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Holy cow I just saw the Lennox roller tool chest at Lowes today and it is not very good at all. The drawers were not smooth, it was very cheaply made and felt flimsy, the wheels were el cheapo plastic and literally nothing felt good about it. It was also about $450. I don't like to bash brands...

I have a 60 amp service on a separate breaker panel for my shop that works fine but there is no grounding at all and I want to install a grounding rod and ground it. I "think" that it is a separate panel fed from the service disconnect since it is a 3 wire feed and that I should ground it with...

This wrench was part of a lot I got at a farm auction but I have no idea what it is for. Anyone know what this is?

At the beginning of last fall my el-cheapo 26 gal Job Smart air compressor that I got for about $65 at a yard sale (brand new, still in the box) blew the regulator all apart which also destroyed the cast manifold and the cheap pressure switch. I ended up getting a Kobalt 30 gallon (really happy...

I recently ordered some bearings from Fastenal and in the process took a look at their on-line catalog and I was completely unaware that they carried such a diverse amount of products. They even have machinist supplies and Holy smokes this is going to be an expensive find! :D

What do you guys in the trade think of this system? It looks pretty slick to me and I could see it being a great asset to even a home shop; anybody else see this? https://www.facebook.com/miraclesystem.usa/videos/866769780058110/?fref=nf

I was offered a CH 60 Gallon compressor tank for the price of just removing it, The compressor motor was blown and is missing but the electric motor is there and the tank looks fine. Looking for advice, plumb this to an existing 30 gallon compressor and have additional air or put a new...

I found an old paper towel dispenser (old as in 70s/80s) for sale for a couple bucks and picked it up this weekend. It came out of a gas station that was torn down recently and I want to clean it up and use it in the shop. Anyone have one of these? The obvious thing is to just repaint it white...

I have been using my el cheapo Job smart air compressor in my lower shop for the past 5 years (I got it for $60 at a yard sale...it was brand new at the time) but today I heard air leaking badly and when I went to turn the regulator it blew off in my hand. It was entirely plastic and broke...

I stumbled on this video and subscribed to the guys channel because he has one of the slickest air set ups I have seen on a home made system. MN, WI, AB members will feel right at home.

I stopped at a local second hand thrift store today so the wife could look for some glassware she collects and almost didn't go in because its just full of old toys, clothes, and literally junk and I have never found anything remotely interesting there. But then, right by the front door was this...

I had to get some electrical supplies for a project at the Fire Station and took a stroll through the tool aisles and discovered they are now selling the following - Channel Locks Gedore Sunnex KD Tools Teckton (including some decently priced torque wrenches) Stanley Bostitch (the cold...

I do not have a set of Crows Foot wrenches and never had a need for them I thought until recently working on one of my tractors and I'm now getting ready to replace the leaking power steering lines on my 2003 2500 GMC HD so... Anyone have any recommendations for a decent hobbyist grade set (I'd...

Okay, I have tried the forum search, Google search etc and can not find much of anything on HIT vises. I was given a new 5" HIT heavy duty mechanics vise (person now deceased) and have been pretty happy with it for the last few years and was thinking of getting another one but I cant find any...

I can't believe I haven't been able to figure this out but the corrugated wire loom covering I am trying to install on one of my Dodges is kicking my ***. Its the corrugated black plastic covering that is split on one side and though it seems so simple I will be damned if I can figure out how...

I was given an old office chair that was covered in a cheap Naugahyde type material that is peeling but the chair is otherwise in great shape and even the foam padding isn't deteriorated. I am in the process of dismantling it with the intention of recovering the seat and back as well as the arm...

I found this on my Facebook feed and all I could think of is that they did a really good job of this but man it sure would have been cheaper to put up a pole barn. What do you guys think? I would be concerned about longevity and stability in the winds we get here but I guess if someone had an...

Had to buy an upper and lower radiator hose for the 2000 Ranger and since we were in town for other things I stopped by OReilly's and they had them (surprise to me). As I was getting rung up I saw this display for an 8 piece ZEON socket set by PowerBuilt that have a stepped design inside the...

I was at a yard sale yesterday and found a bunch of tools for 1 buck or two each (or a set) and some were brand new in the packages from an old hardware store that went belly up. I ended up buying some wood chisels, cold chisels, and a dead blow hammer for $3.00 for all and passed up a bunch of...

I saw on another site (I wasnt a member so couldnt ask questions) where a thread went on and on from a guy who had a separate service to his pole barn about how he "bonded" the metal skin of his post frame pole barn to the grounding rod with #6 AWG (this was in addition to the standard grounding...