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None of you are close. But I'll let you keep guessing. I'll tell you what it is tomorrow night. Some good guesses. Just to let you know. The tool is about 4 1/4" long, and the nut driver is a 5/16". Keep guessing!! :thumbup:

Ok guys and girls, here's another strange tool. What is it and what is it used for? :headscrat I know because I have used it in the very distant past. I don't think any car of today would use it but many years ago they did. The markings on the side are ETW No. 150. Boy I'll tell you if I...

I had a Toyota 4 Runner that had the alloy rims on it. After a couple of winters the front wheels were extremely hard to get off. What happened was the alloy and the steel of the rotor corroded together. The only way I could get them off was with a good hard kick or with a sledge hammer on...

I have on of the Mity bleeders. It works OK. That't it, just OK. The Motive Products pressure bleeders are the way to go in my point of view. When I do bleed brakes, which is about every 3 years, the vacuum type just wasn't what I was looking for. I might be in the market for a Motive...

JeepersAZ I also use a waffled microfiber towel and it works well. The wringer is around 24 pounds. I found that if you don't have a solid place to attach the unit it is rather cumbersome. All in all though it works well. xmas

Check out Harbor Freight. I bought the one they have and it's (I think) the same as the one from Griot's and about $100 cheaper. I paid $49.99. Many will say it's not the same but for my purposes I found it to work well. It has the the same tub and the rollers are set up the same way...

A number of years ago Sears had a surplus store here in my area. The sold of refurbished returned items suplus clothes and hardware stuff. They had a couple of plastic bins with sockets in them. Just thrown into the bucket. The smaller ones were if I remember were 50 to 75 cents each. And...

I just went to Costco in Avon Mass today and they had the bolt and nut drawers. This store had at least 2 pallets which is about 100 or more of the units. The price was $84.99. A little pricey from what others have said they cost. They also had two different 41" rolling toolboxes. One had a...

Has anyone out there tried one of those salvage type stores? Big Lots come to mind here in the Eastern Mass area. We also have a store named Ocean State Job Lot which sells overstocked, discontinued, etc. type of items. Maybe even a dollar store. Their usually everywhere. I've seen the...

Thanks for all the replies. All these units work fine. I wasn't looking to repair or replace, just wanted to know what year they were from. Is there a certain spot on the tool that the letter or number code would show up to signify the year? Or is it in the model number? I knew the breaker...

I have 3 pieces of Snap-on. I got these from my father many years ago. He used to work at M.I.T. in Boston and at Hanscom AFB back in the 50's, 60's and 70's. These pieces are military or government and as he put it, on lifetime loan from MIT. I have the chart to tell what years the tools...

Insulated pipe is the cheapest way to go for garage. From my experience in Mass. you have to have so much clearance from combustible materials. You could put fire proof cement board surrounding the burner. And yes the chimney pipe has to be above the ridge. Only because any cross wind could...

I have to agree with all of you. Anyone who has done serious soldering will know that you have to have a tinned end on the soldering iron to get the solder to flow properly onto wire or what ever else you are soldering. I think we all got one of these things because we hoped that it would a...

Does anyone out there have problem with their tools rusting when the box is in a garage or a basement?? For what it's worth, think about this. My wife and daughter are Martha Stewart diciples. Not in her business dealings but her craftyness. Anyway, in the latest MS Living she had homeowner...

Just wanted to chime in here when I saw the thread title. I bought a set from HF a while ago when they were on sale. I think they were about $5.00 for 4 when I bought them. I know they are always putting them on sale. Here's the link...

Is that the guard dog?? :lol: Nice place. Must be nice and quiet out where you are.

Luke, Great buy. I have the third hand also but I don't use it much as my father was a tv repair man from years ago when you had to solder all the parts in and I learned how to use all my fingers to hold wires. But in general I find the HF stuff to be adequate for the non-pro user. I have a...

Great GTO's!! :bowdown: I've always liked Pontiacs. Only the 50's and 60's though. I had a 62 Catalina and a 64 Bonne. Unfotunately you learn too late what the value of those types of cars really is. Anyway I have a question. The garage is fantastic and it's the size that I problably...

Nice job, but I agree that it's too pretty to use as a work bench. They said it right when you should use it as a garage bar. :rocker:

I agree with the fact that 1/2" tools are large and are best used on the bigger bolts on what ever your working on. I've used them on brakes, suspension, lugs, etc. They're kinda large for valve cover bolts or battery cable bolts, or the like. I do have both 1/2" and 3/8" sets both 6 and 12...