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Went to another garage sale today. They had a lot of tools. Found a tote and filled it with sockets and a few wrenches, pliers, and other stuff. The majority of the sockets are SK Wayne. Followed by Craftsman, Snap-on, make up the 3/8. The 1/2 are mainly Indestro. With a few others in the bunch...

Probably right, that was an hours wages in 1976

The wife ruined my Diamond diagonal cutters trying to cut the head off a screw several months ago. So I scouted the net to find another pair, no luck at that time. So a couple of weeks ago I was browsing eBay and found a NOS pair. Got them today. After the first time using the app discount they...

Ov the weekend stopped off at a garage sale. It didn’t have much, but it did have a couple Bonney screwdrivers and a SK screwdriver. Also a Craftsman hack saw and a Boker slip joint pliers.

I built several racks that are attached to the wall. The hammers are grouped to their function and use frequency. One rack is on the cart by the welder. It’s the one for serious attitude adjustments.

I’m blessed to live so close (55 miles away) from HJE. Even if you can leave without buying something, it’s a great place to see tool history. Hope you get a chance to have a longer look around.

$45

The bits don’t push through the back. The extension has a side that’s ground so it can pass through the ratchet head. The handle has a magnetic 1/4 hex that allows you to use it with a bit or the extension. I used it today, and I’m very impressed with it.

Beginning of the month is usually spent running the wife around. So while she was grocery shopping I went to Harbor Freight, our store finally received the 1/4 flex head bit ratchet set. So I decided to take one home with me. This is the HF photo, I for to get mine out of the car. It looks...

Sandvik or Bahco

Thought I would experiment on a new way to store my screwdrivers. Instead of a vertical solution…this time a horizontal solution. Made the rack from a scrap of maple 32” long. Only time will prove if it’s effective.

Had to pick up some plumbing parts at Lowes. So to kill some time I walked around in the tool section. Ran across this Wiha bit driver set. So of course I had to buy it. To compare it against the Klein and Engineer bit drivers. Like most of these small drivers there is a lot of plastic. The...

I received a replacement under warranty a 16oz Proto deadblow ball peen today. The old one was disintegrating after 25 year of use. The new one has Stanley on it. Not bad for a free tool.

Being the DIY type, I built my own style seat. Getting way old is not good on the knees. Picked the seat at place in town that sells seconds and overstocked goods. I did have to put a wheelie bar on the back to stabilize it.

Another US made quality pliers is Wilde. https://www.wildetool.com/product-category/pliers/

Picked mine up at Menards a couple years ago.

Hit up HarborFreight yesterday. I’ve looked at tap and die sets locally and all are made in China. So I thought a cheap set would be an experiment to see if they work. The hammer doesn’t look like great quality, but for the task I have in mind it will work. The people on here say the Doyle...

For USA made wrenches shop at HJE. Most wrenches are now made oversea, even Snap On, They are made in Spain, the last time I looked. https://www.harryepstein.com/index.php/tool-type/wrenches/adjustablewrenches.html

Around here you can pick up a Lincoln Idealarc 250 prett cheap. Warning they aren’t portable. But you can weld under 150 Amps and n need to worry about duty cycle. Some have DC.

Spent this afternoon hitting up thrift stores. Also went to Lowes and Walmart to pick up a few things. Here’s today’s bounty Hart pass through bit driver A pair of speed square. Astro pneumatic drill Freud saber saw used, it came with several packages of blades. For what the blades would cost...