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I'm 2 for 2 on stuck bolts in engine mount brackets whenever I've gone to do a timing belt. Had occasion to do the timing belt on my Saturn Vue this week, and been having some "fun" with one of the bolts. The last bolt getting the engine mount bracket off felt different. It would turn, then...

Hello, all, I picked up a harbor freight 4x6 horizonal/vertical bandsaw a year or two ago, and am just now revisiting it (stuff came up before I had a chance to unbox and use it). Floor-space is at a premium at this point, and I'm starting to wonder whether I should go with a portaband with...

Hello, all, I'm looking to get a reliable in/lb torque wrench. The immediate use case is valve cover bolts (90 in/lb), but would like something that will be reliable for future uses too. I've read that they can be useful on motorcycles (and, by extension, probably on dirt bikes, which I've got...

EDIT: The conclusion: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7908705&postcount=15 ----- Hello all, I have occasion to drill about 16x 1/2", 5" deep holes in solid concrete in a couple weeks for anchoring a patio roof kit my parents bought. I have one of the Milwaukee M12 fuel...

Hello all, I purchased a WD1851 (6.5 HP, 16 gallon wet/dry vac) from Home Depot on Black Friday. I was out of town that weekend, so did in-store pickup. Well just this evening I finally got around to putting it together, and partway through realized they'd passed off an HD1800 as a WD1851...

Hello all, Looking to put together a starting-from-scratch tool set for my brother for Christmas this year. This will be aimed to give him a solid core of primarily sockets to build his tool collection around for a lifetime of use. One of the top priorities in selection of a set is ease of...

EDIT: So it looks like just downgrading my air hose to one with 3/8" fittings is the best path. The question now is: Any suggestions of a good 1/2" air hose with 3/8" fittings? I've seen it said over and over "1/2" air hose typically has 3/8" NPT," but I'm seeing the exact opposite. Seems most...

Hello all, I'm getting ready to purchase a replacement for the cheap regulator that came on my HF compressor, and I've been reading around and have seen the mention of "Pressure drop" on regulators. For example...

Hello all, I'm in the market for an air hose, and based on what I've read on here, Goodyear air hoses are some of the most popular due to their durability (in the past). However, there are some more recent reviews on Amazon pointing to their quality going downhill. This lead me to do some...

3/8" Fittings vs. 1/2" Fittings on 1/2" Air Hose (+General Fitting Questions) EDIT: Holy wall of text. If you just want to get down to the questions without wading through my life story, jump down to the area just below the three asterisks. --------- Hello, all! I've spent way too much time...