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To all the HVAC professionals, especially the Trane / American Standard specialists here at GJ, I could surely use your help. The condenser blower motor in the photos was pulled from a packaged Amer. Std. rooftop unit (Model # WCX030A100BB). As you can see, it's a GE motor. The American...

To all the HVAC professionals, especially the Trane / American Standard specialists here at GJ, I could surely use your help. The condenser blower motor in the photos you see below was pulled from a packaged Amer. Std. rooftop unit (Model # WCX030A100BB). As you can see, it's a GE motor. The...

I have lost one of the two transparent (vinyl?) litte "caps" that protect the tips of the leads. My question is this: With my lone remaining little cap, m I better off protecting the tip of the red probe? Or should I be capping the black one? Or, does it matter none at all? I know this is...

Gents - My Fluke 179 multimeter was stolen earlier this week. If any of y'all have an extra multimeter that is collecting dust, I just might be interested in taking it off your hands. I'm looking for an above-average multimeter. It should have all of the basic functions. I'm not married...

This post could very well get out of hand quick. And if it does it's because I'm at my wits end when the seasons change and the warm weather calls for more attention to my truck's tires. I'm wanting to get educated (through y'all of course!) about: 1. Your preferred pneumatic tire inflator...

Yesterday afternoon I was milling through a bin labelled "Misc." at the local pawn shop. During this time I came across this little guy you see in the photos. At first I thought it was some sort of funky adapter/connector for an air hose. No part numbers, nor mfg markings are seen. Does...

Looking for a decent pair of hose clamps. Thanks.

Craftsman's double open end metric wrenches....is the 30mm x 32mm the largest wrench Craftsman produced?

Hello - Pictured below is a Wright 3/8" ratchet. The directional knob has broken off. Does anyone know of a rebuild kit I can get in order to get this ratchet back on its feet? I counted 24 teeth inside the ratchet. Any help would be huge. Kindly, Broken Wright Ratchet Owner

Milling through the bin of sockets, as is my custom during my infrequent visits to the local pawn shop, I happen across this... I'm thinking this little guy wasn't manufactured correctly, but I thought I'd let y'all chime in.

Gents - I came across this little treasure while helping my neighbor move some boxes in her garage. Her husband passed away in 2002 and she knows nothing about these wrenches. She was insistent that I take them, for helping her with her spring cleaning. I told her I couldn't possibly, as...

Every now and then, I stop in to the local pawn shop to see if there are any tools I might want to buy. Nine out of ten times I walk out without making a purchase. Today I came across the following three International Harvester sockets. Now, I am no expert in socket quality. But I do know...

Fellas - I am a diehard Mac socket guy. That being said, I stumbled upon the following Cornwell socket set at a garage sale this morning. I could not pass it up. I am hoping y'all can help me with a few questions with respect to Cornwell: For the life of me, I cannot get any information...

Gents - I recently purchased the following socket set at an estate sale a few blocks from my home. I am a die-hard SK socket guy, but I am quite aware of the Cornwell reputation, and the quality they put into their tools, sockets especially. I walked away $4 dollars poorer, but today just...

Gents - I recently purchased the following socket set at an estate sale a few blocks from my home. I am a die-hard SK socket guy, but I am quite aware of the Cornwell reputation, and the quality they put into their tools, sockets especially. I walked away $4 dollars poorer, but today just...

Here are photos 8-12: 8. The fitting is so snug that they do NOT fall out of the clips. 9. Deep well sockets (3/8 in this photo) do not fall out. 10. If you have those rare earth super-strong magnets, the rail can stick to them no problem 11. Rail on the magnets. 12. The rail cut down...

Fellow "journalists": I hope everyone had a relaxing Thanksgiving break. Like most within the tool-loving fraternity, I have been tormented with my socket organization strategy. After some trial & error, I stumbled upon (literally) a solution that I had to share with you. I have a...

Gents - I stumbled across this Proto (Challenger) socket while I was browsing through a flea market earlier today. This little socket cost me a grand total of fifty cents...a deal I just couldn't refuse even though I have little or no use for a socket this big. This Challenger is a 12 pt...

Gents, After a relatively comprehensive search on the Internet, I was able to come up with no information/history with respect to the swivel you see in the photos below. Can you shed some light on this mystery impact swivel? Thanks,

Gents, Every few months I clean the dirt & grease out of my sockets. I use standard paint thinner as a solvent to loosen the crud in the sockets themselves. Has anyone else observed a yellowish tint/tarnish on your Proto or SK sockets? In the picture below, the bottom socket is an SK 3/8...