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Was just looking at some stuff on zoro and noticed a trend with proto products. Looks like their tools with the more ”modern” looking font are manufactured in Taiwan and their tools with the more classic looking font are the ones made in the USA. Can anyone confirm? I really liked the look of...

Looking to buy a 3/8 drive metric hex bit socket set and thought this would be a good opportunity to pop my nepros cherry

Like the title states. Either a 10” or 12”, in good shape

My trusty old knipex 00 11 03 finally wore through and broke after about 8 years of being carried. I was eyeing the pb Swiss just to try something different although the 4 position knipex was all I really ever needed. Just seeing what everyone else likes. Fwiw, this will be carried on a...

Shop is 24’x40’. I realize there’s a lot of factors to consider but all things considered, what will be more effective, one unit rated for the shop size or a little bigger or two units that when combined are good for the shop size Or a little bigger? Are there negatives for going way over what’s...

What’s a good middle of the road rivet nut tool? I don’t see myself using it a whole lot but I’ll need to do a few on a current project. Don’t need a pro grade tool but would like something a bit above harbor freight. ill Likely be using stainless rivet nuts to hold some studs that I’ll be...

ill start by saying I’m not planning on doing this soon, I’m just more curious as to weather or not it’s an option. i know the length can be expanded on, it’s a “Carolina carport” shop with several extra trusses. My question is, can it be expanded into the side of another building that would be...

At the end of my drive way, about 20’ to the left there is a decently large tree, that is only a couple of feet off the edge of the road. over the years it has become impossible to see if any cars are coming from that direction without pulling out into the road some. would it fall on me as the...

Like the title says. Crimper with changeable dies, that don’t cost $250+.

After having my building a little over a year now I think I’ve decided I’d like to put a ceiling in, for heating and air purposes. i see two options here, 1.) frame out the inside and build a ceiling on top of the walls. 2.) use the hanging frame type system with the compressed fiber boards...

I use my pencil grinder a lot at work. Mostly smaller carbide burrs to deburr smaller parts and cratex rubberized polishing wheels/points. I currently have a Chicago pneumatic grinder and it’s probably Around 8 years old. It’s showing some signs of wear like it has trouble taking it off unless I...

I emailed about A recent order and decided id see if I could get it straight from the horses mouth and this is what I got. the other thread got locked for some reason or I would have posted in it

This is an Eaton 200a 4 position, 8 circuit main breaker box. the plan here was to run the 30a breaker for my well pump and a 125a breaker to feed a main lug sub panel in my new shop. I think I have 1/0 aluminum cable, maybe 2/0 I can’t remember off the top of my head. Either way there’s no way...

First thing, I don’t have a lift and don’t plan on having one any time in the near future. That being said, when I’m working on a car I find myself in one of two places. I’m either on a small short roll around chair/stool, or sitting on my ****. The problem is, is that I always wind up with my...

Alright, this is probably not going to be the easiest thing to read as Im not great at explaining things by typing them out so bear with me. I recently built a new shop on my property. I didn’t have alot of great options since basically all of my property is at the very least on a slight...

Just burnt up another Dremel the other day, my fault admittedly. Are there better options out there. I was considering a shaft driven tool but they can get pretty pricey and seem most are for production type use. Anybody know of a shaft driven tool geared more for home use but can still take...

Like the title states, is the breaker box considered service equipment? Was going to install a new box, called ESP and was told I’d need a permit. This would also mean I would need an inspection. This is an existing structure that was obviously built before permits/inspections were required. No...

Picked up the sk on sale recently from their website for like $54. I was aware of the usual complaints, tight mechanism, hard to throw the lever. I figured for the money it would be hard to beat for the house . The proto is mine from work, I do industrial maintenance and machine tool work, so...

Who all has their fab area in close proximity to car storage? I just built a 24x40that will permanently house our race car and my fair weather street car as well as be my work/fab shop. My dad just moved out of his holuse with a 24x28 which Is where the race car was, and also in close proximity...

What would be the best way to actually hang the insulation? I’m not framing out the inside like some people do. Also I had 3 extra trusses installed so my space in between each truss is 3’ which means I’ll be having to trim, which ***** but oh well. Was planning on using the 1” foam with the...