Recent content by MichaelWest

You have a choice, do you want the front apron flush for working, i.e. planning, or have a lip for clamping? If the apron is not too tall but thicker you may have a good compromise. Most aprons seem flush on a woodworking bench since the vise(s) will do most all your clamping, and with a hand...

For what it is worth, your construction, 2x8 dimensional lumber as a top, is exactly how an old book I have suggests you build a woodworking bench top. The only caveat is that top had a skirt around it to thicken it for clamping and mounting the vise so you could support the piece down that...

Gates are very common where I am, and I believe Home Depot has pre-made gates in stock plus hardware to mount. Here they are commonly mounted to the house through the stucco and the block wall, or at most attached to a "post" built of block. If you have a very small dog, use the mesh folded...

Thank you Knipex! Got my hat and stickers and product catalog today in response to the offer here. I like the tools, I upgraded from some Taiwan made insulated to Knipex, I hope to never test them against line voltage, but I feel better working with these Germans!

I have several Maglites and my experience has been very good. For example, my wife has a 2D in her car, it has been through 2 sets of batteries in about 8 years, dropped, stepped on, forgotten under the seat, you name it. I have not had any issues with batteries leaking or corroding. At the...

Bought one today at HD off 215 and Rainbow, last one. Seems there is still inventory out and about.

Here is my experience to date. I have the smallest cheap chest style one I bought on clearance from Wally World, maybe 40 by 24 by 36 or so. I buy half a cow each year, it fills this thing and the part of the top freezer in the garage fridge. My cow this year weighed about 1800 pounds on the...

I am no expert, but why not look at what retail places use for roll up doors locked from outside in bigger cities to deter break-ins? In my experience thieves are lazy, it is a question of layers, each one makes it more work and more chance of being caught they are deterred. For example I...

Good information. I am in the early planning stages for a lift so thank you. I live in Las Vegas where I find most construction to be the minimum at best, unless it was Mob Boss's house, so I will test my slab but expect to cut out a big hole and have it re-poured.

I found it hard to track down deals through CL or auctions, and I would love to have Lista or Stronghold or the other top quality cabinets, but it hasn't worked out yet. In its place I have found Gladiator on clearance through Sears Outlet for about 50% off and at that price it is a viable...

I am planning my next garage and have thought a lot about these things. I have drywall, and I need to protect it so I think I will do a wainscot of 4 x 8-foot FRP paneling. I prefer to set my "chair rail" centered at 48-inch so I can lean a sheet against it, and I want a "rub rail" down low to...

Aside from the many issues of safety, structure, etc., I have an old book on building shops that discusses it as a solution. It says to build it 30 by 60 inches with a 2 by 2 foot drain of crushed gravel at bottom. I assume you adjust depth to your height. I recall an old service station...

Thank you for the links, it lead me to those outdoor café style string lights the wife wants in her new backyard! Seems you have a long term "temporary" solution! My temporary light over my roll-away tool box is a plug-in 48-inch two bulb fluorescent hung from the garage door rail by the tiny...

The Henderson, Nevada store, Eastern and St. Rose has one (1) as of tonight: Item name: KNIPEX Insulated Tools Tradesman' Set Price: $24.99 Store ZIP Code: 89074 Item # 9K 00 80 D4A (MFG not Lowe's) I believe this is the $99 set on-line, $89 in store that was Clearance about two (2) weeks ago...