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I am not experienced with this stuff. My contractor recently put in a new patio door (whole frame assembly). My ends of my existing oak wood floor planks are uneven leading up to the door threshold. There are up to 1/4” gaps as I think the old threshold was a little wider or somehow used to...

A new bathroom sink faucet was installed a year ago. Today, when the faucet is turned on, water barely comes out of the faucet and instead sprays out of this white connector between the two flexible steel braided lines. Time to call a plumber? Or can I get tips here for how to fix this myself...

I had fun with the free version of ChatGPT to come up with this cartoon image of my work shop bench space. Create and share yours if you’re so inclined. If you have an actual drawing of your space, even better. It doesn’t have to be AI generated. If you use AI, let us know what app you used.

Post your bench brush here (I didn’t see any other threads on this). I clean up my small workshop with a broom, a HF bench brush and a dust pan. For $2.50 from HF, you can’t beat the price and performance seems perfectly adequate. HF says it compares to a product from the Tough Guy brand...

I just picked up a used pair of Park Tools I beam style torque wrenches. I already have a small Lezyne tool that goes up to 10nm. And a click style torque wrench from Amazon that I think goes up to 20-ish nm. I compared the three 1/4” bit/socket torque wrenches. The Lezyne is the most...

My bed frame is cracked. If I push the frame one way, you can see the crack open up. If I push it another way, the crack closes up. This is the inside view. How should I fix this? I’m thinking squeeze some Hyde Glue III in it and clamp it together so everything is flush. How would I...

Wilton is best known for their high end bullet vises. On this forum there are literally thousands of posts about classic and baby Wilton Bullets, Cadets, Shop Kings, wood working vises and other models. In this thread, I’d like to talk about Wilton’s most affordable bullet-like vise, the Super...

I picked this up at a garage sale last weekend. It’s old, the table top is new, but I think this was repurposed from something else. Looking up “vintage Eldredge” I see it might have been a sewing treadle. Any ideas? I’m keeping it outside and will use it as a handy table/shelf outside my shed...

I don’t know much about the Blackhawk brand but can get an 8 wrench Craftsman set or a 9 wrench Blackhawk set today for $20. Both are USA made. I’ll probably get the Craftsman because I already have a mostly intact Craftsman metric set (missing a 15mm as posted in the Wanted forum). However...

Updated 1/24/25: I could use or trade for a 5/16" Blackhawk by Proto combination wrenches to fill a set. See latest post for specifics. I’m in San Jose / Santa Clara / Mtn View area of California. Thanks!

This showed up for sale. What vise is it? Is it a generic? Or a quality name brand?

Update: As suspected, these deals are unlikely to be real. The original post was for 7" Baldor SP9019SP Industrial Grinders, but the model #'s show up elsewhere as switches. Cost at factorysupplyoutlet.com and advancedtools.com were less than $80 each, which is way out of line for a complete...

I found this Chas Parker vise at a shop that is closing up and it will be for sale next weekend. Initial asking price is $200 after the owner did a quick lookup online. He said it’s “vintage” with air quotes. The sale was closing up for the day, so I couldn’t get any closer, nor see model or...

I recently got a 6” bench grinder. It’s a very typical MIC grinder, lots of products look like this. It has a 1/2” arbor, with threaded ends. I bought a 1/2” threaded taper spindle adapter, to easily swap buffs. It installs via a smooth bore and a set screw. Only the further out set screw...

My daughter played the trumpet in middle school and bought tuning slide grease, tuning slide oil, and valve oil to maintain her trumpet. She doesn’t have it any more and we still have 99% of these lubricants. I could donate them back to the school, but I’ve been a little lazy about that. Can...

My 101 year old uncle gave me his Black and Decker circular saw model 7392. It’s a 7 - 1/4” “double insulated” saw and I know nothing else about it. A few months ago, I used it for the first time to cut a 1 - 1/4” “butcher block” bench top to fit. It felt like it could use some lube and a new...

I have an old “SL Waber” multiple outlet power strip for Herman Miller modular furniture. The cord is long, but has a cut in it. I want to cut the bad length out and reattach and solder the remaining wire/cable into the strip. This will be a first for me. I’m thinking just follow the same...

I have a small shed where I tinker and fix things. I don’t have big welding projects, no grinder (yet), and definitely no power wood working tools.. just hand tools, a power drill, a B&D Workmate and a couple of aforementioned vises. I have a Cadet and a Bullet that are both in great shape. Is...

It’s available for not a lot of money and I’m wondering how useful it’d be. Could I easily swap a wire wheel into it? Any idea what brand and model it is? Thanks

I have a pair of their 6" F style quick clamps that seem really good. I'd like something heavier duty in a c-style. I also got their free 4" ratcheting clamp/spreader.. and it's really not good (doesn't get tight!). Any HF clamps worth getting? Thanks!