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I’m an IBEW electrician by trade. almost 30 years at it. I’m a Klein guy. Always have been. Screwdrivers and side cutters are always Klein. that said. knipex are very, very nice tools. I don’t own any, but have handled them, and they are a quality tool. I suppose the old adage “if it isn’t...

Nice! Always fun to give a good tool a second life.:thumbsup:

If you want a nice domestic unit, state makes one. (Pretty sure that’s the brand) If you don’t mind a chink one, hazard fraught has one for a little over a hundred bucks

I’m familiar. I equate it to anti seize. As soon as I open the can, I have it on the back of my elbow, ear and up my arms. :rofl:

18’, steel deck, dove tail. buy it new. Used ones are close to the price of new, and they all need tires, brakes and repainted.

If for storage only, buy a 4 post. Pretty useless for any work on the car goes. A friend has a couple. He has a back yard buddy (made in the states) and a China special. the back yard buddy was twice the price. Around 4000, if I remember correctly. compared, side by side, the USA lift is a...

Some of the parts:

Here’s a little project I did, when I got to the point that I thought I could build stuff. Bear in mind, I’m a hobby welder and am still learning. It’s a DANA case spreader.

I’ve got all three. Gas is for heating stubborn fasteners. I never weld with it. MIG has its place and I wouldn’t sell the machine. I have a Lincoln 220v machine with gas shielding. I bought a Lincoln square wave 200 TIG machine, because I wanted to take the next step and also wanted to be...

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I’m a tool junkie, as well. I only buy quality, made in the USA, stuff (with rare exceptions). I buy a lot of used stuff, because most of it is better than what’s available, new. I search eBay. Lots of gold in those hills. I’ve recently (last couple years) added quite a bit to my machinists tools.

16’ long, with a birch vaneer top. I built this bench 15 years ago when I built the barn. This past summer, I have it a belt sanding and refinished the top.

A coworker’s dad was a machinist. He’s been telling me about them for years. His mom finally passed, and the family was cleaning out the estate. Nobody had interest in them. I got the call, and I bought all 3. I couldn’t leave any behind.

Hello all. I’ve had a sort of fascination with these old machinists boxes for some time. I have a nice 11 drawer that I bought a few years ago. Yesterday, I snagged 3 seven drawer boxes. 2 oak and one walnut (the walnut if fairly hard to come by). The oak and the walnut were never used. The...

I like to consider the code a loose set of guidelines. Suggestions of the way one might go about an install. :thumbsup::lol: inspectors love that, when I lay it on em.

Just looked it up the “NEC” ( the code book) is the NFPA 70. ive been doing control work for awhile now. I used to run large industrial work, and knew the code book well. I haven’t cracked one in years.

“The authority having jurisdiction” yeah, it’s a pain at times

The NEC is the NFPA 72. It’s not a regional thing. I’m a commercial industrial wireman as well. House work is for beer money. edit: My bad, I’m confusing the NFPA 72 (fire alarm code book) and the NEC (NFPA 70) Damn, I’ve been doing this **** for too long.:realcrazy:

I believe it’s in the NFPA 70 that all branch circuits within a dwelling are to be arc fault. Other than kitchen appliances circuits and bathroom circuits. GFCI, in that case

Absolutely nothing wrong with wire nuts. also, nothing wrong with the tool. if you go full gorilla with it, I’m sure you’ll have issues. Like most tools, it’s all in the operator. the old copper crimps with the diaper are called “p taps”. At least, that’s what we call them, in the trade.