I went from grandpas way of sticking a screw in the end and wrapping it with electric tape to these red condom things.

The screw trick always works. Time will tell if the condoms keep the tubes from drying.

What do you guys use?

I picked up a 2-ton cherry picker off the ol' marketplace to help move equipment I restore. It works great for the driveway/garage, but I need to be able to wheel it down to my shed. I have some 8" pneumatic casters kicking around I'd like to use. I don't trust the HF pneumatics farther than I can throw them so I only want to use them for wheeling around the yard and light duty lifting. I'm trying to think of a way to fabricate a mount that makes them removable without any tools for switching between stock casters and these. Anyone wrestled with this idea before?

I basically own all the tools I have an immediate need for but I’m always looking to buy more tools. I have a secret santa with $140 USD ($200 CAD) budget and I’m curious what people would buy if the goal is to open up the most possibilities for making things in any category. I know that’s a very subjective question and depends on the field but just give me some ideas please. I don’t wanna be that guy who asks for a gift card.

I own a 3d printer, drill press, drills, circular saw, oscillating multi tool, angle grinder, all basic hand tools like pliers, hammers, measuring tape, calipers, etc.

I’m thinking maybe a bottom of the barrel welder? Would love any ideas, I know that’s a very limited budget.

Maybe a little on the small side around here.. but this machine's pretty interesting to me.

Picked up a Case W50 this weekend for $2300 with trailer (is this a good price?). Walk behind roller/vibrating compactor.

Diesel engine with hand crank to start - really amps up the cool factor to me. Literally all mechanical machine.

Used it about 1 hour today. Thing works really good.

I wanted to do a service on the machine. Struggling to find any information online given its age. Seems like these were popular in Europe?

Does anyone know how to decode VIN so I can attempt to buy an owners manual? Appreciate any info.

Hoping I can get some direction on the following:

-What year is this machine?

-What engine oil should I use in it?

-Does it have an oil filter? Cannot see one.

-Fluids for transmission and vibrator system?

-Any other watchouts or things to know?

Thanks in advance!

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There is a video going around of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 using a metric fuck-load of crosshead fasteners. I generally hate these little fuckers and are probably my least favorite type of fastener after propriety stuff. I also know less than nothing about avionics. Is this Russia Pinching rubles or is this standard industry practice.

I’m constantly buying new tools and I love increasing the range of what I can build. With that I’m always looking at new machines and tools to buy. You could of course have the outlook that you shouldn’t buy something until you absolutely know you need it for a specific task, but in my experience just having a machine and knowing how to use and work it opens up ideas in the back of my mind that I wouldn’t otherwise think about even if I simply know that machine exists outside of my garage.

I’m curious if anyone has thought extensively about this kind of thing or just any from the hip answers. To me there are things that are good for anyone who tinkers or just general homeowners or tool owners to have such as basic hand tools (pliers, hammers, wrenches, etc), Dremel, Drills, angle grinder, that kind of thing, and then there are things that are a bit more specific but probably would get used by your typical person who works on a vehicle or the odd home project such as a drill press, table saw, miter saw, etc.

Then there are machines that are usually owned by people who really like making things like a 3D printer. In the past 2-3 years with Bambu I think printers are at the point where in terms of price and reliability I think more and more typical home owners will buy one. In any case I think a 3D printer is the ultimate example of what I’m hoping to find more of from this post. It’s a relatively cheap machine and gives you the ability to prototype almost anything you can imagine, fix existing things, etc.

Would love more input on this kind of thing. I can’t find any extensive list of machines for home makers, tinkerers, inventors, etc, especially not a list that is weighted by value proposition for options it opens up. Obviously that’s a vague idea so it’s hard to do. Examples of things I’m thinking about buying that would increase my options a tonne for relatively cheap would be a welder, a bandsaw, and a K40 laser. Then I could start doing some real work with metal beyond what I’ve been able to manage with just drills/drill press, rivets gun, and angle grinder. Further along this axis for much options being opened up but very expensive would be a CNC mill. Somewhere between the two would be a lathe.

Your answers can even be super specific or personal. For example I bought a sewing machine and it’s added a whole branch to what I can make, but some people might not be interested in working with fabrics at all.

Would love for people to comment their ideas! Always looking for more tools to buy!

NO COST SATURDAY DELIVERY BRING ON THE IMPULSE BUYS sorry, purchasing.... I ... Needs things

I work in a library, this dispenses the reinforced tape we used for repairs. Note the lever to advance the roll!

Bought these from a mechanic that no longer required them Skookum AF

Ave sometimes says something to the effect of 'lequer mama' and I'm not sure what that means.

I'd Google it myself, but being that it's French and probably Quebecois at that, I don't have a ton of faith in my ability to type it correctly.

Any insight?