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I'm sorry my stock is so low at the moment--all I can supply you with are the flare nut wrenches and a pre-14 K38. Let's see, by 1958 prices, you owe me, oh, with the volume discount, let's just round it off to $85.

Hello all, I haven't checked in for awhile, but I'm still interested in Plomb & Proto. Thought I'd share images from a 1953 Harper & Reynolds hardware catalog featuring Proto. I also imaged the section on handguns, just for fun. Hope it will attach. File is 18 MB.

> the OP hasn’t stated what they want to paint and to what level. I'll be more specific. When I stated "smaller jobs" I didn't mean painting a car's exterior. I'd like to do a better job on sizes that are challenging to do with a rattle can, so to me, that means engine block / file cabinet /...

I've seen the CAT-33000 recommended for small compressors...air consumption is 3.5-3.9 CFM at 30 PSI...any opinions? https://www.californiaairtools.com/spray-guns-paint-sprayers/spray-guns/cat-33000/

Can you kindly recommend a low-volume low-pressure (LVLP) paint gun to me? For smaller projects. I've downsized my air compressor to a Ridgid 6-gallon pancake that will do 3.5 SCFM at 40 psi. (It won't run my HVLP anymore so I gotta find an alternative.) Thanks!

I had to learn the names for parts of a rattle-can for my post above, and there's not much agreement among sources on nomenclature. But this one is fairly detailed and labels more parts than most...

Thanks for this thread, guys! The "Sawzall Shaker" is a great idea! Took me 45 minutes to fab my own, but now I can shake the living cr@p out of my rattle cans. Wish I could post a movie, it's entertaining (if you have low standards for entertainment, as I do). Happy new year to all! PS: I...

I'm O.T. now, but to close the loop, the zero-amps mystery is solved: I re-RTFM for the Sperry VOM and there is a bullet point that says: "Do not make current measurement with the test leads connected to the instrument." That implies this model VOM measures amps via the clamp ONLY! My other VOMs...

Thanks for the replies, and will check fuses. Sorry, also some bad communication on my part. I am trying to measure amps with my Sperry VOM inline, between points A and B. On a whim, I tried using the clamp to measure amps instead, and on this attempt, left it in place for several minutes. The...

Having read about volts & amperage, am confused about mine. Using an e-waste power supply that outputs 12V 1.5A DC. If I use a VOM to measure inline from point A to B on the red wire, I get 12V, 0 amps. If I measure from point C (top of an anode stake) to point D (top of tool) I get a variable...

What a great old thread, very happy to find. Have read as far as page 3 and taking notes madly...to add to my several pages of notes already taken from other sources. I have read many warnings about chromium (such as: stainless steel) in the sacrificial anode, its use creating hexavalent...

Many thanks for the recommendations, my friends. Now to pick a solution or three from the options above. ("Promotion Pads," LOL, will say no more about that!)

I'm rebuilding a house and find I spend a lot of time on my knees...tile, baseboard, flooring...it's all so dang low! You'd think in this day and age, we could make floors that were waist level and easy to work on, but, no. I own four sets of different-branded knee pads and don't like any of...

So many good ideas here! Thanks guys! There are many ways to skin a cat, eh? Much appreciated.

These may all be better ideas than the one I had! Thanks fellas! (Except maybe spending $494 to solve the problem, that one I gotta think about...)

I work on houses. For many decades, doors had latch bore holes (aka cross bore holes) of 7/8". Recently, the deadbolts I use (Schlage) are sold only with 1" latch assemblies. That means I need to re-bore the 7/8" latch hole in a door to 1" to fit a modern deadbolt. Old doors are thinner than new...

Thanks fellas, I'll purchase whichever I can find first!

Mine's a vintage fold-up, inherited from dad, who likely inherited it from his dad...

Can you good folks kindly recommend to me an impact-worthy bit holder that actually holds the bit if there is any "pull" on the bit? All my impact bit holders are just magnetic, and if I'm in a pinch, and need to use a drill bit in my impact driver to make a quick hole, for sure that drill bit...

Many thanks! Now to hunt for the rest of the clamp...