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  1. My recent project

    in Around The House

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    The corvette made it home safe and sound. The only issue with it is that there is a loose connection on the temperature gauge but other than that it drove perfectly. Everyone loved the car but sadly the truck wasn't done. We have the dash pretty well wired up and are about ready to put the engine in soon. What's bad is my grandpa is already looking at another project car. He is wanting a mid 70's El Camino or a 40 or 41 chevy convertible.

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  2. Wise words

    in Pub Talk

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    Luckily I am getting my tuition paid for by a state program. It would have been about 15,000 for two years but all I have to pay for is room and board and whatever else is needed.

  14. Multipurpose Drill Bit Set

    in Accessories

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    You can use them for wood but like DR said they shine on harder metals. They work great for thick metal too. I have the 29 piece dewalt set and they are extremely quick as well. The only problem is they will be a pain to sharpen with the pilot point tip. They should be fine for your use.

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  18. Tool ideas

    in Pub Talk

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    I would definitely make one out of steel. Sparks and wood don't mix well. My grandpa was a machinist for a while and he has shown me how to sharpen a drill bit on a bench grinder. He bought a separate one just for drill bits though. I am very interested in this and would love to see plans as I often have bits dull out often and need touch up work on the edges. I agree that all tool rests on bench grinders suck big time. Of you need to do anything precise you won't have much luck.

  20. My tool box.

    in Hand Tools

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    My dad has a set of Easco wrenches and the only thing different is where the name is. I think one is an OTC but not sure about the rest. I will get back to you on that. I'm surprised you didn't notice the 1/2 drive Proto pro ratchet.

  22. My tool box.

    in Hand Tools

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    This should be the last post. We are getting to the good stuff now. First we have all of my SAE sockets and ratchets. Most of the sockets are craftsman and I have a few Stanley ones as well. I have only broke one socket so far, but I was using it with an impact as I couldn't get an impact socket on the head of the bolt because the impact socket was too thick. My main ratchet out of there is the Carlyle one, it is a round head 100 tooth ratchet that I picked up for $60 at the annual Napa trade show that they have locally. In the next drawer I keep what little metric sockets I have. The next drawer is where I keep all of my air tools. I mainly use the craftsman non pro impact wrench. It is oem'd by ingersoll rand, well they all are besides the pro one which is broken. The two die grinders are both Matco's which I picked up for about half price on eBay and they have worked flawlessly. In next drawer I keep my hammers , punches, chisels, and files. I didn't take a picture of the bottom drawer but I keep my torque wrench, pop rivet gun, and extra wrenches in there. I also have a snap-on torque multiplier in the shop somewhere. I also have my power tools in a separate cabinet. I have craftsman's c3 line for cordless tools but I would like to upgrade to Milwaukee m18 . I also have my Milwaukee angle grinder in there too

  23. My tool box.

    in Hand Tools

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    Continued from previous post. In the next drawer I have a set of craftsman cross force wrenches that I use for high torque applications as they are longer and are flipped so your hand is against the wide portion of the wrench. I also have a soldering iron as well. The screwdriver like tool is a thing for removing door panels. In the drawer after that I keep all of my pliers and brake tools. In the next drawer which is the two drawer middle unit I keep my main set of wrenches which are craftsman and I have a set of the universal ratcheting ones as well. In the next drawer I keep my screwdrivers which are mostly craftsman, other than the multi bit screwdrivers.

  24. My tool box.

    in Hand Tools

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    I figured I would post some pictures of my toolbox. It is a 12 drawer craftsman unit I bought around Christmas a couple years ago on sale. My collection all started out with a 32 piece set of craftsman wrenches and a big set of craftsman screwdrivers. In the top I keep my gloves and safety glasses and an extra set of metric wrenches. In the next drawer I keep my wrenches from 1 1/4 up to 1 1/2, all but one is proto professional. I also keep some magnets and picks in there as well as a couple small pry bars. In the next drawer I keep another set of craftsman wrenches up to 1 1/4 and a few metric as well. In the next drawer I keep my specialty wrenches. I have two complete sets of S-K line wrenches. If anyone had any questions about anything feel free to ask me.

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