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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...
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> My post about "destructive lock nut," 
>>> https://www.yumabassman.com/2024/04/12/destructive-lock-nuts-suck/
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>> 
>>    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 .
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>
>-- 
>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.