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The roof of my garage is corrugated steel and the top outside is a patio. The garage isn't insulated at all so obviously it gets cold but the main issue is when its very cold and we have a warm day the concrete patio heats up but the garage is still cold and the corrugated steel is cold and it...

So I have a older miller tig machine, it has a 75ft power cord on it. WAAAAAAY more than i need to get around the shop. However, I do need a larger gauge wire to run to my welders outlet. Would it be possible to use this as outlet wiring? as in, from the breaker to a 50amp socket. Its only 3...

nevermind, please delete. I found the answer in my home electricity book.

So when we bought this house the garage had a Fostoria infared heater installed. Its a 240v unit, and has worked great for over 2 years, but i went into the garage today and it was freezing in there. So i turned the thermostat and the heater didn't turn on. I checked the breaker and it was fine...

So i was looking for a new router and i had some sears gift cards and figured why not. so i mosey on in, and find a salesman and ask me "excuse me, where are the routers' Salesman "oh, we don't carry those here sir, you should check radio shack or best buy' me 'uhhh ok, thanks man' and...

I'm posting this because i'm sorta curious but more or less i just want to stir the pot a bit about imported tools. When it comes to import tools everybody hates on china made tools, but why is it ok to buy German or Swiss made or whatever. I obviously know of the difference in quality, but...

So I was at the mall while the wifey was getting her hair done and decided to go see what was going on at Sears. All the recent posts here made me curious how much stuff wasn't made in the usa anymore. For starters I will say that lots of stuff (mostly power tools) are not made in the usa, and...

My 3/8in 60th ratchet decided to take a dump on me today while I was wrenchin on grandmas car..haha. It skips teeth and throws itself in the opposite direction at will so i'm looking for a 88th rebuild kit but I can't find it on Matco's website. Any dealers here that would like to sell me one?

Well every year for my birthday (yesterday) and christmas I get a ridiculous amount of Sears gift cards usually totaling in the few hundreds of dollars range so this year i've decided I need a metal cutting saw thats not my grinder with a wafer wheel. My choices are down to the Cman 4x6...

I see lots of people selling vintage tools on this board. My question is do you guys actually use them once you buy them or just collect them? I got a bunch of old 1930 era tools from my grandpa that I use pretty regularly. To me its something that was made to be used not collected so I just...

Well i'm sure i'll get a hit on all of these here..haha but what im lookin for is 1/2 drive ratchet, SO, MAC, Matco, Armstrong whatever. I prefer the pear head shape, I never liked round head ratchets, quick release optional. Looking for decent condition, general use scratches are not a...

So i'm trying to figure this out. I have a 60 gallon 2 stage compressor, 16cfm @90psi. If I open my regulator to 90psi and use say my die grinder, if I hold it in for about 3 seconds i'm down to 60psi of pressure at the regulator. The regulator is 3/8 to 1/4in reducer, and the air hose is 1/2...

For the longest time the US General 2 stage 60 gallon compressor was 649, and suddenly the day I go to buy one. the 649 is off the web page and not in the store. Instead their all 799!!! For 799 I might as well just go buy a 80 gallon CH single stage from Lowes. Looks like i'm making the 50...

So i was doing my normal Saturday routine with my baby daughter by watching powerblock on spike, and Trucks reviewed the Ikontech Mobile Lift jack. Has anybody had any experience with this, seems pretty cool, and would make working on my truck in the drive way a TON easier. They got some pretty...

it looks like a killer deal to me, but I wanted to get some opinions here. How do these stack up against similar models like kellog, emglo, IR and others? http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/tls/1986551981.html

Well, I had to replace a tie rod end on my Ram yesterday. And once the jam nut was loose, i had to hold the tie rod in place to spin the tie rod end off. After the threaded section is a hex section to put a open ended wrench on. So i slipped my cman combo wrench on it and twisted the tie rod end...

So i was watching the Nascar race at Pocono today. (please leave out the nascar is gay comments). Anyway, i'm generally curious about the tools they use in the pits, i think some are pretty awesome, like the insanely expensive 2 pump jacks they use. But i was wondering today, what sort of...

I'm in the market for a new compressor, currently have a craftsman 33gallon oilless. Its only like 6cfm at 90psi and its really not cutting it anymore. I found this one on Craigslist not to far from me. http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/grd/1864902532.html I know Jenny makes Emglo compressors...

Well about 5-6 years ago i bought a 33 gallon oil less craftsman compressor. Long story short i hate it. Its loud and can't keep up with half my tools anymore. So i'm in the market for a new one. Here is the mistake i don't want to make again. On my current model i have a good year 3/8 air...

well gents hopefully someone can help me out with this one. I'm doing the deed this summer and getting hitched. I'm getting my groomsmen personalized gifts, one is getting a engraved hunting knife, one a platinum pen, and so on, My one buddy is a gear head and I wanted to get him a wrench with a...