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Hi Folks, My son's car got rear ended. The car is old, high mileage, still drive-able. I am unemployed and money is REALLY tight and I don't want to sink any money into this project. We'll drive this car to the ground and be done with it. So, I want to just pull the now v-shape bumper back...

I found a new crappy double box end wrench. It was really sloppy when I tried it on a fastener, as expected. So, here is a hypothetical question ... Can I un-**** the crappy tool by heating it red hot and whack it with a sledge hammer and hope that the compression will "tighten" the box end...

I have a basement that is very humid. Some of the tools I have shows surface rust. I now have a dehumidifer running on a timer. It runs for an hour every 3 hours. Here is what I have read, may or ay not be true. 1/ High water content in the air (most humid) may not be the most damaging...

Can we use Torx sockets on hex heads? Of course we can. It'll be like using a "super flank drive" socket. The lobes of the Torx socket will be applying pressure on the face of the hex head, not the corner. Question is, what size Torx fits what size hex? We always compare the compatibility...

Amico (not to be confused with Aimco) double box end wrench ..... junk? OK? I have never heard of it. A 9x11mm double box wrench is $5 at Amizon. I needed that size to fill in a gap in my set. I'm just very **** about it. I don't remember the last time I used a 9mm or a 11mm wrench.

I will be getting a small portable 1 gallon 135 PSI Porter Cable compressor. It will fit all my needs, I think. One day, I will have a larger project, a framing nail gun for example, that requires a larger capacity compressor. Can I attach a 2 galon air tank to the output of the compressor...

Gentleman (or Ladies), Heed some help ..... I want to have a special waffle shaped and patterned to reflect my business logo. Where and how do I go about to have an iron waffle grill fabricated? I am not talking about complicated waffle maker like the one you see at motel breakfast rooms...

I repaired the power switch to my table saw. It was a mechanical toggle problem. While I had the switch opened up, I found the electrical contacts burnt. The switch still works. Power still turns on. What cause the burnt contacts?

Total Wrench Smart Wrench System - another dogbone? Sold at Home Depot. $5 for a set of 3. 6 points. Each double box can do 4 fastener sizes, 2 sizes each end (have to flip it). Total 24 sizes for the set of 3 wrenches. I was excited for a little while until I read that it fits metric and...

HELP! Survived Irene but now my washing machine is not working. Water filled, motor running, goes through all the cycles just fine. The TOP PART of the middle spindle in the tub, don't know what it's called, the spiral portion that move the cloths from the top to the bottom, is not turning...

A coworker have a Honda snowthrower, HS520A. He had it for 3 or 4 years. Just got it tuned up. It is in very good condition. He wants to sell it to me. What is a fair price? I want it to be fair for both of us and we have no idea what the price should be. When economic times were good...

I have an old leather apron. I have washed all the dirt out of it and the leather is still in good condition. I have no use for it. I am thinking of cutting it up and stitch myself a tool roll. Should I be worrying about the chemical from the leather corroding the chromes on my tools? Would...

I have a FAA compliant Pelican travel case that I can put into the over head bin on a commercial flight. I cannot fit a helmet into it because it is only 7" tall. The helmet is 10" tall. Can the plastic be heated and stretched to form a dome, 3" tall at the center, maybe 6" diameter, to...

What happens when you have a little bit of oil in your gasolne for your 4-stroke engine? At what point (%) would the oil interferes with the operation of the engine?

Not all products came out of the USSR were like their submarines. There were a few over engineered cameras and fountain pens. I would think a few hand tools would surface here and there. How come I have not seen any? Did they buy strickly American Snap On's? They cound not have been buying...

Too many variables .... too little knowledge .... You guys can help. What s the ownership cost of two identical pick up trucks, size like a F150 or F250 for example, one with a diesel and other with a gas engine. At what point would the diesel truck breaks even with the gas engine truck? Does...

Folks, I just saw a Sears (actually K-Mart) ad, Craftsman, $79, 1.5 gal 150 psi compressor. No part number show on the ad. It is red body, shaped a bit like a small upright travel suit case. Handle on top with two dial gauge on the top slanted face panel. Any good? Junk? Reliable...

If I buy a 8 mm socket and a 5/16" socket, would the 8 mm be sloppier and the 5/16" be tighter? Possible that both sockets came out of the same production line and marked differently, one marked 8 mm, other 5/16"? Maybe they sort them first before marking it? The loose ones marked as 8 mm...

Finally, after 33 years of use, my 10mm raised panel combo wrench is worn and rounding off nuts. It is time for me to swapped it for a new one. I purchased it back in 1977. How are the current ones? Are they tighter? Sloppier? Those that had a recent close up evaluation, please pass on...

I need a steel plate approximately 8x14x0.25". I want to cut a "V" onto it and sharpen the edges and use it to cur underground roots. I want to be able to cut the 1" roots without digging up the lawn. They are all over the place. I intend to hammer it into the ground along a line. Once in...