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A horizontal metal cutting bandsaw is a fantastic tool for cutting down lengths of angle iron, pipe, bar stock, etc. The ability to set up the cut, lower the blade and walk away for a few moment is great. But the problem is that you need to still hit the material with cutting...

I like to use rebar in steel fabrication projects around the garage. It's great for making racks hooks when and where I need them. Cheaper than using angle iron or bar stock for many projects. But this stuff comes coated in a nasty black or brown material (not just rust) that needs to be...

Coastal Farm Supply, a small chain in the Pacific Northwest, is probably the closest to a TSC clone that we have. While focusing primarily on animals, clothing, and wood/gas heating, they have a very good and ample hardware area that includes welding, nuts and bolts, moderate tools, and more...

I'm considering ideas and designs to make holding cutoffs, short (4' or less) lengths of angle iron, bar stock, tubing, etc, in some sort of wheeled cart instead of the plastic tub where it all flops about now. It would need to be something to keep the longer pieces vertical without flopping...

Should we just give up and accept that Harbor Freight is here to stay and that we have a lot of forum threads dedicated to the subject? Coupons, Pass/Fail, deals, reviews, etc. At this point, it might make sense to make a HF section in the TOOLS area. I don't normally like to point out one...

After dealing with the flimsy sheet metal stand that came with the metal band saw I bought used, it was time to make a new one. I had put it on a carriage of wood with casters to make it easier to move, but it was still floppy and just a pain to use. It was too low for one thing. But there's...

With the excellent opportunity to purchase a MaxJax by Danmar during a recent Group Buy here on Garage Journal (Thanks Upshift!), I pulled the trigger and got what I never could have dreamed of having- a real lift. No more jacks and jack stands for me! At $1800 ($1940 delivered with liftgate...

A 26" Sears top and bottom chest I picked up at an estate sale was nice, no damage, and fairly clean, but it was plain. Whatever trim it had was removed or didn't come with it. And that much red was just not working for me. I considered painting the handles, but then came up with the idea...

My two car garage is vertically challenged. It's not short, but I don't want to make it any shorter than need be. It has no garage door opener because I don't want that mass hanging below between the tracks where it will be in the way. The front of the garage has an 8 foot extension with...

Okay, I've been a member of the Inside Track deal at Harbor Freight for a few years now. Usually the prices are a few bucks off the discounts found in the tent sales, though you have to watch for stuff that might be higher. Generally it pays for itself for me with a single visit. Then I found...

Okay, I've been reading up all I can on here on GJ and other sites to figure out what can be done about reducing blowing holes in sheet metal when trying to weld pieces. Yes, I've searched the forums. All the suggestions deal with power, speed, stickout, etc. I've applied these with very...

In a toolbox at an auction, I ended up with what looks like a 1000W heavy duty heating element with some adapters, mostly circular. The tool box was custom made for it with the adapters on posts welded to the interior. A closeup of the label indicates it was made by Engineered Systems &...

You're under the dash of your car working on that electric trailer brake installation and the wire you cut for the ground is too short. You had cut it thinking you had ample extra, but that was before you had to go over the steering column to the only accessible bolt available and now it's too...

Alright folks, here's the deal: Model: 113.213780 Serial: 1037.P0063 Sears Craftsman 15 1/2" Drill Press There is wobble in the chuck and noticeable with drilling. I picked up a dial indicator guage and tested the spindle which is true. The chuck is not though. It's wobbling quite a bit...

I've welded up a couple of clamps for my drill press that I could use for different purposes. I like the design, but there is an issue. http://s1243.photobucket.com/user/flinters1/media/20130813_122243_zpsf7b7838e.jpg.html Where the clamping bolt comes into contact with the work piece, it...

I love having a nice big battery charger that can jump vehicles. That's awesome. But the cables are always awkward and there's no good place to clip those clamp ends to. The obvious spot is the handle itself, but that's no good- it's metal! First time you forget to remove the clamps before...

Mounted on a table saw I picked up, this unusual blade has me confused. It has some attributes of a masonry saw, and those of demolition. I can't really tell what it's for. Only 8 teeth, with each tooth only sticking up about 1/16" above the surface. Wood? Masonry? Demolition...

I've not seen this type of vise grip before. But at only a couple of bucks at a yard sale, it was worth checking out. I'm not terribly impressed the jaw inserts. Seems like they would be fairly easy to break, but it's still an interesting design. No name or identification marks that I could...

The auction just listed it as a 'metal stand' and had an opening bid of $5. I could see from the single photo that it was about 2x4, and fairly tall. It appeared to be made of 2" square tubing, and I knew the cost of the metal, so what the heck, let's bid on it. I ended up getting it for...

I love having tools available to make doing work not only easier, but nearly pleasurable. In the past I had a nice garage with all the toys, but life forced me to downsize and sell it off. I'm back up again and have been slowly collecting all the fun bits to enjoy my garage time again. One...