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I picked this up a few years back and now wanted to put it to work. Didn't come with key but Is there any easy way to get the lock working again?

I must have more than a dozen SK 45170 ratchet, love them and use them everyday. A couple of them were a bit loose and I am trying to get hold of a rebuilt kit, but they were almost $25 each shipped on amazon and ebay! Are there cheaper kits that just replaces the pawl and spring? Also I am...

I picked up a Kennedy 520 chest today. A bit rusty but serviceable. The felt were shot and needs to be replaced. What should I use to dissolve the adhesive so I can cleanly remove the felt? After that will put clean felt or cork to line the draws. I plan to remove some of the rust, degrease...

I saw some crowsfoot wrench at the flea market the other day and was wondering what it is good for? Do you use it with breaker bars? Or is it used to reach hard to reach places in with a ratchet and extensions? What should I look out for when I need to bu a set? Have no clue really. Can...

I deal a lot with pipe fittings and stuff and regular box/open end wrenches seems to does the job to satisfaction. So school me what is different with the flare nut wrench that makes them a valuable tool?

Since collectively we have so much production tools, capital equipment and capacity, we should not let it go to waste. We should have a section in the market place where we can offer for sale items we have made ourselves in our garages. Kind of like a bake sale like the ladies do.

I am planning to buy my first car. Naturally, I need a tool box to go it the trunk. On a tight budget for money and space, so kind of thinking about a 50 cal ammo box. What would you fit in it? It is more intended as a portable tool box so I can have tools on hand than a car repair kit, but...

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I have a worn out SK 45170, all the teeth in the outside ring is almost gone. Looking for ideas on how to repurpose the handle to give it some new life.

I have a few handtools (ratchets, mics, pipe cutters) that I am taking apart, degreasing, relube and rebuilt. Just want to find out which loctite thredlck do you guys use for semi-permanent fasteners. I would guess some level of oil resistance is needed. Also I remember from my army days...