drive and a 1950's Snapon 1/4 Torq-o-meter for over 30 years. The C-man wrenches have never needed recalibration.

I've run a D/A for hours on the 60 gal CH. My old unit lasted amost 15 years --. I gave it to a friend, who still beats the heck out of it regularly. It will generate a lot of moisture, so after an hour or so it's best to drain it. Just make sure you have enough air space around the pump. If...

I think "Square D" is just the pressure switch manufacturer. If it has a Dayton motor, chances are it's a compressor that Grainger rebadged from some other manufacturer -- such as DeVilbiss

I think the carbide tool grinder is the Baldor version of this Taiwanese knock-off.

Nice Elroy -- Simpson is top notch. Besides it looks "cool". The quality aspect of these testers is written right on the face of the meter -- "20,000 ohms/volt". That is the mark of a quality VOM. Most "cheaper" units are rated at "1000 ohms/volt" -- It's definitely a keeper -- thanks for sharing!

Late 40's, early 50's on those testers. They are true works of art. You can easily replace the leads with new wires and clips. Most of the time that's all that is required. Nice piece of equipment!!! Good find -- Manuals are hard to find -- look on e-bay first. If that doesn't produce...

This is a nicely preserved model Tach/Dwell-Tester (TDT-11) It had a battery leak from the "D" cell which powers the dwell and resistance side of the unit, while the 266 9V battery powers the RPM side. The original 9V is still in there and to my surprise it's not leaked and still retains a...

That is a fine machine -- almost all solid state electronics. With the manuals and test leads, it's a bargain.