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I bought my first lathe last year - an old Atlas Craftsman 12". Every time I've tried oiling the lube points at the small ball oilers, it makes a mess. I'm wondering if the tip on my oil can is the wrong tip for these ball oilers. Is this the wrong tip to be using on these tiny ball oilers...

Do you guys use high-flow air fittings on your air system? I'm wondering if they're a worthy investment for some tools like hvlp spray guns and such.

I picked up an older Atlas/Craftsman lathe last month and am having a great time with it. The literature I've seen calls for "Keystone #122" grease on the gear train, but I can't seem to find it or an equivalent product. What's a good grease/oil to use on the straight cut gears on this lathe as...

I'm cleaning up an old Atlas/Craftsman Lathe and had a quick question about the Craftsman motor. Generally for these old flat start capacitors, does it mater which terminals the two wires are connected to? In other words, if you swap the two wires, would it still function? This is the motor I'm...

I've been looking for a small used lathe to have in my garage for a while. It seems like for anything decent, people in my neck of the woods are asking an arm and a leg. It's ridiculous the prices people are asking for these things. A South Bend 9 for $2,500? Really??? Is that what these things...

Is there a magic way to store grease guns to keep them from leaking everywhere? I use mine maybe once a year and every time I go to grab it, I spend more time cleaning it up than actually using it. Tell me I'm not alone on this!

I was cleaning out a drawer in an old tool box that belonged to my uncle and am trying to figure what these tools are for. At one point, my uncle worked at an upholstery shop so I'm thinking they may be some type of leather/upholstery knives? They appear to be various shaped knives made by...

What cordless 3/8" drive ratchet do you guys have? How useful is it? I saw this video a while back and have been wanting one for a while:

Does anyone know where one can buy the old canvas-like welding blankets like the ones harbor freight used to sell 20+ years ago? It seems like all of the cheaper ones sold today are fiberglass. I'm sick of being itchy everytime I touch that thing, but am having a hell of a time finding the old...

One of the wing nuts on my old faithful double flare tool (K-D Tools 2199) broke. Does anyone happen to know where I may be able to find another one? Apparently K-D tools is no longer around, but I'm curious if there may be a generic source for these huge wing nuts. Thread is 5/16-18.

Anyone got any tricks to drilling and tapping into a MIG weld (using ER70S6 wire)?

Are the small 7-10" swing foreign-made bench top lathes any good for small hobby-type turning of bushings, spacers, etc.? Do any of you guys have one of these small bench top lathes? How do you like them? Can you explain a little about their limitations? Thanks!

I'm in the market for a new drill bit set for drill steel. What do you folks use? I'm partial to the cobalt bits, but am wondering where the place to get a large set would be. Are Harbor Freight's bits garbage?

Which stainless steel is easier to drill and tap, 316 or 18-8? Thanks!

My old craftsman 1/2" drive torque wrench took a **** on me this weekend and started skipping teeth in the ratcheting mechanism. Any idea on where I can find a rebuild kit? Or would I be better off buying a new torque wrench? In this picture, you can see some of the strips of metal that...

I need to make some motor mount shims out of 1/8", 1/4", and 3/8" aluminum plate. I don't have a band saw or any other fancy tools. I made one cut with a sawzall, but it took forever. I imagine a jig saw would to. I've heard a skillsaw works, but I'm leery of using one because the parts I'm...

I can't seem to find my old reliable chrome craftsman timing light. Must have grown legs or something. Since I need one soon and don't have time to cruise around garage sales, whats a decent cheap inductive (non-advancing) timing light?? Does anyone have the Innova 3551?? How about...

What type of oil do you use in your air compressors?