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I’m looking at the 27” US General and trying to decide if it will do what I need for $400 or if I should go bigger, I’ll have to look in the store next time I go.

Looking to fill a gap in the current attached garage. Plan is to fill a corner with a 36” tool chest, the space currently has shelving above it that can move up for clearance but won’t accommodate a flip top cart. Menards has a nice 36” but sadly they are a half days drive from me. Anyone have...

I was thinking the same thing. my buddy pulled my truck a long way with just a tow strap to avoid this, but them I remembered that time my radiator hose blew off the top of the motor and I put it back together and refilled it with creek water using an old milk jug to get home….

I see above someone mentioned the temp work lights, I added these to a square tube “garage“ several years ago. I see new ones are LED but I rigged up a short male whip into a 4x4 box, added a switch and a 120 v receptacle and wired the switch to control the outlet. Like you I run an extension...

Since you are in Canada I am not sure all the Harbor Freight suggestions will get you very far. You question is fair, that cart is a worthwhile starter box, you can do a ton of work out of a tool cart. As your skills and toolset evolves you will want a bigger box, but it likely 80% of what you...

I had a 6 1/2” Fuel and changed the switch and it worked for a month or so before it died a second time. Wish I could help, mine was lightly used and stored in case, no drop, or any other cause I could find, and it was cheaper to replace then send for service.

I was headed down that path too, but with the student discount the Snap On pliers are just as good deal as the Channelock. I agree on the you need lots of pliers as you go, but also started out many years ago with a similar Craftsman set and it did everything I asked. The Knipex sets all have...

Honestly, out of the choices you laid out buy the snap on. They will be your forever pliers. I started to suggest singles of Knipex, Channellock, or Klein, but the ones in the snap on set are a great starter set.

Milwaukee M12 and M18, added Makita 18v last year when my Milwaukee cordless saw crapped out for the second time. Purposely avoiding cordless electric OPE unless it is in a system I already own. I am tempted by the Metabo HTP cordless nail guns, look to be good deals, but don’t want another system…

I have a set of wrenches in a holder and then secured with a velcro cable management strap. It is similar to the Tekton you posted, and it keeps the wrenches in the rack when traveling.

I read the op yesterday and had some thoughts, and then came back to the responses and Im still struggling to wrap my head around what kind of kit this would be? My initial thoughts were something along the lines of a cheap tracksaw kit and a palm router in addition to the list from the op...

My thought was that they were to protect my sockets and extensions from the hammer strikes, I’m in the rust belt to there are many times a hammer shows up to make sure the socket is seated fully before I start cranking on it. I mushroomed the end of a Williams 6” extension on a job setting...

I’d say no, unless you plan on getting into heavy machinery. There is likely a reason why your buddy is letting them go, he’s not using them either. My metric stuff stops in the high 20’s and I’ve got up to 1 3/8“ in SAE. A couple big adjustable wrenches round it out. I do have 3/4 sockets up...

I read the replies, and I’m on the fence too. I only have the high torque Milwauke, haven’t dipped into the mid-torque offerings. In your shoes I’d probably buy the same for my son and move on. But I’m a Milwaukee guy… Honestly, the guys suggesting a nice air impact are probably right. A nice...

I do something similar with my Ridgid mid box, but I do drills and an impact driver. I keep sets of screw bits, regular twist drills in 1/16” - 1/2”, a nice Bosch spade bit set, a set of carbide concrete drill bits, and in the top tray I keep some extensions, a torpedo level, one of those...

This thread had some good ideas, but most of the set sizes were large and took up a full drawer. If I were you I’d do the Plano thing, and get the label maker going. Schaller bins in a durham style box may be an option as well.

I too do the elongated milk crate, fits on a shelf, easy to grab and go, and sturdy enough for the job. Gives the extra ones a home other than tossed in the back of the truck.

I started using the Milwaukee non packout bin boxes, the DeWalt $25, and the similar Husky branded ones with the assorted bins. Most of my bolts are in the Husky ones, I have a selection of 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, and 1/2 bolts, washers, and nuts. The Milwaukee mostly hold construction screws, Grk...

I don’t see a cordless sander being helpful in the work I do, sanding jobs run longer than I often hope and I wouldn‘t have any benefits being cordless. Maybe if the right project came up, but for general use I can live with the cord. I also think dollar for dollar you’ll get a better sander for...

This is an area where only you can determine is it is safe to do. Many larger sander/polishers run without a guard for a sanding backing plate so as long as the operation seems safe I’d say go for it. Understand that the guard on the grinder serves several purposes, from redirecting dwarf and...