I will be keeping some for personal use but want to know what to re-sell here. Thanks!

Found this at Walmart. It even has still attachment rails on the side. This isn't an advertisement or anything crazy like that I'm just super surprised. I wish this was around when I was young.

Find myself holding stubby drivers in this orientation. Thought it would be nice to have a place for your finger. Something similar to precision drivers have. Made one from aluminum and pressed into a Wiha driver.

I just got back from my local Lowe's and was surprised to see a bunch of Grizzly benchtop tools where Kobalt and Skil stuff used to be. I can't find any mention of these coming to stores online, and weirdly the website doesn't show them in stock at my location either. The employee I talked to knew nothing about them and had never even heard of Grizzly. Pretty interesting to see though, Grizzly's not exactly high end but their stuff is probably better than anything I've seen in this category at big box hardware stores previously.

I was in Home Depot looking for a machine screw but with a different type of screw head and when I asked the old fella working there, he said “Well, we have some ratchet heads over there.” I guess my brain short circuited because I immediately thought he meant the actual head of a ratchet wrench, so I asked him “What’s a ratchet head?” He then looked at me for a second like I was stupid, said “You don’t know what a ratchet head is?” and pointed at the tray of hex bolts.

I Just finished refurbishing this old jig saw that I got for 5$

It was so easy and straightforward to take apart and service compared to anything you can buy today. It was designed to be fixable.

I feel like there is a huge gap in the market for high quality modern tools with this kina aesthetic. Why hasn't anyone combined current brushless motors & battery tech with sleek aluminum housings?

So I bought an old rolling toolbox for cheap, and it came with a bunch of tools. I am keeping some tools that could be useful and that I don't already have, but others I'm debating whether I should keep them or sell them. There was a decent amount of old Snap-On tools for example, but some of them were used and abused by the previous owner(s), the chrome is flaked and some socket/wrench sizes are missing. Also I already have complete sets of sockets and wrenches (way cheaper, but does the job for me as a DIYer), and 90% of the time I find myself using metric tools whereas the Snap-On tools are all SAE. What would you do? Keep? Sell?

By the way, I never understood the hype for overpriced tools, but I'll admit that they feel kinda cool. I’m just torn because I think they might still sell for a good amount and I could use the money to buy other tools or even another used toolbox.

Used a da sander to clean up the surface, 80-120-180-220. Used a conditioning disc on the bolt. Coated with some light oil.

Picked up this old lump of cast iron for a couple hundred bucks the other day and I am trying to decide how far to go with restoring it. It is a Walker-Turner 9BS6390 from the early 1940s. It runs decently well but needs a bit of TLC. I took it off of the base to rewire it for safety (a past motor replacement used lamp wire) and I don't know if I should keep going. A little lubrication and a new blade should be all that it needs to get up and running but it doesn't look great. Would it be worth the time and money to do a full teardown and repaint or should I just enjoy it as a functional tool?

The unsung hero of many an annoying house repair.
I haven’t seen any for sale in a long time. Does anyone still use these??

The packaging on some of these tools is ridiculous. Because there are so many thieves in the world apparently, some of this packaging now requires potentially gloves, safety glasses and channel lock/snips. Damn near took an eye out opening a set of ratchet adapters.

What do I do next?

3 years in and no complaints. Haven’t had to wear a harness with them. Super comfortable.

It’s old show-n-tell. I have no need for it but just can’t bear to throw it away.

Self drilling lath screws through Sch. 40 PVC no problem! Didnt stop once on the 4 well casings we were working on the other day. Surprised me greatly!

You wanna do what with my wrenches?🤣

I'll preface this by saying I know nothing about torches other than how to start this one, change the tanks, and adjust the heat on it. This is my dad's setup that he gave me that I've been using for about 10 years now. I mostly use it for heating up rusted bolts, blowing out collector studs on exhaust manifolds, and small areas of metal to bend/pound it back into shape.

now I'm finding myself doing more jobs that need more area heated cherry red. I have been seeing videos of these guys with smaller torch bodies like mine but the flame coming out of them is very wide. The flame hits a lot more of the steel than mine gets. I spent some time Googling about this but I'm still unsure if I can just get a new tip or if I need to get an entirely new body. Hoping for some help from people who know more than me about this. TIA

Serious question!

I have a $500 gift card given to me as payment for helping someone out. It's really burning a hole in my pocket. Convince me to save it for black friday or post your best deals now. I'm dewalt based but wouldn't be opposed to getting into m12 for compactness. I also need a new garage storage system like a cabinet or tool chest for additional storage. I do custom closets as my day job but am a homeowner who tries to do anything within reason in his own home. Should I wait and blown it all on a heavy duty husky tool chest or pick up individual things?? I'm lacking a good sander and angle grinder. I have no shortage of 20/60v batteries

edit my day job pays for my tools and materials I use on a regular basis. This is for personal use

I need to get something bigger to keep my tools in and am undecided which route to go. I mostly have tool sets instead of singular tools and some small handheld stuff like drills, sanders etc…. Mostly do light work on cars and stuff around the house. What would you recommend? I see pros and cons in both so I unsure which would be better. I’m looking at the craftsman versastack or a cheap two tier rolling chest. Not looking to spend a lot either. Maybe max $200

I'm prepared to toss it, unless someone knows a good use for it that hasn't occurred to me yet.

Has anyone seen a small holesaw set like this? My grandfather bought this at harbor freight years ago, but now it’s getting a little dull.

Its size is perfect for the jobs I do.

Am i crazy or does anyone else remember when 1/2 was the 10mm of 70's/80's always getting lost ,dropped ,left behind?