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    Most comfortable work boots?

    Irish Setter by Red Wing. Wedge bottom sole. I work on concrete 10 hours a day 6 days a week. They are great.
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    Newly acquired Proto stuff

    Very nice score!
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    HVLP gun advice

    I have the H.F. gun with the gold around nozzle. It really lays paint down really well.
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    Torque wrench input

    I use both Snap On and Proto at work. I really like the feel of the Proto and they arent to bad expensive.
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    hydraulic flow problem

    I agree with last post. That seal that is pushed out is dirt and water seal. Internal high pressure shaft seal is likely leaking causing external seal to push out.
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    Can you smell the acetate-handle odor?

    I have a set of older Husky brand screwdrivers and I can smell them if right under my nose.
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    New Duralast Ratchets

    I have a 3/8 one I use daily at work. The handle has a good feel and the ratchet action seems pretty smooth.
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    Aircraft tools

    Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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    TRW brand tools.

    I work at the former TRW plant. It was built in 1972 and bought out by Parker Ross in 1993. I started in 1994. Anyways one of my friends has been there since 1972 and he has a set of TRW combination wrenches from 3/8 to 1 inch I think. He said they offered them a discount on them sometime in the...
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    Quality of Husky USA Sockets?

    I started buying Husky tools in about 97. The ones I bought came in red metal boxes which is one reason I bought them. I also bought the full polish combination wrench set. I have never broken anything other than two 3/8 ratchets. I returned them to Home Depot and had no issue getting warranty...
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    Husky Mechanic's Tool Sets

    I have a big box of various size Husky wrenches,sockets,and ratchets.I only broken 2 3/8 ratchets and both returned with no problems.I ve had good service from mine.
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    Looking for a decent 4-cycle gas string trimmer

    I have a Ryobi 4-cycle weedeater thats at least 8yrs old. I dont have any complaints with it other than its cold natured. It always starts easily after setting all winter and uses very little gas. Four cycles are a bit heavier though.Brian.
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    floor jack repair

    I have an el cheapo jack that needs fixing.Oreilly,s says they can order the parts I need to fix it but the kit cost more than I gave for the jack. The kit was $40.00. Im just going to scrap mine.
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    Welcome to my little garage!

    Super nice garage Nimrod. This is going to sound crazy but two things I noticed in the first picture is your Dr.Ralph Stanley for President sticker and a nice old banjo leaned up againist your car. What kind of banjo is that? It looks from the peg head to be Gibson or Ome. Brian.:thumbup:
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    Super Street/ Super Gas Fairlane Build

    Great post and pics. Truly amazing body and paint work your doing.
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    Round portable Kerosene Heaters

    I,ve used one of the round kerosene heaters in my basement when it got really cold out. It did a great job my heat pump never kicked on at night. As far as fumes I didnt notice any and my basement has carbonmonoxide detectors and they never went off either. Takes a while for them to get a big...
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    In Defense of Sears

    This is kinda odd but the plant I work at when you go to the tool crib for tools that dont get that much use its always Proto,SK or Armstrong. But all the maintnence men that repair downed machinery are given all Craftsman tools and rollaround boxes.
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    new from east tn

    Hello to all. My name is Brian and just found this site and joined up. Lots of great info here. I built a 28x48 a couple years ago. mainly work on antique tractors and Ford Broncos and trucks in it. Have,nt worked much in it in a while but after finding this site im starting to get really...
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    penetrating oil / wd-40

    50% atf 50% acetone.
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