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Caught myself pointing the heat gun right at the open box of heat shrink tubing I was working with.

One of a bunch of Snap On bleeder wrenches advertised on Craigslist. This is double ended with 3/8 square openings. I don't think I've ever seen a square bleeder, so what is this for?

What is the best style of caliper spreading tool for dual piston calipers? I see three general types : Squeeze handles, looks like it would be difficult to use if the caliper resisted. Ratchet handle, wide pads that cover both pistons. L-shaped, looks like the strongest, but needs the...

What company makes a better quality tool. The chrome ones regularly break, this is maybe my third set, the colored ones are Harbor Freight specials, not always correctly sized. If I didn’t live in the rust belt, and changed my filters on a strict schedule, this probably wouldn’t be an issue...

Had this Ryobi battery light for a few years. It finally got dropped on its head one too many times. Surprisingly, even though it was “structurally unsound” ( smashed all to hell), it still worked. I bought a replacement in December, which had a short life. Last week it was still hanging from...

What brand and model is anyone using? I have very spotty AT&T LTE and 4G service at my shop. Varies from two bars to "No Service" without moving the phone more than a few steps. No difference if I go outside. Twenty-five years ago when I got my first phone, I had three bars all over the lot...

Got this thing in a box of old tools at an auction. About ten inches or a foot long. When you squeeze the handles, the two halves of the cone spread. The cone has little dimples for a better grip in whatever it was used on. Some wise guy suggested it was a proctologist's instrument.

I need to get a pump to handle bulk oil, both waste and new, and occasionally gasoline or diesel. I am pretty much done hand cranking, or pouring from one container to another. Because of the occasional gasoline, I would rather not fool with electric power. There are a multitude of air...

I have a Herkules Bosslift #L1200S, which lifts by the wheels. I currently use a floor jack on the bed of the lift, to raise vehicles up to do brake work and such. I want to get an airbag type jack to use for this, as I think it would be easier to set up and operate. I am looking for...

I need to buy a set of 3/8 drive metric sockets. Truck brands are pretty much out of my price range, and although most of my other stuff is Craftsman, I have been kind of disappointed in their recent tools. Neither do I just want to pick up a set of whatever O'Reilly's is offering. I have...

Picked this set up in a pile of free stuff. Neighbor's daughter cleaning out her dad's house. Made in USA, don't look like they were ever used. The 7/16 is missing. Did any other manufacturer stamp their Phillips license on their screwdrivers, or did they not bother to get licensed at all...

I have been halfheartedly looking for a bigger box for a couple of years. my current setup includes a Craftsman ten drawer top box, four drawer Craftsman mid box, and a five drawer bottom. This holds most of my tools, with the exception of my metric stuff, and odds and ends, which are in a four...

Not really what I wanted, and it will take some finagling to lift wheels clear of the platform,for brake jobs and such. BUUUT, the price was right. I had seen it on Craigslist last summer, and kept watch of it. the price kept getting lower, and in January had gotten down to $450. I called and...

Is it just me, or do people intentionally obscure the brand marks on tools advertised on craigslist and such? Or is it just poor photography? Unless the ad actually says "Snap-on" or another brand, when you look at the photos, and everything is turned so that the brand doesn't show, or the...

I was hoping the little b-----d would freeze into his hole, but no such luck. Going from one crisis to another here, some weather related, some self induced, and a couple that hit from way out in left field. Cold weather has exposed some marginal batteries, two in tractors, and the one in my...

So, I have this old 1994 Ford F250 that is more or less my daily driver. I paid $500 for it several years ago, with 120,000 miles, and haven't put a lot into it since. Two years ago, I welded some panels into the cab floor, and I have replaced the ball joints and front axle U-joints. It was...

I just typed a long message but the board logged me out before I could post it. I am stuck in New Jersey 200 miles from my tools, and need to know what wrench/ bit to remove the caliper pins in a 2014 Subaru Crosstrek. I will have to buy one when I go for brake pads tomorrow. Anybody know??

Just picked this up last week, it belonged to a friend of mine who passed away in 2011. I believe his father had it in a shop on Long island in the fifties or sixties. Does anyone know how old it might be? I don't have the mount dismount bar, it may show up later, but if anyone has one I would...

OK, I knew my cart was more or less junk when I bought it, but unpack and use had some serious attraction at the time. I would like to see some pictures of MIG carts that will actually roll and stay upright somewhere besides on a freshly swept and polished concrete floor. I need something...