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Now the replacement pump has failed in exactly the same way the original one did. This one only 6 months old. What a drag. "No warranty on parts" . Has anyone ever had any recourse with HF on something like this? It really makes me think about what I am buying. ***** huge because of a knee...

I need to re-screen the three-season porch on a 1920s house. It sits in full sun. It has not been re-screened in a decade. What are the upsides and downsides to each roll screen materials? Also, do any of the home stores sell narrow, white PVC trim so we won't have to repaint the old wood...

Flat blade screwdrivers. I throw them away as fast as they come in from dead relatives and etc.

I'd like to put together a collection of M4 screws in differing lengths and finish. Stainless, zinc, black and chrome. Does anyone have a US source for these? I repair and rebuild carbs for Japanese motorcycles and the float bowl screws are M4 ...

I'd like to hang this MKE-style hand vac/dustbuster somewhere instead of stashing it under the counter. Any suggestions?

I want a couple of rechargeable LED neck lights to use in the shop while working on motorcycles. Has anyone here had any luck with a certain model or brand? TIA

My well-used Harbor Freight motorcycle lift suddenly stopped going all the way up. I was in the middle of a project and could not diagnose it so I just used the jack/lift on a lower setting. I competed the project (1975 Kawasaki Bighorn if anyone remembers them) and let it down, rolled the bike...

I now own a motorcycle with a horrible repair job on an engine case, which I think is made from aluminum. It weeps a bit of oil according to the PO. He didn't want to talk about how it happened. We think he is getting divorced. My thought is to repair: clean entire surface, then remove all...

I've been reading waay too much on aluminum in ultrasonic cleaners and am now more confused than ever. I want to clean a set of old motorcycle carbs in an ultrasonic cleaner. But I really don't want to buy the $$$$ ultrasonic liquid. I also don't want the carbs to come out looking very scaley as...

A friend of mine passed away with not much warning earlier this week. Today his sister asked me to recon his shops for anything plugged in or stored in an unsafe way. I was able to get into his unattached garage and a yard shed. Walked the grounds. It's hard to describe what I found. At...

That little lathe and some of the other items are very cool. Is there a modern/China equivalent of that small lathe or mill? Sadly the terms of the auction house make it seem like a deeply unfriendly place to go and bid. Big fees and they will not help you load even a small box of Kleenex...

Subject explains it. 17 year old son will graduate high school in June--he's already got enough credits to graduate now. Typical Minnesota kid: smart, can weld, can use tools, can drive a manual transmission etc. He is smart but has zero interest in going to college at all. He wants to be an...

My son works at Menards and I can get a discount on a battery charger. I would like a robust one that can charge batteries in motorcycles, cars, trucks, and what not. I have some low amp ones connected to motorcycles but I want a larger conventional battery charger ... Here are the choices...

There must be some sort of device or crimping tool that will allow one to crimp those silver bands which hold old Japanese instruments together?? Anyone who has had a 1970s Honda speedometer apart then tried to get it back together knows the band/crimp/seal that I mean ...

Over the years the circlips fell out, then the hex, and now I am left with a drawer of these. I'd heard they will still warranty if you send the item in?

I'd like to get a new, small bench drill press. Initially I'd like to use it to drill holes in small bolts and nuts for safety wire. Any recommendations? I'd like a designated unit, not one that uses a drill or a dremel.

I have never owned a drill press but I am going to get this one up in my garage. I have used a drill press, but never worked on one. It turns on and it spins. Motor sounds good. The motor and belt drive system is 100% hairball engineering. What should I do to make this operate without a block...

Widow sale. My policy at a widow sale is to pay asking price and if I find something really valuable I give it back. I found two snap on torque wrenches in the crude wooden bench and gave them to her with the info they were valuable. I don't have a drill press so any drill press at this point is...

Looking for something a little more gritty than the Fast Orange I now get at Wal Mart. Suggestions welcome.

I picked this up at a sale. Nice but the lever is missing. Is it worth trying to warranty at Ace or somewhere and if that fails where does one get a repair kit for the ratchet? Thanks in advance.