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    Looking for 3/8 air whip with 3/8 connectors

    my local Napa auto parts makes ac, hydraulic, and air lines. They made a 1/2 inch line for the compressor and 2 3/8 lines for the hose reels for $20 each. his other suggestion was truck air brake hose that he could get in the pipe size I needed for $28
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    What is it, what is it, what is it....

    Those are camping pliers. Used to lift lids on hot pots on the fire. The hook is used to lift the pot or Dutch oven by the wire handle
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    gladiator insight

    I had some questions for the masses. I am trying to reclaim my drive in closet that has been stuffed to capacity for too long. I wanted to get a bottom box with decent slides to put under my 4 year old cman roller top. when I got to sears and realized the are using hvac duct metal(maybe...
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    HOA vs HOME MECHANIC

    A friend of mine had a mailbox that he had built out of brick to contain the mail and paper box after they had been smashed a few times The hoa did like it and said it had to be torn down. He was able to deed it to the county (actually part of the road easement anyway)and now they trim the grass...
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    HELP. I need to hide in plain sight

    I have a window fan in one of the two windows that pushes air out while drawing outside air in the other and that keeps the shop cool and mosquito free which is the bigger issue in my redneck of the woods
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    Craigslist cabinets from today...

    I have the same napa tune up cabinet and after you Remove a shelf or two it will hold 1 row of gallon size Bottles and two rows of quart size ones. It's handy just inside The garage door for coolant, washer fluid,oil, wax, whatever. nice find
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    Anyone use Ikea cabinets for the shop?

    I put 3 of the cabinets in my woodshop, kinda nice since they hang on a rail so they are easy to put up by yourself. I would have put them in the garage but I found a 10 ft kitchen set top and bottom on freecycle for nada it even has the lazy susan in the corner cabinet the easily stores gallon...
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    The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...

    ball joint press fail stretched so bad I couldn't get I back in the box 6 inch digital caliper pass multifunction power tool pass 45 watt solar panel pass
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