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My Bosh driver(small impact) drives 3/8 8in long lag bolts all day without running down the batt. Bosh tools are really good but not cheap.

Aircraft& aero space used a lot.

Sounds like your refrigerant isnt moving. Valve problem not opening.

The refrigerant isnt moving, sounds like valve problem.

Do not bring your tools into my shop. Do not wear gloves when using the machine tools. Take the wrench out of the big lathe chuck before turning it on.

There is an old 'NAVY' manual that shows how & some basic aircraft books also.

There is also an old saying about selling houses. "their is someone for every house" .

The Rigid e110 basin wrench is still used today by Aircraft mechanics for large hyd lines. This wrench has been in tool box's since the50s.

This subject seems to come up all the time. There also seem to be so many opinions . As a former welding instructor & some one who was responsible for setting up welding shops this is my opinion. IF you think you want to weld for ever as a hobby or a vocation then buy a professional machine &...

Went to the Industro Factory back in the 60s when I was a mechanic in Chicago. The lobby of the office walls were lined with cases of tools that they had made over the years. We thought maybe we could buy direct but that was a no. One of my most treasured is an industro double box that i used a...

Turn the building 90 degrees & put the doors in the gable end. You really need 25 feet in length if you want to put in a lift & also at least 9 or ten foot walls are better. one large garage roll up door so you can more easily install door opener with the lift offset. Also if you stick build the...

Get all the 1/4 drive tools u can afford & all 12 point. Get a set of MAC 60/30 angle wrenches thru 1 inch. All the slip joint pliers, duck bills, & dykes from Channel lock. Dont buy consumables like drills & taps etc. Get Millbar wire tisters & the small one from S/O. Get yourself a good...

Last week I cut the end of my left thumb off with an identical saw that Ive used over 50 years. Had surgery on wendsday & now typing this in pain. My saw will go away & be replaced with a more advanced model. be safe.

what Bob said. Order what you need. Most sets have taps & dies that are never used, Go to "Wholesale tools" web site & order what you need.This is a tool purchase that its prudent to buy the better quality.

Get a table saw for first tool . New or used, cheap or expensive & learn how to use it. Woodworking is not carpentry. The table saw is the basic tool for woodworking.

in some industries such as aircraft maintenance every tool in your kit over time will be of use. some times you may need to put the 'u' joint in the middle of two extensions,& sometimes a socket placed on a 'u' will give access that a universal socket or wobble just wont get.

Alum sheet is sold in ten thousandth inch increments. example would be .032 or .040.0r.050 etc. Commonly many people round off the number & would just say thirty grand or 40 grand etc & everyone would know what they mean. Wrought sheet usually starts at .010 & goes thru .090 in + .010 thickness...

Have those cars along the fence been in the Russia you tube videos?

Welding alum can be difficult if some things that are required are not done. Because things move fast when you apply heat to alum there these things that will help. 1 CLEAN EVERYTHING. This inccludes using solvents that dont leave residue.2 Design of the joint takes very good fitup &...

S&K was the firat I remember in the early sixtys. I was an A&P mechanic at a major airline & everybody bought a S&K 3/8 ratchet.