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I use a head lamp. Elastic band around my head, and a very bright light that can be adjusted to aim just where you are looking. It is like having a super power. Especially in tight areas like under the dash or in the engine compartment. Just raise or lower you head to make the light shine on...

Re: Bending Hardwood With Steam -- Or Not That looks pretty good. Typical of your work. Great job. One family story is back in the 1940s my dad was a boy scout. He saw a project a book about making your own boomerang. Step one was to bend the piece of wood into the curve shape, and then trim...

I have a oversize three car garage with a bathroom in the garage. I guess it is a 1/2 bath as there are no shower facilities, just a toilet and and sink to wash hands. It is THE reason I was happy to buy this house. It is simply wonderful to stop while mowing or working in the yard to wash my...

Yea, I have several of my grandfathers tools. The vice on my workbench is from my grandpa that was my mom's dad. I have a tool box on the floor that was originally my great grandfather's tool box. It is put together with hand made nails. I have several tools I got from my father in law that...

Re: Six years into my deck and pergola -- what I've learned Not surprised your back yard is almost as tricked out as your garage. That back yead would not work in may states with freezes or snow loads, but who cares, you don't live there. It looks like a lot of work, but you seem to thrive...

I got mine from Jeggs. It had free shipping and that is when I placed my order. That was several years ago. Still love my Bendpak.

Mine did NOT come with quick connects. I ended up mounting my pump on a wall and put the lift in a pit to make my life easier. The hose runs through a conduit in the floor to the pump. I bought the quick disconnects when I was using the lift as a portable unit. Now I really never disconnect it...

I use an old first generation iPad. The Wi-Fi works fine from the house and I use Pandora for the music source. It is plugged into a cheap set of powered speakers. Just music, no radio for me. It works great.

It should be easy to check the pressure on your side of the meter. Easy for the gas company to do. Most people don't have the equipment. It will be interesting to see what the HVAC guy finds. Does the flame on the water heater look like it is burning properly?

I have the MD6XP. It is "portable" in that you can move it around as designed, but it is not easy to move. If you are a little guy it will be a real challenge. At over 200 Lbs I had to push hard to move it. I bought four 2x12 boards and screwed a layer of two boards together to drive the car...

If you plan to have it useful as a tornado shelter you will want some sort of sturdy cover. Also have a 5 gallon bucket down there full of bottled water that you change out on occasion, a plastic bag and some bathroom spray odor killer. The bucket can be used as a toilet if NECESSARY but it...

I have the Liftmaster wall mounted opener. I love it, but no way I was going to pay the high price for a battery to lift a door for me. We don't have power outages very often and I can easily open and close the garage door with no electricity. Even if the power went out a lot, I can't see the...

One reason we bought the house we are in is the bathroom in the garage. It is hooked to the central heat and air so it stays nice in there. It is just wonderful to wash up some after mowing the yard before I go inside for a shower. I will never live in a house without a bathroom in the garage...

If the water table is as high as you think, just dig a pit, fill it with large gravel for a few inches, smaller gravel and then sand on top covered by top soil. Unless you have a beer fest drinking party with a lot of friends you will be fine. Pour some water down it when you are done for the...

Around here is you try to get a permit to put in a pit it is just denied. The fumes and possibility of ground water contamination from waste oil is just all they see. We put in a storm shelter and the permit was approved in minutes. I could in theory take the metal lids off of the storm shelter...