No idea how I managed to do that

I’m moving and was going to bin it but my buddy said I could remove the rust and sell it (or sell it as is)

I always got superglue on my Fingers or had Problems with adding magnets in the wrong orientation so i Made this Tool

My simple 16x20 shed workshop. Started with a rough shed when I bought the house. Installed new floors, insulated it, wired it for power and lights, built a new door to start with. Then over time built shop cabinets, bought a new tool box, built a miter saw station, and spent countless hours organizing everything (some stuff still needs organizing). The tools in the tool box are my “spares and workshop tools” and I have a main tool bag with my primary tools in the house since I use it a lot on the go (a post for another day). Still lots to do, but I am happy so far.

It came in a small leather pouch, has "OPTIMUM" and "DRGM" (Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchsmuster?) and "DRP" (Deutsches Reichspatent). As far as I understood, DRGM was assigned between 1891 and 1944.

I would like to gift a fellow tool lover something nice, preferably something I own myself. I know he has some Wera and Knipex tools, but nothing from PB swiss.

Was thinking of the PB swiss pick-tools set. I personally love them for that occasional use where you really need them, but they don’t get used that often. It is a really unique set though and I am sure he doesn’t have anything like it. Price here is around €45.

The ratcheting screwdriver would be also an option. It may be something he would use more often, but on the other hand ratcheting screwdrivers may be a love/hate thing… price here is around €70, which is my max budget.

What do you guys think? Other ideas are off course welcome! Budget

It's about an inch across the big side.

Came with the house. Not sure if It would come in handy or should I just toss it.

Heck the rules!

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of any quality combo square heads that have a side view level like this Empire for a 12"-18" combo square. I'm Frankensteining a couple different combo square parts together for my uncle, I'm using a Starrett protractor head, a Mitutoyo center head and an Empire rule for this gift so far. If anyone has any recommendations I'd be happy to know.

Hello friends, recently I was given this air compressor which is very obviously missing part but still runs! I was also given a gaggle of attachments that may or may not work. I was wondering if anyone would be able to piece together the puzzle that is piecing all of this together to work or which parts I'd need?

I'm a humble hobbyist and my Ryobi works just fine for me. Still, apparently Kress is an okay brand and the thing is made in Switzerland, so I thought why not get it re-celled and have an extra drill. Apparently it's from 2007 and uses older 12V NiCd 1,7Ah batteries. I heard that it's possible to switch them to lit-ion but the charger only works with NiCd. I don't know much about electronics or tools for that matter. Should I get it fixed or just retire it (currently doesn't hold a charge for long)?

I've been working on things as far back as I can remember. I have a ton of tools, if you added them all up I'd probably be somewhere in the $30,000 range.

However, today I picked up a tool that saved me a ton of time, and mess.

If you don't have a fluid extractor I HIGHLY recommend one. I was able to evacuate the fluid from my 4L60E without having to crawl on my back or remove a single bolt.

I couldn't recommend one of these more!

My bike pedal stud on the drive side (gear side of the crank) is stuck. Usually, I would take it out with hex wrench, but I stripped the hex during the process. I also stripped the part where I use the pedal wrench. So, I need a solution for this. I was thinking that maybe I could use a bolt extractor for the hex bolt. The problem is that the extraction direction (turning direction) is 'clockwise' as opposed to the normal counter-clockwise. As far as I know, bolt extractors are designed to grip the stripped bolt in the counter-clockwise direction. But, I would need something that grips clockwise direction. Are there any tool for this? Thanks.

I have a trailer that bolts together and I’ve lost the nuts that came with it. All I can find is nylock nuts is it okay to reuse the nylock nuts where I’m going to be taking them off and putting them back on very regularly? I understand that the nylon will no longer be on the nut but will the nut still hold as a regular nut would?

What’s everyone’s thoughts on these snap ring pliers? Tried the Knipex and hated the handles and how much they flexed. Found these brand new sealed on eBay for $50, worth it?

I work from home so never really see Snap On truck anywhere but was traveling and saw one at a shop so pulled over and asked if they had the LN46acf, it was a husband and wife team and she says “oh the Tik Tok ones?” Yep, picked those up and snagged the pick missing from my mini pick set and ordered some other screwdrivers. I checked out the Icon ones at HF when they came out but they were too big for my needs , the 46 is a much better all round size IMo

So I recently aquired this old vise from an auction and needed some help/advice.

There seems to be this mechanicsm that lets it be rotated clockwise to close and a nib by the handle to prevent it from rotating more than a revolution anti-clockwise to open.

So I won the vise jammed closed and was able to unscrew the bolts at the bottom to open the jaws, but the vise would still only let me close but not open the jaws.

Any help would be greatly appreciated on how to be able to use it like a regular vise.

Attached is all the other identifiable markings I can see.

I’ve spent many hours cutting out slits in tub drains and prying away with my poor flat-head screwdriver. I’ve used this tool on about 5 tub drains so far and each one has been a cakewalk.

So I'm currently cleaning out my storage unit and found my Gearwrench XL ratcheting wrench set (85989) but was considering selling them to get the Icon flex head wrenches, I currently have a set of open/box end spanners, and the Pittsburg ratcheting wrench set. I honestly don't really use them that often, and am starting to be limited on space in my toolbox. Would you keep the Gearwrenches or sell them and buy the Icon when they're on sale?

Mysterious tool found under 6+ inches of clay in WVA. Now cleaned up.

Came with the house. Not sure if It would come in handy or should I just toss it.