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I am working on my wifes cherokee today. I ran into a need for a carbide die grinder bit. Mine are all at work 40 miles away not worth running down there to get one from my work box...and the jeep is apart "now". (so no waiting til I go back to work Mon and bring my burrs home at that time--this...

Used to be everyone it seems would claim their merchandise was finished in "baked on enamel" Now a days I think everyone powdercoats their stuff. (commercial bought merchandise) I know a guy that works for VALSPAR, and the plant he works in makes baked on enamel different paints, depending on...

The "Craftsman alternate" thread got me thinking; I have a MAC air ratchet and a S/O 1/2" impact out for repair at the moment/ and being as how I currently do not have direct access to the respective trucks, I had to take them to a buddy that works at a dealer where they stop at regularly, to...

I posted a thread last weekend about buying a Snapon YA 642 via CL for $60 last week, and asked about who may have built my long chassis 4 ton Sears jack. I don't think I got a single damn response. I hope this one is different. there is again a Snap on YA 642 on CL this one "needs...

I used to be an alignment guy for 18 years. Got out of wrenching in 05, for "greener grass" in industrial maintenance, as a millwright. Had my double bank Matco box brought home on a roll back tow truck, which has been in my home garage since 2005. I also have a Mac, a "cheaper" top n bottom...

I am doing an inventory of sorts on my tool chest, and took a box of broken/worn out Mac and SO to my buddy that is a mechanic at a dealer to get warrantied for me. Crapsman is easy to get situated, but I have a couple of Proto extensions that no longer hold their sockets, which is an...

and got a question on my other one. Calling Hi Ball! The deal I got yesterday---an older Snapon YA 642 (made by Walker/Lincoln) off of CL for a whole $60... very clean, looks barely used, works fine, and not a leaker/ there were 2 "problems" why the PO sold it; 1) the piece that goes in the...

I have recently bought myself an older above ground 2 post hoist via CL; the hoist is still apart from when I took it down from where I bought it, and I have a source to get some of the "more easily handled" parts, powdercoated. there are a couple parts we are debating on just spray painting...

i have a "green machine" 100K BTU salamder heater that's gonna hafta make due "1 more winter" til I get my gas line plumbed to the garage to run my 100K BTU Modine unit heater --- I got the heater and it's "hung" from the joists so that's an improvement vs the last 6 winters... Problem being...

my garage was built in 06 and we used all OSB underlayment for the walls and the roof and no issues in 2009 I re roofed my home and had to do alot of wood replacement. I again used 3/4" OSB. But, on the house on the underside ("attic side") it appears to be molding... ********* spots but...

anyone know where to find? I can find Williams Proto and a few others here locally but Armstrong seems to have dried up. the 2 screws that hold the seal plate came loose and I lost a couple parts..

I have run into this before with other compressors I have worked with over the years, mine never seemed to do this but now it is; First let me say that my compressor is an Emglo 1987 vintage, 5HP 220-powered, 80 gallon upright with a 2 stage 4 cylinder pump. I am not sure I think it may be a...

About 10-12 years ago I bought a 10X12 shed with a "1/2 loft" (the back 6' deep and all the way across) from a lumber yard that went out of business, this wa sone of their "demo" models in the parking lot... I borrowed a trailer and brought it home, and rolled it off by putting a couple of...

No not the material the machine is made from; but the material it is meant to weld... Anyone have exp welding plastic? I recently bought a Seelye Model #63 as I have some ABS dashboard panels I want to try and fix (namely for my plymouth Volare restomod) along with making custom gauge...

would a metal detector run over the surface be able to tell me where my rebar is? would this penetrate the concrete? I want to drill in to put some Red Head type anchors and not directly hit any rebar...

I have a 30X36 detatched garage that to this point is not heated (well unless you count the 100K salamander that I can barely afford to keep fed with kerosene) I have here (2) modine style (not modine brand) nat gas hanging heaters one 65K the other 45K BTU. I need to dig a trench from the...

as title says; I just bought a Weaver AFH 90-B above ground hoist last week, all I can find are parts breakdowns; no "user manual" no "installation sheets etc these are what I am after, along with either a listing or someone who knows these machines that can "date" it for me (tell me how old it...

I have a 6 year old garage (30X36) that I planned on eventually putting a 2 post above ground into since I was in the planning/permit stage. I have between 5 and 6" of concrete throughout with extensive rebar throughout and an 18X24 footer all the way around. I finally got my lift last week...

I am new here but not new to garage time I was an alignment guy 18 years and left for "greener pastures" that were short lived. I currently work in a factory (despise the job the pay and the swing shift but til the phone again rings "it's a job") and yes I have been looking. I have been...