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Anybody deal with them. I know they are reputable Their taps and split dies are HSS but unbranded. Their Amazon reviews generally sound as if they are written by Happy Homeowner, which doesn't inspire confidence. "The tap was wonderful for my purpose" I also wonder if their Metric and SAE...

Recently I ranted against HF selling a single stage as an alternative to the 5hp 2 stage with the same specs. Unless they are flat out lying, why is a single stage three cylinder that is 165 psi max and the same cfm worse that a 2 stage. I admit I did not check duty cycle or pump speed and I...

Anybidy bought this stand? It really looks good. In a comparison video with the similar DeWalt, by some guy in an animated Bear outfit, that calls himself Bearcules, It looked a lot better. It sounds like he is a schill for HF and the bear thing is ridiculous but his reviews are thoughtful.It is...

I needed about 20 ft of pressure treated 1x4. HD had 8 footers. They were well over my head and the salesman told me to find and drag the portable stairs over to the 1x4s and he dissapeared. When I got to them, all neatly stacked so the best edge faced out, I discovered they were pure garbage...

I have a bunch of fake, plastic 1/2 barrels that we keep on the deck and plant veggies in, mostly tomatoes. The small HF movers dollies are perfect for moving them around and at frequently $7.99, there is nothing at the garden center that is even close. They are some unknown wood with rug...

The single stage, 3 cyl, 5hp, 60 gal is back. They are still calling it a 2 stage on the HF paperwork but not on the compressor. One change is the tank is now marked 165 max, just like the 2 stage. The sales guy said he had a real IMC 2 stage in the back. After so many years a documumentation...

Back when I started out every car and motorcycle magazine had ads for Sturtevant beam torque wrenches. They had a cartoon character with arms an legs and a torque wrench body. They called him the Mad Torquer. You could buy T shirts and decals with his image. I see the T shirts were $1.50...

I placed an order and used a 20% discount available at the time. I gave them my email address and now I get offers. They offer a 15% first order discount for signing up for their Z mail. There are no discounts right now. Did I forfeit the one time 15% by not using it before I placed an order...

A long tme ago I bought a Wagner that did not work. The trigger worked by pinching off vinyl tubing that had taken on a permanant kink and passed no paint. Based on that sophisticated design, I immediately returned it. Now I see HF has one that is HVLP and can accept various tip sizes and adjust...

Recently I gave myself a pretty good bump on the noggin on one off the low cross beams in my attic. Where I used to work there was a service tunnel inside some equipment, where we kept hard hats or maybe bump caps at the entrance, for the same reason. My need is definitely a bump situation but...

I am in the market for a home shop compressor and I just saw this on CL, very close by . Q54, 5hp, 60gal single phase, 2014 vintage. "Pump not working properly. Needs to be replaced. Sold as is" for $325 . Looks clean in pictures. What is the worst case scenario? There is a lot of space in...

Just looking for a little info. It seems to have only one bulb. They claim 5000 lumens. Whatever that led bulb is, it is a lot brighter than any LED fluorescent replacement bulb I could find. The brightest I saw was 3000 lumens and that one wasn't cheap. Just curious how they got that much...

I know Tekton has great support but was wondering what happens with stuff you buy from Dingleberry1436 and the like. I was looking at the smart phone repair set and with an ebay coupon and free shipping and no tax it comes out cheaper than Amazon, HD, Tektron directly, etc. Those tiny drivers...

I have the shallow and deep metric Pittsbugh Pro impacts and an generally satisfied. I have a motley assortment of shallow SAE that will do. I have no SAE deep impacts. The Pitts. Pro set only goes to 1". The Klutch set looks very similar but includes 1 1/16, 1 1/8 and 1 1/4. The list price...

The other day I was mounting something with hex washer head screws and my magnetic bit holder was not long enough and I had no extension. I ended up adapting to 1/4" drive and used the paper trick to hold the screw in the ratchet socket. Today I was sorting out all the 1/4 hex stuff and low and...

I thought it would be handy to have a little 8×12 framing square. Thay are very cheap so no big deal. On Amazon, the Vinca, made in China, got good reviews but complaints that the scale on one leg was in 12ths. I looked at the picture and sure enough, it was. Then I looked at the picture of the...

I am awaiting delivery on a new Bosch dish washer. Browsing the spec sheet I saw: "51 inch power cord, permanent." Over a lot of years, this is my 4th dish washer. This house has a length of Romex coming out of the wall. The previous three dish washers all had a junction box on the machine...

I have an old PC 14.4 that works and a newer Bosch 12 volt hex bit drill, and a bunch of corded drills. I am not desparate but having no modern 18 volt drill, I browsed the stuff at HD today. Just looking at Milwaukee and Makita, I never got to DeWalt or Bosch, made my head hurt. The number of...

I have a 113.*** belt sander on the factory stand with the Craftsman 3/4 hp motor. It had a number of problems that I am addressing It is hard starting and I could feel tight spots if I pushed the belt by hand. Disassembled, the bearings are good. There is runout in the pulleys. I am replacing...

I am not obcessed with having the latest and greatest power tools. I will stick with what I have for years, making repairs as necessary. When the time comes, then I look into the latest innovations. I have been toying with the idea of getting a new 1/2" drill driver. I do not need the weight or...