Construction Tools

Prices vary due to model and condition. And the market sets the price. Hit the web and make eBay the first stop. All the uptown new & used sellers, second hand dealers, antique stores and pawn shops have an eBay window open pretty much all day.

Electrician's pliers, long nose pliers, brake pliers and snap ring (or circlip) pliers.

Montgomery Wards has gone out of business as far as a retail stores, but they opened an online store, but I didn't see any department for tools. The Firm that bought the intellectual part of MW might have the manufacture contact information of your lathe in their system, give them a try.

Wards lathes were made by the Logan company. Logan Actuator is still in business, and still supplies parts for the MW lathe.

hth, Steve

Absolutely. Every blade goes dull but depending on the type it will be quicker or slower. Carbide blades are very good and thus very expensive but they can be sharpened many times. There should be many good companies around you that will be able to sharpen your blade at a lot cheaper price than buying a new one

Just as you said....drill the centers out of them. If you are talking about the large rivets that hold ball joints in....that's another story. It's easier to use an air chisel or grinder on them and carefully grind the heads off without cutting up the control arm. Then punch them through. If you don't have an air grinder a GOOD metal chisel and big hammer will do it....probably faster than the drill.

Repairing any nailgun of any make or model is relatively simple. You have not listed the fault so i will just list a few of the common ones:

REMOVE THE NAILING TOOL FROM THE AIRLINE BEFORE UNDERTAKING ANY REPAIRS!

OBTAIN A SCHEMATIC FOR YOUR TOOL BEFORE UNDERTAKING ANY REPAIRS!

1. Air leaking from the headcap / exhaust - Check the seals / O rings in the headvalve. Look for cracks or deformities in the headvalve. Check the pellet in the top of the headcap.

2. Air leaking from the trigger - Check the trigger O rings and make sure everything is seated correctly.

3. Not shooting nails. - Remove nails and check angle is correct. For a SENCO gun this would be 34 degree if paper collated or 22 degree if plastic collated.

4. Not shooting nails. - Ensure that the driver blade is straight. If the driver blade is bent it will not return far enough to collect the next nail in the strip.

5. Not shooting nails - Make sure the magazine is still at the correct angle according to the angle of the nails you are using. check www.senco.com to see specs for your tool.

Other common causes of faults with nailing tools are the bumper at the nose end of the cylinder and the O rings on the piston.

Pneumatic nailing tools loathe water. make sure that you supply your tool with clean, dry air. Also lubricate your tool regularly

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Yes, if you wrap the tooth in gauze first. Make sure the pliers are clean and sterilized.

A Forstner drills flat bottomed holes for things like recessing instruments and clocks in wood. A set commonly has bits from 1/4 inch up to 3 inches. Larger bits up to 8 inches can be bought individually .

Anything over 6 feet.

Draw a 4 ft line on something, lay the square on the centre of line and now draw an upright line along the leg of your square. Now flip the square so it's on the other side of the line you just drew, it should be exactly on the line.

No, it's not an organic product, it's a mineral, calcium sulphate dihydrate.

Low angle makes it three drill lock system.

Yes it can, but for heavier use, mix a bit of latex into it instead of all the water. Sweep and then dampen the surface about an hour before you lay it.

First off, Makita tools are very good. A few bits should come with the drill. It sounds like any standard cordless drill bits would work. You want a main bit that you use primarily. That is about 2 inches long and is a #2 phillips head. Sometimes it has a flat head on the other end which is handy. You may want another two inch bit with a flat head. Buy a good one for a buck extra (Vermont American bit, etc...)so it won't get stripped quickly. You can buy lots of bits that are two inches long, but you want a bit set. It has a bunch of different smaller bits that fit into a 2 inch chank with a socket-type end. There is just a ton of different stuff that you can buy, and you can probably find lots of different kits that contain all of this. You can use drill bits that are made for cordless drills. A normal drill bit won't work. The base end of the bit is made to slide down/ fit into the drill. I have some of those drill bits, and I also have some that make a little divit into the wood so the screw-head fits in nice and snug. Mine are made at Ryobi, and I bought them at the Home Depot. You can buy replacement drill bits to fit into the base. That's pretty handy because you can break a lot of bits without replacing the whole thing.

Advantages:

Gun is relatively cheap

Stronger than average glue and long lasting

Disadvantages:

Could be dangerous if not used a correctly

Thick; could cause lumpy surfaces

Doesn't stick properly on smooth surfaces.

A wood cramp appears to be a name used mostly overseas. From pictures online, a wood cramp is a tool similar to wood a wood clamp, except wood cramps apparently may be used in larger scale projects and in wood planing machines.

A wood clamp acts similar to a spring-action clothespin, except the clamp is much larger than a clothespin. Wood is glued together, then, the clamp is applied. The clamp is screwed down (handle that controls a long screw). As the tool is tightened, it exerts even pressure on both sides of pieces of wood, often at a the meeting of two boards or sides which forms a corner joint.

Clamps are used in all types of woodmaking and cabinetry, or any wood projects that have joints. For example, a clamp could hold the side and back of a cabinet section while the wood glue dries. It could also be used on a scaled down mock-up model of a display or building (say 6 feet high by 20 feet long).

Clamps come in different sizes; use is determined by the type of project and type of wood. A clamp's pressure, if screwed too tightly or used on softer woods, can leave imprints of the clamp into the wood, so size and amount of pressure exerted is important.

I own a remodeling company in Massachusetts and recently branched out into Handyman Services to build the client base and better service my past remodel customers. The average rate in my area is $50 - $85 per hour with two hour minimums. I charge $88 for the first hour and $58 for each additional hour with a two hour minimum. One point that has to be made on rates is overhead. Insurances, advertising, gasoline, vehicle maintenance, tools replacement and maintenance are all built in to this. Let's not forget making a fair profit to the business. I hope this will help everyone to understand what a fair rate is and to always request references and make sure you call the references!

Ed MacFarlane

www.eddiemacs.com

A bulldozer or a grader.

A 3/16 drill bit.

were did rip saws start?

Some caveman when he hit something with a rock.

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A small bench drill press often costs less than $90. The larger floor models with a thicker column and wider throat are about 400.