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I have a DeWalt 20V cordless and a Dynabrade air sander. Love both. The reality is you're not going to duplicate the CG of a pneumatic dynabrade with a 5AH battery attached several inches up from the sandpaper.

I have 2 Chapins. One does leak air at the pump seal to the container, but they are so inexpensive that it's easy to forgive and pump it up.

Wright, Williams, and Proto focus on industrial and government use. None of them give a **** about warranty as it costs more in time to file a claim than to just get on McMaster and buy a new socket or ratchet.

I have a set of what I believe to be Gedore wrenches, from India, but they lack the "Gedore" label; but they look identical to the Gedore branded ones. they are fairly crudely finished, but decent broaching and are overall fine. I bought them in the early 90s and used them for decades. I'm...

I have an OA torch set and a plasma cutter. As a hobbyist I don't use either very often but they both serve their purpose. Plasma goes thru steel like butter even after 1 minute of practice. And with a guide bar its a straight cut for a new user. Sorry but I'm nowhere near as clean w my OA...

Funny how so many ***** about Tekton replacing their garbage hard handle USA screwdrivers with superior German made Witte. I guess some people just have to complain and any time a Tekton thread starts here the same made in USA crowd reposts their same bitching.

They have a square recess for a ratchet. I have one and have only used it a couple of times but it can be handy.

I have the astro and it works fine. I clamp mine to my 4'×4' welding table on casters and it doesn't move. If you have a can of automotive paint that has sat for a year IME it will not break up the solids at the bottom so it still requires some stirring. Also, the auto oiler goes thru a LOT...

Yep. I wish I bought 10 pairs of the Matco on the closeout but I wasnt sure I'd like the handle angle. They're fantastic. I also have the SK-11 that I bought later and wish the handle angle was like the Matco.

True. But inch hardware went out in the 1980s on even the "big three" cars. Not too many people need inch sized taps today, but we still need an inch sized hex key to install a faucet, or an inch sized bolt to fix a gate. but you should buy his taps since they're so necessary.

Current labor cost in Taiwan is about 2X that of China. You may as well compare USA cost to Mexico, Mexico to India, China to Vietnam.....

I have these with the wide jaws. I almost never use them, but maybe once a year they work when nothing else will.

I am not the inventor of the VIM magrails!

I have an ancient plastic quart container from Napa that has a flip spout.

Agree. I have probably the same assortment from ~4 years ago and the beam finishing is less than impressive on mine. Looks like X seconds on a belt sander per side and move on. Perfectly functional, but not for the tool polishers here; my Stahwille wrenches are a step above, and they're a...

Punch a hole thru the side near the capped end. Then just sit it vertically, open end down, in a funnel in your drain jug and you'll get much more oil out of it.

If you are drilling slooow you are going to go nowhere.

I know that OP has a transplant into a VW, but there's no way that's going to fit on an Outback, or similar, with that giant knob sticking out- that looks like straight out of the 1970s.

None of the Stanley tape measures that I've purchased in the last decade are marked "made in USA"; the only one I have marked USA is 30 years old.

I have the other two Wilde, but these are the best if you're actually rebuilding a manual transmission IMO https://wildetool.com/product/10-compound-lock-ring-pliers/