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Last my welder gave out a "pop" and died. It's a 110v Daytona Mig (really a rebranded Cebora) that I bought in 1999. I still think of it as new, since it's the only expensive tool that I've ever bought new. At time it was close to $1000 with welder, helmet, gloves, and spares. It's been really...

So this happened. I figured I would just get what I wanted, set it up, and be done with it. This time I took the trailer to Harbor Freight, and three HF guys just carried the top box out and set it on the trailer. And my tenant was home, so he helped me set the top box up on top. Now I just have...

I looked for a thread to put this in, but didn't see anything appropriate, so here it is. I finally got the HF 56" bottom, yay. I've been using a couple of mismatched 26" stacks for years. They were used when I got them, but they have mostly been okay despite the small drawers. But a few months...

The fan doesn't appear to wobble. I'll try balancing it. I've never used a balance kit. I'll see if I can sand or polish the wear spot on the ball. Will also try rubber pad on the wear spot. Replacing the fan is the final option. Thanks for all the comments.

So Elaine has a condo with a squeaky fan. I looked at it, and found that the ball which sits inside the socket has some of its plastic coating worn off, and is squeaking inside the socket. I shot some white lithium in there, and pronounced it fixed. That was a couple days ago, today she...

There are various fittings to go from AN to those quick connectors. Is there something to go from AN to NPT?

I just bought both sets for $39.98 using the TCXEBX code and a $20 SpeedPerks reward. I've been wanting these for a while -- thanks for the heads up!

I used those to mount a whiteboard on the side of my refrigerator. I keep the shopping list updated on the whiteboard, and before I go to the grocery store I take a picture of the whiteboard with my cell phone.

I saw several recommendations on several different forums last week, so I bought one off Amazon. It got here today. I already love it. I'm a Ryobi guy, but I just happen to have a M12 driver I got at a yard sale. I replaced the battery on driver and keep it in the garage, but don't use it often...

My next door neighbor was out of rehab and going to CNC school. Then he got back into drugs, and took about a year to crash and burn (all sorts of bad people hanging around, fire rescue coming by about once a week for overdoses, etc). The day before he got evicted he asked if he could store his...

There is a book called Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic, by Rob Siegal. I really like it, he talks about fixing cars but also his philosophy. Sort of like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, but without the preaching. Anyway, there is a chapter on automotive AC repair which is very helpful. He...

Is that what that is? I've had one kicking around from bench to box for years. I bought it at a BMW mechanic's estate sale. I thought it was some kind of distributor wrench, or maybe something for airplane engine cylinders.

Here's a Delta I already posted in another thread. I got it this weekend for $40 at a yard sale. Mostly it was the golf balls on the handle and the little guy on top that made the sale.

I haven't posted here in a couple years, but this weekend I scored a Delta drill press, and it made me think of Garage Journal forums and the thread about yard sale scores. I couldn't find the thread, so I started my own. My Harbor Freight drill press has done great over the years, but lately...

And that drill sharpener comes in General, also.

if you understand things, they are how they are; if you do not understand things, they are how they are. Gensha

I haven't been on the sci.engr.joining.welding newsgroup for a while, but the resident expert Ernie always said you could use DC for TIG. I never tried it personally. I googled for a thread where he explains some...

This is my first classified posting, although I've been a member for a while. You can check my feedback on eBay as dlwilson42. I have a set of 5 Husky metric ratcheting box end wrenches. These are the old style. I've never really used them. They come in a pouch. 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 11 mm, 12...

I used this HF one http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/pullers/blind-hole-bearing-puller-95987.html to change the bearings on a couple sets of motorcycle wheels. Worked fine.

A bit off-topic, but I have a friend I've known for nearly 20 years, who is always right and will always tell you why. A few years ago he was in his house drinking beer, when a police office knocked on his door and asked him to move the boat trailer temporarily parked in the driveway, as it was...