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41. Re: Pittsburgh and Husky tools (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 13:26:57 -0500 (EST)
Not wanting to start a long thread about cheap vs good let me give you my experience with Pittsburg tools. The only time I buy these cheap tools is when I see a tool that I won't use a lot. I have ha
/html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00007.html (9,477 bytes)

42. Re: Pittsburgh and Husky tools (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 13:06:36 -0500 (EST)
Kmart, Hills, Walmart. My kids laughed at mine because they were dark and only had 4 pockets. Four years later they are light but still only have 4 pockets. I think they are Wrangler brand or maybe L
/html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00032.html (8,007 bytes)

43. Re: rounded off nut removal (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 13:31:13 -0500 (EST)
1.PB Blaster 2. HEAT HEAT HEAT 3. Vice grip and then a new nut. ...Art
/html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00034.html (8,488 bytes)

44. Re: Tool Identifying (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 13:16:34 -0500 (EST)
The Central Pneumatic is sold by Harbor Freight, they should have a parts list and prices. ...Art
/html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00047.html (7,613 bytes)

45. Re: removing rust from an engine (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 13:10:46 -0500 (EST)
Use an angle grinder with a wire brush, the knotted type brush. It will make sparks fly whe you use it. ...Art
/html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00074.html (7,993 bytes)

46. RE: removing rust from an engine (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 13:21:04 -0500 (EST)
Add to the $15 dollars about $170 to align bore new cam bearings! There is an alternative if the machine shop can install precision bearings then align boring is not necessary. ...Art
/html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00075.html (8,086 bytes)

47. Re: New guy on the list... Update (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 17:07:57 -0500 (EST)
Before I bought my Craftsman oil less I called a compressor repair shop to get their advice. What they said is that they make a lot of noise but are cheap to fix. I know they were right about the noi
/html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00008.html (8,222 bytes)

48. Re: Small blast cabinet recommendations? (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:05:41 -0500 (EST)
What you need to do when ordering from HF is to call their cutomer satisfaction # and ask for the lowest price. At times I've saved 50%. You should call several times to be sure you are getting to co
/html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00045.html (8,920 bytes)

49. Re: Heating a Garage (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:25:52 -0500 (EST)
Last year I bought a small propane radiant heater that mounts to the top of a 20 lb cylinder. I works great. It only heats the area in front and has no fumes and a tank of gas lasts many many hours.
/html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00047.html (8,492 bytes)

50. Re: Heating Garage (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 13:20:39 -0500 (EST)
Also make the garage fire resistant. Attached garages must by code be drywalled, at least in NY. ...Art
/html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00094.html (8,914 bytes)

51. Re: Lighting a garage... Was: Re: Heating Garage (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 13:46:56 -0500 (EST)
A side benifit of these 600 watt halogen work lights is that are great hand warmers! Set one inside the engine bay and you can work without gloves, or place it on the floor while you work under the c
/html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00096.html (9,401 bytes)

52. Mazda MPV manual (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:54:03 -0500 (EST)
I ran across new shop manual for a 1993 MAZDA MPV. It's brand new and about 3" thick. The library is selling it for $1.00. If any one is interested email me and I can pick it up for you. ...Art
/html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00260.html (6,393 bytes)

53. Re: Floor jacks (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:25:49 -0500 (EST)
Don't know about the Larin but the HarborFreight 2 1/4 ton that I have works just fine. And at $49.99 you could buy two for the price of one of theirs. Harbor Freight has parts for what they sell I j
/html/shop-talk/1998-12/msg00012.html (7,917 bytes)

54. Re: HF Tap & Die sets (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 07:21:02 -0500 (EST)
I haven't tried the tap set but with the Pittsburgh sockets all you do is call them up and tell them you broke one. They send a new one out at no cost and don't ask for the old one back. Just keep yo
/html/shop-talk/1998-12/msg00039.html (7,133 bytes)

55. RE: Salvation, now concrete anchors (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 06:48:36 -0500 (EST)
Cheapest way and easiest way is to run a bead of construction adhesive on the bottom of the plate and pound some concrete nails in with a real heavy hammer. If you have ceiling joists then make the s
/html/shop-talk/1998-12/msg00082.html (9,022 bytes)

56. Re: Shop vacuums (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 13:15:57 -0500 (EST)
Consumer Reports rated the Sears as abest buy.
/html/shop-talk/1998-11/msg00046.html (7,740 bytes)

57. Re: flaring tools (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 13:26:03 -0500 (EST)
Before you buy one check out some auto parts stores. Pep boys lends tools this is where I got the one I used. ...Art
/html/shop-talk/1998-11/msg00047.html (7,125 bytes)

58. Re: Ingersoll-Rand 108 vs. 2131 impact wrenches (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 07:00:14 -0500 (EST)
I would go with the biggest one I could get. I have a Chicago Pneumatic CP-746 with 450 lbs max and have run into problems getting lug nuts off as well as a dog nut. I borrowed a 3/4" IR and had no p
/html/shop-talk/1998-11/msg00117.html (11,981 bytes)

59. Re: Ingersoll-Rand impact wrenches (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 06:54:53 -0500 (EST)
No experience with the IR ratchet but the Harbor Freight $30 dollar one works just fine. It has 50 lbs of torque and you can use it has a hand ratchet to get the nut loose. I find this tool a real ti
/html/shop-talk/1998-11/msg00130.html (8,982 bytes)

60. Re: Ingersoll-Rand impact wrenches (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 07:02:56 -0500 (EST)
A tip on Harbor Freight, what the catalog says is not necessarly the lowest price. They send many catalogs out at the same time and they all have different prices. The best thing to do is to hold ont
/html/shop-talk/1998-11/msg00131.html (10,404 bytes)


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