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    Shop Vac suggestions

    At the beginning of the renovation we started a year ago I discovered the bags that are used in conjunction with the existing filter. They make using a shop van during renovating so much easier. Just remove the bag and toss it. The filter stays clean. Packs of 20-25 on Amazon are about $30 IIRC.
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    Plumbing! PEX A Expansion Tool (USA Made Dewalt)

    The idea is to get the expansion as even as possible around the entire circumference.
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    DIY/Wood Car Stands(Cribbing)...Let's see them!

    Lift it via the rear axle enough to remove the wheels and tires. Once they are off lower the frame onto jackstands or cribbing in front of the fixed end of the leaf springs enough so that the brake drums are almost touching the ground once you get the jack out from under the axle. Most of the...
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    Plumbing! PEX A Expansion Tool (USA Made Dewalt)

    I expand 7-8 times on every joint.
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    Black Friday & First Plasma Cutter Options?

    Pilot arc allows the arc to start without making contact with the substrate.
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    HF US General tool chest drawer trim - black

    I'd probably plasticote on one and see how it turns out and holds up vs some of the other methods mentioned here.
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    Waterloo / Craftsman brown crinkle paint "Machinist" Toolbox thread

    Are there any stamps on these? I have one with the same drawer pulls, but no badges or labels otherwise. I haven't been able to find stamps where C-man/Waterloo boxes are usually stamped.
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    Eyebrow above single door? (Or is anyone good at photoshop)

    My wife took a photo of our house today and loaded it into Chat GPT, telling it what she wanted it to do with colors and siding textures. I was amazed at how realistic the output was.
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    Looking for the worlds strongest magnetic hooks

    My drill press has a magnetic light cobbled from a gooseneck desk lamp and a HF magnet, the kind with the little hook. I drilled out the little hook rivet as well as the magnet housing with a big enough hole for the end of the gooseneck.
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    Best place to take a landscape trailer to have longer spring hangers added?

    Maybe you should find a local source of such information instead of always clogging up this forum with stuff that has nothing to do with your garage/shop. There is a general chit chat forum on this website that's the perfect place to ask such things.
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    What to do with old Dish TV equipment in garage

    The ones you see on eBay are old. I should have been more specific that it's the more recent line of receivers that they disable. Mine were circa 2022. They didn't even want it back and told me I could turn it in to any electronics recycler to get rid of them.
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    dewalt 735 w the shelix head

    While you were debating 42 other people were vying for it.
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    What to do with old Dish TV equipment in garage

    Dish network doesn't utilize receivers that someone else previously used. I found this out when I cancelled my account. They didn't want the receivers that were less than a year old and informed me that they would be permanently disabled.
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    Advantech OSB (not Zip system) vs Densglass vs Plywood for exterior sheathing- Florida zone 2

    What do you mean existing wall detail? You have a post frame building with girts, just like any other post frame building with girts. You can add whatever framing you want to attach sheet goods to or use what's there. You don't need the 16" on center framing since the posts carry the load.
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    Mechanical chalk pencil?

    Could be the Ox Tuff marking pencil which comes with black, white and yellow carbon refills.
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