Re: Stupid (Big) Small Tool Score - SCORE!

On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 10:46:20 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
wrote:

On 6/21/2024 6:55 PM, Snag wrote:

On 6/21/2024 8:01 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:

One of my older fishing buddies is getting to the point where he needs
help with lots of those SLJs around the house.  He's one of the
handful of people I consider actual friends, so I've been helping him
when I have time.  Replace a light fixture.  Clean the carb on his
generator. Bolt in a post on his back porch that had broken loose. 
That sort of thing.  Some time back he asked me if I wanted a
Craftsman tool set he had laying around.  Sure I'm a tool whore.  I'll
take tools...
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The Craftsman set has been handy.  I left it on the sole of my
"little" boat while I was doing some work.  Sure beat walking to the
back of the shop for every little thing.  During my adventures to haul
my dad's old trucks back to my place from across the state it was the
main tool box I took with me since my truck box is falling apart.  Of
course I threw more tools in the truck than that, but it was the
core.  I was glad I had it when an axle popped loose on my gooseneck
trailer.  Yeah that was almost as scary as it sounds.
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My post about "destructive lock nut,"
https://www.yumabassman.com/2024/04/12/destructive-lock-nuts-suck/
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The one big problem with the set, and maybe part of the reason my
friend gave the set to me is that an internal door pops loose dumping
half the tools inside the box when you open it up.  It's because it
had the wrong Craftsman 1/4" ratchet in that slot.  It wouldn't allow
that internal door/cover to snap in properly.  Today I decided to fix
that.
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I just grabbed the tool kit out of the back of the truck, brought it
into the shop, opened it up and took a look at the 3/8 and 1/2 inch
ratchets to see which style Craftsman they are so I could hunt around
on eBay and maybe find a matching 1/4 to replace the wrong one that's
in the set.  I got a look at the handle and thought... you know those
blue US General tool boxes I picked up for dirt cheap the other day
had a few things in it the guy told me were odd balls that I could
have because... well I'm not sure why exactly.  One of those things
was a 1/4 inch Craftsman ratchet that is an exact match for the other
ratchets in the set my friend gave me.  It snaps in, and the interior
cover door snaps into place just like it should.  The set is now 100%
complete.
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   Ain't it awesome how Karma works ? We did some more yard sales today
, I got a decent deal on a Campbell-Hausfield small compressor with hose
for 20 bucks . I really only wanted the hose , but for 20 bucks ... I
also got a light draw weight ambidextrous bow that "used to be my
husband's" for 5 bucks .

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Campbell Hausfeld used to make a pretty decent compressor, but they
entered into the box store market making what looks like the same
compressor as the store brands.  I don't know how well their newer
compressors are built, but I haven't seen any reports of them catching
fire due to disable safety devices like the box store Ingersol Rand
compressors.
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Yeah, I finally figured out that the US Motors (made in Mexico) motor on
my IR had a thermal overload protector that didn't work.  That's how the
compressor was able to stay running, and probably why some people
reported them catching on fire...  IN MY OPINION it had to be
deliberate.  Lucky for me mine just let out all the magic smoke.  When I
figure out how to load and haul it I'll bring my dad's 7.5 HP Campbell
Hausfeld to my shop to stand in for the 5HP IR the same size, and keep
the IR as a backup.  I'll leave a little Emglo portable (or maybe my old
CH roll around) out there in case I need some air to work on anything
when I am out at his place.
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I guess I'll find out if newer CH compressors are as good as they used
to be.  Its a good sign that they have a 7.5 HP motor on their 80 gallon
2 stage upright instead of a 5.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

  The CH stuff is not what it used to be and the 5 is REALLY a 3.5 or
3.75 and the 7.5 is an honest 5, in my experience. It took a 5HP
current production replacement motor to replace the old 3.5 I had on
my compressor.