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Just in case anybody else runs into the same issue as me - needing a C (constant) wire with 24v, so that the Nest thermostat can recharge its batteries, here’s what you do. Find the 24v transformer inside your heater and add a pigtail to it (mine had two black, a red and yellow wire, with the...

Ryan - please delete this second post. I thought my other one didn’t post correctly but 5 min later I saw that it posted just fine. Thanks

Code for my basement is that all outlets have to be GFCI protected. I have a wall where I want to place two outlets. One outlet will be a GFCI protected outlet and the second one will be a regular one, which I’d like to split into half hot - so one side is always hot and the other is switched...

Wow! I had to buy some lumber to install a window and talk about sticker shock. 2X6x10’s were $11.49 each at Home Depot. I couldn’t find 2X8’s or 2X10’s so I built my header out of a 2X12x16 (cut into three 5’ lengths) and it cost me $38. What are you seeing for lumber prices in your...

Quick question for you! I just recently picked up and installed a Reelcraft electrical cord reel and I’m really impressed with how smoothly the reel part works. Seriously smooth, especially when compared to my air hose reel. Do all Reelcraft (and Coxreels???) have the same similar spring...

Located in the Southwest Chicago burbs (Plainfield, IL). Brand new. Still in the box. $250 firm. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

So, I now have four things needing 220 in my shop: BendPak, COATS 1050 wheel balancer, Lincoln 180, and my new 80 Gal Two Stage compressor. I have only ONE 220 outlet in my garage so for now it’s primarily plugged into the air compressor, and whenever I need to I run a long 220 40’ extension...

Just saw an 80 gallon 6.5HP 175 PSI (16 SCFM) Dual Stage Delta air compressor for sale, which I’m now going to go look at tomorrow. Anyway, has anybody ever heard of a DELTA air compressor? Are these good? Bad? Any thoughts? Did Delta actually make an air compressor or is this just...

Just picked this up today. I’ve been looking for quite a while now for a really heavy duty bike stand, like the one all the bike shops use - basically an old Park Tool bike repair stand. Saw this on Offer Up a few days ago for $100 and today’s she’s mine. This is after about two hours on a...

Anybody else find themselves moving their SAE tools to another cart to make room for more metric, hex, torx, etc.? I work on mostly Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, Audi, and an occasional Chevy every now and then and can’t even remember the last time I needed a 1/2 or 9/16 wrench. The other day I saw...

Just saw these in a magazine today but I can’t find anyone actually selling them yet. Let me know what you find.

Thought it might be interesting to see what members have in their shops, so that others can get an idea of what’s needed for working on cars, wood working, metal working, etc. Feel free to state what it is and your impressions of it too. Main 2-car bay Two COATS tire changers (COATS...

Anybody else also pause your tv to check out the different tools the shop is using? Lately I’m also obsessed with shop layouts. Just trying to get ideas to make my garage more efficient.

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I've been wanting to build one of these for a very long time. Anyway I found it on CL for $50, so my buddy Greg and I took a little drive out to the country to pick it up tonight. Yes, it's really heavy. Like back the truck up and load it from there., heavy! Anyway, now looking for a vice...

I now have an Autozone, Advanced Auto Parts, NAPA, and a new O'Rileys all within a few miles of my house. This is great for wrenchers like me (and many of you) but I find it weird that nobody else on my whole street even works on their cars. Hell, drive through my whole subdivision on a...

Finally found a Branick 7400! I've wanted one of these for a long time. Ever since I was able to use one at a shop once, I knew I'd get one some day. Anyway, it's gently used and looks pretty new. It was $500 (Craigslist) and yes it will take forever to pay for itself but honestly it's just...

Okay, let's hear your stories, or am I the only one being asked lately "Can I just drop off the car?" - so I can work on it. Seriously, friends I haven't seen in forever and who never have time to hang anymore, yet they know that I have tools and know how to work on cars, so they want it done...

Craigslist ad simply said Coats tire changer - $600. That's it! Anyway, I went to look at it, tested it, and then had two mechanics follow me home. My cousin met me in my driveway and now it's in my garage. It's a 1996 Coats 5060E tire changer. Works great and just needs a serious clean...

Just wondering if anybody had fabbed anything up to be able to do this. I have a BendPak HD-9 4-post lift with an HD45 scissor jack and I find myself now needing to work on a 2004 Honda Goldwing trike and a 2001 Suzuki Katana (crotch rocket). Of course, I can just work on these on the floor...