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I got a new to me flame cabinet in the shop and wanted to be able to lock it, but it came with no keys. The code on the barrel is C420A and I bought a matching key online since apparently these are standard elevator/cam lock keys. Now, the key inserts just fine but won't turn. The handle...

I work in a machine shop and I've been doing some fiberglass work on weekends. I want to try a barrier cream but I don't know anyone with first hand experience using them... So to my greasy, oily, gritty nailed compatriots in the Garage Journal Brain Trust, Here are some examples: ExtraSkin™...

So some of the guys in the shop have had a rough time installing helicoils properly and we've had a lot to do lately. I was wondering if there was any tribal knowledge out there for installing thread repair inserts of any kind. Do you have a trick? Special prayer? Custom tool? Make sure you...

So I was helping a friend clean up an avionics shop and found this cordless screwdriver in a box. 4.8v and 22 torque settings... I've never seen the brand before but when I picked it up I was amazed with how hefty it felt. My go to pocket screwdriver is a Black&Decker Gyro and this ATD was...

So my trusty Underwater Kinetics Pen Light finally died on me and I'm in the market for a replacement. I'm a machinist, mostly working on very narrow hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders. The UK lights I've had (2 of the same model) seem to last about a year before the chemicals in the shop cause...

I'm in the market for an air palm drill as I start learning aircraft sheet metal work. The popular choice is a Sioux 1412 which ballparks around $220. But while snooping around I saw Nova brand air drills by Pan American who I had only knew for drill bits before. The Nova comes in a wide...

Howdy, So a guy came over to the shop this morning with a dilemma. He is setting up 4 passivation tanks using 100 gallon plastic drums (polypropylene or polyethylene he didn't remember and I don't know that it matters). What he's trying to do is run 3.5" shower drain fittings through the...

I stumbled onto Champion Tool Storage while browsing for tool boxes. It seems like they fill a lot of government contracts and custom designs. No prices without contacting a sales rep, but has anyone had any experience with one in really life?

Howdy! So I've been eyeballing the KRA 53XX boxes and search doesn't turn up much other than "hey here it is when I bought it" or "here is my old box, now look at my KRL." I read the drawers are reconfigurable, how far does that actually go, does it have standard spaced mounts for ball bearing...

Howdy, hopefully I'm in the right place. So I noticed my AC stopped pushing cold air and went out to investigate. Its an older Miller condenser outside the house and I had never poked around it before. With power to the unit and the thermostat set to "Cool" I could hear the audible click of...

So while I have some money and a student discount I was thinking about picking up the complimentary 4 way angle wrenches for the standard combos in my took set. And when I searched for "Angle Wrench Set" I got these numbers as well: SEARCH on Snap-On 233-1635 7 piece CAT Angle Wrench Set for...

So I have to pack a soft face hammer when I start A&P school next month. The Snap-On guy is pushing These polymer ones but the tool list says rawhide is a suitable option as well. I assume these are for sheet metal work which I have almost no experience doing. I cant see using that big blue...

Howdy! I need to pick up some screwdrivers for A&P School and I already have a Wera set in my box at work (machinist). So I do some snooping around KC Tool and Chads Toolbox. I have the money to spend so I figured I'd take a step up from the Wera Classics I use around the shop and switch to...

So I'll be spending the next two and a half years worth of evenings working on my A&P license. I think I have pretty well sorted out where I am sourcing my tool list tools from, but I am seriously stumped when it comes to storage :dunno: Guidance for a toolbox is to not exceed 10"x12"x24" and...

I've had THIS half mask respirator on my radar for a while but never pulled the trigger because I need one with organic vapor filters. I like that it is low profile since I'd be wearing it for a long time around machinery where visibility is very important. But as is typical of online tools, I...

So when I did this writeup for my EZ Red ratcheting handle I managed to lose one of the pawl springs which of course keeps my ratchet from... Well, ratcheting properly. The spring I need is .057x.125 give or take on the length. I can find those size springs in just about any material, music...

Ever since I read THIS blog while starting my tool list for A&P school, I thought the EZ Ratchet was pretty cool... and pretty hard to find! I ended up buying one from ToolFactor. Now the website seems a little sketchy, and if you start snooping around the "about" sections you'll see they...

I've been half heartedly looking for a ratcheting screwdriver for a while when I stumbled upon https://spectools.com/ and their lineup of geared and gearless drivers, including the Overdriver which I guess uses a planetary box to increase speed while driving. I snooped around their website and...

Its been icy off and on here in the Metroplex so on one of my snow days from work I wandered into a pawn shop and saw this mammoth beast of a top box for $75. It is greasy, full of what looks like grass or straw, some blistery spots and rust, but its a Kennedy :) SO what do you guys think my...

...so in the shop I pinch hit as a mill and lathe operator (I am usually running 1 of three hones). The company provides .0005 dial test indicators for each station, and there are a handful of. 001 travel indicators available as well. Test indicators are a mix of Bestest, Shars and Aerospace...