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A buddy of ours save this from the scrap at his work. He had no use for it and knew we were looking for something bigger then the two 6" import wiltons we have in the shop. It's a modle 800, 8" jaws, I think it opens to 12", but it's not bolted down yet so havn't opened her up yet. Free vise...

Based on more then several post here, I bought a can of fluid film and have been using it on different things here at work trying it out. I don't really see it as a pentrating oil, but have used it on rusty stuff once apart and it seems to clean those surfaces up pretty good. To me it seems...

To the best I can date it, my grandpa's craftsman rollaway is early 60's. I don't have a picture, this thought just came to me and it will be a month before I get back down there. 10 drawer chest and 7 drawer bottom gray with red drawers and before I frame sides. This is about the best built...

These are my first two craigslist buys. First is a kennedy 270. Other then some scratches don't look like it ever held a tool. Gave a whooping $60 for it. The other is a 1962 kr 300 b. I gave $250 for it and other then lubing the drawer slides am going to keep it as is. Going to make a top...

I bought a kr 300b tonight, I will get picture tomorrow, so relax. The guy has a monster Parker 289 1/2 that he is willing to sell, but isn't ready to part with it yet. I offered a $1 a lbs. I'm guessing 120 to 150, anybody got a better guess? Did I mention seaching this site *****, even...

First off I'm sorry, no pictures. I responded to a craiglist add for something and in talking with the guy found out he had a SO porta bench that he would consider selling. He didn't really have a price in mind and I said I'd do $200. He came back at $250. I went and looked at it. I'm...

Thats my question, who offers a good complete set of fan wrenches. I work on mid 90's to newer 2008s and 09's domestics. I'm leaning toward the set KD offers, but want toknow if there is any others worth looking at.

A post in another thread got me thinking, what failures of an SO KRL series have you guys had? I have had a 1022 for almost ten years and the only problem I've had was a grease zerk poped out of a caster, Snappy replaces the whole caster no questions asked. My box is loaded heavy, has a Kra...

I havn't seen any direct comprassions to tap and dies vs retreaders other then don't try to cut new treads with a rethreader. I have an SO tap and die set and over 90% of the time just use it clean trheads. I do very little cutting of new new threads. Is there a real rason to use a retread...

I got about 20 or so junk alternators, all the same. They have a plastic back. Tommorrow I'm thinking I will taket five or so apart and haul the stuff in and see if the money is worth the work. Have you guys found its worht it?

I have a ten drawer Huot top chest I'm think about stripping, sand blasting and painting. I just want to know for sure, these boxes where silver or gray new? Mine looked like it may have been silver, but had been repainted. I have seen a couple boxes here, but just want to doulbe check. When...

I've been looking for a larger USA made chain wrench and have seen several companies offer pipe tong too. What is the difference of the two tools, or when all said and done are the same tool? I fix skidsteers, not a plumber so I'm looking for something to go around odd shapes, not pipe. I...

I have thought about this for a while, has anybody ever used a toolbelt for mechanic work like an electrician would wear? Most of the time I can pull the truck right up the machine I'm working on, but sometimes I can't. I have the tote tray from my krl in the truck and I use it sometimes...

Today I had to remove a drive sproket on a track skidsteer. 15/16" socket, I grab my 24" matco ratchet and gave the first nut a tug, I need a pipe. I walk back to truck and I think, " I should use a breaker bar." First pull with a 3 foot pipe, snapped right off. Grab my ratchet, with a pipe...

Not to count my chickens before they are hatched, but I'm very close to getting into the city as a mechanic. Toolboxes are provided, so what do I do with my krl 1022? I have enough storage at home that the box would be over kill. I kind of don't want to sell, but what good does it do if it...

Sometime in the near future I want to get a bench mount chain saw sharpener. I'm no lumberjack, but I cut my fair share. I've been thinking about Oregon's 510A sharpener for aroung $300. I have seen them in person, looked nice. Made it in Italy which is better than china in my book. Or...

I was under the impression that milwaukee corded power tools were still USA and cordless were all import. I was at Fleet Farm yesterday and walking threw power tools saw a huge milwaukee display. Every last tool was made in China. Drills, grinders, saws, sawalls, and the cordless tools. Is...

For you guys who take care of your toolboxes, what do you use to clean the **** off the surface. Now I don't clean my box, 10 years of grease covers it. Now on the other hand, my new weber grill that I paid way to much for is a different story. I bring it home this spring, the perfect place...

I want to know I am not alone in buying tools I have no use for but buy anyways. Yesterday I bought a brand new 1" drive Armstrong ratchet for $72. I have zero use for this, I don't have 1" sockets or even an adapter. Its just a 30" long drawer liner holder down. So what have you guys bought...

My krl 1022 is pretty full. I'm going back and forth about buying a side box for it just trading in on a triple. Price is about $400 cheaper for a side box then trading up to a triple. Total storage is about the same. So what would you guys do. I can't come up good reason to go one way or...