Recent content by borderstaff

Count me in. I use SK tools.

My wife is a hygienist and brings these home when the office buys new sets. I have half a shoebox full of these tools and use them all the time. I gave a bunch to my dad brother and co-workers. And, as stated, the HF picks are junk in comparison.

Go to Harbor Freight. Buy a cheap cement mixer: http://www.harborfreight.com/http-www-harborfreight-com-3-1-2-half-cubic-ft-cement-mixer-67536-html.html Be sure to print out a 20% off coupon to knock another $40 off the $209 price. Get a friend to help mix the concrete and pour it. It will...

I had the same dilemna. I went with a 18X8. I wanted the extra flexibility of being able to come in at odd angles to get around projects that didn't take up a whole car/stall width. I built a 24X30 and the door is on the 24 side. I don't use the garage as my daily parking garage because it...

I sanblasted and painted the wilton bullet vise I picked up off CL for $30. I bought the vise last year and couldn't stand the black paint the PO had poorly doused it with. I used the Rustoleum Hammertone bluish grey paint and was very please with the results. I even showed my wife...she...

I went back and forth between the two myself. I'm in White Bear Lake MN and in the end decided to go concrete. I'm only doing 1875 Sq. ft. So my quote was $9000 including tearing out the old 12X42 driveway hauling it, replacing the new driveway area soil with class 5 and related excavating...

I live in WBL MN and did mine myself (720 sqft - 6" walls) - my quotes were closer to $3 psf. If I could have had someone do it for $2 I'd have gone that route - yours looks very nice! What was the name/company? I have a friend who called me last week asking about doing epoxy in the...