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Came in with a coworker after production hours to troubleshoot the 15kVDC 'high side' of a problematic RF generator and got to sweat my **** off in an arc flash suit. For those of you in the know about proper arc flash PPE, yes, I know I have my balaclava pulled down... it was hot as hell and...

New Britian tool enthusiast will probably hate this... but here is my NB40 1/2" BLACKOUT ratchet. I was cleaning up a 1/2" drive New Britian NB40 ratchet whose previous owner likely used it more for a hammer than a ratchet, used and abused it and left it out the elements to rust. I came upon...

When we first moved to Oregon, my partner found a H&E Wrench Co slide adjustable monkey wrench at a local shop and bought it for me. At first glance, I thought it was yet another 'gimmicky' wrench until I actually tried using it. Much to my surprise, the slide action was VERY smooth and easily...

I have a friend who has been looking for large compound pipe wrenches for some time and I finally got a good deal on a somewhat complete Ridgid Super Eight compound wrench. Its not in bad shape and the price was right, but I do have a feeling that sourcing trunion vise for it will be its own...

Currently working on a couple of small upgrades for my new work wagon and have a few general questions I am hoping the good people of GJ can shed some ideas and input on. I have a 2025 Ram Promaster that I am adding an inverter and 12VDC distribution to, along with a small audio upgrade and a...

I thought everyone would get a kick out of what all I have to take for work for 2 weeks of projects 1800 miles from home. Then I thought "Let's make this interesting and see who can guess the total weight of my checked tool baggage" SO.... whoever guesses the closest I'll mail a new Pelican...

It's been a few years since I've done a Skil restoration and happened upon a Skil 107 10" 'orange/black' label worm drive that was reasonably priced. Having done a few of these restorations, I decided to take a gamble, given the price and 'for parts / repair - untested' listing. Having an...

I am in the process of rebuilding a Milwaukee 2767-20 M18 Fuel 1/2" Impact Wrench for a friend. Was used and abused, but is mostly still in good shape. Upon initial teardown, I found that both bearings on the rotor were on their way out and are VERY gritty and need replacement. Of course...

I am slowly acquiring a pretty healthy collection of pipe wrenches (18" - 48") , threader die ratchets, threaders, most of which are steel and most of which are currently sitting in a 5 gallon bucket in my work trailer. I would love to find a more efficient way of organizing/hanging them. I...

On a trip to Seattle a couple of weeks ago, I found myself a complete 36" Ridgid pipe wrench, a 24" Ridgid pipe wrench hook jaw and a few other cool finds at an architectural salvage shop and decided to clean up the 24" hook jaw and restore the 36" pipe wrench. From the date code on the hook...

I consider myself pretty knowledgeable on current NEC code, as I am preparing to take my master's license test very soon, but found myself in an interesting discussion with a coworker who is running a job I was helping at. The issue they brought up was that there were several locations where I...

Finally finished the restoration on a set of Vintage Lakin Hickey 1/2" & 3/4" hickey benders, used for bend adjustment and segmented bending of rigid conduit. I picked these 2 hickey bender heads up, along with a couple of EMT bender shoes, from an auction for practically nothing. I already...

My newest restoration project! I have been gifted a few older pipe wrenches from family members and have been slowly restoring them, a few at a time. I previously restored a 24" Ridgid and an 18" Great Neck and had them powder coated, which worked out great, however, the price of powder...

I am currently in the market for a large pry bar, as I have borrowed the plumber's pry bars enough that I think its time I get my own. I am looking for a high strength bar for setting / moving transformers, switch gear, etc., so looking for something that is 50~60" in length and can lift a...

I know it's not technically 'new', but new to me and none the less, I am extremely pleased with my newest addition to the Fluke Addiction. I picked up an older, fully functional Fluke 1621 Earth Ground Resistance Tester for $100 and am very happy with my purchase! I was looking at an Ideal...

Recently wired up a control jbox for controlling the exhaust fans and lighting in a garage on a project I am working on. I admit this isn't the cleanest job I have ever done, but am pretty happy with how it turned out. The lighting is controlled by an occupancy sensor and can be overridden by a...

I have been working with the same Husky torque wrenches for the better part of a decade in the electrical field, but they are old enough and have seen enough use that I don't really trust them anymore and aren't really a tool worth or capable of calibration, so I am starting to look at a new...

Its been a little while since I've had time to do any restorations in the shop, but decided to take a day and finally got around to cleaning up a grease & dirt covered vintage Black & Decker U-20 1/2" Utility drill. Was actually quite surprised by how robust the factory paint was on the drill...

I'm looking for a few sockets to fill in my sets. Brand isn't super important, though I'm primarily looking for Snap-On, BluePoint, Matco, MAC, SK or similar. I've been looking around on Ebay, Craigslist and the like without a whole lot of luck so I figured I would throw a post out here and see...

My finished product, a custom made maple live edge glulam dining room table, high back bench and a live edge bench. My parents are building a new house, so a decided to build them a custom dining room set as an 'early' housewarming present. The basis of the project is rough cut 2.5" silver or...