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Hello all, I haven't checked in for awhile, but I'm still interested in Plomb & Proto. Thought I'd share images from a 1953 Harper & Reynolds hardware catalog featuring Proto. I also imaged the section on handguns, just for fun. Hope it will attach. File is 18 MB.

Can you kindly recommend a low-volume low-pressure (LVLP) paint gun to me? For smaller projects. I've downsized my air compressor to a Ridgid 6-gallon pancake that will do 3.5 SCFM at 40 psi. (It won't run my HVLP anymore so I gotta find an alternative.) Thanks!

I'm rebuilding a house and find I spend a lot of time on my knees...tile, baseboard, flooring...it's all so dang low! You'd think in this day and age, we could make floors that were waist level and easy to work on, but, no. I own four sets of different-branded knee pads and don't like any of...

I work on houses. For many decades, doors had latch bore holes (aka cross bore holes) of 7/8". Recently, the deadbolts I use (Schlage) are sold only with 1" latch assemblies. That means I need to re-bore the 7/8" latch hole in a door to 1" to fit a modern deadbolt. Old doors are thinner than new...

Can you good folks kindly recommend to me an impact-worthy bit holder that actually holds the bit if there is any "pull" on the bit? All my impact bit holders are just magnetic, and if I'm in a pinch, and need to use a drill bit in my impact driver to make a quick hole, for sure that drill bit...

What sort of clamp is this? It must hook on to something else, perhaps a bar clamp. Found in grand-dad's garage. What's it called?

I'd like to cull my herd of cordless tool batteries that are low on capacity with age, but I don't have a good system to determine which are on their way out. Would charging a battery full, and then testing its resting voltage say...3 days later (or 7 or whatever...) work? I don't know how to...

Purchased a new Rigid 6-gal pancake compressor last month. Didn't notice until today it has a printed shelf life on it: "Remove Tank from Service in 2032." I bought a disposable compressor? What do you make of this?

I'm in the middle of an online discussion with Spyderco (the knife company), where they are investigating the idea of making an upscale folding utility knife. What are the main improvements you'd like to see in a folding utility knife, compared to what you own now? I own a dozen folding...

Hi all, sorry I haven't checked in for awhile. I have discovered an option for the storage of long tools/materials that's working well for me and my small shop and I wanted to share. As you know, the fundamental rule to happiness in a small shop is "everything on wheels." These are 5 milk...

I need a decent quality, high tension 12" hacksaw that disassembles and fits into my new toolbox, a Milwaukee Compact Box, which has internal dimensions of 9x14". Many hacksaws available don't disassemble, and as far as I can tell, nobody makes a 12" hacksaw with an overall assembled dimension...

I have a 120Ah deep cycle battery I keep in the garage, connected to a NOCO 7A smart charger. The deep cycle battery gets used during (increasingly frequent in california) power outages, to charge phones, charge tool batteries, and run LED lights when the power’s out, or whenever I need a DC...

I own a Bosch 11241EVS demolition hammer, pictured below. Recently, when trying to use it, after first turning it on, I notice it doesn't hammer for many minutes...then, when it warms up (anywhere between 5 and 15 minutes), it will start hammering. It seems to help get the tool hammering if I...

I'm looking for a quality small hex bit ratchet. Need it for tight clearance situations. Suggestions? This is the one that has caught my eye: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F42ZF9B/?tag=atomicindus08-20 I already own one like the following, unbranded, no great shakes, but it does the...

Please recommend a 1/4" bit holder for impact drivers? Preferably something slim, not fat and clunky. I really like my Wera Rapidaptors for drills and drivers, but the internet is telling me they weren't designed to handle impact driver stress. Now I'm eyeballing two DeWalt items, the...

Looking to purchase a 6" Pippin File in good condition, fine cut (preferably #4). Needed for locksmithing. Thanks.

Are these Duro Chrome wrenches known by a particular name, or style? Found them in the bottom of a drawer and I'm rather fetched-up with them. But don't know (or have forgotten) what to call them.

Time to upgrade my cordless tools to LiIon. (Currently using '90s vintage 12V Makita NiMH, which is just one generation newer than steam powered tools). What's the recommendation for buying into a new LiIon system, among the three listed...what system would you buy into, if you were starting all...

Today, when I turned off my compressor, I got a leak from a schraeder-looking valve on the side of the switch box. As far as I can tell, the leak does not occur while the compressor is running, only when the compressor is switched off. For sure, air is hissing out of the "schraeder valve" (not...