Recent content by marlow

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    Size matters...

    Yes it is. That's my never ending project and money pit.
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    Size matters...

    Got it for a steal. Big upgrade over the contractor saws I'm used to. How long have you had yours and how well is it holding up?
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    Size matters...

    It's a mess in those pictures lol. This is just a starting point. Part of the reason the bought this house was the room for a garage. Hopefully I'll be start building my pole barn in the next year or two. I'll save myself a lot of money doing the work myself but I've got some saving to do for...
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    Size matters...

    If I have a need and can make it better or more cost effective I just build it. I've always been that way. I like to tailor my workspace to my needs. Last night I needed a place to store boxes of nails and screws, so you can see the little shelf I built standing up on the saw top. And no...
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    Size matters...

    Gentleman, I wanted to post a few pictures of what I'm currently working with for your enjoyment. I'm 24 and single so the dog and I settled down and bought a house back in July. We love the place, but we're missing having a garage. So what does a guy like us do? He works with what he has! To...
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    Lets see your workbench

    Here is my little guy. Short on space in a one car so it had to be built just the right size. The drawers are 1x with 100# sliders and the top is 3/4" thick industrial plastic. The top can be cleaned with brake cleaner which is nice. The house I'm working on buying will give me twice the size so...
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    Crazy/Stupid things you have seen

    I've worked for Lowe's for 4 years in Lumber and now at Commercial Sales. I've seen too many silly things to even try to type it all up. Few standouts: I had a guy NAIL 2x12x16's down to his old beat up s10 once. He said, "Bet you ain't never seen that one before, have ya?" I said, "no sir" and...
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