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"b) i clean all my tools before putting them back, we have a climate here that induces rust in everything, even stainless steel tools will rust out. Putting them back wet or dirty will usually develop into rust within a few weeks." Jedigazza, is there anything you put on your tools to keep the...

Thanks for the feedback guys and the photos! Those tire marks on the tan surface of MSGs are a lot worse than I would have expected. I might go for the black as the grey are quite light grey. I would like race deck but after spending the cash building my new garage, they are a bit out of my...

I have seen rolls of "heavy duty garage floor matting" advertised and are considering it to cover my garage floor. It comes in rolls 1.3 meters wide that you roll out next to each other, so I would need 4 strips 7 meters long. The surface of the mats is typically coin or diamond plate pattern...

My DAWN vises are made in Aus but I dont know if they are still made locally. Probably now just 'Australian Owned' and import some of their products. Mumme tools are still made locally. Mostly masonry tools and ladders and they also make the James Watt punches :thumbup:

I think the best thing about sidchrome was their slogan. I grew up hearing ‘You canna hand a man a grander spanner’ on the TV

I installed a proper sliding gate motor on my gate so you may need to do a bit of adaption to this but it may give you some ideas. Instead of chain, it uses sliding gate toothed rack/track that is bolted along the length of the gate. It comes in metal or nylon versions like this...

My grandfather used to have a totem tennis ball (ball on a string) dangling from the ceiling right above the windscreen. It was positioned so you drive up and stop just as the ball touches the windscreen and this would leave about an inch or two between the front of the car and the garage wall...

The descriptions help. Means i don't go looking through my ratchets checking part numbers without knowing that you want pliers

I used a Bosch blue 10.8V drill and impact driver (marketed as 12V Max in the US). I love them! :bowdown: http://www.boschtools.com/Products/Tools/Pages/ItemResults.aspx?catid=637 Compact, light compared to a big drill, damn solid built, and powerful enough for anything that doesn't need my big...