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These bolts came included with a bench, but they are too short. I was liking for something 50 or 60mm but I can’t find the right diameter. Does anybody have advice? They are Allen screws and will bear weight.

I inherited a Wilton vise from my grandfather. I do not know anything about it except for that it was bought most likely in the 60-70's according to my father. I would like to sell it because I have no use for another vise and it is just too big to fit my workbench. Can anybody help me ID...

I have had a slight problem recently. During a house party, a friend's plus one ended up punching two holes in two walls. One in my bedroom that I believe is concrete, and the other drywall in the hallway. I have absolutely no knowledge of wall repair and I need to fix the wall to appease...

I had an idea to build a timer outlet that lets me control the exact time I charge something like my phone. I saw commercial ones but they're not flexible enough for my tastes. I am a mechanic however and not an electrician. I was wondering if anyone here could help me develop a simple...

Hi my Grandfather gave me this knife a few weeks ago and he told me the blade is messed up a bit from bad sharpening. Can anyone identify the knife, and can I take it to a shop to fix the blade? And if do does anyone have a recommendation in the LA area? Thanks.

After my grandpa came into my shop and saw all the cordless tools I have, he asked if I still used air tools. I took out some and said yes, he asked why. I told him air is always available, while batteries have to charge, and they are usually lighter. On Sunday we were talking. I was...

My grandfather was an ASE master mechanic and worked for 14 years. He doesn't use his tools much anymore but still has his Snap On and Mac and USA craftsman stuff. His SO ratcheting screwdriver is really worn out and I offered to have it replaced for him. I would like to have it done in...

I found myself needing some new bits after wearing out my titanium Dewalts. However, I saw a Bosch 21 piece titanium set at the same price. The Bosch has only 1005 reviews but only has 3, while the dewalt has more than 30 at 4.5 stars. I also saw the Ryobi set and it's a great price at 414 but...

I know there has already been a thread like this in the past. I wanted to revive it so all members either old or new can access it. Any ways, show off your cool knives or other blades. Here are a couple of mine, my favorites that I have on me right now, My Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto and Cold...

Hi I bought a Cold Steel Kobun and wanted to build a stand for it. I know Kobun is Japanese for soldier so I designed a Japanese style stand to hold it. I got elements of the design through Japanese architecture and I used the same style as the blade rests from a katana kake. Feel free to use...

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Hi, I have a 15.6 in heavily modified Thinkpad W530. I needed a case to carry it and the massive power brick around. I don't need great protection, obviously i want some but it doesn't have to be a Pelican. What are you guys running, and I would like to keep it around $50. I would like foam...

I was on the Maglite website getting some specs on some of my mags, and I ran into this beauty. It has 625 lumes on high, and 130 on low, and 58 on eco. High power gives you 16h of runtime, then 77h and 117h for low and eco respectively. I think this light and its cousins are getting Maglite...

I found this cool video that shows how a snap on ratchet is made. It justifies the price a bit.

Ok, so I got this Waterloo 2 drawer box that was in pretty rough condition. My plan was to fix it with my Grandfather so it was the perfect box. I only put around 3 hours in it so far and that was just dusting, cleaning, and fixing the bent drawers. The dent pictured is one of the smallest...

I made a deal for $40 dollars for the Waterloo box to fix with my grandfather.

Hi, i'm 15 years old and my grandpa has started to become a little depressed. I wanted to cheer him up by doing a project with him. We always used to build stuff when we were both younger and i have a lot of great memories from that. He used to be a mechanic and still has a Matco box with all...