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I agree with the duds vs winners comments. My first experiences were with the torx bits from the Lisle section at sears. They flat out sucked, especially in the larger sizes. I avoided them for years after that mess, the bits weren’t cheap, and eventually all off them disintegrate in use. I have...

Ideally, I’d ask you to describe what you mean by kickback. Given the geometry of a miter saw with the correct blade it is unlikely to behave like a traditional kickback to push the saw out of the cut. If the work is supported on a stand and all is relatively flat the only thing that can cause...

Can’t wait to see what you have done in a month…

My dad had two dental boxes when I was a kid. Solid construction but drawers were smaller as expected for smaller instruments. Similar to a typical Kennedy machinists chest. With value line toolboxes at HF and the big boxes I’d be hard pressed to go that direction unless I had a bunch of...

Those racks are interesting but overkill for me wanting to store it out of the way. The eBay bracket could be a winner, need to look at the cabinets or sides of cabinets and see if it could be tucked away there. I didn’t consider wall hanging before this thread but it may be the winning solution...

Like dozens of of the Garage Journal tribe I bought a surface conditioning tool from Harbor freight during the Bower close out while I really like the tool I’ve been struggling finding a place to put it in the garage. It’s long length makes it difficult to find a home. If it would’ve fit in the...

I remember having to buy 18mm sockets and wrenches in the late 90’s to do work on the 88 and newer Chevy trucks my friends had. I didn’t have big metric sets as I had a squarebody… Like a poster above my metric raised panel set skipped 16 and 18, so I bought a SK made craftsman pro to fill that...

Interchangeable tip snap ring pliers are not usually considered as quality tools. While there are nicer versions, like yours, they are not typically reliable in difficult situations.

Who owns Kreg tool? They look reminiscent if the Kobalt line of cordless tools, with some Dewalt mixed in. I wouldn’t buy one but I doubt I’m the customer focus groups landed on when planning this stuff. Kreg already competes in the lower cost power tool segment, so I would imagine pricing will...

Outlawed the sale or outlawed the use? Never mind, just did some quick Google Fu, and gound this - Montgomery Cty FAQ Outlawed with a $500 fine per use, seems incredibly short sighted, but what do I know. I would hesitate to buy any new ICE landscape equipment too if I was in your shoes...

Reading this thread you seem like an excellent use case for the old fashioned ice powered trimmer, preferably with a harness and bicycle handle. I get the concept, but 4 hours of trimming doesn’t sound like an intended use for a cordless trimmer.

Grant, it looks like a great space for what you envision! I assume the step in was planned by the builder, any ideas on the why and how they would plan to address it for other sites? That may give you a starting point. Here we just ”trench” existing slabs for new utilities in commercial...

It’s not something I’ve seen in the wild. An interesting thought, although air hammers stroke is usually much longer than an sds drill/hammer, the result for a pickle fork could be similar? I have used the ground rod driver on concrete anchors and ground rods and the experience was different...

I keep mine in the flat Plano fishing lure style boxes that are approximately 10x12. It is easier for me to see the profiles with them laying down, the seal up keeping sawdust and rust at bay, and I can stack them in a drawer. Bonus as they also work great for collets, wrenches, and other...

I have had great luck with Astro, completely forgot about their pinless swivels. I’ll check them out.

I have a pretty comprehensive selection of sockets, but I often find myself grabbing a universal joint and an impact socket when doing brake or suspension work. I have a 3/8 set as part of a sunex master kit. Reading the forums it seems like sunex and some others have gone to China with their...

Menards isn’t a “local” nationwide big box like Lowe’s and HomeDepot to many of GJ readers. Closest one to me is in the next state, only a mere 300 miles.

Larger Ammo can?

I bought a HF Bauer on clearance a few months ago. I was interested in the Eastwood one but never pulled the trigger. I’ve always used a wire wheel or similar on a grinder, or a RO sander to do prep. Large flat surfaces are a piece of cake, wish I had one years ago. Only thing easier than this...

I‘m glad you chimed in, I bought the Lang tool a few years ago after doing things the shade tree way for a long time. Heck, I even have a nice c-clamp I keep lubed and ready with my brake gear. The tool is fast, works easy and makes it a snap to bleed back the caliper. When I debated buying the...