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When I was younger, I had no reservations about abusing Craftsman hand tools because I could swap them out for free if they broke. Needless to say, I broke my fair share. Now that I'm older, I'm a lot better about using the right tool for the job. Because of this, I rarely break tools. I have...

I was lucky enough to win (here on the forum) one of Astro's nano ratcheting flex wrenches a few years back. Before that, however, I got by putting a small rubber band (like for teeth braces) around the nano sockets and using them with a box end wrench. The small rubber band is just thick enough...

I recently purchased a bench top parts cleaner. It holds 3.5 gallons of solvent so I bought the 5 gallon container of PSC 1000 at Tractor Supply for $45. The PSC 1000 does a good job cleaning and doesn't have a strong smell. With the lid on my cleaner closed, you can't smell it at all. Most...

I'm having trouble getting some stains out of a beige automotive carpet. I don't know what they were from, but it looks like coffee or hot chocolate (courtesy of the prior owner). I've been pretty successful with Tuff Stuff foaming cleaner on the rest of the carpet, but there's two spots that...

I have the M12 Hackzall. I run it with a 6 amp hour battery. It gets used it all the time, and I'd replace it in a second if it broke. With a carbide pruning blade, it's great for cutting limbs, especially if you're up on ladder. Like someone above said, it's also great for cutting roots. As for...

All inside corners on baseboard, shoe, chair rail, and crown should get coped. For shoe, I use a jigsaw to cut away the majority of the waste. That's followed up with a razor knife and/or a piece of sandpaper shaped into a roll to fine tune the edge. On trim larger than shoe, I'll often use my...

With all due respect to the prior poster that suggested painting your walls with semi gloss or gloss paint (for easier cleaning), DON'T DO IT. Shiny paint will show every screw and seam in your drywall, especially since this is your first taping job. Flat paint is your friend here. Yes, it...

I couldn't help myself.

I was going to comment on this post, but I decided not to.

Harbor Freight sells a set. They're only a couple of bucks, and good to have "just in case". Same thing with low profile sockets.

Impact extensions (both standard and wobble) are one of those things that Harbor Freight does well for the money.

Sweet. Only problem is now you have to replace your Craftsman flare nut wrenches with some Snap-Ons (so all the chrome matches).

Went to Harbor Freight for the first time in a couple of months and noticed two things: The boxes of 7 mil nitrile gloves are on sale for $9.99 (with a coupon on their website). Not as tough as the 9 mil gloves I usually use, but for $10 a box, I'm ok with that. The last box of 9 mil gloves I...

My roof is 2.25/12 and I used a snap lock panel. I covered the whole roof with ice and water shield first, just to be safe. The panels were made by a local contractor with a roll former on a trailer. If my memory is correct, the manufacturer of the roll former said the panels were approved down...

Milwaukee brushless all the way (I'm fully bought in to M12 and M18 lines). Also, the Surge impact drivers they make are great. WAY quieter than a normal impact driver. If you're going to be doing inside work, it makes a huge difference.

When I was younger, I used to get frustrated when I'd be working on a project and I'd get stuck because I couldn't get something apart using hand tools. Now that I'm older and wiser, I have the right tools, and I never get stuck anymore. If you're going to be doing any kind of work with rusty...

I lived in a rental house a few years ago that was heated with oil. The house I lived in was the "guest house" located next door to a much larger main house, also heated with oil. The property owner (of both houses) had a contract with a local oil company, but it wasn't cheap. The oil company...

The cheap brands of ready struts are not very good quality. The mounts and dampers often fail within a year or two. For a Kia with 200k (that might throw a rod a month from now), I would swap out just the strut mount with a new factory mount. Personally, I haven't had good luck with aftermarket...

M12 Rocket with two 6.0 batteries sold out. Not surprised.