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if the heater has is not vented to the outside (in the case of a sealed combostion chamber) or is a open flame it could burn up all the oxygen it the garage and affixiate you, just like running a car in a closed garage would

“Grease attracts grit” I do not believe that, grease is not some kind of magic dirt magnet Blow some dirt across a small blob of grease and a small puddle of oil and there will be dirt in both

I have it picked out a Hein Warner 3 ton I also have a decent floor jack my uncle gave me he used back in his mechanic days a two ton astro pneumatics but it is broke I was gonna try to rebuild it but is on the back burner for now My fiancé got a new job so we are moving and I will be...

I like them I think they look great and they don’t have 2 extra doors like that thing they call a Charger and from what I have read IIRC you can get a manual transmission in them My fiancé likes them too she thinks we need one as the family car

I use wheel bearing grease I disassembled an old ratchet I have that was loud and not very smooth (it also went through a flood in ’98 and only got hosed off after) cleaned it with some brake cleaner and greased it now it is smooth as silk and I cant even hear the clicks

It’s a combination of both for me I don’t do it for a living so I don’t have to do the same stuff day in day out I did the rear brakes on my truck and it was such a PITA to get the springs off using pliers and a screw driver but I bought a brake spring tool and it was nice and easy to get the...

yeah MSC is where I looked too

I am bored at work so I have been looking but all I have found is an impact socket

snap on makes the shallow 5/8

the thing I dont like about them is that they are backward they should run from smallest to biggest not biggest to smallest

I don’t think a timing light has been mentioned yet Also if you are maintaining a vehicle that is ’96 or newer one of the ODBII diagnostic scanners would come in handy I would say just to buy stuff as you go along no need in buying tools you might need someday maybe As for the “it would be...

torque wrenches: ½ drive in ft*lbs 3/8 drive in in*lbs

I dont even have a tool box I have been wanting to get one but I just cant bring my self to part with that much money for a sheet metal box I think I will get a box & pan brake and a sheer and just build my own tool box like the cabinets that MXtras built heres where I keep my tools till then

I think we need to do some destructive testing to determine which brand of wrench takes the most force before the open end fails I picture a hydraulic press with a pressure gauge and piece of hex bar stock rigidly mounted to the press Place the open end on the hex, apply pressure to the...

Well you guys convinced me to get some snap-on flare nut wrenches I am doing the brakes on my old Dodge truck and the wheel cylinders need to be replaced and it seemed like the prefect excuse to buy some new tools so I bought the 1/4X5/16, 3/8X7/16, and 1/2X9/16 flare nut wrenches I was going...

the hydrostatic drive on a hay cutter

that what I was gonna say a little JT520 would do quite nicely

I use lava soap

I usually wear jeans and a t-shirt and for welding I like the wrangler work shirts the ones that are thick cotton and have the pearl snaps I like the tan ones since they are the lightest color (better for being out in the sun) The pearl snaps are very important too cause you can rip the shirt...

if your drawings are over planing I dont know what you call what I am doing I have been making a 3D model of how I want to lay out my shop in SolidWorks