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A few years ago I came into possession of an old Delta grinder. The original pedestal is gone, but it came with an adequate stand. Anyway, it has a double pole throw switch: center is off, right is on, and left is, well, left has been nothing. Still, it worked for what I needed and so I sent...

I wanted to buy a better test light and was going to get the one that scannerdanner seems to recommend, the OTC 3633, but it Is out of stock everywhere I looked. Indeed, OTC tells me that it is “obsolete without replacement.” I don’t quite get why it wouldn’t be replaced. Anyway, I think the...

Short question: how does one install this style snap ring? So, I've tried to google this, but I don't know what this is called so my google-foo is off today. I can figure out at least ONE way to get these things out (screwdriver, pry out, another screwdriver pry up, keep going, pray it doesn't...

I bought an inexpensive manifold kit off of Amazon because there were a couple of things that I didn’t like about what was on a compressor I had. It looked (upon wick inspection) like it had plugs attached instead of QC couplers, but I figured no big deal, I just won’t use them and I’ll put on...

Please bear with me. I’ve used air compressors, but I’ve never bothered to work on one. I’ve got one that has a bad unloader, and I’ve decided to just replace the whole manifold, etc., because the old one isn’t adjustable at all. I have found one that I think will work, but I’d like some...

I have broken (well, twisted into a spiral, so useless but not actually broken yet) one of the phillips bits for my old Craftsman hand impact tool. Apparently they don't sell individual bits, so I won't be able to warranty it. My question is: Is this still a necessary tool in this day and age...

I want to put a shelf on my garage wall that is clear underneath so that I can store snowblowers, lawn mowers, air compressor, etc under it without having to negotiate too much with supports. I would like it to be about 20-24 inches deep so that the lawn equipment fits completely underneath. I...

I picked up a Reddyheat kerosene heater for pretty cheap, cheap because of this issue. When it does turn off, you can hit the reset button on the back and it fires right up, so I’m assuming that it has something to do with the photocell. This is the first one I’ve used, so I haven’t been in one...

I just want to be able to make the garage useable when I need to during the winter. Usable means I might have to keep a jacket on, but I don't need a heavy coat, gloves, mittens, and a scarf. I dont' want to keep it at short sleeves levels for a long project at the bench while the -5 wind blows...

I find myself needing to pull the front hubs on my 2002 Civic, and it seems like there are generally two options. Either I remove the spindle and press off the hub on a hydraulic press, or I can use something like a hub grappler. It seems to me like the press would end up being more versatile...

First of all, sorry, but this post is totally safe for work. I am planning to build (unless I can find free or cheap first) a workbench for my garage. It has to be sturdy, but I'm not going to be doing anything REALLY heavy duty. Planning roughly 8' long, vise at one end, but mostly just an open...

Short version is that the lack of a cordless ratchet is making me reconsider my Dewalt loyalties. At some point I’m going to have to get off my **** and replace my aging cordless tools. I’ve been a dewalt guy up to this point, but all my cordless is on the old 14.4 and 18v nicd platform. In...

I got this recently but can’t figure out how old it is (I just want to know for my own curiosity, because I like to have old stuff I still use). Any ideas? The tube in it looked pretty old-i didn’t think to get any pictures of that.

I'm changing the brushes on an old Dewalt 18v hammer drill (DC 989), and want to clean out some of the dirty grease and replace. Does anybody know what I'm supposed to use? I sent Dewalt an email, but there's no telling when they'll get back to me.

I'm setting up an electrolysis tank for de-rusting some old tools and stuff. First time through, on a test run, I ended up with some sort of green snot looking residue on the sacrificial anode. It was just a piece of junk steel. I cleaned most of the rust off of it (but didn't bother getting it...

Morning all. I've enjoyed all the information available on this site, and I have a question about older tools, specifically Craftsman, but I guess applicable to any older hand tools. Do you just collect, or actually still use tools over a certain age--say ratchets or breaker bars from the Circle...