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    Hose Crimping tool

    I have the Eley tool for making short sections. Eley used to sell custom lengths, but now sells this tool and the hose fittings so you can make your own. This one is to fill my dog water bowl.
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    Walabot. Usefull? Useless?

    I have had a Walabot DIY2 since 2022 ($135 back then). It seems to work well for studs, but I am not 100% confident in it for avoiding wires or pipes, even less confident in detecting PEX. I prefer my old Franklin, and the newer Franklin M210 ($60). I will break out the Walabot to double...
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    Recommendation for 4 bulb, 4 ft florescent light fixtures.

    The previous owner left me a Home Depot four-bulb "Commercial Electric" 4' (80 watt 4000K 7000 lumens) and it's worked fine for five years, not sure how long he had it. It's the center of the three here. I added several two-bulb 4' Amazon hykolity LEDs that were much cheaper. They have also...
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    NewAge Cabinets - the exact width?

    Just checked, my three small 28" (28x14x22) wall cabinets have similar results.
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    NewAge Cabinets - the exact width?

    I have three New Age Pros here installed in a line: 36" - 36" - 42" and the cabinets themselves measure spot on. However, butting them up and screwing them together seems to add about 1/8" where each pair meets. 36" - 36" looks like a total of 72 1/8" 36" - 36" - 42" looks like a total of 114...
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    Liftmaster 880LMW with 8500 opener

    880LMW may not be compatible with the 8500? From here: https://www.liftmaster.com/smart-control-panel-/p/880LMW#section-features Look at: General Documents; Compatibility Chart
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    Where can I get a 'true' kink free garden hose?

    Another vote for Eley. No kinks at all, hot or cold outside, empty or full of water. Started with a two-wheel cart and hose. Bought the second set of wheels for it. Then another four-wheel cart and more hose. Then a couple splitters. Then nozzles... They go on sale a couple times a...
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    Baseboard material for garage?

    That's good info! Here is a close up of that short section under the small extinguisher, I will keep an eye on it and let you know if I end up re-doing some of it with PVC at some point.
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    Baseboard material for garage?

    There isn't any place where water touches the wood, even when parking a wet vehicle inside after a rain. We'll see how it holds up this winter!
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    Baseboard material for garage?

    I just did this over the summer. I used "1 in. x 5 in. x 8 ft. Primed Finger-Joint Pine Board" from HD and they were about $11 each. I painted them the garage wall color and since it was primed white, the paint work I did could be a little quick and dirty and still look okay. I didn't go with...
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    Slow down the Genie opener

    What finn said... unless their link is to the wrong manual? Link: https://www.geniecompany.com/garage-door-opener-/model-4062 From there: https://www.geniecompany.com/files/en/manual/belt-chain-screw-drive-garage-door-opener See Page 20
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    New Age Pro 42 vs 28 / 5 vs 7 drawer

    Storage needs are quite personal, but I like my 42" 5 drawer base and wish I had room for another one. The back wall of my garage isn't a single straight line and has a small door to the crawl space, so I had to come up with a more creative layout. Also, here is what the second drawer (from...
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    Old guy needs a source for hinges for my bar-b-que griddle

    I have no personal experience with it, but it appears to be a modified top that bolts on the existing holes. Google BBQration 22" and you will see it on Amazon. I get why you want to find just some hinges, but if you watch the videos I posted you will see the challenges there.
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    Old guy needs a source for hinges for my bar-b-que griddle

    Guy who modified his shows you have to cut and peel back part of the lid to use the existing holes, or it won't pivot open and it will hit the grease trap: Another guy made L bracket hinges so the pivot point is altered: Neither looks like a perfect solution. If you look at the BBQration...
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    Wiring when upgrading from typical garage door opener to direct drive

    885LM https://www.liftmaster.com/885lm-wireless-control-panel/p/G885LMMC
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