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Thanks! I've always been particularly proud of this post, and I'm astonished to see that it is at 103,000 views. Also a little shocking to see it is around ten years old. Holy cow. Now if I could have only made a quarter per view from my idea...lol.

Thanks; y'all have given me several ideas.

I have an old Radio Shack soldering station, but I've never felt like it was particularly good. I rarely solder anyway, so maybe it's just me. But anyway... I've got a project in mind that would require soldering connections onto LED COB strips, and I'd like to get a little pencil-style...

Guys, I love the wrench idea. SteadyC your drawer looks great!

A couple of those sharpeners were terrifying. They had your fingers way too close to the blade. You'd be surprised just how sharp you can get a blade (read: polished) with just a little stropping on a piece of leather charged with green compound.

I think it's usually best to replace damaged fasteners. The problem will only be worse next time. Be glad you could get it off and replace with a new one.

I have a small place with just a few small trees. The front yard is just around 30 ft by 45 ft, the back yard is maybe 60 ft by 30 ft. The driveway is probably 40 ft by 15 ft. I want a leaf blower for mainly cleaning grass clippings off the driveway after I mow. I have a cheapo corded...

Should I watch out for those cheap 'genuine fluke leads' I see all over ebay that are way cheaper than they are on Amazon? Are they fake?

That's basically what I have now. TL75 leads. I want something to clip on like an alligator clip. Like last night, I needed to clip onto a 1/4" motor terminal while I was testing my dryer motor.

I just got a Fluke 17B which came with regular leads. I'd like to buy a set of clip on leads, and maybe something to backprobe harnesses. Suggestions? I know to avoid cheap leads, but I am a home guy trying to save a buck, too.

I'm delighted to enter. I love SK tools.

I bought a Wright 3430. First bolt I used it on, something broke in the mechanism and now it free-spins both ways. I was giving it a little force, but I wasn't exactly whaling on it like a 300 lb gorilla. The Amazon seller said they'd take it back. I wasn't crazy about the tooth count...

Datapoint here: My 10 mm Allen (USA) flare wrench rounded off a rusty brake line nut. The Allen was spreading. I bought an S-K flare wrench to see if I could salvage it. That sucker bit in so hard that I had to beat it off the nut (carefully) with a hammer and vise grips. Worth every penny...

They don't currently require a receipt on kobalt (as far as my single warranty went). I could see them try to roll the craftsman warranty into their lowes club card thingie.

With a web experience as bad as Sears offers, I don't usually trouble myself unless they're offering me $15 or $20. Last time, on a few small items, I had to return to the store in the next town over, 20 mins each way, three times to complete my order.

I was about to buy a Bully 92515 shovel on Amazon for $43. I figured, I'll comparison shop and I found it at Sears/Kmart for $34. $10 off is an enough for me to slum it at Sears these days. And then I dug around in one of my email accounts and low and behold lay it sent me a $30 off free cash...

I never hear a good thing about Bain.

I just bought a Wright 3430. 45 tooth low profile 3/8 ratchet. It looks nice, but I haven't used it yet. I must confess that I am a bit uncertain about the tooth count - I prefer a higher count.

Here's a repair kit chart: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=525357&d=1455044090

The kits for the USA and asian versions of that ratchet do not interchange. Edited: I was partly right. The old repair kits had a usa and an asian version that wasn't interchangeable. There is apparently a new repair kit that works with either. You will need to check what you are getting and...