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I bought one a while back just to solve some mysteries in my new house. But man, I have been using it to death lately! Just yesterday I used it twice working on my truck. I stuck it inside the catalytic converter to see if it was broken (it was), and I stuck it in the blower duct to see if there...

I am stockpiling everything I need to replace my main panel in my house. I need to replace the cable that runs from the meter up to the roof because it's jacket is falling apart. I think I am going to go ahead and replace the meter socket while I am at it (since I have to replace everything...

I was just at Walmart, and their air Nailers were on clearance This sale isn't on the website, so it may only be what's on the shelf. But just a heads up if you're going to Walmart. I picked up the framing nailer for $48, because why not, lol. I have an office to build one of these days, and if...

OK, it finally happened. I broke a Harbor Freight socket. A torx impact socket from this set to be specific: I bought these specifically to try something that I thought might break a socket, so I confirmed the warranty when I bought it. I asked "If I break this, what is the replacement...

At my new place, I have a small attached 1.5 car garage that has two 120v circuits fed by a 10/3. The 10/3 has a 30A 240v breaker in the house, and it terminates in the garage with a 2-slot breaker box with 2 15A branches for the garage interior. Forgive me if this is a dumb idea, but I have a...

I googled it and I searched it here, but I am seeing so much conflicting info... I have a small main panel in the kitchen of the new house I bought. I have the kitchen gutted. I don't want to have to open the walls every time I need to add a circuit, so I am going to add a subpanel in the...

So this new house that I bought has a newer furnace. It has a drain line (saddled/tapped/screwed) connected to a nearby sink drain pipe that runs overhead in the basement. It looks like they just used a brass barb fitting, drilled a hole in the PVC sink drain pipe, doped it, and threaded it in...

I normally don't make bash/rant threads, especially about Harbor Freight (ignore my avatar, lol), but this situation needs addressed. I needed to drill some holes in studs for some electrical wiring. I didn't need to spend a ton on a big 1/2" drill, since I don't plan on using it very often, so...

I'm starting to plan out my wiring for my new (yet extremely old) place. I'm probably going to need a lot of 12/2 NM-b (aka Romex) wire. Who has the best deals these days? I haven't begun pricing it, other than a couple big-box websites. Seems like the price drops dramatically the larger the...

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I have a growing pile of extra Xcelite 99 blades. If anyone needs some random blades to fill their sets, here's your chance. All are used, but still have sharp edges. All blades are $3.50 each, or 2 for $6. I will make package deals if you want a bunch. Just send me your list and offer...

My wife is a country girl. She hunts and all that. I've gone with her a few times, but it's more "her thing" than mine... Anyway, she bagged a doe last night. Normally we hang them up at a friend's garage, they have the pulley systems already set up and all that. But they were having a good...

I have a pop-up camper, it's about 14' long. I want to carry a plastic Jon boat on the roof. Being that the camper roof is fiberglass, I don't want to put the boat directly on the roof. I thought about just using some kind of tubing to go over the top of the camper, front to back. Picture...

When I bought this place ages ago, the original builder started to finish the ceiling with OSB and gave up about 6ft in, lol. It's fully insulated, the problem is, the insulation paper is getting brittle in its old age and is starting to randomly fall out. This spring I want to put up a...

Hello all, your resident Xcelite hoarder here. The Xcelite pickings have been slim lately, so I've been starting down the road of collecting Vaco tools too. I love the bright yellow handles on their pliers, wrenches, etc. But I picked up one sad pair of pliers with the yellow handles that have...

UPDATED 10/22/2020 Thanks to all who helped me. I got what I needed.

As many of you know, I am an Xcelite hoarder... I mean collector! I am always looking for rare and unusual Xcelite tools. I picked these tiny screwdrivers up today (pardon the grime, I haven't cleaned them yet): I put them next to a standard Xcelite 99-1 handle so you can get a feel for how...

I live in a terribly old house (1860s), with a terribly old furnace, lol. It's a Bard furnace, I imagine it's from the late 1960s. Anyway, when I bought the house about 11 years ago, I had a friend who was a retired furnace tech come check it out. He said it was a great model back in the day...

I recently had to change the differential cover on my wife's blazer. The differential has the 3/8 recessed square cap screw for a drain plug. I read all kinds of horror stories about how some people had a ***** of a time getting it out. I was all ready for a rough time, but I put a 3/8-1/2...

I'm an old-school electronics guy. I might be a little like a luddite-ish in my ways, lol. Anyway, I've always got by with my various soldering irons and tips. I've even done SMD work with just an iron. But as I've gotten older, my hands aren't as steady, and my vision is starting to ****, I...