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    Garage Fridge / Freezer - need more freezer than fridge, does it exist?

    Whatever you do, stay away from any freezer manufactured by Electrolux. I had two re-branded (a Frigidaire and a GE) freezers made by them that failed within two years--just out of warranty.
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    Door swing

    Inswing door with a storm door on the outside. It's nice to have the security door open and let the breeze and sunlight in
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    Do you straighten bent nails?

    Yes. Old habits die hard. When I was a teenager, I worked at an aircraft supply house. I can remember new nails being available about once in the five years I worked there. We would salvage the nails from crates of tubing, rip the wood, straighten the nails and build crates for plywood or...
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    Outdoor Faucets

    That Home Depot valve does not have an anti-siphon valve. It's against code in several areas.
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Changed the #1 oxygen sensor in the 2009 Chrysler Sebring. 'Had to heat the boss about red hot to get it to turn.
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    House with cool garage for sale near me

    There's no accounting for taste.
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    Cutting wire cable for exercise machine

    Yes! I recently cut some 3/16" cable using a hammer, chisel and a sheet of galvanized steel over the workbench.
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    Upgrading to 3 car garage during construction

    Sounds fair to me. Are you able to specify attic trusses for the additional bay?
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    Toro issues nationwide recall for a snow blower that carries the risk of amputation

    Why wouldn't the auger disengage? Because the cable got some moisture in it and froze. ...possibly a few drops of water from the heated hand grips in a deluxe snowblower. At Tractor Supply a couple of years ago, they had a display of snowblowers and I couldn't believe what I was seeing...
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    Found it IN the Garage - that count?

    It wouldn't be a carbide cannon, would it? 'Just a noisemaker for the 4th of July?
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    Acetone container cap and spout not sealing

    Jam a cork in the spout of the acetone can to prevent evaporation. Meanwhile, test the plastic spout of the mineral spirit can with some acetone. If it doesn't melt or distort, use it.
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    Sanity check

    That tarpaper is an important part of the stucco exterior. It keeps the wind-blown water out of the structure. https://askinglot.com/what-kind-of-paper-goes-under-stucco
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    Drain Clean Out - TIGHT!

    Don't be surprised if there are no female threads left after you finally remove the plug. It's just the way life goes.
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    At what point do you just chuck all of your junk in a dumpster?

    It all didn't go. I bought a hoop-framed hangar at the local airport for the project I kept. The rent is very reasonable and location is but a couple of blocks from home.
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    At what point do you just chuck all of your junk in a dumpster?

    I just sold my old commercial building shop after 30 years of ownership. In that time I had the roof taken off by a tornado, a car crashed into the side of it causing a flood, it was struck by lightening ruining a computer, had ever increasing taxes and maintenance as I had less time to deal...
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