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Nope. If it's all stainless (really, all, everything) it might be fine, but the advice about knives would be well heeded here.

Looks like a basic old metal cab in a fireplace surround! What're they asking for it?

Even really good contact cement releases with heat, so no major issues removing your p-lam in the future if you'd used it. Sounds like your adhesive was a bit easier to work with, though. The latest generation of pressure- sensitive multi- purpose flooring adhesives seem to be able to bond...

I love old mop sinks, nice work! Minor pain in the *** to plumb I'd guess.

Was the Snap-on a discrete purchase or part of a lot? Either way, both those prices are screaming no- brainer deals... kinda stretching the definition of "budget."

Are your new Wera keys too big for what you need? I know nothing about bow sights and RC cars... There are definitely other smaller sizes in hex and torx (and larger sizes, too). Looks like 5/64", 1.5mm, and T8 are the smallest in the Wera sets. .050", ?? 1.0 or maybe 0.7mm, and T1 (small...

All the Tajima stuff I've seen in person has been made in China- quality made, but not my thing. I shoot for ABC (anywhere but China) when I can, which pretty much means Stanley for tapes. In my case, I'm perfectly happy with basic stuff (no autolock, braking, magnets, etc etc, though a...

Cardboard tubes from paper towel rolls and other kitchen sundries (foil, cling wrap), used tyvek envelopes, paper towels in a pinch... then stored in a pile.

CRKT is not a high- end knifemaker, and $50 for that is highway robbery.

I could see that, but the weird thing is the smaller 1/4" socket is 8 point. (It's also slightly weird that the 8 point graphic in the upper right is an octagon and not a double square, but that's just bad editing). As eye bleach/ penance for the blurry modern catalog page, I've attached...

That's interesting. The current catalog shows a 3/8 drive 9/32" 4-point socket with a slightly different part number, and everything else is 8-point. I phrased that earlier post poorly- I've never found a modern- type 4 point socket around here in the flesh, but I've seen pictures of the older...

I've had good luck soaking old ratchets in ATF, it's loosened up a couple crunchy old Craftsman RHFT ratchets and other round- heads I didn't want to mess around with.. It takes about forever for the excess oil to drain out though. All my old white lithium grease has separated into light oil...

In my poking around, I find a lot of 8- point sockets. I'm working on building a set or two of common sizes. I honestly don't think I've ever seen a 4- point socket. :beer:

I've been puttering about sorta tidying up my accumulation of oddball stuff, and came across two 9/16 x 5/8 DOE's - one Blue Points Chicago I haven't cleaned up yet, and a Supreme speed wrench.

Thanks Fedwrench. I was looking at the Capri website today and picked up a couple singles to try out- the reversible ratcheting wrenches and sets are buy one, get one half off, right now so the cost was similar to single Tekton reversibles. :thumbup...

Apex can sit on it and twirl- Crescent is dead IMO. I like the older Crescent adjustables I've found, but I don't think they're best in class, just solid tools. There's always some slop/ wiggle in the jaw, but all mine were clearly used at least a little. Their old pliers and cutters are nice...

I've used the Lang version, mostly to correct problems caused by other folks (chewed up skid plate bolts) on my old Tacoma, and similar on the wife's old Corolla that we sold, with no complaints. No experience with the ARP product, but your application sounds a lot more demanding than mine.

And for damn good reasons, too, a long time ago. I've read that German brands developed effective rustproofing before the Japanese did (Mazda still might be working on it), and I assume US makers finally figured it out as well (not much salt or brine used here, lots of old cars and truck of all...

It's actaully Plomb, not Plumb- it can be hard to tell with the triangle mark. Plumb was (and still is) a different company, whose lawsuit led to Plomb changing their name to Proto. You should make a few more posts, then take some pics and post them in the Plomb thread in the Vintage Tools...

Found a 3/4" on the bay on this sunny afternoon. Date code is F. Font and stamping is different than mine, and davethorik's DOE. It's item 184108134706.