Recent content by Slickster76

I fixed mine about a week ago. It's a 1/2 hp Craftsman. The gear was worn out. Once I replaced it, I put it back together and ran the door. Didn't move all that much. I somehow put it back together with the door open and close limit switches moved too far to one side. Once I adjusted them...

Some people view gift cards as impersonal, but I prefer them. Nobody knows what I have in my garage so I usually end up getting duplicates or items I don't use. Gift cards let me get what I know I need/want. If someone gives me a card, I usually show them what I used their gift on so they can...

I received my sample. Just waiting to get my hands dirty to see how well it works.

http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30243.pdf After I came home from serving 4 years in the Air Force, my father's friend (a Vietnam vet) told him that I wasn't a vet. I don't know what his friend's perception of what a vet is supposed to be. I say this because you have to be...

I've heard you should also keep any batteries for your power tools indoors. I can't say for sure because the batteries I went through were Ryobi, but within a couple years, I went through 3 or 4 of them. I keep my new dewalts in the house. I don't know the science behind it or if it's even...

I don't know how it works out where you are, but I know a couple local shop owners around me. They dump almost all of their used auto fluids into a big drum and a truck comes by every once in a while and ***** it all out for recycling. Not a big money maker, but the company that removes the...

I don't remember the model number, but I used a cheap black and decker electric repeller. Came in a two pack. My little garage buddy ran right past them and didn't phase him. I thought, nah, he was just probably on the move to get away from them. But a little later on, saw him come back in...

I had an audit done on my home last year for free through my gas company. They checked my boiler, hot water heater, cooktop, ovens, windows, doors, leak-down test and used an infrared scanner through the whole house. They also checked my attic insulation and said it could use some more. They...

Just an assumption, but if you were to get a folding HF trailer, you may find you'd use it more often than once every couple months. Before I had a truck, I had all my large items delivered. It sucked having to schedule the delivery and hanging around for their 6 hour arrival window. Now I can...

I keep a set of common tools in a toolbox in my attached garage for regular household repairs. The majority of my tools are in my detached garage where I do most of my work. If the project requires more than the general tooling I keep handy, I load up a spare toolbox from the garage and haul it...

Nice bike!

I'll stop by and check it out.

Not the greatest pic of the lift, but you can see it's one from HF.

I have the HF lift. I use it all the time. I use it as an adjustable workbench. When first considering the purchase, I was weary of buying something that would take up so much space. Now I'm very happy with it. It's one of my best purchases for the garage.

I'm going to my local HF store today so I can check this out.