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    Garage only on vacant lot

    Yeah... yeah... Get a copy of the codes and start going through them. You're gonna need to massage your situation until you can bash out a compromise. In my town has lots of hang ups about garages. You can't have 'unattached' structures other than sheds (which also need permitting and to be...
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    Leaking steel roof

    How much overhang is there from the roof panel? If its windy a gap that big is gonna let the whole world in.
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    Metal studs on commercial buildings now?

    Horses for courses. Many different construction methods for commerical. In my area its a lot of concrete tilt up.
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    Oil Drain Pan - Recommendation

    Ahhh **** green is for coolant ?!
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    What tools do you carry in your pocket?

    If I'm going to work... On my person: Single cell O-Light Keychain Multitool (swiss-tech, i'm good up to 10mm) Stanley Safety Knife Bottle Opener Pen and Markers Cell Phone Bluetooth Earbuds Wallet Watch And I always, always have these, some of them are Lanyard'd to my work jacket. Now if we...
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    Can you help me ID this "thing"?

    Absolutely looks like a flag pole holder to me.
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    Opinel No. 7 pocket knife

    The carbon steel versions take a great edge. They are light without using expensive materials. I feel that a lot of modern 'EDC' reviews are overworking traditional knives. Yeah you're not gonna be able to baton 6 inch logs with an Opinel or have a fast one-handed deployment on draw for...
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    Box Cutter Update

    I work with a box cutter everyday. I unpack things. Hundreds of cuts a day. Here is an honest to god working box cutter. Stanley 10-189C Change to a standard point of your favorite flavor. Lanyard hole with a braided para-cord short enough that if I drop it the knife doesn't hit the floor...
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    If buying AMERICAN matters...

    Hmm. All of the hand-tool companies listed on that website have farmed out some of their line-up offshore or do re-branding of what I would call 'ancillaries'. Good example is the first one Channel Lock. Their 'classic' line up with thin light blue plastic coated hand grips is still made in the...
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    Dealing with interior stucco walls.

    Hello Gents, The skinny. My place is in Florida. Reinforced cinder block construction. The inside walls of my garage have the same cement stucco finish as the exterior. So nothing can immediately lie or be mounted flush on the walls. Ceiling is drywall on 2x4's. I want to install a tool /...
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