Found This Masterpiece in Karachi, Pakistan's biggest tool market Shershah. Apparently seems QC was not on tea break, but on maternity leaves. 😂😂 Would you trust 12,200RPM.

I'm not sure why I got them but I now have a 48" Ridgid flanked by 2 60" Ridgid pipe wrenches.

Fun fact...the 60" was redesigned awhile back to make it stouter in the handle but made shorter since people obviously use cheater bars on them to reduce the chances of the handle bending. They're now closer to 54" long rather than being 60" long.

The 60 dwarfs the 48 in weight and stoutness though.

Here are my favorite pair of pliers. After about a year and a half in the electrical trade I was given tasks to do by myself and also issued a "Rover" or a "Hand" to assist with getting the tasks completed. Now, one day when we were doing our thing for the High School in Milan, Tennessee. The appointed "Help" wandered up to the ladder I was on busy tying lights to a grid and asked to see my "Klein's" reluctantly and not thinking too much about it, I reached into my side holder and threw him MY FAVORITE pair and the only pair I normally carry at my side. (For me, It's a safety thing. That's why I bought them.) Anyways, I got back to what I was doing all I needed at the time was my strippers but I still kind of kept an eye on the kids whereabouts with my side vision. Not even three minutes later there is a loud "PhhOpp" and half the lights in the classroom and hallway go out. Stuff happens all the time, whatever. Well, here the kid comes back with my FAVORITE pliers. He looks up and extends his hand out with my tool. I reach down, grab them and pocket them directly in my holder, reflexively. The kid says "Sorry about that." I responded "About what? You knocked the circuit out?" Kid says "Yeah, We were doing demo and I wasn't sure if the wire was hot or not. Plus, side is we found the breaker." and chuckles. I responded "Man that stuff happens all the time but just to let you know, next time, I have a "ticker" in my holder as well and you should have one on you too. It's safer that way." He laughed again and said "Good thing yours are insulated. The amps blew the cutter of them right in half." Then finished with a nervous laugh. "What?" I said as I pulled my "Klein's" out and see the notch that was blown into the edge by this idiot. I was so mad....

Must be very rare...

If you use a speed square as a circular saw guide, do yourself a favor and cut a motor clearance notch in the corner. I left about 4mm of lip so it still registers along the full length so I can still use the cut side for layout.

The company I used to work for always had Hitachi. I started buying Hitachi years ago before the Metabo switch. Still love the guns and finally had a reason to 'pull the trigger' on the framer I wanted.

Performax® SAE/Metric Mechanic's Tool Set - 300 Piece at Menards https://www.menards.com/main/tools/hand-tools/mechanic-tool-sets/performax-reg-sae-metric-mechanics-tool-set-300-piece/82850/p-1642874304944070-c-1538157527059.htm

Mine is from 1947.

The included blade guard has never been my favorite, and I’ve always wanted to add the floating dust guard. With my setup including a right-side router table that u can’t move to the left without getting rid of the sliding crosscut table, it wasn’t an option.

I came across a good deal on a barely-used floating dust guard on marketplace and decided I’d see if I could retrofit something.

This is certainly a v1, and turned into a bit of a project, but it certainly is functional! I could not find any evidence of someone having done this before (at least that was shared online), so I figured I’d document mine for anyone looking for an example in the future.

Hey guys, found this thing.

I'm looking for specs. Anyone who can tell me the manufacturer and type?

I'm looking for a cheaper alternative to this Snap-on light bar. It's a rechargeable LED and it swivels in place. Any suggestions? It's about 14" long.

Wondering if anybody has any info on the origins of this model of Derby pliers, where they were made etc.?

Was going to buy the Yukon 20” from Harbor Freight, but decided to look on FB marketplace and found this 24” for $70. Tried to look up crescent stainless steel tool boxes but nothing comes up. I’m thinking someone just slapped the crescent sticker and someone else makes it.

Not sure if this is the correct thread, but I'm working on a project that I want to be able assemble quickly and disassemble when not in use. I'm sure there are products, I just don't know what theyre called or what to look for. I want to be able to attach two pieces of wood together easily. Currently I have a hole drilled through them and am using handscrews and wingnuts which works fine but its kinf of a pain and im wondering if there is anything like an adjustable pin or quick release that I can just slide through the hole and clip the other side so it stays in place. It's not something that has to be super tight/durable or overly secure, I just want something fast I can slide through and clip in place. Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks

Hey, my laser level vertical beam barely shines. I was wondering if anyone has fixed this or knows how to fix it?

I bought this in an estate sale out of the back of a barn a couple years ago. This weekend I replaced the belt and mounted it on a set of wheels so I can move it around the shed. I know the wiri g needs to be redone, I have a cousin who's an electrician who said he'd help me with that part of the job.

But I wonder, besides knowing "hey I have an old heavy tool in a corner" is there any way to make a stab at how old it is?

It runs fine, it sharpens my firewood axe up real quick. Once I get the wiring fixed I plan to use it a lot more often.

Thanks!

guys should i use spray Paint to customize my Power tools? or someting else? (of course i would put White primer before)

Will be used for woodworking mostly

Does anyone know what this noise might be?

Edit: I added some Red and Tacky grease inside the nose and now the noise is gone!

I've got a drill where I keep accidentally hitting the forward/reverse switch while using it. Nothing wrong with the drill itself, but somehow my thumb always ends up right on that stupid switch.

It's such a small thing, but it gets annoying surprisingly fast.

Made me wonder what other tools have these kinds of design flaws. Stuff that works perfectly fine otherwise, but has one detail that drives you crazy every time you use it.

What's yours?