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My garage is.....interesting. Three car, standard two car and a third single bay sticking out to the left. It's long, and I have a bump out at the front end where my tool box currently resides as seen below. My goal is to get storage space, functional space, and a good working surface where...

I'm finally admitting I need a bigger box. Just a garage box, but former tech with quite a few tools, and still do lots of mechanical work. Plus, I like clean organization and right now I have tools laying on tools in most drawers, not to mention I also need the roll cab for work space instead...

Bought this brand new in May of 2013, used sparingly for 6 months in shop (the shop owner didn't want to be upstaged by one of his techs and bought two Verus Pro's for the shop a week after I purchased this....yeah I'm still salty about that) until I left the industry in November of 13. I've...

I have some time off this week (ah, the manufacturing life, only working one day) so my intent is to get a work bench constructed so I can make better use of my space. This is the area where it's going (pardon the mess, kids stuff and then I was digging around this morning looking for...

Been a member here since 2006ish I think. Had a nice 750SF attached 3 car once upon a time, then fell on some pretty dark and hard times. Picked myself up, dusted myself off, got back in the mix. Spent a few years slaving, finally landed a good job. Sadly during that time a foreclosure and...

Was in my local Menards today (Southtown Crossing in Fort Wayne, IN) and noticed they had a brand new line of router bits up on the wall, as opposed to the Bosch and (I think) Vermont bits they used to carry. Stumbled upon them in the big clearance section. Got the pic below Prices (L to...

Found out why I kept getting crooked miter cuts on my HF CSM Saw. Right side of the fence: Left side of the fence: Left side, flush with fence: Now if I just let the wood touch the fence and hold it FIRMLY against the base, I get nice straight cuts. But seriously, WTF. How could I...

Bought the 8" x 12" carpenters square @ HF. Yeah, I know, it's only $3.50, and the old post about the calipers that were marked incorrectly sticks out in my mind in relation to this. But......and I'm new to woodworking so don't beat me up too bad if this is normal.......I was using it last...

Right now it's simple. Looking for: Craftsman 1/2" drive, 6 Point, short, 13mm Socket, G, G1, or G2 coded. Went to buy one of the G2D ones at the store today, and what a turd, and it was still stamped USA. No metric hashes along the bottom, just very very cheap. So anyone got one they can...

I need a workbench in my garage, way better than the makeshift cobbled together pieces of wood that's in it now. I did it up in Sketchup, you can see dimensions in the first pic. The vice is shown where I plan to put it, you can see the reinforcement 4x4's underneath where the vice will be...

Snap On rep knows I'm looking for a scanner. Told me today he's getting a Modis later this week with scope and all. Said he'd sell it to me for $2300. I have concerns over coverage and mainly speed of the box. Just wondering if its worth the investment or if I should just go to the Solus...

Was in sears today to swap out a set of CM Pro Picks (broke one yesterday). While checking out, saw this new Viper box....... [/URL] [/URL] It's normal storage is your typical 26" width and your consumer grade 18" depth, but the side integrated peg board drawers are pretty innovative. Plus...

Used it today at the shop, and it's a must have. Want to get it for my old boss back in PA because he does those dang seals all the time (fallout from ball joint jobs). Does this: Hollow to go over the axle, stepped so the seal seats on it, depth set to stop at the right point. This...

Was browsing the Matco catalog during some slow moments this morning at work. Saw the 6S boxes and how you can configure them, and colors available. Slowly shut the catalog and stepped back because I'm going to get into trouble. Got home, configured a 3 bay box.........and :scared: Are you...

The 12 point long pattern polished combination wrench, 20mm. Need it to fill out my set of CM Professional Wrenches, since they never made a 20 strangely.

After picking up the BIG CM Professional wrenches last week......I had to do some rearranging. That's 1/4" through 1 1/2" Professional and 1/4" through 1 1/4" in the RP's. Think I may need a bigger box.......... Metrics aren't as bad......7 through 19, (no 20 made in the Professionals...

I've had this since Christmas of 2001. I've used it under 10 times I bet. Mainly to tote some tools on junkyard crawls. It's fairly clean save for one stain near the bottom, though I have NOT tried washing it or anything. It's 12" long, has outer snap cover pockets on both sides that are...

Had this since 2007, only used about 10ish times. Mainly for tire inflation. One day it got used with a brad nailer to finish my basement trim back in 2009. It's been collecting dust mostly since 2010 when I bought a 33 gallon compressor. Just tested it the other day and it's all copacetic...

Mechanics Time Savers magnetic wrench holders -- These have been in my toolbox since the end of August with extremely little use. I like them a lot, but they don't fit side by side in my drawer and I simply don't like having them sideways in my toolbox, so I moved to some KRA15's and called it...

On sale for 50% off at my local Sears in Hagerstown MD (Valley Mall). YMMV. Interesting thing is that ALL the modules in stock still say "Made in the USA" on them.