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    Need a new welding helmet.

    My old helmet is getting worn out (rigging wont stay tight, flip front spring is sloppy so the flip front doesn't close tight anymore) and I'm looking for a new helmet. I don't like auto darkening helmets so I want to stay with a standard model. The ones I've favored are Sellstrom brand helmets...
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    War stories!

    Last night I had a doosy of a job. I had to repair the framework on a cut off saw, a 72" circular saw is supported on a pendulum inside a frame work, a big hydraulic ram kicks it back and forward as needed to buck up logs. The framework sits over a shaft which sawdust and wood chunks can fall...
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    Stick welding aluminum.

    Hi, I've been a welder for a long time but last night was the first time I've ever done any stick welding on aluminum. I'd been told in the past that it doesn't work, shouldn't do it etc. At this point I cant say for sure because it remains to be seen how well the welds hold, but my first...
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    Favorite toolbox stickers.

    Just wondering what are your favorite stickers that you have stuck on your toolboxes? Mine are a nice big "Nabors Production Service" sticker, just because I had to bust my *** on service rig doing heavy oil for a year and a half to get it, which is about as close to hell as you can get without...
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    Socket boxes, strips, or others?

    I've been keeping my sockets on strips for a long time now. Its not that I'm overly fond of them, they just seem be the option that best fits my needs. I need to be able to quickly grab the socket set I desire and toss it in a tool bag and the strips have worked. For deep sockets, especily 1/2"...
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    Gray 72 tooth ratchets.

    I saw that Gray has some 72 tooth ratchets on sale. I was just wondering if anyone knows if these are made in Canada or not? They don't look a whole lot like the other Gray ratchets.
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    Jumbo wrenches, what do you have, what do you like?

    Just wondering what everyone owns and loves for big wrenches, as in 1 1/4" to 2" plus? I've got a mix of Proto and Westward in these sizes. The Westwards are junk, as usual, but in wrenches this big it pretty hard to break them even intentionaly. The Proto's are nice but man are they LONG...
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    Acetate handle screwdrivers.

    For some reason I just love them, to me they look and feel just like a screwdriver should. The thing I'm noticing though is that these days is its mostly cheap sets that have the Acetate handles, the higher end stuff has gone to other materials. Just wondering who makes nice acetate handled...
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    Titan ratchet review.

    Hi guys, I've been lurking around here for awhile now, because there doesn't seem to be a lot of info around on Titan ratchets I decided to do a review on a couple that I've been using for a while now. I use them at my job as a Millwright and I bought them because one of the Journeymen I...
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