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Hello, everyone! Hopefully, someone here can give me a clue because I am without. I have an old Craftsman 45w soldering iron that I use for the occasional soldering task. That usually means on my back under a dashboard. It has a completely worn out chisel tip. I want to get a conical tip...

I have a question that I can't seem to find an answer to about baffling the roof deck for blown in insulation. I suspect the answer is applicable to other types of insulation in the attic. I am going to blow cellulose into my attic space and need to put baffles in to preserve air flow under...

I humbly submit for your perusal and consideration an industrial Champion dual pump compressor from the 80's that I have just acquired. It runs and pumps up to pressure, but once it shuts off it blows off from the release valve fitting on the front of the pump. This is on the "Cover, Governor...

Honest, I did search for a post about this with no luck. So here is my question: I've got a window unit that isn't all that old and which is not performing like it used to. I've added coolant to an automotive AC system before, but I've never even pulled the case off a window AC unit to see...

You never have the right damned tool when you need it. Pullers will be the death of me, I swear. Thank you. I feel much better now. Here is my question: What is this puller used for? First picture below, for the link challenged. I had a cheapo puller of this type (Second picture) that I...

For the life of me, I cannot seem to find any remnants of the several sets of screwdrivers I have acquired over the years. I mean several sets. All my Craftsman sets have gone missing (I can find a couple torques and that is all) and so have the off brands I have been given as gifts...

I have this big ole new toolbox that I need to fill up so I asked a friend of mine if he had any sockets he wanted to part with. He spent a couple decades turning wrenches and I figured he might have some stuff laying around in boxes that he wasn't using now that he's semi-retired. Below are...

I decided to disassemble my New Britain ratchet and clean it up. It was failing to lock up and slipping on me and I figured I would see what it looked like inside and see if it was salvageable. Inside, I found dirt. Yes, dirt. At some point it must have sat in a mud puddle... The innards...

I cleared out my barn last summer into a tent so that I could get the floor poured. I had collected a bunch of **** in the barn over the years since I had it built and, since it was a dirt floored mess, I had never been able to sort and organize my "treasures". Over time I had accumulated a...

I wanted to post these in another thread, but I can't seem to find it now... :confused: Anyway, here is how I spent Monday. I got the ol' woodburner going and dug into the pile of lumber I bought back in October for the purpose of building a work bench and shelves for my barn. For the...

I got to thinking about my current 1/2" drive ratchet. I thought it was a no name Asian tool, but I went and looked at it and it turns out it is a "New Briton" NB 43. I searched here and Googled, but did not find much on these. Anyone here able to age this ratchet? Or anything else about...

I appeal to the knowledgeable members of this forum for their advice and consent on an addition to my meager tool collection. My intent is to use the "new" ratchet as my main ratchet for larger/stubborn fasteners on vehicles. I am ignorant of the pros and cons of these brands. :confused: My...