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I picked up this Car Quest branded service tool cart for $10.00. It is sufficient for my needs for my smaller projects that don't need a lot of tools to roll from the shop to a job in the house or elsewhere on our property. However It came with the tool drawer removed and with no slides. I have...

What do I study to learn what I need to know to construct a system that will provide security cameras in my home, in my yard and in a garage 150 feet away in the back. The garage is not built yet but I have two 20 foot shipping containers and I have power, with GFCI outdoor outlets installed by...

(Hope this is not a duplicate. I think I lost a post before I clicked submit.) We have an iron fence around the front yard and garden. We call it "iron" but it appears to be vertical steel tubing inserted in square holes in inverted steel channel. (Inverted meaning upside down U... can't hold...

I have two pump oilers that I got in a box of used tools. See pictures of one below. They are small... My guess is they hold up to 6 to 8 ounces of oil They both seem to be frozen (won't pump). The handle on one is bent where someone apparently tried to force it to pump. There are no...

My question is: Knipex (and others) make wire strippers that specify AWG sizes and different strippers that specify metric sizes (usually in wire area, or millimeters squared). However Knipex explains in their complete catalog, that some of their metric devices also work on AWG wire. DO the...

Compressed Air Sprayers: First the question (in case you can’t take the time to read the whole post). Would you please share your experience with compressed air, non-aerosol sprayers such as the Sure Shot as well as atomizers like the Facom DM.SPRAY or the similar Hazet. Also has anyone tried...

Where do you need 3.2 or 5.5 mm wrenches? or 3.5 and 4.5mm for that matter? I'm taking a little break from projects... I decided to order a few more tools in the spirit of... "I would like to be prepared for most fasteners without having to stop work and go buy a wrench." and I tried to quote...

Sometimes I like to put the question first in case you don't want to read all the following stuff: The Synergy Shop website is new to me. Have any of our Garage Journal brothers and sisters bought any tools from Synergy Shop, and how was their experience? Synergy claims to sell both Facom and...

You may already know this but this is Knews to me. I have a pair of Knipex TwinGrip slip joint pliers in my shopping cart at MisterWorker (along with several hundred dollars of other tools). When I signed in tonight a pop-up informed me that Knipex products cannot be shipped to the United States...

I was browsing the selection of TONE tools that are offered at Ehime Machine Company in Japan. I have never seen a tool like this... in my shopping cart they call it a "Quick Open Claw Foot wrench" although in their catalog they call it a Quick Open Crow Foot Wrench which makes more sense. They...

I have a choice between two gear driven drill presses. One is a Clausing-Arboga and the other is a Wilton Made in Sweden. Each are around $300.00. Which one would you choose and why? (Photos attached) BTW I did search previous posts, but did not find anything to address this specific comparison.

I just replaced a 5 ton Trane Gas Pack and installed a new disconnect. The unit is rated 208/230 3 phase. I want to re-use the wiring in EMT up to the disconnect, and I have red, white and black wires and a bare copper ground. Is there a way to be certain which wire is L1 or L2 or L3 without a...

I have located this band saw (see photo), and it appears to be an older sort of design than even the from the 40's which is the oldest reference to a band saw that I can find searching the Garage Journal posts. I am considering getting it. I would prefer for it to be functional but in any case...

I ride too, but I never thought about this application for the Milwaukee Packout system. I'll award the two highest words of praise in the English language... It works! Can you top this?

I am installing an older dryer that I had in storage. I think this problem is a lot easier than a lot of the posts I have read here, but it's still a mystery for me. I have tried to figure it out from the code book, but I need your help. My questions are: What size breaker do I need? (30 amp?)...

I just purchased this Stahlwille Manoskop 711/3, 6 to 32 Nm ( 5-23 ft lb) torque wrench on eBay for a "best offer accepted" and it is on its way via DHL from Lithuania. Photos are attached. I can't find it in any current catalog and I wonder if any GJ members can help me approximate the date and...

I just bought this Proto 0-50 Ft-lb torque wrench. It was inexpensive enough that it's not much of a loss if it's beyond repair. However it clearly was meant to be opened up, since the case is secured with Torx fasteners and the dial and bezel are secured with Torx Plus fasteners. (I find it...

I was trying to find the best price on a 2000 pound rated engine stand. Comparing the Harbor Freight, the Northern Tool, Amazon etc. I stumbled across the Sunex 8400 folding design and rated 1 Ton, at Home Depot with free delivery or pick up in the store, for $256.00 ($276.00 with tax and before...

I want to polish a little surface rust off the shaft on the hydraulic cylinder on my engine lift. However I also have other things to polish and I am thinking of stocking some products for future needs, so..... When I was growing up my OM always had a roll of Crocus cloth in the shop. When I go...

I am anticipating another spark plug change on a 1963 BMW R69S motorcycle. They are known on the Vintage Air Head website for their "butter" heads and they are often stripped. I don't know if it is just because the aluminum is soft or if it is because they have only 1/2" reach 14mm spark...