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do you ever wonder if the specs on tools are correct? are they what they say they are? well here is a good example of having to trust the manufacture. I have several “wheelbarrow“ air compressor. two small tube tanks with the pump and motor on top, and rolled like a wheelbarrow, and used mostly...

well i finally got burned on a tool purchase. seen a really nice green 2235 on marketplace for 75$. really good shape, not beat up at all, none of the usual high wear signs, looked new except for just being dirty. i tested it before i bought it, first red flag, no air fitting installed. but i...

when working on cars, what do you reach for when you want more than a typical multimeter? like in between a labscope and digital multimeter? when you want to see what the voltage did, but not in labscope detail. i really like the snap on meters that have the graphing multimeter, like the vantage...

i have a 6 circuit transfer panel. the kind where you bring the wire off the fuse/breaker, connect to a wire from the panel and then connect a wire from the panel back to the fuse/breaker. The issue i am unsure about is connecting the wire to the fuse panel. i have an old school fuse panel...

I am trying to repower an ingersoll-rand gas air compressor. the original engine had a 1 1/8 shaft with the pulley being the style with a hub and the actual pulley slides on and locks down. not sure what that style is called. i cant use the original pulley because a chunk is broken out and the...

i have a honda powered jenny air compressor with a ku pump. it still has the factory fill of jenny ultimate blue oil in the pump. And for what ever crazy reason i want to use that oil when i change it. but it is proving to be really expensive and scarce to order offline, and nowhere local to get...

picked up a snap on vantage at a really good price. so far it has done everything i have needed to do. but one thing i want to do is secondary ignition for tracking down spark issues. the vantage came with the kv module adapter. but it appears the module is not working. i can't get any signal...

I am wanting to set up an air hose for higher cfm tools. i am coming off of a gas two stage 30 gallon unit, so i have the air flow covered. Just not how to get it to the tool. i have read about couplers and hose sizes till my head hurts. i know i need a 1/2" hose, but what about the thread size...

i am wanting to mount a 30 gallon service truck style gas air compressor into a little 3.5x5 trailer. compressor is of course heavy, and the floor is a sheet of steel, so some what sturdy. what i can't figure out is the best way to bolt it down? i wouldn't think bolting it straight down wouldn't...

working on a 60 foot deep well pump. found the wire had rubbed and ultimately broke. i cut the wire above the break a little ways. when i stripped the wire to check it, i found green corrosion in the middle of the stranded copper. I am thinking the wire needs to be replaced because of the...

I wanted to get some opinions on a recent amazon order. amazon had the new version 3018 for 56$, which seemed like a good deal. the picture and description was and still is the new version. the price today is 82$. well much to my displeasure when I opened the box today, it was the old style...

anbody have any thoughts on digital tire gauges and digital inflator gauges? i really like the looks of the astro 3018? and I really like the accu-gage dial gauges? so anybody have any thoughts? I believe the astro would even work on my atv tires? seems like the digital would cover a wider range...

was wondering how people used the various power probe leads and adapters to test things? I have been playing with some combinations, but some real world scenarios would be helpful to figure out how to fully utilize it? like I am tryin to figure where and how the piggy back test leads would be...

I have a power probe three coming. I got the one that came with the test leads. but I have a question. I am wanting to make some custom test leads. for now I just want some male and female spade connectors. I really like that huge kit that was on ebay, but it is out of the budget. so on to...

saved this sears from the scrap pile. according to the certification tag, it is around a 1973 model. not sure the tank size? 220 volt 12 amp, so looks to be a true 2hp or so. 150 psi, which seems a bit excessive but factory. filled the tank from empty to cut off in under 4 min and seems like the...

found these at the flea market today, and I can't find anything about them. all the markings worn away. saw a glimpse of what might be a matco emblem. looked like a nut and maybe like an open end wrench jaws on the left side of the nut?? and something inside the nut. and I think I might have...

Might be getting a thork-lift, i think haven't seen it yet. it is a pallet jack that also lifts like waist high. It is suppose to be a manual unit that they thought leaked around the shaft, and also leaked down. What i was wondering is how hard would this thing be to tear apart and fix? never...

I have a desa made propane torpedo heater. It has 1/8hp fan motor on it with a relay of sorts to work the start circuit. Well long story short when i plugged it in the fan was stuck. Got that fixed then wouldn't start unless i spun it. Finally narrowed it down to start relay and discovered a...

The virus is real!! My laptop got some nasty maleware computer scewing program from photobucket. So google it and learn cause it could affect other sites like my space and such.. Was trying to post some pawn shop tool pics and my computer went crazy!!! Later!! chris

Like surefire? Which i guess is the snap-on of the flashlight world? Or streamlight? Or other brands i cant think of? Every time i go back to the very big flashlight forum(cpf) i really want something else. My flashlight is my most used tool so i buy quality. I will pay a lot for one, but...