http://www.yotatech.com Discussions here pertain to the use of tools you use while fabbing and wrenching in the garage en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:38:26 GMT vBulletin 60 http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.yotatech.com/get///images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.yotatech.com http://www.yotatech.com/f106/garage-rafters-engine-hoist-195979/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:30:41 GMT i need to get this 22-r out of the bed of my truck (truck has a 7 inch lift with 37s) my cherry picker wont reach high enough too get it out of the... i need to get this 22-r out of the bed of my truck (truck has a 7 inch lift with 37s) my cherry picker wont reach high enough too get it out of the bed. what do you guys think if i put a 6x6 piece of wood across 3 rafters in my garage and a chain with a cum-along to hold the weight of the complete motor fluids and everything just for maybe two minutes while i pull the truck out and lower enough so i can get the cherry picker to it? not gonna blame anyone if the garage caves in lol. ]]> Tool Time weakyota91 http://www.yotatech.com/f106/garage-rafters-engine-hoist-195979/ http://www.yotatech.com/f106/wagner-power-sprayer-195487/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:39:08 GMT Ok I know I am probably going to get laughed out of yotatech for this question, but here goes anyway. What do you all think about buying one of... Ok I know I am probably going to get laughed out of yotatech for this question, but here goes anyway.

What do you all think about buying one of the nicer Wagner power sprayers like the 300v to do things like spray the high temp engine paint, POR 15, under body paint and such.

Painting with a sprayer is one area that I am really lacking in knowledge. I have done a lot of rattle can work and gotten pretty good. And I am learning really quick that rattle cans are pricey these days, and they dont really offer a lot of coverage area for the cost. You can get a quart of high temp stove black paint for the same cost of one rattle can of high temp high temp flat black.

In researching things like POR 15, hammerrite, hammered on, under coatings, and engine paints, they all have directions for brushing on, compressed air spraying, and airless spraying. Seems that with airless spraying(Wagner types) that you dont have to thin any of these types of paints.

I have used cheaper wagners on things like decks, and inside houses, and have always thought wow that was a lot less over spray than what I have seen with a compressed air,or rattle cans.

I can also remember one guy I worked with who shot his mud pit trucks with a wagner and they always looked pretty good

Anyway laugh if you wish, but I thought I would put it out here and see if it is a waist of money or not. ]]> Tool Time tmcorbin http://www.yotatech.com/f106/wagner-power-sprayer-195487/ http://www.yotatech.com/f106/tools-what-they-used-195345/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:34:53 GMT here is a list of tools and what they are used for that my dad showed me and thought i would share it. DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful... here is a list of tools and what they are used for that my dad showed me and thought i would share it.

DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat
metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and
flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted vertical
stabilizer which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could
get to it.

WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and
hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say,
"Oh sh!#..."

SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.

PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of
blood-blisters.

BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor
touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.

HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board
principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable
motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more
dismal your future becomes.

VISE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt
heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer
intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.

WELDING GLOVES: Heavy duty leather gloves used to prolong the conduction
of intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.

OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable
objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside
the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.

TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood
projectiles for testing wall integrity.

E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR: A tool ten times harder than any known
drill bit that snaps neatly off in bolt holes thereby ending any
possible future use.

BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to
cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into
the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the
outside edge.

TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of
everything you forgot to disconnect.

CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 24-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A very large pry bar that
inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the end
opposite the handle.

PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids
or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on
your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out
Phillips screw heads.

STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to
convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws.

PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or
bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.

HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short.

HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is
used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts
adjacent the object we are trying to hit.

DAMMIT TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage
while yelling 'DAMMIT!' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most
often, the next tool that you will need. ]]> Tool Time 4runnerJ http://www.yotatech.com/f106/tools-what-they-used-195345/