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    Lets see your Tool Carts/Service Carts

    Rather than start a new thread. Here is my work tool cart "wire tuck". It's a standard HF red 5-drawer tool cart. The alignment sucked when putting it together, but it serves its goal for work. We have to have an HMI (PLC computer controller) that stayed in the cart as well as store some...
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    Lawn Experts - Help!!

    Thanks guys, I'll have to look into some of these products when spring starts to come around. RobertF - you local to Bako? Thanks again!
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    Lawn Experts - Help!!

    AMCguy - Thanks for the feedback. Right now this is my current routine. Mulch every other week. On the off week, I take the clippings from the front yard and spread them on the backyard. The backyard is still a problem. After the overseeding the new grass isn't tall enough or thick enough to...
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    Lawn Experts - Help!!

    Thanks oldwizard. The latest is after I did a heavy weed killing and dethatching. After 6-weeks I applied the seed, which has gotten me to the last post of the backyard. It's a little thin (obviously), but it is coming in nicely. I'll need to overseed it again in spring, but that's okay. So...
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    Lawn Experts - Help!!

    Well figured I'd give you guys a little update. Here is the front lawn in the same spot that had all the thorns coming through: Here is the backyard now: Its still not perfect and still needs a lot of work. Right now, I'm still fighting weeds back there. I'm attempting taking the good...
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    E-tek Restorations: PROJECT THREAD

    Oooh rusty Z's, I love and hate you at the same time. Mine keeps sprouting rust and it sits in a garage in the desert... Keep up the good work!!
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    E-tek Shop Tour

    Doesn't count!!! :willy_nil and Oh, I should have had my glasses on.
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    E-tek Shop Tour

    Good looking shop. Why don't I see the Z in any of your pictures though?
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    CPL's Garage

    Re: Untitled Garage from BR Wow, the fact that you built that tool cabinet is awesome. Keep up the great work!
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    Lawn Experts - Help!!

    So here are some results from todays work. The front yard is / was in better condition. Before: After
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    South Bend lathe on CL - Bakersfield

    http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/tls/3227435287.html Don't know if its really worth that much, but it looks like a good machine. I'd buy it if I could, figured I'd share with you guys.
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    Painting jugs

    I'm fairly certain that plastic milk jugs are HDPE, might be worth practicing on. I would: 1) Prep it with rubbing it with alcohol. 2) Do a good scotch pad scrubbing, so you can get the paint to "bite." 3) Clean it again with rubbing alcohol 4) Paint with a plastic rated primer 5) Top coat or...
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    My 10x16 Workshop Shed: Scope creep, rain, an x-ray, and a bike

    Subscribing to this! Keep the updates rolling and it's looking good so far.
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    Decal software

    Check out http://www.gimp.org/ its a free vector image editor, much like adobe illustrator or photoshop. It has a little learning curve, but should be able to do everything you want without the pixeling for lettering etc. Edit: Also if you want to pay someone check out http://fiverr.com/ they...
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