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I finally managed to identify this little guy after finding it in a Par-X tool box set I bought. I assume it's 30-40 years older than the box. Since I didn't see this particular adapter mentioned on the site, I thought I would show a picture and a link to some auction site that sold one in much...

I've tried searching the forums, but I haven't had much luck. My grandparents, who are 91 and 85, can't get the hang of the Nest thermostat that my uncle installed. The old thermostat is long gone. Is there still a source for manual thermostat without a digital display that can also...

Howdy, folks! I haven't been terribly active here for a while, but I had a request that I thought the GJ hive-mind could help with. I'm trying to find some sort of picture or illustration to explain how this drain is incorrectly plumbed. It looks like the installer removed a cleanout plug, and...

I know a lot members' first instinct is going to be to tell me to buy a new one, but I wouldn't learn anything but how to open my wallet if I did that before I determined the problem. I intend to use this as opportunity to learn a little more about electric motors. I have an LG LW5014 5,000btu...

The current Snap On offerings seem to only be rubber insert, tapered hex, or magnetic socket retension. I had a Snap On socket with a spring on the flat of one of the hex sides, much like what Ko-Ken sells. That socket grew legs with a few others and I've wanted a new one ever since. Recently, a...

I'm trying to see if I can reassemble this set from my stash of old S-K tools, but I really have no idea what is missing. I can't seem to find a part number for the set to see what should be in it and what is extra in the case already. Do we have any S-K experts who can help me out? Here's a...

I was browsing a few tool manufacturers sites looking for a couple of items, and I ran across Wright's striking wrench adapter. I don't use 1" drive tools, but I'll be watching patiently for a 3/4" version. A 1/2" version would come in handy for a few spots as well, but I'd worry about that one...

I just picked up a small tool box with various tools in it. Maybe a third of it was decent quality stuff, but all in bad shape. One of the two big, rusty sockets was labeled Belzer and looks to be a 41mm with 3/4" drive. There is a pin in the retainer/detent hole that is flush and doesn't seem...

The screw extension in my old ZNB-22 bottle jack is seized. I don't have a strap wrench strong enough to hold the ram while I turn the extension and penetrating oil just isn't enough. Do any of you jack gurus have any tips or tricks or do I need to just go buy a really nice strap wrench?

So I visited my first estate sale and bought a lathe and a few other items. The lathe was obviously not complete and the owner had modified it a bit for his purposes. He used some wood to build some sort of extending piece and some spacers for who knows what. I want to use it to cut small...

I saw this ad and stopped by and looked at it, but didn't think to snap any pictures of my own. I couldn't make out who manufactured it, but it had a GE motor that may or may not be original and it looked like an add-on power switch and work lamp branded Dayton. The depth stop was up top via a...

From what I've been able to find out, Dayton is a Grainger house brand, but I have no idea how to tell who made this particular ratchet. Someone has managed to remove the directional selector in this round head ratchet, so all I have left is the rest of the ratcheting mechanism and the handle. A...

I picked up a bucket of tools mainly for a Duro-Chrome ratchet and I would like to see if there is any value in the some of the other items. I'm not the least bit inclined to work with wood, so I really have no clue if these are still tools that someone would use or just scrap. The first three...

I dusted off a present I got years ago. I didn't realize these were a Gearwrench product, but it seems so. I think I tossed out the insert with the part number for the set. Does anyone have a reference to ID this one?

I've decided I would like a set of cordless tools that share the same battery, but there is a slight twist. I want to be able to have an impact driver, cordless drill and impact wrench that share a battery with a string trimmer. So far, I've found the Ryobi ONE+ and Makita LXT lines to be the...

I haven't had any luck finding a way to price this to see if I got a decent deal at the pawn shop today. I found a DIN600A in the case and looking like it had never had a socket on it. I figured for seven dollars, I couldn't go too wrong. Are there any American retailers that sell these, or do I...

I picked up an Easydriver a little while back and I would like to figure out where I can buy replacement shafts, or at least something in a 5/16" square drive that will work. One inch of the shaft or bit will go into the driver, so the short 5/16" square bits that I have found won't work...

I don't see anything that looks like a date stamp on the wrench in question. The part number seems to be BO 2024. It's a 3/4" and 5/8" offset box end wrench. I found one like it on eBay, but mine isn't so beat up...

I just picked up a MV70 1/4" drive Snap-On ratchet. I'm curious if any of you have had one of these apart before. I can remove the two screws, but something else is still holding it together.

I have three sets of Armstrong ratcheting wrenches, one metric combination set with Armstrong's Anti-Slip design, and two SAE box end sets. I got a little over-zealous at a pawn shop and decided to only keep the stubby set that I also bought. It looks like the Armstrong set numbers are 52-667...