Recent content by Rodney

I found an original copy of The Advanced Machinist by William Rogers at my work's book exchange. Anybody ever heard of it? Is it any good? Worth my time?

I've heard both success stories and failure stories from buying things off of Ebay. I've always been kind of wishy washy about EBay because you never know what you are going to get. So I was wondering if any of you guys have bought anything for your garage like tools, etc. from Ebay and got...

I have slowly accumulated a set of stubby ratcheting wrenches, but i don't have a holder and can't seem to find anywhere that sells a rack for them. Any help/ideas?

I need a vice with car bushing replacements and everything. I've heard a few times that you shouldn't buy them from China. Would you guys agree?

I was thinking about building tool cart with wheels to store my tools on. I get annoyed with walking back and forth from one side of my 3 car garage to the other. I want it to have wheels for sure. Anybody have pics of something similar that I can look at for some ideas?

Yes, I know, it says "Pronto" in the title but I couldn't figure out how to edit that part. Anyway- I have a Proto Pin Punch set in which, one of the punches broke. Does Proto offer any kind of warranty on their tools? If so, where can I contact them? If not, where can I get a replacement?

What are some tool modifications which you have had to make to get jobs done? I know that cutting wrenches to a shorter length is a common one. What else?

I'm gonna be looking into getting all my electrical work done in the next few weeks. I have been thinking lately about timed lighting. Anybody here know a thing or two about it? I'm hoping so!

She's got a point.

I think most times the whole damn thing has to be replaced. I think your best bet would probably be through a Nissan dealership.