verslagen1 wrote on 05/09/12 at 12:01:25:



Yep, it is acetone and usually sold in a little  bottle of just a few ounces for the price of a quart can at a hardware store.
It's called marketing !  !

I always keep a can of acetone handy. It's great for removing shoe scuff marks off tile floors, cleaning fiberglass like boat hulls etc. (do not use it on plastics or vinyl.)

Air tools are such labor savers. Even a panel cutter is super handy & cheap, cheap, cheap..Sometimes driving a bolt out of some rusty old thing just doesnt want to work ,, & a panel cutter will slam it out in a second, when a hammer & punch wouldnt budge it.
Another unlikely hero of the toolbox is a 1/4" air ratchet. Essential if youre putting the front end on a late 70's Lincoln, Theres a bunch of bolts up in there & swinging a ratchet up in there is almost impossible, So, buy a tool,, & it has been a great item, The battery box ,, what a pain, with a ratchet, but an air ratchet makes quick work of it,

If I didnt have a compressor, I would at least have one of these 1/4" drive impacts. I have a Ryobi. Ive been pleased, Im sure something out performs it,but I could pay for this one,,ya know?

Maybe we otta have a quick Tool Time thread.. So many options are out there that didnt even exist when I started collecting tools.


I just realized, Ive got air tools that Ive had & used for 30+ years. Theyve paid for themselves in saved time & trouble so many times I otta be rich.

Did you know your body has built-in super-focus?...
Ever forget your reading glasses and try to read a label in the store...
You can use your hand as a peep sight... it will close down your iris and bring tiny writing into focus...
Try it...
Hold your hand like this (notice the tiny hole in the center), and put your hand up against your eye... Look through the hole at some fine print, and see...
...

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/18/12 at 14:32:17:



I was cracking up while reading your comment.  My wife asked what I was laughing about so I read her your comment.  She said you are "bad".  

Back to the panty hose thing, if I may....

I lived in Houston for 8 1/2 glorious years.  Working on my cars and bikes in my garage in the summer was a miserable experience.  It was not uncommon for the temp inside to reach 105-110.  Combine that with the attendant high humidity and you sweat.  A lot.

In fact, I'd sweat so much that, if I was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, sweat would run down my arms and on to the work.  Not good.  So, I would wear a set of long-sleeved coveralls to contain the sweat.

The main problem with the coveralls was that they'd get damp and stick to my skin.  This was a particularly vexing problem when it came to my legs, because the coveralls would cling to my knees, making it hard to get on the floor from a standing position.  Over the course of a day's work, it was enough to make me crazy.

Crazy enough to make me try wearing some panty hose under the coveralls one day.  I was afraid they'd be too hot.  Guess what?  Wearing them was actually cooler than not wearing them!  (I later figured out that they increased the surface area of sweat exposed to air, to the evaporation rate was increased, along with the attendant cooling effect.)  In addition, they made it easy to get up and down.....no coverall binding.

So, for you folks in hot, sticky climes who work in long pants - you should consider checking it out!

Dangitt, Digger, I wish I hadnt read that.. cuz now Im torn. I never wore them in the oil field, tho I knew some guys who did. Now I see they could help in the heat,, & Im still not thinking Ill be buying any,,But Im glad to see ya back, Hoser,,

hrmmm  perforated elastic on hairy legs.  I think not.