Recent content by dilley340

How far away are you from Howell, MI? The Craftsman box has my attention. Thanks.

You're absolutely right FDNY-L107... keen eye! That spring did break since that photo. Scared the you know what outta me! :shocking: The garage door company that replaced the spring said the same thing. Hit it with WD40 every once in a while. Turns out the spring rusts, which binds it up...

While my car project is taking forever to complete, I got tired of tripping over my headers. I didn't want to waste precious wall space to get them off of the floor, so I came up with the following. Simple 1/4" bolts, washers and nuts were all it took to hang them up as shown in the images...

I have three very old Craftsman workbenches that came with the particle board tops too. I went to Home Depot and picked up a 5' and 10' section of in-stock kitchen counter-top on the cheap... less than $5.00 a linear foot. Be sure to get one that has the vertical back splash built in. That...