The tool thread.

[BDKW1]

Worrying about castor and camber on an I-beam is a waste of time an effort. Toe in is the only thing that will kill tires and should be paid very close attention too.

[ChaseTruck754]

used this little sucker for the 1st time today. It is a bit light duty as they say in the instructions, but it worked. Not bad for being part of a $15 bag full of misc. tools from a garage sale!!

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Other scores in this deal include a proto offset prybar, a small set of pin pliers, and a good quality wire stripper for small stuff (like 16 ga & smaller). Definitely happy I stopped by there!

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[dtbback]

Nice scores!

[VintageIronFab]

Regarding flap wheels-- I think these guys have a pretty damn good product. They are on eBay too. It's nice to spend $75 and get a whole lot of the flap wheels that normally would cost at least twice the price. Their cutoff wheels arent any good but the flaps are legit.

https://www.benchmarkabrasives.com

[VintageIronFab]

The rolocs are good- not 3m good but not bad. They will mix and match grits too.

http://stores.ebay.com/B-Mark-Abrasives-and-Tools

[robertcrav]

Will tool storage fit in this thread? I've read lots of good things about the Harbor Freight / US General 44" tool chest but had been waiting for the right deal to come along. Last night I scored this setup with an 18" side box for roughly the cost of just the big box and it's less than a year old. It's replacing a pieced together craftsman 26" home series chest

[ChaseTruck754]

I think it fits and let us know how you like it. I've read some of the same good reviews about it - well, best in the price range I should say. Hopefully it lives up to what I've read.

[robertcrav]

Putting the workspace together and using my rack as a bench

Had a piece of osb cut to the dimensions of the wire rack and wrapped it with a indoor/outdoor carpet runner

[robertcrav]

No the fun part of rifling thru my crap boxes and my multiple smaller tool boxes and try to get organized

[cs_drums]

Those harbor frieght boxes seem really nice for the money. How long have you had it?

[Nick]

I've had mine for a couple of years and love it! I looked at a lot of boxes. the quality of the us general box was far superior to the offerings from craftsman, or others in my price range.

[robertcrav]

Those harbor frieght boxes seem really nice for the money. How long have you had it?

4 days

[Wrightracing.net]

I am in the same boat you were in Robert, a bunch of smaller boxes spreading my tools out. I need to make the jump to a big box.

[SteveG]

I'm digging the workbench idea, Robert. I'll have to post a photo of my workbench. I picked it up from a clothing store that was going out of business. The top is about 1.25" particle board. Cheap, heavy and tough.

[yikes]

Picked up a press brake from Swag Offroad. Really economical and with a few tweaks it should work out quite well. Bought a cheap shop press from Harbor Freight and added an OTC pneumatic jack, then picked up a foot pedal off of Ebay so I could keep two hands on the work piece. All said, minimal investment for something capable of braking 3/8" plate almost a foot wide. Super jazzed about this. Cool little press.

[dtbback]

Very cool set up!

[ChaseTruck754]

you will like that setup Brian. I love the little break I made that is similar to the swag setup. I should go pneumatic on mine with a foot pedal, just been too cheap/lazy. One day maybe.