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I’m at a place where I can consider a used plasma table. I finally have the space to allocate and enough extra currency to not be put out by a used table. I’d like to be able to run half sheets at least but can fit a bigger machine if the price is right. Since used is my plan, what are the...

I’ve been out of the tool discussion loop for a while. Is the new M18 Forge battery a game changer? I have so many batteries right now and don’t need another but I can also offload most of my current stock if the Forge is awesome enough. I have the HO 3.0 bats I use daily on grinders, mostly...

I have a handful of Home Depot gift cards to blow and since Milwaukee is being stingy about sales on what I want to buy, I’m looking at the Tekton metric angle wrench set, 10mm-27mm. I remember when they were introduced to the market and I liked the 30/60 angle like Snappy and the US made part...

I went to a trade show yesterday and amongst all the offerings at a welding supply house space was trial runs with a welding simulator. I’ve never played with any AR platform and it is impressive how true to life the process could be. The setup involves a helmet with the welders personal...

I was at an auction over the weekend and picked up an SM300 mig power source. Stated to be non functional. I bought it for the spool gun and wire feeder/gun but it looks like it would be a great size to resurrect for heavy fab work. Are these machines supported anywhere and/or worth fixing...

I have several M18 Fuel 5” grinders and they have been great. One lives with a Harbor Freight flapper disc or wire cup brush, one lives with a Metabo Slicer 5” disc, and the last one gets whatever grinding wheel I happen to have. I’ve used Dewalt grinding wheels, Pferd, and some generics and...

There is a thread from a while back wherein two older members debated whether our venerable HF started life as Harbor Freight Salvage or Harbor Freight AND Salvage. Last night I moved a box of Pittsburgh 1” drive sockets that I’ve never used and inside found the warranty sheet. I don’t know...

I really like my M18 fuel grinder. It lets me get quick grinding, cutting, and sanding jobs done in the field any time. This often means working around dry grass, straw, hay, and other potentially flammable stuff and sometimes in inconvenient poses. I can usually direct my grinding away from...

I’m looking at bringing a couple 1” drive ratchets into the fold. They are the L73C variant. There is one handle included, though I don’t know the part number. I’d like to know if the new two piece handle, L53HB + L853HA1, will fit in the older style head. Anyone have experience with these monsters?

I am currently fine tuning our shops in floor hot water heating and I’m in the market for an IR camera to make the best decisions about pump routing. I can also use the same camera for diagnosing bearing problems and overheating issues on our varied equipment. I’ve seen almost every available...

I assume the price is decent for a 6” vise. I don’t know Prentice well enough to be sure of the 180# claim. https://missoula.craigslist.org/tls/d/hall-prentiss-vice-model-183/7027026000.html

This morning brought my daily Milwaukee marketing email and, for the first time in several years, I was caught off guard. I haven’t been on this forum much for the last few months so maybe this is old news but it looks like Big Red just jumped the shark. I pulled a couple screen shots for...

I'm drawing up plans for a shop addition to be built over the next year. Our existing shop has a couple flaws in its layout and I intend to correct them with my planned construction. As well as making improvements in access(i.e. more overhead doors), I am intigrating a wash area into a pull...

http://www.myronbowling.com/Auctions/Apex-Tool-Group--LLC---ONLINE-ONLY-1001C50.html?LayoutID=23 Here's our big break! A manufacturing line up for grabs! Buy this and we can decide if we want to turn out tools at Craftsman quality, Snap On prices, and with Wrights name recognition, or just...

Last year I found a Trek 180 on Craigslist and thanks to the reviews here I picked it up. We currently have a Hobart Ironman 230, an old Miller 320 set up for tig, and a Lincoln 225 ac/dc that does everything else in the shop. Outside we have an SA 200 on a trailer and a Ranger 8 in the back of...

I picked up a full set of SAE at a pawn shop last week and currently have them set out flat in a drawer. This is kind of a poor arrangement to save space and I'm wondering what others have come up with for storing this style wrench.

I'm looking for a portable welder for fairly light duty on a farm. Some pipe fencing, in the field repairs, etc. We had our old trailer mounted pipeliner stolen from a remote site this winter and my next welder will be pickup mounted. An older Lincoln Weldanpower (sp.?) 250 with a small three...

I read this ad and thought "Holy GarageJournal!" The largest anvil I've ever seen. Anyone know the maker JB? http://kalispell.craigslist.org/tls/5536067375.html

There is a new in the box lithium Paslode nailer on CL that is not priced too bad and has been up for about a month. I don't do a great deal of framing but this tool speaks to at least two of my weaknesses: desire for cordless convenience and general tool hoarding tendencies. Most of the...

I ran across this hutch while looking for the Deere version of what I think is a Waterloo road chest. I'm too lazy to check if it will fit the HF 72 but it looks like a match for Montezuma/Extreme Tools...