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I currently have the HF 44" bottom & top with a side cabinet but have been looking to upgrade. Today I found this on Craigslist, asking $1k. Is it worth it? I've read all the threads I could find on the board & it seems like the Extremes are of good quality.

Given what I've been working on recently & what I have in the pipeline, it's time I pick up a capacitance meter. I don't necessarily want to spend Fluke $, but would like to get something reasonably accurate. $20 cheapies are all over eBay but thought I'd ask here before buying one. My needs...

I just realized I'm only a couple of miles away from Harbor Freight's corporate offices in CA. Anything you folks want me to stop in & tell them?

Same as here, in coyote. Absolutely brand new, never even taken outside. Cheapest I can find is about $110 on Amazon. $90 shipped CONUS.

I called to confirm that it's got friction slides & not ball bearing slides. Looks to be in OK shape but missing the top pad. I plan on using it as a base for my minimill. It'll be used to keep tooling & misc other tools.

I recently picked up a benchtop drill press & a Grizzly mini mill, and I want to mount them both to a mobile table so I can roll around and store easily. I had some thoughts and decided to use Sketchup to see what it would look like to scale. I also plan on picking up a metal cold saw...

Just want this out of my garage. Local pickup preferred, but will ship if anyone wants to cover the cost. Mecklenburg County, NC. This is not a compressor, it's just a tank. Don't be misled by what appears to be a head unit. The head went out & isn't worth fixing. I was going to use it as...

A drill press popped up on eBay locally to me, and it's something I'd be interested in. In looking at the bid history, though, I think there may be shill bidding going on. Any ideas? Here's a link to the bid history.

I have one of these: and would like to trade for one of these (for illustration only; I don't expect a new F80 in trade): My ratchet is newly rebuilt, cleaned and lubed with Superlube. I'd like a Snap-on in similar condition, but would consider a Mac, Matco, or Cornwell.

I may go look at it tomorrow but want to see if any of you experts can tell me anything about it. I've requested more information and better photos. Edit: This is the closest model I can find, but unfortunately not much information seems to be available. One more here.

Any recommendations? I'm leaning towards this one, but thought I'd ask here first before buying. I'm more interested in technical materials than general descriptions of 2- & 4-cycle engines. I've got that covered already.

I have an appointment tomorrow with a guy selling bottles on CL and I think his prices are pretty good. He has a 160 75/25 argon/co2 for $100, a 80 acetylene for $ 65, and a 160 oxygen for 90. I called the local Praxair and they'll swap out with no problem when empty. Should I go for it...

I need to replace the vise jaw pins on this vise - as it turns out the original groove pins on the static jaw were damaged. I can't seem to easily find replacements since the holes seem to be an odd size at 0.1905", so I'm planning to use steel rod as pin material to make up some new ones...

A rare vintage ratchet! Hurry up before it's gone!

I saw an ad for an 8" Columbian vise on CL this morning, & went over there this afternoon to take a look. Here's what I found for $50. It's a 604-M2, or at least that's what's stamped on the side. Size comparison to my current bench-mounted Columbian This is going...

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/tls/2199498917.html I'm able to blast & refinish without much trouble. This seems like a good deal to me - is it?

I finally got into a basic welding class. We're starting on oxyfuel and going through SMAW & GMAW. Unfortunately there's no time for GTAW in this course - I'll have to take another for that. This class is the first time I've picked up torches and worked with oxyfuel gear, so I'm pretty...

I have one of these: and would like to trade for one of these (for illustration only; I don't expect a new F80 in trade): My ratchet is newly rebuilt, cleaned and lubed with Superlube. I'd like a Snap-on in similar condition, but would consider a Mac, Matco, or Cornwell.

These are from various GearWrench sets that I've bought over the years. Each holds 8 wrenches. Yours free for shipping - will fit in a flat rate box.

what's the point of 1/4" drive impact sockets? I understand 3/8" & larger impacts, but why 1/4" when it's used mostly for small fasteners with relatively low levels of fastening torque?