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I've got to level a couple floors, tile a couple bathrooms etc. I prefer to buy rather than rent tools. Looking forward a bit I have to redo my deck, which will presumably involve some posts and mixing of concrete. I'm debating getting a Milwaukee hole hawg or the mixing tool. I'm not a pro but...

I'm trying to round out my tools because I have to plan the drawer layout in a Pelican 0450 (a mobile mechanic's chest that was designed for the army) that I ordered. The foam will cost me $100 and I don't want to have to re-order/re-cut the layout a bunch of times. I need to get everything in...

I'm planning on buying the wrench later this year so I'm looking for the width of the impact wrench in order to purchase the correct depth drawer for the Pelican 0450 tool case I just ordered. Milwaukee's site only gives the length in the specs... thanks

I've run into a couple situations where I could have used one to pair up with torque wrench for something I couldn't get a socket on. Result was I had to use a regular wrench and just guesstimate the torque. Not a fan of doing that. I'm going to get a set of crow's foot wrenches. This is for...

I'm upgrading my sockets to williams USA. I want to buy a snap on ratchet or two. I already have Canadian tire regular ratchets in 1/4 3/8 1/2 purchased as part of a set. They're not great. This is for automotive (car, not truck). There's such a huge variety of snap on ratchets taht i'm not...

I'm a DIYer and starting to have a lot of mechanics tools. I don't have a garage and so a big rolling chest, which i'd love to have, is out of the question. Already have full set of metric wrenches, full sets of sockets in 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 drive, various ratchets, lots of pliers, adding pry...

Still pretty new to doing my own automotive work. I tackled changing my inner and outer tie rods on both sides the other day. It's technically easy but it was hard because my jam nuts were totally seized up, the castle nut wasn't actually a castle nut and it was spinning on me during removal (I...

Just wondering. I don't have a garage and so a big air compressor is out of the question. Just wondering if any of the battery powered guns have enough torque to do some of the jobs that require generating more torque, like suspension work etc. What's the best battery fuel impact gun these...

Last year I bought a bunch of basic mechanics tools. Included a set of sockets, ratchets, wrenches and some various other bits and pieces, along with some torque wrenches etc. Stuff worked fine for first couple things i did. I'm getting into some things that may require more force, and since i'm...

I made determination to do all my own car repair work from now on. I've been building my toolset. I want to have everything on hand (as much as possible) when I need it and not have to order more stuff. I think I have my bases pretty well covered for 2010+ American cars. -400piece set that...

My tools all need to be stored in the basement. No garage. I was looking in local stores at toolboxes and they're awful quality. Reallythin metal, handles low quality and not connected to box in really solide manner. Drawers, if they had them, were terrible quality. Can anyone recommend brands...

I'm in Canadistan so no HF here. I'd posted a couple threads looking for help on tool selection and in the end went in an unexpected direction, but basically followed a lot of advice that said to get a big set to start. I was planning on getting Williams 3/8" sockets/wrenches, gearwrench 120xp...

Hi, So I'm just getting started on my own car repairs. I went to change the serpentine belt and check tie rods yesterday and I ran into unexpected difficulty related to jacking and jack stands. I wasn't comfortable with how car sitting on the stands so I dropped the car and figured it would be...

I have a Makita MAC2400 air compressor. It's capable of 4.2CFM @ 90PSI and 50% duty cycle. I bought it to run nail/staple guns during my home reno. My understanding is that it's at the low end for an impact wrench. I just looked up the AirCat 1150 (just randomly picked this and not sure if...

In deciding which brand tools to get for my hand tools, one of the things I've read is that tolerances on snap-on etc are far better than the low end stuff. For a hobbyist or someone repairing their own cars, is this as big a deal as its sometimes made out to be? The last thing I want to be...

I'm just starting to build a tool set for car repair and a future project car. My immediate needs are to do some repairs but next year I want to get a project car to eventually take to the track. I'm not planning on going all snap on due to expense, but for certain things, like a dual 80...

So I'm totally new to working on my car but I just gutted and rebuilt half my house with very good results so I figure I can learn the car stuff. First thing I'm going to replace are tie rods and serpentine belt on my ford edge. Looks simple enough.. My house doesn't have a garage but does have...