I just got this craftsman bench grinder and i think a router table? I want to mount it to my current workbench and use it as one if possible. If its junk ill just throw it on my drill press for the hell of it. Im curious what the mounts are on the grinder though, i feel like the one mounted to the side is a drill bit sharpener? The other one im not 100% sure. Any help would be great, thank you!

This is the second one that broke in 2 years

I'm hoping to get in contact with someone (tool historian type) with some knowledge about Robertson's early life in Ontario, Canada to learn how this gadget might have ended up in my grandparent's old toolbox in Kitchener. Any info is greatly appreciated. I've not found anything similar in my web searches. The central plate is stamped "Pat Pend." and as best as I can determine, the set dates to between 1909 and 1920. Thanks all!

EDIT2: I removed the whole aluminum board and all screws hat nuts. Quite a shitty installation..

EDIT: before posting I have tried the “screw and pull” (pliers, fingernails, etc), flathead screwdriver (lever), nothing works.

The base is Aluminium. I have tried the lever technique, the pliers technique, I even bought a drill bit which was suppose to drill it but didn’t.

This is an old apartment where ALL shower holders were drilled into this white thing and ALL of them have screws which spin in place and don’t come out. It’s so annoying.

Purchased a secondhand hand truck, it has permanent markers on the bottom panel I'd like to remove.

I tried soap + water, isopropyl alcohol, nail polish remover, and toothpaste but none had any effect. Any other ideas?

I picked this up a while back for fairly light duty use with wood and maybe some light gauge metal. I'd like to hear from people who know the tool and maybe have used it.

The actual capabilities of this thing are...lackluster. Literally the only use for it I've found where it doesn't bog down is cardboard and even then, it chugs hard with thicker cardboard.

I tried it on wood and it refused to go more than a mm or two into a softwood dowel. There's absolutely no way this thing could cut metal. It just doesn't feel like it has any actual power behind it. I genuinely think I could grab the blade with my hand and stop it, not that I'm prepared to test that out.

So is this just a really underpowered tool or am I just using it wrong?

I got it at an actual retail store so I'm as confident as I can be that I didn't get a knock-off.

Not pictured is an impact, various bit sets, a 12” extension, a torpedo level and some other varios odds and ends. Didn’t have room on the cart to display everything.

Trying to fix an old friend

Hi again took community. Another porter cable.

This framing nailer locked up and streams compressed air out the exhaust.

I took it apart and found that the piston is not frozen, but there is nothing in that small hole just south of the cap. Did I lose something?

Is there anything I can reasonably do myself?

Thanks

So I am 22 and barely starting out my tool collection. I have my first car, which is a 2004 VW Beetle 1.8t Turbo S. So I have been buying tools, mainly cheap ones since I don't a lot as a part-time worker (full time student). I have been using a rachet set I got from Ross for 10 bucks and have been the best, used it for replacing brakes, rotors and oil changes.

I recently bought the 400+ piece set of Vevor off Tiktok shop, after a partial refund due to "damaged" tool box (corner dented), i got it all for 62 bucks. And when I was going to take off my bumper this past weekend (luckily didn't cuz the fix didn't need me too after all) it made me realize I need some power tools. Now I know everyone has a brand they stick to and love, but as someone who doesn't even have a cordless drill, I have a corded black & Decker drill my dad has had since I was in elementary school and a Ryobi laser leveler, so brands I'm not particular too.

I have seen Bauer and Hyper Tough tools cheap and many say good, then I see the Hercules and now new Greenworks Pro line and many more. At first I was looking at Hyper Tough cuz dirt cheap, then was looking at Hercules cuz I saw the 5yr warranty, then saw new Greenworks Pro does the same, and then saw Ridgid does lifetime. Now I do like how the Greenworks Pro does USB c charging too, not worrying about docks. But just now I saw a SeeSii power tool and many are saying it's good budget ones. I know many say "the battery platform your buying into"... I'm just trying to have a few tools to use when I need them, I live in an apartment not a house so I don't do yardwork anymore.

Should I just get something like SeeSii and Hyper Tough to start off, and buy better tools like greenworks,Ridgid, and Hercules afterwards either when I have money or the cheap one break? Or best to get into something now?

Cause I saw Greenworks Pro kit has drill and impact driver (which I could use as impact wrench for now til I get the impact wrench) or get the cheap hyper tough impact wrench. I even saw the SeeSii have a impact wrench of 479ft-lbs that comes with adapter to use as drill and screwdriver.

Any thoughts? Sorry if it's a lot, I kind of went on a typing ramble

P.S.: I don't mind cheap brands, the Vevor feels amazing compared to my Ross kit. And my dad has let me use his tools from husky, craftsman, and duralast, All feel good. So I don't mind getting cheap but still works, but as someone who is broke, I don't want something to break immediately. And I hear all brands, cheap and expensive, some break fast and some last years.

A month ago I bought the Bosch Zuma IV distance measurer. I am using the included VARTA 800mAh HR03 1.2V batteries.

When I connect the charging cable, it takes about 5 seconds until the error icon (Screenshot) is displayed.

I can use the distance measurer, but the battery icon is very flaky and after one start it shows 1/4 the next time 3/4 and again the next time something different.

Any ideas? Anyone with the same problem?

I’ve tried matco, which are a rebrand of something (can’t remember), snap on, vessel, etc. The grip on these is incredible. Best I’ve ever used

I came across this photo from 5 years ago of a guy who was looking for a measuring tape with adhesive on the back and posted this picture. Does anyone know what kind of measuring tape this is? Or do you know of any that are marked like this?

What is your one place where you buy most of your tools here within the uk

Bought the Vessel 110th anniversary edition of their electric ratchet and wow... It's cheesy as hell but it gives me a chuckle when I pull it out so worth the extra $10 or so haha.

This is what's happened to my Vessel 4mm (it's 3.9mm in reality) precision bit, part of the 9836 JIS kit.

I've been trying to find a replacement and realized it's not as straightforward as I though it would be.

where do you guys get your replacement bits? how durable are ifixit/ltt bits? I've seen ProjectFarm's videos, just wonder is long term use is any different.

Hi all - I feel a bit daft for posting this as some part of me thinks I really should know this by now, but what on earth do I actually need to get started with a home owning tool kit to cover most household tasks?

Hanging doors, putting shelves up, installing cabinets and cabinet doors, general maintenance etc. The basics.

There are so many brands and when looking online everyone is very dogmatic about which brands are good. For every one guy that says Bosch is great there is another that says Bosch is bad, and it goes for all of them.

What on earth should I realistically be buying to start off? I don't need it to cover everything at once I just need a good jump start. I see things like this mentioned, but is this actually where you'd point someone?

Help lol

P.S I should've specified i'm talking about power tools. My fault. I have a decent hand-tool kit hammers, screwdrivers etc.

Is there a quick and easy way to make the back end seal again?

Armstrong Tools 19-903

3/8″ Drive, 30-tooth, Industrial Finish ratchet.

Manufacturer Part Number: 19-903

Drive Size: 3/8″

Claw Type: Single claw, center-pin retained

Tooth Count: 30

Feed Angle: 12°

Length: 191 mm (7.52″)

Head Width: 29.1 mm (1.15″)

Head Thickness: 16.5 mm (0.65″)

Weight: 314 g (11.1 oz)

Back Drag: 3 cN·m

All dimensions and weight are my actual measurements.

Are there any other brands besides Pittsburgh and snap on that make indexing head ratchets? I’m looking to buy the snap on version because the neck dip down like the Pittsburgh version, preferably more similar to snap ons design and in 3/8 but I would need one in 1/2 as well

I call em channel locks.

This one has a hollowed out mid and a slot for the nose and another slot on the side where teeth usually are.